EE Online report teaching quality information summaries for academic year 2008/09.

A summary of the responses made by external examiners to a number of key quality assurance questions for the academic year 2008/09 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 programme sin 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 were three 'No' responses to question A3.   Action plans were immediately implemented, progress carefully monitored and the issues raised by the examiners have now been resolved.

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