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Open Universities Australia for Staff

Distance and Open Learning Services at Curtin provides the following support for staff:

Queries
Enrolments
Withdrawals
Student Orientation and Support
OUA Study Periods
Assignments
Mid-Study Period Tests
Final Invigilated Examinations
Results
Registration of Intent to Complete a Degree through Curtin
Graduation
New Courses
Existing Units and Courses
Academic Programs Committee (APC) Meeting Dates
Process Timeline for 2012

Queries

The Curtin OUA office serves as a first point of contact for students and can answer administrative queries or direct them to the relevant area. In this way queries are filtered for the academic staff.

OUA staff at Curtin can assist students with logging into OASIS. If students experience problems OUA staff can refer them to the relevant helpdesk.

Students and staff can call (+618) 9266 2102 or email OpenCurtin@curtin.edu.au.

Enrolments

Students enrol in Curtin OUA units via the OUA website.

Enrolments in units are processed by OUA, Melbourne. Once the students are enrolled the details are transferred to Curtin. These files are imported into student one by Curtin OUA staff. Curtin OUA staff also process changes of contact details.

Withdrawals

Students are required to submit their withdrawal requests to OUA, Melbourne.

Once OUA have processed these requests they will notify Curtin. Curtin staff will then withdraw the students from Curtin's database. Further information about withdrawals is available on OUA's website.

Student Orientation and Support

At the beginning of each study period all current students receive the Going the Distance booklet [PDF - 2.3MB] which informs them of their Curtin ID number and the various processes involved with studying through Curtin.

OUA students also have access to a range of Study Resources including academic writing guides. Plus, students studying thorough OUA can prepare themselves for study by accessing a range of Preparatory Courses.

Please note: some of these units are free but some may have an associated cost.

OUA Study Periods

Please be aware that Open Universities Australia operates over different study period/session calendars to internal or Distance Education units.

Follow the link to access a printable copy of the OUA Study Calendar for 2012.

Assignments

Assignment submission details are contained within your Unit Outline. When the assignments have been marked, the marks are logged and returned to the students. In this way backup records are maintained.

Mid-Study Period Tests

If a unit has a mid-study period test, the OUA office at Curtin organises this for the students - see the eLearn website for more information.

Final Invigilated Examinations

The final invigilated examinations are handled by OUA in Melbourne. The OUA office at Curtin collects the examination papers from the academics and sends them to Melbourne.

When the papers are returned they are logged onto Student One before being distributed to the schools. OUA in Melbourne have a website which provides detailed information on their examination services.

If your unit is offered through OUA and contains a final exam, please include the following information in your Unit Outline:

Invigilated Exams

OUA Melbourne is managing the final invigilated examinations. Detailed instructions and the Final Examination Timetable is available on the OUA Exam Services website.

Results

After the Board of Examiners, OUA staff at Curtin upload and ratify the results on Student One.

The Centre for eLearning (CeL) will not release examination results before the result publication dates.

Registration of Intent to Complete a Degree through Curtin

OUA students can study units without intending to complete a degree. If they decide to complete a degree through Curtin there is a form that needs to be submitted. Internet Communications students must complete and submit the BA (Internet Communications) registration form. Students enrolled in all other courses are required to complete the Intent to Complete a Degree through Curtin form which they have to submit. The staff at OUA, Curtin handle the administrative aspects of this registration.

Graduation

When students have completed the requirements for a degree they must apply to graduate. Curtin staff liaise with OUA Melbourne to obtain academic transcripts, degree coordinators at the schools and the Graduations Office.

New Courses

Staff who are interested in offering a course through OUA should contact, A/Prof Tina Kulski, OUA Academic Program Coordinator at the Centre for eLearning - by telephone on (+618) 9266 4208 or by email at T.Kulski@curtin.edu.au.

All proposals for new OUA offerings are considered by the OUA Academic Programs Committee (APC). Key dates for APC meetings are outlined below.

More information about the process and documentation required when offering new programs through OUA is available here.