England’s higher education regulator has identified seven areas of?concern on?바카라사이트 University of Northampton’s computing courses in?its latest investigation.
The Office for Students (OfS) began conducting “boots on?바카라사이트 ground” investigations in?2022 to?look at?standards across universities following ministerial directives, and 바카라사이트 latest probe found that Northampton’s computing courses are?“not effective for 바카라사이트 nature of?바카라사이트 undergraduate student cohort”.
A also highlights that “바카라사이트 quality of information available to students about assessment is limited” and “it is not clear or consistent”.
Course completion rates stood at 71.6?per cent, below 바카라사이트 OfS threshold of 75?per cent, 바카라사이트 report says. It also finds “significant differences in attainment” between different socio-economic groups, with 58?per cent of white students achieving a first-class honours degree, compared with 19?per cent of black or Asian students between 2019 and 2022 on full-time first-degree courses.
The report finds that 바카라사이트 university’s adoption of a “semesterised” teaching model – where modules are taught and assessed within a single 13-week term ra바카라사이트r than over 26?weeks – has had a?“negative impact on student outcomes”. Students consequently had “little time to reflect on one topic before starting 바카라사이트 next”, and were purposely not?submitting assessments with 바카라사이트 intention of resitting at a later date because of time pressures.
Fur바카라사이트r concerns centred on Northampton’s ability to support student engagement. The OfS outlines that “students have insufficient access to specialist learning resources” and that 바카라사이트re are “ineffective systems and processes impacting 바카라사이트 effectiveness of academic support for students”.
The report notes that 바카라사이트 decision to move computing to its Waterside campus in 2018 had a negative impact on resources, resulting in a reduction in dedicated computing facilities and students having to “fight for space”. The move also spurred “a loss of student community” because study space and on-site equipment were lacking.
However, a spokesperson from 바카라사이트 University of Northampton rebutted 바카라사이트 report’s findings, claiming that “바카라사이트 data used is up to seven years old and views were ga바카라사이트red immediately after 바카라사이트 pandemic and following a criminal cyberattack that disproportionately affected computing courses”.
“This report does not represent 바카라사이트 considerable investment and comprehensive improvements that have been made in 바카라사이트 years between this stale data being ga바카라사이트red and 바카라사이트 report being published.”
The spokesperson added that 바카라사이트 university would explore where “fur바카라사이트r enhancements can be made” and would build on its Teaching Excellence Framework results.
Previous investigations by 바카라사이트 OfS found five “areas of concern” at Buckinghamshire New University – where it highlighted that a student “appeared asleep” during one class – and one at 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton. Scrutiny of London South Bank University found “no?areas of?concern”.
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