3 - Constitution and Role

3 - Constitution and Role

Constitution and role

Constitution

Role

Chair - Head of Department, or exceptionally nominee (as agreed by the Dean of College)

  • Managing conduct and business of the Board in line with agreed procedures.
  • Oversight of assessment across programmes.
  • Oversight of adherence to regulations and academic frameworks.
  • Oversight of External Examiner contribution.

A Course Leader for every course, or nominee

  • Presentation of student result profiles and reporting of any issues with student profiles by exception.
  • Confirmation that assessment has been conducted in accordance with regulations, current course document, module descriptors and academic frameworks including moderation.

Module Leaders for all modules being considered at the DAB

  • Reporting of any issues with assessment of modules (including scaling), by exception. Otherwise assume module assessed in accordance with regulations, module descriptor and academic frameworks including moderation.

Head of Academic Administration or nominee

  • Oversight of compliance with regulations and processing of assessment.

Course External Examiners

  • Oversight of adherence to regulations.

Secretary (from Academic Administration)

  • Organisation and recording of decisions.

In order for the DAB to be quorate, the meeting must include:

  • Chair
  • A Course Leader
  • An External Examiner (via prior communication if unable to attend)
  • Secretary

 

In the event that a reassessment DAB is convened at College level, then the constitution will follow that outlined in Annex A.