SECTION 1 - Academic Developmental Review 2015-16

School/Department: / Date: / Version:

NOTES:

1.Risk Category should be one of the following:

NSS
Recruitment or Intake
Student Performance
Student Progression
External Examiner
Student Complaints
Other

2.Quality Risks Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 1) should be used where the School/Department has a primary role in risk management and mitigation. This is not to say that other University departments may not also be involved and/or responsible for significant remedial actions themselves

EXAMPLE – Where recruitment data indicate that the perceived attractiveness of a course is not healthy it is the school/departments primary role to work with other departments (eg Marketing, Student Services) to affect and/or agree remedial action

3.Quality Risks Not Primarily Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 2) should be used where the School/Department identifies risks that are primarily not within their control

EXAMPLE – This Table should be used where it is identified that University software, managed by IT Services, is not adequately functioning and affecting the student experience

4.Risk Score:

Likelihood / Impact
5 / Certain to occur / 5 / Catastrophic at institutional level
4 / Highly likely / 4 / Damaging at institutional level
3 / Neutral / 3 / Significant at institutional level
2 / Unlikely / 2 / Significant at department/school level
1 / Exceedingly unlikely / 1 / Negligible

TABLE 1 – QUALITY RISKS WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL

Description of risk / Risk category / Established control mechanisms / Unmitigated / Contributing factors in 2015/16 / Additional mitigation in 2015/16 / Residual / Risk Score /25 / Responsible post holder / Timescale for completion
Likelihood / Impact / Likelihood / Impact
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6 /
7 /
8 /
9 /
TABLE 2 – QUALITY RISKS NOT PRIMARILY WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL
Description of risk / Risk category / Established control mechanisms / Unmitigated / Contributing factors in 2015/16 / Additional mitigation in 2015/16 / Residual / Risk Score /25 / Responsible post holder / Timescale for completion
Likelihood / Impact / Likelihood / Impact
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8 /
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SECTION 2 – Risk Management 2015-16
NOTES:
1.Risk Category should be one of the following:

Student Experience
Student Recruitment
Research
Postgraduate

Internationalisation
Strategic and collaborative projects
Finance & Operations
Reputation

2.Risks Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 3) should be used where the School/Department has a primary role in risk management and mitigation. This is not to say that other University departments may not also be involved and/or responsible for significant remedial actions themselves

EXAMPLE – Where there are indications of staffing risks it is the School/Department’s primary role to work with other departments (eg Finance) to affect and/or agree remedial action

3.Risks Not Primarily Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 4) should be used where the School/Department identifies risks that are primarily not within their control

EXAMPLE – This Table should be used where it is identified that University estate or infrastructure is not adequately functioning and affecting the School/Department

4.Risk Score:

TABLE 3 – RISKS WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL

Description of risk / Risk category / Established control mechanisms / Unmitigated / Contributing factors in 2015/16 / Additional mitigation in 2015/16 / Residual / Risk Score /25 / Responsible post holder / Timescale for completion
Likelihood / Impact / Likelihood / Impact
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2 /
3 /
4 /
5 /
6 /
7 /
8 /
9 /
TABLE 4 – RISKS NOT PRIMARILY WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL
Description of risk / Risk category / Established control mechanisms / Unmitigated / Contributing factors in 2015/16 / Additional mitigation in 2015/16 / Residual / Risk Score /25 / Responsible post holder / Timescale for completion
Likelihood / Impact / Likelihood / Impact
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