The Quality Handbook describes the University’s strategic approach to quality management, setting out its key features
The handbook:
Details the purpose of the Handbook and the University’s approach to quality and standards.
Provides guidance in relation to Portfolio Development Planning. It includes processes and procedures for approval of new award titles, approval of University Certificate award titles, guidance for Collaborative Partners, change of award titles, suspension/closure of awards and Partnerships.
Forms
Standard Administrative Procedures
Provides guidance and procedures in relation to the formal approval of a new programme, periodic review of an existing programme, procedures for changes between scheduled reviews, approval and review of University Certificate awards, approval and review of modules, management of Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies and protocol for the termination of programmes.
Forms
Guidance
Standard Administrative Procedures
Provides guidance and procedures for the approval and monitoring of External Examiners.
Standard Administrative Procedures
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
Details processes in relation to Student Support Systems, Student Learning in the Workplace, Student Representation, Informing Students, Student Evaluation, Use of Electronic Module Sites, Personal Development Planning, Student Induction and Communication with Students.
Threshold Quality Standards documents
Forms and guidance
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
Details the annual monitoring and enhancement process and includes templates for Module Leader reports, subject level reports, programme reports, School Student Learning & Experience Sub-Committee reports and overview reports for collaborative provision. There is also guidance relating to reports provided by service units, the University Postgraduate Research Assessment Board and on student performance data.
Forms
Guidance
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
Provides detailed guidance relating to the specific requirements of collaborative provision by the type of Partnership.
Forms
Guidance
Details processes for Research Degrees, the University documents framework and Regulations for the Award of Higher Degrees by Research. The code of practice for research degrees operates in parallel to this document and should be referred to for further details about all processes and procedures outlined in the handbook. Further information can be found on the Graduate Research School SharePoint site.
Not currently in use
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.
No longer part of the Quality Handbook, see Supporting Information Area.