UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Proposal Form for New or Restructured Open Studies Certificate Course
1. Title of Certificate and level of qualification
2. Date of introduction (please specify year and month):
3. Certificate Characteristics:
Does the proposed certificate replace an existing certificate?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If yes, which certificate does it replace?
Will existing students transfer to the new certificate?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
Partnership Provision:
Is the certificate:
Validated? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Franchised? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Another type of
collaborative arrangement ? Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. Demand for the Certificate:
Projected student numbers:
For certificates is it proposed that these numbers will be in addition to the existing departmental student intake target as agreed by the Senate?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
Give brief details of market research undertaken to assess level of demand.
Are similar certificates offered by other universities and, if so, in what way is this certificate distinctive?
Describe the nature and level of demand, including any anticipated admissions characteristics which may influence certificate or module design. For instance, is the certificate aimed at mature students, in-service teachers, other non-traditional applicants?
If the proposal is for a certificate involving distance learning, has the dominant position of the Open University or any other major provider in the subject area been taken into account when undertaking market research and considering demand?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
Please give details.
Admissions Procedures and Requirements
5. Admissions:
Are there special recruitment or admissions procedures?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If yes, please give details.
6. Certificate Structure:
You may wish to include here or append a diagrammatic representation of the certificate.
Certificate aims:
List here the overall aims for the Certificate as a whole. These should be supported by the module aims and you may provide a mapping document to show modules deliver the overall Certificate aims.
Please confirm below that all students registered on the certificate will have the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of all the Learning Outcomes set out in the module specifications, irrespective of their chosen combination of optional modules.
Yes [ ] No [ ]
CATS points
Give the numbers & level of Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points to be allocated to the certificate.
Modules
Please list all modules to be offered in the first year the certificate runs in the table below (module proposals for any new modules to be introduced should be submitted with this form). A brief outline should also be given of second, third and fourth year undergraduate modules, showing the proportion of core and options.
Module title / Core /Option / CATS points**CATS weightings should be given from one of the following tariffs:
(i) 6, 12, 18, 24, 48 OR (ii) 7.5, 15, 30, 45, 60
Indicate any prerequisite and exclusive relationships between modules.
7. Methods of Assessment:
Give the following details of the proportion of assessment types:
Examined component (%):Assessed by coursework component (%):
Timing of Examinations: (give term and week)
8. Student Support and Guidance:
Give a brief outline of arrangements for student support and guidance. These should be in line with the ‘Good Practice Guidelines for Personal Tutors’ in the ‘Personal Tutor’s Handbook’ (available from the Senior Tutor’s Office). For partnership provision describe the specific arrangements to be made.
9. Monitoring and Evaluation:
How will the certificate be monitored in the department (including arrangements for collecting and analysing student feedback)?
Will any particular issues be evaluated (e.g. arrangements for mature students, coherence of the certificate; relationship with part-time degrees)?
10. Teaching Staff:
Name all staff contributing to the teaching and/or examining of the certificate.
Please indicate the proportion of the certificate taught by part-time or temporary staff or Teaching Assistants.
Please indicate the proportion of the certificate taught by non-University staff.
11. External Involvement:
Departments are required to seek external advice in the development and planning of new courses. This advice should be sought from a senior academic with direct experience of a related course in an academic institution of comparable standing to the University of Warwick. This person should not be a current external examiner.
Please give brief details of the person from whom you have sought advice, and of his or her experience of developing or running a course of this kind. Also state at what stage of the course planning s/he was consulted.
Please attach a report from the external adviser, commenting on the academic content of the course, the course structure (including as appropriate, progression, the balance of core and optional elements, and the methods of assessment), collaborative aspects of the course, and student support.
Please also state whether you have sought advice from the relevant Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (www.heacademy.ac.uk), and whether or not this was helpful.
Do you intend to seek external accreditation for this certificate?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If so, please give details.
12. Consultation with Other Departments:
Which other departments will be affected by the introduction/revision of this certificate?
Have they been fully consulted (give the name of the member of staff consulted) and have any objections been raised?
13. Resources
Are any resources required for this course which are not already available from the Centre for Lifelong Learning’s own baseline resources for Open Studies (e.g. equipment, library costs, audio visual and computing facilities, vacation study requirements)?
List any additional requirements and indicate the outcome of any discussions.
Signature of Certificate Leader:
Date
Signature of Chair of Department:
Date
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