How we assure quality
A degree is a statement about a person. This page shows how we make sure each statement is true: the standards we set, the checks we run and the records we keep.
Three questions we must be able to answer for every graduate
Who was assessed?
The registered student, confirmed by an identity check before each assessment.
What did they show?
A result against the published learning outcomes of a course, earned in a test or in a course they studied.
Where is the record?
In a log that keeps each result with its date and its evidence, and that anyone holding the certificate can check.
Five steps, repeated for every course
Set the standard
Each course has written learning outcomes, a credit value and a pass mark, published before anyone enrols.
Build the course
Lessons, cases and workplace tasks are written to those outcomes and reviewed by a person before publication.
Assess
Every grade comes from an assessment taken by the student. No grade is entered without one.
Audit
A sample of assessment decisions is examined every month, and the findings are signed by a senior officer.
Improve
Audit findings, appeals, complaints and student feedback lead to changes, and each change is recorded.
The numbers behind a degree
The same numbers appear in the catalog, on every transcript and in the transcript guide.
- Credit hourOne credit hour represents about 45 hours of learning in total.
- CourseEach course carries 3 credit hours, about 135 hours of learning.
- Bachelor's degree120 credit hours, which is 40 courses.
- GradesA 90 to 100, B 80 to 89, C 70 to 79, D 60 to 69, worth 4, 3, 2 and 1 grade points.
- Pass marks60% for a course you studied. 70% for a course claimed through an experience test.
- ExperienceAt most 70% of a bachelor's degree can be met through assessed experience. The graduation project is always completed with the University.
- GraduationA cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale.
- Academic standing3.50 to 4.00 Excellent. 3.00 to 3.49 Very good. 2.00 to 2.99 Good.
How a test is protected
Identity first
The student's identity is checked before the assessment opens.
A different paper each time
Questions are drawn at random from a bank written for each course, so two students do not sit the same paper.
A fixed time
Each assessment runs against a clock that the student sees throughout.
The result is the grade
A grade is calculated from the result. Any correction needs a name and a written reason, and stays on the record.
A monthly audit
A sample of results and of experience decisions is re-examined every month against the evidence.
A right of appeal
Any result can be appealed, and every appeal is decided by a person. How to appeal.
What we write down, and never rewrite
- Every assessment, result, review and appeal is logged with its date. Entries are added to the log. They are not edited or removed.
- Each grade keeps its source: the assessment it came from and the evidence behind it.
- Study plans are versioned. A change to a plan carries the name of the person who approved it and the reason.
- A certificate or transcript is issued only when every requirement on the record is met. If something is missing, the system shows what is missing instead of a document.
- Every document carries a number, a verification code and a QR code, and each check on the verification page is recorded.
- The University never issues a grade, a date or a pass that did not happen.
Where we use AI, and who answers for it
We say plainly where AI works for us. Accreditors, employers and students are entitled to know.
AI helps to
- Read the documents an applicant submits
- Suggest how experience maps to courses
- Give coaching feedback on practice work, through the study assistant
- Mark assessments and prepare reports, through a separate marking tool
- Draft course material for human review
A person always
- Reviews course material before it is published
- Signs the monthly audit of decisions
- Decides every appeal and every complaint
- Answers for each degree the University awards
What is published, what is built in, and what comes next
We would rather show an honest list than a finished-looking one.
| Part of the quality system | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| University policies | Published | Assessment, grading, integrity, appeals, equal opportunity, accessibility, privacy and refunds are on this site. Read them. |
| Academic catalog | Published | Each edition carries a number and a date. Open the catalog. |
| Accreditation statement | Published | Where the University stands, in plain words. Read it. |
| Assessment log and monthly audit | Built into the platform | They operate from the first enrolment on the University's learning platform. |
| Identity check, question bank and timer | Built into the platform | Part of every assessment. |
| Document verification | Built into the platform | Every certificate and transcript can be checked online. |
| Student feedback after each course | Built into the platform | A short form at the end of every course. Results go to the yearly review. |
| Academic committee | Being formed | It will review each curriculum once a year. Its members will be named on this page when it is appointed. |
| Annual quality report | Planned | Published on this page after the first full year of operation, with audit findings and the changes made. |
| External accreditation | In preparation | Program by program. Each outcome is announced on the day it is granted, and never before. |
Our path to international accreditation
Where we stand today, the three stages ahead, and where each announcement will appear.