ASC 15/72

University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee - Friday 20 May 2016

Responses to Comments by External Examiners: Vivas and the Application of Discretion in the School of Life Sciences

Cover Sheet

Lesley Fielding, Clerk to the Committee

 
Brief description of the paper 

The paper from the School of Life Sciences details the School’s responses to comments by External Examiners concerning the role of the viva in relation to other criteria applied in discretionary cases.

Action Requested 

ASC is asked to note the responses from the School of Life Sciences.

Recommended Person/s responsible for taking action(s) forward 

Not applicable.

Resource implications 

Not applicable.

Timescale for Implementation 

Not applicable.

Equality implications 

Not applicable.

 

Prepared by: Karen Robertson