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Completed forms should be sent, via email, to curriculum@st-andrews.ac.uk
. 2 weeks prior to the next available CAG meeting. Published dates http://www.standrews.ac.uk/staff/academic/curriculum/cagtimetables/
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Faculty
Lead School / Department
Module title
Module code
Credits
Module level (place X in appropriate box)
This table is for guidance only- you should refer to the
Handbook for the Scottish Credit and Qualifications
Framework (SCQF) for more specific information.
Note that modules with the same content cannot be offered at different levels. Further advice may be obtained from Registry.
9
8
Faculty in which the lead School resides.
All modules must have a nominated lead School. For
Interdisciplinary modules the lead School is normally the
School in which the Module Coordinator resides.
Titles should be unique, concise and informative.
Please check with Publications for advice on module code numbering conventions.
The number of credits is worked out on the basis of the amount of time that an ‘average’ learner at a specified level might expect to take to achieve the learning outcomes that are subject to valid, reliable methods of assessment. In common with other credit systems, the
SCQF works on the basis that one credit point represents the amount of learning achieved through a notional 10 hours of learning time which includes everything a learner has to do to achieve the outcomes in a qualification including the assessment procedures.
SCQF Level Level
11
10
5000
4000
7
3000
2000
1000
Module Co-ordinator
Academic reason for the introduction of this module?
Place of module within programme(s)
A single academic member of staff of the University of St
Andrews must be nominated responsible. In the case of
Interdisciplinary modules, a contact from each
Department should be named, but one overall organiser must be designated
Please specify the purpose and relevance of the proposed new module with reference to academic developments.
Content and Structure
Indicate the level of the module and its relationship to any specific programmes eg, Honours option for students enrolled for MA single or joint courses in subject x, core module for Masters degrees in subject areas.
Give a brief indication of potential overlap or unacceptable module combinations.
If the new module proposed would alter a programme pathway, then an
Amendment to Programme Proposal Form should also be submitted along with External Examiner approval of the proposed changes to the programme.
Provide a broad weekly outline of major topics covered in the module and the module structure
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Distinctive module features?
If relevant explain any special features of the module which distinguish it from similar modules offered in other institutions or from other modules offered in St Andrews. Examples here might include the opportunity for a work placement, novel forms of learning or assessment. If the proposed module shares content with a module taught at a different level indicate here how the levels are differentiated. Eg in terms of assessment and workload – introducing PGT version of an existing module.
Academic session of first availability
Is this module to be taught wholly
Please enter the Academic Session when the module will first be taught, eg, 2014/15.
If not, please give details. within St Andrews?
If Yes, please give details. Is this module available through distance learning?
Is this module part of the Evening degree programme?
Does the module involve fieldwork or time at facilities outside St Andrews?
Does the module involve any activity that requires ethical approval or that will require participants to have
Disclosure?
If Yes, please ensure that the Evening degree Coordinator has seen and approved this proposal by signing the form at the end.
If Yes, Risk assessment is subject to University procedures and must be obtained prior to commencing any fieldwork and if necessary inform the University
Insurance Office to ensure insurance is provided.
If Yes, please ensure that the activity adheres to
University policy for ethical approval and/or the participants have Disclosure prior to engaging in the activity.
If Yes, please give details. Is this module restricted to any group of students? Is there a quota or application process or are numbers capped in any way?
Does the programme take account of student equality and diversity issues?
Provide any supplementary information as appropriate.
Contact for advice: Equality and Diversity Officer,
Human Resources.
If Yes, please supply a programme amendment form. Does the introduction of this new module change any degree programme structures?
Is this module to replace an existing module?
If YES, please enter module code and title of withdrawn module
Calculation of resource allocation is based on a formula of (actual student enrolment х %FTE allocation specified for each teaching unit). Please supply a teaching load breakdown here to ensure eventual resource allocation formulae are correct. Add rows as required.
School % share of FTE
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(This section will be inserted directly into the appropriate Course Catalogue. Please see current Course Catalogues for examples)
Module title
Module code
Co-requisite module(s)
Pre-requisite module(s)
Anti-requisite module(s)
Semester availability
One / Two / Either / Both / Year long
Insert codes for module(s) taught in the same session essential for the successful completion of the proposed new module.
Only codes for module prerequisites should be entered here not programme prerequisites.
This field should contain the code for any module(s) which overlaps in content with the proposed new module.
Specify in which semester the module will be taught. A single semester module may be taught twice in each academic year, both in first and second semester (use Both), or if the semester will vary from year to year depending on staff availability, use EITHER.
Module descriptor
(c 100 words) This paragraph in the Course Catalogue is designed to help the student choose modules and should give an accurate account of the module content. Bear in mind that very specific information here may then require regular amendment, so that a list of authors or topics might best be presented in the form ‘for example’, or ‘authors such as…)
Class hour
Assessment breakdown
Re-assessment breakdown
Total module duration
Will the introduction of this module necessitate changes in the Course
Catalogue entry for any programmes? If so please provide details here.
Time of main lecture. If this is a core module then the hour should not introduce a timetable clash into existing degree combinations.
% CA % Exam
% CA % Exam
NB: Semester is at least 14
weeks
Please refer to the University ASSESSMENT: MARKING AND STANDARD SETTING POLICY for information
Assessment element Detail (word length, etc) Percentage of module grade
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Main Examination Duration (hrs)
If special conditions are required to pass the module, please detail here. (eg, must gain a certain mark in CA)
Method of alternative assessment or reassessment.
Description and % of final grade
By which reporting deadline will the results be reported?
Jan / May / Sept diet
The number of teaching weeks available per semester is 11 . Include additional commitments, eg, week-long residential field courses in Spring Vacation. One (1) credit is normally worth 10 hours of notional student effort.
Activity Hours/week Number of Weeks
Total
Hours
Lectures
Seminars
Practical classes
Tutorials
Fieldwork
Film/video viewing
Other contact hours (please detail)
Preparation of assignments
Directed Private study / reading
Other student study hours (please detail)
Total work load (hours)
Rationale for student workload
The total work load value is all that is required, but the above table can be used to assist calculation
Explain the balance in workload; for example some modules expect a lot of student-led study and others are more staff directed.
Please note that staff involved in assessment must be co-opted onto the Exam Board for the module
Names of staff expected to contribute to module
School Post held
Possible staff development implications
Possible resource issues (personnel, space, equipment)
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This section is intended to identify individual staff or skills required for the delivery of the module not already available or not at the disposal of the School / Department.
This section is intended to identify resources needed for the delivery of the module not already available or not at the disposal of the School / Department.
Most Schools have a forum to discuss timetabling and accommodation arrangements; check the proposed class

Expected student demand and numbers forecast hour with your School. If you intend to use central teaching accommodation also check with the Registry Manager
(Timetabling) to confirm that there will be suitable teaching space available at the class hour you specify.
New modules MUST take account of Library and IT resource issues from the outset. Please specify here the nature of the requirements for Library and IT resources, and when and with whom these resource issues have been discussed with LIS. Please also list any additional requirements and indicate the outcome of any discussions
Have you ensured that the Library has received a list of recommended texts?
Please give details and attach a reading list to be forwarded to the library. Consult with the library to ensure that all copyright issues are addressed.
Will the module be available via a VLE ?
Does the work of the module require any IT skills over and above basic word-processing,
Please give details of planning and storage requirements.
Advance planning is needed to ensure that articles and book chapters have been digitised. If the module will make heavy demands on file storage (ie, more than a few dozen Word or PDF files), these should be discussed with LIS.
Please give details of the checks undertaken to ensure that mechanisms are in place for students to acquire the necessary set of IT skills. email and web-browsing?
Will the module require scheduled sessions in a computer classroom? If so, at what point in the semester will these sessions be needed?
In what on-line and paper formats will teaching materials be made available to
Please give details of any such requirements. All classroom sessions need to be booked well in advance in the normal manner as accommodation is limited. Please give details of any software and technical / licensing implications.
If the module requires any software to be installed in the IT classrooms please consult with IT Services over the technical feasibility and licensing implications.
Please give details. students?
Have you anticipated the needs of disabled students?
Head of School or Director of Teaching authorisation
To aid academic staff in providing appropriate assistance for students with a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties the
University has written procedural guidelines called `Academia and SENDA'. As well as providing assistance academic staff can be required to provide their course material in an accessible format. To streamline the process of placing academic material into accessible formats
(eg, Braille, audio, large print, etc.) the University has established a central transcription service called the Alternative Format Suite (AFS).
Joint initiatives should be approved by all contributing HoS.
Submission Date
External Examiner’s approval received and attached?
CAG decision : To accept
CAG decision : To be referred back to
School
YES / NO
New module proposals will not be considered without evidence of External Examiner approval attached to the proposal.
Provide dates
Provide dates
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CAG decision : To reject
Justification of CAG decision
Provide dates
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