Table 2.

The curriculum framework (University of Sydney, 2016)

Graduate quality	Curriculum framework core components
Depth of disciplinary expertise	• Required major/stream • Structured approach to developing knowledge, skills, and methods of enquiry • Authentic problems and assessment • One or more projects
Critical thinking and problem solving; communication; information and digital literacy, inventiveness	• Structured approach to developing each capability at key points in the curriculum • One or more projects • Interdisciplinary learning experiences that contextualise disciplinary knowledge and skills • Authentic problems and assessment • Collaborative and group-based learning activities and assessments • Short modular Open Learning Environment (OLE) units on foundational concepts and methods in other disciplines
Cultural competence	• Structured opportunity for the development of cultural competence at key points in the curriculum, including for professional practice • Learning activities that take advantage of the cultural diversity within the University community • Collaborative and group-based learning activities and assessments
Interdisciplinary effectiveness	• Interdisciplinary/inter-professional learning experiences in real-world settings • Authentic problems and assessment • OLE units
An integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity	• Structured opportunities for the development of ethical reasoning in every major/stream • Authentic problems and assessment • One or more projects • OLE units
Influence	• OLE units (e.g. teamwork, team leadership, project management, systems thinking) • Team leadership development in group project settings • One or more projects • Interdisciplinary/inter-professional learning experiences in real-world settings