Site visits
The main purposes of a site visit are to:
· Verify the degree to which the course complies with NUCAP’s guidelines
· confirm that content within the application is an accurate reflection of the course and the academic unit (AU)
· consult with the AU regarding items contained within interim reports and issues raised at the site visit as appropriate
· confirm with the head of the AU any outstanding matters to address and suggest solutions as appropriate.
Three appropriately experienced assessors, comprising an academic (normally level D or E), a senior practitioner and NUCAP staff member will visit the AU. The assessors may need to take photographs as they prepare documentation for the report.
Preparing for a site visit
A site visit is normally conducted over a two day period, with the site visit team arriving around 9am and finishing at approximately 5pm each day. The site visit team will require a centrally located meeting room, together with on-hand copies of unit outlines, laboratory manuals, student handbooks and any other useful documentation. It would also be appreciated if refreshments and lunch could be provided for the site visit team – the academic unit will be reimbursed for these expenses.
We would be grateful if you could organise the following schedule of activities for the two day visit.
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Day 1
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Start Finish
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900 930
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Meeting with head of AU, head of department/school and dean of the faculty or pro-vice-chancellor/deputy vice-chancellor as relevant to academic unit.
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930 1030
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Tour of facilities including teaching and research laboratory spaces, dedicated exercise and sports science tutorial rooms and the library.
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1030 1045
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Break
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1045 1245
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Meeting with academic staff (including key sessional staff). For applications that also include a clinical exercise physiology (EP) course this session can be divided into two parts - for exercise and sports science adademic staff and clinical EP academic staff separately (ie 1 hour per group) |
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1245 130
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Lunch
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130 230
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Meeting with principal coordinator of the course/s.
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230 245
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Break
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245 315
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Quality assurance as relevant to the academic unit and the application. For example, this session may involve meeting with the chair of the teaching and learning committee and/or the overseer of the internal and external course review process.
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315 400
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Meeting with staff responsible for the work experience program.
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400 500
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The site assessment team may request to meet again with one or more academic staff member(s).
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Day 2
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Start Finish
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900 930
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Meeting with principal support staff, representing administration, technical and information technology.
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930 1030
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Meeting with two students from each year of the course and two recent graduates who have been working in a related field for at least one year but no longer than 3 years.
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1030 1045
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Break
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1045 1145
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Meeting with an appropriately representative group of work experience supervisors. There must be at least six members in this group and they must best represent the breadth of work experience placements available to students.
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1145 1230
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Lunch
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1230 130
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Overview of site visit findings with head of AU.
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130 500 (as required)
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Site visit team may meet to finalise details of the site visit.
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