293 Umf Staff Handbook

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The numbers in brackets refer to sections of the University regulations.

CONTENTS

Part 1: The Framework day to day 5The Framework...................................................................................................5Philosophy..........................................................................................................5

Basic Structure...................................................................................................

Sources o! "uida#ce...........................................................................................Sta!!....................................................................................................................

Framework $dmi#istratio#:................................................................................Head of Framework andStudent Regulations:............................................................................................7Framework Oce Coordinator.................................................................................................................... 7Associate Heads:........................................................................................................................................7Senior Assistant Registrar (Assessment).................................................................................................... 7Student Administration eams....................................................................................................................7

Sources o! "uida#ce...........................................................................................%

&ocume#ts.........................................................................................................%Student Hand!ooks.................................................................................................................................... "#ni$ersit% Regulations................................................................................................................................"

Framework Structure.........................................................................................%&rogrammes of Studies.............................................................................................................................. "A''ro$ed &rogramme................................................................................................................................."of Studies................................................................................................................................................... "Award ma's............................................................................................................................................... um!er of credits.......................................................................................................................................

Supporti#" stude#ts...........................................................................................'&ersonal tutors........................................................................................................................................... Cause for Concern....................................................................................................................................*+,itigating Circumstances (-.*)...............................................................................................................**Sus'ension of Stud% (-.*/)...................................................................................................................... *01it2drawing from.....................................................................................................................................*0a module.................................................................................................................................................. *0C2anging stud%........................................................................................................................................ *0

imeta!le clas2........................................................................................................................................ *0C2anging a module..................................................................................................................................*3ate C2ange.............................................................................................................................................*C2anging 'rogramme...............................................................................................................................*1it2drawing from.....................................................................................................................................*4#ni$ersit%................................................................................................................................................. *4

$ssessme#t......................................................................................................1(Coursework su!mission (-.")................................................................................................................... *4Assessment deadlines.............................................................................................................................. *4Coursework e5tensions (-.".0)................................................................................................................ */3ate coursework su!mission. (-.)...........................................................................................................*/Failure to su!mit.......................................................................................................................................*-assessment.............................................................................................................................................. *-65aminations............................................................................................................................................*-65am dates:............................................................................................................................................. *-Additional 65am Su''ort.......................................................................................................................... *-on attendance at e5ams........................................................................................................................ *-Fit to sit8................................................................................................................................................. *-Failure of an e5am.................................................................................................................................... *-

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9rading of all assessment (-./)................................................................................................................*7Resit in %ear dates....................................................................................................................................*7&assing a module (-.)............................................................................................................................. *"&ostgraduate modules..............................................................................................................................*"#ndergraduate modules...........................................................................................................................0+Failing an assessment (-.*+)....................................................................................................................0*Failure of a ,odule (-.**).........................................................................................................................00Condonement (-.*4)................................................................................................................................ 00Referral Re;assessment (-.*0).............................................................................................................00


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9eneral 'rinci'les.................................................................................................................................... 4+3earning outcomes for skills.....................................................................................................................4*Attri!utes for em'lo%a!ilit%......................................................................................................................4*

2e @e% Skills ,a' (.*/)......................................................................................................................... 40

$ssessme#t 0,.1...........................................................................................(,&rinci'les..................................................................................................................................................4uantit% of assessment............................................................................................................................4Bnde'endent stud% at le$els - and 7........................................................................................................44

$ssessme#t e"ulatio#s...................................................................................(5

Reuirements to 'ass a module...............................................................................................................4/9rading.................................................................................................................................................... 4/Failure of an Btem of Assessment..............................................................................................................4-Failure of a ,odule................................................................................................................................... 479rading le$el 7......................................................................................................................................... 47Referral Re;assessment........................................................................................................................479rading le$els 4;-.................................................................................................................................... 4"Condonement...........................................................................................................................................4"cate in 6ducation: eac2ing 3earning in t2e 3ifelong 3earning Sector(3S)...................................................................................................................................................... 4",asters cate...........................................................................................................................4"&rofessional


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Role of t2e ,odule Co;ordinator...............................................................................................................4"

Framework &ocume#ts.....................................................................................(%2e #ndergraduate..................................................................................................................................4"&ostgraduate Hand!ook...........................................................................................................................4"

2e &rogramme Stud% 9uide....................................................................................................................4"2e ,odule 9uide.................................................................................................................................... 4",odule 6$aluation....................................................................................................................................4"

$ssura#ce o! Sta#dards....................................................................................(%O$er$iew.................................................................................................................................................. 4"

2e Framework Forum.............................................................................................................................. 4"

$ppe#dices.............................................................3'A''endi5 A: 9rade Criteria......................................................................................................................4"A''endi5 :


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activity of academic staff. t aims to e0plain the issues thatare relevant to working with students.

The second part is intended to provide guidance for the

development of modules or programmes

The third part aims to provide guidance about writing module

specifications and learning outcomes.

The final part is a resource and contains a glossary of terms$

Part 1: The Framework day to dayThe day to day activities of academic life are guided by the

University regulations. A working knowledge of the

!ramework and Assessment regulations is essential for tutorswho are re/uired to advise students. The University

regulations can be found at

httpwww2.northampton.ac.ukportalpageportalAcademi

c4egistryA4*ar5conts

The FrameworkPhilosophy

The University odular !ramework "U!# provides a fle0ible

framework which allows students to study full&time$ part&time as an associate student or a distance learner for

e0ample. The !ramework covers all modules from level % to

level ' and ensures that students have an e/uitableeducational e0perience irrespective of their programme ofstudies.

The U! is designed to consider learning as a continuum. t

provides a common set of progression and assessmentregulations that apply to all students undertaking taught

modules. The U! provides the structure for the construction

of programmes of study. t governs the design process for

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This handbook aims to e0plain theregulations and the implications of their

application to everyday academicsituations. They are not the regulations

themselves. The regulations that apply

to a given piece of te0t are found inbrackets at the end of the te0t.
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modules and their organisation into a range of awards. Theframework seeks to be fle0ible enough to welcome a wide

range of learners and to support them throughout their

period of study. t also aims to provide a student centred

learning e0perience that enables individual progression$development and achievement.

Basic StructureThe University odular !ramework "U!# is made of discrete

teaching blocks called modules which are put together toprovide a coherent programme of study. -ach module

incorporates key skills as well as sub7ect specific content and

each needs to be passed individually in order to achieve the

stipulate credit.

Sources o! "uida#ce

Sta!!There are a range of people within the University who areable to provide guidance on the day to day matters of theU!. f you are unsure about any aspect of the !ramework$

please contact one of the people below$ who will be happy to

help you.

The ead of !rameworks and the Associate eads are

responsible for the overall operation of the University

odular !ramework "U!#. The staff involved with managing

the U! are based in the !ramework 8ffice in oldenby9uilding$ *ark )ampus.

Framework The !ramework 8ffice$ oldenby$ *ark )ampus.$dmi#istratio#:

;ead o! Framework a#dStude#t e"ulatio#s:

s :ill *ickard "7ill.pickard;northampton.ac.uk#

Framework O!!ice Coordi#ator rs Amanda +avis "amanda.davis;northampton.ac.uk#

$ssociate ;eads: r :onathan Adams "7onathan.adams;northampton.ac.uk#s (ue +onnelly "sue.donnelly;northampton.ac.uk#


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s =lyn ill "glyn.hill;northampton.ac.uk#s :ulia >ernon "7ulia.vernon;northampton.ac.uk#

Se#ior $ssista#te"istrar: rs :ill olden "7ill.holden;northampton.ac.uk#0$ssessme#t

Stude#t $dmi#istratio# Teams!or students on all programmes$ student administration is

managed within the relevant (tudent Administration Teams

or :oint onours 8ffice. Administrators within these officesdeal with all matters relating to student records$ including

admissions$ enrolment$ withdrawal$ transfer and

confirmation. The (tudent Administration Teams are

School o! $pplied Scie#ces

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9ate coursework su6missio#. 0.'f an assignment is submitted late$ but within a week of the

deadline$ and an e0tension has not been granted$ the work

should be returned with full feedback$ but awarded a

ma0imum grade of a bare pass "+& at levels %&< and )& atlevel #. f the work is submitted more than a week late it

will be given a grade of =. This applies to all assignments

Failure to su6mitassessme#t

f an item of assessment is not submitted$ there is the right

to resubmit at the second opportunity for a ma0imum gradeof a bare pass.

E-ami#atio#s

E-am dates:The e0amination period for all modules within the !ramework

is appro0imately 3 weeks long and lasts from the beginning

of the 3rdweek of ay to the end of the first week of :une.

The resit e0aminations are usually scheduled for the thirdweek of August.

(tudents must be available to sit e0ams. (ummer e0am

timetables are published on the University intranet at theend of the Autumn term$ or the start of the (pring term.

$dditio#al E-am Support(pecial e0amination arrangements are made for students

with disabilities or those registered as dysle0ic or with otherspecial needs. *lease encourage your students to consult

the Accessibility team in (tudent (ervices who should be

consulted for guidance at the earliest opportunity.

No# atte#da#ce at e-amsf a student fails to attend an e0amination$ a = grade isawarded. f a student misses an e0am for good reason$ the

itigating )ircumstances procedure should be used.

=Fit to sit>9y attending an e0am$ a student is declaring that they are

Dfit to sitE. They are not able to claim afterwards that they

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Passi#" a module 0.,n order to pass a module at levels %&$ a student is re/uired

to obtain a mean grade of a bare pass or above on aggregate

when all items of assessment have been considered together

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For le)el 3 modules:

The assessment deadline and the resit date should fall

within the semester wherever possible. 9oth deadlinesshould be clearly identified within the module guide.

The grades will go to the ne0t postgraduate !ield and

Award 9oards.

For le)el (? modules:

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in the manner stated in the module specification.(upplementary regulations which relate to professional

awards$ may override this regulation.

At level ' students will be re/uired to pass all items of

assessment.

A grade for a module is determined using a calculation

derived from the weighted grades for the individual items ofassessment "see the tables below#

Post"raduate modules

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293 Umf Staff Handbook