{"id":272,"date":"2017-02-28T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/?p=272"},"modified":"2017-05-03T11:11:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:11:24","slug":"external-examiner-induction-16-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/","title":{"rendered":"External Examiner Induction 2016\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What&#8217;s the External Examiner Induction then?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each year, the University employs around\u00a080 external academics from other institutions. It is the role of these external academics to check that the University&#8217;s standards of teaching and assessment are upheld, and the awards given to students are appropriate. You can read more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/standards\/externalexaminers\">role of External Examiners on the ADQE webpages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In order to ensure that the External Examiners are fully aware of their role, and the rules and processes which guide our exams and assessments, the University provides Induction sessions for\u00a0all of our External Examiners.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-276\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-300x450.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-450x675.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing-600x900.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/External-Examiner-Briefing.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>What topics were covered at this Induction?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Induction session covered all of the most relevant topics for our External Examiners, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The role of the External Examiner at the University of Sussex<\/li>\n<li>Principles governing the regulations (including Exceptional Circumstances, Academic Misconduct and Reasonable Adjustments)<\/li>\n<li>Quality assurance of the assessment procedure (Assessment setting, Marking and Moderation, Module assessment Boards)<\/li>\n<li>Institutional issues from previous External Examiner reports<\/li>\n<li>Question and Answer session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Attendees at the 16\/17 Induction<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">There were\u00a042 staff in attendance at the event, including staff from\u00a024 external institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">Aside from colleagues from Sussex, there were external examiners from the University of Oxford, University College London, University of Warwick, and the University of Exeter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">Our furthest travelled examiners came all the way from the University of Sheffield &#8211; our thanks go out to all who braved travelling down to the South coast for this event.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mceTemp\"><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_274\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-100x73.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-200x147.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-450x330.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-600x440.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/files\/2017\/02\/290378089-900x660.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>American Footballers huddle together<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Quotes from attendees<\/h3>\n<p>The event was warmly received by those in attendance, as shown in the following quotes:<\/p>\n<p>An External Examiner said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thank you for the induction! It was very informative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another External Examiner reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Excellent room, lovely food and a great opportunity to meet other External Examiners and University staff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A member of staff from the ADQE Office fed back:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I found the event really helpful &#8211; was great to understand the External Examiner role better and the processes involved!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Next steps<\/h3>\n<p>External Examiners are now\u00a0working with Schools in their assessments for the year.\u00a0Briefing sessions will be held prior to the exam boards in the Summer in preparation for making finalist undergraduate awards as well as confirming the progress of undergraduate students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>Share<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-272\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-272\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-272\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/adqe\/272\/external-examiner-induction-16-17\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the External Examiner Induction then? 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