Papers relating to Quality Audits and Assessments of Glasgow School of Art Courses and Departments and Quality of Learning and Teaching (QLT) Survey results. Papers as follows: AC/5/11/1: Quality of Teaching and Learning: Student Questionnaires, session 1991-1992 (1 folder) Collected and summarised responses from questionnaires for each Department and also includes examples of blank questionnaires. AC/5/11/2: File of papers about the Quality of Learning and Teaching exercise at the Art School, 1992-1993 (1 folder) Includes: memos, correspondence from the Directorate to staff, blank student questionnaires, and summaries of feedback from students for each Department. AC/5/11/3: File of papers labelled 'QLT information, Quality Assessment', 1993 (1 folder) Includes documents of narrative comment gathered about each Art School Department during the Quality of Learning and Teaching exercise. AC/5/11/4: Mackintosh School of Architecture Quality Assessment, Appendix I, volume three, 1994 (1 folder) This Quality Assessment document includes information on: Research at the Mackintosh School of Architecture; Environs; Campus; Accommodation; Managerial Structure; Staff Lists; Staff CVs; Course Structure; Timetables; Term Assessments; Student Questionnaires; Examiners' Reports; Exhibition Programme; Studio Programmes; Special Subject Topics; Student Prize Winners; Projected Student Numbers/Statistics; Costs. AC/5/11/5: Bundle of Quality Assessment Papers from 1994 (1 folder) Includes papers such as: Report of Quality Assessment in Graphic Design and Textile Design; memos and correspondence concerning the Quality Assessment process; Correspondence with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) about the Quality Assessment of Fine Art; press releases from the SHEFC about the publishing of Quality Assessment reports in Architecture and Teacher Education; draft report on Quality Assessment, Graphic Design and Textile Design; papers about SHEFC Staff Development Initiative; Review of Higher Education, submission from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council; papers arranging Quality Assessment visits for example memos and agendas; staff structure information; course information for Historical and Critical Studies; Academic Committee Structure; Information and Documentation Required for Quality Assessments in Session 1994-95; Notes for Guidance of Assessors; some departmental reports and responses to External Examiners' reports; documents about Quality Framework; staff CVs; some highlights from the School of Design and Craft Annual Report, 1993/94; correspondence about the Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI); Self Assessment of the Quality of Educational Provision in Textiles and Graphic Design; Quality Assessment, Self-Assessment of the Quality of Educational Provision in the Cognate Area of Embroidered and Woven Textiles; Self Assessment of the Quality of Educational Provision in the Cognate Area of Printed and Knitted Textiles; Self-Assessment (A Guide to the Process); Staff and Educational Development: An Overview, Nov 1994; Notes of Guidance on the Preparation of Annual Course Monitoring Reports; Quality Framework 1994-95; blank Quality of Learning and Teaching questionnaire; summary of questionnaire responses for: School of Design, Department of Ceramics, Department of Embroidered and Woven Textiles, Department of Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography, Interior Design, Printed Textiles; Product Design; Silversmithing and Jewellery; programme for Staff Conference, Feb 1994. AC/5/11/6: File of Quality Self-Assessment and Internal Review documents, 1994 (1 folder) Includes: A self-assessment of the quality of educational provision in Fine Art; A self-assessment of the quality of educational provision in Design and Craft, draft copy; Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Quality Framework 1994/95, Glasgow School of Art Internal Review 1994, Mackintosh School of Architecture. AC/5/11/7: Results of the Quality Assessment of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, 1994-1995 (1 document) AC/5/11/8: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Reports of a Quality Assessment in Fine Art, Printmaking, Sculpture and Painting, Aug 1995 (1 document) AC/5/11/9: Folder of papers and correspondence regarding the Quality Assessment of Fine Art (Printmaking, Sculpture and Painting) on 09 Nov 1995 (1 folder) Papers are correspondence, memos, reports and notes from meetings recording discussion between Glasgow School of Art and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council regarding the outcome of the Quality Assessment of Fine Art in November 1995. AC/5/11/10: Papers and reports from the Quality Audit of Glasgow School of Art, 06-08 Dec 1995 (5 documents & 1 letter): (a) Cover letter to all academic staff from the Head of Academic Services about arrangements and papers for the Quality Audit visit, 11 Oct 1995 (b) Quality Audit, a Statement, Dec 1995. Includes information such as The Art School's relationship with the University of Glasgow; mission, aims and objectives; Quality Assurance procedures; design, review and approval of programmes of study; monitoring of academic provision; teaching, learning and the student experience; student assessment and the classification of awards; feedback and enhancement processes, staff appointment, development, promotion and reward. (c) Guidelines for Course Validation, Review and Monitoring and for the Appointment of External Examiners, Aug 1995 (d) Quality Audit, 06-08 Dec 1995, Illustrative Material, Appendix I Includes information such as staff information, validation information, copies of minutes of the Academic Standards Committee and the sub-group on Course Monitoring. (e) Quality Audit, 06-08 Dec 1995, School of Design and Craft, Academic Plan 1993/94, Appendix K1 (f) Quality Audit, 06-08 Dec 1995, School of Design and Craft Annual Course Report, 1993/94, Appendix K2 AC/5/11/11: Folder of correspondence and papers about the Quality Assessment of Fine Art, 1995-1996 (1 folder) Includes papers and correspondence recording discussion between Glasgow School of Art and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council regarding the outcome of the Quality Assessment of Fine Art in November 1995, and papers and correspondence about the Quality Assessment exercise on 06-08 Dec 1995. AC/5/11/12: Glasgow School of Art Quality Audit Report, Quality Assurance Group, Higher Education Quality Council, Jul 1996 (1 document) Includes information such as: systems and arrangements for quality assurance; design, approval and review of programmes of study; teaching, learning and the student experience; student assessment and the classification of awards; feedback and enhancement process; staff appointment, development, promotion and award. AC/5/11/13: Folder of papers and correspondence regarding the organisation of a Quality Assessment of School of Fine Art, Scottish Higher Education Funding Council visit, 10-11 Mar 1997 (1 folder) AC/5/11/14: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Reports of a Quality Assessment in Fine Art, Printing, Sculpture and Painting, Aug 1995 (revised May 1997), 1997 (1 document) Document includes Quality Assessment reports for Duncan of Jordanstone College, Edinburgh College of Art, The Robert Gordon University and Glasgow School of Art (revised report, May 1997). AC/5/11/15: Folder labelled 'Quality Audit, 1997' (1 folder) Includes correspondence and papers such as: Glasgow School of Art response to Quality Audit Report, Jul 1996; Glasgow School of Art Quality Audit Report, Quality Assurance Group 1996; correspondence about the Service Level Agreement and subscription to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Jul 1997; information document about the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Jul 1997; information about the establishment of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in 1997. AC/5/11/16: Folder labelled 'Quality Assessment, 1997' (1 folder) Includes correspondence and papers such as: correspondence about the revised Quality Assessment method for 1997-1998; Response to an External Examiner's comments on Fine Art and Design 1996; circular letter about the evaluation of the revised method of Quality Assessment; result of the Quality Assessment of Fine Art, Printmaking, Sculpture and Painting, 1996-97; draft report for the Quality Assessment in Fine Art, Printmaking, Sculpture and Painting at Glasgow School of Art; correspondence about Lead Assessor and Subject Assessor nominations.
