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Check which awards include your module(s).* Remember that sometimes your module might be a compulsory or optional module for students on awards outside your department. At an early stage you should always liaise with other departments that will be affected by the changes. If students from outside your department routinely take this module, you should think about whether the changes will affect their ability to take it from now on. For example, will they have taken the necessary pre-requisite modules?
* It is easy to run off a list from the central student records database to show the course(s) for which an individual module is compulsory. Go to” Student Detailed Information” from the main MIS Apps menu and select “All Schemes & Stages by Compulsory module”.
If you are making changes to the syllabus, will this affect any other awards or modules? Think about the pre-requisites, co-requisites etc. Information on current co and pre-requisites are displayed in the Module Directory if you need a reminder.
If you are changing the term in which the module is offered, will this have any effect on other modules or course structures? If unsure, ask your Departmental Administrator who can access the database. There is a function which enables you to look up modules that are compulsory on courses from any department or school.
Will the change have an impact on the course’s learning outcomes? If the existing module has been identified as one of the places where students can achieve specific learning outcomes, you must make sure the learning outcomes can still be met in your revised version of the module. If they can’t, then you would need to ensure that there is still adequate coverage of the learning outcome across the other modules, or the department will have to propose an amendment to the course’s learning outcomes or rules of assessment. Don’t forget to liaise with other departments if the module is compulsory on one of their courses and therefore affects their learning outcomes.
Variations to the University’s rules of assessment must be approved initially by the Academic Board and then by Senate. As this process will take slightly longer, departments must make sure proposals are submitted in time for the March board so they can be sent to the subsequent meeting of Senate. If you are unsure, speak to your Education Manager.
Page last updated: 30 September 2013