Quality Strategy Network Annual Conference 2007

Arrival, Registration

4.00

Opening presentation and discussion – setting the scene for the themes of the Conference.
Guest speaker: Professor Roger Brown

5.00

Workshop: Accountability and Regulation: what are they really for?  Do we really see quality management from the lecturer’s perspective?  Is there continuing tension regarding how much regulation is needed for accountability?

7.30

Conference Dinner

After-dinner keynote speaker: Boris Johnson MP

9.00

Opening plenary on the themes of interaction with professional bodies and the student voice.

Guest speakers: to be confirmed

10.00 – 11.15

Parallel workshops (facilitated discussion)
1.   Regulate or innovate – do we have to choose?  Does the regulatory environment constrain innovation, or is this used as an excuse?
2.   PSRBs: a very private function?  How can these engagements be integrated more effectively into internal processes to achieve quality enhancement?
3.   The student voice – what are the implications of its increasing importance for the relationship between HEIs, students, funding bodies and quality/accrediting agencies?
4.   Embedding a risk-based approach to quality management: is this a mature, trusting approach which can promote a culture of enhancement?
5.   HE in FE: how do emerging themes such as IQER, partnership strategies and Foundation Degree awarding powers contribute to enhancement?
6.   How do you manage that?  How can we best lead, develop and manage staff across all levels and functions to achieve a shared understanding of our aims and to make them a reality?

11.30

Parallel workshops (repeated)

12.45

Lunch

1.45

Panel discussion on issues raised during the conference, matters for QSN to take forward and a specific steer on areas for potential lobbying.

2.30

QSN Annual General Meeting

3.00

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