Academic Quality Unit
A-Z
A-Z
If you are unable to find items you believe should be available below, please contact a member of AQU.
Academic Tutoring - See Personal Academic Tutoring Policy
Admissions Policy
Amendments to Modules and Courses updated June 2021
Annual Evaluation process and report templates - Also see O drive, All Staff, AQU folder
Annual Operational Checklist for Collaborative Provision
Academic Planning and Portfolio Group forms and guidance
Approving Higher and Degree Apprenticeships: see Apprenticeships page
Articulation Arrangements - approval, monitoring and review - on Collaborative Provision page
Assessment Criteria Guidance
Assessment Policy
Attendance Policy - links to Registry policies page
Award Map Templates - See Programme Spec Templates
B
Blended and Online Delivery - guidance, guidelines and definitions (April 2021)
C
Collaborative Academic Arrangements Policy - updated March 2022
Course Planning Approval/Re-approval Process
Course Closure and Suspension
Course Handbook Guidance for 2023/24 - updated November 2022
Curriculum Design Policy
CV template for UW staff for course approvals - updated May 2022
D
Diversity and Equality policies, schemes and action plans (for race, disability, gender)
E
Educational Partnership Strategy 2018-21 (UK)
EDD - Guidance for the Evaluative Development Document for Periodic Review
EDD - Guidance and Template for Partner Periodic Review
Effective Assessment Feedback Guide - updated September 2022
External Examiner's information - all templates and forms
F
Flexible and distributed learning - list of courses
Foundation Degrees - Principles and guidance for design of courses
G
Generic Grade Descriptors - See Assessment Practice page
Graduate Attributes - embedding (new for 2021/22)
I
Inclusion Toolkit
Inclusive Assessment and Reasonable Adjustment Policy
Integrated Masters Design Specification
Intent to Approve (ITA) form - see Appendix 5 of Approvals Process
International Mobility - Staff Policy
International Mobility - Student Policy updated April 2022
L
Learning outcomes - guide to writing, principles for course design
Learning, and Teaching Strategy for 2020-25
Learner Journeys Audit Tool for Course Teams
Link Tutor Information page including: Guidance Pack and Mid Year Report
M
Mapping course/programme learning outcomes to modules/exit awards - guidance
Marketing and Public Information:
Marketing and Publicity Materials - Policy for Partners
Provision of Information for Prospective Students Policy
Provision of Information for Prospective Students Template - see APPG page
For Assessment Moderation guidance and Template see here
Module Codes - guidance on allocation of codes and changing codes
Module Evaluation Policy updated October 2021
Module Outline Guidance
Module Specification Template - See Course Approval/Re-approval process page
O
Optional Modules - form for Removal of
P
Partner Institutions - list of partners
Partnership Approval Process and Annexes
Partner Review
Preliminary Enquiries Form for Collaborative Partnerships
Personal Academic Tutoring Policy
Periodic Review Guidance
Placement and Work-based Learning:
Policy on the Management of Placement and Work-based Learning - updated Oct 2020
Appendix 1 University Risk Assessment Form for Placement Learning - updated July 2020
Appendix 2 Placement Providers' Health and Safety Questionnaire - updated July 2020
Appendix 3 Student Placement Conduct and Health and Safety Agreement - updated July 2020
Appendix 4a Placement and Work-based Learning - Audit Record - updated Oct 2020
Appendix 4b Placement and Work-based Learning - Audit Record v2 - Version where the student's workplace is the work-based learning setting - updated Oct 2020
Appendix 5 Placement Approval Checklist - updated Oct 2020
Guidance for Placement Risk Profiling and Risk Reducing Actions (to be used in completion of Appendix 1 - the University Risk Assessment Form)
Guidance on Accessible High Quality Placements
Policies can be found on the Academic Frameworks and Policies page
Professional Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs)
Programme Specifications - for current courses
Programme Specification - templates
Programme Specification - guidance on mapping to exit awards
Progress Weeks Policy - new for September 2020
Q
Quality Assurance - UW Framework for the Management of
QAA Master's Degree Characteristics - Feb 2020
R
Recognition Agreements - on Collaborative Provision page
Referencing - see Assessment Policy, Section 6
Registered Lecturers and Administrators information
Registered Lecturers for UW Collaborative Academic Provision (Policy for the Approval of ...)
RPL - Recognition of Prior Learning - guidance and documents
Resource Lists - Expectations and Guidelines (replaces Reading Resources Strategy)
S
For Standardisation and Moderation information see here
Students with impairments or disabilities - guidance for staff on inclusive assessments
Student: Staff Liaison Committee Policy - see Student Voice page
Student Union - Guidance for Staff on Academic Representation
T
Taught Courses Regulatory Framework
Temporary Changes for 2021/22 - updated June 2021
U
UK Educational Partnership Strategy 2018-2021
Undergraduate Courses - Guidance for Design of
Uploading Course Handbooks to SOLE pages
V
Variations to Regulations Request form - updated June 2021
VLE Baseline Standards
W
Work-based and Placement Learning - the Policy and supporting documents available under P