ASPIRE Academic Practice Workshop
Programme and Module Design: Towards Accreditation
Workshop Aims:
This course is designed for academic staff and administrators who are involved in or have an interest
in Programme and/or module design which inspires students to engage actively with their subject
discipline at all levels of the curriculum. The seminar is designed to help you to ensure that your new
or revised programme specifications and module descriptors are creatively and appropriately
designed and successfully meet the requirements for formal accreditation. Contributors to the event
include Dr Dilly Fung (Head of Academic Development) and Kate Hellman (Academic Policy and
Standards).
Notes: the last section of each session will take the form of a hands-on workshop for enhancing or
finalising your own programme specifications or module descriptors. Please bring any ‘in-progress’
drafts with you to the session to make use of this facility.
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Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
By the end of the session you should be able to:
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Identify the requirements for accreditation with regard to good practice in the design of
programme and module specifications;
Evaluate, and apply as appropriate, key pedagogic dimensions of programme design,
particularly with respect to the relationship between intended learning outcomes, teaching
methods and assessment and feedback, and in relation to curriculum level descriptors;
Identify key aspects of the accreditation process: what needs to be done, by when, and by
whom;
Draft and/or finalise, with confidence, your own programme and module specifications.
Workshop Outline
Welcome and Introduction – a brief introductory session
Outline of the session – What do you want to cover?
‘At a Glance Overview’ of the pedagogy of programme and module design: the dimensions of
effective curriculum development and their implications including ILOs, Learning and Teaching and
Assessment
Accreditation for Modules and Programmes - What happens in the accreditation process: common
problems encountered at the accreditation stage and easy ways to avoid them be incorporating ‘good
practice’ into a programme
Hands-on Workshop - A chance to ask questions and get some one-to-one advice from all present
on your programme design and paperwork
When and where is it?
The next ‘Programme and Module Design: towards accreditation’ sessions will be held on:
Monday 10th December 10 – 11.30am in Peter Chalk, Room 1.1
Thursday 10th January 1 – 2.30pm in XFi Building, Seminar Room C
Please choose one date only.
How do I book a Workshop place?
If you would like to register for a place on this session or would like additional information, please
contact the ASPIRE team at aspire@exeter.ac.uk
By participating in this session, you will engage with the following ‘dimensions of Practice’:
Areas of Activity: A1, A2, A3
Core Knowledge: K1, K2, K3, K4, K6
Professional Values: V1, K2, K3,
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ASPIRE Academic Practice Workshop
Programme and Module Design: Towards Accreditation
Additional Information
Documentation:
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Key Information
Programme Approval Process
Business Approval Form
Programme Amendment Process
Programme Specification
Module Descriptor
Quick guide to sound pedagogy in programme and module design
ASPIRE
http://as.exeter.ac.uk/aspire/
New Module and Programme Approval Process:
http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%204/4Fprogproc.pdf
Forms and Templates
http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%204/4Aprogapp1.pdf
Programme Specification template and guidance:
http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%204/4Cprogspectp.pdf
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