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Changes to the Code of Practice on External Examining Academic Services Anne Marie O’Mullane December 2012

Changes to the Code of Practice on External Examining Academic Services Anne Marie O’Mullane December 2012. AnneMarie.O'Mullane@ed.ac.uk. Revised to comply with QAA UK Quality Code Next ELIR will look at use of external reference points Today – overview of key changes

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Changes to the Code of Practice on External Examining Academic Services Anne Marie O’Mullane December 2012

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  1. Changes to the Code of Practice on External ExaminingAcademic ServicesAnne Marie O’Mullane December 2012 AnneMarie.O'Mullane@ed.ac.uk

  2. Revised to comply with QAA UK Quality Code Next ELIR will look at use of external reference points Today – overview of key changes Follow-up – standard text for School use Code of Practice on External Examining Revision 2012

  3. More explicit statements about knowledge and expertise of Externals (paragraph 14) Wider set of conflicts of interest (paragraph 15) Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes - appointment

  4. Term of appointment now 4 years with exceptional 1 year extension (paragraph 16) Re-appointment possible after 5 years have elapsed (paragraph 18) External Examiners should not hold more than 2 appointments (paragraph 19) UoE staff who are External Examiners – University/Schools expected to recognise role and agree time for staff to fulfil duties (paragraph 10) Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes – terms of appointment

  5. Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes – involvement in assessment • Assessed coursework – where 50% or more of marks are determined by coursework, External must receive information about and coursework samples (paragraph 34.4) • Oral, practical and clinical exams – if more than 50% assessed orally, a minimum of 2 examiners must be involved, of whom 1 may be the External (paragraph 34.4) • Same degree of involvement of External in practical exams as in written exams (34.6)

  6. Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes – Board of Examiners meeting • At least 1 External must participate in and approve the decisions of the Board of Examiners (paragraph 34.7.1) • Replaces previous separate requirements for pre-Honours and Honours Boards • Addition of contribution to Board of Examiners meeting by webcam/Skype if unable to be present in person (paragraph 34.71.)

  7. Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes – student engagement • External Examiner reports available in full to students on request (except any confidential report direct to HoC/APASQA) • Involve student reps in consideration of comments/recommendations from External Examiner reports and responses – SSLCs • Include names, positions & institutions of External Examiners in course and programme handbooks (paragraphs 52-54) • Guidance available from Academic Services

  8. Code of Practice on External Examining Key changes – reports & cause for concern • QAA Code emphasises External Examiner providing ‘informative comment and recommendations’, hence report form redesign • General themes from External Examiner reports to be considered at institution level - key part of ELIR 3 (paragraph 47) • Cause for concern procedure – an External Examiner can raise concerns with QAA if exhausts University procedures (paragraph 57)

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