ASC 11/59
University of Glasgow
Academic Standards Committee - Wednesday 18 April 2012
College Annual Monitoring Summaries: College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Cover Sheet
Professor Neil P Evans, College Quality Officer
Brief description of the paper
The paper contains a summary of the under- and postgraduate annual monitoring reports from the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences.
Action Requested
The committee is asked to consider the issues raises in the report. The College of MVLS would particularly like to highlight the following:
- The high changeover of School Quality Officers within the College of MVLS and the associate impact, as detailed in report;
- Concerns with centrally-owned teaching spaces e.g. absence of large lecture theatres leading to double teaching for large classes, heating and ventilation issues. More noted in 2.2 (a);
- Note, and consider appropriate methods to disseminate good practice identified such as the use of e-blogs as a learning tool and online assessment tools. More good practice noted in 4.1;
- Concern over reduced teaching and administrative staff numbers while increasing student numbers and the impact on the student experience.