Programme Planning: Internal Business Case
Please read the relevant section in the Quality Assurance Handbook
before completing this form.
This section to be completed by the programme proposer and to be
considered by Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee along with
Part 1.
Part 2: Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee
Title of proposed programme: …..
Section 19
Give the name of the teaching department(s) at SOAS responsible for offering the
programme, and the provisional percentage share of teaching per department.
Have all departments been fully consulted? Give the names of members of staff
consulted. Have any objections been raised?
First department
Percentage share of teaching
Staff member(s) consulted
Second department
Objections raised?
Percentage share of teaching
Staff member(s) consulted
Objections raised?
Third department
Percentage share of teaching
Staff member(s) consulted
Objections raised?
Section 20
Give details of the co-ordinating or management committee or equivalent
arrangements to oversee the running and organisation of the programme.
Section 21
Students with disabilities. How does this programme accommodate students with a
range of disabilities?
(for further information on equality and diversity points to consider when developing a
programme see http://www.soas.ac.uk/add/qualityassurance/quality-assurancehandbook/a/)
Section 22
22(a)
If the programme includes any period spent away from SOAS, such as a language
year abroad, please give details:
The name(s) of the institution where it will be spent:
22(b)
The value of the period away (e.g. in course unit terms):
22(c)
Is it compulsory or optional?
22(d)
Is it part of an exchange programme, Erasmus/Socrates scheme or some other existing
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arrangement?
22(e)
For undergraduate courses, is it intended that the course results from the period away
should count towards classification for Honours? (Usual practice is that they do not.)
22(f)
What provision can be made for students who are unable to spend the period abroad?
Section 23
23(a)
Is a similar programme offered elsewhere…
…in London? If so, please give details, including fees charged:
23(b)
…outside London? If so, please give details, including fees charged:
23(c)
How do you think this programme will compete with those described above?
Section 24
24(a)
24(b)
What evidence is available of demand for this programme…
…from potential students?
…from potential employers?
Please attach comments if available.
Section 25
The following section is to record internal comment. Each of the following
Professional Services should be asked to confirm that they have seen the proposal
and can support it, and their comments should be inserted:
Library
Assistant Director (Teaching & Research Support), Library and Information Services:
Barbara Spina, bs24@soas.ac.uk
[for Distance Learning programmes contact the Head of Library Services (ULIA online
library): Sandra Tury, Sandra.Tury@london.ac.uk]
Estates &
Facilities
Timetable Co-ordinator: Alex Dawson, ad54@soas.ac.uk
[N/A for Distance Learning programmes]
Student
Services
Student Disability Advisor: Zoe Davis, email zd@soas.ac.uk
OR Diversity Advisor: Deb Viney, dv4@soas.ac.uk
IT/AV
Assistant Director (Operations), Library and Information Services: Regina Everitt,
re14@soas.ac.uk
[N/A for Distance Learning programmes]
Marketing
Interim Marketing Manager: Jamie Wells, jw53@soas.ac.uk
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Registry
Director of Registry and Student Services: David Christmas, dc12@soas.ac.uk
[for Distance Learning programmes contact the Head of Distance Learning
Administration: Elizabeth Harris, eh16@soas.ac.uk]
Planning
Head of Planning: Ali Hartrey, ah73@soas.ac.uk
The following documents should be included with this form.
Please tick
1
Programme Specification (for templates see
http://www.soas.ac.uk/add/qualityassurance/qualityassurance-handbook/a/)
2
External advisor report forms – It is requirement that a
minimum of two are completed (form at
http://www.soas.ac.uk/add/qualityassurance/qualityassurance-handbook/a/)
3
Course proposal forms for any new courses which form part
of this new programme (forms at
http://www.soas.ac.uk/add/qualityassurance/qualityassurance-handbook/a/)
(optional) 4
Comments from students, alumni and/or employers
demonstrating demand for the new programme
(no prescribed format). These comments are optional but
programme proposers are strongly advised to include them.
Signed: …..
(Programme proposer)
Date: …..
Signed: …..
(Head of Department, confirming departmental approval)
Date: …..
Thank you for completing Part 2. Please send this, and associated documents as above, to your
Associate Dean Learning and Teaching. Your proposal will now be considered by Faculty Learning
and Teaching Committee. If recommended it will then go to the Joint Faculty Programme Panel
before going to Learning and Teaching Quality Committee for approval. You will be kept up to date
as to the progress of your proposal by email.
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This section to be completed by the Associate Dean Learning and Teaching
Before approving a programme proposal for recommendation to the Joint Faculty
Programme Panel and LTQC, Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee should be
satisfied on the following points.
Please
tick
1. The academic content of the programme is satisfactory
2. A satisfactory programme specification has been completed
3. Arrangements have been made for the management of the programme, including
courses provided by other departments or institutions
4. The proposal has been scrutinised by at least two authorities external to SOAS and
their comments have been fully taken into account in the final development of the
proposal
5. All support services have been consulted and there is adequate provision to support
the programme
6. The tuition fee band has been indicated and the resource implications of joint
programmes have been considered
7. This proposal conforms to external requirements including the FHEQ
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/FHEQ0
8.pdf) and relevant subject benchmarks
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/default.asp).
Signed: …..
(Associate Dean Learning and Teaching)
Date: …..
Date of Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee: …..
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