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Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure

Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure. External Examiner Induction. 4 Faculties 18 Departments 40+ Course Groups Numerous courses (previously pathways) and modules. Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure. Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure. Faculty of Science & Technology*

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Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure

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  1. Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure External Examiner Induction

  2. 4 Faculties • 18 Departments • 40+ Course Groups • Numerous courses (previously pathways) and modules Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure

  3. Anglia Ruskin’s Organisational Structure Faculty of Science & Technology* Life Sciences Psychology Animal and Environmental Biology Course Group Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Course Group Sport & Exercise Sciences Course Group Forensic Science Course Group Psychology Course Group Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses * There are five Departments in the Faculty of Science & Technology

  4. Faculty level • Deans of Faculty • Deputy Deans • Directors of Studies • Heads of Department • Course Group Leaders • Course Leaders • Module Leaders Institutional level • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) • Director of Academic Office • Head of Quality Assurance Unit • Faculty / Institutional Quality Assurance Officers • Administrative Support Key Postholders

  5. Features of Anglia Ruskin’s Modular Curriculum External Examiner Induction

  6. Senate Code of Practice on External Examiners for Taught Courses (10th edition – September 2012) • Senate Code of Practice on the Assessment of Students (5th edition – June 2012) • Academic Regulations (5th edition; July 2012) • Module Definition Form (MDF) • Course Specification Form (CSF) – Anglia Ruskin’s version of the Programme Specification Key Reference Points

  7. www.anglia.ac.uk/modules

  8. Features of the Curriculum • Assessment is prescribed in the Module Definition Form (MDF) and modules are in multiples of 15 credits (variants: 15, 30, 45 and 60) • This is the approved version and assessment can only be changed via modifications process • Module Guides are issued to students and provide detailed information, expanding on details provided in the MDF

  9. Features of the Curriculum • Module learning outcomes relate to course learning outcomes. Courses are described on the Course Specification Form (CSF) • Assessment relates directly to module learning outcomes. Assessment volume is regulated according to guidelines within the Academic Regulations • Modules of 30 or more credits may run over two semesters

  10. Features of the Curriculum • Level four first period (semester/ trimester) modules are not normally assessed by examinations • Assessment criteria and marking standards describe mark bands: 0 1 - 9% 10 - 19% 20 - 29% 30 - 39% 40 - 49% 50 - 59% 60 - 69% 70 - 79% 80 - 89% 90%+ (Appendix 4: Senate Code of Practice on the Assessment of Students)

  11. Features of the Curriculum:The Two Tier Assessment Process External Examiner Induction

  12. modules • academic standards (including mean marks, standard deviation and comparison with performance from previous years/assessment periods) • considering the performance of students enrolled on modules • approving the marks achieved by students on modules; moderating where appropriate • awarding credit for the achievement of students on modules • determining the necessary action to retrieve failed modules Tier One: Departmental Assessment Panels (DAPs)

  13. Tier Two:Awards Board • considering the overall performance of students registered on courses • receiving and confirming recommendations on claims of mitigating circumstances • awarding credit to students on modules passed by compensation • confirming eligibility for awards on the basis of accumulated credit in accordance with the Course Specification Form (CSF – Anglia Ruskin’s version of the Programme Specification) • conferring awards

  14. Expectations of External Examiners External Examiner Induction

  15. regular attendance at, and participation in, assessment panel/board meetings and discussions • academic standards • approve proposed assessment tasks prior to use (tier one: DAP) • moderate assessed student work (tier one: DAP) • comparability: other UK HEIs and external reference points • fairness and due process • annual report(s) ALL ON BEHALF OF THE ANGLIA RUSKIN SENATE Expectations of External Examiners

  16. External Examiners’ Powers and Limitations • provide advice and guidance to Module Leader / Module Team / Assessment Panel / Awards Board • recommend changes where necessary • the external examiner is a member of a DAP / AB; has no extra powers • all decisions are Assessment Panel / Anglia Ruskin Awards Board decisions • impartiality

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