Involving the chair the of external examiners

This procedure applies to all study programmes in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Basis

The procedure complies with Ministerial Orders in relation to external examiners.

Process

The chairs of the external examiners must submit an annual report to the universities, based on the individual external examiners’ insights from the examination processes.

The annual report must be forwarded to the study boards of the relevant programme. The Head of Studies is responsible for ensuring follow-up within the study boards.

The report forms part of the general quality assurance work for the programmes, meaning the continuous maintenance and enhancement of educational quality. The Head of Studies ensures that input from the report is incorporated into the study board’s work on curriculum (see Procedure for Curricula) and on the programme more broadly.

The study administration assesses whether there are administrative matters, i.e. matters related to rules or work routines, that require action.

The report from the chairs of external examiners is included in the programme reports and the programme evaluations.

Responsibility

The chair of the external examiners

The chair of the external examiners is responsible for the annual reporting.

The Head of Studies

The Head of Studies is responsible for ensuring that significant changes to the curriculums of the programs, which affect the examination system, are sent for consultation to the board of censors. The Head of Studies ensures that inputs from the report are incorporated into the work of the study board concerning study regulations and the program in general.

The study board

The study board is responsible for following up on the report by the chairs of the corps of external examiners in the study board.

The Dean

The Dean is responsible for this procedure. The associate Dean discusses with the Head of Studies any academic aspects of the report by the chairs of the external examiners.

The Study Administration

The Study administration evaluates whether there are administration issues, i.e. matters relating to rules or work routines that can/should be acted on.