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The University and external bodies regularly conduct surveys to list to the voice of our students.
Proposals for new modules on existing courses should be submitted in line with the annual update deadlines. New modules designed as part of a new course proposal should be incorporated into that approval process.
Student feedback is a vital part of the University's approach to quality assurance and enhancement.
Work-based learning within a course or module should be considered as part of the normal approval process, following consideration of the University’s guidance on work-based and placement learning.
Student Handbooks contain information students may need on academic procedures, teams they may need to contact and the way things work in their department.
These are designed to ensure information is scrutinised by the appropriate experts and representatives from across the University.
Advice is offered by teams across the University on the various aspects of new course and module approval, from initial development, through to ongoing review and enhancements.
A contract with an External Examiner will be terminated in the event of a failure to fulfil the role or a conflict of interest.
The summary of academic policy decisions is prepared principally for the benefit of Heads of Department/School, relevant Centre Directors and for Departmental Administrators.
The University has a risk-management approach to the approval of new degree courses and awards. The intensity of scrutiny is determined largely by the volume of new curriculum.