Guidelines for F/SLTC Annual Report on OBA Projects

This paper sets out the guidelines for the submission of Annual Reports on projects supported by LTC or OBA Funding. The reports are to be submitted by the relevant F/SLTCs to LTC/WGOBE^

1. Purpose of the Report
The F/SLTC Annual Report is an important component of the quality management process of LTC/WGOBE. It helps D/SLTCs and FLTCs/Deans of School to better monitor projects supported by LTC/OBA Funding.

2. Reporting Period
The reporting period will be from 1 June of the previous year to 31 May of the following year (Starting from the year 2009/10).

3. Submission Date
The Annual Report should be submitted by 31 August each year to the Secretary, LTC/WGOBE. This submission date will enable the Annual Report of the Faculties/Schools to be presented to LTC/WGOBE at the first meeting of the academic year after the reporting period..

4. Reporting Authority
The Annual Report will be submitted in the name of the F/SLTC concerned. The Chairperson of each F/SLTC or the OBE Champion of each Faculty/School will be responsible for presenting/clarifying the Report at the LTC/WGOBE meeting.

5. Contents of the Report
The Report should include the following:

(a) the F/SLTC Annual Report (Form 20), which provides:

• an overview of all the projects hosted by the Faculty/School,
• reports on issues that require the attention of the funding authority, and
• reports on deliverables/useful findings/good practices identified from projects that deserve wider dissemination.

(b) the Progress Reports (Form 13)/Completion Reports (Form 12) of projects reported on as attachments to provide evidence of a robust monitoring process in terms of progress reporting, evaluation and follow-up plans where appropriate.

May 2011

* LTC: Learning and Teaching Committee
OBA Funding: Funding for Promoting Outcome-Based Approaches to Student Learning
^ WGOBE: Working Group on Outcome-Based Education