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Jointly with the Vice Chancellor Administrative and
Financial Affairs and Directors of services, ensures that
services support the University’s academic imperatives.
Works closely with the Chancellor to provide overall
internal executive leadership to, and support for, the
faculty, staff, and their respective systems of support in
academic affairs through the creation, revision, and/or
removal of relevant policies.
Represents the University externally, so as to maintain and
enhance the University’s reputation and collaborative
networks, including (jointly with internal stakeholders) a
robust international strategy. Institutional Research in
Support of Academic
Oversees and guides the creation and implementation of
the annual budgets and operational plans for academic Excellence
affairs and assists in achieving the University’s institutional
objectives and strategic plan. ADU’s Office of Planning and Strategy provides
outstanding data and analytical support for
planning, monitoring performance against targets,
and quality enhancement. Initiatives which have
resulted in significant improvements include:
A student retention platform, developed to identify early
student disengagement and put in place immediate
intervention, has improved Year 1 undergraduate
retention by 4%. The program is now being rolled out to
Years 2-4 of undergraduate programs.
A comprehensive set of user-friendly data are produced
for each taught program annually, enabling problems to
be identified and addressed at both aggregate (college,
department or career, for example) as well as detailed
levels (specific courses, specific cohorts etc). The
University uses these data as an important tool in
academic quality enhancement.
Jointly with the Finance Department, a tool has been
developed to measure the financial health of our
teaching programs, in considerable detail. It is applied
to test the financial viability of programs and in decisions
in sunsetting provision.
A live enrollment management system, accessible to
colleagues across the University, has been implemented
to support active management of new intakes and
returning students.
