2. Business Graded Units, Business Management, Economics
SEV Annual Update
Business Graded Units, Business Management, Economics

3. SEV Annual Update - 2016 Structure
Location of Internal Assessment Reports
General comments
Unit specifications, instruments of assessment and exemplification models
Evidence Requirements
Administration of assessments
Areas of good practice
Specific areas for improvement (Continuing challenges)
QV changes

4. SEV Annual Update - 2016 1. Location of Internal Assessment Reports
Qualifications
Higher National Qualifications
Browse HN Subjects
Business, Administration, Accounting & Finance
HNC/HND Business
Internal Assessment Reports

5. SEV Annual Update - 2016 2. General comments
Where the information comes from
Changes within centres continue
Verification by site
Ongoing integration of quality systems
New builds
Staffing changes continue, increases in part-time staff
Changes in courses and contracting student numbers
Different staff teaching the same Unit – coordination issues
Need for supporting staff both existing and new

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3. Unit specifications, instruments of assessment and exemplification models
Different standards set by different sites
Using different versions of Unit Specification and ASPs
Not checking for changes to the specification and ASP
Staff comfortable with Units
New GU1 ASPs
HN Enhancement Project to Support Articulation
Security – withdrawal of ASPs

7. SEV Annual Update - 2016 4. Evidence Requirements
Always check the Evidence Requirements
Use IV as a developmental tool to support staff
Use discussion to enhance consistency and arrive at sound decisions
Discuss and record good practice and problems
Continue to monitor GU grades and avoid grade creep
Positive feedback from learners
Block marks in Business: Graded Unit 1 – No

8. SEV Annual Update - 2016 5. Administration of assessments
New centres at both home and abroad and many amalgamations
Most centres use the SQA Exemplars/ASPs
Security: MPO
Get question papers back in for in class work
All assessments must go through internal verification
Turnitin/authenticity sheets
Feedback and electronic feedback
Managing ongoing assessment - Business GU2, Getting Started in Business etc.

9. SEV Annual Update - 2016 6. Areas of good practice
Turnitin/questioning/declaration sheets
Electronic submission makes dates and times transparent
Integration of assessment
Referencing systems
Use of social media, VLE’s, YouTube
Recording problems and discussion in IV records
Good feedback and guidance

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7. Specific areas for improvement (Continuing challenges)
GU1 excessive coaching
Mergers and partnerships - integration of quality procedures, staff and managerial changes
Using up-to-date Unit Specifications
Using up-to-date assessments
Effective internal verification
Security of assessments
Plagiarism/authenticity problems

11. SEV Annual Update - 2016 8. QV changes Revised QV criteria
Revised role for SEVs
Greater management role
Reviewing reports
Common dates for actions
Rolling allocations

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As in years past, thank you for all of your hard work