Academic Board of Governance
The NIODA Academic Board of Governance (ABG) is the entity entrusted with academic leadership and governance at NIODA.
The Academic Board of Governance responsibilities include:
Teaching & Learning
Development and oversight of a teaching and learning plan, or similar, providing a road map for scholarship and pedagogical approaches across NIODA.
Academic Quality Assurance
Development and oversight of strong academic quality assurance processes which support NIODA’s teaching, learning and research activities, including those required to meet external requirements such as professional standards, Higher Education Standards Framework – Threshold Standards and the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Postgraduate Courses
Building relationships with postgraduate courses in related fields in Australian and overseas Universities for cross fertilisation and benchmarking purposes towards the maintenance of academic excellence.
Tertiary Education
Keeping informed and up-to-date with trends in tertiary education and higher education regulation in Australia, including maintaining links to TEQSA.
Course Design
Ensuring effective course design and approval processes are in place and that established courses are monitored, reviewed and updated on a regular basis.
Scholarly Activities
Development and oversight of scholarly activities to support staff scholarship.
Academic Policies
Development and oversight of academic policies and procedures that are regularly reviewed for consistency, currency and adequacy.
Academic Standards
Ensuring appropriate academic standards are set and upheld.
Academic Risk
Oversight and reporting of academic risk to the Board of Governance.
Support Services
Oversight of appropriate academic and student support services.
Professional Development
Development and oversight of a timely and relevant professional development strategy.
Monitor Performance
Regular monitoring of student performance and learning outcomes and reporting to the Board of Governance.
Professional Bodies
Building relationships with relevant industry and professional bodies to ensure industry relevance of the course.
Dr Jan Allen
Academic Board of Governance Chair
Mr Rob Ryan
Academic Board of Governance
Dr Richard Bassed
Board of Governance member
Dr Cath McKinney
Academic Board of Governance
Dr Peter Frost
Board of Governance member, Academic Board Representative
Mr Stefan Bramble
Student Representative
Ms Amelia La Spada
Candidate Representative
Ms Jennifer Burrows
Education Quality Assurance and Enhancement Lead
Professor Wendy Harding
Dean
Ms Michelle Schipano
Board Secretary
Ms Sally Mussared
CEO & Administration Lead
Entrusted Academic Leadership
The NIODA Academic Board of Governance (ABG) is the entity entrusted with academic leadership and governance at NIODA. Academic leadership and governance is concerned with guiding and steering all matters relating to the integrity and quality of teaching and learning activities, scholarship and research. The ABG is a permanent standing committee of the NIODA Board of Governance. The Board’s Academic Governance portfolio holder is an ex-officio member of the ABG.
The Academic Board of Governance delegates authority to committees and individuals to assist in its work. A committee or individual operating under such delegation must report on its activities to the ABG at the times and in the manner the ABG directs.
PO Box 287, Collins Street West,
Wurundjeri Melbourne 8007 Australia
+61 (0) 414 529 867
info@nioda.org.au
NIODA acknowledges the Kulin Nations, and respective Traditional Custodians of the lands we work on.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise their enduring sovereignty which has, and continues to, care for Country.
NIODA welcomes the Uluru Statement from the Heart’s invitation to walk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a collective movement for a better future.