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Embedding quality – a quality enhancement driven approach. Jill Morgan Assistant Dean, Learning and Teaching, Quality Enhancement, School of Arts and Media. External quality landscape. Quality Assurance Agency QAA Unistats Key Information Sets KIS League Tables
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Embedding quality – a quality enhancement driven approach Jill Morgan Assistant Dean, Learning and Teaching, Quality Enhancement, School of Arts and Media
External quality landscape • Quality Assurance Agency QAA • Unistats Key Information Sets KIS • League Tables • Professional body Accreditation
QAA • QAA Quality Code • Higher Education Review • Causes of Concern • Enhancement Projects • http://youtu.be/jSGOjELQJ7g
QAA Quality Code • Set of Principles and Guidance • Produced by peer group from UKHE; academic and QA staff and students • Forms basis for Higher Education review • Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards • Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality • Part C: Information about higher education provision
QAA Academic Standards • National qualifications frameworks for higher education • Guidance on qualification characteristics • National credit frameworks for higher education • Subject benchmark statements
How do leaders work with Quality frameworks? • Mapping QAA Quality Code against University processes – identify enhancements • Interface between external QA and university community • Enable ownership of processes through making them meaningful
Programme Design, development and Approval • Consultation with stakeholders; academic, industry, students, professional bodies • MA benchmark statements • NQFHE • External Examiners, External Advisers • Support to Development team • Prepare documentation for a Panel Approval event with external academic and professional input
Programme Design, development and Approval • Guide for Programme teams • Input of Learning and Teaching team • Involvement of students • Internal Peer Review and positive feedback • Make the Approval Panel a positive and developmental space
Annual Review and Monitoring • Programme team and students are involved • Work with centrally provided data and analysis • External examiner reports • Industry & employer feedback • Student Evaluation • Areas for enhancement • Enable enhancements to be made without excess bureaucracy • Feeds into School and university Annual Review process
Activity • Issues for QA for the MADA • Sharing through discussion and review of work • Identify priority work areas for tomorrow