... on the basis of a reduced requirement for further training. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Benchmarking Engineering Higher education Learning Specifications Any quality assurance mechanism has to make us think about our practice in a reflective way and one of the key reasons for subject...

...Margaret Harrison This article takes as its starting point the notion that information has to be customised for different user groups and shows how different types of programme specification might be created for different audiences. It describes three types of programme specification: a template...

...R. Michael Pittilo; Graham Morgan; Sue Fergy This article describes a collaborative and ambitious project involving academics and colleagues in the health‐ and social care professional body and statutory regulatory body community to develop a consistent approach to programme specifications...

...Malcolm Shaw This article shows how an external policy imperative can be assimilated into the process of managing change within a university. It describes a project‐based approach to develop an understanding of the practical implications and use of programme specifications. It identifies a number...

...Mark Ellis This article considers the issue of programme specification in the context of a faculty‐based multidisciplinary programme. It argues for the creation and articulation of a multidisciplinary programme specification for the BA Arts and Social Sciences Pass Degree (Levels 1‐3) and subject...

...Norman J. Jackson The article introduces the idea of programme specification and background to the development of policy by the Quality Assurance Agency. Programme specification will promote an outcomes approach to learning and the specification of standards across UK higher education and provide...