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Academic Services Division
Creating and updating programme and module information
Academic Services Division
Academic Services Division
Areas being covered:
• The approval process
• Key dates
• Using Saturn
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The approval process
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/taught-programmes/index.htm
New proposals:
Programmes
• Business case = advertising, recruitment (process under review)
• Programme specification = registration
Modules
• Module specification = advertising, enrolment
Changes: Programmes and modules
• some categories of changes may require Academic Board approval
• Some categories can be approved by Academic Services Division
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Modules – one in one out
Expectation that new modules will either:
– replace an existing module – be an integral part of a new programme.
Where neither of the above circumstances exist, the School will need to make a case for the module to be approved citing the significant institutional interests served by the module.
Rationale - Curriculum congestion = reduction in student choice and greater staff workload
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Module growthModule growth at UK campuses since 2003/04 = 16%Student number growth at UK campuses since 2003/04 = 3%
Change in Module Numbers
601 719931
729 605508 613 680 522
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4534 4583 4666
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2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
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New Modules
Withdrawn Modules
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Key Dates for 2009/10http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/courses-office/course-processes/index-0910.htm
October 2009 Saturn open for editing 2010/11 Programme and Module Specifications
12 March 2010 Deadline for Programme and Module Spec changes for : draft publication, module pre-enrolment, timetabling processes.
7 April 2010 Publication of Draft Online Programme and Module Specs for 2010/11
30 April 2010 Deadline for new programme spec submissions for 2010/11 and business cases for 2011/12
20 August 2010 Approval deadline for all 2010/11 programme specs (new and changes) and 2010/11 business cases. Quickly followed by the module build (process which automatically enrols students on their compulsory module enrolments).
17 September 2010 Publication of Definitive Programme and Module Specs for 2010/11. Saturn Module Maintenance closed to direct editing of 2010/11 records by Schools.
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Using Saturn
Programme and module specs = School data
Saturn Programme Maintenance step-by-step guide: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/courses-office/programmes-team/Step-by-Step-Guide.htm
Saturn Module Maintenance step-by-step guide:http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/courses-office/programmes-team/Step-by-Step-Guide2.htm
Advice and Training Sessions:
Ellen Salway – ext. 15746, [email protected]
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HTML formatting in Saturnhttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/courses-office/programmes-team/html-guide2.htm
SaturnWeb is a web based environment. This means that if you are copying text with formatting such as bold, italics or bullet points from a Word document, this formatting will not show in Saturn. Instead you need to use HTML tags to add this formatting.
There are five key tags which I would recommend you use.
So tags consist of a left angle bracket (<), a tag name, and a right angle bracket (>). Tags are usually paired to start and end the tag instruction. The end tag looks just like the start tag except that a slash (/) precedes the text within the brackets.
Use these tags To make text look like or do this
<b>SaturnWeb</b> SaturnWeb
<i>SaturnWeb</i> SaturnWeb
<p>Type text here</p> Puts text into a paragraph
<br>Type text here</br> Puts text on a new line
<li>bullet point<li> • bullet point
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Creating and updating programme and module information
Any questions?
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Timetable OfficeAcademic Services Division
Neal Kirkup, Timetable Manager
Academic Services Division
Key Operational Responsibilities.
• Core Business
• Improving the Service
• Communication & Support
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Core Business
Teaching Timetable Production• Via timetable Production Schedule (Key Dates)
Module Enrolment • Via Module Enrolment Production Schedule (Key Dates)
Room Bookings• Via Web Room Booking System (2010/11) & Email via:
Access the above via the Timetable Office website @http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/timetable
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Timetabling Key Dates – 2010/11
Available @ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/timetable
• 7 Apr 10, Download data into Timetable software
• 24 May 10, Download returning students into Timetable software
• 5 July 10, Draft Timetable available to view via web @ the above address
• 6 Aug 10, Integrated Teaching Timetable available via web
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Key Data Strands
SubsequentDownloads of new or
updated info.ie: new module etc.
SubsequentDownloads of new or
updated info.ie: new module etc.
Schools update Saturn
Course, Modules, Activity
templates
Schools update Saturn
Course, Modules, Activity
templates
Timetabling download
Course, Module, Activity template
data intoSyllabus+
Timetabling download
Course, Module, Activity template
data intoSyllabus+
Student Module
Enrolment, data added to Saturn
Student Module
Enrolment, data added to Saturn
Download studentModule Choice
into Syllabus+
Download studentModule Choice
into Syllabus+Integrated Teaching Timetable
Integrated Teaching Timetable
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Improving the Service
• Teaching Room Usage Audit Reporting
• Customer Access to the Timetable System
• New Web Timetable Facility
• Recent and Future Developments
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Communication & Support
• Timetabling Queries etc.– Via either email - [email protected] or phone. – Contact No’s available via website @
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/timetable/staff.php
• Room Booking– Via email – [email protected]
• Liaison– Schools, Departments and Support Services
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Timetable Office Priority:
Service Level Improvement
Any Questions ?