This document outlines the student-centered curriculum design and revalidation process at the university. It provides references and resources to support the 5-year revalidation cycle where each academic unit undergoes review. The academic office oversees the process, which includes preparing documentation, establishing review panels, and monitoring approved changes. The process aims to continually improve courses based on external examiner feedback, committee reviews, and input from central support services to ensure programs meet quality standards.

1. Student-centred curriculum design
Internal References Process Framework
Academic Office information, Revalidations follow a regular five year
documents and forms including: cycle. Each unit or sub-unit is allocated to
o Programme Approval Management a particular revalidation year within a
and Review Handbook quinquennial cycle.
o Partnership Handbook
o Assessment Handbook Click here for further details about the Outputs Audience
o Handbook for Members of Revalidation Information process.
University Revalidation Panels Revalidation Dean, central
o Handbook for Members of preparation form: services
Revalidation Panels in External CA6. departments &
Institutions revalidation panel.
o Aide mémoire Course Revalidation Revalidation panel.
o Information for students document.
Academic Office Chair of the panel
Quality Management and Audit Curriculum Design briefing notes. initially, full panel
information
o Module review Course Revalidation and Faculty on the
o Programme Management System Process day of the meeting.
o Themed audit Reports on resource Revalidation panel.
o Academic planning etc. matters from central
Course Committee meeting minutes service departments.
External examiners’ reports External examiners Revalidation panel.
Existing course documents, module reports.
descriptions etc. Revalidation panel Panel members,
Staff Development Unit information report. Dean, subject unit
Centre for Higher Education Practice Process Support co-ordinator, Head
information of Faculty
Academic Office supports processes Administration and
Other central departments which may
through: forwarded to CASC.
contribute include: Access and
o establishment and servicing of
Distributed Learning (Lifelong Learning, Revised revalidation Academic Office
revalidation panels;
Technology Facilitated Learning and document and a brief and chair of
o scrutiny of documentation;
Viewpoints), Library, Information paper indicating evaluation panel.
o provision of reports; amendments.
services, Careers, Planning and
o monitoring of the implementation of
Governance Services, Physical Chair certifies by Course committee.
conditions of approval etc.
Resources, Accommodation, Student signature on the title
Staff Development and the Centre for
Marketing etc. page of final
Higher Education Practice provide
document.
support to course teams preparing for
External References revalidation. !
Faculty must consult with relevant
QAA Academic Infrastructure central departments if provision cannot
Frameworks for higher education be met within existing resource.
qualifications o Access and Distributed Learning,
Code of Practice Library, Careers and Planning and
Subject Benchmarks Governance Services etc.
Programme specifications
Dr. Alan Masson Viewpoints Project Access and Distributed Learning
Viewpoints Director University of Ulster
aj.masson@ulster.ac.uk http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk/ Jordanstown Campus