Changes for 2010/11 academic year Personal Extenuating Circumstances.
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Why?
• Simplify for students – students were confused by PCAP, concession, and other adjustments.
• More linear – rectify some anomalies in processing and appeal mechanisms.
• OIA recommended universities review practice in this area.
• More efficient – may save effort at academic unit and University level.
PEC – for 2010/11 academic year
• New PEC form replaces PCAP, extension request and concession form.
• Single form for students.• 2010/11 is a transition year.• 2010/11 academic unit has more authority – i.e. to approve
advance deferrals.• New PEC Committee – replaces Scrutiny Sub-Committee.
Has role through the year. Involve someone from outside the discipline.
Also – recommended new DPD Permission form.
– new 2010/11 Concession procedure
PEC Committee options – 2010/11
• Not approve.• Extension.• Exemption.• Deferral to next normal occasion (if evidence and
advance notice).• Refer to UCC – 2010/11• Refer to other authority – e.g. DPD, Exams for
temporary adjustment.• Hold for pre-Board of Examiners meeting and
recommendation for discretion.
PEC – for 2011/12 - tbc
• Subject to Senate approval, 2011/12 University Concessions Committee dissolved and more authority transfers to academic units. Additional authority, e.g.:– To give back attempts– To set extraordinary exams
• Revised and single appeal process: Academic and Extenuating Circumstances Appeal Procedure.
• Further benchmarking and case studies for newly delegated authority – and for new Appeal procedure.
PEC Form - for 2010/11
• To be completed by student.
• Trying to get students tofocus on how they wereaffected.
• -> Staff role is todetermine outcome,rather than student trying to ask for aspecific outcome.
PEC Form - for 2010/11
• Attempt to guide staff byhaving some outcomeoptions clearly notedon the form.
Some issues - work at academic unit level
• Decision on E.C. item (e.g. advanced deferral) is no more significant than decision on degree class, individual mark etc.
• Evidence evaluation is same as for former PCAP• Greater control of student submissions is desirable• Reduced paperwork for concessions• More rapid decisions• Support from NeSS / SAP developments tbc
c.1000 concessions in 2009. Paperwork prepared by the academic unit – including recommendation and level of support. 85% approved and all but 2 in line with recommendation from academic unit.
Some issues – reporting and standards
• PEC Committee membership from outside the discipline.
• Annual reports to FTLC – AMR items?• SPS to collate a report for UTLC.• SPS to do a future benchmarking exercise.
For further information, please contact Maggie Donnelly or Katie Twomey:
Telephone: 0191 222 6153
Email: [email protected]: Website:
www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/student-resources/help/PEC.htm