For example, where a programme consists entirely of 10-credit units, there are 12 units to be assessed each year. If each unit has a separate unseen written examination, the amount of formal examining is very high. If the unitised structure is to promote flexible yet well-constructed programmes, it is essential that course units should be carefully designed with an assessment strategy that is appropriate to the evaluation of the learning outcomes and well documented.
Further detail is provided in the Academic Standards Code of Practice .
Each programme or course unit will have its own needs, and in addition some professional schools are restricted in their ability to be flexible in assessment arrangements because of statutory requirements. Other methods are available, and the Enterprise Centre for Learning andCurriculum Innovation in Higher Education Unit will be glad to discuss possibilities.