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Services prior to submission to subject area/school for checking of factual
errors and publication on the web not that recommendations would be
changed but to allow for the opportunity to re-word it more accurately, more of
an iteration before the final report stage.
3 Conveners Business QAC 12/13 1 B
The Convener reported that following the development of the School Director
of Quality role, an annual workshop was scheduled to take place in late
October.
It was noted that an annual meeting would take place in early November with
the IAD and the Convener to consider themes emerging from internal reviews
and to identify possible IAD response and involvement.
The convener drew attention to the Quality Assurance Agency quality mark
which allows eligible QAA subscribers to display this on all forms of
communication. The University was now eligible to use the quality mark and
this would be added to relevant documentation in due course.
It was noted that revised Scottish Funding Council guidance for 2012-16 would
now include a requirement to report on the key messages derived from
monitoring and analysing performance indicators, especially those relating to
retention, progression, completion, attainment and achievement, from analysis
of feedback from students, including NSS, other key stakeholders, and action
taken as a result. A group would be set up to consider common parameters
on performance and key progression hurdles. The first report under the new
guidance would be due in September 2013.
Undergraduate Degree Classification Analysis update- it was noted that GaSP
would provide UG degree classification outcomes by early November.
Benchmarking against Russell Group institutions would be available in the
Spring.
The review of course and programme handbook would be remitted to the
Curriculum and Student Progression Committee for action as this aligns more
with their remit.
Principles of Internal Moderation – the convener reported that following the
Quality Assurance Committee meeting on 24 th May, the draft paper on
moderation was revised to set out the definition, purpose of internal
moderation and key principles for its operation.
Action: Committee Secretary to remit the paper and flowchart to the
Curriculum and Student Progression Committee for approval and
dissemination as appropriate.
The convener reported on the SCQF database and confirmed that the
University would not be expected to upload all programmes however any
CPD, Third party credit rated programmes, Office of Lifelong Learning would
be uploaded. It was noted that this could be done as a bulk upload once the
relevant information in EUCLID.
There was discussion around who would be responsible for inputting and
updating all relevant information.
Action: As this is a curriculum structure issue it was agreed to remit to
CSPC to take forward.
The convener noted that there is a general expectation on QAC in the
Employability Implementation Plan to ensure all enhancement processes
consider graduate attributes, feeding to the Strategy Group. QAC would report
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