PURPOSE
This policy describes the distinctive qualities of a Leaders Institute (LI) graduate. These qualities are intended to prepare graduates to be effective, work ready, global citizens.
SCOPE
Whole institute
PRINCIPLES
LI ensures that the Graduate Attributes:
- are communicated clearly to staff, prospective staff, students, prospective students, prospective employers, and the broader community;
- are clearly mapped to all course and unit learning outcomes;
- are developed through students’ engagement with learning activities and assessment tasks in their courses;
- articulate the intended professional, personal, and intellectual qualities of graduates;
- define characteristics of LI courses and total student experience.
DEFINITIONS
Graduate Attributes: qualities, skills, and disciplinary expertise that students should develop during their studies.
Curriculum: academic content for a course taught at LI.
Assessment: process of evaluating the extent to which students have understood course materials and achieved the objectives of a course.
Graduate: a student who has satisfied all the requirements of a course and upon whom Governing Board confers an award.
Graduate Attributes
LI aims to produce graduates who are:
- Career ready: technical, resilient, and employable skills, as well as future-focused potential
- Knowledgeable in disciplines: application of understanding and skills in fields of study
- Effective communicators: oral, written, and digital transfer of ideas to diverse audiences
- Critical and creative thinkers: interrogation of evidence to find innovative solutions to challenges
- Ethically responsible: professional and personal integrity and choices to benefit society
PROCEDURE
The LI Graduate Attributes inform the development and review of courses and units, encompassing the entire learning journey of students. They are mapped to learning outcomes and assessments in all courses and units.