consulting with School stakeholders; collating responses; benchmarking and conducting additional research; and working up proposals for APRC (29 April), Academic Board (11 June) and Council (17 June). Subject to APRC and Academic Board endorsement, and Council approval of the proposals, the second stage of the project will run from summer 2014 to Summer Term 2015. It will involve operationalising changes to service areas and business systems for the first 'restructured' year in 2015/16. This preparation period will include revising School literature and web content (e.g. departmental and central services' web sites; student and staff handbooks; regulations; promotional and recruitment material, etc). Some professional service areas might also review their organisation during 2014-15. A project board of service leaders will oversee changes in these areas. Length of programme or duration of proposed initiative (years and months) 2013/14, 2014/15 – Preparatory work 2015/16 – full implementation, open ended Proposed year of commencement of funding for initiative 2015/16 Proposed year of first student entry for academic initiatives, e.g. 2013/14 2015/16 Who will be the lead academic and administrator responsible for the management of the initiative? Professor Paul Kelly, Pro-Director (Teaching and Learning) Mark Thomson, Head of Teaching Quality Assurance and Review Please complete the contact details of academic lead and administrator below Telephone Email Office Location Department Academic Lead 7190 COL1.01 Directorate Administrative Lead 6114 TW2.600 ARD All initiative developers should contact the Finance Division as early as possible to begin completion of their budget pro forma. Draft MAI checklist and revised academic year model sent to Mike Ferguson on 12 March 2014; email exchange with MF in May on possible cost models.
The LT reading week could focus on exam preparation and MSc dissertation work. On the latter, and in light of the shorter Summer Term, TLC could look to run its 'MSc week' after the formal end of ST given that many MSc students do not immediately leave the UK. Alternatively, TLC could move its dissertation workshops to the LT reading week, to ensure that students are engaged with their dissertation projects from an earlier point in the year. 2.2 Please note the date the confirmed support plan was received from this Service Area. Liz Barnett (TLC): 12.12.13 Jenny Blakesley (Careers): 14.3.14 3. CENTRE FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGY (CLT) 3.1 Will advice and support be required from the CLT? This includes the use of Moodle and advice on blogs and other web 2.0 tools. Please ensure that CLT has been consulted and a support plan has been completed and attached. It is not envisaged that the change to the academic year would result in greater demand for student-facing CLT services, though it will need to review its capacity and ability to reset and transition the VLE (along with other learning technology systems such as lecture capture) for the next academic year. 3.2 Please note the date the confirmed support plan was received from this Service Area. Peter Bryant (CLT): 1.4.14 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) 4.1 Have the organisers consulted and agreed their IT requirements for staff, students and teaching with IT Services? Please attach the signed and completed provided by IT Services as Annex A. System maintenance schedules will need to be reviewed. 4.2 Please note any IT requirements that are not known in full, or which IT Services is unable to confirm its ability to meet. N/A 4.3 Please note the date the confirmed support plan was received from this Service Area. N/A pro-