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- Academic Partnerships Handbook
- Approval and Revision of Taught Modules and Programmes Handbook
- Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook
- Credit and Qualifications Framework
- Exceptional Circumstances Handbook
- External Examining Handbook
- Learning and Teaching Support Handbook
- 1 - Provision of information by Faculties to students
- 2 - Faculty Management of Education: Code of Good Practice
- 3 - Evaluating teaching: guidelines and good practice
- 4 - Generic University Assessment Criteria for Taught Programmes: Guidance Notes for Staff
- 5 - Teaching and Research
- 6 - Guidelines for constructing a code of practice in teaching and learning
- 7 - Periods of Study and Changes to registration status for taught postgraduate students: statement of procedures
- 8 - Academic personal tutoring: code of good practice
- 9 - Dissertation or project supervision/tuition for the degree of masters (excluding MPhil programmes): code of good practice
- 10 - Peer and self assessment in student work: principles and criteria
- 11 - Taught student/staff liaison committees: code of good practice
- 12 - Student absence
- 13 - Procedures for the interruption and voluntary withdrawal of taught students
- 14 - Temporary Visa Interruption and Withdrawal
- 15 - Unsatisfactory Student Progress and Engagement
- 16 - Accreditation of Prior Learning
- 17 - NOT IN USE
- 18 - Student placements
- 19 - Study and work experience abroad
- 20 - University Prizes
- 21 - Part-time teachers
- 22 - Exeter Learning Environment
- 23 - English Language Support for International Students: statement of procedures
- 24 - NOT IN USE
- 25 - Student Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Policy
- 26 – Inclusive Practice within Learning & Teaching
- 27 – Registration
- 28 – Guidance for Group Work
- 29 – Taught Student Attendance and Engagement Policy
- 30 - Reading Lists Policy
- 31 - Employment of postgraduate students
- Postgraduate Research Handbook
- Quality Review & Enhancement Framework
- Student Cases Handbook
- Special Provisions for Online Programmes (including those offered in partnership with Keypath Education)
- Special Provisions for Healthcare Programmes
- Special Provisions for Degree Apprenticeships
- Special Provisions for Programmes with Accreditation Licenced by the Engineering Council
If you have any queries with regard to interpreting any aspect of the TQA Manual regarding Taught Programmes please contact educationpolicy@exeter.ac.uk. For queries related to the PGR Handbook, please contact dcqualitydevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.
If you are unfamiliar with the purpose of this manual please ensure that you have read the introductory guidance to the TQA Manual.
1 - Provision of information by Faculties to students
1 Introduction
2 Responsibilities of Faculties
3 Faculty Handbook Contents
2 - Faculty (or delegated School) Management of Education: Code of Good Practice
1 Introduction
2 Education Strategy Groups
3 Boards of Studies
3 - Evaluating teaching: guidelines and good practice
1 What is the purpose of the evaluation?
2 What is the key focus of the evaluation?
3 Who will be asked to make the evaluation?
4 Who will see the outcomes of the evaluation?
5 What methods of evaluation are available?
4 - Generic Assessment
Generic Criteria for Assessment RQF - Level 3
Generic Criteria for Assessment RQF - Level 4
Generic Criteria for Assessment RQF - Level 5
Generic Criteria for Assessment RQF - Level 6
Generic Criteria for Assessment RQF - Level 7
5 - Teaching and Research
1 Introduction
2 Definition of research
3 Links between research and teaching
4 Implications for teaching
5 Guildines for development of programmes
6 General application
6 - Guidelines for constructing a code of practice in teaching and learning
1 Introduction
2 Management of a programme of study
3 Design and operation of a module
4 Projects
5 Responsibilites of students
1 Management of a programme of study - with additional checklist for staff
2 Design and management of a programme of study
3 Operation of a module - with additional checklist for staff
4 Module design and operation checklist
5 Projects - with additional checklist for staff
6 Responsibilities of students checklist
7- Periods of Study and Changes to registration status for taught postgraduate students: statement of procedures
1 Introduction
2 Duration of modules
3 Extensions to modules and programmes
4 Termination of registration
8 - Academic personal tutoring: code of good practice
1 Introduction
2 Purpose of the Academic-led Tutoring Provision
3 Responsibilities of Academic Personal tutors
4 Responsibilities of students
5 Responsibilities of the Faculty or partner institution
6 Senior Tutor
7 Allocation of Academic Personal Tutors
8 Support for Academic Personal Tutors
9 Monitoring and enhancement
9 - Dissertation or project supervision/tuition for the degree of masters (excluding MPhil programmes): code of good practice
1 Responsibilities of dissertation supervisors/tutors
2 Responsibilites of students
3 Responsibilities of the Faculty
11 - Taught student/staff liaison committees: code of good practice
1 Introduction
2 Aims and objectives of an SSLC
3 Faculty committee structure and process
4 SSLC membership
5 SSLC meetings
6 Department Officers and Subject Chairs
7 Partner institutions
12 - Student Absence
1 Introduction
2 Submission of certificates
3 Ability to work significantly affected by a medical condition
4 Absence from programme of study
5 Absence from examination or assessment due to illness
6 Submission deadline affected by illness
7 Other special circumstances
13 - Procedures for the interruption and voluntary withdrawal of taught students
1 Procedure and sources of advice
2 Interruptions
3 Withdrawal from study
14 - Temporary Visa Interruption and Withdrawal (applicable only to students who are subject to immigration control)
1 Sources of Advice
2 Temporary Visa Interruption
3 Withdrawal from Study
15 - Unsatisfactory Student Progress, Engagement and Attendance: Code of Good Practice
1 Introduction
2 Principles
3 Responsibilities
4 Identifying unsatisfactory progress
5 Stage 1: Warnings
6 Stage 2: Final Warning
7 Stage 3: Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of Faculty's Action
8 Stage 4: Dean's Action
9 Concerns and Appeals
10 Further Support for Students
11 Timescales
12 Reporting and Monitoring
16 - Accreditation of Prior Learning
1 Introduction
2 Applications
3 APCL General Principles
4 APEL General Principles
5 Procedure for APL
6 Appendix
APCL Application Form
APEL Application Form
18 - Student placements: Code of good practice
1 Introduction
2 Planning a placement
3 Management of placements
4 Student preparation
5 Student support and progress
6 Accreditation of placements
7 Assessment
8 Conversion of marks/grades
9 Examination Board procedures
10 Treatment of failure
11 Exemption and non-completion
12 Debriefing of students
13 Quality assurance
14 Communication
Annex A - Student placements: Checklist
19 - Study and work experience abroad (Outbound Students): Code of good practice
1 Introduction
2 Management of student placements abroad
3 Establishing a placement
4 Student preparation
5 Language requirements for study abroad
6 Student support and progress
7 Accreditation of study abroad
8 Assessment
9 Conversion of marks/grades
10 Assessment, progression and awarding committee procedures
11 Treatment of failure
12 Exemption and non-completion
13 Debriefing of students
14 Quality Assurance
15 Communication
Annex A - Study abroad checklist
20 - University Prizes: Statement of Procedures
1 Introduction
2 Establishment of new prizes
3 Award of prizes
4 Change of conditions
5 Discontinuation of prizes
21 - Part-time teachers: code of good practice
1 Introduction
2 Scope
3 Recruitment
4 Staff Development
5 Assessment Duties
6 Evaluation
7 Faculty Activities
8 Monitoring
23 - English Language Support for International Students: statement of procedures
1 - Introduction
2 - Minimum English language requirements
3 - Consideration of the English proficiency of applicants
4 - English Language Tests
5 - English language courses
6 - Admission of candidates holding offers conditional on English language proficiency
7 - Insessional English language support
25 - Student Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Policy
1 Introduction
2 Scope
3 Principles
4 Responsibilities of the Student
5 Responsibilities of University Staff
6 Pregnancy and Maternity Support and Adjustments Plan
7 Arrangements for Partners (including same sex partners)
8 Arrangements for Adoption
9 Difficulties in Pregnancy; Termination, Miscarriage and Stillbirth
Annexes
26 Inclusive Practice within Learning & Teaching
2 Definitions Referred to within this Policy
3 Definitions of Reasonable Adjustments and Competence Standards
6 Summary of the Process of getting an Individual Learning Plan
7 Students who are on courses leading to professional qualifications
8 Postgraduate Research Students
9 Students who are on Study Abroad
10 Students who have a Temporary/Transitory Illness
11 Clarifying the Nature and Content of Individual Learning Plans
1 Principles
2 Students deemed Withdrawn
3 Termination of Registration
4 Reinstatement of Registration