Departmental Quality Audit

Departmental Quality Audit 2007/08 NB Issues arising from QA questions have been defined as Policy (P), Good Practice (GP), or for Information (I) ADMISSIONS YES NO 1. Is there a departmental policy statement on admissions? P 2. Is this policy monitored within the Department? P STUDENT ASSESSMENT 3. Are the methods of assessment clearly reported to students? P 4. Is there a variety in the methods of assessment? GP 5. Are the methods of assessment in tune with the aims and learning outcomes of each module? P 6. Are deadlines for the submission of coursework for all modules clearly indicated to students? P 7. Are the deadlines co-ordinated to avoid ‘deadline overload’? GP 8. Does the Department have a clear statement on plagiarism? P 9. Are the penalties for late submission of coursework clearly indicated to students? P 10. Are the penalties for late submission consistent with Faculty policy? P 11. Are the penalties consistently applied? P 12. Is there a formal system for logging in the receipt of student coursework? GP 13. Is there a clear system for granting extensions to deadlines for coursework? P 14. Do the methods of assessment take account of transferable skills? GP 15. Has the department established marking standards in consultation with the external P examiner(s)? 16. Does the department make explicit to staff and students its assessment criteria? P 17. Does the department have procedures in place to ...