ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT FORM
for postgraduate taught programmes
The Annual Review provides an opportunity to reflect upon the running of degree programmes at the strategic
point when information on student progress and achievement becomes available. The principal objectives of the
Annual Review process are:
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to create an opportunity to reflect on the delivery and outcomes of programmes through the views of
academic staff, students and external specialists;
to allow departments the opportunity to identify any innovative teaching/learning activities and/or other
good practice for dissemination across the Faculty or College;
to provide a clear, consistent and timely assessment of programme delivery which enables departments
to identify points for action, and plan programme developments from a sound knowledge base;
to provide a timetable for implementing improvements and addressing failures within degree
programmes and a mechanism for raising issues more widely within the College;
to employ a common College-wide framework which provides a stand-alone review document that may
be examined and understood by non-subject specialists;
to demonstrate an open and effective engagement with the maintenance of academic standards and with
quality assurance and enhancement.
1. DEPARTMENT
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2. ACADEMIC SESSION
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3. PROGRAMME(S)
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4. PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE
a) Evaluate the performance of the programme(s) with reference to data on different student groups (e.g.
overseas, part-time) and cohorts as appropriate with respect to Recruitment, Progression (where relevant),
Retention and Student Achievement. Comment where significant anomalies exist between departmental
patterns and those at Faculty and College level as indicated in the data you have been provided with.
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b) Have any factors (e.g. performance on individual course units) adversely affected overall programme
performance? Have any factors (e.g. programme or course amendments) led to improvement? Comment
specifically on any issues relating to new pathways that have been added to existing programmes.
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c) Comment specifically on any issues if this is a joint programme offered with another department or if one
or more courses on the programme are offered by another department.
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d) Comment specifically on issues relating to students who are on this programme as part of an institutional
agreement with another HEI in the UK or abroad.
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5. ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY STUDENTS
a) List a maximum of 4 substantive issues raised by students, the responses and action taken and/ or
planned by the department and how students are informed of these outcomes. Comment in particular on
any issues that have been raised if this is a joint programme offered with another department or if one or
more courses on the programme are offered by another department.
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b) Briefly describe measures taken by the department to address areas of concern identified in the PTES
(Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey) and comment on how effective these measures appear to have
been in light of this year's scores.
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c) Please comment on (i) the success of mechanisms in collecting student feedback through the College’s
Course Unit Evaluation questionnaires (average % return) and any other mechanisms used which may be of
interest to other departments; and (ii) provide details of any specific issues raised and steps being taken by
the department to address them
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6. ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY VISITING EXAMINERS
List a maximum of 4 substantive issues raised by Visiting Examiners and the responses and action
taken/planned by the department. Please attach the Visiting Examiner Response Form sent by the
department to Visiting Examiners in response to issues raised in their reports if not already submitted to the
Academic Quality and Policy Office.
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7. GOOD PRACTICE
a) Highlight any innovative teaching/ learning activities and/or other good practice identified during the
Annual Review which might merit consideration by other departments in the Faculty or more generally across
the College and could be disseminated to colleagues via the Faculty Teaching Committees.
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b) Provide details on peer observation practices in the department including number of staff that
participated in peer observation and how teaching and learning activities in the department are supported
more generally, e.g. through specific staff development activities.
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8. REVIEW OF PROGRESS (if more rows are required please contact the Academic Quality and Policy Office)
Report on progress on actions identified in the previous Annual Review. Where actions are still to be
completed, indicate how and when these will be addressed.
ACTION
PROGRESS MADE / PROPOSED ACTION
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9. ACTION PLAN (if more rows are required please contact the Academic Quality and Policy Office)
PROPOSED ACTION OR ACTION TAKEN
DEADLINE/
MILESTONES
STAFF/BODY
RESPONSIBLE
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Signature of academic staff member who completed the form (e.g. Programme Director/ Director of
Postgraduate Studies (Taught)).
I confirm that the Annual Review has been conducted in accordance with College guidelines
Programme Director/Director of Postgraduate Studies (Taught) Name: click here and type
Comments by Head of Department/ School on issues raised in this report (Optional):
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I confirm that:
a) subject to any changes agreed with the Faculty Dean and Faculty Associate Dean (Education), the actions
proposed in (8) and (9) above will be supported as will those arising from the Faculty Scrutiny;
b) Course Unit Evaluation questionnaires and Course Unit Report Forms are lodged in the Department;
c) this report will be discussed at the next meetings of the Departmental Board and Staff-Student
Committee, and will be made generally available to students.
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Completed forms should be submitted to the Academic Quality and Policy Office Academic-quality-andpolicy@royalholloway.ac.uk. Any queries should also be sent to this email address.
Version: August 15