Institutional Audit is a review process undertaken by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in all Higher Education Institutions in England and Northern Ireland. The focus of audit is on the quality of student learning opportunities, the quality of programmes and awards and on enhancement activity. It is an evidence-based process undertaken by a group of peers and focuses primarily on existing documentation and a ‘Briefing Paper’, prepared specifically for the Audit Team. During the Audit Visit a small number of meetings will take place with specific groups of staff and students.
Central to the Institutional Audit process is the student experience which includes the quality of information students receive about their programmes and the ways in which their learning is managed/facilitated. The student body have the opportunity to submit a 'Student Written Submission' in order to help the Audit team gain a clearer view of their experiences.
The current round of Institutional Audit commenced in 2006 and the MMU Audit will take place in autumn 2009. At this stage we do not know whether our Collaborative Provision will form part of the Audit or will be undertaken separately. The 2006 QAA Handbook for Institutional Audit will provide you with additional detail of the Audit process.