Annual Report 2008 - Central Queensland University

Strategic Plan
2009-2012
Governance &
Quality
OUR AIMS
WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE?
CQUniversity will be committed to high standards of corporate
governance by those in governance roles such as the Council
and Academic Board,demonstrated through leadership of our
continuing quest for quality.
OUR ASPIRATIONS
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
• Improve academic governance as recommended by the Australian Universities
Quality Agency (AUQA) and the Academic Governance Review.
• Ensure an effective Risk Management System is in operation.
• Finalise the revised relationship between the University and CMS.
• Give further attention to the professional development of Council and
Academic Board members.
• Identify and facilitate good practice in quality assurance and improvement
across the University.
OUR DELIVERY
HOW WILL WE DO IT?
• Implement the recommendations of the Review of Academic Governance.
• Implement the Academic Board Operational Plan.
• Implement the revised Constitution, Board Charter, Management Agreement
and Service Level Agreements with CMS.
• Establish the Quality Committee of Academic Board.
• Develop and implement a framework for standards, evidence and outcomes.
OUR QUALITY
ASSURANCE
HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT
WE ARE DOING IT WELL?
• Feedback from Council members obtained from the annual survey
of Council performance.
• Feedback from the Annual Reports on the performance of Council committees
including Academic Board.
• Improvements in the risk ratings of identified key risks.
• External appraisals of the University’s performance (e.g., AUQA, the Federal
Government’s Institutional Assessment Framework, external reviews).
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