SECTION 1 - Academic Developmental Review 2015-16 NOTES: 1. Risk Category should be one of the following: NSS Recruitment or Intake Student Performance Student Progression External Examiner Student Complaints Other 2. Quality Risks Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 1) should be used where the School/Department has a primary role in risk management and mitigation. This is not to say that other University departments may not also be involved and/or responsible for significant remedial actions themselves EXAMPLE – Where recruitment data indicate that the perceived attractiveness of a course is not healthy it is the school/departments primary role to work with other departments (eg Marketing, Student Services) to affect and/or agree remedial action 3. Quality Risks Not Primarily Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 2) should be used where the School/Department identifies risks that are primarily not within their control EXAMPLE – This Table should be used where it is identified that University software, managed by IT Services, is not adequately functioning and affecting the student experience 4. Risk Score: Likelihood Impact 5 Certain to occur 5 Catastrophic at institutional level 4 Highly likely 4 Damaging at institutional level 3 Neutral 3 Significant at institutional level 2 Unlikely 2 Significant at department/school level 1 Exceedingly unlikely 1 Negligible TABLE 1 – QUALITY RISKS WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL Description of risk Risk category Established control mechanisms Unmitigated Contributing factors in 2015/16 Additional mitigation in 2015/16 Residual Risk Score /25 Responsible post holder Timescale for completion Likelihood Impact Likelihood Impact 1 2
SECTION 2 – Risk Management 2015-16 NOTES: 1. Risk Category should be one of the following: Student Experience Student Recruitment Research Postgraduate Internationalisation Strategic and collaborative projects Finance & Operations Reputation 2. Risks Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 3) should be used where the School/Department has a primary role in risk management and mitigation. This is not to say that other University departments may not also be involved and/or responsible for significant remedial actions themselves EXAMPLE – Where there are indications of staffing risks it is the School/Department’s primary role to work with other departments (eg Finance) to affect and/or agree remedial action 3. Risks Not Primarily Within the School/Department’s Control (Table 4) should be used where the School/Department identifies risks that are primarily not within their control EXAMPLE – This Table should be used where it is identified that University estate or infrastructure is not adequately functioning and affecting the School/Department 4. Risk Score: Likelihood Impact 5 Certain to occur 5 Catastrophic at institutional level 4 Highly likely 4 Damaging at institutional level 3 Neutral 3 Significant at institutional level 2 Unlikely 2 Significant at department/school level 1 Exceedingly unlikely 1 Negligible TABLE 3 – RISKS WITHIN THE SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT’S CONTROL Description of risk Risk category Established control mechanisms Unmitigated Contributing factors in 2015/16 Additional mitigation in 2015/16 Residual Risk Score /25 Responsible post holder Timescale for completion Likelihood Impact Likelihood Impact 1 2