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Key Performance Indicators 2004The key performance indicators that are presented in this section are broadly based on the Mission and Vision Statements of the Universitytogether with the more specific statements of goals and objectives in the University’s Strategic Plan. The Planning section of this AnnualReport provides details of these strategic and other key planning documents.1. Teaching and LearningDesired OutcomesIn broad terms, the desired outcome (broad goal) in teaching and learning is ‘to provide courses of study and a learning environment at thehighest possible quality to meet individual, local (state) and national needs and internationally recognised standards; and to foster therelationship between teaching and the conduct of research across the range of its disciplines in a way that sustains the quality of theinstitution’s teaching and learning activities and distinguishes it from other institutions in the State and many others in the Unified NationalSystem’. [Primary goal in Teaching and Learning, UWA Strategic Plan]Indicator 1.1 Proportion of Top School Leavers Applying for AdmissionOperationally, the priority objective that relates to the desired outcome is ‘to attract, develop and graduate the highest quality students’ asspecified in the 1999 update of the University’s Strategic Plan.The principal performance indicator that relates to attracting the highest quality students is the proportion of the State’s high-achievingschool leavers who apply for admission to the University’s undergraduate courses. The performance indicators presented in the followingtable are based on the first preferences of the top five per cent and top ten per cent of students who applied for admission or were admittedthrough the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC). The tertiary entrance ranks of applicants have been used to determine the top five percent and ten per cent of applicants, while students without a tertiary entrance rank have been excluded from the population used. It shouldbe noted that many students may have identical tertiary entrance ranks and where such a tertiary entrance rank coincides with the cut-offfor the top five per cent or ten per cent, the numbers of preferences for the cut-off group have been reduced proportionately so that thetotal numbers of preferences used in the calculations equal exactly five per cent or ten per cent respectively of the overall population.The table shows that a significant majority of the highest ranking Western Australian school leavers who were seeking admission to WAuniversities applied for admission to this University, and a significant majority of those who subsequently enrolled in WA universities enrolledat this University.Proportions of Top School Leavers (a) Applying for Admission to UWA, 1999 to 2003 (b)1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Proportion of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers whoapplied for admission to UWA (c) 79.3% 79.5% 83.7% 79.7% 80.6%Proportion of the top 10 per cent of WA school leavers whoapplied for admission to UWA (c) 69.3% 69.2% 73.3% 73.5% 74.4%UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of thetop 5 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d) 81.4% 79.7% 86.0% 83.9% 83.8%UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of thetop 10 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d) 70.6% 71.1% 73.0% 73.9% 76.0%(a)School leavers are those matriculating with a Tertiary Entrance Rank in the previous two years.(b)By application year; e.g. 2003 refers to those who applied in 2003 to be admitted for the following year.(c)Based on the first preferences of applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks who applied for admission through TISC.(d)Based on offers accepted through TISC by applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks.Proportion of top school leavers applying for admission to UWA88%86%84%82%80%78%76%74%1999 2000 2001 20022003Proportion of the top 5 percent of WA school leaverswho applied for admissionto UWAUWA enrolments as aproportion of all enrolmentsof the top 5 per cent of WAschool leavers88
Indicator 1.2 Proportion of Student Load PassedThe proportion of student load passed gives anindication of the quality of the University’sstudents and their development.The following table shows that the University hasmaintained a high pass rate of approximately 90per cent over the 1999 to 2003 period. Note thatthe branch of learning classification wassuperseded in 2001 by field of education codes,so pre-2001 pass rates have been recalculatedusing the new codes.92.2%92.0%91.8%91.6%91.4%91.2%91.0%90.8%90.6%90.4%90.2%Student load pass rate 1999 to 2003 (excluding HDRs)1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Student Load Pass Rate (a) by Broad Field of Education, 1999 to 2003 (excluding Higher Degrees by Research)Broad Field of Education 1999 2000 2001 2002 200301 Natural and Physical Sciences 86.4% 87.6% 88.6% 89.2% 89.1%02 Information Technology 90.6% 88.3% 87.1% 88.0% 88.2%03 Engineering and Related Technologies 90.9% 92.1% 93.0% 93.2% 92.3%04 Architecture and Building 89.2% 89.6% 89.6% 88.1% 90.7%05 Agriculture, Environmental Studies 91.7% 91.6% 93.5% 93.6% 95.8%06 Health 97.3% 97.3% 96.3% 96.9% 96.6%07 Education 95.4% 94.3% 94.7% 95.7% 96.0%08 Management and Commerce 93.0% 92.9% 92.5% 93.1% 93.6%09 Society and Culture 90.8% 90.4% 90.5% 91.1% 91.5%10 Creative Arts 88.1% 91.4% 88.1% 90.8% 90.7%Total 90.8% 91.0% 90.9% 91.5% 91.9%(a)The student load pass rate has been calculated as a proportion of the total enrolled load excluding units with incomplete results.Indicator 1.3 Course Experience QuestionnaireThe quality of the University’s courses can be judged inpart from graduates’ responses to the CourseExperience Questionnaire (CEQ) and PostgraduateResearch Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) which areconducted in conjunction with the annual GraduateDestinations Survey of the students who completedcourses in the previous year.0%2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Respondents to the CEQ and PREQ are asked torecord their responses to 24 statements about various aspects of the courses completed. A five-point scale ranging from 1 labelled ‘stronglydisagree’ to 5 labelled ‘strongly agree’ is used for this purpose (2, 3 and 4 are not labelled and it is assumed that 4 indicates agreement withthe statement). Item 24 (‘Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of the course’) obtained students’ overall impressions of their courses. Eachyear approximately half of the students who completed courses in the previous year at this University respond to this item. Their responsesare summarised in the following table, and show an increase in the proportion of graduates with a positive response (responses 4 and 5 onthe response scale) from 71 per cent of respondents in 2000 to 76 per cent in 2003, followed by a drop to 72 per cent in 2004.Student Responses to the Course Experience Questionnaire Item 24: ‘Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of the course.’Percentage of RespondentsCourse Type Course Number of Strongly Disagree Strongly AgreeCompletions Respondents 1 2 3 4 52004 ResponsesDoctorate by Research 211 105 3% 7% 10% 54% 27%Master’s Research 57 29 0% 3% 10% 41% 45%Master’s Coursework 516 216 3% 6% 13% 55% 22%Other Postgraduate (a) 527 154 4% 5% 12% 53% 27%Bachelor’s Graduate Entry 128 61 2% 13% 25% 48% 13%Bachelor’s Honours 869 225 3% 7% 13% 49% 28%Bachelor’s Pass 1,834 1,288 2% 8% 22% 48% 20%Undergraduate Diploma 15 4 0% 0% 0% 75% 25%2004 Total 4,157 2,082 2% 7% 18% 50% 22%2003 Total 3,935 1,658 2% 7% 16% 52% 24%2002 Total 3,698 1,774 3% 6% 16% 49% 25%2001 Total 3,490 2,000 2% 7% 17% 51% 23%2000 Total 3,496 2,107 2% 7% 19% 50% 21%(a)Comprises graduate diplomas and graduate certificates.100%80%60%40%20%Responses to Course Experience SurveyOverall Satisfaction1 Strongly disagree2345 Strongly agree89
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