The Portfolio Development, Approval and Review Team specialises in programme and portfolio development, and the approval and ongoing management and quality assurance of all programmes of study, ensuring the University can offer students an innovative, market-driven portfolio of programmes with quality of learning, teaching and student experience assured.
James Bennett, Academic Quality Development Officer: Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
Key Responsibilities:
- Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
- Secretary to The Programme Management Board, The Programme Approval Committee and The Academic Advisory Committee.
- AQS Quality Partner for The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science and The College, Swansea University (TCSU).
Contact Details: d.j.bennett@swansea.ac.uk
About Me: James leads the sub-team responsible for programme design, development, approval and review, with oversight of the University’s programme approval processes as well as Annual Programme and Annual Module Review and quinquennial Quality Review. James is an Associate Fellow of AdvanceHE and an Accredited Member of The Association of University Administrators as well as the AUA Advocate for Swansea University.
Helen Macrae, Academic Quality Engagement Officer: Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
Key Responsibilities:
- Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
- Committees and Boards support.
Contact Details: h.m.macrae@swansea.ac.uk
About Me: Helen joined Academic Quality Services in April 2021, she works primarily in the Programmes Team supporting with the programme design, development, approval and review processes, Committees and Boards. Before this Helen worked as a Primary School teacher and then as an outdoor fieldwork teacher of Geography and Biology working predominantly with A-Level aged students between 2013 and 2020. Helen received her BSc (Geography and International Development Studies) at the University of Chester and her PGCE Primary from Liverpool Hope University.
Dr Laura Baker, Academic Quality Engagement Officer: Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
Key Responsibilities:
- Programme Design, Development, Approval and Review
- Secretary to The Programme Management Board, The Programme Approval Committee and The Academic Advisory Committee.
- AQS Engagement Officer for The Faculty of Science and Engineering and The College, Swansea University (TCSU).
Contact Details: l.m.baker@swansea.ac.uk
About Me: Laura joined Academic Quality Services in April 2022, working primarily in the Programmes Team, supporting programme design, development, approval and review processes. In addition, she also acts as secretary in several Committees and Boards. A current project of focus is the use of data to guide processes.
Laura has a longstanding relationship with Swansea University, initially joining in 2014 as a Biology BSc student. Following, in 2022, Laura gained her PhD in Microbial Genetics within Swansea University’s Medical School. Laura spent a year working as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in a multidisciplinary project across the university, prior to joining AQS. Whilst maintaining a passion for all things science, she is keen in developing her knowledge in her other passion, Higher Education and associated processes, with the goal of aiding the next generation of students obtaining the best experience at Swansea, similar to her own.
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