STRATEGIC APPROVAL

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STRATEGIC APPROVAL


Your market research is queried by the planning team and you need to revisit the evidence you collected.

1

OPTION 1Just rewrite the research to make it clearer

OPTION 2Go back and consult further+ 6

0

0


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The DVC notices similarities with provision in another faculty and asks you to consult with them in more detail. Stay where you are.

1

OPTION 1Spend time negotiating a synergistic melding of your courses

OPTION 2Spend an afternoon writing a clear explanation of how the courses differ and couldn't be combined

+ 60

0


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You've missed the deadline for Faculty Management to look at your proposal this term.

0

OPTION 1Wait for the next meeting

OPTION 2Talk sweetly to the group Chair and persuade them to take Chair's action

+ 2- 4

0


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This course has been running successfully for years, with excellent performance indicators, and this is a regular review.

1

OPTION 1Make no changes to the documentation whatsoever

OPTION 2Use as an opportunity to review and update the course anyway

0+ 8

0


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The course is due for six yearly review, but there are imminent retirements on the team.

0

OPTION 1Request an extension

OPTION 2Push through a review as soon as possible + 2- 4

1


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You can’t work out how to offer a combined honours option for the programme.

1

OPTION 1Drop the idea of a combined honours option

OPTION 2Spend time with colleagues revisiting this idea from scratch to come up with an effective solution

0+ 6

0


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The programme will be run with a partner but they are dragging their heels over the Collaborative Partnership agreement.

1

OPTION 1Impose a cut-and-paste solution from a previous contract

OPTION 2Put aside time to negotiate a contract which combines the skills and expertise of both partners effectively

0+ 4

0


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The Vice-Chancellor suggested this programme.

2

OPTION 1Put together any old rubbish knowing that it will get approved

OPTION 2Aim to make this programme as good as it possibly can be

0+ 6

0


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Faculty Management says that you must have an intake of 120 compared to the current 90, with no extra staff.

0

OPTION 1Write an impassioned response, detailing why this is not a feasible solution

OPTION 2Live with it

- 2- 4

0


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You already have strong support from the relevant Professional Body.

1

OPTION 1Pat yourself on the back

OPTION 2Make regular contact with them to appraise them of progress

0+ 4

1


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You will need a considerable additional resource in the library to run this programme as you want it. This isn’t available and there is no budget.

1

OPTION 1Compromise on the resource

OPTION 2Produce a plan showing how it will be funded from additional fee income

0+ 6

0


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Your Dean is embarrassed at an important dinner by some industry executives complaining about the lack of courses in a particular area, so calls you in to write a new course. There’s no extra time for you for this activity, and it has to be up and running in six months.

1

OPTION 1Accept the challenge as it is

OPTION 2Negotiate a longer deadline + 4+ 12

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You meet up with some colleagues from another department in the local after-hours ‘common room’ and discover that you are running similar courses in the two disciplines.

0

OPTION 1See if you can combine them into one cross-disciplinary programme to allow students to benefit from the synergies

OPTION 2Decide that the differences are too great to be addressed

+ 20

1


STRATEGIC APPROVAL


Faculty Management says that you must have an intake of 120 compared to the current 90, and you can have one extra member of staff when the first students start.

0

OPTION 1Accept this

OPTION 2Complain like mad and dig your heels in - 4+ 8

0


STRATEGIC APPROVAL


You are asked to engage with learning and teaching specialists to support the strategic course design.

0

OPTION 1Make an appointment straight away

OPTION 2Don't bother, but imply that you did + 40

1


STRATEGIC APPROVAL


You discover that the institutional infrastructure is not available to support your fully online distance course.

1

OPTION 1Redevelop the course as a traditional face-to-face offering

OPTION 2Negotiate with service providers across the institution to see what solutions can be reached

- 4- 2

0


STRATEGIC APPROVAL


The library has no budget to purchase all the new books required for your course.

1

OPTION 1Prepare to write all the materials yourself

OPTION 2Prepare to use a more limited selection of books supported by online resources

- 2- 8

0


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Your NSS results are in the bottom decile for the subject nationally (this isn’t good) and Faculty Management has decided that the course needs a major review.

0

OPTION 1Embrace the opportunity for thorough review

OPTION 2Do as little as possible to make it go away as quickly as possible

+ 8+ 2

1


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The professional body that approves your course has discovered e-learning and wants all of your courses to contain a significant element of it so that more students can do the course part-time.

1

OPTION 1Start the process, but expect them to move on to another fad soon

OPTION 2Embrace the opportunity for thorough review + 2+ 6

0


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Student evaluation gives you a great idea for development but you've missed this year's strategic deadline. You'll have to wait a year.

1

OPTION 1Fit in with the institutional schedule and wait

OPTION 2Pester the Dean to make an exception + 8- 8

0

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