Action Plan 2005/6

• Monitor and respond to developments related to the implementation of the new QAA quality procedures, including specific developments in Scotland and Wales. Receive update on QAA plans and developments and update QAA representative on the Group’s activities

• Seek to influence QAA’s evaluation and review of quality procedures as affect learning resources. Draw up formal SCONUL/UCISA submission

• Track developments with National Student Satisfaction Survey. Provide summary report at end of 2005

• Collaborate with the NHS Library & Knowledge Development Network on quality assurance processes for NHS funded HE programmes. Develop mechanisms through which the SCONUL/UCISA Group and the Network can be mutually supportive and develop joint approaches

• Develop resources available for SCONUL/UCISA members via the Group’s web pages so as to provide members with a range of resources and information to support their input to quality assurance processes in their own institutions. Obtain details of SCONUL/UCISA members’ experiences of Institutional Audit in practice including

• Commentaries on members’ experiences of Institutional Audit in practice
• Links to Institutional Audit reports
• Examples of input by members to institution and discipline self evaluation documents
• Disseminate information to SCONUL/UCISA members on quality developments
• Links to relevant information on professional body web sites to be developed

• Track relevant quality developments in HE quality assurance overseas, e.g. in Australia so as to gain a greater understanding of quality assurance processes overseas which could assist in the consideration of learning resources during UK HE audits and reviews. Developments in Australia to be monitored and a report issued.

Jeremy Atkinson