Alison,

Many thanks for getting back to me so quickly. This is very helpful!

Brian

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> From:         Blackburn AJ[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Admin-student
> Sent:         Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:37 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: modular, semester based programmes
>
> Brian
>
> Replies interleaved below.
>
> Alison Blackburn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Milne [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 07 February 2002 11:00
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: modular, semester based programmes
>
>
> I am attempting to gather information on how other institutions handle the
> following features of modularised, semesterised programmes:
>
> 1. Progress from one semester to another
>
> Automatic progression from semester 1 to semester 2.  Exam Board confirms
> marks but does not make any decisions re pass, fail etc.
>
> 2. Assessment/examinations - are these undertaken at the end of each
> semester?  When are resits offered - at the end of each semester/each
> year?
>
> Assessment is at the end of each semester.  Resits are all at the end of
> the year (because decisions on whether a resit is needed cannot be made
> until the full set of results is considered at the end of the year)
>
> 3. Registration for units - is this done centrally once a year or ...?  Do
> academic staff approve the unit choices or do students take responsibility
> for this.
>
> Done centrally once a year.  Academic staff approve module choices.
>
> 4. Registration with the University - is this done once a year, in person?
> Anyone doing it electronically and only seeing students with funding
> problems/selfpayers?
>
> Done once a year in person - we keep talking about doing it in other ways
> but haven't yet worked out how.
>
> 5. With regard to the overall structure of the academic year, how soon
> after 'final' examinations are graduation ceremonies held?  How is this
> managed (e.g. are tickets issued in advance to students?)  How automated
> are their processes?  Are they held once a year only?
>
> Timing for this year (typical of last few years): Assessments take place
> in a three week period from 20 May to 7 June, with graduation then wc 8
> July.  It's always a tight squeee to get results through, but we don't
> want to eat further into the vacation period for the ceremonies.  There
> are also ceremonies in December, but these are mostly for PG students or
> those like Nursing who start and finish their programmes at different
> points in the year, not for the bulk of UG students.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Brian Milne
>
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