Quality at Queen Margaret University
External Examiners
Introduction
The External Examiner system has long been the cornerstone of UK Higher Education
quality assurance arrangements. It offers assurance that the standards of awards can be calibrated across institutions, as well
as providing an external mechanism for monitoring fair practice in the assessment
of student performance.
External Examiners assist Queen Margaret University in the discharge
of its duty to ensure the quality and the standard of its courses. In particular
they provide Queen Margaret University with informed and appropriate
reference points for the comparison of academic standards, offer independent,
objective and impartial judgements on a range of matters, and provide professional
advice and expertise in the form of findings and reports which are given serious
consideration.
Within this context, the External Examining System has three main purposes:
- It assists Queen Margaret University in the comparison of academic
standards across awards and modules;
- It verifies that standards are appropriate for the award for which the Examiner
takes responsibility;
- It helps ensure that the assessment process is fair and fairly operated in the
marking, grading and classification of student performance.
Each programme that leads to a full award of the University must have one
or more External Examiners.
Resources
Specific information for External Examiners can be found in the Queen Margaret University External
Examiners' Handbook (MSWord)
Regulations governing the External Examining System at QMU can be found in the Queen Margaret University Quality
Assurance Handbook (External Examining section) (MSWord)
Information for new External Examiners can be found in the Online Induction for new External Examiners
External Examiner related forms can be found in the Forms Library
|
