Quality assurance procedures for taught courses and research awards

List of contents

Quality Assurance Procedures

Introduction

Quality Assurance Procedures

Section A

Committee structure, terms of reference and responsibilities

Section B

Validation

Section C

Guidelines for the validation of major with minor subject courses

Section D

The validation of distance learning proposals

Section E

The validation of courses which lie outside the CATS framework

Section F

Quality Appraisals and Internal Quality Audits (IQAs)

Section G

Subject Review

Section H

Thematic reviews

Section I

Collaborative provision

Section J

The validation of joint awards

Section K

Articulation arrangements

Section L

Annual Evaluation

Section M

External Examiners

Section N

Criteria for the Selection and Appointment of Research Degree Examiners

Section O

Validation of Apprenticeships

Section P

Validation of Post Graduate Research Provision

Section Q

Delivery Research Degrees by Distance Learning (DL)

Section R

PGR Partnership Activities

Section S

The validation of short courses (Credit Bearing)

Procedure approval and ownership

Quality assurance procedures for taught courses and research awards