/ VICE CHANCELLOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
PROFESSOR SIR STEVE SMITH AcSS
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20 July 2012

Dear Andrew

Dr Adams: External Examiner’s Report 2011-2012

College of Humanities: Theology

Theology

Good Practice:

I continue to be impressed by the quality and quantity of feedback comment, both on coursework and on exams. I commented on this last year, but it is worth reiterating. Second-marking is conducted seriously and rigorously, and where there was a significant difference between first and second marks for a particular piece of work, the reasons for the difference were clear, and the rationale by which an agreed mark was reached was well explained. Only in one instance did the first and second markers fail to reach an agreed mark, and I was happy to adjudicate on this.

Recommendations:

Essential: Areas of concern which, in your opinion, place academic quality and/or standards at risk and require an immediate response from the Associate Dean for Education.

None

Advisable: Areas of concern regarding threshold standards which, while currently being met, in your opinion, could be significantly improved.

None

Desirable: Areas where, in your opinion there is potential for enhancement.

There is scope for using a wider range of marks in the first class area.

I should be grateful if the College would respond to me as required under the procedures contained in the TQA Manual. These look to a response normally within eight weeks after appropriate internal discussion within the College including an opportunity for input from the staff meeting and the College’sEducation Strategy Group.

Please note that the University’s statement of procedures also requires that the College’s next annual main meeting of the Boards of Examiners for the programmes in question, at which an External Examiner is present, should include early in its agenda a copy of the External Examiner’s report and of the College’s response.

Yours sincerely

Professor Sir Steve Smith

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

ccJo Hatt