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Product

Audience

No.

Tool

Action date

(latest)

Action reqd by

Progress monitor

Action completed/in train

Action required/

Other comments

Generic advice re new program structure Current UQ students (undergrad & postgrad)

Student Union

1 Notices; SI-net;

Web; broadcast email

Sep 98;

Nov 99

March 2000

A Jell; B Lines

CG; B Lines

GW

CG

Notices circulated to currently enrolled students; parallel web advices estab Dec 99 (website : www.studentinfo.uq.edu.au

Student Communicator March 2000 – update

President Ac Bd met with Union Exec 24.3.00

Update web progressively but especially once new course structures finalised
Academic and general staff 2 SAS Seminar March 2000 B Lines/

GW/NL

NL Conducted seminar; disseminated printed materials to FEOs, SAS Directors Seminar presentation
3 Faculty visits Mar/Apr 2000 NL CG Visits to Fac Execs by Pres, Dep Pres Ac Bd & Ac Reg being scheduled for April 2000 Undertake visits
4 Acad staff briefing March, Nov 2000

Progressive

IO’C

Facs

CG

Exec Deans; Pres Ac Bd

T&L workshops

Faculty internal communications

General 5 Uni News

Newsletter

Student Communicator

March, July, Aug, Nov 2000

March 2000

March 2000

OMC

GW/BL/B Parry

DA/GW/

B Lines

MJ

NL

NL

Article provided to OMC on 27 March 2000

Input provided to first joint Student 2000/Unitisation newsletter

Student Communicator at typesetting

Ongoing 2000 plus supplements

Newsletter to be circulated

Circulate Student Communicator

Guidance Officers 6 GO Day;

Prospectus sets;

web

May 2000 C Dricoll;

L Gaffney

GW Incorporated in drafting and preparations for GO Day To be finalised by May 2000
Teachers 7 School visits;

Prospectus sets; Schools Updates

Progressive C Driscoll;

L Gaffney

GW Included in advices during school visits; School updates; careers markets Ongoing reference to unitised course structures and electronic enrolment etc in all publications & communications
Prospective undergraduate students & parents 8 Briefing for C&A & fac staff participating in School visits, careers markets; information booklets; TSXPO; Courses & Careers Day;

Press

Progressive

July 2000

Aug 2000

March, June, Aug, Nov 2000

C Driscoll;

L Gaffney

OMC

GW

MJ

Ongoing reference to unitised course structures and electronic enrolment etc in all publications & communications
Prospective international students 9 Briefing for staff participating in overseas prom programs;

Prospectus sets; expositions; ed markets; web

Progressive C Madden; acad & gen staff attending internat markets & related NL; TG Discussed with CM 29.3.00 Ongoing reference to unitised course structures and electronic enrolment etc in all publications & communications
International recruitment agents 10 Letters; prospectus sets; personal communications; web Progressive C Madden; acad & gen staff attending internat markets & related NL; TG Discussed with CM 29.3.00 Ongoing reference to unitised course structures and electronic enrolment etc in all publications & communications
Prospective postgraduate students 11 Prospectus sets; web; standard correspondence Progressive J Holt

A Lawson

A Lawson March Unitisation SASIS notes provided to J Holt Ongoing reference to unitised course structures and electronic enrolment etc in all publications & communications
Continuing Postgraduate students 12 Supervisor advices Progressive Supervisors Exec Deans;

A Lawson

Faculties for continuing Masters;

ORPS for PhD

Accrediting bodies 13 Letters 1999/early 2000

April/May 2000

Faculties

FEOs

FEOs

APRC (thru guides)

Discussions/correspondence to occur as part of development of restructured curriculum Details of accreditation to be included in submissions to APRC
Government departments 14 Letters Dec 99

July 2000

GW

GW

NL Advice to DETYA, Centrelink, Office of Higher Education (Qld) Further advice to be submitted when course structures finalised; plus transitional arrangements re dual degree students
Residential colleges esp academic advisers 15 Letter April 2000 GW NL Offer of briefing sent to Colleges. Colleges included on Student 2000/Unitisation mailing list & Student Communicator Provide briefing to Heads of Colleges meeting if required
Specific advice re new program structures Acad & gen staff; students; Students’ Union 16 Briefing for staff; SASD Weekly & seminars; web; SI-net; broadcast emails; Uni News; posters; faculty channels July &

October

2000

B Lines

FEOs

OMC

NL; CG

Exec Deans;

MJ

Further updates as course structures finalised and translation implementation progresses
Prize/scholarship donors 17 Letters Feb 2000 Depts/

Facs;

Dev Office

FEOs;

MJ;

ULO;

L Munro;

M Schmidt

Faculties and Prizes Officer have initiated review and contact as necessary Faculties to consult with donors (through Development Office) re appropriate rule changes; then advise Prizes/Scholarships Officer/Legal Officer
Government departments 18 Letters April 2000 Depts/

Facs

FEOs Advice to stakeholder depts (eg Education; Primary Industry; Environment & Heritage; Health)
QTAC and other admissions centres 19 Letters

Briefing

May 2000

March 2001

C Driscoll

C Driscoll

GW

GW

Foreshadow changes – won’t impact dirctly until 2002 admissions period

Info re translations and implications for GPAs and acad record interpretation

Aid agencies 20 Letters July 2000 C Madden NL; TG Advice re revised course structures
Translation arrangements for each program Academic advisers, other academic staff; faculty academic admin staff; Library; Central Admin faculty specialists; Students’ Union 21 July 2000 and ongoing Faculties

OMC

FEOs

MJ

Staff (especially academic advisers) to be fully informed of translation provisions and procedures, so appropriate advice can be provided to students

Development of program-specific pro-formas, checklists & translation guidelines

Continuing students 22 SI-net; web; broadcast emails; faculty channels;

Press

Info booths; posters;

Briefing sessions

Sept 2000

Sept 2000

Oct 2000;

Jan 2001

GW; Faculties

OMC

GW; FEOs

Acad Advisers

NL

MJ

NL

Exec Deans

Advices developed as course provisions finalised; web content produced in collaboration with faculties and OMC

Info sessions for continuing students

 


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