Agenda and Papers - University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh
Senate Quality Assurance Committee – 25 May 2011
Internal Subject Review Good Practice 2010/11
The instances of good practice are drawn from those Teaching Programme Reviews
which have submitted a final report. A further report will be made from the remaining
Teaching Programme Reviews and from Postgraduate Programme Reviews.
Good practice has been extracted which is most readily transferable to a range of
disciplines. While good practice was identified in all subject areas reviewed in
2010/11, examples which were allied very closely to a specific discipline have not
been included here. College quality assurance committees are asked to disseminate
the examples of good practice.
Employability
Hosting the first National Careers Workshop for students of Arabic by the Centre for
the Advanced Study of the Arab World. Attended by around 200 students from
across the UK, and attracting extremely positive feedback from students and
recruiters alike. [Graduates for the 21 st Century] Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
The expansion of introductory and elementary language classes as part of the “Free
Languages” campaign led by EUSA. [Graduates for the 21 st Century] Division of
European Languages and Cultures
Participation in the eLingua Tandem language exchange between native speakers
resident in Edinburgh and undergraduate language students. [Graduates for the 21 st
Century] Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
Personal Professional Development (PPD) is fully and effectively embedded in the
curriculum from the first year, and is supported effectively by the electronic
curriculum. The University Careers Service collaborates with the PPD theme head in
helping students develop their CVs and with preparation for Foundation year posts.
Student engagement with the personal development planning process is
strengthened by its obvious relationship to the professional context within which they
will work after graduation. [Graduates for the 21 st Century] Medicine
Assessment
Borderline students in 1st and 2nd year are routinely contacted to advise
them of their area(s) of weakness and to offer recommendations for
improvement. Division of European Languages and Cultures
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is engaged in dialogue with
students about feedback, including the timing of assessments, the way in which
feedback opportunities are signalled, and the construction of feedback from the
perspective of the student. [Responding to Student Needs] Islamic & Middle
Eastern Studies (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures)
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