External Examiner Induction September 2017

Introductions

Programme Time Session details 10.00 – 10.15 Welcome and introduction 10.15 – 11.30 Duties of External Examiners and Approval of Assessments 11.30 – 11.45 Break 11.45 – 12.00 Taught Award Regulations 12.00 – 12.20 External Examiner Reports 12.20 – 12.30 Fees and Expenses 12.30 – Lunch With Heads of School and Programme Directors After lunch Meeting with Head of School and Programme Director

University of Wales Trinity Saint David History Facts and figures Locations and partnerships Progress with merger Future plans

Regulations and procedures Academic Quality Handbook On web site: http://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/academic-office/

Chapter 6 Taught Award Regulations Details of degree structures Level definitions (CQFW and HEQF) Progression and Award Regulations

Chapter 7 Assessment: Taught Programmes Principles Responsibilities Marking and Assessment External Examiner Regulations Examining Boards Taught Master’s Dissertations

Chapter 13 Student Cases Compensatory Measures Extenuating Circumstances Interruption of Studies Adjustments to Time Limits Academic Appeals Procedure Procedure for Student Complaints Unfair Practice Procedure