Swansea University

External Examiners

Information for External Examiners and Swansea University Staff

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Information for Swansea University Staff 

Information for External Examiners

For External Examiners Digests and Good Practice from External Examiner Reports, click here

A key element of the quality assurance and enhancement procedures at Swansea includes the appointment of an External Examiner. Only a person from another institution of sufficient seniority and experience is able to undertake this role. The role of the External Examiner includes, amongst other duties, consideration of examination papers and questions and review and moderation of items of assessment, including examination scripts, course assignments, projects or dissertations. External Examiners are expected to submit a full and frank report to the University, summarising the standard of questions, the standard of the examination process, the conduct of the examination process and the quality of the students. These reports are extremely important to the University in its drive to maintain and improve the standards of its provision, and are considered, along with a response from the College/Department, at Academic Boards, with institutional issues discussed at the Learning and Teaching Committee and other relevant University committees.

Information for Swansea University Staff

For those staff wishing to nominate an external examiner or respond to an external examiner report the relevant forms can be found below.

Form for nominating an External Examiner an undergraduate programme of study.

Form for nominating an External Examiner for a Taught Masters programmes of study.

Form for nominating an External Examiner for a Nursing programme of study

Form for nominating an External Examiner for postgraduate research student.

Form enabling Colleges to respond to an external examiner report.

 

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External Examiners Induction Event 2011

The 2011 External Examiners Induction Event was held on Wednesday 2 March, 2011. Click on the links below to see the video presentation of the day:

Full Induction Event Presentation

If you just need to refresh your memory of certain aspects of the presentation, click on the relevant part:

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Guidance for External Examiners for Initial Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes

This booklet, available bilingually, offers external examiners an overview of their roles and responsibilities during the 2010/11 session.

1. Undergraduate Assessment Regulations
2. Regulations for Initial Degrees and Undergraduate Awards
3. Taught Postgraduate Assessment Regulations
4. Postgraduate Taught Awards Regulations and Procedures
5. Assessment Regulations for the MBBCh Degree
6. Academic Regulations for the Degree of Master of Research
7. Academic Regulations for the Degree of Professional Doctorate
8. Verification Procedures
9. Unfair Practice Procedures
10. Academic Appeals Procedures 

Click here for a link to the online form for submitting External Examiner Reports .

 

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