Progression of Graduate Qualities across a program
Example: Office Supply Management undergraduate program
Graduate
Quality
GQ1
GQ2
GQ3
GQ4
1st level
Building skills
Able to recognise and name the
theoretical principles of
management and key formulae
of inventory supply management
and to identify the reasons for
their use.
2nd level
Applying skills
Able to demonstrate choice and
application of correct principles
in solving management
problems.
3rd level
Using skills professionally
Able to analyse and critically
evaluate professional office supply
situations, generate responses and
predict outcomes of those
responses.
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Able to recognise key journals
and professional bodies within
the Office Supply Management
field and judge their relative
significance to the field.
Able to critically interpret
Able to utilise ideas from
journal findings and key research professional bodies and journals
frameworks.
and apply them to professional
practice situations.
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Able to recognise key indicators
of typical professional problems
such as inventory over-supply.
Able to identify solutions.
Able to identify and generate
new creative solutions to
problem scenarios and apply
them.
Able to appraise, contrast and
compare different responses to
problem scenarios and judge their
relative effectiveness.
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Approach problems of Office Supply
Management with a flexible and
informed approach. Be able to quickly
assess and offer solutions to a variety of
issues.
Have experience working
individually and in groups to
produce assignments.
Able to produce high quality
assignments within group
environments utilising principles
of staff management.
Able to lead and manage groups of
students and to reflect on the
principles guiding this activity.
Manage a diverse range of staff and
staffing problems. Will have experience
in leading and managing work groups.
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Program Graduate
A graduate of this program will be able to:
Apply a comprehensive body of
knowledge regarding office supply
management procedures within a variety
of situations.
Adapt their practice to shifting trends in
the global Office Supply Management
field by being able to critically appraise
new findings and directions in the field.
GQ5
GQ6
GQ7
Able to identify key
environmental and ethical
concerns of the Office Supply
industry. Able to produce ethical
academic activity.
Able to analyse the effectiveness
of environmental and ethical
responses to global concerns of
Office Supply Management.
Able to propose solutions and
models of practice which support
ethical activity.
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Able to write essays and reports
and to deliver oral presentations.
Have a basic understanding of
Office Supply Management
software systems.
Able to identify and utilise
appropriate formats for
communication. Able to utilise
necessary software packages to
support management activities.
Able to communicate in academic
and business formats. Able to
produce press release documents
and promotional material.
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Able to identify and apply
different international
approaches and theories in the
field of Office Supply
Management.
Able to compare and contrast
different approaches and to
identify the strengths and
weaknesses of each in given
contexts.
Able to evaluate and predict the
effectiveness of management
strategies within the context of
transnational business practice and
to synthesise or generate
appropriate responses.
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Reflect critically on existing industry
practice and able to engage in socially
and environmentally sustainable
management practices.
Communicate effectively with peers,
staff, customers, government bodies and
the general public in order to support
good business management. Able to
select and use appropriate
communication tools within all aspects
of the industry practice.
Apply a variety of approaches to office
supply management relevant to national
or cultural contexts. Will be able to
work and communicate with a diverse
community.