Planning and budgeting, Institutional X 1/5/6/8 capability and financial sustainability Mechanisms for assessing the demand for proposed new courses X X 1 Means for the phasing out of unviable courses X 1/3 Financial surplus as a % of budget X Cash margin, debt borrowing ratio X 3 Government contribution of total X X 3 income X X 3 Monitoring and reporting 1/2/5/6/8 USP statutes X X 1/3 Review selected academic and support X X 1/3 systems processes (ITS, HR and electronic records management) Periodic reports and review X 1/3 Quality Teaching X 1/5/6/8/9 plans for teaching and X X X 1/2/4 learning X Regular, periodic external reviews of X 2 academic programs Mechanisms for comparing the pass, X X 3 progression, retention and completion rates of its students across all campuses and all modes Student retention, student pass rates and X X X 3/4 time to completion rate X X X 2/4 Student satisfaction X 2/4 Establishing a culture of assessment X 2/4 Increase student work-placements, X 2/4 attachments and internship Quality Research, and Innovation X 1/5/6/8/9 University-level plans for research, and X 2/3 policies for intellectual property and ethics Policies around postgraduate research Handbook, orientation programs and X 2 transition processes for postgraduate X 2 /3/4 students. X Research income and expenditure on research X X 2/3 Postgraduate degree enrolments and completions X X 2 Number of chairs, full-time research staff and post-doctoral fellows 2/3 Risk management 1/5/6/8 Completed risk management plan X X 3 approved by Council by end-2010 Risk register maintained thereafter X 3 Develop a disaster recovery plan and X 3 security policy Regional focus/internationalism X 1/5/6/7/8/9 Addressing country priorities X 1/7 Regional campuses e.g. Review the X 1/3/5/8 management needs Support their resource requirements to X 2/3/7 achieve equitable student experiences across all campuses X 2/3/5/7
Planning and budgeting, Institutional capability and financial sustainability Mechanisms for assessing the demand for proposed new courses Means for the phasing out of unviable courses Financial surplus as a % of budget Cash margin, debt borrowing ratio Government contribution of total income X X X X X X X X X X 1/5/6/8 1 1/3 3 3 3 Monitoring and reporting USP statutes Review selected academic and support systems processes (ITS, HR and electronic records management) Periodic reports and review X X X X X 1/2/5/6/8 1/3 1/3 1/3 Quality Teaching plans for teaching and learning Regular, periodic external reviews of academic programs Mechanisms for comparing the pass, progression, retention and completion rates of its students across all campuses and all modes Student retention, student pass rates and time to completion rate Student satisfaction Establishing a culture of assessment Increase student work-placements, attachments and internship X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1/5/6/8/9 1/2/4 2 3 3/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Quality Research, and Innovation University-level plans for research, and policies for intellectual property and ethics Policies around postgraduate research Handbook, orientation programs and transition processes for postgraduate students. Research income and expenditure on research Postgraduate degree enrolments and completions Number of chairs, full-time research staff and post-doctoral fellows X X X X X X X X X 1/5/6/8/9 2/3 2 2 /3/4 2/3 2 2/3 Risk management Completed risk management plan approved by Council by end-2010 Risk register maintained thereafter Develop a disaster recovery plan and security policy X X X X 1/5/6/8 3 3 3 Regional focus/internationalism Addressing country priorities Regional campuses e.g. Review the management needs Support their resource requirements to achieve equitable student experiences across all campuses X X X X X 1/5/6/7/8/9 1/7 1/3/5/8 2/3/7 2/3/5/7
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