Factsheet
Quality and Academic Standards AY23-24 planner
Updated on 5 December 2023
Calendar of activities related to Quality and Academic Standards
On this page
The dates provided are based on the 2023 - 2024 academic cycle. Where no specific date is provided this indicates the activity is ongoing throughout the month. Where a date is ‘tbc’ further updates will follow.
Key
ADQAS – Associate Dean Quality and Academic Standards
DQAS – Director, Quality and Academic Standards
ExtEx – External Examiner
QAS – Quality and Academic Standards
S - School
VPE – Vice Principal Education
R – Registry
DA – Doctoral Academy
September
- Programme Regulations released (QAS) - 1 September
- Programme Handbooks released (QAS) - 1 September
- Scottish Funding Council Report to Court for approval (DQAS) - 4 September
- QASC (deadline for papers 29/8/23) - 12 September
- Programme Approvals Group - 26 September
- SFC Annual Report Submission (DQAS) - 30 September
- UG/PGT Annual Programme Review concludes (ADQAS)
- School Research Degree Programme Review continue (R, S, DA)
October
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Deadline for October QASC - 10 October
- QASC - 24 October
- Programme Approvals Group - 26 October
- School Research Degree Programme Review Submission (R, S, DA)
November
- Deadline for programme amendments for January 2024 start programmes - 13 November
- Deadline for New Modules and Module amendments for Semester 2 modules - 13 November
- Deadline for December QASC - 20 November
- Final Postgraduate taught External Examiner Reports due (ExtEx) - 24 November
- Programme Approvals Group - 27 November
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Development of Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report (S)
- School Planning meetings (ADQAS/S)
December
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- QASC (Final Deadline for Semester 2 Ay 2023/24 module changes) - 4 December
- Programme Approvals Group - 11 December
- Development of Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report (S)
- Student Partnership Agreement Sign-off (DQAS)
- Final Programme Approval for following academic year (QASC)
January
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report Due (S)
- Annual Module Review for Semester 1 begins (S)
- Deadline for February QASC - 25 January
- Programme Approvals Group - 25 January
February
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Annual Module Review for Semester 1 begins (ADQAS)
- Learning and Teaching Enhancement meetings (DQAS/VPE)
- External Examiner Annual Review to QASC (DQAS) - 8 February
- QASC- 8 Februar
- Programme Approvals Group - 22 February
March
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS) (PGR/PGT)
- Annual Module Review continues (S)
- Deadline for March QASC - 12 March
- Deadline for Programme amendments for September 2024 start - 12 March
- Final deadline for New Modules and Module amendments for Semester 1 (2024/25) - 12 March
- QASC - 26 March
- Programme Approvals Group - 28 March
April
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Annual Module Review for Semester 2 begins (S)
- Learning and Teaching Enhancement outputs to QASC (DQAS/VPE)
- Programme Approvals Group - 25 April
- Deadline for May QASC - 29 April
May
- QASC Annual Report GNC due (DQAS) - 13 May
- QASC SFC Report GNC due (DQAS) - 13 May
- QASC 13 May
- QAA Annual Discussion (DQAS/VPE et al)
- Annual Module Review continues (S)
- Periodic Programme Reviews (S/QAS)
- Programme Approvals Group -23 May
June
- Annual Module Review continues (S)
- Request for Programme Handbooks issued - 10 June
- Request for Programme Regulations issued - 10 June
- Deadline for June QASC - 13 June
- QASC - 27 June
- Programme Approvals Group - 27 June
July
- Annual Module Review for Semester 2 continues (ADQAS)
- UG/PGT Annual Programme Review begins (ADQAS)
- Programme Approvals Group - 25 July
August
- UG/PGT Annual Programme Reviews continues (ADQAS)
- UG External Examiner Reports due (ExtEx)
- Programme Regulations due (S) - 12 August
- Update to Research Degrees Quality Code
- Update to Postgraduate Researchers Essential Guidance
- Programme Handbooks due (S)- 12 August
- School Research Degree Programme Review Begin (R, S, DA)
- Programme Approvals Group - 22 August
For dates of Periodic Programme Reviews please view the 6 year schedule.
*Submit 10 working days prior to the meeting date via email to: PAG@dundee.ac.uk
More information about the Programme Approvals Group
Enquiries
Quality and Academic Standards
qualityandacademicstandards@dundee.ac.uk