LEARNING & TEACHING
Division of the DVC (Academic)
Welcome to the Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
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| The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Richard Henry AM |
The key responsibilities of the Division are students from recruitment to graduation (the student experience in its broadest sense), academic staff (recruitment, staff development, promotions, learning and teaching) and international operations.
UNSW performs well in teaching rankings. The 2009 round of the Learning & Teaching Performance Fund ranked UNSW as the number 1 university in Australia. We will strive to continue to improve the quality of our teaching.
We are proud of the exceptionally high calibre of our students but we cannot take this for granted. Our aim is to increase the UAI of commencing students while maintaining or increasing the numbers of Indigenous students, ACCESS students, rural students and lower socioeconomic status students.
Much is written about the importance of the student experience. In the new era of voluntary student unionism, the Division of the DVC (Academic) is working closely with the student body to improve all aspects of campus life. A major initiative has been the development of a secondary transcript, whereby the academic record is supplemented by documentation of overseas study, of industry experience and of significant community and volunteering activities.
UNSW International headed by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Ms Jennie Lang, is responsible for the International Strategy. The four pillars of the Strategy are student recruitment, global research, global education and global community.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Students) & Registrar, Professor Joan Cooper, including Student Recruitment and Scholarships (also The Co-op Program), Student Management (applying through to graduation), Academic Administration (student business systems and the student portal, myUNSW), Student Equity and Disabilities and Student Development (The Learning Centre, Counselling and Careers and Employment, International Student Services) and Marketing Services.
The Institutional Analysis & Reporting Office (Data@UNSW) led by Mr David MacPherson provides information for strategic and operational planning, expert advice on survey design and support for quality improvement, as well as the compilation and analysis of information to assist management decision-making
Learning & Teaching @ UNSW led by Professor Stephen Marshall provides a broad range of services to UNSW staff including curriculum development, course evaluation, teaching & learning development, staff development and organisational development to support enhanced learning and teaching
UNSW Library led by Mr Andrew Wells provides services and resources to support the learning, teaching and research needs of the University community
Nura Gili led by Associate Professor Sue Green provides pathways to learning opportunities that embrace Indigenous knowledge, culture and histories, and supports Indigenous students at UNSW
Music Performance Unit led by Ms Sonia Maddock produces the professional and semi-professional concerts on campus, namely Australia Ensemble@UNSW, Collegium Musicum Choir, Burgundian Consort, UNSW Orchestra and UNSW Wind Band.