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Archived: Academic Quality and Standards Handbook 2022/23

Please note: This version of the Academic Quality and Standards Handbook has been archived.

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2022/23

The Academic Quality and Standards Handbook (AQSH) for 2022/23 consists of 15 sections, including an introduction, which detail the University's principles and procedures for approving, monitoring and reviewing its courses, programmes and partnerships. It is anticipated that the AQSH will be of most benefit to those members of staff with day-to-day involvement in the University's quality assurance and enhancement procedures.

AQSH – abbreviations and glossary 2022/23

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AQSH content 2022/23

Introduction: Guidance notes

Introduction to the Academic Quality and Standards Handbook 2022/23

Guidance notes

G (i) – Committee structure diagram 2022/23
G (ii) – Summary of committee responsibilities 2022/23
G (iii) – Fees 2022/23
G (iv) – Faculty Education Committee Terms of Reference 2022/23
G (v) – Apprenticeship Monitoring Committee Terms of Reference 2022/23
G (vi) - School Education Committee 2022/23

Section A: Academic planning

Section A: Academic planning 2022/23

Annexes

Annex A – Post-Education Committee Processes for New Courses Following Education Committee Approval 2022-23
Annex B – Process for the Validation of a New Course 2022-23
Annex C – Process for the Validation of a New Collaborative Partner Course 2022-23
Annex D – Process for the Re-validation of an Existing Course 2022-23

Forms and templates

A1 – New qualification form 2022/23
A2 – New course and partner proposal form 2022/23
A2a – Costing and pricing form 2022/23 (Please contact the QAE team for this spreadsheet)
A2b – New development involving a joint or dual award 2022/23
A2c – Proposal for re-validation of an existing course 2022/23
A2d – Market Classification 2022/23
A2e – Market Research Brief 2022/23
A3 – Course and partner closure form 2022/23
A3a – Course suspension form 2022/23
A4 – Change of delivery location form 2022/23
A6 – Market Evaluation Final Recommendations 2022/23

Guidance notes

AG (i) – Writing the market demand section of the A2 2022/23
AG (ii) – Course closure guidance 2022/23

Section B: Managing Higher Education provision with others

Section B: Managing Higher Education provision with others 2022/23

Forms and templates

Guidance notes

BG (i) – The role of the Liaison Officer 2022/23
BG (ii) – Liaison document guidelines 2022/23
BG (iii) – Terms of reference and standard agenda for executive committee 2022/23
BG (iv) – Guidelines on the application and regulations and procedures for collaborative programmes 2022/23
BG (v) – Promoting and marketing collaborative programmes 2022/23
BG (vi) – Availability of University services and resources for different types of collaborative partner 2022/23
BG (vii) – Spectrum of collaborative provision and associated due diligence requirements 2022/23
BG (viii) – Scoring system for Institutional Monitoring 2022/23
BG (ix) – Guidance on preparing a collaborative partner contingency plan 2022/23

Section C: Validation of new courses

Section C: Validation of new courses 2022/23

Forms and templates

C1 – Panel nomination form 2022/23
C2 – Table of modules contributing to a field for module directory 2022/23
C3 – Application for exemption or variant to AF 2022/23
C4 – Programme specification 2022/23
C5 – Module descriptor template 2022/23
C6 – Faculty documentation check 2022/23
C7 – Low risk validation external scrutiny report 2022/23
C8 – Faculty conditions check 2022/23
C9 – Chair's approval of conditions 2022/23
C10 – Module guide template for dissertations and research projects 2022/23
C11 – Indicative module summative assessment map 2022/23
C12 – Support for guided independent study 2022/23
C13 – Assessment calendar 2022/23
C14 – Resources document template 2022/23

Guidance notes

CG (i) – Producing documentation for validation events 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (ii) – Completing module descriptors and module guides 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (iii) – Guidance on module data 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (iv) – Validation documentary requirements matrix 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (v) – Placement and work–based learning guidelines 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (vi) – Validation criteria and checklist for panels 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (vii) – Good practice for undertaking events by video–conference 2022/23 (PDF)
CG (viii) – Writing course handbooks 2022/23 (PDF)

Section D: Kingston continuous enhancement process (KCEP+)

Section D: Kingston continuous enhancement process (KCEP+) 2022/23

Forms and templates

Guidance notes

DG (i) – Agenda for KCEP metrics meeting 2022/23 (PDF)
DG (ii) – Agenda for substantive review planning meeting 2022/23 (PDF)
DG (iii) – Agenda for substantive review planning meeting – higher risk provision 2022/23 (PDF)
DG (v) – Digital module boxes in canvas 2022/23 (PDF)
DG (vi) – Agenda and guidance for meeting with students graduates and employers 2022/23 (PDF)
DG (vii) – Substantive review schedule for higher risk provision 2022/23 (PDF)

Section E: Internal quality audit

Section E: Internal quality audit 2022/23

Section F: Annual monitoring and enhancement

Section F: Annual monitoring and enhancement 2022/23

Forms and templates

F1 – Module enhancement plan (MEP) 2022/23
F2 – Course enhancement plan (CEP) 2022/23
F3 – Department AME enhancement plan summary 2022/23
F4 – School AME enhancement plan summary 2022/23
F5 – Non-Credit Bearing (NCB) Provision Enhancement Plan 2022/23

Guidance notes

FG (i) – Performance indicators for annual monitoring and enhancement 2022/23
FG (ii) – Terms of reference agenda items and guidance for boards of study 2022/23
FG (iii) – AME module enhancement plan 2022/23
FG (iv) – AME course enhancement plan 2022/23

Section G: Changes to courses and modules

Section G: Changes to courses and modules 2022/23

Forms and templates

Guidance notes

GG (i) – Criteria for approval of variants and cycle of review 2022/23 (PDF)
GG (ii) – Course and module modification panel terms of reference 2022/23 (PDF)

Section H: Accreditation processes

Section H: Accreditation processes 2022/23

Forms and templates

H1 – Student request for recognition of prior and or experiential learning 2022/23
H2 – Articulation proposal form 2022/23
H3 – Articulation agreement 2022/23
H4 – Monitoring of articulation agreements 2022/23
H5 – Monitoring of progression agreements 2022/23
H6 – Progression agreement 2022/23

Section I: External examiners

Section I: External examiners 2022/23

Forms and templates

Guidance notes

IG (i) – Responsibilities of faculties and central university departments 2022/23
IG (ii) – Checklist of documentation for new external examiners 2022/23
IG (iii) – Induction of new external examiners and planning of audit of assessment 2022/23
IG (iv) – Rights and responsibilities of subject external examiners 2022/23
IG (v) – Rights and responsibilities of PAB external examiners 2022/23
IG (vi) – Rights and responsibilities of Higher and Degree Apprenticeship (HDA) External Examiners 2022/23
IG (vii) – External examiner guide to accessing to Canvas and BOX 2022/23
IG (viii) – Guide to responding to subject external examiner annual reports 2023/24
IG (ix) – Student guide to the role of the EE 2022/23

Section J: Professional, statutory and regulatory body accreditation or recognition (PSRB)

Section J: Professional, statutory and regulatory body accreditation or recognition (PSRB) 2022/23

Forms and templates

Section K: External requirements

Section K: External requirements 2022/23

Section L: Student voice

Section L: Student voice 2022/23

Forms and templates

LG (i) – Student voice committee (SVC) – terms of reference 2022/23
LG (ii) – Roles and responsibilities in the student voice cycle 2022/23

Section M: Research degrees (covers Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD)

Section M: Research degrees (covers Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD) 2022/23

Forms and templates

GM (i) – Notes for panel members for IRPGR 2022/23

Section N: Student mobility

Section N: Student mobility 2022/23

Forms and templates

N1 – Exchange agreement request 2022/23

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