CHIEF EXTERNAL EXAMINER ANNUAL REPORT FORM

Please submit your External Examiner Annual Report as soon as possible after the last Examination Board Meeting of the academic year.

Please complete and send an appropriate external examiner fee and expenses claim form with this report to ensure the payment of your external examiner fee.

For data protection purposes, please do not refer to individual students or staff by name.

Please note this report will be published and will be publicly available

CHIEF EXTERNAL EXAMINER ANNUAL REPORT FORM

Name of External Examiner
Examiner’s Home Institution
Year of appointment / [x]/4
Academic Year covered by report / 2015/2016
Regulatory Scheme / Undergraduate Modular Scheme/Art and Design (Specialised) Regulations/Taught Postgraduate Framework (please delete as applicable)
Academiclevels covered

SECTION A

The responses to the statements in this section will be used for internal purposes, although your report will be shared with students and may be requested by a member of the public under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please rate your responses to the questions on a scale of one to six, with one indicating strong agreement with the statement and six indicating strong disagreement with the statement.

A1.Assessment Regulations / Strongly Agree / Strongly Disagree
1.1The assessment regulations enable appropriate threshold levels of achievement and, where applicable, classification which are comparable with those at other similar institutions. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
□ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
1.2The regulations relating to the aggregation of marks/grades and the rules for progression, awards and, where applicable, classifications are appropriate. / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
1.3The decisions of the examiners relating to student awards, progression and, where applicable, classification were consistent with the regulations. / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Comment on Assessment Regulations:
A2.Administration and Communication / Strongly Agree / Strongly Disagree
2.1The quality of information received on the academic regulations and assessment process (including written documentation, verbal briefing and, where applicable, the arrangements in respect of any collaborative provision) enabled me to undertake my duties effectively. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
□ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
2.2The level of openness and co-operation with me as external examiner supported me in carrying out my duties effectively. / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
2.3I received a timely response to my previous report and saw evidence that my recommendations had been considered. / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
2.4The processes for the determination of awards were sound and fairly conducted and ensured that students were dealt with equitably and impartially. / □ / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Comments on Administration and Communication:

SECTION B

The responses to the statements in this section will be used for internal purposes.

Please comment on the following issues relating to the assessment process:

B1.Aspects of good practice identified for commendation

B2.Other aspects of the process that may need amendment or development

B3.Any issues requiring attention by the University

B4.The usefulness of the report form and any suggested amendments

B5.The University does not wish to limit the issues on which an external examiner may comment. If you wish to raise any other points to those listed above, please do so in the section below. In particular, if during the academic year you have been asked to consider minor amendments to the regulations, you may wish to comment on these in this section.

B6.(For external examiners in the final year of their period of office)
The University is grateful for the contribution of external examiners to the ongoing work of the institution. If you would like to provide some summary comments on your period of office, please do so in the section below.

Signature of external examiner

(if submitted as hard copy):

Date completed:

SECTION C - SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN (OR TO BE TAKEN) IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE REPORT

A COPY OF THIS SECTION SHOULD BE SENT TO ACADEMIC SERVICES

To be completed by:

  • Deputy Registrar (Academic) and Head of the Undergraduate Modular Scheme (for Chief EE of UGMS)
  • Dean of Bath School of Art and Design (for Chief of BSAD specialised awards)
  • Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) (for Chief EE of PGT awards)

Date completed:

Date received in Academic Services: