| Offshore Programs Pebble Hills University Offshore Activities Approvals Process
This policy applies only to award courses, but includes award courses offered to offshore students by any means of delivery (e.g. face-to-face, on-line, distance).
Objective:
1. ensure that the quality of the student learning experience and the value of the award is the same when offered offshore as it would be onshore
2. ensure that the course is viable in a resource sense
3. ensure the offshore programs return a surplus to the University
4. ensure that there is a proper consideration of the risks involved in offering courses offshore
Key questions, which must be considered in establishing an offshore award program, include:
1. Is the program likely to attract sufficient students for viability?
2. Is the proposed mode of operation legal in the country in question?
3. How does the proposed program relate to other programs and relationships in the country?
4. How will the program need to be altered in content or delivery strategy for the country in question?
5. How will quality be maintained and assured?
6. Will there be sufficient return to the University to justify the program - either immediately or in a reasonable time frame?
7. Will the proposed new program or mode of delivery either:
Attract students from an existing provision?
Confuse the market because of similarity to existing offerings?
Set a markedly different price point for the offering?
Steps:
1. Please fill in and sign the Proposed Partnership Questionnaire, but add extra notes and supporting documents as required.
2. Sign the Declaration of Guidelines for International Partners.
3. Develop the proposal with a view to gaining approval, the proposal should include:
i. The University Faculty taking the responsibility for the award
ii. Name and Address of the partner
iii. Liaison Person
iv. Program Title and Number
v. Abbreviated Title
vi. Proposed Year and Semester of Introduction
vii. Length of Program
viii. Study Mode
ix. Criteria for Admission to the Program
x. Arrangements for Entry into the Program with Advanced Standing, Exemption and Recognition of prior learning
xi. Articulation of students/graduates into other programs
xii. How the Offshore Program Differs from Comparable and Potentially Competing programs
xiii. Professional Recognition of the Program with Special Reference to the Offshore Graduates
xiv. Program Validation: The measuring device to be used to validate how the planned student learning outcomes will be met 3 to 5 years after program implementation. Is this similar to that for the local program, if not explain the differences.
xv. Academic Aims and Objectives and Graduate Attributes
xvi. Explain the budget assumptions upon which the resource statements are based (eg number of students, number of subjects, number of classes and teaching hours per subject). An academic calendar should be attached showing semester dates, intake
dates and assessment periods for the first year of operation.
xvii. Market analysis confirming demand for the course
xviii. General Background of the partner, and ability to meet their service obligations
xix. Give details of partner's staff to be involved in the offshore program.
xx. Teaching and learning resources and support to be provided by partner
xxi. Other costs borne by partner
xxii. Develop a draft to Annexure be added to the standard agreement.
4. Waiting for the Approval of the Vice President (International Development)
Resources Contributed By PHU:
i. PHU Staff may be involved in the offshore program by moderation of assignments
ii. Virtual Campus support if necessary
iii. Internet Promotion in PHU official website
iv. Full consultation service provided by our Vice President (International Development)
Students' Enrollment
It is PHU policy that all students studying a PHU award program must be enrolled on the PHU student administration database. Ensuring students are enrolled will also provide an accurate and justifiable source of data which can be utilized when invoicing partners
Invoicing
In all cases PHU will invoice the offshore partner and not the individual student. All off-shore programs will have an off-shore partner involved. Off-shore partners must be invoiced in US Dollars unless another arrangement has been approved in the contractual arrangements.
The Legal relationship with an offshore partner is defined in the Standard legal form for agreements. Click here to download sample form.
You should not change any of the wordings of either the agreement or the schedules.
You should provide details for the Legal Agreement including:
• Legal name and address of partner
• Location of delivery - usually country or province
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