Activity Input Responsibility Committee(s) Timing Review and planning Previous year’s APE PC PD, HoD Jul-Aug Identify broad issues to be covered in new APE Institution and University strategic developments Draft APE PTES survey data BoS/ PC PD in liaison with HoD Jul-Nov Incorporate inputs as they become available. Reflection on operation of programme/ modules, student feedback and direction of enhancement activity Identify and incorporate any development support Admissions & destinations data needs for each action (insert under needs ‘Support Assessment Board data/ External Examiner comments and and status’). any actions arising Where possible early consultation with students is External Examiner report(s) also helpful (e.g. on survey results) Resit Assessment Board data APE meeting Institution/ School plan and impact of any strategic aspects Inst. Manag. Principal, HoD, PD As needed Meeting to discuss APE’s interaction with Institution Resource implications Committee/ School plan Exec Confirmation that APE is ready for receipt by Board BoS/ PC PD Dec - Jan of Studies (or PC for IP provision) First stage consideration and approval of APE BoS/ PC Principal Jan- Feb Student input Targeted focus groups and other forms of feedback might SSLC,BoS PC PD First SSLC Discuss and update APE usefully be used here in addition to SSLC Receipt/ approval by Course Board (receipt for Nov/Dec Validated provision, approval for Institutional provision) Monitoring and updates Matters arising BoS/ PC, SSLC PD Each PC & Additional feedback SSLC Additional data Report to University-level Committees VIP Committee Academic Services, Feb/June Dean of Validation Senate, UET/ExCo Discuss University-level issues Dean of Validation As needed APE update BoS/PC, Course PD, Principal, Chair of By last BoS Board Actions updated/ monitored Course Board Use APE to commence development cycle for new APE. Indicative Postgraduate research Timescales Monitoring and development of previous year’s APE via BoS and SSLC. Overseen by STR and HoD. Activity Input Responsibility Committee(s) Timing Review and planning Previous year’s APE HoD BoS May - June Institution and University strategic developments Identify issues to be covered in new APE
Activity Input Responsibility Committee(s) Timing Review and planning Identify broad issues to be covered in new APE Previous year’s APE Institution and University strategic developments PD, HoD PC Jul-Aug Draft APE Incorporate inputs as they become available. Identify and incorporate any development support needs for each action (insert under ‘Support needs and status’). Where possible early consultation with students is also helpful (e.g. on survey results) PTES survey data Reflection on operation of programme/ modules, student feedback and direction of enhancement activity Admissions & destinations data Assessment Board data/ External Examiner comments and any actions arising External Examiner report(s) Resit Assessment Board data PD in liaison with HoD BoS/ PC Jul-Nov APE meeting Meeting to discuss APE’s interaction with Institution plan Institution/ School plan and impact of any strategic aspects Resource implications Principal, HoD, PD Inst. Manag. Committee/ School Exec As needed Confirmation that APE is ready for receipt by Board of Studies (or PC for IP provision) PD BoS/ PC Dec - Jan First stage consideration and approval of APE Principal BoS/ PC Jan- Feb Student input Discuss and update APE Targeted focus groups and other forms of feedback might usefully be used here in addition to SSLC PD SSLC,BoS PC First SSLC Receipt/ approval by Course Board (receipt for Validated provision, approval for Institutional provision) Nov/Dec Monitoring and updates Matters arising Additional feedback Additional data PD BoS/ PC, SSLC Each PC & SSLC Report to University-level Committees Academic Services, Dean of Validation VIP Committee Feb/June Discuss University-level issues Dean of Validation Senate, UET/ExCo As needed APE update Actions updated/ monitored PD, Principal, Chair of Course Board BoS/PC, Course Board By last BoS Use APE to commence development cycle for new APE. Indicative Postgraduate research Timescales Monitoring and development of previous year’s APE via BoS and SSLC. Overseen by STR and HoD. Activity Input Responsibility Committee(s) Timing Review and planning Identify issues to be covered in new APE Previous year’s APE Institution and University strategic developments HoD BoS May - June
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