integrating curricula for international delivery...& project management urban planning &...

IntegratingCurriculaforInternationalDelivery:ACaseStudyofAustralia,Dubai,Malaysia,SingaporeandOnline

ProfessorJoseli Macedo

SchoolofBuilt Environment

Changingourmindset

Apprenticeship

• individual• customized

UniversalSchooling

• uniform• didactic• teacher-controlled

Technology-drivenlearning

• interactive• customized• user-controlled

Firsteducationalrevolution

Secondeducationalrevolution

LocalDelivery

GlobalDelivery

Growingpainsandgains

§Changingorganizationalenvironment§ integrationandhierarchy§mobilityandflexibility

§Changingfiscalenvironment§ determiningcostofdelivery§ determiningpricepoint

§Changingtechnicalenvironment§ introductionofinstructionaltechnologytools§ accessible,user-friendlyinformationalsoftwarepackages

§Changingpedagogicalenvironment§multi-culturalandmulti-lingual§ foundationandacquiredskills

ReasonsforInternationalEngagement

• humanitarian• developmentaid1960s• commercial• trade1980s• educatingthemasses• mobility2000s• distancelearning• partnerships2010s

AmericanStudentsAbroad

§Lengthofprogram§Onesemester:32%§Oneyear:3%§ Summer:38%

§StudentProfile§Undergraduates:87%§Gender&Ethnicity§🚺 65%§🚹 35%§ 75%White

§NationalSecurityEducationAct-1991§Languageinstruction§Interculturalunderstanding§Employability

§1994/1995§ 84,403students§ 6%

§2004/2005§ 205,983students§ 12%

§2013/2014§ 304,467students§ 15%oftotalenrollment

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TotalNumberofUFStudentsparticipatinginStudyAbroadPrograms

AustralianCaseStudySchoolofBuiltEnvironmentatCurtinUniversity

2017Architecture&Interior

Architecture

Construction&Project

Management

UrbanPlanning&Geography

TOTAL

Australia 844 877 500 2,221

Malaysia -- 74 -- 74

Singapore -- 29 -- 29

Online 539 523 154 1,216

Other 166 -- -- 166

SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentPerth,AustraliaBentleyCampus

§CurtinUniversity|1987§WesternAustraliaInstituteofTechnology|1967

SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

§CurtinMalaysia|1999§ProjectManagement|2011

SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentCurtinMalaysia

§ConstructionManagement|2018§Architecture|2019

SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

§Singapore|2008§ProjectManagement|2013§ InteriorArchitecture|2018

SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

§Dubai|2016§ProjectManagement|2018

SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentDubai

§UrbanandRegionalPlanning|2019§ SustainabilityandtheBuiltEnvironment|2020

CurtinUniversityDubai2018|PROGRAMS

◦ BusinessSchool◦ 4 Bachelor’s◦ 1 Master’s

◦ Science&Engineering◦ 4Bachelor’s

◦ Humanities◦ 2 Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s

2020|PROGRAMS

◦ BusinessSchool◦ 5Bachelor’s◦ 4Master’s

◦ Science&Engineering◦ 6Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s

◦ Humanities◦ 3Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s

◦ HealthSciences◦ 1Master’s

CurtinUniversityDubai

§Projectedfull-timestudentload§ 783

§Students§ Foundation:390§ BusinessSchool:163§ Science&Engineering:124§ Humanities:106

§ProjectManagement2018

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CurtinAlliances

§UniversityofAberdeen,Scotland§UrbanandRegionalPlanning|2018§ProjectManagement|2019

SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

§ArchitectureFranchises§ Limkokwing UniversityofCreativeTechnology,KualaLumpur,Malaysia§ 210students(2014-2017)

§HongKongUniversity/HKUSpace,HongKong§ 180students(2014-2018)

§UrbanandRegionalPlanningInitiatives§UniversityofGadja Mada,Indonesia§ two-yearinitiative(2014- 2015)§ 24Indonesianstudentsgraduated

§MemorandaofUnderstanding§ChongqingUniversity,China§UniversityofTechnology,PapuaNewGuinea

otherinternationalprograms

SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

§InternationalStudyTours§ Japan|ToyoUniversity:since2008§ India|Lakhnu Village:since2014§ Italy|Politecnico diMilano:2018

§NewColomboPlan(NCP)grants§2015-2017:internships- HongKong,ChinaandSingapore.22students

§2016:mobility– PapuaNewGuinea.2students§2017round:50%ofFacultyfunds($203,500)§2018round:75%ofFacultyfunds,36%ofuniversitytotal($404,000)

otherinternationalprograms

Integratingthecurriculum

§1990s§ incorporationofweb-basedtoolsintraditionalclassrooms

§2010s§ 90%ofcollegesintheUnitedStatesofferonlinecourses

§ 10%ofacademicstaffteachonline

newwayoflearning

newwayofteaching

OpenUniversitiesAustralia|OUA

§1993§OpenLearningAgencyofAustralia(OLA)

§2004§OpenUniversitiesAustralia(OUA)

§2013§Open2Study§ InteractLearning/e3Learning§OpenTrainingInstitute

§170qualificationsavailableonline

1993Monash

2004OUA

OpenUniversitiesAustralia|OUA

§OUAatCurtinUniversity§53degreesin35disciplines§Bachelor’s§GraduateCertificate§GraduateDiploma§Master’s

§10,000studentsperperiod§30,000studentsperannum

CurtinPrime

CurtinOnline

SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentDigitalEducation

§Online§MasterinUrbanandRegionalPlanning§MasterinArchitecture§BachelorofAppliedScience,ArchitecturalScience§BachelorofAppliedScience,InteriorArchitecture§BachelorofAppliedScience,ConstructionManagement§GraduateCertificateinDevelopmentPlanning§GraduateCertificateinGeographyTeaching

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OpenPlatforms&MOOCs

FutureLearn

UdemyFaculty Project

OnlineEducation

§establishedbyHarvardandMITin2012

§Curtin:6MOOCsin2015-2016

§Curtin’sfirsttwoMOOCsattractedover35,000enrolmentsfrom169countries

MOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCourses

OnlineEducationMOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCourses

Environmental Studies: A Global Perspective

Notyourusualstudentcohort…

§Mature§Non-traditional§Returningtoschool

§Employedfull-time§Livingfarawayfromeducationalcenters§Servinginthemilitary

StrategicConsiderations

§Policiesandorganizationalstructures§ clearandconcisevision§ integratedv.parallel

§Leadership§articulatestrategicpositionclearly§ championatexecutivelevel

§Pedagogicalalignment§ requirementsandrigor

§ChoiceofLearningManagementSystem§ InfluenceofICT§CoordinationwithITdepartments

CommodificationofEducation

§Clickv.BrickInstitutions§CommercialProviders§Educationasatradableservice(GATS)§ Trade=Competition

§Cross-borderrecognitionofqualifications§ Internationalaccreditationagencies

§Globalcompetition

PublicGood

• socialresponsibility

PrivateGood

• individualconsumptionandbenefit

Challenges

strategicfinanciallogisticaloperationalmanagerialpedagogic

StrategicChallenges

§Rankings

§Architecture&BuiltEnvironment§ 7th National§ 51-100World(QS2016)

§Art&Design§ 8th National§ 51-100World(QS2016)

§CurtinUniversity§ 15th National§ 262World(QS2017)§ 5stars

recognition& branding

markets&location

levelofinvolvement• exchange

• collaboration

• branchcampus

FinancialChallenges

systematicapproachtoresourceallocation

provisionofadequateinfrastructure

physicalinfrastructure

LogisticalChallenges

academiccalendars

timezones

travel

languages

LearningManagementSystemsintegratedv.paralleldeliveryavailabilityofinformationstaffengagement,supportandtrainingworkload,compensationandrecognition

OperationalChallenges

ManagerialChallenges

feestructureadequatelevelsofstaffing/facultybuy-inlegalandadministrativeissuesfinancialarrangementscreditforpriorlearning

PedagogicChallengestuitionpatternsappropriatecontentqualitylearningenvironments• fitforpurpose• scalable• reliable

AchievingSuccess

§Recognizedifferencesinpedagogyandadaptaccordingly§Recognizedifferencesinstudentprofile§ culture§ professional/academicaspirations

§Provideconditionsthatareconducivetonewwaysoflearning§ broaderaccesstohighereducation

§Providefull-timesupportofferingindividualservicestostaffandstudents§Developaprocessforstudentandstafffeedback§ evaluation§ improvement§ tuitionpatterns/learningplatforms§ stafftraining§ studentsatisfaction

IntegrationFlexibilityAdaptability

JoseliMacedo,PhDHeadofSchool|SchoolofBuiltEnvironment

joseli.macedo@curtin.edu.au

Thankyou!

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