Conservation Genetics (CORN315) An Interim by External Examiner (EE) (usually between January and February) will review work that has been marked, consult students and feed back to the programme manager and module leaders and course team. Subject Assessment Panel (SAP) reviews the assessment marking and is scrutinised by the subject EE. Representatives of the team review and present their module marks for each student on the programme. The annual Award Assessment Board (AAB) takes place with Programme Manager, the awarding body’s partnership member and the External to receive the students work and confer progression or award. Additional stakeholders specific to this programme: Students have the opportunity to discuss the programme independently, a year in the Student Review. This forms part of the discussion for the annual programme monitoring in the autumn and spring of each academic year. The Student Perception Questionnaire (SPQ) is administered during the year and into the programme review. Students Representatives attend Annual Programme Monitoring (APM) to contribute student views alongside Module Leaders, the Programme Manager and the Assistant Registrar to monitor module delivery and the course provision. Curriculum meetings take place once a month to review progression, department provision, resources and staffing. Employers are invited to an Employer’s Forum held twice a year, whereby development of programme, modules, assessment and further employer links for work-related study and work experience placements are discussed and embedded into the programme. Current students on the programme will be asked to elect a student representative from each year. This student will be provided with regular time slots within the group tutorial slot to hold an open discussion with their fellow colleagues, highlighting any issues that need raising, These points are then brought to the student representative meetings attended by a member of the senior management, a member of the student union, and a senior tutor. Minutes of these meetings are passed on to the relevant management level for action. All current students will contribute towards course development though termly student review meetings, held within group tutorials, and end of module reviews- with particular emphasis on assessment type and range, and sector specific skills development.
Conservation Genetics (CORN315) An Interim by External Examiner (EE) (usually between January and February) will review work that has been marked, consult students and feed back to the programme manager and module leaders and course team. Subject Assessment Panel (SAP) reviews the assessment marking and is scrutinised by the subject EE. Representatives of the team review and present their module marks for each student on the programme. The annual Award Assessment Board (AAB) takes place with Programme Manager, the awarding body’s partnership member and the External to receive the students work and confer progression or award. Additional stakeholders specific to this programme: Students have the opportunity to discuss the programme independently, a year in the Student Review. This forms part of the discussion for the annual programme monitoring in the autumn and spring of each academic year. The Student Perception Questionnaire (SPQ) is administered during the year and into the programme review. Students Representatives attend Annual Programme Monitoring (APM) to contribute student views alongside Module Leaders, the Programme Manager and the Assistant Registrar to monitor module delivery and the course provision. Curriculum meetings take place once a month to review progression, department provision, resources and staffing. Employers are invited to an Employer’s Forum held twice a year, whereby development of programme, modules, assessment and further employer links for work-related study and work experience placements are discussed and embedded into the programme. Current students on the programme will be asked to elect a student representative from each year. This student will be provided with regular time slots within the group tutorial slot to hold an open discussion with their fellow colleagues, highlighting any issues that need raising, These points are then brought to the student representative meetings attended by a member of the senior management, a member of the student union, and a senior tutor. Minutes of these meetings are passed on to the relevant management level for action. All current students will contribute towards course development though termly student review meetings, held within group tutorials, and end of module reviews- with particular emphasis on assessment type and range, and sector specific skills development.
BSc-Hons-Applied-Zoology-Conservation-Handbook-2017-18-updated-Feb-18.docx