Programme Monitoring and Review - Annual Programme Reports

9.1   Departments/Schools are required to complete annual programme monitoring reports using the template produced by the Quality Enhancement and Validation (QEV) section of Registry Services, at undergraduate and postgraduate level.  This should be completed for all taught programmes to provide an opportunity to reflect upon changes made to the programme, in particular highlighting enhancements to learning and teaching practices as well as flagging up any difficulties/challenges faced which could helpfully be brought to the attention of the College’s Teaching and Quality Enhancement Committee (TQEC). 

9.2   The completed report should be discussed with the relevant Head of Department and Assistant Dean (Learning and Teaching) prior to its submission to the Quality Enhancement and Validation section of Registry Services.  At the same time the report should be copied to the School Teaching and Quality Enhancement Committee (STQEC).

9.3   The reports will be scrutinised by Quality Monitoring Working Groups of the College TQEC established for this purpose which undertake a combined role with regard to quality enhancement and the monitoring of quality and standards.  The remit of each panel will be to: draw to the attention of the appropriate committee or central College postholder any College-wide issues for consideration and action; seek clarification from the author with regard to content, policy and procedural issues where necessary; review the appropriateness of actions taken, or proposed action to be taken; draw to the attention of the Programme Director/Head of Department/Assistant Dean (Learning and Teaching) areas of innovative and excellent practice or areas requiring action.  The responses received to the latter are considered by the Chair of the relevant Working Group who may seek further clarification or request further action be taken, as required. 

9.4   The Working Groups will report to the TQEC the general themes and areas of best practice that are identified from the reports where any further consideration or action required at a College level will be discussed and referred to relevant individuals/committees.  The programme reports will form a key part of the documentation to be provided for the College's four-yearly internal reviews of Departments/programmes.