Collaborative Provision Regulations: Introduction

Introduction

The Collaborative Provision Regulations operate on the basis that:

• courses leading to the University’s awards may be devised and delivered in collaboration with another institution, or
• arrangements may be made under which a course already approved by the University is delivered either partly or wholly by another institution.

The University expects all staff considering or working with collaborative provision to understand that the University:

• Must adopt a risk-based approach to the development of Collaborative Provision
• Must maintain the standard and quality of its awards
• Retains control of the arrangements for validation, approval and evaluation of the course and for the assessment of students to make sure that the delivery environment is appropriate to higher education.
• Expects students studying off campus to have a commensurate experience to students studying on the Queensgate Campus.

The Collaborative Provision Regulations:

• Ensure both partners and the University comply with legal, regulatory and quality assurance obligations to demonstrate fairness and accountability for all students whether they be home or overseas students.
• Should be used alongside the Collaborative Provision Procedures.
• The Collaborative Provision Regulations follow the lifecycle of collaborative provision:
• Part 1 prescribes how to take forward collaborative provision ideas
• Part 2 outlines the mandatory validation process for collaborative provision
• Part 3 addresses ongoing quality assurance elements that collaborative provision must undergo.