LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF EXAMINERS: STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF

Quality Assurance Services

AIMS OF THE SESSION

• Process overview

• Progression and classification

• Understanding Board reports

PART A

Process Overview

Examination Committees andBoard of ExaminersExamination Committee (Module Outcomes) The Board can delegate some of its powers to an Examination Committee. A Committee will consider outcomes at module level, confirm credit and may determine progression at level 4.

Board of Examiners (Progression and Awards) A Board is required for each course and is responsible for all levels. No other body has the power to confer an award or to amend a decision of the Board (except an Appeal Panel).

Key Points to Remember:Examination Committees• Determine standard of module outcomes• Consider the amendment of cohort marks as

appropriate• Record credit • Note cases of Cheating, Plagiarism or Other Unfair

Practice• Progression from L4 to L5• They cannot confirm awards at L4• All external examiners required to attend

Key Points to Remember:Boards of Examiners• Only body with power to determine Progression and

Awards• Receive Faculty Mitigation Panel outcomes• Receive RPL Approval Board decisions• Implement Academic Integrity Board decisions as

appropriate• Confirming entitlement to Contained Awards• Responsible for the publication of Results Online (within

5 Working Days)• One or all external examiner(s) must attend

Secretaries and Pre-BoardsRole of the Secretary• Organise the meeting • Prepare marks sheets • Minute outcomes, enter outcomes into Banner and

release results via Results Online

Importance of Pre-Boards• To identify and resolve any issues before the Board• Secretary to attend with the Chair and Course

Leader

PART B

Progression and

Classification

Progression from L4 & L5

To progress from Level 4 to 5 or Level 5 to 6, students must have:

• Pursued a programme of study of 120C at the level concerned (includes any recognition of prior learning)

• Submitted in all components recorded in Banner• Achieved a minimum of 40% or more in modules equivalent to

100C at the level concerned• Achieved an average of 30% or more in each module studied• Achieved an overall average of 40% or more across the level

Students may be re-assessed in all modules

Requirement Regulations

Credits studied per level (inc. RPL) 120 @ Final Level

Submission in… All Components

Passed Credits Min. (@ 40% or more) 100

Overall Level Average - Across all modules 40% Min.

Min. Fail Mark 30

Re-assessment allowance Re-assessment in all modules

Re-assessment undertaken at... At component level

Award Eligibility @ Final Level (UG)

Award Eligibility @ PG LevelRequirement Regulations

Credits studied per level (inc. RPL) 180 @ MA/MSC120 @ PGDIP60 @ PGCERT (No RPL allowed)

Submission in… All Components

Passed Credits Min. (40% or more) MA/MSC = 160PGDIP = 100PGCERT = 60

Overall Level Average Across All Modules 40% min.

Min. Fail Mark 30PGCERT – Must pass all modules

Re-assessment allowance Re-assessment in all modules

Re-assessment undertaken at… At component level

Re-AssessmentEligible where the student has:

Not submitted in ALL components of a moduleAnd/orAchieved less than 40% OVERALL module score (after 1st sit)

Re-assessed in components ‘NS’ or less than 40% only

Re-assessed COMPONENTS capped at 40% (not module)

Overall module score marked with ‘R’ (e.g. 45R)

NB: if late submission penalties are to be applied to re-assessments, this should occur prior to adding the re-assessment cap

Repeating

- Decided after all re-assessment opportunities are spent- Permitted only once- ‘Fail Withdraw’ – NS

Repeat PART Level(Progression)

Repeat FULL Level(Progression)

Repeating at the Final Level

Passed 50% or more of Credit for Level

Passed less than 50% of Credit for Level

Repeat whatever Failed

Keep Marks for Passed Modules

All previous marks are ‘wiped out’

Keep Marks for Passed Modules

Degree Classification

Group 1 Students (Admit Term of 2011/12 and earlier):• ‘Best 100’• Profile• Weighted average (levels 5 and 6)

Group 2 Students (Admit Term of 2012/13 and later):• ‘Best 100’ only

Classification Methods‘Best 100’ Method:• Average of best 100c at level 5 (weighted at 25%)• Average of best 100c at level 6 (weighted at 75%)

Group 1 Students Only

Profiling:• Weighting is attributed to modules in each classification band (0.25

for level 5 and 0.75 for level 6). A student must score more than half of the total within a classification band to receive it.

Weighted Average:• Average across all modules at level 5 (weighted at 25%)• Average across all modules at level 6 (weighted at 75%)

“Mixed Economy” Students• Some students have undertaken a mixture of 15 and 20 credit point

modules at L5/ 6 following the rolling implementation of UG refocus

EG: PT students continuing on L6 this year

Temp WD FT students who returned this year

Placement students undertaking SW Y4 this year

• Award eligibility requirements for these students are standard

• Classification may require application of “Best 105” model

• Profiling requires the use of different module weightings if there is mixed economy within a level

Board Reports will handle these scenarios

Recognition of Prior Learning

• Do not carry ‘marks’ – just credit

• RPL does not count towards any calculations

• RPL credit is automatically ‘dropped’ in ‘Best 100’ method

PART C

Board of Examiners

Reports

BOE Report Prompts

When do we use 100 or 105 prompt in BOE reports?

105 when…• Levels consist of all 15c modules (or multiples)• Levels consist of a mixture of 15c and 20c modules

100 when…• Levels consist of all 20c modules (or multiples)

BOE Reports Demonstration

Any Further Questions?Points of Contact/Further Information:• Guidance on BOE/Exam Committees:

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/partners/boards-of-examiners.htm

• Awards & Exams (process queries): ExamBoards@leedsbeckett.ac.uk / ext. 24098

• Bob Support (technical queries): BobSupport@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

• Quality Assurance Services (regulatory queries): QAS@leedsbeckett.ac.uk / ext. 27584