STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Awards taught in the academic year 2015-16
FORM AM2
For provision delivered by Partner Staff
NOTES FOR COMPLETION
(Please see Guidance Notes for further information).
Section 1 Authorship: List the host faculty and collaborative partner involved in delivery and the names of all authors.
Section 2 The Provision being monitored: List all awards being covered; mode of delivery (F2F = face to face, BL = blended
learning, DL = distance learning); site of delivery; any PSRB (professional, statutory or regulatory body) who accredits any awards;
whether or not an award is continuing to recruit; and the type of collaboration (franchise, validation, quality assurance, joint,
dual).
Section 3 Module Monitoring: List any missing module monitoring forms, and note any issues which have been raised about
particular modules.
Section 4 External Examiners: List the names of the Award External Examiners who moderate the provision and whether or not
their reports have been received. Their reports with your draft responses to then should be appended.
Section 5 Action Plan from the previous year: The action plan from the previous year should be appended with the progress
column completed. Actions carried forward should appear on the new action plan.
Section 6 Student Experience: List the key strengths and weaknesses highlighted by students in student surveys and Course
Management Committees.
Section 7 Academic Standards & Section 8: Quality of Learning Opportunities: Briefly evaluate the areas listed in these sections
using bullet points. Please ensure you refer to comments made by External Examiners and Students (cross-referencing with
Section 6 where necessary).
Section 9 Statistical Information: Please provide a brief analysis of statistical information.
Section 10 Staffordshire Graduate Attributes: Briefly reflect on how successfully the Staffordshire Graduate Attributes (Discipline
Expertise, Professionalism, Global Citizenship, Communication and Teamwork, Reflective and Critical Learner, Lifelong Learning,
Employability, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship) have been embedded into the curriculum.
Section 11 Partnership Liaison: Briefly reflect on issues around liaison between the University and the Partner.
Section 12 Summary of issues: List the main issues which have arisen.
Section 13 Programme Advisor Visits and Report: List the name of the Programme Advisor; the date they made their visits and
confirmation that the report is appended.
Section 14 Action Plan for the forthcoming academic year: Collate all the actions listed in the previous sections. The indicator of
success will be the source of evidence used to judge success and this may well be the same source of evidence which was used to
highlight that action was needed. The progress column is for you to complete over the course of the year.
Appendix Engagement with Employers: List the employers who have engaged with the awards and the nature of that
engagement. If there are a large number it may be more appropriate to group them.
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Please append:
Action Plan from last year.
Award External Examiner Reports and Responses.
Programme Advisor Reports.
Please use and reference the following sources of evidence (where applicable) as you complete the form:
External Examiner Comments (EE)
Programme Advisor Reports (PAR)
Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES)
Course Management Committee Minutes (CMC)
Module Monitoring Forms (MM)
Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE)
National Student Survey (NSS)
Portfolio Performance Review Data (PPR)
Delivery Team Comments (DT)
Statistical Data (STATS)
1. AUTHORSHIP
Partner:
Partner Author:
Host Faculty: ACT / BEL / CES / HS
Faculty Author:
2. THE PROVISION BEING MONITORED
Award (s)
Please add additional rows as required.
Mode of
Delivery
Site of
Delivery
F2F/BL/DL Eg Stoke
PSRB
Will
Type of
Accreditation recruitment Collaboration
continue?
Where
Eg Franchise
applicable.
Yes/No
3. MODULE MONITORING
Have all module monitoring reports been received?
Yes / No
If No Which reports are missing?
Please list any specific concerns raised through module monitoring.
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4. EXTERNAL EXAMINERS
Please list names of Award External Examiners who monitor this
provision.
Report received and appended
with draft response?
Yes / No
Yes / No
5. ACTION PLAN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
Please append the action plan from last year’s form with the progress column completed. If any actions
have not yet been completed please transfer them to this year’s action plan.
6. STUDENT EXPERIENCE: STUDENT SURVEYS and COURSE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
Please number and cross-reference any actions arising from your analysis in the action plan in Section 14.
Area
Key Strengths and Weaknesses
Source of evidence
Use survey data and Course Management Committee Minutes to
highlight key strengths and weaknesses of awards as raised by students.
Compare results to national benchmarks and previous year’s performance
where possible.
Overall
Satisfaction
Actions
Assessment &
Feedback
Actions
Teaching &
Learning
Actions
Academic
Support
Actions
Course
Organisation &
Management
Actions
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Personal/Skills
Development
Actions
Learning
Resources
Actions
Placements
(where
applicable)
Actions
Other
Actions
Please summarise the top 3 SUCCESSES highlighted in student surveys.
1.
2.
3.
Please summarise the top 3 PRIORITIES FOR ACTION highlighted in student surveys.
1.
2.
3.
7. ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Please number and cross-reference any actions arising from your analysis in the action plan in Section 14.
7.1 Curriculum Design and Development
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on how far the curriculum design continues to be appropriate and highlight any
areas which have been or will be developed further.
Actions
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7.2 Aims and Learning Outcomes
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on the effectiveness of the aims and the learning outcomes and highlight any
areas which have been or will be developed further.
Actions
7.3 Assessment Process
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on how appropriate the assessment is in testing learning outcomes and outline
any proposed changes for the next academic year.
Actions
8. QUALITY OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Please number and cross-reference any actions arising from your analysis in the action plan in Section 14.
Teaching Learning and Assessment (TLA)
8.1 Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on developments in TLA strategies and practice either on specific modules or
across awards.
Actions
8.2 Inclusive learning
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on the strategies used to enable students of all abilities, previous experiences
and cultural backgrounds to learn effectively.
Actions
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Source of Evidence
8.3 Engagement with Employers
Please reflect on the engagement of employers in the curriculum and how this has informed
curriculum plans going forward.
Actions
8.4 Student Placements /Work-based Learning
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on the operation of any placements or work-based learning opportunities which
are embedded in awards.
Actions
8.5 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on how well TEL is being utilised and developed. Include developments in use of
VLEs as a learning tool and developments in e-assessment.
Actions
8.6 Student Support
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on how students are supported (eg student induction, personal tutoring student
mentoring) and outline any plans for future development.
Actions
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8.7 Learning Resources: Staff Development
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on curriculum/learning and teaching related staff development undertaken by
the award team over the academic year and priorities for future staff development.
Actions
8.8 Learning Resources: Physical Resources
Source of Evidence
Please reflect on the continued fitness for purpose of physical resources. Include areas for
consideration by the Faculty Management Team, working with relevant university services
and departments.
Actions
8.9 Quality Enhancement: Personal Tutoring
Source of Evidence
Please comment on the effectiveness of your courses’ personal tutoring strategy, using the
following prompts as a guide to your reflection:
1. Outline your personal tutorial strategy over the levels of the courses considered.
2. Are personal tutorials embedded in modules or are they outside modules? Why?
3. How does the scheme ensure that students engage with their personal tutorials?
4. What themes do personal tutorials cover?
5. How do personal tutors take into account the educational background of the student?
6. How does the personal tutorial approach ensure effective support of the student in terms
of their engagement, learning, retention and attainment?
Actions
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9. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Please comment on statistical information.
9.1 Student Enrolment
Source of Evidence
Using statistical information please provide a commentary on trends in enrolment over the
last 2 years.
Actions
9.2 Student Retention
Source of Evidence
Using statistical information please reflect on withdrawal rates, comparing these to previous
years.
Actions
9.3 Student Progression
Source of Evidence
Using statistical information please reflect on progression rates between levels, compared to
previous years.
Actions
9.4 Student Achievement
Source of Evidence
Using statistical information please reflect on achievement levels compared to previous years
(eg for undergraduate programmes, the number of students gaining good degree
classifications (1st or 2:1) compared to results in previous years).
Actions
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9.5 Employability
Source of Evidence
Using data such as the ‘Destination of Leavers from Higher Education’ (DLHE) survey, please
comment on the progression of Graduates into employment or higher levels of study within 6
months of graduating?
Actions
10. STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
Please summarise how well the attributes have been embedded and how this has impacted on student
performance. Consider how you might develop and embed the attributes further.
Summary of points
Source of Evidence
Actions
11. PARTNERSHIP LIAISON
Please reflect on liaison issues from each partner’s perspective.
Partner
Staffordshire University
12. PROGRAMME ADVISOR VISITS AND REPORTS
Please list the name(s) of the Programme
Advisors who support this provision
Dates of the visit(s) to the
Partner Institution
Report(s) appended.
Yes / No
Yes / No
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13. SUMMARY OF ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BY ANNUAL MONITORING
Please summarise the top 3 PRIORITIES FOR ACTION highlighted through this monitoring process.
1.
2.
3.
Please summarise the overall top 3 SUCCESSES highlighted through this monitoring process.
1.
2.
3.
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14. ACTION PLAN FOR THE FORTHCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR
Please collate the actions to be addressed as highlighted in previous sections of the form. Please add additional rows as required.
No. Action
Please state clearly the action required.
Section No.
Indicator of Success
By Whom
By When
Progress
Where in
the form
was this
raised.
How will the team
assess whether the
action has been
successful.
Who will carry
out the action.
Please
give an
estimated
month.
Please complete
through the year as
progress is made.
Partner Actions
Staffordshire University Faculty Actions
Staffordshire University Faculty Management Team Actions (including those which require work with University Services)
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PARTNER and UNIVERSITY FACULTY APPROVAL
Date this report was approved by the Partner’s Management
Date this report was approved by the Staffordshire University Award Leader(s)
Date this report was approved by the Staffordshire University Associate Dean Partnerships/Academic Partnership Manager
Date the final report was approved by the Staffordshire University Faculty Panel
APPENDIX
ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYERS
Please list all employers/placement providers who have been involved with the award(s).
Name of Employer
New or continuing engagement
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Nature of relationship eg placements, guest
lecture, live project