Northampton campus and timetable moves spark quality probe rebuke

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 ¨C where modules are taught and assessed within a single 13-week term ra바카라사이트r than over 26?weeks ¨C 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 ¨C where it highlighted that a student ¡°appeared asleep¡± during one class ¨C and one at 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton. Scrutiny of London South Bank University found ¡°no?areas of?concern¡±.

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