EE Online report teaching quality information summaries for academic year 2009/10.

A summary of the responses made by external examiners to a number of key quality assurance questions for the academic year 2009/10 are detailed below.

External examiners are asked to respond to the following key questions:

1. Are the standards set, through the aims and learning outcomes specified for the programme and its components (including placements and work experience), appropriate for the level(s) you examined and the award(A1)?
2. Did the student work compare with the standards achieved by students on comparable programmes in other HEIs (A3)?
3. Were the processes for assessment, examination and determination of awards sound and fairly conducted (B4)?

Focusing on the three key standards judgements there was only one 'No' response to question A3.  An Action plan was implemented and the issue raised by the examiner is under review.

All other responses to the key standards judgements were positive, which is an impressive confirmation of the standards of the University's programmes.