cover the range of options for study that are available to students. Examples include:  attendance face-to-face in a classroom; supervised study on a higher education provider’s campus; e-learning (online learning); distance or independent learning; work-integrated learning; fast track; intensive delivery; block release; and mixed (or blended) deli [..]

a member of staff of a higher education provider without an academic staff classification and who provide support functions for teaching and/ or research activities. Examples of ‘support functions’ include: management; academic learning support; English language support; student counselling; librarian; IT support; laboratory assistance; technical a [..]

see ‘Field of Education’.

generic learning outcomes that refer to transferable, non-discipline specific skills that a graduate may achieve through learning that have application in study, work and life contexts.

see ‘Mode of study’

a record of all learning leading to an AQF qualification or an accredited unit in which a student is enrolled. This may be called a ‘transcript of results’, ‘academic transcript’, ‘record of achievement’, or ‘statement of results’.

a student cohort refers to all students commencing in a course of study in a particular year with a higher education provider. Student cohorts may be classified by entry pathway, mode of study, place of study or other groupings.

a subset of the overall governance of an education organisation, and deals with the framework that regulates academic decisions and academic quality assurance within the organisation. Academic governance includes the policies, processes, definitions of roles, relationships, systems, strategies and resources that ensure academic standards and contin [..]

 - an agreed specification (such as a defined benchmark or indicator) that is used as a definition of a level of performance or achievement, rule, or guideline. Standards may apply to academic outcomes, such as student or graduate achievement of core discipline knowledge and core discipline skills (known as learning outcomes), or to academic proces [..]

a member of staff of a higher education provider who is appointed wholly or principally to undertake a teaching and/or research function. For definition of ‘member of staff’ refer to the Department of Education's (DoE) HEIMS-HELP glossary at http://heimshelp.education.gov.au/sites/heimshelp/Resources/Glossary.