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Plymouth University
Academic Partnerships
Programme Quality Handbook
FdSc Animal Health & Management
Academic Year 2017-2018
If you require any part of this Handbook in larger print, or an alternative format, please contact:
HE Operations
Tel: (01209 616256)
E-mail: ([email protected])
Please note:
All the information in this Handbook is correct at the time of printing.
The Cornwall College Group is proud of its teaching and research and it undertakes all reasonable steps to provide educational services in the manner set out in this Handbook and in any documents referred to within it. It does not, however, guarantee the provision of such services. Should industrial action or circumstances beyond the control of the College interfere with its ability to provide educational services, the University undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services.
Contents1Welcome and Introduction to FdSc Animal Health & Management52Programme Team63Personal Tutor83.1Plymouth Portal84Programme Details104.1Enhancement Activities104.2Plymouth University Student Union104.3Cornwall College Student Union (CCSU)104.4Progression through the programme114.5HE Careers Guidance Cornwall College114.6HE Careers Guidance Plymouth University115Employment Opportunities126Teaching, Learning and Assessment126.1Referencing Guides127Assessment Schedules and Feedback137.1External Examiner Arrangements198Student Feedback248.1Student Representation and Enhancement248.2Student Perception Surveys248.3Closing the Feedback Loop258.4Programme Committee Meetings (PCM)258.5Complaints268.6Extenuating Circumstances269Appendix279.1Programme Specification to be the latest version associated with the programme27Appendix Module Records47
Welcome and Introduction to FdSc Animal Health & Management
Welcome to the Foundation Degree in Animal Health and Management. Cornwall College is delighted that you have chosen to study with us. This programme is firmly vested in the field of animal health. The programme has been explicitly designed to provide graduates that are employment ready within the animal health industry. It is designed to enable you to seek a progressive career within the animal health sector. The programme will allow entry level to a variety of career progression paths including pharmaceutical and allied veterinary industry, animal nutrition, para-professional roles, health management and compliance agencies both statutory and charitable, as well as giving you the opportunity to progress to honours level study.
Development of the programme comes as a direct response to the industrys need for more trained graduates; recently it has been suggested by Lantra that the animal industry will require an additional 17,000 trained graduates by 2020. The programme has been developed with direct input from relevant industrial partners, government bodies, non-governmental organisations and charities. Their input has formed an important part of the pre-validation development process. The programme will also make significant use of the large and successful regional farm livestock projects that are being delivered through Duchy Colleges, Rural Business School; South west healthy Livestock Initiative and South west healthy livestock Initiative Knowledge Exchange.
This programme has been designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge base required to work in your chosen specialism or other graduate opportunities. It is also a platform from which you can undertake additional vocational and academic qualifications.
This Programme Quality handbook contains important information including:
The approved programme specification
Module records
Note: the information in this handbook should be read in conjunction with the current edition of the College Handbook available on the HE Operations Moodle page which contains student support based information on issues such as finance and studying at HE along with the Universitys Student Handbook available here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/your-university/governance/student-handbook.
Programme Team
Programme Managers
Michelle Chappell [Duchy]Module leader for PESD, Practical Animal Health & Management, Animal Behaviour, Principles in Animal Science, Contemporary Issues in Animal Health, Animal Health & Disease & Research Project.
Michelle holds a BSc (Hons) in Animal & Equine Science and is currently completing a Masters in Biological Sciences. She runs the FdSc Animal Health and Management at Duchy & Bicton College and also the module leader for Introduction to Equine Science and Equine Nutrition and Physiology on the FdSc Equitation Science programme and the Level 3 module Animal welfare and breeding. Michelle is a qualified and practicing Equine Artificial Insemination technician and comparative anatomist. She has been involved in equine reproduction and canine behavioural research for the past 12 years. Her research interests focus on equine reproduction, animal behaviour, canine biomechanics, the geriatric canine, rabbit welfare and equine musculoskeletal disorders.
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372304, HE Office, Parsons Building, Duchy Campus & HE Village Staff room at Bicton Campus (Tuesdays only).
Nadine Howe[Bicton]Practical Animal Health & Management, Animal Behaviour, Contemporary Issues in Animal Health
Nadine holds a BSc in Animal Behaviour and is a key member of staff on the FdSc Animal Health & Management programme delivering on both year 1 & 2 at Bicton and responsible for tutoring Level 5s at Bicton. She is also involved in the delivery of Level 3 FE modules.
Contact details: [email protected] Tel: 01395 562328, HE Village Staff room at Bicton Campus
Module leaders and Delivery Staff
Hannah Cockburn [Bicton]Module leader for Introduction to Animal Health and Research Skills.
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01395 562327 AM Office, Bicton Campus.
David Harris [Bicton]Module leader for Pharmacy and diagnostics.
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01395 562328, HE Office, Bicton Campus.
Bea Hawker [Duchy]Module leader for Applied Animal Nutrition and Welfare, Care and Rehabilitation.
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372228, Bell Tower, AM Office, Duchy Campus.
Resource staff
Hilary ScottLearning Resource Manager
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 37213, Learning Centre
Sim TaylorLearning Centre Lead
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01395 562341 , Learning Centre
Jo ChallacombeEquine & Animal Management Centre Manager Duchy College
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372, AM Office
Chloe ChartAnimal Husbandry School Manager
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01395 562434, AHS
Learning Support Staff
Hilary BurnsDisability and Learning Support
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01209 616326, HE Learning Support Lead
For matters regarding disability support contact Shuna Harvey in the first instance.
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372320, HE Office, Parsons Building.
Laura BrockingtonHE Senior Tutor & Academic Advisor
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372375, HE Office, Parsons building
Administration Staff
Shuna HarveyHE administrator & HE Admissions
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372320, HE Office, Parsons Building
Louise SimmonsHE Admissions
Contact details: [email protected] ; Tel: 01579 372358, Admissions, Bell Tower
CORPORATE HE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR: Michelle Inglis (Mitch). What does the Corporate HE Assistant Registrar (CHEAR) do? The CHEAR is your point of contact in HE Operations for all administrative paperwork to do with the programme. They can be contacted on: Telephone: 01209 617759 or Ext 3759. Email: [email protected]
Personal Tutor
Your personal tutor should be the first person at the College that you speak to if you are having any personal difficulties that are affecting your studies. These could be academic, financial, health-related or another type of problem. Your personal tutor is there to provide additional academic and personal support concerning issues that may affect your studies. Personal Tutors are particularly important for students in their first year, helping them to manage the transition from school or the workplace to university-style life. Personal tutors also assist with helping you to engage with important aspects of preparation for your career and or progression to further study and profiling your progress through the programme.
Your main support for academic issues relating to specific modules will be the lecturer who is teaching that module. Your tutor will be the person who; if the College is asked, will write a personal reference for you during, or on completion of your studies.
Programme staff will communicate with students in the following ways:
Email - staff will communicated with you via your college and/or university email. In order to maintain professionalism staff will NOT communicate with you directly using your personal email. If you do not wish to regularly check BOTH your College and Plymouth University emails you must ensure that these are forwarded to your personal email address.
Text messaging Under exceptional circumstances staff may contact you via text. Please