Validation

Tanya OsborneQuality Officer (Validation & Review)

Overview

Developing Ideas

Types of Change

Validating a new programme

Why Do We Have These Processes?

DEVELOPING IDEAS

Timeliness

• Changes made by January

For changes to come into

affect the next academic year

• 2 year development at UG• 18 month development at PG• Schedule marketing time

For new Programmes

Consultation

Students

Employers

Market Research

Design

Benchmarks Competition Resources

PSRBs University Framework

TYPES OF CHANGE

What kinds of approval?

Change of Approval

Changes to existing

programmes

Validation

Entirely new programmes

Existing programmes

where substantial changes are being made

Deletion

End of lifecycle

Plans for students still on

programmes

How do we decide?

Risk-based system

QAP advise teams on most appropriate course of action

Exercise: What level of Approval do I need?

In pairs, discuss what kind of approval you think the following might need:

Change of Module Title

Change of Programme Title

Replacing all core modules

Adding a new core module

Exercise: Answers

How many did you get correct?

Change of Module Title Change of Approval

Change of Programme Title Change of Approval

Replacing all core modules Validation

Adding a new core module Change of Approval

VALIDATING A NEW PROGRAMME

Why make new programmes?

New programme

Keep up-to-date with

current trends

Strategic enhancement of provision

Making most of staff

expertise

Process

Development Approval

Form

School-Level Approval

Approval by University Executive

Committee

Documentation

Rationale

Business Plan and Market Research

Curriculum Documents

Draft student-focused materials

Staff CVs

Reading Lists

Event-based

Impartial Panel

Meet with the team over one

day

Set condition

s

Approval after

conditions met

Then goes to

PSR Cycle

Collaborative

Follows event

structure

Additional steps

For more info

20 January “International Partnerships”

20 January “Partners”

Future Developments

Greater emphasis on business plan and marketing

Streamlining of Change of Approval

Gradual move to Online Validation

WHY DO WE HAVE THESE PROCESSES?

Quality Assurance

QAA Quality Code Compliance

Ensure standards of programmes

Ensure internal compliance met

Strategy

Promote healthy development

Ensure programmes are clear of their USP

Ensure programmes match University Strategy (RtB, Ashoka)

Questions