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QAA Institutional Audit 2008. Why are we here?. provide and gather information ask and answer questions; discuss issues reassurance - we're confident reassurance - this shouldn't affect you very much nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Who are QAA?.
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Why are we here? • provide and gather information • ask and answer questions; discuss issues • reassurance - we're confident • reassurance - this shouldn't affect you very much • nice cup of tea and a biscuit
Who are QAA? • Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)'s mission: to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of HE qualifications and to inform and encourage continuous improvement in the management of the quality of HE
What is Institutional Audit? • an evidence-based process carried out through peer review ... with an emphasis on students and their learning • publicly credible, independent and rigorous scrutiny of institutions • encourages institutions to be self-evaluative
Audit focuses • everything! – at the institutional management level • PGR • collaborative courses • published information; Europe • enhancement: deliberate steps at institutional level to improve the quality of learning opportunities
What is Institutional Audit? • an evidence-based process carried out through peer review ... with an emphasis on students and their learning • publicly credible, independent and rigorous scrutiny of institutions • encourages institutions to be self-evaluative
What evidence? • Institutional Briefing Paper (IBP) • Student Written Submission (SWS) • strategies, policies, reviews, minutes... • meetings with staff and students
Institutional Briefing Paper (IBP) • key document • 30 pages • description, self-aware reflection and analysis
Student Written Submission (SWS) • prepared by Students' Union • piece of evidence for audit team • TQ and SU talking frequently
What is Institutional Audit? • an evidence-based process carried out through peer review ... with an emphasis on students and their learning • publicly credible, independent and rigorous scrutiny of institutions • encourages institutions to be self-evaluative
Who are our peers? • 4 people, plus Audit secretary • Julia Clarke, Leeds • Richard Gadsden, Loughborough • Richard Tong, UWIC • Denis Wright, Imperial • Louise Walmsley, Manchester (Audit secretary) Clarke Gadsden Tong
Audit timeline • 1 Sept: IBP and SWS to QAA • 7-9 October: Briefing Visit • 10 Oct-9 Nov: busy, busy, busy • 10-14 Nov: Audit visit
After the Audit • by end Nov: key findings letter • 16 January: draft report • 13 March: final report • 10 April: report published
Findings • Judgement on standards • "present and likely future management" • confidence • limited confidence • no confidence • Judgement on quality • "present and likely future management" • confidence • limited confidence • no confidence
Report • 2-page summary • main report • technical annex
Briefing Visit • 7-9 October • Audit team learns more about university • meets the VC • meets key TQ people (academic & admin) • meets student reps
Audit Visit • audit trails • likely to be based on recent SDRs • 10-14 November • Audit team tests evidence, makes judgements • 4/5 meetings, 8 people in each, 1 with students • "high-value" people - range of roles
Preparations • Departmental healthcheck • drafting IBP now • QAA Code of Practice check
Key issues • course specs • enhancement • assessment conventions • information flows
TQ website • www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality • warwick.ac.uk/go/quality • .../categories/institutionalaudit/
Questions? • Karen O’Brien: 23342, k.e.o-brien@warwick.ac.uk • Julian Moss: 22707, julian.moss@warwick.ac.uk • Jenny Bradfield: 74464, j.bradfield@warwick.ac.uk • Helen Hutchings, 50239, h.hutchings@warwick.ac.uk