Chapter 6a - Guidelines and Procedures for an Annual Brief Report by the Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit
| 6.1 | Introduction |
| 6.2 | Roles |
| 6.3 | Procedures and Timing |
| 6.4 | Contents of the Report |
| 6.1 | Introduction |
| Subsequent to the establishment of Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit (WBLMP) in the 2017-18 academic year, the Unit will submit an Annual Brief Report as part of the mechanism to ensure the quality of the Unit’s academic offerings. | |
| 6.2 | Roles |
| 6.2.1 | Head of WBLMP |
| The Head should ensure that the necessary data and information are assembled and that a draft report is prepared for the review by the Board of Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit. | |
| 6.2.2 | Board of Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit (BMP) |
| The BMP should consider the Report thoroughly. They should suggest all the information missing and evaluate the status of current course offerings. Any proposed changes made by the BMP should be taken into the Report. | |
| 6.2.3 | The Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies Management Board (WJYSISMB) |
| The WJYSISMB should ensure that the Report complies with the requirements in the University’s relevant guidelines, contains critical analysis and evidence-based commentary, and that the WBMLP has made appropriate development and changes. The WJYSISMB should also provide comments or advice (if any) on the action plan in the Report. | |
| 6.2.4 | Academic Quality Assurance Committee for Undergraduate Programmes (AQAC) |
| The AQAC considers the Report and ascertains that the contents are prepared in accordance with this set of guidelines. | |
| 6.2.5 | Senate |
| The Report approved by the AQAC should be submitted to the Senate for its noting. | |
| 6.3 | Procedures and Timing |
| External Academic Adviser submits annual report to the President, which is copied to the Head of WBLMP | by 1 July | ||
| Registry issues a reminder to the Unit on submission of the brief report (with a clear time frame) | in early September | ||
| Head of WBLMP drafts the Report | by end of October | ||
| The BMP considers the draft Report | by mid-November | ||
| WJYSISMB reviews and endorses the draft Report | by early December | ||
| Head of WBLMP submits the endorsed Report to AQAC | by end of December | ||
| AQAC considers and approves the Report as appropriate | in February/March | ||
| Senate notes approved Report | in March/April | ||
| 6.4 | Contents of the Report | ||
| 6.4.1 | The length of the Report should be within five pages, covering the following areas: | ||
| Cover | |||
| A cover sheet shown in Appendix A gives summary information of the WBLMP and BMP. | |||
| Course Offerings | |||
• overall evaluation of the courses • assessment of student overall learning outcomes • changes to existing courses and development of new courses made • action and measures taken to address the issues raised by stakeholders (e.g. Advisory Board) • comments of External Academic Advisers and response to them | |||
| Students’ Performance Evaluation | |||
| • critical and evidence-based evaluation on the students’ performance based on assessment of learning outcomes • critical and evidence-based evaluation on the overall students’ performance for all courses offered by the unit | |||
| Action Plan | |||
| Action and measures planned to address the following items with indicative timeframe and responsible parties: | |||
• course offerings development and modification • Musicians-in-Residence programme • others | |||
| Appendices | |||
| • External Academic Advisers’ Annual Reports (for the reporting period); • Any other data and information reflecting strengths and weaknesses of course offerings. | |||