1 / 31

External Examiner Workshop Subject / School Boards

External Examiner Workshop Subject / School Boards. The Assessment Process. Ursula Reed Academic Registry 9 th February 2017. Scope. This presentation covers the assessment process for Middlesex qualifications

lauralevine
Download Presentation

External Examiner Workshop Subject / School Boards

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. External Examiner WorkshopSubject / School Boards

  2. The Assessment Process Ursula Reed Academic Registry 9th February 2017

  3. Scope • This presentation covers the assessment process for Middlesex qualifications • This will include programmes delivered at Middlesex campuses, and also those delivered under joint and franchise collaborations in the UK and overseas • Also included are validated programmes which have adopted Middlesex arrangements for assessment

  4. Topics • Campuses and Schools • Assessment Boards & Programme Progression Boards • Timing of Boards • Structure of degrees • Module Grades and Administrative grades • Re-assessment and deferred assessment • Compensation • Extenuating Circumstances and Deferrals • Plagiarism • Classification of degrees

  5. 1st tier boards, role of external examiner, 20-point scale • Separate regulations for UG and PG students • Sections A,B,C,E differ • Section D relates to external examiners’ responsibilities

  6. Campuses, Faculties & Schools • Campuses • Hendon, Dubai, Mauritius, Malta • Other (collaborative programmes) • Faculty / Schools • Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries • Faculty of Science and Technology • Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences. The Faculty comprises the Business School, the School of Law, the School of Health and Education and the Institute for Work Based Learning. • Student • has onebase campus, and • studies a programme owned by oneFaculty / School

  7. School Structure A Faculty / School has several Departments, each with a Head of Department (HoD) A Department has several groups, or clusters of Programmes, each with a Director of Programmes (DoP) Each Programme has a Programme Leader (PL)

  8. Subjects and Programmes Each module in the University belongs to one Subject e.g. module code PSY3000 • belongs to the Psychology Subject (PSY3000) • is at level 6 (PSY3000) • FHEQ Level 4 - module numbers beginning with 1 • FHEQ Level 5 - module numbers beginning with 2 etc Each Programme is made up of modules drawn from one or more Subjects

  9. Two-tier system of Assessment Boards (D) Subject Boards (1st tier) [confirm module grades] Programme Progression Board (2nd tier) [decide students’ progression] OR School Assessment Board (2nd tier) [award final qualifications]

  10. Timing of Undergraduate Boards (E1) • September starters • June: main Boards • July: H&E, S&T resit Boards • September: Other resit Boards • January Yr 1 starters • July: main Boards • September: resit Boards • Year 2 UG starts in September • Jan start also for UG yr 2 & 3

  11. Timing of Postgraduate Boards (E1) TAUGHT MODULES • September starters • June: main Boards • September: resit Boards • January starters • July: main Boards • September: resit Boards DISSERTATION • September starters • Nov/ Dec: main Boards • January starters • February: main Boards

  12. Credit points and the 20 point Grading Scale (E5) Used for all modules within Middlesex programmes, including joint and franchise arrangements. Also used on those validated programmes which have adopted Middlesex credit point and grading structures.

  13. Structure of Full-Time Honours Degree (A) Module 1 YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 Module = 30 credits Year = 120 credits Hons degree = 360 credits (120+ level 6+ 210+ level 5+ 360 level 4+) Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12

  14. Structure of Full-Time Masters Degree (A) Module 1 YEAR 1 Dissertation Module Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module = 30 credits Dissertation = 60 credits Masters = 180 credit points (inc 150+ at level 7; 30- at level 6) 12 months (normally) See table in section A for credit point requirements for a variety of qualifications

  15. Module Grades (E5)

  16. Administrative Grades (E5)

  17. Re-assessment / deferred assessment (E7) Failure of a module (grades 17,18,19,20) results in a re-assessment opportunity in the exam, coursework or both Deferral of exam/coursework is also possible Example codes: RE, RC, RA, DE, DC, DA DERC etc

  18. Capping of grades at re-assessment Level 3/4 No capping Level 5/6/7 Capping at component level only

  19. Compensation (E10) Modules at grade 17 or 18 may be compensated Subject to satisfactory overall performance By second tier Board 30 points at level 4 (60 if learning outcomes met) 30 points at level 5+ (60 if extenuating circumstances). Maximum 30 points for Masters

  20. Submission of extenuating circumstances (D9) Submitted by the student electronically to the assessment manager (via UniHelp). S/he will decide whether to grant deferral of assessment Considered by PPB’s in making progression decisions & School Assessment Boards in making awards

  21. Deferral of modules (E8) Granted centrally by assessment managers, for exams, coursework or both, on a module by module basis, based on specific extenuating circumstances submitted A general statement of extenuating circumstances, not linked to deferrals, may be made for consideration at Boards For confidential issues, the “sealed envelope” system, for the attention of the chair only, is in place

  22. Considering extenuating circumstances (D8) Subject Boards Extenuating circumstances do not alter grades Finalist boards Considered when discretion may be applied (as defined in E 4.4.2) But note D6, General Discretion

  23. Progressing Student :Subject Assessment Board & PPB At the end of each year His/her module grades are decided by (one or more) Subject Assessment Boards, then His/her overall progression decided by (one) Programme Progression Board Assessment grades and a progression decision are published for each student

  24. Finalist Student At the end of the final year of the programme His/her module grades are decided by (one or more) Subject Assessment Boards, then The final award is made by the School Assessment Board The conferred qualification is published

  25. Academic Misconduct (section F) Reported to Chair of the Subject Assessment Board (U grade) Referred to Deputy Academic Registrar at MU for investigation If disputed by student, investigation panel ensues Deputy Registrar recommends penalty to Assessment Board P grade & penalties Applies to all programmes including all collaborative programmes with delegated responsibility to some collaborative partners

  26. Classification of Honours Degrees (E4.4) 2 profiles based on level 5 and above (240 points) level 6 and above (120 points) To achieve a clear class in a profile, a student must achieve : 50% of credits in that class+, No more than 25% low grades for 1st and 2-1 A borderline profile has: 50% of credits in that class+, More than 25% low grades There are rules to decide class (E4.4.2 & E 4.4.3)

  27. No discretion (E 4.4.2) Both profiles give same clear class Clear class at level 6, and not more than 1 class above profile at levels 5&6 Clear class at levels 5&6, and profile at level 6 is on an adjacent lower borderline

  28. Exercising Discretion 1 (E 4.4.3) There is only 1 profile and it is borderline There are two profiles and both are borderline The two profiles do not fall into any combination specified under E 4.4.2

  29. Exercising Discretion 2 (E 4.4.3) Bear in mind Level 6 / final stage work Grade for dissertation / core module(s) at level 6 Extenuating circumstances The need to be consistent

  30. Classification of Masters degrees (E4.6) 1 profile based on level 7+ Minimum 60 graded credit points Distinction 60 pt dissertation grade 4+ 50% remaining credit grade 4+ Merit 60 pt dissertation grade 8+ 50% remaining credit grade 8+

  31. Example finalist profiles Finalists see example sheet

More Related