2.4 Previous recommendations if appropriate, please comment on the extent to which the School has addressed any recommendations that may have arisen from the external previous years’ report. examiners’ All previous recommendations raised in this section that you consider to be unresolved will receive a detailed response in Section B of the Response Form. 2.5 with your level of involvement as external examiner in the Overall satisfaction University’s processes for determining the award of its degrees. 3. Academic Standards 3.1 Are the standards set appropriate for the awards, or award elements? Awards - (With reference to published QAA national subject benchmark statements, the Yes No national framework for HE qualifications and institutional programme specification/s) 3.2 Student achievement - Are the standards of student performance in programmes or parts of programmes examined comparable with the standards of similar Yes No programmes or parts of programmes in other UK higher education institutions with which you are familiar? 3.3 Intended Learning Outcomes - From your knowledge of the unit/s, programme/s and their assessment/s, was there evidence of student attainment of the intended Yes No learning outcomes? Please comment on the academic standards of the programme(s)/unit(s), including the reason for any to the questions above. ‘no’ responses 4. Curriculum Design and Delivery 4.1 Please comment on curriculum design in terms of: suitability of programme and unit aims and learning outcomes and the extent to which these were achieved coherence and currency of programme structure and programme and unit content the extent to which there is appropriate progression within the programme from entry to graduation any proposed changes to the programme during the year and your opinion on any consultation 4.2 Please comment on curriculum delivery in terms of: the curriculum, teaching or resourcing of the programme as indicated by the performance of the students in the assessment the range and suitability of teaching and learning methods experienced by students staff expertise
2.4 Previous recommendations if appropriate, please comment on the extent to which the School has addressed any recommendations that may have arisen from the previous years’ external examiners’ report. All previous recommendations raised in this section that you consider to be unresolved will receive a detailed response in Section B of the Response Form. 2.5 Overall satisfaction with your level of involvement as external examiner in the University’s processes for determining the award of its degrees. 3. Academic Standards 3.1 Awards - Are the standards set appropriate for the awards, or award elements? (With reference to published QAA national subject benchmark statements, the national framework for HE qualifications and institutional programme specification/s) Yes No 3.2 Student achievement - Are the standards of student performance in programmes or parts of programmes examined comparable with the standards of similar programmes or parts of programmes in other UK higher education institutions with which you are familiar? Yes No 3.3 Intended Learning Outcomes - From your knowledge of the unit/s, programme/s and their assessment/s, was there evidence of student attainment of the intended learning outcomes? Yes No Please comment on the academic standards of the programme(s)/unit(s), including the reason for any ‘no’ responses to the questions above. 4. Curriculum Design and Delivery 4.1 Please comment on curriculum design in terms of: suitability of programme and unit aims and learning outcomes and the extent to which these were achieved coherence and currency of programme structure and programme and unit content the extent to which there is appropriate progression within the programme from entry to graduation any proposed changes to the programme during the year and your opinion on any consultation 4.2 Please comment on curriculum delivery in terms of: the curriculum, teaching or resourcing of the programme as indicated by the performance of the students in the assessment the range and suitability of teaching and learning methods experienced by students staff expertise