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Qualifications from the Student Viewpoint

Qualifications from the Student Viewpoint. John Nowakowski CAPA President president@capa.edu.au. Overview. What is CAPA? CAPA’s role in developing the AQF Strengths from the new AQF Issues that need to be considered. The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.

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Qualifications from the Student Viewpoint

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  1. Qualifications from the Student Viewpoint John Nowakowski CAPA President president@capa.edu.au

  2. Overview • What is CAPA? • CAPA’s role in developing the AQF • Strengths from the new AQF • Issues that need to be considered

  3. The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) is the national representative body for Australia’s 300,000+ postgraduate students, including 51,000+ higher degree research students. Founded in 1979, CAPA is a membership-based non-profit organisation. CAPA's main role is in protecting and promoting the interests and needs of Australia's postgraduate students.

  4. Our role in the development of the new AQF • Ongoing consultation and feedback • Submissions throughout the development • Discussions during our annual council meetings • Distribution of knowledge throughout our constituent organisations

  5. Strengths within the new AQF • Standards are set for quality degrees • Clarification around the different types of Masters degrees is introduced • Clearer understanding of pathways for students • Confirmation of the PhD and Professional Doctorates as the peak qualification in Australia

  6. Issues to be considered • Time frames • Not all universities run on a semester basis (CQU, Deakin, and Bond being notable examples) • Consideration need to be given if 1.5 years equates to three teaching periods, or 4.5 trimesters to balance the 3 semesters • Negative impact on these institutions, particularly for international enrolment

  7. Issues to be Considered • Generic Skills in the PhD • Frequently spoken of as needed by industry • Not part of the AQF – only a substantial body of work or learning that is an original contribution • Current PhD programmes not well enough funded to allow for extensive additional teaching • Seen as being “like an add-on Masters”

  8. Issues to be considered • Parallel teaching and re-badged degrees • Both need to be addressed with the TEQSA standards • Parallel teaching – mixing level 7 and 9 students in the same class to reduce number of classes • Re-badged degrees – moving a level 7 to a level 9 so that fees may be charged

  9. Issues to be Considered • Mixed modes of study • Example – Bachelor of Science/Masters of Nursing; Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor • Students expected to work multi-modally without being taught how each stage is different

  10. Qualifications from the Student Viewpoint John Nowakowski CAPA President president@capa.edu.au

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