Written submissions are invited from all interested staff for the review of the Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies within the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Please see the Review Terms of Reference below.

Submissions should be sent to the secretary of the review, Jarryd Daymond (jarryd.daymond@mq.edu.au), by Friday 14 November 2014. All submissions are confidential and will be sighted by the secretary to the review and the review panel itself. No anonymous submissions will be accepted. The review panel may request that the person making the submission appear before the panel if further information is required.

Terms of Reference

1. Governance, Leadership and Management
Review the effectiveness of Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies (AFAS) planning, leadership and management structure, processes and resources in responding to Faculty and University strategic planning directions.

2. Academic Program
Review the appropriateness of the degrees, programs, and units offered by AFAS relative to Faculty and University priorities, employer and professional community demands.

3. Research
Review current research outputs, activity, and capability relative to Faculty and University objectives including opportunities for developing research and knowledge leadership.

4. Research Training
Review the HDR program, including admission standards, methodology and skills training, completion times and drop-out rates, supervision and reporting standards.

5. Staff and Student Profile
Review the alignment of academic, professional, and student profile relative to current and future objectives and plans.

6. Community Engagement
Review the scale, scope, and quality of community/industry engagement, including external/professional contribution to and referencing of, curriculum and research development.

7. Future Directions
Recommend future development opportunities for AFAS in terms of its resources, research, teaching and community/industry engagement activity.