This subject provides an overview of key elements of research leadership and management in an institutional setting, to provide participants with knowledge and insights in areas such as:

• public policy settings and funding frameworks for research institutions
• commercial, community and philanthropic engagement (clients, partners, sponsors)
• institutional policies and strategies (internal systems to support research programs and research training, resourcing, ethics and reporting, publications, intellectual property)
• managing researchers and research projects (making plans, setting priorities and managing the needs and expectations of different stakeholders). More...

This subject covers key elements of international approaches to QA in tertiary education. These include:

• QA for higher education
• External QA roles and responsibilities
• Networks of external QA agencies
• Standards applied by external QA agencies
• Emerging challenges for external QA agencies. More...

This online subject provides students with an overview of the key elements of managing effective student learning in tertiary education, including areas such as:

• International trends in mass-scale, cross-border and on-line tertiary education;
• New market entrants and new business models in the provision of tertiary study;
• Introducing new information and communication technologies to teaching and learning;
• Designing and assessing student learning;
• Managing student expectations;
• Assessing and improving teaching quality;
• Internationalising the curriculum. More...

There is a good deal of consensus that institutional diversity in higher education is a good thing. Simply put, systems with more diverse institutions perform better than systems with less diverse institutions. Yet the overall diversity of Australia’s higher education system remains unclear. Significant questions and opportunities remain unresolved. How diverse are Australia’s institutions today? How can stakeholders— particularly institutions and policymakers—understand and manage this diversity. More...

The LH Martin Institute and the Centre for Vocational and Educational Policy at Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne are undertaking a study into what is quality teaching and to identify the capabilities vocational education and training (VET) teachers need to support effective student learning.The project is funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) and brings together a team of experienced researchers, a subject matter expert panel of leading VET practitioners, and a high-level VET Industry Steering Group (VISG) comprised of project, department and industry representatives and key industry stakeholders. More...

This subject provides an overview of the rapid rise of risk management in tertiary education. Framing this explosion in the broader context of public policy change and the emergence of the risk society, it critically examines the concepts and practices of risk management. More...

Given the decrease in funding for the sector, managing budgets within a tertiary education context brings particular challenges and requires a unique understanding of how organisations operate and the financial systems which support their activities. More...

The VET sector is going through more volatility than ever before. There are many changes happening with Federal and State Government policies and a change to the governance structures of the TAFE sector in Australia. Private providers are facing more challenges than have happened previously and all of this means challenges for the Directors of any VET organization. The LH Martin Institute, along with facilitator Warren Tapp, have recognized this and developed a program that will assist Directors to meet these challenges, whether they be in the TAFE role or that of a private VET provider. More...

This subject provides an overview of the elements supporting the promotion of sustainable leadership and governance practices in tertiary education. It will provide participants with knowledge and insights in these areas:

• History of tertiary education sector’s engagement with sustainability development
• Roles and responsibilities for leadership by governing bodies and executive officers
• Accounting for sustainability
• Tertiary institutions as drivers for the promotion of sustainable citizenship
• Case studies and exemplars of sustainable practices in tertiary education. More...

By H. Davis, S. Jones, R. Bolden and P. Gentle. Following on from Alison Johns’ recent Guardian post, Five ways to improve leadership in universities, we look to ways to develop leadership capacity for the many who contribute towards leadership in higher education. Johns asserts that university leaders would do well to consider a focus on creating development opportunities, proactively improving diversity, addressing work-life balance, attracting leaders with outside experience, and analysing the motivations of potential leaders. More...