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University of Gloucestershire QAA Higher Education Review University of Gloucestershire QAA Higher Education Review: Self Evaluation Document February 2015 1 The University of Gloucestershire Self Evaluation Document (SED) addresses the Quality Assurance Agency’s requirements for Higher Education Review, and comprises seven sections: 1. A brief description of the Institution 2. The University’s track record in the management of academic standards and quality 3. Setting and maintenance of academic standards 4. Assuring and enhancing academic quality of student learning opportunities 5. Information about higher education provision 6. Enhancement of student learning opportunities and experiences 7. An exploration of the theme of student employability The sections make direct reference to the University’s alignment with the Expectations of the Quality Code (QAA 2013) and offer an explanation and evaluation of the University’s approach to meeting all Expectations with supporting evidence. 2 Glossary AB Academic Board ABE Award Boards of Examiners ADQS Associate Dean of Quality and Standards ADU Academic Development Unit ALT Academic Link Tutor AMR Annual Monitoring Report AOBE Assessment Offences Board of Examiners APC Academic Portfolio Committee APL Accreditation of Prior Learning AQPH Academic Quality and Partnerships Handbook AQPO Academic Quality and Partnerships Office (formerly QST) ARC Academic Regulations Committee ART Academic Review Tutor (now Personal Tutor) ARTP Academic Regulations for Taught Provision ARRDP Academic Regulations for Research Degree Provision AS Faculty of Applied Sciences ASDF Academic Staff Development Framework ASQC Academic Standards and Quality Committee ASP Assessment Scrutiny Process AU Audit Committee AUA Association of University Administrators BEPS Faculty of Business, Education and Professional Studies BIS Business, Innovation and Skills BoE Board of Examiners BoS Board of Studies BS Business School BuSIC Business School International Centre C University Council Committee CATS Credit Accumulation and Transfer System CBI Confederation of British Industries CCRI Countryside and Community Research Institute CDP Collaborative Delivery Plan CeAL Centre for Active Learning CEE Chief External Examiner CETL Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning CFR Curriculum Framework Review CILIP Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals CIM Continuous Improvement Monitoring CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CL Course Leader CLG Campus Life Group CPC Collaborative Provision Committee CPO Collaborative Provision Office (now AQPO) CR Course Representative CRM Customer Relationship Management 3 CVU Council of Validating Universities DCP Director of Collaborative Partnerships DLHE Destination of Leavers from Higher Education DQS Dean of Quality and Standards EE External Examiner EGGS Employable Gloucestershire Graduate Scheme EMA Electronic Management of Assessment EPM External Panel Member ESY Enhanced Student Year EAUC Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges FAM Faculty Administration Manager FASQC Faculty Academic Standards and Quality Committee FLTC Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee FRC Faculty Research Committee FRDC Faculty Research Degrees Committee FREP Faculty Research Ethics Panel FHEQ Framework for Higher Education Qualifications FHQS Faculty Head of Quality and Standards FT Full-time FTE Full-time Equivalent GITEP Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Education Partnership GSS Gloucestershire Student Survey HEA Higher Education Academy HEAR Higher Education Achievement Report HEDIIP Higher Education Data and Information Improvement Programme HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England HER Higher Education Review HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency HoS Head of School HTS Highly Trusted Status IAV Institutional Approval Visit ICT Information Communications Technology IDeC International Development Centre IELTS International English Language Testing System ILPP International Learning Partnerships Programme IQA Internal Quality Audit IRIS International Research Institute in Sustainability ISB International Student Barometer JAPR Joint Annual Progress Report KIS Key Information Sets KIT Keep in Touch meetings (of the SULG) KPI Key Performance Indicators KTP Knowledge Transfer Partnership LEP Local Enterprise Partnership LFSF Learning for Sustainable Futures LIS Library and Information Services LOD Location of Delivery Visit 4 LTC Learning and Teaching Committee MAT Faculty of Media, Arts and Technology MBE Module Boards of Examiners MCRP Mitigating Circumstances Review Panel NICATS Northern Ireland Credit Accumulation and Transfer System NSS National Student Survey NTF National Teaching Fellowship NTFS National Teaching Fellowship Scheme NUS National Union of Students OIA Office of Independent Adjudicators OPAC Online Public Access Catalogue PAC Planning Approval Form (Collaborative) PAD Partnership Audit Document PAF Programme Approval Form PC Partnership Coordinator PCAP Programme Change Approval Panel PDG Professional Development Group PGCAP Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice PGCHE Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education PGR Postgraduate Research PGT Postgraduate Taught PRES Postgraduate Research Experience Survey PRR Periodic Review and Revalidation PSRB Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body PT Part-time PTES Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey QC QAA Quality Code QST Quality and Standards Team (Now AQPO) RAC Recruitment and Admissions Committee RAE Research Assessment Exercise RAPP Reflection on Academic and Professional Practice R&DC SU Representation and Democracy Coordinator RCHE Review of College Higher Education RD1 Research Degree Registration Form RDF Researcher Development Framework REO Review for Educational Oversight RESC Research Ethics Sub-Committee RPP Review of Professional Practice SEDA Staff and Educational Development Association SEG Strategic Enhancement Group SGL Subject Group Leader SITS Student Management System SLC Student Life Committee SNC Student Number Control SPA Supporting Professionalism in Admissions SR School Representative SRD Staff Review and Development 5 SSKSG Student Survey and Key Information Sets Group SU Students' Union SU CEO Students' Union Chief Executive Officer SU EO Students’ Union Education Officer SULG Students’ Union Liaison Group TNAF Training Needs Analysis Form UEC University Executive Committee UGT Undergraduate Taught UKCISA UK Council for International Student Affairs UKPSF UK Professional Standards Framework UKVI UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office) UMG University Management Group URC University Research Committee URDC University Research Degrees Committee UTF University Teaching Fellowship UUK Universities UK WIS Wider Information Set 6 Contents Section Heading Page Glossary of terms 3 1 A brief description of the Institution 8 2 The University’s track record in the management of 18 academic standards and quality 3 Setting and maintaining of academic standards 23 UK and European reference points for academic standards 25 Academic governance arrangements and Degree Awarding 27 bodies’ academic frameworks and regulations Definitive records of individual programmes and qualifications 27 Design and approval of modules, programmes and qualifications 28 Assessment of learning outcomes 29 Monitoring and review of alignment with UK threshold academic 30 standards and degree awarding bodies’ own standards Externality 30 4 Assuring and enhancing academic quality of student 33 learning opportunities Programme design and approval 33 Recruitment, selection and admission to higher education 38 Learning and teaching 42 Enabling student development and achievement 48 Student Engagement 54 Assessment of students and recognition of prior learning 65 External Examiners 71 Programme monitoring and review 76 Appeals and complaints 83 Managing provision through others 86 Research degrees 98 5 Information about higher education provision 109 6 Enhancement of student learning opportunities and 117 experiences 7 An exploration of the theme of student employability 124 7 Section 1: Brief description of the Institution Background 1. The University of Gloucestershire received its designation as a University from the Privy Council in 2001. But its origins can be traced back to the early 19th century, to the foundation of the Cheltenham Training College in 1847 and the formation of Mechanics’ Institutes in Gloucester and Cheltenham. The merger between the College of St Paul and St Mary and parts of the Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology in 1990 created the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. The Institution received taught degree awarding powers in 1992 and research degree awarding powers in 1998, prior to becoming a University in 2001. 2. Following a review of governance in 2010/11, some significant changes were made to the University’s governance structure. Prior to that date, the Council’s membership was comprised of members nominated by the University’s Church Foundation, members nominated by the Local Authority, and some independent members. The new Articles of Association provided for 14 directly appointed external members and 4 internal members. Those Articles continue to reflect the Christian faith foundation of the Cheltenham Training College, in that they require the University’s curriculum to include Christian Theology and full-time teacher education. The University’s legal form is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Size and Organisation of the University 3. The University
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