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UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Academic Standards and Audit Committee of the Student Educational Experience
Committee, will be held on Tuesday, 11 October 2010 at 09.30 hours in the Central Committee
Room, MacLaurin Building.
Agenda papers for this meeting have been issued to members, named alternates and officers in
attendance only. Non-confidential papers may be obtained on request from Governance Services
(telephone: 4564; e-mail: s.3.brown@herts.ac.uk).
Apologies should be conveyed to the Clerk, Mrs R E Haller (telephone: 4108; e-mail:
r.haller@herts.ac.uk).
AGENDA
1 APOLOGIES
To receive apologies for non-attendance at the meeting.
2 TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION
To note the terms of reference and composition of the Committee. - Paper 2
3 STANDING ORDERS OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD
To note the Standing Orders of the Academic Board. - Paper 3
4 MEMBERSHIP
To note the membership of the Committee. - Paper 4
5 CHAIRMAN’S OVERVIEW
To receive the comments of the Chairman.
6 MINUTES – 17 MAY 2011
To confirm and sign the minutes. - Paper 6
(Confidential)
7 MATTERS ARISING
7.1 Serious adverse circumstances (formerly Extenuating Circumstances) – Minutes
51.3 and 70.1 refer
7.1.1 To note that regulatory changes to UPR AS12 ‘Assessments and Examinations
(Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate) and Conferments (University and UK) and
UPR AS13 ‘Assessments and Examinations (Undergraduate and Taught
Postgraduate) and Conferments (non-UK)’ had been approved by the Academic Board
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at its meeting on 15 June 2011 (minute 52.3.1, Academic Board, 15 June 2011, refers)
and incorporated in the academic regulations for the academic year 2011-2012.
7.1.2 To note that changes to the guidelines have been communicated to students and
academic staff within the Faculties/Schools (agenda item 10.1 also refers).
7.2 Review of the assessment decisions of Boards of Examiners – Minutes 53.3 and
70.3 refer
To note that the guidelines for review have been incorporated in the A-Z guidance for
students and placed on the Student Services website.
7.3 Withdrawal of students from programmes – Minute 73 refers
To note that the Committee’s recommendations had been approved by the Academic
Board (minute 52.2.2, Academic Board, 15 June 2011) and that the formulation of
guidance was ongoing.
7.4 UPR AS11 ‘Schedule of Awards’ - Master of Public Health (MPH) Programme –
Minute 74.2 refers
To receive an oral report from the Chairman concerning outcomes of the consideration
of proposals for a new award of Master of Public Health by the Academic Development
Committee of the Academic Board.
7.5 This item is confidential to members and officers in attendance only.
8 EVALUATION OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE AND
THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
To note the recommendations of the final report. - Paper 8
9 FLEXIBLE CREDIT FRAMEWORK – 10.15 hours
(NOTE: Mr S Partridge, Accreditation Officer, Academic Registry, will attend for this
item)
9.1 To note the current version of the Flexible Credit Framework, incorporating changes
which took effect from 1 September 2011. - Paper 9.1
9.1.1 To receive an oral report from Mr Partridge concerning the implications of changes to
the Flexible Credit Framework.
9.2 Work Based Learning (WBL) – Minutes 49.2 and 71.1.3 refer
To receive a further draft of the Flexible Credit Framework section on WBL from
Mr Partridge, Learning and Teaching Institute. - Paper 9.2
10 COLLABORATIVE PROVISION
10.1 Delayed commencement of collaborative provision programmes
To receive proposals for a process from Mr D Gayfer, Business School.
- Paper 10.1
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11 UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
11.1 Amendment/endorsement of the academic regulations for the academic year
2011-2012
11.1.1 To note circulation by email dated 3 August 2011 from the Chairman to Associate
Deans (Academic Quality), Faculty Registrars and collaborative partners of a summary
relating to changes to the academic regulations for taught programmes approved by the
Academic Board for the academic year 2011-2012.
11.1.2 To note further that this summary has been disseminated to appropriate officers and
staff and has been published on the Student Support section of StudyNet.
11.2 Amendment/endorsement of the academic regulations for the academic year
2012-2013
To agree the arrangements for the review/revision by the Committee of:
UPR AS11 - ‘Schedule of Awards’;
UPR TL03 – ‘Learning and Teaching Policy and Graduate Attributes’
(formerly UPR TLO1 - ‘Learning and Teaching Policy and General Educational Aims’);
UPR AS14 - ‘Structure and Assessment Regulations Undergraduate and Taught
Postgraduate Programmes’;
UPR AS12 - ‘Assessments and Examinations (Undergraduate and Taught
Postgraduate) and Conferments (University and UK Partner Organisations)’; and
UPR AS13 - ‘Assessments and Examinations (Undergraduate and Taught
Postgraduate) and Conferments (Non-UK Partner Organisations)’
for report to the meeting on 14 January 2011, so that in accordance with the review
schedule approved by the Academic Board, recommendations are made to the meeting
of the Board on Wednesday, 16 March 2011, concerning the amendment or
endorsement of these documents for the academic year 2012-2013.
11.3 UPR AS11- ‘Schedule of Awards’
11.3.1 Withdrawal of Certificate in Professional Studies and Diploma in Professional Studies
To receive proposals from the Chairman. - Paper 11.3.1
11.3.2 Master of Midwifery
To receive proposals from Ms J A Turner, Health and Human Sciences
- Paper 11.3.2
12 ANNUAL REPORT TO STUDENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
To note the first annual report to the Student Educational Experience Committee for
the academic year 2010-2011, which will form part of the annual report of the Student
Educational Experience Committee to the Academic Board. - Paper 12
13 PRIORITIES FOR AUDIT 2011-2012
This item is confidential to members and officers in attendance
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14 AGENDA – PART II
To note and approve Part II of the Agenda (items A-F).
(NOTE: Members wishing to comment on any item in Part II of the Agenda, which
consists of items requiring formal note and /or approval, are asked to inform the Chair,
through the Clerk, Mrs R E Haller, e-mail: r.haller@herts.ac.uk , telephone extension
4108, not less than 48 hours before the meeting. If no such indications are received,
Part II will be taken as noted and approved.)
15 CHECK LIST FOR COMMUNICATIONS
To agree how decisions and actions to be taken as outcomes of this meeting will be
communicated.
16 PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
To identify people development needs and to refer them to HR Development.
17 RISK
To consider any risks inherent in the matters dealt with by the Committee during the
meeting but not discussed when the item concerned was taken.
18 EMERGENCY BUSINESS
(Admissible only with the consent of the Chairman given prior to the meeting.)
19 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 09.30 hours, Central Committee Room, MacLaurin
Building.
Items for the Agenda, together with supporting papers, should be lodged with the Clerk,
Mrs R E Haller, (e-mail: r.haller@herts.ac.uk, telephone extension: 4108), B204, Hatfield
by Tuesday 22 November 2011.
It will be assumed that items from the Faculties have been submitted with the approval of
the Dean of Faculty.
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A G E N D A – PART II
A ACADEMIC QUALITY
A.1 Programmes, Courses and Collaborative Agreements
To note that the recommendations of the following reports, copies of which are held by
Academic Services, have been confirmed by the Chairman of the Student Educational
Experience Committee and ratified by the Vice-Chancellor:
Date ratified by
Date confirmed
Ref Programme Vice Chancellor
Programme Title by Chairperson
Code N on behalf of
of SEEC
o Academic Board
ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE
New Programmes
None
Programmes reviewed / revalidated
None
BUSINESS SCHOOL
New Programmes
MSc Global Business (IBSA –
1 BSGB 26/04/2011 27/04/2011
Hochschule Bremen)
MSc Global Business (IBSA –
2 BSGB 26/04/2011 27/04/2011
Wilmington)
Programmes reviewed / revalidated
None
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
New Programmes
3 HHNICPHA MPharm at Intercollege 28/06/2011 29/06/2011
4 HHNUR BSc (Hons) Nursing 30/06/2011 04/07/2011
BSc (Hons) Applied Paramedic
5 HHAPS 05/07/2011 06/07/2011
Science
MSc Social Interventions at
6 HHNICMSI 12/09/2011 14/09/2011
Intercollege
Programmes reviewed / revalidated
None
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, LAW AND EDUCATION
New Programmes
International Foundation
7 HEKIFP 28/06/2011 29/06/2011
Programme at Internexia
BA (Hons) Education Studies and
8 HEBAEYPG 07/07/2011 08/07/2011
Early Years at Pen Green
9 LALGC Graduate Certificate in Law 20/07/2011 28/07/2011
Programmes reviewed / revalidated
None
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE ARTS
New Programmes
10 CCFASHRBA BA (Hons) Fashion at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
BA (Hons) Graphic Design at
11 CCGDIRBA 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
BHSAD
BA (Hons) Product Design at
12 CCPDRBA 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
BHSAD
13 TCRFABA BA (Hons) Fine Art at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
14 TCRFADH DipHE Fine Art at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
DipHE Interior Architecture and
15 TCRIADDH 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
Design at BHSAD
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture
16 TCRIADBA 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
and Design at BHSAD
BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial
17 TCRISDBA 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
Design at BHSAD
18 TCRPHBA BA (Hons) Photography at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
19 TCRPHDH DipHE Photography at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
BA (Hons) Interactive Media
20 TCIMDO 31/08/2011 09/09/2011
Design at The One Academy
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture
21 TCIADO 31/08/2011 09/09/2011
and Design at The One Academy
Programmes reviewed / revalidated
22 CCFASH BA (Hons) Fashion 10/06/2011 15/06/2011
23 CCFASHR DipHE Fashion at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
DipHE Graphic Design and
24 CCGDIR 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
Illustration at BHSAD
25 CCPDR DipHE Product Design at BHSAD 12/07/2011 15/07/2011
BA (Hons) Graphic Design at The
26 TCGDO 31/08/2011 09/09/2011
One Academy
Agreements signed
Ref
Commencement
N
Name of Organisation Type of Agreement
Date
o
Academic Support
27 London Business School 15/07/2011
Agreement
Academic Support
28 Makerere University 21/06/2011
Agreement
B ACADEMIC SERVICES
B.1 To note that amendments/revisions have been made to the following Academic
Services publications for the period May - August 2011, to take effect from 1 September
2011, which are available for inspection online at:
http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/aqo.nsf/Homepage?ReadForm
Members and named alternates wishing to view or obtain copies should refer to this site.
B.1.1 ‘Guidelines to Students, Module Boards of Examiners and Faculty Assessment Panels
on Dealing with Students’ Serious Adverse Circumstances’.
B.1.2 ‘Accreditation Unit’ page.
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B.1.3 ‘Programme development-review training’.
B.1.4 ‘Programme Handbooks (UH and Collaborative)’.
B.1.5 ‘Assessment Appeals’ documents.
B.1.6 ‘Guidance Notes for Overseas Delivery of UH Home Programmes’.
B.1.7 Sections 3, 4 and 5 of ‘Flexible Credit Framework’.
B.1.8 ‘Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning’ forms.
B.1.9 ‘Short Course Descriptor’ templates Levels 4-7.
B.1.10 ‘Short Course Descriptor External Approval’ form.
B.1.11 AMER Templates and Guidance Note.
C INTEGRATED QUALITY AND ENHANCEMENT REVIEW (IQER)
To note that the QAA IQER (Developmental Engagement stage) at Oaklands College,
had been carried out in May 2011 and that publication of the final report would be
available online via http://www.qaa.ac.uk/InstitutionReports/Pages/Oaklands-
College.aspx
D MATTERS REPORTED FOR INFORMATION
D.1 Academic Regulations for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes
2010-2011
To note publication of the 2011-2012 edition of the Academic Regulations for
Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes which incorporates the
University’s Procedures and Regulations for academic quality (UPR AS17) for the
Academic Year 2011-2012.
D.2 QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education
To note publication in June 2011 of the final report of the QAA concerning the review of
the Academic Infrastructure which will be replaced with the UK Quality code for Higher
Education and can be inspected online via
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Documents/qualitycode.pdf
D.3 QAA Code of Practice section 4: External Examining
D.3.1 To note the circulation to appropriate parties of a request for consultation from the QAA
on revisions to section 4 of the Code of Practice.
D.3.2 To note that a response on behalf of the University has been made by Dr Haddleton,
and that the final revised version of section 4 will be published on 31 October 2011 as
Chapter B7 of the new UK Quality Code for Higher Education.
D.4 QAA Institutional Audit 2009 – University of Hertfordshire
To note that a mid-cycle follow up with the QAA would take place and the report would
become due in April 2012.
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E QAA INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT AT YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY
To note outcomes of the 2011 QAA Institutional Audit at York St John University.
- Paper E
F ACCREDITATION OF UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE PROGRAMMES BY
PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODIES
To note the programmes to be delivered during the academic year 2011-2012 by the
Faculties of the University of Hertfordshire or its partner organisations which have been
accredited, re-accredited or are in process of accreditation by professional, statutory
and regulatory bodies. - Paper F
(To follow)
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