QA and validation guidance for Taught courses

QA and Validation guidance for Taught courses

Provided below are a number of forms and guides that aim to support the quality assurance process for Taught courses.

 

Table 1: Preparation for Validation Events

Document title Form Guidance document Additional information
Outline Proposal - Key Details Outline Proposal - Key Details Form  

If you would like to make changes to an existing course or module or have a proposal for a new course or route, please submit an Outline Proposal in CourseLoop and complete and attach this form to accompany your outline proposal.
Validation Checklist  

Validation Checklist

 

 Utilising this checklist throughout the document preparation process (together with the CourseLoop Training in Brightspace) will ensure that consideration of base-line quality assurance issues can be minimised at the validation event,  allowing an increased focus on matters of pedagogical interest and concern
Marketing approval   Marketing Information for Course Validation Guidance

Marketing approval must be obtained before the Outline Proposal can be progressed for all new courses. To be completed and submitted to Marketing for approval - confirmation is required from Marketing that there are no perceived issues. Some details included within this document may also appear within the rationale document.
Inclusive Design Checklist Inclusive Design Checklist Inclusivity framework

Please complete the checklist in the early stages of course design to support the development of inclusive course content, delivery and assessment design and strategy. This forms part of the University’s Inclusivity Framework for Course Design.
UTLC Teaching and Learning Definitions

 

 

Learning, Teaching and Assessment Definitions

 UTLC agreed definitions for learning methods and assessment types - these are the terms used in module and course specifications.
Validation Rationale Template Validation Rationale Template   Please complete this template alongside completing the Managed Document in CourseLoop.

Course Assessment Board (CAB) Models

   CAB Models Guidance A CAB model must be identified for each course in CourseLoop for each Course Offering in keeping with this guidance.

Huddersfield Graduate Attributes (HGAs)

   HGAs Mapping Guide All UG and PGT courses need to evidence how they enable students to develop Huddersfield Graduate Attributes (HGAs) and this forms a standard part of the course aims. HGAs need to be mapped against courses in CourseLoop by identifying where these might be met within the modules of the course. Please use this guide to support the mapping.
Distance Learning - Design and Delivery   Digital Literacies for staff Requirements on Digital Literacy for Staff Designing or Delivering Modules or Courses in Distance Learning Mode
New Awards   New Award Proposal Template A New Award Proposal must be completed and included in the Outline Proposal if a new award needs to be added to the University's list of awards.
Responses to Conditions and Recommendations Form   Responses to Validation Conditions Form.doc Please complete and attach to the Full Proposal once you have completed the necessary updates of modules and courses in CourseLoop in response to the event outcomes.
Process guidance for validation meetings   Validation guide for virtual meetings Please see the guide for how meetings are structured and panel comments collated ahead of the event.
Labour Market Information (LMI)  

 
Validation Panel member roles and responsibilities    Roles and Responsibilities of Validation Panel Members Guide to the Validation Panel member roles and responsibilities
Validation step overview   TBC  A step by step overview of the validation process for proposers.

 

Table 2: Quality Assurance Guidance

Validation Principles and Guidance   Validation Principles and Guidance Validation of new courses and changes to existing courses are governed by the University's Regulations for Awards and Quality Assurance Procedures for Taught Courses, the following guidance provides supplementary information for School Teaching and Learning Committees and School Validation Panels on the practical operation of these procedures.
Module Guidance  

Module Specification Guidance

 Quality assurance guidance on writing a module.
Programme Guidance   Programme Specification Guidance  Quality assurance guidance on writing a course.
Personal Development Planning (PDP) Guidance   Personal Development Planning policy The guidance outlines the principles and expected practice relating to PDP for the University.  There is a requirement for all new PSDs to indicate where PDP is to happen using the format described in the guidance.
Assessment and Feedback Strategy   Assessment and Feedback Framework This strategy should be taken into consideration when designing/revising assessment strategies.

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) useful links

    
CMA Guidance   CMA Guidance 2019 The Competition and Markets Authority guidance document
CMA Risk Assessment   CMA Risk Assessment The Competition and Markets Authority Risk Assessment form
Exit strategy for terminating courses   Exit strategy for terminating courses Guidance on the University’s responsibilities and commitments to students on terminating courses 

 

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