Policies and Good Practice Guides for the Delivery of Programmes

PROGRAMME DELIVERY

Departmental Provision of Information to Students

• Providing information to students in Student Handbooks and other departmental literature)
• Dealing with ethical issues

Departmental support for students

• Policy and guidance on providing personal support for students
• Guidance for departments on the use of associate tutors involved in learning, teaching and assessment
• Placement Learning (PDF format)
• Placement Learning Appendix 3 (downloadable as a Word doc)
• Placement Learning Appendix 4 (downloadable as a Word doc)
• Working with Disabled Students
• Specific requirements for dual degrees
• Guidelines for Trips, Field Classes and Site Visits within the UK or Overseas
• Guidelines for Trips, Field Classes and Site Visits within the UK or Overseas - Appendix 2
• Guidance for the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

Departmental Organisation

• Student Course Representatives in Departments and Faculties (pdf)
• Departmental Structures for dealing with Learning and Teaching Matters
• Quality assurance of service teaching
• The University's Relationships with Professional and Statutory Bodies

PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT

• The Marking and Reporting of Assessed Work for Taught Programmes of Study
• Procedures for the Classification of Degrees
• Procedures for Anonymous Degree Classification
• FAQs for Anonymous Degree Classification
• Anonymous Marking Procedures
• Principles of Assessment and Assessment Criteria
• Guidance on accessible assessment
• The use of unfair means in the assessment process (Plagiarism)
• Managing Departmental Exam Boards
• Providing Feedback to Students
• Internal Moderation of Assessment
• Retention of Material submitted for Assessment
• Penalties Policies on Student Non-Attendance, Non-Participation in Group Work, Late Submission and Special Dispensations
• Monitoring undergraduate module pass rates
• Alternative Examination Arrangements for Candidates with Additional Support Requirements
• Faculty Examination Conventions
• Viva Voce Examinations as a Secondary Form of Assessment
• Web resource for staff on student appeals, complaints, discipline, fitness to practise and progress