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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 Years 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 Academic Study
- 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, please contact educationpolicy@exeter.ac.uk for advice.
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 Subject Chair
7 Faculty Officers
8 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 and Engagement: Code of Good Practice
1 Introduction
2 Identifying unsatisfactory progress
3 Stages
4 Stage 1: Warnings
5 Stage 2: Final Warning
6 Stage 3: Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of Faculty's Action
7 Stage 4: Dean's Action
8 Appeals against Dean's Action
9 Timescales
10 Reporting and Monitoring
Annexes
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 Academic Study
2 Definitions Referred to within this Policy
3 Definitions of Reasonable Adjustments and Competency 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