2009/10 Calendar of Business - Including Quality Assurance Deadlines, Committee Dates and Institutional Audit Details
Date Description Notes
24/09/2009 - 02/10/2009 Welcome programme Enrolment and induction
10/5/2009 Autumn semester teaching starts Weeks 1-11
10/14/2009 Academic Board
Modifications which relate to course structure/prerequisites/timing of
10/30/2009 Deadline for modifications to be implemented in February delivery and which impact on continuing students cannot be
implemented for a February start
11/9/2009 Learning & Teaching Committee
11/11/2009 BDG
11/24/2009 Academic Development Committee
12/18/2009 Autumn semester teaching ends
12/18/2009 Deadline for autumn sememster Module Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
21/12/2009 - 08/01/2010 Christmas break University closed lunchtime 24/12 to 04/01
1/11/2010 Teaching/revision week Week 12
18/01/2010 - 05/02/2010 Examinations Weeks 13-15
Modifications which have a direct impact on programme planning for
1/29/2010 Deadline for modifications continuing students for implementation the following September or
February
02/02/2010 - 05/02/2010 Welcome programme for spring semester entrants only Enrolment and induction
2/8/2010 Spring semester teaching starts Weeks 1-7
3/26/2010 Spring semester teaching pauses
29/03/2010 - 09/04/2010 Easter break
4/12/2010 Spring semester teaching continues Weeks 8-11
5/7/2010 Spring semester teaching ends
5/7/2010 Deadline for spring sememster Module Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
5/10/2010 Teaching/revision week Week 12
17/05/2010 - 04/06/2010 Examinations Weeks 13-15
AD visits institution to meet institutional representatives and students
AD provides briefing on the process of audit and provides guidance on
5/19/2010 QAA Preliminary Meeting at University
the institution's briefing paper and the student submission
Institution comments on the accuracy of the IU TQI summary paper
Modifications which relate to course structure/prerequisites/timing of
5/28/2010 Deadline for modifications to be implemented in September delivery and which impact on continuing students cannot be
implemented for a September start
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2009/10 Calendar of Business - Including Quality Assurance Deadlines, Committee Dates and Institutional Audit Details
Date Description Notes
19/07/2010 - 30/07/2010 Reassessment All levels
7/30/2010 Reassessment coursework deadline
Urgent modifications arising from second semester module or course
performance evaluation and analysis which need to be addressed for a
7/30/2010 Exceptional deadline for modifications
September start. Cases for a modification should be done so asap to their
Quality Officer
7/30/2010 Deadline for Course Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
QAA receives the institutional briefing paper
9/13/2010 Institutional Audit Briefing Paper due
QAA receives the students' written submission
Audit team and QAA AD undertake the briefing visit to the institution
Audit team holds a meeting with the head of the institution, appropriate
senior staff of the institution and student representatives
Audit team identifies broad lines of enquiry for the audit visit
19/10/2010 - 21/10/2010 QAA Briefing Visit to University
Audit team meets institutional representatives to agree the programme
for the audit visit and audit trails
Any additional information required before or during the audit visit is
identified
Audit team visits the institution for up to five working days; QAA AD joins
the team for the final part
22/11/10 - 26/11/2010 QAA Audit visit at University
Audit team meets staff and students for discussion of lines of enquiry,
including the audit trails
~21 January 2011 Institutional Audit draft report QAA sends the draft report to institution
~15 April Publication of Institutional Audit report Report is published on the QAA website
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2010/11 Calendar of Business - Including Quality Assurance Deadlines, Committee Dates and Institutional Audit Details
Date Description Notes
QAA receives the institutional briefing paper
9/13/2010 Institutional Audit Briefing Paper due
QAA receives the students' written submission
Audit team and QAA AD undertake the briefing visit to the institution
Audit team holds a meeting with the head of the institution, appropriate
senior staff of the institution and student representatives
Audit team identifies broad lines of enquiry for the audit visit
19/10/2010 - 21/10/2010 QAA Briefing Visit to University
Audit team meets institutional representatives to agree the programme
for the audit visit and audit trails
Any additional information required before or during the audit visit is
identified
Modifications which relate to course structure/prerequisites/timing of
10/30/2010 Deadline for modifications to be implemented in February delivery and which impact on continuing students cannot be
implemented for a February start
Audit team visits the institution for up to five working days; QAA AD joins
the team for the final part
22/11/10 - 26/11/2010 QAA Audit visit at University
Audit team meets staff and students for discussion of lines of enquiry,
including the audit trails
12/18/2009 Deadline for autumn sememster Module Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
~21 January 2011 Institutional Audit draft report QAA sends the draft report to institution
Modifications which have a direct impact on programme planning for
1/29/2010 Deadline for modifications continuing students for implementation the following September or
February
~15 April Publication of Institutional Audit report Report is published on the QAA website
5/7/2010 Deadline for spring sememster Module Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
Modifications which relate to course structure/prerequisites/timing of
5/28/2010 Deadline for modifications to be implemented in September delivery and which impact on continuing students cannot be
implemented for a September start
Urgent modifications arising from second semester module or course
performance evaluation and analysis which need to be addressed for a
7/30/2010 Exceptional deadline for modifications
September start. Cases for a modification should be done so asap to their
Quality Officer
7/30/2010 Deadline for Course Log forms To be saved to livelink in accordance with guidance
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