At 12:05 15/02/01 -0000, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>We are trying to improve our systems for managing course/programme
>information associated with our quality processes.
>
>Can you spare a moment to help and answer two questions ......
>
>How is the management of courses/programmes dealt with in your institution?
>FIRST any course proposals, amendedments have to come before the relevant
Faculty Teaching Committe ( normally submitted on our PIQ) Programme
institution Questionnaire) . If approval at this stage it is then
considered by the programme Development Sub-Committee ( either as a virtual
or full committee). At this stage the choices are NOT APPROVED, APPROVED
(with conditions) APPROVEDd>

The form covers most of the points below except Visiting examiners ( not
always known at this stage) . We have a different form for a programme
review. Collboration, outside teaching, interdisciplinary are all catered
for on the form.


>This is about the following sorts of information about courses/programmes
>and how records of it are kept:
>when titles of new courses/programmes are approved,
>which scheme or group of courses/programmes it belongs to,
>when the course/programme is approved,
>whether it is approved for overseas or ODL (open distance learning)
>delivery,
>whether it has been developed through collaborative arrangements with other
>institutions or bodies,
>when the review and re-approval is due,
>who the External Examiners are,
>when the course/programme stopped recruiting,
>when the course/programme has run out,
>and so on.....
>
>Are records kept
>
>a)  on paper and in files?  YES
>
>b)  on a self contained database - if so which one? NO
>
>c)  as part of the student record system - if so which one are you using? NO
>
>d)  on a specially designed software package - if so which one? NO
>
>e)  on a system designed in-house to your own specification? NO
>
>f)  by some other means? - Please can you say what it is. NO
>
>How easy is it for you to show how many courses are available ie approved to
>run, vs how many courses are actually running with students on them?

QUITE EASY
>
>
>Many thanks for your help on this one.
>
>
>
>
>Lois Neal
>Assistant Registrar
>Academic Registry
>Tel: 01642 384232
>
>