1. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange Changes to the Taught Assessment Regulations Academic Services Ailsa Taylor April 2013 Ailsa.Taylor@ed.ac.uk

2. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange Why the regulations are important Smooth running of assessment process and Boards of Examiners (BoE) meetings – collective decisions Important part of quality assurance, standards and enhancement Reducing successful appeals Improving the student experience - consistency Assessment Regulations

3. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange Sources of advice - documents Assessment regulations www.ed.ac.uk/schools- departments/academicservices/staff/assessment/assessment-regulations Exam hall regulations Guidance for Boards of Examiners Special circumstances guidance External Examiners Code QAA Quality Code for Higher Education Assessment Regulations

4. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange Sources of advice - people Colleagues Convener and Secretary to BoE, Regulations Expert College Offices Academic Services Curriculum and Student Progression Committee – chaired by Ian Pirie Assessment Regulations

5. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange What is in the Taught Assessment Regulations - 1 Roles and Responsibilities –Board of Examiners –Examiners, including External Examiners and Convener of the Board Conduct of Assessment –Assessment requirements –Deadlines – students responsibilities –Reasonable adjustments Marking of Assessment –Influence of examiners –Common Marking Schemes Assessment Regulations

6. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange What is in the Taught Assessment Regulations (2) Operation of Boards of Examiners –Quorum –Attendance –External Examiner participation Assessment Decisions –Progression –Awards –Minuting decisions –Appeal Interpretation Assessment Regulations

7. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange What is new in 2012-13 Some key changes Scope – expanded to further clarify that they apply to UG and PGT assessment for courses assessed in the current academic year References to Directors of Studies removed and replaced with Personal Tutor Regulation 17 Oral assessment Regulation 50 Postgraduate degree, diploma and certificate award Assessment Regulations

8. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange What is new in 2012 -13 (2) Regulation 51 Submission of postgraduate dissertations Regulation 56 Status of decisions Regulation 57 Failure to complete assessment of a degree programme adequately http://www.docs.sasg.ed.ac.uk/AcademicServices/Regulations/KeyChanges.pdf

9. Excellence - Education; Research; Knowledge Exchange Plans for the Future Should be enabling Change over time Have just been reviewed by a working group of CSPC in April 2013 for 13/14, alongside DRPS They are never going to be perfect. But please keep suggesting changes! Assessment Regulations