1. Student-centred curriculum design
Process Framework Outputs Audience
The Academic Office is responsible for Course Faculty board, APSC,
standards assurance arrangements with Approval form: ADEC and CASC.
respect to the initial approval and CA1.
revalidation of the University's award- Course Dean and evaluation
bearing programmes of study. Revalidation panel.
Reference Information document.
Click here for further details about the Academic Office Chair of the panel initially,
Academic Office information, documents Programme Approval process. briefing notes full panel and faculty on
and forms including: identifying key the day of the meeting.
o Programme Approval Management issues, as well
and Review Handbook as standards
o Partnership Handbook and regulatory
o Assessment Handbook matters.
o Handbook for members of University Preliminary Evaluation panel and
Evaluation Panels Comments course planning
o Handbook for Members of
Curriculum Design form: CA7. committee before
Evaluation Panels in External New Course Approval evaluation meeting.
Institutions Process Inspection of Evaluation panel and
o Information for students Resources course planning
Other central departments which may Form: CA8. committee before
contribute include: Access and evaluation meeting.
Distributed Learning (Lifelong Learning, Reports on Evaluation panel.
CETL and Viewpoints), Library, resource
Information services, Careers, Planning matters from
and Governance Services, Physical central service
resources, Accommodation, Student Process Support departments.
Marketing etc. Report of Panel, Dean, chair of the
Academic Office supports processes evaluation course or subject
through: panel. planning committee,
o establishment and servicing of Head of Faculty
evaluation panels; Administration and
o scrutiny of documentation; CASC.
o provision of reports; Revised Academic office and chair
o monitoring of the implementation of evaluation of evaluation panel.
conditions of approval. document with
Staff Development and the Centre for brief paper
Higher Education Practice offer provide indicating
support to teams preparing for amendments.
evaluation.
Chair certifies Course planning
Access and Distributed Learning, approval by committee.
Library, Information services, Careers,
signature on the
Planning and Governance Services, title page of final
Physical resources, Accommodation, Document.
Student Marketing etc.
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Dr. Alan Masson Viewpoints Project Access and Distributed Learning
Viewpoints Director University of Ulster
aj.masson@ulster.ac.uk http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk/ Jordanstown Campus