Once a course has been approved, a course committee is established and a Course Director is appointed. The Course Director works with the committee and Module Co-ordinators to manage the course effectively. Support for the course management process is provided by several departments and includes staff development and training, quality reviews, curriculum design guidance, and advisory services. Outputs include documentation, seminars, recognition programs to support academic staff.

1. Process Framework
Once a course has been approved, a
course committee is formally established
and a Course Director is appointed. The
Course Director works with the course
committee and those designated as
Module Co-ordinators to encourage the
effective management of the course.
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Course and Subject Management process. Outputs Audience
Reference Information Staff handbooks and Academic staff,
• Academic Office information, documents staff training. course directors and
and forms including: external examiners.
o Programme Approval Management Seminar and Academic staff.
and Review Handbook discussion fora
o Partnership Handbook programme,
o Assessment Handbook
Curriculum Design comprising invited
o External Examiners’ Handbook Course & Subject speakers both
• Quality Management and Audit Unit Management Process external and internal
information to the University.
• Staff Development Unit information CETL Reward and Academic staff.
• Centre for Higher Education Practice Recognition scheme.
information Peer observation Academic staff.
• Access and Distributed Learning schemes.
(Lifelong Learning, CETL and National Teaching Academic staff.
Viewpoints) Fellowship scheme.
Process Support University Handbook, Academic staff and
charters, course students.
• Academic Office has an advisory and handbook and
developmental role in relation to all module handouts.
aspects of academic policy, procedures Work experience Academic staff and
and regulations for taught award-bearing guidance (academic students.
provision. staff, students and
• Quality Management and Audit unit
employers).
has responsibility for:
Library Supporting Academic staff and
o Reviewing the quality of taught
Teaching and students.
provision by external agencies;
Research.
o Internal subject and collaborative
Course Approval Faculty, Faculty
provision annual monitoring;
form: CA3. Teaching and
o Internal themed/process audit;
Learning
o Module monitoring;
Committee,
o Institutional audit;
Academic Office,
o Academic Governance (including
CASC, Physical
servicing of Senate);
Resources,
o Student feedback surveys;
Information
Staff/Student Consultative
Services, the
Committees, Student Charters and
Module Office and
student complaints etc.
Student Marketing.
• Staff Development Unit is responsible
for supporting all staff and provides: Course committee Heads of school and
o Academic Induction, pedagogic minutes. academic staff.
workshops, stand-alone modules Staff/Student Course directors,
which contribute towards a Consultative course committees
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Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Committee. and students.
Education Practice qualification,
course director training and external
examiner training etc.
• Centre for Higher Education Practice
is responsible for implementing aspects
of the Teaching and Learning Strategy
(2008/09-2012/13) in collaboration with
existing departments. It seeks to
provide opportunities for enhanced
pedagogic practice.
• Other central departments which may
contribute include: Access and
Distributed Learning, Library, Career
Development Centre, Student Support
etc.