PRE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONAIRE 2 (PAQ 2)

To be informed/completed by a member of staff (such as course leader) who is conversant with your course and the computer technology used at your University.

Student Name
Course

The student named above has applied for an assessment for Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). One of the purposes of the assessment is to evaluate the usefulness of assistive technology and other enabling devices as a means of providing learning support.

To make sure the assessment fully addresses the demands of the student’s programme of study, it is important that we are aware of the course structure and the technology all students will have to use.The information you provide will be used to inform the assessment process.

A date for the student’s assessment cannot be made until this form is returned, completed, to NERAC.

Course Information

Length of Course / years / No. of teaching weeks per year / weeks

Course Requirements

Teaching and Learning Methods – Please tick all that apply.

Lectures / Notetaking
Lab/Practical / Group Discussion
Tutorials / Individual/Group Presentations
Seminars / E-Learning
Placement / Video or Audio Resources
If yes – number of weeks / Research
Field Trips / Other
Study Abroad Option?

Course Assessment and Examinations

Please tick all that apply.

Essays/Assignments
Exams
Presentations
Laboratory Assessment
Placement
Dissertation/Final Project
Practical
Other

Technology Information

What items of information technology should all students have access to on this course? The items you list may not necessarily be provided from Disabled Students Allowance.You are not expected to include assistive technology as this will be addressed in the assessment with the student.

Computing Equipment

This course is taught exclusively on:
PC / Mac / Other
Comments:

Please list the essential software used by all students on this course including name, publisher and version

General Office Applications (Word, Excel etc) / Yes
No / Details:
Statistical Packages:
(SPSS etc) / Yes
No / Details:
Course Specific Software: (Design Software etc) / Yes
No / Details:

Is any of the above software available as a free download to students from the University?

Yes No
Comments:

Is there any other hardware that is expected to be used by all students?The items you list may not necessarily be provided as part of Disabled Students Allowance.

Additional comment on course content/delivery or technology.

Name
Role
University
Telephone
Email

Please note the student’s Funding Body may contact you regarding this information and your contact details may be included in the Needs Assessment report.

Please return this form to the student or directly to NERAC:

NERAC

Level 1 Edinburgh Building

University of Sunderland

Chester Road

Sunderland

SR1 3SD

Tel 0191 515 2952

Email

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