{"id":1865,"date":"2016-06-21T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T10:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/?page_id=1865"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:35:37","slug":"a-z-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/a-z-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A-Z Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>A<\/h5>\n<p>\u2666<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2023\/05\/AAF-Update-2023.pdf\">\u00a0Academic Awards Framework &#8211; Revised Version<\/a> (from 2023)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/index.html\"> Academic Calendar<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/aqs-team-and-contacts\/\"> Academic Quality and Standards Team<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/annual-review-2\/\">Annual Review<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/appeals_and_complaints\/index.html\">Appeals and Complaints<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction\/\">Approval Events<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.shu.ac.uk\/departments\/registryservices\/services\/assmtprog\/departmentalassessmentboards\/pages\/default.aspx\">Assessment Boards<\/a>\u00a0(SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/assessment_awards\/index.html\">Assessment Regulations<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>B<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/telhelp.shu.ac.uk\/\">Blackboard (Help)<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.shu.ac.uk\/departments\/registryservices\/services\/assmtprog\/departmentalassessmentboards\/pages\/default.aspx\">Boards (Assessment Boards)<\/a>\u00a0(SHU staff only)<br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>C<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2019\/10\/External-Expenses-Claim-Form-1.xlsx\">Claim Form (External Examiner)<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/collaborative-partnerships-and-provision\/\">Collaborative Partnerships and Provision<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/:x:\/r\/sites\/3050\/ca\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7b8E6BFF0C-2268-4BDB-BA32-E419B143FAA8%7d&amp;file=Collaborative%20Provision%20Register.xlsx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true&amp;cid=84a4e49c-28a2-408a-a0ec-5a6a4003502b\">Collaborative Register<\/a> (SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-periodic-review\/\"> Collaborative\u00a0Periodic Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/3050\/SitePages\/Committees%20and%20Groups.aspx\">Committees and Groups\u00a0<\/a>(SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2015\/11\/Contact-Hours-Policy.pdf\">&#8216;Contact Hours&#8217; Policy (Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity Policy)<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/aqs-team-and-contacts\/\">Contacts (Academic Quality and Standards Team)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction\/\"> Course Design and Approval <\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/3050\/cda\/Current%20Course%20Documents%202019\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx\">Current Course Documents<\/a> (SHU staff only)<br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>D<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/3050\/SitePages\/Departments.aspx\">Department Pages<\/a> (SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.shu.ac.uk\/departments\/registryservices\/services\/assmtprog\/departmentalassessmentboards\/pages\/default.aspx\">Departmental Assessment Boards<\/a> (SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-periodic-review\/\">Departmental Periodic Review<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>E<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/exams_and_coursework\/index.html\">Examinations and Coursework<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.shu.ac.uk\/departments\/registryservices\/services\/assmtprog\/pages\/exemptions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exemptions<\/a>\u00a0(SHU staff only)<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-external-examiners\/?doing_wp_cron=1466505506.2318599224090576171875\">External Examiners<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>F<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2016\/06\/Framework-for-Feedback-on-Assessment.pdf\">Framework for Feedback on Assessment<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>H<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heacademy.ac.uk\/\">Higher Education Academy<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hefce.ac.uk\/\">Higher Education Funding Council of England<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>I<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/illness\/index.html\">Illness and Difficult Circumstances<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-external-examiners\/external-examiner-induction\/\">Induction (External Examiners)<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>L<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/extra.shu.ac.uk\/sas\/quality\/AcademicPoliciesDocuments\/Learning%20and%20Teaching%20Strategy%202015-2020.pdf\">Learning and Teaching Strategy<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>M<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-modifications\/\">Modifications to Approved Provision\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>O<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officeforstudents.org.uk\/\">\u2666\u00a0Office for Students<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>P<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-periodic-review\/\"> Periodic Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2018\/12\/Moderation-Verification-Standardisation-policy.pdf\">Moderation &#8211; Verification &#8211; Standardisation policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction-to-psrbs\/?doing_wp_cron=1466502172.6403789520263671875000\">Public Statutory and Regulatory Bodies <\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>Q<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qaa.ac.uk\/en\">Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qaa.ac.uk\/quality-code\">Quality Code for Higher Education<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/\"> Quality Framework<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/\">Quality Manual<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/3050\/Lists\/QualityStaffDirectory\/AllItems.aspx\">Quality Staff Directory<\/a> (SHU staff only)<br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>R<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/assessment_awards\/\">Recognition of Prior Learning<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2015\/11\/2015-PSRBs-for-publication-list.pdf\">Recognition List (PSRBs)<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/students.shu.ac.uk\/regulations\/research_degrees\/index.html\">Research Degree Regulations<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/right-to-work-checklist\">Right to Work checklist (UK Visas and Immigration)<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>S<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2015\/11\/Contact-Hours-Policy.pdf\">Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity (&#8216;Contact Hours&#8217;) Policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/?sc_itemid=AA91D7EB-4E90-4CD9-AE32-361620A25643\">Student Charter<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2017\/07\/Student-Mental-Health-Policy-v1.1.pdf\">Student Mental Health Policy<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>V<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/introduction\/\">Validation <\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/quality\/files\/2018\/12\/Moderation-Verification-Standardisation-policy.pdf\"> Verification of Assessment and Standardisation and Moderation of Marking Policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/right-to-work-checklist\">Visas and Immigration (Right to Work checklist)<\/a><br \/>\n[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_start]<\/p>\n<h5>W<\/h5>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 <\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com\/sites\/3050\/SitePages\/Apprenticeships-and-Work-Based-Learning.aspx\">Work Based Learning Framework<\/a> (SHU staff only)<\/p>\n<p>[bg_faq_end]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[bg_faq_start] A \u2666\u00a0Academic Awards Framework &#8211; 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