Identify and analyze key factors affecting universities in Australia and provide recommendations for the leaders of the sector.

You have been hired by the Vice-Chancellor to write a report about the current issues facing tertiary sector and to provide some recommendations for the future strategy and current threats.

1. Provide an environmental analysis of the tertiary education sector in Australia.

• Critical analysis based on industry reports and scholarly literature

2. Identify 3-5 main issues that the university leaders are facing

• Identify and explain management principles, theories and practices relevant to the topic.

3.Outline recommendations for how to mange these challenges

4. Reflection on what you have learnt and what you think about the current business model of the global tertiary education sector.

Critical analysis involves applying rational and logical thinking to the material you are analysing, reading and writing. In short, critical thinking is the skill to assess information and propositions offered as 'true' and to form judgments based on facts. Ask yourself, does this seem correct, legitimate, biased, not quite telling the 'whole' story? That is critical analysis.