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QA and validation guidance for Taught courses

QA and Validation guidance for Taught courses

Provided below are a number of forms and guides that aim to support the quality assurance process for Taught courses.

Table 1: Preparation for Validation Events

Document title	Form	Guidance document	Additional information
Outline Proposal - Key Details	Outline Proposal - Key Details Form		If you would like to make changes to an existing course or module or have a proposal for a new course or route, please submit an Outline Proposal in CourseLoop and complete and attach this form to accompany your outline proposal.
Validation Checklist		Validation Checklist	Utilising this checklist throughout the document preparation process (together with the CourseLoop Training in Brightspace) will ensure that consideration of base-line quality assurance issues can be minimised at the validation event, allowing an increased focus on matters of pedagogical interest and concern
Marketing approval		Marketing Information for Course Validation Guidance	Marketing approval must be obtained before the Outline Proposal can be progressed for all new courses. To be completed and submitted to Marketing for approval - confirmation is required from Marketing that there are no perceived issues. Some details included within this document may also appear within the rationale document.
Inclusive Design Checklist	Inclusive Design Checklist	Inclusivity framework	Please complete the checklist in the early stages of course design to support the development of inclusive course content, delivery and assessment design and strategy. This forms part of the University’s Inclusivity Framework for Course Design.
UTLC Teaching and Learning Definitions		Learning, Teaching and Assessment Definitions	UTLC agreed definitions for learning methods and assessment types - these are the terms used in module and course specifications.
Validation Rationale Template	Validation Rationale Template		Please complete this template alongside completing the Managed Document in CourseLoop.
Course Assessment Board (CAB) Models		CAB Models Guidance	A CAB model must be identified for each course in CourseLoop for each Course Offering in keeping with this guidance.
Huddersfield Graduate Attributes (HGAs)		HGAs Mapping Guide	All UG and PGT courses need to evidence how they enable students to develop Huddersfield Graduate Attributes (HGAs) and this forms a standard part of the course aims. HGAs need to be mapped against courses in CourseLoop by identifying where these might be met within the modules of the course. Please use this guide to support the mapping.
Distance Learning - Design and Delivery		Digital Literacies for staff	Requirements on Digital Literacy for Staff Designing or Delivering Modules or Courses in Distance Learning Mode
New Awards		New Award Proposal Template	A New Award Proposal must be completed and included in the Outline Proposal if a new award needs to be added to the University's list of awards.
Responses to Conditions and Recommendations Form		Responses to Validation Conditions Form.doc	Please complete and attach to the Full Proposal once you have completed the necessary updates of modules and courses in CourseLoop in response to the event outcomes.
Process guidance for validation meetings		Validation guide for virtual meetings	Please see the guide for how meetings are structured and panel comments collated ahead of the event.
Labour Market Information (LMI)			Guide to using LMI for Marketing Statement Guide to using LMI for Course Rationale Guide to using LMI for Course Validation Guide to using LMI for Subject Review
Validation Panel member roles and responsibilities		Roles and Responsibilities of Validation Panel Members	Guide to the Validation Panel member roles and responsibilities
Validation step overview		Validation proposals step overview	A step by step overview of the validation process for proposers.

Table 2: Quality Assurance Guidance

Validation Principles and Guidance		Validation Principles and Guidance	Validation of new courses and changes to existing courses are governed by the University's Regulations for Awards and Quality Assurance Procedures for Taught Courses, the following guidance provides supplementary information for School Teaching and Learning Committees and School Validation Panels on the practical operation of these procedures.
Module Guidance		Module Specification Guidance	Quality assurance guidance on writing a module.
Programme Guidance		Programme Specification Guidance	Quality assurance guidance on writing a course.
Personal Development Planning (PDP) Guidance		Personal Development Planning policy	The guidance outlines the principles and expected practice relating to PDP for the University. There is a requirement for all new PSDs to indicate where PDP is to happen using the format described in the guidance.
Assessment and Feedback Strategy		Assessment and Feedback Framework	This strategy should be taken into consideration when designing/revising assessment strategies.
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) useful links			Qualifications and Credit Frameworks Subject Benchmark Statements Quality Code, Advice and Guidance - Course Design and Development
CMA Guidance		CMA Guidance 2019	The Competition and Markets Authority guidance document
CMA Risk Assessment		CMA Risk Assessment	The Competition and Markets Authority Risk Assessment form
Exit strategy for terminating courses		Exit strategy for terminating courses	Guidance on the University’s responsibilities and commitments to students on terminating courses

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