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Guidelines on the volume of assessment for undergraduate units and programmes of study' and 'Guidelines on the definition and use of formative and summative assessment'

'Guidelines on the Volume of Assessment for Undergraduate Units and Programmes of Study' and a supporting document 'Guidelines on the Definition and Use of Formative and Summative Assessment' have been approved by the Senate on 10th October 2001, with immediate effect. These are intended to serve as a framework within which unit and course designers will work and which will inform Course Approval and Review Teams (CARTs).

The 'Guidelines on the Volume of Assessment' are based on existing practice in many Schools and have been the subject of wide consultation within the University and Bradford College. They are not regulations and minor variations from them will be permitted. Significant variations will also be permitted, provided that the CART accepts the justification which will need to be provided for such variations.

Both documents are available on the Web at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA_Hbk/QAH3_0toc.html

Further information is available from Alison Carass in ASSU on ext: 3897.

Shorts of Silver, Hearts of Gold

SILVER SHORTS celebrates 25 years of Theatre in the Mill, on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th November at 8pm. Please support this specially created show, proceeds of which go to The Lord Mayor's Appeal (the charities supported are The Prince's Trust and Macmillan Cancer Relief).

Tickets are £6.50 and £4.

Back in the mid-seventies Fanyia Williams the Fellow in Theatre dreamt of a dedicated theatre on Bradford's arts free, science based campus - a dream that gave students, the community and professionals the opportunity to produce innovative and pioneering theatre. The dream was realised when an old table tennis room at the back of an old university building was turned into a studio theatre and opened by Alan Ayckbourn on 10th November 1976.

From that day on Theatre in the Mill has consistently championed new work, developed and worked with nationally renowned theatre companies and played an important stepping stone in the progression of many great careers.

SILVER SHORTS continues that tradition with a number of short pieces recently written or devised, by students, ex-students and professionals as well as Mill staff. The show is supported by the fantastic technical crew.

Pieces include:

• "Calling Occupants of Planet Bradford" which looks at the experience of coming to Bradford for the first time.
• "Happy Ending Mr Shakespeare" leads us on after the end of Tom Stoppards 'Rosencrantz and Gildersteine are Dead' and "Rebel without a Key" sees the legendary Marilyn Monroe and James Dean handcuffed together by new theatre group Lost Dog, born out of the University Drama Group.
• "Mourning Malcolm" is the story of an office worker slumped at his desk. Unfortunately no-one has noticed he's been dead for 3 days.

Completing a fantastic line up is local band Rent, performing live throughout the show.

Call 01274 233200 to book!

Important Information on Changes to University Ordinances, Regulations and Quality Assurance Guidelines Agreed by the Senate on 10 October 2001, from Lynn McVey, Head of the Academic, Standards and Support Unit

For full details have a look at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/regs_changes_2001-2002.html or contact ASSU on ext: 3107.

Excellence Plus Learning Support Seminar Series

• Marking Schemes, 7th November 2001 (Quality Assurance and Enhancement Strand of the Learning Support Seminar Series.)

All sessions will take place in 01.58 J B Priestley Building, from 12.45pm - 2.00pm. Further information can be obtained from www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/programmes/excellence_plus.pdf (pdf file). To book a place e.mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.

Staff Refectory Christmas Lunch
Monday 10th - Friday 14th December 2001
£5.00 (inclusive of VAT)

For the full menu click here - pdf file.

One sitting - 12.15pm
Bookings only - telephone ext: 4901 or email - D.Nuttall@Bradford.ac.uk

The Global Automotive Industry - the Corporate View

A talk by John Smith - Director, Supplier Technical Assistance, Ford of Europe.
Tuesday 20 November 2001 5.30 - 6.30pm
Room G21 Richmond Building

All staff and students are welcome to attend.

For further information contact the department of Mechanical and Medical Engineering on ext: 4543.

December Award Ceremonies

Details of the forthcoming December Award ceremonies can now be found on the web at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/awards/.

University Deadlines for Submission of Mitigating Circumstances

The Senate at its meeting on 10th October 2001 approved a change to the University deadlines for the submission of mitigating circumstances.

The increasing number of cases of mitigating circumstances being received from students is making the current deadline (at least two working days in advance of the appropriate meeting of the Board of Examiners') difficult to manage in logistical terms. In many cases, mitigating circumstances are now reviewed prior to the meetings of Boards of Examiners by mitigating circumstances sub-committees of the Boards, in line with recommended good practice. This makes it even more important that circumstances are reported in good time.

The Senate agreed that the deadline for the submission of mitigating circumstances might be brought forward thus enabling Departments to process cases more efficiently whilst still allowing students sufficient time to make their case. This arrangement has received the support of representatives of the Students' Union.

From the academic year 2001/02, therefore, the deadline stipulated for the submission of mitigating circumstances will be at least seven working days in advance of the appropriate meeting of the Board of Examiners.

The updated regulation is available on the University's web-server at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA-Hbk/QAH5-11.html#personal-circumstances.

For further information please contact Alison Carass in ASSU on ext 3897 or email a.j.carass@bradford.ac.uk.

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