At the April 2010 meeting of Senate, the following statement on variations to the Rules of Assessment be approved for immediate implementation:
“Variations to the UG Rules of Assessment and associated credit framework must be submitted to Academic Board(1) for approval. The requested variation and a supporting rationale must be discussed with the Dean of Faculty in advance of submission to the Board.
Variations to the rules are exceptional and must normally either be associated with meeting programme level learning outcomes or professional, statutory or regulatory body requirements, or requirements for progressing to a period of study abroad.
It would be unusual for a programme to require an exception to the rules in order to ensure a learning outcome is met, as designating a module as core and ensuring there is a breadth of learning and assessment methods over the length should enable course designers to ensure that essential knowledge, understanding and skill outcomes would be demonstrated by any successful student.
Examples of valid exceptions include requiring all 360 credits to be passed in order to meet professional competency requirements, and requiring limited additional credit or higher Stage Marks to be achieved in joint or year abroad programmes in order to meet the entry requirements at partner institutions.”
Quality Assurance and Enhancement Office June 2010
(1) updated to reflect change of Board name to Academic Board
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