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Belfast Metropolitan College Student Programme Handbook September 2019 0
Belfast Metropolitan College
In partnership with
The Open University
HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME HANDBOOK FOR
Foundation Degree (FD) in Cloud &
Application Development validated by The Open University
2019 / 2020 Part time provision
Belfast Metropolitan College Student Programme Handbook September 2019 1
2. Welcome to the FD in Cloud & Application Development Programme ............................................................................................. 4
2.1 Quality Assurance Agency (QAA): Belfast Met Quality Review Visit (QRV) 2018 ................. 4 2.2 Welcome from the Curriculum Area Manager ......................................................................... 4 2.3 About the Creative & Digital Industries and Curriculum Area ................................................. 6 2.4 About Your Programme .......................................................................................................... 6 2.5 About The Open University ..................................................................................................... 7 2.6 Health and Safety .................................................................................................................... 7
3. Welcome to Belfast Metropolitan College ....................................... 8 3.1 Our College ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Higher Education at the Belfast Metropolitan College ............................................................ 9 3.3 Your Programme and the UK Quality Code .......................................................................... 12 3.4 Higher Education Ethos at the Belfast Met ........................................................................... 13 3.5 Library and Learning Resource Facilities .............................................................................. 14 3.6 The Academic Calendar 19 - 2020 ....................................................................................... 15
3.7 Change of Contact Details/Change in Circumstances .......................................................... 16 3.8 Data Protection Legislation / General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) ....................... 16 3.9 Student Survey ...................................................................................................................... 17
4. Programme Enrolment ................................................................. 19 4.1 Pre Entry Information and Guidance ..................................................................................... 19 4.2 Enrolment information and support ....................................................................................... 20 4.3 Recognition of Prior Learning................................................................................................ 21 4.4 Higher Education Tuition Fees .............................................................................................. 21 4.5 Student records ..................................................................................................................... 22 4.6 Changes to and discontinuation of Programme .................................................................... 24 4.7 Progression within Belfast Metropolitan College ................................................................... 24
5. Communication with the College .................................................. 25 5.1 Programme Management – Explanation of role ................................................................... 25 5.2 Canvas .................................................................................................................................. 25 5.3 College e-mail ....................................................................................................................... 25 5.4 Personal Tutor ....................................................................................................................... 26
6. About your Open University Level 5 Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development programme ................................................... 27
6.1 Programme Title and Programme Introduction ..................................................................... 27 6.2 Aims and Objectives ............................................................................................................. 27 6.3 Programme Specification ...................................................................................................... 29 6.4 Programme Resources ......................................................................................................... 29 6.5 Campus Details ..................................................................................................................... 29 6.6 Programme Team and Contact Details/ Office Number/Campus details ............................. 30 6.7 Timetable and Hours per week ............................................................................................. 30 6.8 Teaching and Learning Strategies ........................................................................................ 31 6.9 Virtual Learning Environment (VLE): Canvas ....................................................................... 31 6.10 Module Handbook ................................................................................................................. 32
7. Your Responsibilities as a Student ............................................... 33 7.1 General Responsibilities ....................................................................................................... 33
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7.2 Student Policies .................................................................................................................... 33 7.3 Overview of the College’s Policies ........................................................................................ 33 7.4 Specific Responsibilities to Note ........................................................................................... 34 7.5 Attendance, Punctuality and Communication ....................................................................... 34 7.6 Programme Specific Requirements/ responsibilities............................................................. 34
8. Assessment .................................................................................. 35 8.1 Formative and Summative Assessment ............................................................................... 35 8.2 Assessment schedules ......................................................................................................... 35 8.3 Assessment methods / strategies ......................................................................................... 37 8.4 Examinations ......................................................................................................................... 38 8.5 Plagiarism and Malpractice ................................................................................................... 38 8.6 Referencing and Academic Practices ................................................................................... 39 8.7 Feedback on progress .......................................................................................................... 40 8.8 Submission of Assessments ................................................................................................. 40 8.9 Late submission of Assessment............................................................................................ 40 8.10 Resubmission of Programme work, Re-sit of Examinations and Repeat Modules .............. 40 8.11 Internal Verification and the role of the Open University External Examiner ........................ 40 8.12 College Progress and Examination Boards .......................................................................... 41 8.13 Resit Fees ............................................................................................................................. 42 8.14 Publication of Results ............................................................................................................ 43 8.15 Certification and Graduation ................................................................................................. 43 8.16 Extenuating Circumstance .................................................................................................... 43 8.17 The Rules of Calculating the final Open University Foundation to Cloud & Application Development Overall Qualification Grade ......................................................................................... 43 8.18 Withdrawal from Programme ................................................................................................ 44
9. Academic Appeals & Student Complaints on Academic Matters .. 45 9.1 Awarding Body Appeals ........................................................................................................ 45 9.2 Complaints and Compliments ............................................................................................... 46 9.3 Northern Ireland Public Service Ombudsman (NIPSO) ........................................................ 46 9.4 Student Responsibilities ........................................................................................................ 46
10. Learning Support, Help, Advice & Information .............................. 47 10.1 Learner Services ................................................................................................................... 47 10.2 Programme Support .............................................................................................................. 47
11. The Student Voice, Monitoring and Review .................................. 48
Appendix A – Programme Timetable .................................................... 49
Appendix B – Programme: Open University Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development Assessment Schedule ............................... 50
Appendix C – Programme Open University Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development Assignment Cover Sheet ........................... 51
Assignment No _ ................................................................................ 54 Late Submission ................................................................................................................................ 54 Minimum Standards ........................................................................................................................... 54
Presentation skills are considered essential for Computing and Infrastructure students.
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Philip Allen
2.3 About the Creative & Digital Industries and Curriculum Area
Creative and digital Industries incorporates courses in Art & Design, Fashion, Graphic Design, Music, Media, Games, Computing/IT, Electronics and Interactive Design. The ICT sector is a projected growth area for future jobs in the Northern Ireland economy. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is at the heart of every organisation and is central to our daily lives: mobile communication, computer games, touch screen technology, satellite navigation devices- the list is endless.
School of Creative & Digital Industries Contact Details
The purpose of Open University FD in Cloud & Application Development is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the computing sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualifications aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.
The Northern Ireland Skills Barometer 2017 and Digital Matrix Report 2016 have identified a major need for more people studying from Level 3-5 on IT related subjects. The course team for this programme have been involved for over 12 years with IT apprenticeships in software engineering, computing infrastructure and cyber security and have extensive employer engagement, which has been used to determine the need for more Level 5 Computing graduates.
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3.6 The Academic Calendar 19 - 2020
The 2019/2020 college terms are:- Autumn Term (Monday 2 September – Friday 20 December 2019)
15wks + 0days Half Term Break – Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 2019 Spring Term (Monday 6 January – Friday 3 April 2020)
12wks + 0 days Half Term Break – Monday 10 February to Friday 14 February 2020 Summer Term (Monday 20 April – Friday 19 June 2020)
9wks + 0days
3.6.1 Statutory Holidays 2019 – 2020
There are normally 12 statutory holidays in addition to annual leave entitlement. The 2019/2020 statutory holidays are:- Wednesday 25 December 2019 Thursday 26 December 2019 Friday 27 December 2019 Wednesday 1 January 2020 Tuesday 17 March 2020 Monday 13 April 2020 Tuesday 14 April 2020 Monday 4 May 2020 Monday 25 May 2020 Monday 13 July 2020 Tuesday 14 July 2020 Monday 31 August 2020
3.6.2 Closure of Buildings 2019 – 2020
The College is closed on the 12 statutory holidays. All College buildings will be closed from
Wednesday 25 December 2019 to Wednesday 1 January 2020 inclusive. The College will
re-open its buildings on Thursday 2 January 2020.
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3.7 Change of Contact Details/Change in Circumstances
As we will contact you via text and email (College email address) it is really important to let
the College know if your contact details have changed. If your contact details change you
can contact your curriculum office immediately ([email protected] - 90265385).
3.8 Data Protection Legislation / General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into effect in the UK and across Europe
on 25th May 2018. These Regulations represent a fundamental shift in the way organisations
must treat personal data. GDPR will strengthen the protection of personal data of individuals
by imposing a new framework of requirements on organisations that collect and process
personal data, and by enhancing individual’s rights.
Belfast Metropolitan College, as a public body, is subject to the full suite of data protection
regulations. This change will apply to personal data of all students, employees, workers,
contractors, agency workers, consultants, directors and anyone else whose personal data we
may be required to process as part of our core business function.
The College values and respects your personal information and we have updated our Policy
to reflect our commitment to respecting and protecting your personal data, rights and privacy
by processing your information within the provisions of GDPR. The Further Education (FEHE)
Sector Data Protection Policy is available on our website for your reference, available here
Public Documents
We have also updated our Privacy Notice which will now explain details such as why we collect
your information, who we may share it with, how long will we keep it and who our Data
Protection Officer is.
We ask that you please take the time to read the Policy and Privacy Notices which we provide
on our website and forms because we want you to have a clear understanding about what we
will do with your information.
Detailed guidance on the GDPR is available on the website of the Information Commissioner’s
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6. About your Open University Level 5 Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development programme
6.1 Programme Title and Programme Introduction
Open University Level 5 Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development
The Foundation Degree in Cloud & Applications Development is designed to produce a
graduate, empowered for their current workplace. It is also expected that students will be
prepared theoretically and practically for articulation onto appropriate degree level courses.
Course Structure
Overall, the students will complete twelve modules overall. For the pathways with optional
modules, they will complete two optional modules. In the full time and part time fast track
pathways the students complete the Data Analytics and Data Visualisation optional modules.
6.2 Aims and Objectives
The purpose of the Open University Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development
is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of
employers in the computing sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The
qualifications aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of
those who undertake them.
The overall objectives of this Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development is to
ensure:
employer engagement
work relatedness
opportunities for progression to further higher education
alignment with UK higher education expectations
qualifications that are up to date with current professional practice and include
professional accreditation where possible.
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The aim of level 4 modules on the Foundation Degree is to provide students with an
understanding of the fundamental software engineering skills with a focus on current
technologies such as the Cloud and Applications Development. The proposed structure is
supported by the Northern Ireland Digital Matrix Report of 2016, which stated, “Figures
provided by Invest NI indicate that software engineering represents 43% of the ICT sector in
Northern Ireland. There is demonstrable capability in a range of areas including finance,
healthcare solutions and mobile enterprise applications.”, and “Strong growth is predicted as
the sector evolves to meet the increasing demand for mobile and Internet-based
applications.”
The aim of the level 5 modules on the Foundation Design is to allow students to expand on
the skills covered in the level 4 modules, allowing the students to specialise in key areas within
Computing. The modules have been designed to provide students with a more in-depth
understating of the topics, where the students will have to develop analytical skills, critically
analysing given scenarios. The proposed structure is supported by the Northern Ireland
Digital Matrix Report of 2016, which stated “Figures provided by Invest NI indicate that
software engineering represents 43% of the ICT sector in Northern Ireland. There is
demonstrable capability in a range of areas including finance, healthcare solutions and mobile
enterprise applications.”, and “Strong growth is predicted as the sector evolves to meet the
increasing demand for mobile and Internet-based applications.”
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6.3 Programme Specification
Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development Programme specification for Year 1 (Part-time)
Module Title Level Credit Mode of Delivery Semester Systems Design 4 10 Part-time 1 Cloud Fundamentals 4 10 Part-time 1 Programming 4 20 Part-time 1 Mathematics for Computing
4 20 Part-time 2
Application Development
4 20 Part-time 2
Database Design and Development
4 20 Part-time 2
Foundation Degree in Cloud & Application Development Programme specification for Year 2 (Part-time)
Module Title Level Credit Mode of Delivery Semester Cloud Development 4 20 Part-time 1 Data Analytics 5 20 Part-time 2 Data Visualisation 5 20 Part-time 2 API Development and Management
5 20 Part-time 1
Secure Programming 5 20 Part-time 1 Work based Learning 5 40 Part-time 3
6.4 Programme Resources
All resources / lecture notes are accessible via the college VLE (Canvas). You do have a one-drive for
storing documents, you can also use a USB / storage device to store you work. Though not used in every
lesson, it is advantageous to bring a pen and notepad along to each class for taking notes, doing workings,
etc.
6.5 Campus Details
The course runs at Castlereagh Campus. Based in South East Belfast Castlereagh Campus accommodates
a number of specialist vocational courses with facilities that include:
Gym Hall
Fitness suite
Motor Vehicle Workshop
Heating and Ventilation workshop
Training Restaurant
Training Kitchens
Dressmaking and Tailoring workroom
Pottery Room with Double Kiln
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6.6 Programme Team and Contact Details/ Office Number/Campus details
Below is a list of the course staff contact details
School of Creative and Digital Industries - Contact Details
Name Position Contact Telephone Contact Email Address
40 hours notional assessment work hours 4000 word count equivalence
Modules will be assessed by a mix of continuous assessment, coursework and written examinations.
Examinations for a 20 credit module will be of 2 (Level 4) or 2.5 (Level 5) hours duration. There will be a
Work Based Learning module that will be assessed through continuous assessment and coursework. This
module will be 40 credits.
In each module students will be required to complete a number of coursework assignments. Some
assignments will assess understanding, analysis and synthesis abilities while others will assess
competence in applying skills.
The Foundation Degree in Cloud and Application Development course is a mixture of coursework,
practical exercises and examination assessment. Assessment is provided in both formative and
summative formats.
Assessment Methods: Coursework related to assignments, case studies and projects, written unseen examinations, open book assessments, practical examination/observation and project reports. Some assessment equivalence examples: Suggested guidelines following a review of assessment tariffs from across the sector:
Assessment Type WCE Notional Assessment Work Hours
Credits
Written essay 1000 words
10 h
5
Exam / test 1 hour
10 h
5
Reflective journal/log 1000 words
10 h
5
Lab/practical report 1000 words
10 h
5
Group assignment 750 words per
member 10 h 5
Individual presentation 15 minutes
20 h 10
Viva/oral exam 20-30 minutes
20 h 10
Small Group presentation 10 minutes per
member 20 h 10
Portfolio of evidence 6000 words
40 h 20
Research proposal or small project 4000 words
40 h 20
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8.4 Examinations
Level 4 modules should have examinations of 2 hour duration and level 5 modules should have 2.5 hour
duration based on the assessment schedule in Section 8.2.
8.5 Plagiarism and Malpractice
Plagiarism means taking another person’s work and presenting it as your own. The library and tutorial
sessions should provide students with tips and tutorials, providing useful guidance on referencing and
how to avoid plagiarism.
Plagiarism, cheating, collusion and attempting to obtain an unfair academic advantage are forms of
academic misconduct and are entirely unacceptable for any student of the College. As such, is
considered SERIOUS academic misconduct and will be subject to disciplinary procedures. Examples may
include:
Including in one’s own work extracts from another person’s work without the use of quotation
marks and without crediting the source;
Including in one’s own work multiple extracts from another person’s work with or without the
use of quotation marks and crediting the source without a specific purpose within the piece of
work being submitted;
Paraphrasing someone else’s work, without crediting the source;
Copying the work of another student, with or without their knowledge or agreement;
The use of the ideas of another person without acknowledgement of the source;
Paraphrasing or summarising another person’s work without acknowledgement;
Cutting and pasting from electronic sources without explicit acknowledgement of the source or
the URL or author, and without explicitly marking the pasted text in inverted commas; and
Using materials from other electronic sources such as mobile telephonic equipment without
explicit acknowledgement of the source or the URL or author, and without explicitly marking the
imported text in inverted commas.
The use of third party services and essay mills
Sub-contracting student assignments to someone else
Submitting the same piece of work for two different purposes/modules (previous work from
another qualification/educational environment)
Using online “essay banks”
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In addition, OU programmes in Belfast Met will use the “Amber Tariff’” principles
http://www.plagiarism.org/assets/Tennant_referencetariff.pdf when undertaking formative and
summative assessment where plagiarism is detected.
Student work is checked for plagiarism by staff and by anti-plagiarism software, the College will use the
anti-plagiarism software “Uni Check”. Teaching teams will also conduct checks such as using Google,
complete checks on unregulated websites such Wikipedia and essay bank websites. HE Quality Code is
now very mindful of extent of plagiarism, QAA have published their own report on plagiarism, this report
can be found at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/plagiarism-in-higher-education-
2016.pdf?Status=Temp&sfvrsn=308cfe81_2
All students will be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is their own. Subsequently if
the work is found to be plagiarised students will be unable to avail of a resubmission opportunity.
Please refer to the Plagiarism and Malpractice section within the Student Disciplinary Policy. In addition,
OU programmes in Belfast Met will use the “Amber Tariff” principles
http://www.plagiarism.org/assets/Tennant_referencetariff.pdf when undertaking formative and
summative assessment where plagiarism is detected.
8.6 Referencing and Academic Practices
As a higher education student at Belfast Met you will learn to prepare assessment that meet academic
practices expected for your level of study. These practices include:
Consistent use of the Harvard Reference System to give credit to the work of other by quoting and
referencing correctly.
Including at least a bibliography with submitting every assignment.
o Citing: referring to sources you quote within your document. This brief citation refers the
reader to the exact place in your reference list or bibliography where you will provide the
extended details of the source.
o Reference list: the detailed list of sources that have been cited within the text. Every
reference must have enough information for the reader to find the source again.
o Bibliography: a list of all references consulted in preparing the document, whether cited
or not.
o The use of Harvard Referencing System will be explained in tutorials.
o Any referencing should be presented in Sans Serif, size 12 using Harvard Notation.
IM Signature____________________________________________________________ Date:___________________
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ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK
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Assignment No _
Late Submission
Late submissions will result in a mark of 0%
Minimum Standards
Presentation skills are considered essential for Computing and Infrastructure students.
If your assignment document does not conform to the following minimum standards the marks available will be reduced by up to 15%.
All assignments must have the appropriate front sheets attached. If these are not attached the assignment will not be accepted.
Hand in your hard copy worksheets and e-mail the Packet Tracer file to your tutor.
Originality
All work submitted must be original. Any material duplicated, either in published articles or other students’ assignments will automatically be disqualified. When two or more assignments are found to have similar portions, all parties carry the same penalty.