A course leader and curriculum manager will oversee the management of the level 4 and 5 Foundation Degree programmes.
A fixed timetable of study will be allocated in the first week as part of the course induction, this will show start and finish times of each lesson, units, allocated rooms and members of lecturing staff.
Achievement of each unit is by successful completion of a range of assessments, these predominantly include written assignments and time constrained assignments. All submissions are submitted electronically via a system called Turnitin. Meeting deadlines for submission are important. Failure to meet submission deadlines can lead in some circumstances to non-achievement of that particular unit or limit the grade awarded. Each unit lecturer will allocate assignment issue and submission dates.
Each unit has a separate list of learning outcomes, the learning outcomes are the basis for the assessment tasks and are graded at different levels according to the work submitted, all assessment and grading follows a holistic approach.
An active Virtual Learning Environment is available on university and college web-site, this can be used to help with issues such as referencing, research work and provide resources relating to the learning outcomes.
A mandatory exam board at the end of each semester discusses student performance and records provisional grades. All grades remain provisional until approval is confirmed by the External Examiner towards the end of the college year in May or June. The exam board also advises on student progression and confirms completion or non-completion of the units.
Please note that students can be recommended to repeat a unit where a judgement has been made that there is insufficient evidence to award a Pass grade.
