4 DECEMBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 188

Special Requirements

Degrees and related qualifications:

The adequacy of provision of research facilities and support of staff involved in research, the levels of research activity of staff involved in the course and of ways by which the research–teaching links are made in the curriculum.

Category (b)—All Applications in Respect of Course Approval Only, Where the Course Developer Will Not Deliver the Course

Title, aims, learning outcomes and coherence:

The adequacy and appropriateness of the title, aims, stated learning outcomes and coherence of the whole course. (Note: Qualification developers are also required to meet the criteria for registration on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications.)

Acceptability of the course:

The acceptability of the proposed course to the relevant academic, industrial, professional and other communities in terms of its stated aims and learning outcomes, nomenclature, content and structure.

Regulations:

The adequacy and appropriateness of the regulations that specify requirements for admission, credit for previous study, recognition of prior learning, course length and structure, integration of practical/work-based components, assessment procedures and normal progression within a course.

Assessment:

The fairness, validity, consistency and appropriateness of the assessment methodology, given the stated learning outcomes.

Evaluation and review:

The adequacy and effectiveness of the provision for evaluation and review of courses; for monitoring the ongoing relevance of learning outcomes, course standards and quality; and for reviewing course regulations and content.

Category (c)—All Applications in Respect of Accreditation Only, Where the Course Has Already Received Approval Under (a) or (b) Above

Acceptability of the course:

The acceptability of the proposed course to the relevant academic, industrial, professional and other communities in terms of its stated aims and learning outcomes, nomenclature, content and structure.

Delivery and learning methods:

The adequacy and appropriateness of delivery and learning methods, for all modes of delivery, given the stated learning outcomes.

Assessment:

The adequacy of the means of ensuring that assessment procedures are fair, valid, consistent and appropriate, given the stated learning outcomes.

Resources:

The capacity of the organisation to support sustained delivery of the course, in all delivery modes, with regard to appropriate academic staffing, teaching facilities, physical resources and support services.

Evaluation and review:

The adequacy and effectiveness of the provision for the evaluation and review of course delivery against defined course standards and regulations; for monitoring improvement following evaluation and review; and for determining whether a course shall continue to be delivered.

Special Requirements

Degrees and related qualifications:

The adequacy of provision of research facilities and support of staff involved in research, the levels of research activity of staff involved in the course and of ways by which the research-teaching links are made in the curriculum.

These criteria will be effective from 1 January 2009.

SUE SUCKLING, Board Chairperson, New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

This notice replaces the one published in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 December 2002, No. 178, page 4498.

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Conservation Act 1987

Declaring Land to be Held for Conservation Purposes

Under the Conservation Act 1987, the Conservator of the Canterbury Conservancy of the Department of Conservation declares that the land described in the Schedule is held for conservation purposes.

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