General TQ questions

• What is Warwick's strategy for teaching quality assurance and enhancement?
• Who is responsible for the quality and standards of Warwick's courses?
• What's new in teaching quality?
• What's new on the TQ website?
• Who can I talk to if my question isn't here or I need further advice?
  

Questions about course and module approval

• How do I set up a new course?
• How do I set up a new module?
• How do I change an existing course?
• How do I change an existing module?
• If I change an existing course or module do I need approval from any committee?
• What courses need a course spec?
• How long does it take for a new course or module to be approved? 
• Do I need to complete a course specification for a Postgraduate Award?
• If a department wants to suspend a course for a year (one cohort), do they need to seek approval from any committees?
• How do we withdraw a course?
• What are core, optional core and optional modules?
• Is there a module catalogue?

Questions about credit and CATS

• What's a credit?
• What's a CAT?
• Is there a rule about how many credits make up a degree?
• How much contact time equals how many credits?
• What are the implications of a student taking a combination of modules which leaves them with fewer than the required number of credits for their course?

Questions about assessment

• Where are the Senate Exam and Degree Conventions?
• What's the 50% rule?
• What's the University doing about computer-aided assessment (CAA)?
• How do we combine individual module marks into a final degree classification?
• What are the University's rules about plagiarism?
• Where can I find guidance on how to deal with a case of suspected plagiarism?
• What advice do we give students about good academic practice and conduct, and plagiarism?
• How quickly should assessed work be returned to students? 
• For how long do we need to keep students' assessed work?
• What should a student do if they are ill and should be attending an exam/lecture or handing in work?  
• What penalties do we impose for the late submission of assessed coursework?
• What is the University policy on double marking assessed work?
• Do we penalise over-long assignments?
• Where is the policy on remedying failure for PGT courses?

Questions about student feedback

• How does the University know what students think about their courses?
• How do students take part in quality assurance and quality enhancement activities?
• Are there rules about how I should collect feedback from students on my modules?
• How can I collect feedback from my students?
• Do I always have to use a questionnaire to collect feedback?

Questions about collaborative courses

• How do I set up a course where another organisation is involved in teaching or learning support?
• What collaborative courses does the University run?
• What other organisations does the University have collaborative courses with?
• What is a joint degree?
• What is the difference between a validated course and a franchised course? 
• Is there a standard contract/agreement for collaborative courses?
• What must I do to secure University approval to submit a tender for a contract which will include a collaborative course?

Questions about quality enhancement work

• What money is available to support teaching enhancement projects? 
• Where can I find Warwick's Learning & Teaching Strategy?

Questions about e-learning

• Who can help me with my ideas for developing e-learning in my teaching?
• Where can I find Warwick's e-Learning Strategy?

Questions about funding streams

• What money is available to support teaching enhancement projects?

Questions about Strategic Departmental Review and Periodic Review

• Where can I find guidance on Strategic Departmental Review and Periodic Review?
• When is my department next having a Strategic Departmental Review?
• What is the timeline for organising a Strategic Departmental Review?

Questions about Annual Course Review

• What are the deadlines for Annual Course Review reports?
• Where are the Annual Course Review forms?

Questions about Student-Staff Liaison Committees

• Where can I find more information about SSLC
• How many times a year should an SSLC meet?

Questions about Faculty Committees and other TQ committees

• Who are the chairs and secretaries of these committees? 
• I'm a new Faculty Board, BUGS or BGS secretary. What do I need to know about Teaching Quality (TQ)?

Questions about placement learning

• Do I need a committee to approve introducing a placement learning opportunity into my course?
• What should the placement be called?

Questions about postgraduate students

• Are postgraduate students allowed to teach?

Questions about QAA

• Who are QAA?
• What's their Code of Practice?

Questions about QAA Institutional Audit

• Who will meet the Audit team?
• When is the Institutional Audit?
• What is the University doing to prepare for Institutional Audit?
• How will this affect students?
• How will this affect staff?
• What form does the outcome take?

Questions about Bologna

• What is "Bologna"?
• What is Warwick doing about Bologna?

Questions about the accreditation of prior learning (APL, APEL, APCL)

• What's the difference between APL, APEL and APCL?
• Is Warwick credit treated the same as credit from other universities in APCL decisions?
• How can I give a blanket exemption under the APL rules for a group of potential students who have all done the same prior learning?

Questions about professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRBs)

• Which courses are recognised or accredited by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies?
• Does the central university need to know about my forthcoming PSRB inspection/visit?