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FORM EE1 – FOR NEW/REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL EXAMINERS ONLY – TAUGHT COURSES

SECTION A/CHECKLIST– TO BE COMPLETED BY THE COURSE TEAM

A1:

Name of proposed examiner:
New / Replacement Examiner: / Please selectNewReplacement
Proposed Dates of appointment(usually 4 years)
From: / 1st September Please select2017201820192020
To: / 31st DecemberPlease select20202021202220232024
School: / Please selectAnimal, Rural and Environmental SciencesArchitecture, Design and the Built EnvironmentArt and DesignArts and HumanitiesNottingham Business SchoolNottingham Law SchoolSocial SciencesScience and TechnologyConfetti Institute of Creative TechnologiesNTU Doctoral School
Name of Collaborative Partner (if applicable):
Full Course Title(s):
Interim award(s) available:
Course / Subject Leader:
Banner Code (s)
Mode(s) of attendance, i.e. FT, PT, DL:
Length of course:
Specific modules to be examined (only applicable if there is a team of examiners) / Please note module name and code

Please note that External Examiner appointments are subject to a right to work check that will confirm their eligibility to work in the UK before the start of the tenure.

A2:Statement of Criteria

  1. The nominee has theacademicand/or professional qualifications, standing, expertise, and experience that equate to the course to be examined in terms of both level and subject;
  2. The nominee has sufficient knowledge and understanding of UK sector agreed reference points for the maintenance of academic standards and the assurance and enhancement of student learning opportunities;
  3. The nominee is competent and experienced in the design and operation of a variety of appropriate assessment tasks and procedures;
  4. The nominee has recent external examining experience;
  5. The nominee is familiar with the standard to be expected of students on the award to be examined;
  6. The nominee is fluent in spoken and writtenEnglish and any other appropriate language;
  7. The nominee meets the criteria of professional, statutory or regulatory bodies, if required;
  8. The nominee holds no more than two external examiner appointmentsof taught provision (including this one);
  9. The nominee is employed at a different institution/company to that of the outgoing external examiner (if applicable);
  10. The nominee has not had any direct ties with theSchool, its staff or students on the courses to be examined in the last three years, or five years in the exceptional case of external examiners to be reappointed;
  11. The nominee is not anyone who is, or who knows they will be, in a position to influence significantly the future of the students on the course of study to be examined;
  12. The nominee has not acted as a consultant to the course team or done any paid work within the School within the last three years;
  13. No member of the nominating School is currently appointed as an external examiner in the same subject area or for a cognate programme of study at the nominee’s institution and therefore this appointment will not result in a reciprocal arrangement;
  14. There are no other examiners from the nominee’s current institution examining on the specified course(s).
  15. The nominee is not employed by, or a member of any board or committee of, the University or any of its collaborative partners;
  16. The nominee is not a former staff member or student of the University, unless a period of five years has elapsed and all students taught by or with the nominee have completed their courses.

Does this nomination meet the above criteria? YES NO

If not, please state which criteria they do not meet and provide a rationale:

A3: Examiner to be replaced (where applicable)

Name:
Position:
Place of Work:
Dates of Appointment(dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy):

A4: External examiner team(where applicable)

1. / Name:
Place of work:
Area of responsibility:
Datesof appointment(dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy):
2. / Name:
Place of work:
Area of responsibility:
Dates of appointment(dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy):
3. / Name:
Place of work:
Area of responsibility:
Dates of appointment(dd/mm/yy)-dd/mm/yy:
4. / Name:
Place of work:
Area of responsibility:
Dates of appointment(dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy):

A5: Joint Approvals (give details of any external body which should be notified of this appointment or which will expect to approve this appointment):

A6: Supporting statement(please use this space to explain why the nominee is a suitable person to be appointedand include how they will be inducted and supported)

EE1 – NEW/ REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL EXAMINERS – TAUGHT COURSES

SECTION B – TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PROPOSED EXTERNAL EXAMINER

B1:

Title:
Name:
NI Number:

Present post(if retired please indicate and give last post with dates)

Present position:
Name of employer:
Address for correspondence:
Postcode:
Telephone:
Email:
External Examiner appointments are subject to your ongoing eligibility to work in the UK. Right to work checkswill be undertaken before the start of the tenure.HMRC requires the University to record your home address in order that this can be cross-referenced with your tax record.
Home address if different to the correspondence:
Telephone:
Email:

B2: Qualifications held including place of study and year of attainment

(please include any professional qualifications and memberships)

B3: Employment during the last five years

Employer / Position / Dates of Employment(dd/mm/yy)
1.
2.
3.

B4: Teaching experience during the last five years (if not included above)

Employer / Position / Dates of Employment(dd/mm/yy)
1.
2.
3.

B5: Current external examiner appointment(s)

Institution / Course(s) please include level / Dates of Appointment (dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy)
1.
2.
3.

B6: Previous experience as an external examiner:

Institution / Course(s) please include level / Dates of Appointment (dd/mm/yy)-(dd/mm/yy)
1.
2.
3.

B7: Experience as an internal examiner during the last five years

(to be completed only if you have no previous external examining experience, give additional information regarding knowledge and experience assessment regulations, marking, attendance at examination boards, moderation – nil entry if experience given above)

B8: Scholarly activities (give brief details of research interests, publications, and consultancy during the last five years):

B9: Details of any past or current associations with Nottingham Trent University(please enter nil if applicable)

The commencement of your contract with NTU to undertake this role is subject to the successful completion of a Right to Work check, in compliance with our obligations under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. A comprehensive list of documents that the University can accept as proof of your eligibility to work in the UK is available at the University’s recruitment microsite.

Name:

Date:

(By entering your name you will be confirming the accuracy of the information given in Section B, and that you consent to the form being distributed to relevant personnel within NTU and to your name/organisation being included on printed lists of external examiners attending NottinghamTrentUniversity events).

Approved by SASQC/URDC/ Chairs Action (please delete as appropriate)

By approving this nomination the SASQC/URDC is confirming that to the best of its knowledge this appointment will not create a reciprocal arrangement with the nominee’s home department/school

Name / Date

SASQC/URDC Comments (optional):

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