Transforming Quality

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Seventh Quality in Higher Education 48-Hour International Seminar:
Provisional Programme.

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29th October 2002
18.30-20.00	Reception: RMIT Gallery in RMIT Storey Hall Complex 449, Swanston Street (nearest cnr. LaTrobe Street).
20.00	Own arrangements for dinner/evening entertainment. For suggestions see: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ http://melbourne.citysearch.com.au/feature/66/4.html http://www.vicds.com.au/source/eating.htm
30th October 2002
08:00-09:15	Registration (to remain open throughout the Seminar) RMIT Storey Hall Complex 449, Swanston Street
09.15-09.30	Welcome from the seminar hosts
09.30-10.00	Opening Keynote: Exploring themes of the seminar - Professor Lee Harvey
10.00-11.15	Discussion Groups: Theme 1 (Groups of approx 15 people) Briefing notes Instructions for session chairs Summary of Theme 1 discussion
11.15-11.45	Coffee
11.45-12.25	Keynote: David Woodhouse Quality improvement though quality audit
12.30-13.10	Parallel session 1 (Full list of abstracts by session) 1.1 Transforming quality in research supervision: a knowledge management approach: Fang Zhao 1.2 "Do we really have to do this?": The purposes, problems and possibilities of the programme annual reporting process: Sophie Hayman, Elizabeth Kelly, Linda O'Neill 1.3 Quality online education: new research agendas: Ian C. Reid 1.4 Internationalisation and ICT in a service university: Anne Welle-Strand
13.10-14.15	Lunch
14.15-15.00	Keynote: James Ratcliff Dynamic and Communicative Qualities of Quality Assurance
15.00-16.15	Discussion groups: Theme 2 (Groups of approx 15 people) Briefing notes Instructions for session chairs Summary of Theme 2 discussion
16.15-16.45	Coffee
16.45-17.25	Parallel session 2 (Full list of abstracts by session) 2.1 Improving the quality and direction of universities through student involvement: Oluf Riddersholm, Mia Kjersner 2.2 Transforming the campus experience of students: Minakinagurki Srinivasaiah Shyamasundar 2.3 Research and the curriculum: Kevin Dooley 2.4 The impact of national transformation imperatives and quality monitoring on programme self-evaluation at a South African university: lessons learned: Annette Wilkinson
17.25-19.30	Free time - proceed to Conference Dinner
19.30	Conference Dinner and cultural event

31st October 2002
09.00-9.45	Keynote: Bjorn Stensaker Trance, Transparency and Transformation: The impact of external quality monitoring on higher education
9.45-11.00	Discussion Groups: Theme 3 (Groups of approx 15 people) Briefing notes Instructions for session chairs Summary of Theme 3 discussion
11.00-11.30	Coffee
11.30-12.10	Parallel session 3 (Full list of abstracts by session) 3.1 The impact of external approval processes on programme development: Philippa Gerbic and Ineke Kranenburg 3.2 Transforming the quality of international education: evaluating reviews of offshore programmes: Colleen B Liston 3.3 Reflective and collaborative teaching practice: working towards quality student learning outcomes: Tracey Bretag 3.4 Don't care was made to care: changing a compliance culture in a NZ polytechnic: Mark Barrow 3.5 The balance of autonomy and accountability in London Guildhall University's quality management system: Paul Coyle
12.15-12.55	Parallel session 4 (Full list of abstracts by session) 4.1 Independent benchmarking in higher education: reflections on an implementation: Kam-Por Kwan, 4.2 Ensuring customer delight: a quality approach to excellence in management education: Sapna Popli 4.3 Improving the quality and direction of universities through student involvement: Fauza Abd. Ghaffar 4.4 Establishing a national quality assurance system in Vietnamese higher education: background research: Kimdung Nguyen 4.5 The service university and academic freedom: Arild Tjeldvoll
12.55-13.55	Lunch
14.00-14.40	Keynote: Nirwan Idrus Transforming Quality for Development
14.45-15.25	Parallel session 5 (Full list of abstracts by session) 5.1 Engaging grassroots academics in quality conversations and quality assurance initiatives: Opportunity lost?: Kim Watty 5.2 Regulating the offshore activities of Australian universities: an assessment of the adequacy of existing quality assurance mechanisms: Christopher Ziguras 5.3 Educating tomorrow's knowledge managers - transforming managers from strangers to reflective peer-learners: Sandra Jones 5.4 Quality and innovation in university education: contradiction or synergy?: Kate Patrick 5.5 The role of the course experience questionnaire in quality assurance: Phil Aungles
15.30-16.10	Parallel session 6 (Full list of abstracts by session) 6.1 Reflections on a developing quality management system: Another management fad or a sustainable approach to enduring, outcomes focussed enhancement of educational programmes?: Fiona Wahr, Alex Radloff and Kathleen Gray 6.2 The quality assurance framework at the University of Canberra: Marie Carroll 6.3 Improving education quality with positioning theory: Lionel Boxer 6.4 Developing a framework for planning and continuous improvement: a case study of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology: Juris Varpins and Chris Bright 6.5 Transforming the transformers: the impact of external quality audit on universities and ADUs: Debra Herbert
16.10-16.40	Coffee
16.40-17.30	Closing plenary: Summary of the Theme discussion groups

Please contact Prof. Lee Harvey on Lee.Harvey@uce.ac.uk for further details.

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