Academic & Student Affairs

Academic Committee Structure

• Appendix 1: Committee Reporting Structure
• Appendix 2: Core Academic Committee Schedule 2012-13

Quality Assurance and Enhancement: National and International

Developing New Programmes and Modules/Withdrawing Programmes and Modules

• Developing New Programmes • Withdrawal of Programmes and Modules •
• Introducing New Modules and Revising Existing Modules •

• Appendix 3: Approval of New Programmes Diagram
• Appendix 4: New Programme Approval Pro-forma
• Appendix 5: Format for PEM Report
• Appendix 6: Withdrawal of Programmes Pro-forma
• Appendix 7: Summary Report Form (new modules)
• Appendix 8: Summary Report Form (major changes to modules)

Academic Quality Assurance Framework

• Educational Enhancement Process • Module Review • Annual Programme Review •

• Appendix 9: Module Review Report Template
• Appendix 10(a): Annual Programme Review Template
• Appendix 10(b): Annual Programme Review - School Overview Template  
• Appendix 11: Changes to Programme Regulations

Assessment  

• External Examiners • Boards of Examiners • Study Regulations • Exceptional Circumstances •
• Academic Offences •

• Appendix 12: Nomination Form for External Examiners
• Appendix 13: Undergraduate External Examiner Report Form
• Appendix 14: Postgraduate External Examiner Report Form
• Appendix 15: Guidelines and Application for Late Submission of Coursework
• Appendix 16: Conceptual Equivalents Scales/Descriptors Guidance Notes
• Appendix 17: Clerical Check for Assessment Decision              

Student Progress and Appeals

• Appendix 18: Code of Practice for Advisers of Study
• Appendix 19: Guidelines for School Exceptional Circumstances Committees
• Appendix 20: Guidelines for Appeal to Central Student Appeals Committee
• Appendix 20(a): CSAC Appeal Form  

Student Complaints Procedures

• Appendix 21: Guidelines for Investigators of Student Complaints
• Appendix 22: Student Complaints Form

Student Discipline

Approval of Scholarships, Studentships, Prizes and Awards

• Appendix 23: University Policy for Acceptance/Refusal of Gifts , Endowments and Legacies

Honorary Titles

• Professor Emeritus • Honorary Professor • Honorary Senior Lecturer • Honorary Lecturer •
• Visiting Research Titles •

• Appendix 24: Criteria for Conferment of Honorary Titles  
• Appendix 25: Nomination Form for Honorary Titles
• Appendix 26: Nomination Form for Visiting Research Titles  

CATS/APL

• Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme • Accreditation of Prior Learning •

• Appendix 27: University Framework and Guidelines
• Appendix 28: Student Guidelines

Student Feedback

• Student Evaluation of Teaching • Staff Student Consultative Committees • Academic Board •
• Postgraduate Forum •

• Appendix 29: Teaching Evaluation Questionnaire: Core Questions
• Appendix 30: Sample Questionnaires

Collaborative Provision

• Approval Procedures • Procedures for Monitoring and Review •
• Guidelines and Criteria for Recognised Teachers •

• Appendix 31: Development of Foundation Degrees
• Appendix 32: Risk Assessment Tool
• Appendix 33: Protocol for Arranging Educational Collaborative Provision  with Institutions Outside the United Kingdom
• Appendix 34: QAA Quality Code: Section B10
• Appendix 35: Guidelines for Validation /Review Panels for Collaborative Programmes
• Appendix 36: Draft Agenda for Validation Panel
• Appendix 37: Memorandum of Agreement
• Appendix 38: Guidelines for University Co-ordinators
• Appendix 39: Application for Teaching Recognition

Institutional Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes

Some of the documents on the Institutional Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes page are subject to review during 2012-13. Please contact Academic Affairs if you have any queries.