Learning And Teaching Principles

ICMS’s educational philosophy is founded on principles that ensure excellence in learning and teaching practices. These principles are embedded across all courses and subjects.

Our Learning and Teaching Principles are:

Industry-focused

Our courses are created with backward curriculum design, ensuring alignment with real-world graduate employment expectations. With 90% of our academic faculty actively working in the industry, students benefit from expert teaching, hands-on mentorship, and industry insights. This unique blend of academic excellence and practical knowledge sets ICMS apart. 

Our courses help students develop the contemporary knowledge and skills they need for professional readiness and success.

• Innovation for success is ensured through relationships with industry and scholarship activities.
• All subjects have a combination of industry-focused and current content.
• Modern methods of learning and teaching develop essential graduate skills such as digital literacy.
• Each student has a portfolio to gather evidence of learning and reflection, starting from day one.

Global

ICMS courses incorporate international perspectives and promote intercultural understanding.

• Intercultural experiences start on day one during Orientation Week (O-Week), acknowledging, valuing and celebrating the diversity of students and their experiences.
• Selected subjects have activities that build intercultural competence, ethical awareness, and the understanding of sustainability.
• Graduate capabilities, such as leadership and communication skills, are honed and documented throughout courses.

Connected

Our courses foster links between students, staff, our industry partners and the wider community. At ICMS, we’re big enough to connect you, and small enough to connect with you.

• Learning activities are intentionally designed to encourage interaction, with at least 30% of every class dedicated to collaborative engagement.
• Connections between discipline knowledge and professional skills are made explicit in every lesson.
• Classroom layouts use table clusters to support peer collaboration and active learning.

Empowering

Clarity and transparency mean that everyone knows and understands what success looks like.

• Every student’s learning journey is guided by our ‘Professional Mentor’ approach.
• Excellence for students and staff is acknowledged through scholarships and awards.
• Policies and procedures are clear, accessible and transparent.
• All assessment tasks have clear instructions, standards-based grading rubrics, templates and models.
• Students are encouraged to reach out to lecturers for support with their learning and assessments.