This report should be submitted to later than eight weeks after the date of the final Assessment Board.

Subject External Examiner’s Report 2017/18
Name of External Examiner:
Course(s) examined:
Subject area(s) examined:
Department:
Faculty:
Collaborative Partner(s)(where applicable,please specify the Institution(s):
Please note that if you report refers to collaborative partner(s); please differentiate your comments throughout the report to ensure that there is clarity to which provider your comment(s) relate.
This report template is for the completion of Subject External Examiners (Tier One).
Guidance notes for the completion of this report can be found at the following link: .
Please use this form for submitting your annual External Examiner’s Report. Please complete this form electronically and return it as a word document.
Please submit your report to the University at , within eight weeks of the date of the final Assessment Board, which dealt with cohort(s) of students to which the report refers. Programme Teams are required to respond to reports within four weeks after submission.
This report will be available to staff and students and receive wide circulation within the University as part of our Continuous Monitoring and Improvement process. It will also be available more widely on request, so we ask that you do not refer to staff or students by name.
Copies of this report, claim forms and guidance notescan be downloaded from the University website at the following address:
Please send completed claim forms to to be processed. Please note that payment of your annual fee can only be made by the University following receipt of your report and claim form.
Section 1: Checklist
Please indicate either yes, no or not applicable by placing an ‘X’ in each of the following boxes: / Yes / No* / N/A
1 / Programme Materials.Did you have access to:
a. Programme Specifications?
b. Assessment Regulations?
c. Unit Descriptions?
d. Assessment briefs/marking criteria?
2 / Verification of Assignment Briefs and Exam Questions
a. Did you receive all the draft papers? (If not, was this at your request?)
b. Was the nature and level of the questions appropriate?
c. Were suitable arrangements made to consider,and where appropriate, act on your comments?
3 / External Examining
  1. Did you receive a sufficient number of scripts? (If you did not receive all the scripts, was the method of selection satisfactory?)

  1. Was the general standard and consistency of marking appropriate?

  1. Were the scripts marked in such a way as to enable you to see the reasons for the award of given marks?

  1. Were the scripts marked in accordance with the University’s Procedures for the Verification, Marking and Moderation of Assessments?

4 / Dissertations and Project
a. Was the choice of subjects for dissertations/projects appropriate?
b. Was the method and standard of assessment appropriate?
5 / Assessed Work
  1. Was a sufficient sample of coursework and/or exam scripts made available to you for assessment?

b. Was the method and general standard of marking and consistency satisfactory?
6 / Orals/Performances/Recitals/Appropriate Professional Placements
  1. Were suitable arrangements made for you to conduct orals and/or moderate performances/recitals/appropriate professional placements?

7 / Final Assessment Board
a. Were you able to attend the meeting?
b. Was the meeting conducted to your satisfaction?
c. Were you satisfied with the recommendations of the Board?
8 / Apprenticeships
a. Were you appropriately briefed in regards to the specific nature of this programme?
b. Are the apprenticeship standards clearly outlined within the programme?

*If you respond ‘no’ to any of the above, please ensure that a note of explanation is included in the report within the relevant section.
Section 2: Previous Report

If applicable, please statewhether issues raised in your previous report(s) have been, or are being, addressed to your satisfaction:
Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 3:Course/Subject Management

Please comment in the boxes below on the Course/Subject Overview that you externally examined, focusing on programme aims, learning outcomes and structure. (Normally write between 100-200 words)

  1. Please comment on the academic management of the course/subject:

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 4: Assessment Standards and Processes

Please comment in the boxes below on the Assessment Standards and Processes of the course(s) that you externally examined. (Normally write between 100-200 words)

  1. Please comment on the quality and consistency of feedback to students:

  1. Please comment on the appropriateness of the marks awarded and the overall range of marks in relation to the marking criteria:

  1. Please comment on the consistency of marking within and between each unit/course moderated:

  1. Please comment on the organisation and administration of assessment procedures and conduct of assessment board(s):

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 5: Student Performance and Engagement

Please comment in the boxes below on the Student Performance of the course(s) that you externally examined. (Normally write between 100-200 words)

  1. Please comment on your engagement with students on the course/subject over the academic year:

  1. Please comment on the quality of learning and teaching:

  1. Please comment on the overall academic standards and students achievement in relation to their peers in other UK Higher Education Institutions with which you are familiar:

  1. Please comment on whether the standards of units for which you have responsibility are appropriate for the qualification in this subject:

  1. Where the programme has any approved work-based learning, professional practice, placement element or an apprenticeship, please comment on the organisational delivery and management andthe student performance and achievement of intended learning outcomes and/or competences:

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 6:Good Practice and Enhancement

  1. Please note particular elements of good practice and/or innovation that you have identified relating to learning, teaching and assessment:

  1. Pleaseoffer any suggestions for enhancement based activities to occur that you have identified relating to learning, teaching and assessment:

Section 7: Professional, Statutory, Regulatory Body Requirements

If applicable, please comment in the boxes below on the PSRB Requirements of the course(s) that you externally examined.

  1. Please comment on how the programme reflects any PSRB requirements, commenting on relevant professional issues, such as fitness to practice, quality of learning in practice and assessment of practice:

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 8: Collaborative Partner(s) and Apprenticeships

  1. Please comment on any areas of good practice and issues for attention or development, which relate to specific providers, where your report refers to more than one institution:

  1. Where the programme adopts an apprenticeship model, please comment how the programme meets both the academic and apprenticeship standards:

  1. Where the programme adopts an apprenticeship model, please comment on employer and mentor engagement within the programme:

  1. Where the programme adopts an apprenticeship model, please comment on the relationship between the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) and Programme/Unit Learning Outcomes and how the end-point assessment is conducted:

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 9: Administrative and Procedural Matters

  1. Are there any administrative or procedural matters that you would wish to draw to the attention of the University?

Areas requiring attention: Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box if these issues are serious and require urgent attention (before the start of new academic year or within the next few weeks) or if these issues are serious (to be addressed during the next academic year).
A: Serious and requires urgent attention / B: Serious Issue

Section 10: Declaration

Please indicate by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box:

Yes
/ No
The units and courses that I have examined indicate that Manchester Metropolitan University is maintaining the threshold academic standards set in accordance with the frameworks for higher education qualifications and applicable Subject Benchmark Statements.
The assessment process measures student achievement rigorously and fairly against the intended learning outcomes and is conducted in line with Manchester Metropolitan University policies and regulations.

Section 11: Final Overview

If this is your final year of appointment, please provide an overview of your term of office as external examiner.

  1. Please report on whether consistency of standards and student achievement has been maintained across cohorts during your period of appointment:

  1. Please comment on key strengths and innovative practice you have observed during your role:

  1. Please comment on your overall experience as an External Examiner at Manchester Met:

Section 12: Programme Team’s Response

The Programme Team will complete this section, in response to the completed report.

Please write the response to the External Examiner’s report:
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