Annual Monitoring

Why?

Annual Monitoring is an essential element of the University’s Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement processes. Annual monitoring allows Schools, Colleges and the University to assure themselves that the courses and programmes we deliver meet the expectations of staff and students and to continually look for opportunities to develop and enhance provision. A crucial element of Annual Monitoring is closing the feedback loop and ensuring that actions and outcomes are reported to colleagues and students.

The management of Annual Monitoring is devolved to Colleges and is managed locally by School and College Quality Officers.

How?

Conducting a review of Courses and Programmes is the first stage of Annual Monitoring. This is undertaken by the course or programme leader including input from staff and students and reported to the School Quality Officer.  The School Quality Officer reviews the Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs) and creates a School Annual Monitoring Summary (SAMS). The College Quality Officer reviews the SAMS and creates a College Annual Monitoring Summary (CAMS).

At all stages the reports are reflected on and discussed at relevant committees (Staff-Student Liaison Committees, School Learning &Teaching Committee, College Learning &Teaching Committee and Academic Standards Committee). At each stage actions arising from the reports are ascribed to the relevant party.

• Annual Monitoring Report for Session 2012-13 proforma

School and College Annual Monitoring Summaries are tailored for each College.

College of Arts - College Quality Officer - Dr David Bain

• SAMS Arts 
• CAMS Arts
• CAMS Arts - PG Addendum

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences - Professor Neil Evans

• SAMS MVLS‌ 
• CAMS MVLS‌ 
• CAMS MVLS - PG Addendum

College of Science & Engineering - Dr Martin Macauley

• SAMS Science & Engineering‌ 
• CAMS Science & Engineering‌ 
• CAMS Science & Engineering - PG Addendum

College of Social Sciences - Professor Tom Guthrie

• SAMS Social Sciences‌ 
• CAMS Social Sciences‌ 
• CAMS Social Sciences - PG Addendum

When?

• Annual Monitoring Timetable 2013-14

Help?

The first port of call for information and guidance on the Annual Monitoring process is the Code of Practice and associated Guidance.

• Code of Practice on the Annual Monitoring Process 2013-14

A full list of School and College Quality Officers can be found here:

• School Quality Officers
• College Quality Officers

An Annual Monitoring workshop is run to in Semester 2. It is organised and led by members of the Quality Officers Forum. Details will be circulated to staff through School Quality Officers.

If you have any general queries in relation to Annual Monitoring please contact Clare Barnes (clare.barnes@glasgow.ac.uk).

Good Practice?

Annual Monitoring is about assuring quality but it’s also about ensuring the University is constantly enhancing its provision. A key element of enhancing our practice is learning from each other.

More information about good practice can be found at the following webpage - www.gla.ac.uk/services/senateoffice/qea/goodpracticeresources/

Annual Monitoring 2010-11

The continual process of annual monitoring continues with Academic Standards Committee recently considering the College Annual Monitoring Summaries and specifying actions for University services and officers. The decisions and updates on actions at Academic Standards can be found below:

• Annual Monitoring in Session 2009-10 – Overview Report from the Quality Officers Forum
• Academic Standards Committee – Minute of Meeting of 27 May 2011
• Actions arising from Annual Monitoring 2009-10 (Academic Standards Committee 7 October 2011)
• Actions arising from Annual Monitoring 2009-10 Update (Academic Standards Committee 18 November 2011)