COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES: SOME CONTEXT

1. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF)http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progs.htm Collaborative Programmes Academic SecretariatUCD Registry I want to develop a new Collaborative Programme If you would like to develop a new Collaborative Programme, support around curriculum design is available from your Vice-Principal /Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning (supplementary information and resources can be accessed at http://www.ucd.ie/teaching/resources/programmedesigndevelopment/) and for graduate programmes, from your Graduate School Director and UCD Graduate Studies Office. Additionally, you may contact programmes@ucd.ie at any point for clarification and advice. In order to develop a new Collaborative Programme, you will need to complete Form A: New Programme Proposal and Appendix A.4: Collaborative Programme Supplement. In order to introduce an inter-institutional exchange or collaboration into an already existing programme, you will need to complete Form B: Programme Change Proposal and Appendix A.4: Collaborative Programme Supplement.A cross-unit central administrative group called the Collaborative Programmes Working Group is responsible for providing assistance to staff engaged in collaborative programmes. You may contact members of this group through programmes@ucd.ie at any point for clarification and advice. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES: SOME CONTEXT • Collaborative Programmes may be offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order for the University to effectively support and deliver inter-institutional collaborative programmes, it is necessary to capture information on a range of relevant areas. To assist you in developing your proposal a number of Collaborative Programme Information Sheets have been developed. These can be accessed at http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progsn.htm and address the following areas: • Collaborative Award Types (including established routes to collaborative, e.g. Co-tutelle, DRHEA) • Programme Structures • Admissions • Financial arrangements • Student registration and provision of support services • External reporting • Assessment (modules) • Degree Award Classification • Transcripts/Diploma Supplements, Parchments & Conferring • UCD, along with external higher educational funding agencies, is keen to facilitate the development of inter-institutional Collaborative Programmes. Given the strategic importance of Collaborative Programmes, as well as their inherent complexity, support for these programmes is provided by a range of administrative offices within UCD. UCD Registry, the Quality Office, the Office of Corporate and Legal Affairs and the International Office are all involved in facilitating the development and implementation of new collaborative programme proposals. Useful links • Collaborative Programmes @ UCD – Information Sheets • Form A: New Programme Proposal • Appendix A.4: Collaborative Programme Supplement • Collaborative Agreement Template • UCD Guidelines on Taught Collaborative Provision • Process and Procedure for Co-Tutelle Agreements • DRHEA MOU, IUA Memoranda of Understanding • ERASMUS MUNDUS support information • Academic Regulations • Online User’s Guide to General Regulations • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Level Descriptors • National Framework of Qualifications Need advice? Contact programmes@ucd.ie

2. Academic SecretariatUCD Registry Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) Collaborative Programmes FOCUS ON: NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMME PROPOSALS • Please note that for all Collaborative Programme Proposals, the following must be addressed: • There must be a clear and defined rationale for the proposed collaboration. • The proposed collaboration must be clearly and explicitly aligned with the University’s Strategic Plan and Education Strategy. • The proposal must be compatible with the aims and strategies of the School involved and/or the Strategic Plan of the College involved. • There must be an analysis of the impact of the proposed collaboration on existing collaborative arrangements and commitments. • There must be a clear identification of the UCD School which has primary responsibility for managing UCD’s participation in a given collaboration, and whose staff members may work with partners within and outside of UCD. • Following approval of any collaborative programme, UCD Registry will develop an Operational Statement. This Statement functions as a quick reference for ensuring that the collaborative programme is adequately supported operationally. These Operational Statements are stored on a UCD Connect Group to which any member of staff may request access from Academic Secretariat (acsec@ucd.ie). • The support framework developed by the Collaborative Programmes Working Group is part of the broader Programme Development, Approval and Review Framework (PDARF). Members of the Group may be contacted via programmes@ucd.ie. IMPORTANT:ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES • A formal Collaborative Agreement between the participating institutions must underpin each programme. • Only the President, or a University Officer formally authorised in writing to act on the President’s behalf, is entitled to establish a contractual relationship with any partner institution. • Any formal Collaborative Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding is stored together with the relevant Operational Statement in the UCD Connect Group to which any member of staff may request access from Academic Secretariat (acsec@ucd.ie). Need advice? Contact programmes@ucd.ie