Ranking of Australian Universities

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  1. manjuap

    manjuap New Member

    The list includes many of the known universities offering DL degrees.

    I hope this list will help those who are considering Australian University DL programs.

    Ranking of Australian Universities

    GROUP 1

    Excellent outcomes in research, teaching and learning, and community services. Well-developed planning processes which support quality assurance processes. Evidence of international as well as national referencing.

    Australian National University
    University of Adelaide
    University of Melbourne
    University of New South Wales
    University of Queensland
    University of Western Australia

    GROUP 2

    Excellent outcomes in research, teaching and learning, and community service but systematic quality assurance processes less well-developed; OR: Well-developed approach to quality assurance processes with more limited but highly creditable outcomes. Evidence of international as well as national referencing.

    Monash University
    University of Sydney
    University of Wollongong

    GROUP 3

    Highly creditable outcomes in teaching and learning, research and community service. Sound systematic approach to quality assurance processes is developing in teaching and learning, research and community service.

    The Flinders University of South Australia
    Griffith University
    La Trobe University
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
    University of Tasmania

    GROUP 4

    Creditable outcomes in teaching and learning, research and community service. A sound approach to quality assurance processes is developing in teaching and learning, research and community service.

    Deakin University
    Macquarie University
    Queensland University of Technology
    University of Technology, Sydney

    GROUP 5

    Sound outcomes in focused areas but less well-developed processes; OR: Improving outcomes supported by generally sound processes.

    Central Queensland University
    Charles Stuart University
    Curtin University of Technology
    James Cook University
    Murdoch University
    Southern Cross University
    University of Canberra
    University of New England
    University of New Castle
    University of South Australia

    GROUP 6

    Improving outcomes with the introduction of systematic processes underway.

    Ausralian Catholic University
    Edwin Cowan University
    Northern Territory University
    Swineburne University of Technology
    University of Ballarat
    University of Southern Queensland
    University of Western Sydney
    Victoria University of Technology
     
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  2. triggersoft

    triggersoft New Member

  3. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    Re: Re: Ranking of Australian Universities

    Plagarism!!! :p
     
  4. Myoptimism

    Myoptimism New Member

  5. triggersoft

    triggersoft New Member

    weak source. too old.

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    (Reference : Dean Ashenden and Sandra Milligan (1996). Good Universities Guide to Management Education. Australia: Reed Reference.) - Available on request!
    The above ranking are based on 1993 research.
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  6. ebbwvale

    ebbwvale Member

    The reference appears to be old. University of Queensland as far as I know has stepped out of the arena on distance learning. Edith Cowan is one university which has gained considerable reputation in the distance learning area. University of Southern Queensland is regarded incountry as a premier university in the distance learning area.

    The University of New England is a university of substance in distance learning is not mentioned. The Law school of the University of Southern Cross received substantial funding from the New South Wales government a few years ago which would place it a superior category for law. It has a distance law course for those that are interested.

    Charles Sturt ,since that publication, has taken the New South Wales Police Academy and is the premier institution in Australia for policing and, perhaps, criminal justice issues. It is the home of the Australian Graduate School of Police Management.

    I didn't see Griffith University mentioned which is one of the largest universities in my state and has an excellent reputation overseas with partnerships with US universities.

    James Cook is the university for North Queensland and the centre of marine biology studies on the Great Barrier Reef. Recently, it just received funding in that area from the federal government.

    The thing to remember for those outside the commonwealth is that Australian Universities are incorporated by generally a Private Act of Parliament. There have been moves to create 8 supervarsities for research etc whilst the rest remain teaching institutions. This has not yet taken root.

    The process of accreditation as maintained in the USA does not exist in Australia. Distance students grade the university on its responsiveness to its needs in the main. Whilst there will always be arguments as which is the better university there does not exist the disparity between performance in the range of credentials as exists in the United States. Competition is fierce for students and diploma mills are viciously attacked by the legitimate bodies.

    It is probably fair to say that the universities in Australia are basically UK in structure and tradition.
     
  7. manjuap

    manjuap New Member

    Re: Re: Re: Ranking of Australian Universities

    Exactly thats what i was thinking :D

    I remember someone talking about Charles Sturt as a lower tier Australian University.. then i did a search and came out with this list.. but did not see the date of research.. Sorry !
     
  8. ebbwvale

    ebbwvale Member

    The trouble with the world today is that by the time something is published it is history.


    Probably of more interest,we are negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States so it will be interesting to see how this affects university products from either side of the fence. Are American universities that may wish to operate in Australia entitled to subsidized positions for local students? Does this apply to DL students who go to an American University over the internet. If it didn't it would mean that the local unis would have access to a govt. subsidy where the American Uni would not.Not a level playing field. Can an American student of an Australian University apply for federal grants etc in the US? What if the person does it by distance learning? What does this mean for Regional Accreditation in the US and Australian universities, if anything?

    Any ideas?
     
  9. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member

    Re: Re: Ranking of Australian Universities


    "Good Universities Guide to Management Education"

    Presumably all of the other programs mentioned above are not included in this ranking.




    Tom Nixon
     
  10. oxpecker

    oxpecker New Member

    The "Good Universities Guide" was not the original source. I believe the original was a government ranking (now discontinued). E.g. see http://www.admin.uwa.edu.au/reg/QASummary.htm
     

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