12.15 Teaching Quality 

Introduction

This category contains information regarding the management of teaching quality in Edinburgh Napier University including mechanisms for reviewing and ensuring the quality of teaching provided.

Programme Approval

This section covers our programme approval and monitoring arrangements. A Quality Framework providing guidance and procedures on academic quality activities including:

• teaching delivery
• review and evaluation
• a statement of the respective roles, responsibilities and authority of different bodies within the University involved in programme approval and review.

This is our Quality Enhancement Strategy.  For further information, please write to us at foi@napier.ac.uk.

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Assessment

Assessment procedures and summaries of reviews of their procedures can be found on the Office of the Vice Principal (Academic) Intranet site.

Further information can also be requested by writing to us at foi@napier.ac.uk.  

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Student Satisfaction

Summary results of any surveys for measuring student satisfaction with their HE experience including student perceptions of:

• Arrangements for academic and tutorial guidance, support and supervision
• Library services and IT support
• Suitability of accommodation, equipment and facilities for teaching and learning
• Quality of teaching and the range of teaching and learning methods
• Assessment arrangements
• Quality of pastoral support
• Survey results eg the National Student Survey and Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

For further information, please write to us at foi@napier.ac.uk.

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University Internal Reviews

 This section includes summary of the findings of the University's own internal reviews of quality and standards. The information that can be found includes:

• Range of teaching methods used
• Availability and use of specialist equipment
• other resources and materials to supports teaching and learning
• Staff access to professional development
• Peer observation and mentoring programmes
• Use of external benchmarking and other comparators
• Involvement of external peers in the review methods, their observations, and the action in response

Additional information can be requested by writing to us at foi@napier.ac.uk

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Professional Accreditation of courses by external bodies

The nature of the duration of accreditation by professional, statutory of regulatory bodies, including accreditation and monitoring reports is covered by this section.

Accreditation of degrees such as:

• medicine
• nursing
• engineering
• accountancy
• social work etc 

can be requested by writing to us at foi@napier.ac.uk

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Validation

This section offers a description of courses where the University acts as an external examination body or validates the examinations and qualifications of others, including 'joint awards'. Information such as:

• List of courses,
• description of validation procedures
• statistical information on student outcomes  

can be requested by writing to us at foi@napier.ac.uk

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Assessments of the University's provision by Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for higher education

QAA reports. Individual Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for higher education reports can be found on the QAA website.

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