1. LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY BOARD OF EXAMINERS: STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF Quality Assurance Services

2. AIMS OF THE SESSION Process overview Progression and classification Understanding Board reports

3. PART A Process Overview

4. Examination Committees and Board of Examiners Examination Committee (Module Outcomes) The Board can delegate some of its powers to an Examination Committee. A Committee will consider outcomes at module level, confirm credit and may determine progression at level 4. Board of Examiners (Progression and Awards) A Board is required for each course and is responsible for all levels. No other body has the power to confer an award or to amend a decision of the Board (except an Appeal Panel).

5. Key Points to Remember: Examination Committees Determine standard of module outcomes Consider the amendment of cohort marks as appropriate Record credit Note cases of Cheating, Plagiarism or Other Unfair Practice Progression from L4 to L5 They cannot confirm awards at L4 All external examiners required to attend

6. Key Points to Remember: Boards of Examiners Only body with power to determine Progression and Awards Receive Faculty Mitigation Panel outcomes Receive RPL Approval Board decisions Implement Academic Integrity Board decisions as appropriate Confirming entitlement to Contained Awards Responsible for the publication of Results Online (within 5 Working Days) One or all external examiner(s) must attend

7. Secretaries and Pre-Boards Role of the Secretary Organise the meeting Prepare marks sheets Minute outcomes, enter outcomes into Banner and release results via Results Online Importance of Pre-Boards To identify and resolve any issues before the Board Secretary to attend with the Chair and Course Leader

8. PART B Progression and Classification

9. Progression from L4 & L5 To progress from Level 4 to 5 or Level 5 to 6, students must have: Pursued a programme of study of 120C at the level concerned (includes any recognition of prior learning) Submitted in all components recorded in Banner Achieved a minimum of 40% or more in modules equivalent to 100C at the level concerned Achieved an average of 30% or more in each module studied Achieved an overall average of 40% or more across the level Students may be re-assessed in all modules

10. RequirementRegulations Credits studied per level (inc. RPL)120 @ Final Level Submission in…All Components Passed Credits Min. (@ 40% or more)100 Overall Level Average - Across all modules40% Min. Min. Fail Mark30 Re-assessment allowanceRe-assessment in all modules Re-assessment undertaken at...At component level Award Eligibility @ Final Level (UG)

11. Award Eligibility @ PG Level RequirementRegulations Credits studied per level (inc. RPL)180 @ MA/MSC 120 @ PGDIP 60 @ PGCERT (No RPL allowed) Submission in…All Components Passed Credits Min. (40% or more)MA/MSC = 160 PGDIP = 100 PGCERT = 60 Overall Level Average Across All Modules40% min. Min. Fail Mark30 PGCERT – Must pass all modules Re-assessment allowanceRe-assessment in all modules Re-assessment undertaken at…At component level

12. Re-Assessment Eligible where the student has: Not submitted in ALL components of a module And/or Achieved less than 40% OVERALL module score (after 1 st sit) Re-assessed in components ‘NS’ or less than 40% only Re-assessed COMPONENTS capped at 40% (not module) Overall module score marked with ‘R’ (e.g. 45R) NB: if late submission penalties are to be applied to re-assessments, this should occur prior to adding the re-assessment cap

13. Repeating - Decided after all re-assessment opportunities are spent - Permitted only once - ‘Fail Withdraw’ – NS Repeat PART Level (Progression) Repeat FULL Level (Progression) Repeating at the Final Level Passed 50% or more of Credit for Level Passed less than 50% of Credit for Level Repeat whatever Failed Keep Marks for Passed Modules All previous marks are ‘wiped out’ Keep Marks for Passed Modules

14. Degree Classification Group 1 Students (Admit Term of 2011/12 and earlier): ‘Best 100’ Profile Weighted average (levels 5 and 6) Group 2 Students (Admit Term of 2012/13 and later): ‘Best 100’ only

15. Classification Methods ‘Best 100’ Method: Average of best 100c at level 5 (weighted at 25%) Average of best 100c at level 6 (weighted at 75%) Group 1 Students Only Profiling: Weighting is attributed to modules in each classification band (0.25 for level 5 and 0.75 for level 6). A student must score more than half of the total within a classification band to receive it. Weighted Average: Average across all modules at level 5 (weighted at 25%) Average across all modules at level 6 (weighted at 75%)

16. “Mixed Economy” Students Some students have undertaken a mixture of 15 and 20 credit point modules at L5/ 6 following the rolling implementation of UG refocus EG: PT students continuing on L6 this year Temp WD FT students who returned this year Placement students undertaking SW Y4 this year Award eligibility requirements for these students are standard Classification may require application of “Best 105” model Profiling requires the use of different module weightings if there is mixed economy within a level Board Reports will handle these scenarios

17. Recognition of Prior Learning Do not carry ‘marks’ – just credit RPL does not count towards any calculations RPL credit is automatically ‘dropped’ in ‘Best 100’ method

18. PART C Board of Examiners Reports

19. BOE Report Prompts When do we use 100 or 105 prompt in BOE reports? 105 when… Levels consist of all 15c modules (or multiples) Levels consist of a mixture of 15c and 20c modules 100 when… Levels consist of all 20c modules (or multiples)

20. BOE Reports Demonstration

21. Any Further Questions? Points of Contact/Further Information: Guidance on BOE/Exam Committees: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/partners/boards-of- examiners.htm Awards & Exams (process queries): ExamBoards@leedsbeckett.ac.uk / ext. 24098 Bob Support (technical queries): BobSupport@leedsbeckett.ac.uk Quality Assurance Services (regulatory queries): QAS@leedsbeckett.ac.uk / ext. 27584