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Southern Cross Institute (SCI) aims to provide the highest quality education to students that would enable them to achieve their professional and personal goals. SCI’s modern campus facilities and fully equipped classrooms are designed to support students through engaged learning. We aim to train young learners to graduate who are well-equipped to join the workforce.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Academic Director provides academic leadership of all course work delivered at Southern Cross Institute (SCI) in the Accounting Major of the Bachelor of Business course. The Academic Director reports to and supports the Deputy Dean in ensuring high quality teaching and learning outcomes with a focus on continuous improvement. The Academic Director is a member of the Executive Management Team as well as the Course & Industry Advisory Committee, and the Teaching and Learning Committee.

In the Accounting major of Bachelor of Business courses:

• Lead all academic activities and academic staff;
• Engage in and encourage other staff to undertake scholarship or research activities in areas of ICT and/or education;
• Contribute to recruitment, selection and performance management of academic staff;
• Deliver assigned units in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses as required;
• Assess and advise on student applications for advanced standing in their respective major;
• Oversee and report on student assessment and the internal and external moderation of assessment;
• Contribute to regular external benchmarking of courses/unit;
• Contribute to annual review of courses/units in line with the Course Review and Continuous Improvement Policy and any other related policy documents;
• Monitor the Student Portal/Moodle webpages for each unit ensuring that academic staff have timely and appropriate access;
• Ensure that lecturers/tutors have access to a properly resourced preparation area;
• Contribute to the development of timetables for each semester of study in consultation with the Deputy Dean;
• Liaise with academic administration staff in ensuring student progress including monitoring attendance records;
• Manage allegations of academic misconduct and maintain appropriate records and academic support services as required;
• Organise examinations for relevant courses;
• Ensure accurate records of student results and grades;
• Oversee and report on student and staff satisfaction surveys for each semester;
• Provide course/major specific advice to students as required;
• Ensure prescribed and recommended texts per unit are available to students and staff prior to commencement of term of study;
• Compile regular reports on assessment, course review and moderation for the Teaching and Learning Committee, Course & Industry Advisory Committee as well as the Dean;
• Comply with SCI policies;
• Other duties as required by the Dean.