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Accreditation of Prior Learning
Dr Joy Taylor Business Institute
[email protected] 07702971441
Agenda
1. Context: Business Institute
2. Rationale for the BSc Hons Management Practice
3. APL and BSc Hons MP.
Business Institute
• self-financing unit within the Ulster Business School
• 902 part-time students in 2012/13.
Con
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12 members of academic staff : -
• 1 Director (also HoS Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Strategy)
• 7 full-time lecturers • 4 part-time lecturers
plus
4 administrative support staff.
Business Institute
5 3
9
(2 on long term leave)
(1 on 2-year sabbatical)
Business Institute’s Mission
To support excellence in • leadership and management
development
• professional and vocational development and
• organisational development on the island of Ireland through the provision of high-impact learning and networking opportunities.
. . . support the development needs of: managers owner-managers of SMEs directors senior executives managers staff
Business Institute
Business Institute’s Strategy
. . . to provide a timely and flexible response tailored to the needs of its clients. Strategic alliances Partner organisations.
Strategic alliances include
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Adva
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BMG340 Leadership
BMG341 Personal & Professional Development
Module 3 (20 credits)
Advanced Certificate in Management Practice
Module 4 (20 Credits)
Module 5 (20 Credits)
Module 6 (20 Credits)
Level 5 (Year Two) BMG158 How to Manage
BMG159 Managing Resources
BMG161 Management Project
Certificate in Management Practice
BMG187 Introduction to Finance
BMG189 Organisations in Context
BMG188 Business Environment
Level 4 (Year One)
Existing provision . . .
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of H
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Man
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Adva
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Man
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Entrepreneurship in Practice (20 Credits)
The Future of Work (20 Credits)
Coaching and Mentoring (20 Credits)
Research Methods (20 Credits)
Dissertation (40 Credits)
Level 6 Level 5 BMG158 How to Manage
BMG159 Managing Resources
BMG161 Management Project
BMG187 Introduction to Finance
BMG189 Organisations in Context
BMG188 Business Environment
Level 4
BSc
Hon
s M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
e
. . . BSc Hons Management Practice
Year One Year Two Year Three BMG340 Leadership
BMG341 Personal & Professional Development
Module 3 (20 credits)
Module 4 (20 Credits)
Module 5 (20 Credits)
Module 6 (20 Credits)
Module 5 (40 credits)
Entrepreneurship in Practice (20 Credits)
The Future of Work (20 Credits)
Coaching and Mentoring (20 Credits)
Research Methods (20 Credits)
Dissertation (40 Credits)
Level 6 Level 5 BMG158 How to Manage
BMG159 Managing Resources
BMG161 Management Project
BMG187 Introduction to Finance
BMG189 Organisations in Context
BMG188 Business Environment
Level 4
BSc
Hon
s M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
e
BSc Hons Management Practice
Year One Year Two Year Three BMG340 Leadership
BMG341 Personal & Professional Development
BMG343 Operations
MKT320 Marketing
Organisational Development Project (40 credits)
24 graduated July 2013 10 Firsts 10 II.i 4 II.ii
Entrepreneurship in Practice (20 Credits)
The Future of Work (20 Credits)
Coaching and Mentoring (20 Credits)
Research Methods (20 Credits)
Dissertation (40 Credits)
Level 6 Level 5 BMG158 How to Manage
BMG159 Managing Resources
BMG161 Management Project
BMG187 Introduction to Finance
BMG189 Organisations in Context
BMG188 Business Environment
Level 4
BSc
Hon
s M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
e
. . . BSc Hons Management Practice
Year One Year Two Year Three BMG340 Leadership
BMG341 Personal & Professional Development
Module 3 (20 credits)
Module 4 (20 Credits)
Module 5 (20 Credits)
Module 6 (20 Credits)
Module 5 (40 credits)
BI APL assessors assess claim
APL: The Process:
Applicant/student University (CD) Overview of APL requirements
CD forwards APL 1 to applicant
Completion and submission of claim
form/portfolio CD acknowledges receipt of application
Applicant notified of assessment decision within 3 weeks.
Course Director notifies Course Committee and Registry of decision.
APL – Accreditation of Prior Learning - up to 2/3 of final award. (Certificated and/or Experiential)
BSc Hons Management Practice
APL (Accreditation of Prior Learning) is an assessment process through which students can demonstrate the attainment of relevant learning outcomes without duplicating previous learning.
Exemption Application Form (APL1) / Portfolio of Evidence
1. Personal Information
2. Modules for Exemption 3. Application for exemption based on AP(C)L – ie, previously assessed and certificated learning 4. Application for exemption based on AP(E)L – ie, learning achieved outside formal education and training systems
5. Evidence Register and Evidence.
This application/portfolio of evidence is in FIVE parts:
PART 2: MODULES FOR EXEMPTION
Module Code
Module Title Level Exemption
by Qualification
Exemption by
Experience 1 BMG158 How to Manage 4 2 BMG159 Managing Resources 4 3 BMG161 Management Project 4 4 BMG187 Introduction to Finance 4 5 BMG188 Business Environment 4
6 BMG189 Organisations in Context
4
Please tick the module(s) for which you are applying to be exempt indicating by qualifications and/or experience.
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PART 3: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION BASED ON ACCREDITATION OF PRIOR CERTIFICATED LEARNING – AP(C)L AP(C)L denotes the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning which is learning that has been previously assessed and/or arising from professional awards, eg, HNDs, foundation degrees, Open University courses and other courses at an appropriate level. I enclose the following documentation (please tick as appropriate):
Certificate of award * Academic transcripts ** Programme and Module content or descriptors for courses undertaken
Official letters of confirmation from the relevant awarding body, academic or technical institution or any other form of qualification evidence. Information relating to professional bodies may be included as appropriate, eg, CIPD.
Module learning outcomes for courses undertaken
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AP(E)L denotes Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning which is uncertificated (not previously assessed), eg, un/paid work, community/voluntary activities, leisure pursuits, internships, company training schemes, CPD courses and/or other informal learning experiences.. Experience on its own is insufficient grounds for gaining credit. APEL credits the learning which the learner can demonstrate from his/her own experience. Evidence is required for ALL modules from which you are seeking exemption.
learning experiences. Experience on its own is insufficient grounds for gaining credit. APEL credits the learning which the learner can demonstrate from his/her own experience. Evidence is required for ALL modules from which you are seeking exemption.
AP(E)L denotes Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning which is uncertificated (not previously assessed),
PART 4: APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION BASED ON ACCREDITATION OF PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – AP(E)L
Evidence is required for ALL modules from which you are seeking exemption.
Module title and code: BMG158 How to Manage
BM
G15
8 H
ow to
Man
age
- Sto
rybo
ard
To achieve this module you must demonstrate that you have acquired and developed a range of personal and interpersonal skills for the management of yourself, your team and of people in organisations.
1 Tell us about your development as a manager. Please include assessments used, training and/or development undertaken etc.
2 Explain how your development has changed your own behaviour and the behaviour of those you manage.
Supporting Statement (Please write no more than 500 words outlining: Your current organisation and your role / responsibilities in it • A brief history of your career to date, with evidence of qualifications achieved, training
received, membership of trade or professional bodies • Evidence of career planning and management, personal development planning, etc. • CV – curriculum vitae (Supporting evidence to be included in Section 5.)
Signed Authenticated by: Position in organisation
Dated: Dated:
Expands to accommodate text
FOR OFFICIAL USE
BM
G15
8
Decision: (Tick) Reason for decision Insufficient evidence on which to base a decision
Not awarded Awarded 1st marker:
Position: Date:
2nd marker:
Position: Date:
Authentication and signature missing.
Explain how your development changed your behaviour. √
J Taylor CD 22-2-13
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Right of appeal
Where the decision is of insufficient evidence, there shall be one opportunity for the student to provide additional evidence to the Board if this is considered necessary and appropriate, within a timeframe determined by the Board.
University of Ulster Guiding Principles and Policy for the Accreditation of Prior Learning. 2006 (Revised 2011). p7.
The decision of the Board shall be final (no right of appeal except on ground of procedural irregularity).
Outcomes of claims: Approved Insufficient evidence Not approved.
PART 5: Supporting Evidence Part 5: (a) Evidence Register Please complete the Register below including the unique Evidence Number starting from 1, Description and associated relevant Module Code etc. Add additional rows as required. The same evidence may be used to support more than one claim.
Evidence No
(starting from 1)
Description
Module Code
How
to M
anag
e
Man
agin
g R
esou
rces
Man
agem
ent P
roje
ct
Intro
duct
ion
to F
inan
ce
Bus
ines
s E
nviro
nmen
t
Org
anis
atio
ns in
C
onte
xt
BM
G15
8
BM
G15
9
BM
G16
1
BM
G18
7
BM
G18
8
BM
G18
9
1 Curriculum vitae √ √ 2 Analysis: STEEP, SMART, SWOT √
Part 5: (b) Evidence (Please add evidence here. Remember to present the evidence in the numerical order.)
Form for Notification of Approved Module and/or Credit Exemption
B00582949 Any Other Student BSc Hons MP 6877 3
120
Joy Taylor 11/10/13
120
Key Learnings
• APL is not an alternative to assessment
• Have the time to halve the time
• Quality of the student learning experience.
Gathering of the Wisdom
Form design
Questions posed
Evidence
Most common omission Cross reference evidence applicable
to more than one module. Module claimed – LOs identified and
matched. Authentication and signatures Bound. .
2nd Marking
Going forward
Interview for additional evidence gathering
Fee . . .
Interim decision (AfL) marking
Advice from External Examiner
