Ms Catherine Sullivan - full time administrator for School of Asian Studies (in charge of Examination Process, i.e. exam papers, results) Tel: Ms Eimear Corcoran –part-time administrator for School of Asian Studies (in charge of timetables, room bookings) Tel: Ms Ching Keane School Manager of School of Asian Studies Tel: Dr. Carlotta Sparvoli Chinese Language advisor (exam papers, teaching methods, etc) 

 Room bookings are centrally managed by UCC   Any room change request to be consulted first with Ching Keane and Eimear Corcoran.   Campus Map:   ps/UCC_CAMPUS_MAP_23_11.pdf ps/UCC_CAMPUS_MAP_23_11.pdf   Building code:  

 Blackboard Account needs to be set up to facilitate teaching and communicating with students.  To create an account, please contact:  Along with your own information ( UCC staff address, staff number, module code) Maria Sobey | Learning Technologies Unit Ext: 3966 | E:

 Syllabus design is according to individual module  Dr. Carlotta Sparvoli will provide advice on teaching, producing exam papers to individual teachers.  Marking schemes are line with UCC’s policy (attached)  Oral tests are required to be recorded  Two examiners are required for oral tests  Medical Certificates and Mitigation procedures as follows:

 During the Academic Year, medical certificates should be submitted locally (to the  relevant Department/Faculty/School) by candidates. Each medical certificate should be  date-stamped and initialled on receipt. The original should be retained locally (by the  relevant Department/Faculty/School) and a copy submitted to the Student Records and  Examinations Office.  During the end- of -year Written Examinations, medical certificates should be submitted  to the Student Records and Examinations Office for consideration by the Examination  Board.  It is the responsibility of Schools/Departments to inform each candidate of the procedures for submitting medical certificates.  This might be best achieved via a posting on the School/Department/Faculty web-site; otherwise, it should be  announced, along with other information on assessment procedures at the beginning of  each module or programme of study.  Deadlines for submission of essays/assigned work  If illness covered by a medical certificate prevents a candidate from meeting a deadline  for the submission of an essay, or other assigned work for assessment, then an appropriate extension should be granted.  Tests administered by Departments  Where a medical certificate covers the time of a test administered within a Department,  which has been missed, the Department should set an alternative test if possible.  Otherwise, they should ensure that the candidate is not disadvantaged (e.g. by disregarding the test in the overall assessment).

 During the academic year, information on exam schedules, exam paper template, examination procedure before winter/summer examination will be circulated to staff.  At the end of the academic year, the following items to be prepared for external examination: 1.Answers or solutions for each paper( CA, final) 2.Marking scheme for each paper ( CA, final) 3.Student attendance 4.Syllabus for each module 5.All the exam papers ( CA, Final) 6.Student course work, etc 7.Record of oral tests  Past exam papers:

 Teaching Allocation  Staff registration with UCC (invitation letter, staff number, address, etc)  Other support/services to Confucius Institute language teachers