ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
Academic and Quality Systems Office – Quality Assurance Division
Annual Monitoring of Delivery in 2006/07
Examples of Good and Innovative Practice
Faculty
Example of Good & Innovative Practice
Programme
Programme
Leader
Contact Details
Arts, Law
and Social
Sciences
The use of assessed tutorials
Law (Academic
Courses)
Nigel Stockwell
Nigel.Stockwell@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3390
Communication, Film
and Media
Sarah Barrow
Sarah.Barrow@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2022
English and Writing
John Gardner
Music
Alan Rochford
Performing Arts
Gianna Bouchard
John.Gardner@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2266
Alan.Rochford@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2353
Gianna.Bouchard@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2016
Humanities
Jon Davis
Social Sciences
Liz Bradbury
Undergraduate &
Postgraduate
Undergraduate:
Graham Webster
Postgraduate:
Jon Salkeld
Ashcroft
International
Business
School
The use of portfolio-based assessment in the context
of Law education where they are little used
The integration of theory and practice in the learning
and teaching methodology. The theory-practice link
means that every practice module contains an
element in which students are expected to draw
directly on resources from theory modules
The widespread use now being made of WebCT by
highly research-active staff
The pervasive use of WebCT, particularly in the CMT
pathway
The ‘practical essay’; the External Examiner highlights
as innovative practice the ‘practical essay’ which
provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate
the appropriate interpretation of theoretical materials
in practical contexts. The essay is assessed at the
point of delivery and is followed by a viva
The way in which PDP is integrated into a content
module ‘History Today’
The use of wiki in the module ‘Race, Racism and
Cultural Identity’. Student handbooks and
assignments for ‘Work based learning module
External Examiners have identified the following
areas of good practice:
 innovative assessment and delivery methods
 application of theory to practice
 project based delivery and assessment
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Jonathan.Davis@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2072
Liz.Bradbury@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2486
See below
Examples of Good and Innovative Practice (cont’d)
Ashcroft
International
Business
School
(cont’d)
Education

excellent management and administration of
the assessment process
 the external examiners’ review days
 campus based moderation days
 the close link to professional bodies in respect
of the development, delivery, assessment of
the curriculum
The development of APL tariffs linking the curriculum
for professional programmes to the undergraduate
and postgraduate curricula to enable students to
transfer from professional courses onto specific
pathways without having to repeat learning. This has
led to the development of international partnerships
where top-up programmes will be offered to a large
number of students
The validation of three undergraduate pathways
which directly relate to practice based learning which
have been developed in conjunction with large
corporate organisations (Barclays)|
Validation of, and recruitment to, the first delivery of
the ‘Certificate in Leadership’ which provides a
distance learning model whereby practitioners can
learn in the workplace and study for an undergraduate
qualification
The inclusion of open lecture series from visiting
professors to enhance both the undergraduate and
postgraduate curriculum
Analysis of examples of previous assessments by
new students, during the induction period, has been
extended across the postgraduate programme area
The inclusion of “live case” studies based on research
undertaken by staff teaching on the MBA, CIM, DMS
The inclusion of a “Dragon’s Den” event involving 6
local entrepreneurs, in the MBA pathway
Academic skills expectations paper
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Professional
John Webb
John.Webb@anglia.ac.uk
ext 6860
Undergraduate
Graham Webster
Graham.Webster@anglia.ac.uk
ext 6849
Undergraduate
and
Postgraduate
Graham Webster
(Undergraduate)
Jon Salkeld
(Postgraduate)
Graham.Webster@anglia.ac.uk
ext 6849
Postgraduate
Jon Salkeld
Combined Honours
Margaret Hutt
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Jon.Salkeld@anglia.ac.uk
ext 6855
Jon.Salkeld@anglia.ac.uk
ext 6855
Margaret.Hutt@anglia.ac.uk
Examples of Good and Innovative Practice (cont’d)
Education
(cont’d)
Health and
Social Care
Customised induction programme for University
Centre, Peterborough students organised by the
library
Identification and use of external expertise to enhance
teacher training experience
and Early Years
Teaching Assistants
Carolyn Brooks
ext 3554
Carolyn.Brooks@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3614
Primary and
Secondary
Postgraduate Initial
Teacher Training;
Nick Easingwood
Nicholas.Easingwood@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3623
Primary
Undergraduate Initial
Teacher Training;
Sue Mitchell
Sue.Mitchell@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3545
Teaching Assistants
Carolyn Brooks
Carolyn.Brooks@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3614
The involvement of users and carers in curriculum
development and evaluation mechanisms
Acute Care and PreRegistration Nursing
Lloyd Husain
Lloyd.Husain@anglia.ac.uk
ext 4135
Students being required to write a book chapter as an
assessment task
Primary Care, Public
Health and Social
Policy (Cambridge)
HSHS Synoptic
Report
Sarah Burch
Sarah.Burch@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2560
(Contact Associate
Dean, Teaching,
Learning and
Quality)
Anne Devlin
Anne.Devlin@anglia.ac.uk
01223 883218
Advanced Practice
and Research
Belinda Watts
Belinda.Watts@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2473
Pre- and PostRegistration Learning
Disability
Jill Toocaram
Jill.Toocaram@anglia.ac.uk
ext 4935
Innovative development around the use of the
extensive skills facilities and other strategies related
to practice learning and assessment including
expansion of the placement and interprofessional
learning opportunities within the curriculum; 86% of
FHSC students have said they would recommend
their placements to another student
The innovative nature of some aspects of assessment
within the Faculty, e.g. patchwork texts have been
commended by external examiners and presented to
several Universities across te country
The inclusion of student-led initiatives in induction
programmes
The Learning Disability Programme’s Annual Student
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Examples of Good and Innovative Practice (cont’d)
Science and
Technology
Conference
Mid-semester module reviews
Field Trips
The use of guest lectures from industry
The use of ‘real life’ examples and problem solving in
assessment, particularly in Built Environment
programmes
Surveying
Michael Betts
Michael.Betts@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3467
Julian.Doberski@anglia.ac.uk
ext 2146
Animal and
Environmental
Biology
Unspecified
Construction;
Julian Doberski
Peter Crabtree
Peter.Crabtree@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3296
Surveying;
Michael Betts
Michael.Betts@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3467
Architecture &
Planning
Gil Lewis
Gil.Lewis@anglia.ac.uk
ext 3218
Further Commendable and/or Significant Achievements
Faculty
Arts, Law and
Sciences
Ashcroft
International
Business
School
Health and
Social Care
Example of Commendable and/or Significant Achievement
The Law School’s excellent outcome of the Law Society’s inspection of the Legal
Practice Course in November 2006
The significant contribution made by the Department of Music and Performing
Arts to music in the community
The MBA student team took part in , and won, the 1-10 Innovators Business
Start-up plan competition
The award of the national prizes from professional bodies to students studying
on our undergraduate programme
Within the Faculty the work of convergence has followed very quickly on the
15/30 curriculum development. Externals have commended staff for their hard
work in maintaining standards and enthusiasm in the face of significant change
Five staff from the social work team published books in 2006/07 – this list of
publications can be seen in the social work/social policy documents
Being in the unique position as the only HEI in the country to deliver
Radiography education, solely by FDL
The selection of the Learning Disability Programme’s Annual Student
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Programme
Law (Professional Courses)
Music
Postgraduate
Undergraduate
Generic to Faculty
Social Work and Social Care
Allied Health & Counselling
Pre- & Post-Registration Learning Disability
Examples of Good and Innovative Practice (cont’d)
Science and
Technology
Conference for presentation as an example of best practice in the QAA’s ‘Skills
for Health’ Conference
The award of national prizes to Forensic Science and Chemistry students
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Forensic Science and Chemistry