Prog+approval

Prepare submission documents – provide clear info about the prog,, its recourses, teaching and learning strategies and opportunities, student support and course info Approval event – approval panel discussion withprogramme team See New programme proposal form for Greenwich as well. As part of any event, the Chair/Panel/Team should seek to identify any examples of innovation or good practice for commendation. In approving programmes for delivery, whether within the University or in collaboration with an external partner, the panel needs to be satisfied: 1. that whatever the mode, - there is an appropriateProgramme Specification - the award aligns with the National Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) 2. that there is an appropriate teaching team; 3. that if it is a NEW programme, the proposal - has a rationale, aims and learning outcomes at the appropriate FHEQ level and will meet the needs of students and employers, and that the structure and content are such as to enable the aims and learning outcomes to be met - specifies the progressive knowledge and understanding, and the intellectual, practical and transferable skills that students will acquire and that it aligns with the relevant subject benchmarks - makes progressively greater demands in terms of levels of analysis and synthesis, and supports the student in moving towards increasingly independent forms of study, helps students develop their research skills and employability,- where appropriate, the potential for permeating the curriculum with an international/global dimension has been realized - involves an appropriate range of learning and teaching strategies - has a clear assessment strategy and that the proposed weight and methods of assessment relate to the stated aims and outcomes of the proposal(s) - is in line with the University’s policies (eg on credit, assessment, equal opportunities, access, diversity, graduate attributes and employability, medium of instruction etc), and, where appropriate, those of any professional body - has a full statement of the regulations for admission, progression and assessment, and details of management and quality assurance arrangements - is likely to result in a positive student experience || Action required || Status || ||  ||   || ||   ||   || ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||  • ​ Team (ensure learning resources person and student if possible and employer if a Foundation Degree) • ​ Regulations, Scheme and route documents; ||  ||   || approval • ​ Taxonomies, FHEQ and SSC framework, subject benchmark statements etc and any other reference points e.g. professional body requirements • ​ Standard documentation e.g. contents page for documentation and evidence etc, module descriptor, scheme/route pro-forma, programmespecification etc • ​ Do a project management chart identifying milestones and use of staff etc throughout the process – remember that after academic approval there will be activity required to get to full operational stage. ||  ||   ||  • ​ Award Programme specification (using data from SPA form) • ​ Module descriptors or lists of modules already in approval • ​ List of staffing resources; • ​ List of physical resources required • ​ Reading/reference lists – electronic, library and technical • ​ Teaching and learning charts against modules • ​ Assessment charts methods against modules with weighting Arrange event with Registry and identify with Registry any specific requirements e.g. professional body or employer interactions ||  ||   ||  • ​ aims/objectives of award and learning outcomes by level in conjunction with the market research and the potential student profile. || ||  || • ​ Identify structure of award and modules etc – coherence and progression are major considerations and then write document • ​ Identify learning outcomes for modules based on aims/objectives and level learning outcomes with any mandatory elements e.g. skills development, work based learning etc • ​ Write modules and review across the levels and within the level • ​ Describe management of the award • ​ Identify resources, staffing and student support etc Review and evaluate progress at the end of each meeting in terms of achievement against the project plan and also in terms of the initial planning approval – make amendments as required. || ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||
 * Area to explore
 *  Initial impetus – leading edge thinking- employer demand- portfolio gap etc
 *  Market research re potential students, national drivers for change, trend forecasts in employment, government initiatives/papers etc
 *  Create summary of research and student profile, type of award(s) and proposed location(s) for delivery, potential numbers, funding etc and fit with portfolio – identify development team
 * Fill in forms for Strategic Planning Approval and submit through process – get confirmation of approval to proceed.
 * Start development – assemble:
 *  • ​ Learning teaching and assessment strategy • ​ Requirements for submission of an award for
 * Identify specific documents to be written. In the Scheme this would be:
 * Start Academic discussion and plan all meetings through to approval. Consider the following;
 *  Write overarching principles e.g. assessment, learning and teaching strategy for award, student support, admissions, skills development, work based learning etc
 * <span class="s3" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.300781); border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ensure peer review throughout process
 * <span class="s3" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.300781); border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare for and take to approval event
 * <span class="s3" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.300781); border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Identify actions required post event – e.g. conditions and recommendations and the process required. Ensure that process is completed
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.296875); border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Write documentation required for student information purposes e.g. Prepare detailed schemes of work and module handbooks etc
 * <span class="s3" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.300781); border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Market and recruit students – note that this process needs to start early on if it is to be successful depending on the type of award.
 * <span class="s3" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.300781); border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Identify External Examiners and take through process

||

Proposal for new programme Authorised by the Academic Planning Committee APC (as part of the annual Portfolio Planning Process) Identify a Programme Leader from Host school (link tutor for collaborative processes)