(1) These Guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Curriculum Design and Approvals Policy and associated procedures. (2) The University Graduate Attributes describe the skills, capabilities, and qualities that students develop at Western Sydney University and are built on the values and principles of the University's Sustaining Success Strategic Plan 2021-2026. (3) The University supports the development of the Graduate Attributes through the underlying philosophy of all (4) The University's curriculum, including flexible (5) The University is committed to ensuring that students develop self-efficacy in learning and graduate with the capacity to participate actively and responsibly in a diverse and changing world. (6) The Graduate Attributes are life-long aspirational qualities, underpinning transdisciplinary hybrid capabilities that enable Western students to shape their success, create knowledge and engage in social innovation and advocacy for the future of work and society. (7) The six University Graduate Attributes are: (8) The University Graduate Attributes underpin curriculum development and the design of learning and teaching activities and assessment. (9) The University Graduate Attributes provide a framework that is embedded into all (10) (11) The University's regular (12) The ways in which the Graduate Attributes link to the development of graduates through curriculum, is outlined in Table 1 and additional resources are available here.Curriculum Design and Approvals Procedures - Graduate Attributes
Purpose and Context
Graduate Attributes
Embedding and Assuring Graduate Attributes in Curriculum
Applying Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attribute (GA)
Links to the development of graduates who are:
[The below is suggestive and not exhaustive}
Enacts the principles of intellectual enquiry.
Applies knowledge and skills to curate and communicate ideas truthfully, with purpose and impact.
Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning.
Future Thinkers
Actively collaborates in partnership, with respect and reciprocity.
Global Citizens
Acts ethically and responsibly with and for Indigenous Australian peoples and communities.
Contributes to a sustainable, diverse, and socially-just world.
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A Western Sydney University graduate:
Table 1. Graduate Attributes (GA) and the development of graduates:
Through curriculum that supports and enables students in:
Future Thinkers
Innovative Entrepreneurs
Global Citizens
Innovative EntrepreneursGlobal Citizens
Sustainability Advocates
Global Citizens
Sustainability Advocates