At its meeting on 6 October 2017, Academic Standards Committee received the responses to the recommendations arising from the Periodic Subject Review of the Academic Development Unit. Overall members found that the responses were very thorough and that no further updates were required except as follows:

Recommendation 4:

The response indicated that an 80% attendance was University policy. ASC noted that this was not correct but that it was legitimate for programmes to set an attendance level as a requirement for the award of credit where this could be justified in terms of achieving the ILOs. Members queried whether the 80% requirement was practicable on the PG CAP and requested some further information regarding the way that this requirement was implemented given staff commitments that might clash with PG CAP teaching sessions.

Academic Standards Committee is asked to consider the adequacy of the response attached and the progress made.

As identified.

No direct resource implications have been identified.

As outlined.

No specific implications identified, although the School should continue to embed consideration of equality and diversity in all its procedures and provision.