OUTLINE Stage 2 Agenda FOR PG REVIEW

Sample timings  

9.00 am                   Arrival of Panel and agenda setting

10.00am                   Meeting with PGT students

10.30am                   Meeting with PGR students

11.00 am                  Agenda discussions

11.30 am                  The departmental Team join the Panel
                              Confirmation of agenda

 Main meeting begins, covering the following main themes:(to include a working lunch at 12.30 pm)

Part 1 - PGT provision   

       Progress made since periodic review

                           Curricula
                           To include:
                      - The course(s) structure and modules on offer
                      - Student experience in terms of overall coherence of the course

                           Assessment
                      To include:
                       - Coverage of learning outcomes
                       - Reassessment
                       - Innovation and balance of assessment methods
                       - Student experience

                           Learning and Teaching
                      To include:
                      - Dissemination of good practice
                      - Innovation and development
                      - Responsiveness to equal opportunities

                          Student recruitment, progression and support
                     To include:
                     - A consideration of progression and completion statistics
                     - Student support 

                          Learning resources
                     To include:
                     - Staffing and staff development    

                         Maintenance and enhancement of standards and quality
                    To include:
                    - Any issues arising from stage 1

 Part 2 - PGR Provision

2.00pm                    PGR Meeting with students (if not met in the morning)

2.30 pm                 Research degree provision

                             To include:

     -  Range of research degrees offered

      -  Strategic vision of the department

      The research environment                       

     To include:

     -  Staffing

     -  Facilities 

     -  Financial support for students

     Supervisory arrangements                       

    To include:

    - Supervisory norms

    - Supervisory Boards and Research Student Progress  Committees

    - Compliance with Code of Practice

Research training                                       

    To include:

    - Research skills training provided by Department

     Generic skills                                              

    To include:

    - how the Department supports research students to acquire transferable skills

Student Feedback 

Graduate Teaching Assistants                 

    To include:

    - How the Department supports the professional development of its GTAs

    - Compliance with Code of Practice on GTAs

Statistics                                                   

     To include:

     -  recruitment, progression and completion.