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Email: academicoffice@ulster.ac.uk

Welcome to the Academic Office Home Page

Head of Academic Office Mr Alan Faulkner

The   Academic Office has advisory and developmental roles in relation to all aspects of academic policy, procedures and regulations for taught award-bearing provision.  The pages from the Area Index provide detailed information.

NOTICE BOARD
 
Evaluation/Revalidation
 

The 2010/11 Revalidation Schedule is available here. (January 2010)

The 2009/10 Revalidation Schedule is available here. (October 2009)

Evaluation/Revalidation Documentation Template from 2009/10 (Internal Provision) (August 2009)

Evaluation/Revalidation Documentation Template from 2009/10 (Partner Institutions) (August 2009)

The template for programme specifications (from 2009/10 academic year) is available here. (August 2009)

The template for module descriptions (from 2009/10 academic year) is available here. (August 2009)

Briefing Seminar on Evaluation/Revalidation (7 October 2009)

The programme and presentations from key speakers are available here.

 

Changes to the University's Regulatory Framework for Taught Courses (25 June 2009)

A number of changes to the University’s regulatory framework have been agreed from 2009/10.  These affect:

These changes will have implications for information provided to students and regulations for awards.  For more information follow the links above.

 
Credit Levels (May 2009)

Credit levels are being renamed from 2009/10 in light of the revised national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications published by the Quality Assurance Agency in 2008.  There is no change to the level descriptors; only the titles are changed.  The new levels and their correspondence to old levels are set out below:

 
  OLD   NEW
  D (Doctoral)   8
  M   7
  3   6
  2   5
  1   4
  A (Access)   3
 

Within University Access to Higher Education courses offered by Regional Colleges, levels 1 and 2 are also used for specific modules.

 
External Examiner Nominations (August 2009)

The deadline for receipt of External Examiner nominations for 2010/11 appointments is 28 May 2010.

 
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NICATS
QAA
Quality Management & Audit Unit
Staff Development
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