Paper reference number: FPARP 57/14-15
FOIA Status: Open / Exempt
Faculty Board
FACULTY OF PROGRAMME APPROVAL AND REVIEW PANEL
Minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2015
Present:
Dr Dawn Clarke, Ms Donna Irving, Dr Julia Pansini-Murell, Dr Anita Sargeant
(Chair), Mrs Elaine Wilkinson
Apologies:
None
In Attendance:
Mrs Ruth Girdham, Miss Katherine Martin (Secretary), Mrs Jean Teare
49.14/15 Declaration and Interest
Noted:
49.1 No declarations of interest expressed
50.14/15 Chairs Opening remarks
Noted:
50.1 The Chair welcomed members to the meeting and indicated that Mrs Elaine
Wilkinson would be joining them at 10.00am but sooner if she was able.
51.14/15 Minutes of the previous meeting held on 15 January 2015
Received: Document FPARP 47/14-15
51.1 That FPARP members who attended the meeting on 15 January 2015 had
confirmed the minutes be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.
52.14/15 Minutes of the University Learning and Teaching Committee -4 February 2015
Received: Document FPARP 48/14-15
Noted:
52.1 Received a copy of the above minutes for information.
52.2 It was noted that the programmes reviewed by LTC for the Faculty of Health
Studies have been approved with very few conditions indicating the effectiveness
of the FPARP in preparing programmes.
53.14/15 Minutes of the University Programme Approval and Review Panel – 16 December
2014; 14 January 2015; 30 January 2015 and 4 February 2015
Chair checked ??/03/15
Received Document FPARP 49-52/14-15
Noted:
53.1 Received a copy of the above minutes for information.
54.14/15 Changes to regulations
NOTED:
54.1 Andrea Wilson was not in attendance at this meeting.
55.14/15 Return to Practice for Healthcare Professionals – Periodic Review
Critical Review Document
RECEIVED: DOCUMENT FPARP 53/14-15
55.1 FPARP discussed the document and it was agreed that the comments be recorded
electronically on the document and the electronic document be forwarded to the
Programme Team for consideration;
55.2 the following issues/themes were identified:
55.3 That it should be checked with Andrea Wilson about the status of the term
interim award in section 1.0 as this is only a 30 credit module and there appears
to be no apparent interim award.
55.4 It was noted that in section 2.0 that further comment should be given to student
recruitment, student performance and feedback from External Examiners.
55.5 It was noted on page 5 that where the assessment is limited to one essay this
does not clearly indicate how student choice is incorporated and that this needs
to be made clear.
55.6 It was noted on page 6 that greater clarity is required in the first paragraph about
how this programme is now positioned across the region as independent from
other HEI’s.
55.7 It was noted on page 6 that reference to policy drivers needs to be elaborated
and reference to the QAA, subject benchmarks and FHEQ need to be made.
55.8 It was noted that section 4.0 needs to make reference to the Faculty of Health
Studies research informed curriculum strategy and the assessment and feedback
policy and for this to be built into the development and action planning process
within the strategic aims.
55.9 That on page 10 reference needs to be made of the multi-professional nature of
the programme.
55.10 That in section 5.0 greater clarity is required to elaborate how service users,
PSRB’s and local stakeholders are involved in the programme design
55.11 That is section6.0 paragraph 2 greater clarity is required about how this
programme relates to programmes offered by other institutions.
55.12 That on Page 11 could clarity be added about how the programme will remain up
to date with knowledge and practice in the relevant disciplines.
Chair checked 16.03.15
55.13 That section 7.0 needs to seek clarity from both the NMC and HCPC about
whether applicants who have gained a qualification but who have not registered
that qualification can be admitted onto the programme.
55.14 That section 8.0 report on the waivers to University Regulations that are in place
and how these have influenced student achievement.
55.15 That page 13 that the first paragraph identifies what processes have been put in
place to build on success and address students who are struggling with their
academic work.
55.16 That on page 13 the weighting of module marks was questioned where 90% of
the module is achieved with one written assessment and whether this should be
considered.
55.17 That is should be indicated whether formative feedback has been included to
prepare students to meet the assessment.
55.18 That the table on page 13 should be reformatted for the columns to be of a
similar width and the font size made smaller so that this fits on one page.
55.19 That section 9.0 should clarify more in detail evidence of how the learning and
teaching strategy will support students to meet the aims and learning outcomes.
55.20 That section 10.0 should highlight how the feedback from the programme is fed
into the wider SSPRD student feedback.
55.21 That section 11.0 to make clearer how the role of Academic Supervisor and the
role of the PAT are used to support the student.
55.22 That an outline for student induction processes for each intake needs to be
reviewed and highlighted.
55.23 The bullet point section at the end of page 21 should be reviewed and updated
where necessary.
55.24 That in section 12.0 the bullet points need elaborating through the use of a cross
reference narrative linking to student written support and the strengths the
programme team believe this programme has.
55.25 That Enhancements to programmes need to be presented as two separate lists
one for enhancements that the team wish to make to the programme and a list of
recommendations that the team are asking the panel to approve.
Existing Approved Waivers – for Re-approval
RECEIVED: DOCUMENT FPARP 54/14-15
55.26 That the waivers be represented on the new waiver template for approval as part
of the periodic review process with the revised documentation.
55.27 That the waiver for all elements of assessment to be passed at 40% was missing.
New Waiver request – for approval
RECEIVED: DOCUMENT FPARP 55/14-15
55.28 That the waiver for reassessment should be approved.
Chair checked 16.03.15
Equality Impact Assessment
RECEIVED: DOCUMENT FPARP 56/14-15
NOTED:
55.29 That the FPARP annotations to enhance the document will be made available to
the Team to amend accordingly
55.30 That on page 2 under pre-curriculum design that the correct terminology for the
different professional schools within the Faculty is used.
55.31 That on page 4 it is made clear how intercultural competence will be addressed
within the programme.
55.32 That on page 4 reference needs to be made to Placement Adjustments (PSA’s)
55.33 That on page 5 under learner support needs to include reference to feedback
mechanisms
55.34 That on page 7 remove reference to the PTES (Postgraduate Taught Experience
Survey)
Written Student Submission
Appendix 1 – Student Submission
RECEIVED: APPENDIX 1
NOTED:
55.35 That the student’s experience of this programme has been exceptional and that
the students have felt that this programme has been life-changing. The staff have
been identified as being very supportive and have ensured an individualised
approach to supervision.
Appendix 2 - Updated Programme Specification
RECEIVED: APPENDIX 2
NOTED:
55.36 FPARP discussed the document and it was agreed that the comments be recorded
electronically on the document and the electronic document be forwarded to the
Programme Team for consideration;
55.37 It was noted that a new first paragraph should be included ‘to market’ the
programme and raise the profile of the Nursing Times award and the positive
student feedback that makes this the programme to choose.
55.38 That page 2 should read Health (and) Care Professions Council
55.39 That on page 2 there should be a clear distinction between the requirements of
differing professions for the programme including the inclusion of the table for
midwives indicating the total number of clinical hours to be achieved depending
on the number of years since registration lapsed
55.40 That on page 3 there appear to be a large number of Learning Outcomes and that
whilst these reflect the NMC requirements these could be reduced in number and
reflect competence, values and knowledge.
Chair checked 16.03.15
55.41 That page 4 it was recommended that reference to the VLE should also elaborate
potential use of discussion boards.
55.42 That the programme team consider the use of Facebook for students to stay in
touch with one another.
55.43 That on page 5 greater clarity is made to indicate how student choice is promoted
within the assessment content and the placement location and specialism.
55.44 That comment is made about formative feedback as part of the assessment
process and how this will be timetabled into the students programme.
Appendix 2.1 FHEQ Mapping to Programme & Module Learning Outcomes Level
NOTED:
55.45 That the mapping has been achieved however the reduction of learning outcomes
will require a further mapping exercise.
Appendix 3- Updated Module Descriptor
NOTED:
55.46 That there are a small number of syntax and inconsistencies in terms of use of
capital letters.
55.47 That the number of Learning Outcomes could be reduced in alignment with the
Programme Specification.
55.48 That the terms Demonstrate and Promote are removed and an alternative is used
that can be assessed.
55.49 That learning outcomes related to practice are applied to mode of assessment 3
55.50 That within the mode of assessment, assessment 1 description should indicate
reference to a report or an essay rather than presenting these as two separate
modes of assessment.
55.51 That the outline syllabus should include reference to development of academic
skills.
AGREED:
55.52 The Programme team to submit the revised documents (incorporating the FPARP
recommendations) to the FPARP Secretary by 9.00 am on 1 April 2015. The
University Programme and Approval Review Panel is scheduled to be held on 20
May 2015.
Supporting Documents
RECEIVED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (APPENDIX 4 – 6) FOR INFORMATION.
55.53 Received supporting documents for information.
56.14/15 Any other Business
56.1 None to report.
57.14/15 Date and Time of next meeting
Chair checked 16.03.15
NOTED:
57.1 To be confirmed.
Chair checked 16.03.15