Placement Learning
Code of Practice for Placement Learning Programmes
The code has been produced in response to the QAA Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education: Placement Learning. The QAA Code of Practice defines placement learning as:
“a planned period of learning, normally outside the institution at which the student is enrolled, where the learning outcomes are an intended part of a programme of study."
The University of Nottingham Code of Practice has been developed to address the requirements of the QAA Code of Practice within the context of the institution. It is sufficiently broad to cover all types of placement learning at the University and outlines the minimum requirements that the University expects should be met by Schools. It is not intended to cover learning outside the University which is not a planned part of a programme of study, such as part-time, term-time and vacation work which students have arranged for themselves. Students can access support for these activities via the Careers and Employability Service.
Code of Practice for Placement Learning Programmes
Marks and credit transfer for students on Study Abroad Placements at Educational Institutions
Where students participate in periods of study abroad at another educational institution which results in the award of marks and credit by the partner institution, the University undertakes to provide arrangements for the consistent transfer of credit and marks to Nottingham for the purpose of calculating final degrees. This will ensure that students on international exchanges are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged in relation to peers remaining in Nottingham.
This policy does not apply to work-based / employer placements. For guidance on these placements please see the Quality Manual Code of Practice for Placement Learning Programmes.
Policy for Marks and Credit Transfer for Students on Study Abroad Placements at Educational Institutions