A. Liaison and Communication Action Additional Guidance Responsibility A1. To arrange a planning meeting with module leaders As a minimum this meeting should confirm that: University Link Officer prior to the start of term to discuss the delivery and - contact details are up to date; Partner Link Officer management of the validated course(s) or before the - the partner is aware of any changes to the start of a new partnership. curriculum; - assessment procedures are appropriate (including external examiner arrangements and dates of subject assessment boards and award and progression assessment boards); - the date for a Collaborative Partner Annual Monitoring Event (previously known as a Course Board) has been set; - the partner has received validation and review documents and details of amendments to courses/modules during the period of approval; - the partner has received and, where necessary, acted upon relevant external examiner reports; - the partner has received and, where necessary, acted upon the ULO’s previous report(s). A2. To visit the partner at least once during the The optimum would be two visits. University Link Officer academic year and maintain regular contact with the Partner Link Officer course leader at the university (where the ULO is not The ULO should receive feedback on any issues of the course leader) and the relevant PLO/course leader concern or good practice and refer such matters to the at the partner. appropriate university or partner colleagues. A3. To meet with students on the course(s) at least In cases where courses run at multiple partners, University Link Officer once per academic year to identify good practice and students might be invited to a meeting at the issues to be discussed further with the course team. University; however the ULO should ensure that students are visited in situ through a two year rolling programme.
A. Liaison and Communication Action Additional Guidance Responsibility A1. To arrange a planning meeting with module leaders prior to the start of term to discuss the delivery and management of the validated course(s) or before the start of a new partnership. As a minimum this meeting should confirm that: - contact details are up to date; - the partner is aware of any changes to the curriculum; - assessment procedures are appropriate (including external examiner arrangements and dates of subject assessment boards and award and progression assessment boards); - the date for a Collaborative Partner Annual Monitoring Event (previously known as a Course Board) has been set; - the partner has received validation and review documents and details of amendments to courses/modules during the period of approval; - the partner has received and, where necessary, acted upon relevant external examiner reports; - the partner has received and, where necessary, acted upon the ULO’s previous report(s). University Link Officer Partner Link Officer A2. To visit the partner at least once during the academic year and maintain regular contact with the course leader at the university (where the ULO is not the course leader) and the relevant PLO/course leader at the partner. The optimum would be two visits. The ULO should receive feedback on any issues of concern or good practice and refer such matters to the appropriate university or partner colleagues. University Link Officer Partner Link Officer A3. To meet with students on the course(s) at least once per academic year to identify good practice and issues to be discussed further with the course team. In cases where courses run at multiple partners, students might be invited to a meeting at the University; however the ULO should ensure that students are visited in situ through a two year rolling programme. University Link Officer