ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Who are we?

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Who are we? Admin staff Geoff Barker-Read Mike Byde Lorraine Cross Catherine Dickson Jenny Lyon Laura Martin Christina Robinson Kate Swan Louise Ward Clerical staff Eileen Foster Christine Golden Pat McKay Liam Pollock Droog Robinson

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What do we do? Mission: As part of LTS, to work in partnership with faculties, schools and other central services to secure the University’s reputation for excellence in learning & teaching.

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What do we do? AQST roles and activities: Support the development of policy and procedures in line with the implementation of the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy Maintain effective and efficient quality assurance arrangements at all levels

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What do we do? Identify opportunities for the enhancement of learning and teaching and the student academic experience through effective and efficient review processes, including the use of appropriate management information Support staff at all levels on learning and teaching issues

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Compliance with the regulatory framework: Internal Curricular Ordinances Curricular Regulations The Rules for Award Examinations procedures External The Academic Infrastructure Bologna

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM The QA procedures: Programme and module approval Curricular review (module, programme) Annual Health Check Student Academic Experience Review External examiners Responding to student feedback

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Support for the L & T Committee system LTB Faculty LTC School LTC Admissions and WP Study Abroad Enterprise etc

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM FacultyPro Dean for L&TAdmin AQST Contact Clerk Learning & Teaching BoardProfessor V JonesChris Warrington LTS Office ArtsProfessor P CookeJenny Lyon / Kate Swan Droog Robinson Biological SciencesProfessor R KillingtonCatherine Dickson / Louise Ward Droog Robinson BusinessProfessor J HillardLorraine Cross Eileen Foster EnvironmentDr M PurvisLaura Martin Liam Pollock EngineeringProfessor S BiggsCatherine Dickson Pat McKay ESSLMrs N Martin ClementGeoff Barker-Read Liam Pollock Maths and Physical SciencesDr K TapleyLaura Martin / Mike Byde Pat McKay Medicine and HealthDr M WatermanJenny Lyon Christine Golden PVACDr S BainesChristina Robinson Pat McKay

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Collaborative provision Accredited Colleges Affiliated Institutions Faculty-level collaborations

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Involvement with strategic projects curriculum Blended learning Cross-disciplinary portfolio UMPC Equality and diversity MANTLE Retention

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM Academic Quality & Standards Team website

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What’s new for 2008? 1.Regulatory matters –introduction of MEnv, BA – clarification of credit requirements for PGCE and Integrated Masters – changes to General Regulations (Academic Dress, and effect of age discrimination legistaltion) – policy statement on students with criminal records

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What’s new for 2008? 2.External examiners’ procedures –requirement that all level 1 modules included in postgraduate programmes must be subject to oversight by a suitably qualified external examiner.

ACADEMIC QUALITY & STANDARDS TEAM What’s new for 2008? 2.External examiners’ procedures –The external examiner should endorse any August papers, either at the same time as approving the assessment for the main examinations or as a separate exercise where papers are only set as required; –The external examiner should endorse the marks following August examinations, this might be done either through confirming the marks following remote consideration or attendance at the Examination Board in late August/September.