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ANNUAL COURSE MONITORING LOG 2006-2007

Course FdA Creative Sound Design

Faculty Communication Media
Course Leader Lance Dann

Issues/Risk Source of Issue Planned Action Lead Target Date Progress 2007-2008
Responsibility
Gender imbalance Statistics in ACM Meeting arranged with SL October No progress yet
Marketing Department to 2007
discuss possibly of a
focused marketing
strategy for the course.
Poorly designed and Anecdotal student Streamline and more SL October Successful induction this year.100%
planned induction week feedback course specific induction 2007 retention of intake.
week planned and
delivered
Shared Unit FDC101 not Student feedback Ensure that all shared SL Ongoing Guidance notes produced.
properly integrated with units are integrate with Will monitor.
the course the course
Course dependent on Staff lists Discuss how course may SL/HoF Ongoing Longer-term solution sought.
one permanent of staff receive more long term
for much of its content input from other staff
and direction members (whether
permanent or sessional)
Unit logs be enhanced External Student’s to be clear SL/Sessional Ongoing Revalidated course has new project
and made relevant to examiners report about the assessment Staff briefing packs and feedback forms
specific units. criteria relating to each with assessment criteria embedded.
log through project pack
and discussion with
tutors.

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Library be adequately External New book lists to be SL Autumn A set of new books has been ordered.
stocked with course examiners report issued to the library Term
relevant texts
Feedback and External Ensure the feedback and SL Ongoing New feedback form; sessional staff
assessment be examiners report assessment being briefed.
standardised across all standardised for all units
units through mentoring of
sessional staff
Unit feedback be External Unit Feedback to be SL Ongoing Every effort is being made
collected for every unit examiner report collected for every unit
Some confusion of Student feedback Ensure that FDC 101 SL Autumn and Ongoing coordination task (shared
assessment details and feedback and Spring term unit)
delay in feedback for the assessment clarified and
shared unit FDC 101 expedited for the coming
year
Not sufficient unit level External Instigate unit feedback SL Ongoing See above (query on
feedback to identify examiner report, across all units necessity/demand for feedback on
specific areas of concern unit feedback every unit)
documents.
Management and Staff Lists Discuss how course may SL/HoF Ongoing See above - longer-term solution
development of course receive more long term sought.
reliant on one individual input from other staff
members (whether
permanent or sessional)
Heavy reliance on Course Discuss methods of Course Team Spring Term As above
sessionals and course timetables and disseminating knowledge
leader for delivery of schemes of work and skills relating to the
course. operation of course
equipment throughout
the course team
LRC materials require New book lists to be SL Autumn As above
updating and new items issued to the library term
bought in.

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Outstanding Issues from 2005-2006

Permanent staff not fully Course Training for permanent Course Leader Autumn 06 Has not occurred at this time
conversant with committee staff in the use of Pro and Line
prevailing college audio meetings Control and Pro Tools Manager Ongoing
technologies leading to HD.
gap in support for Course
students when sessional timetables and
staff not present. schemes of work

Heavy reliance on
sessionals and course
leader for delivery of
course.
Courses risk becoming a
little ‘college bound’ with
not enough active
industry contact off-site
Timetables Course leader being Course Autumn - This remains a problem and needs to
given opportunity for Leader/Line Summer be addressed – though specialist
forge links in industry in Manager lecturers continue to be used
order to arrange visit/field extensively. There is a good
trips etc. programme of visiting lecturers for
07-08 in progress.

Ongoing - Funding through a research

project is allocated for sessional
support to allow for some greater
contact outside the course by the
Subject Leader.

Quality Team Updated May 2008