QA51 Guidance & Form 2 (PG) for reports on 2014/15
Annual Monitoring of Programmes
Postgraduate Taught Report Template
DEPARTMENT:
TITLE OF ALL PROGRAMME(S)
COVERED BY THE REPORT:
PERIOD COVERED BY THE
REPORT:
The purpose of this template is to support the process of the Annual Monitoring of Programmes.
The full procedure for the Annual Monitoring of Programmes is set out in QA51 Annual Monitoring
of Units and Programmes, available online at Code of Practice statements | University of Bath.
Further advice on completing this form, and dates for its submission, can be provided by your
Faculty Assistant Registrar (or equivalent). A summary of annual statistical data is available online. Queries about the provision of statistics may be directed to the Student Records and
Examinations Office (email: sreo@bath.ac.) If you have questions about internal and external
survey data, please contact the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office (email:
learningandteaching@bath.ac.uk).
Please note that the names of individual staff or students should be omitted from the body of this
report.
A. BRIEF INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT OF THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
Please provide an introductory overview statement on the performance of the programme. This
may include key reflections on any Degree Scheme Review or Professional Accreditation that
has taken place since the last report. It is not necessary to repeat detail covered in other
sections of the report.
Brief Overview of Student Feedback received
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B . UPDATE ON PROGRESS WITH ACTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS REPORT
In this section, actions identified in the previous annual monitoring report and resulting from Degree Scheme Reviews and professional accreditation
activity should be listed and progress against each action indicated. (Alternatively Faculty/School Learning, Teaching and Quality Committees may
require actions resulting from Degree Scheme Reviews and Professional Accreditations to be appended to this report. See QA13 Degree Scheme
Reviews and QA8 Professional Accreditation for further information.)
Action
Timeline for
completion
Person(s) responsible
for action (role)
Update on progress
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C . SUMMARY OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK, GOOD PRACTICE AND SUCCESS IN RELATION TO THE PROGRAMME(S)
Background to good practice, including evidence and how it originated, should also be provided, where appropriate. Good Practice relating to any
collaborative provision elements of the programme (if applicable) should also be provided.
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D . SUMMARY OF ANY ISSUES AND ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED IN RESPONSE
Please note that reporting should be “by exception”. Therefore, where the indicators show consistently good performance and where there are no
obvious issues, there is no need to report. However, where there is a deviation in data from one year to the next, where University or faculty/school or
department targets (eg in admissions or retention) have not been met or where there is no improvement in an area which has been raised in previous
reports, issues and resulting/proposed actions should be reported.
Issue
Should cover any issues of concern relating to:

demand and recruitment

content of the programme, methods of delivery
and assessment

support and guidance for students

learning and teaching resources

student exchange and placement provision

personal tutoring

retention, progression, degree classifications

staffing and staff development

employability

Collaborative working/partnerships.
Performance indicator(s)
For example:

vital statistics data (ie demand, recruitment,
retention, progression)

external examiner feedback

student feedback (eg SSLC annual report,
postgraduate taught surveys, unit evaluation data)

staff feedback (eg annual monitoring of units,
minutes of the relevant programme/teaching
committee)

other feedback (eg recommendations from
professional accrediting bodies, employers,
placement providers).
Action taken or proposed
Include, where appropriate,
information on:
 student involvement in
any enhancements
 mechanisms for feeding
back completed actions to
students.
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E. CONSIDERATION OF ANY SPECIAL THEME(S) SET AT UNIVERSITY OR FACULTY/SCHOOL LEVEL: INDUCTION ARRANGEMENTS
FOR PGT PROGRAMMES (ULTQC has noted the importance of induction arrangements for one-year programmes, where a significant
percentage of the cohort are unfamiliar with UK education systems.)
Where the University or Faculty/School has requested that Departments report on a set theme, please summarise key findings below.
F . ANY OTHER COMMENTS
Any aspects of good practice meriting broader dissemination, or issues for wider consideration, at either Faculty/School or institutional level, should be
raised here.
G . ONGOING ACTION LIST
The action list should include any outstanding actions referred to this report including, where appropriate, the action list arising from a recent DSR.
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Action
Timeline for completion
Person(s) responsible for action
(role)
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SUMMARY OF MAJOR AND INTERMEDIATE CHANGES APPROVED, TO THE PROGRAMME(S) AND CORE UNITS SINCE PROGRAMME
APPROVAL OR THE LAST DEGREE SCHEME REVIEW (WHICHEVER IS THE MORE RECENT)
Type of change
Indicate whether
‘programme’ or
‘core unit’
Name (and code)
of programme or
core unit
Level of change (e.g.
major or intermediate)
Brief description of change
Academic year of
approval of change
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DIRECTOR OF STUDIES:
DATE:
ATTACHMENTS
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The following documents must be appended to the report
i)
Vital statistics or other programme data summaries of retention, degree outcomes, destinations
ii)
External Examiners Report(s) and the departmental response(s)
iii)
Placement unit convenors’ report on issues and good practice (see QA6) where applicable.
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