Developing Subject Assessment: Improving Quality Assurance
(TDG 2016/19)

Leader: MS Wong [BME]
Leader's email: htmswong@polyu.edu.hk
Other Members: Patrick Lai [EDC], Dennis Leung [AP], Alice Shiu [AF], Alan Urmston [ELC], Shirley Ngai [RS], Chan Ming-yin [BSE], Fung Ho-Yin [SD], Gail Forey [ENGL], Chloe Lau [SHTM], Kenneth Tam [EDC], Barbara Tam [EDC]

Objectives:

1. To refine the grading levels and descriptors, a general reference used by all subjects offered by the University's Handbook on Academic Regulations and Procedures, which provide a framework used to determine a student's overall performance in a subject.

2. To review the (a) effectiveness of current subject QA policies and procedures to assure that subject intended learning outcomes are appropriate for the level of study and comparable to similar subjects offered by othe institutions; (b) subject grades and examine whether they are a true representations of students' academic achievements.

3. To recommend policies and / or measures for ensuring that practices that are essential for setting appropriate outcomes and ensuring grading integrity are consistently implemented across departments.

4. To recommend policies and / or measures for facilitating the development of rubrics and their appropriate use in setting and grading assessments and providing feedback to students.  

Remarks:

Outcomes & Deliverables:

• Completion report