UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Proposal Form for a New or Revised CPD o!rse "Form CPD#$

This form is designed to be used for the accreditation of CPD and short courses
developed for professionals or organisations, with a credit size of up to 30 credits.
Postgraduate Awards and modules which form part of a certificate, diploma or
degree ualification should %o& be submitted using this form.
All CPD courses must be resourced from within the department!s e"isting resources
and#or income generated from other CPD course.
$nce completed b% the course leader from the department, in liaison with the &inance
$ffice and CPD $ffice, the form should be submitted to the 'ndergraduate (tudies
Committee#(ub)&acult% or *raduate (tudies Committee of the appropriate &acult% for
its consideration and approval. &inal approval will be given b% the Chair of the +oard
of 'ndergraduate (tudies or the +oard of *raduate (tudies acting on behalf of the
+oard.
&ailure to provide information under all the headings shown ma% result in approval of
the course being dela%ed.
#' Ti&le of CPD o!rse(
)' Da&e of i%&rod!&io% ,please specif% %ear and month-(
*' Depar&me%& respo%si+le for &ea,i%-(
.f the course is taught b% more than one department please indicate this/
Department 0
Department 0
Name of &,e o!rse leader(
.f the course leader is not a member of 1arwic2 staff and has not previousl%
been appointed as a course leader#tutor, please include a C3 with this form.
.' Ra&io%ale for proposi%- CPD o!rse
All proposals for a new or revised CPD course should meet criteria ,i-
and ,ii- below/
,i- Appropriate academic e"pertise should be available within the
'niversit% to support the accreditation and a lead academic
department should be able to recommend the proposal as an
enhancement to its academic development
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(ii) The accreditation should directl% strengthen the 'niversit%!s
third stream income
Departments proposing CPD courses should consider whether the CPD
course will lead to increased registrations on the 'niversit%!s certificate,
diploma or degree courses, or further CPD courses.
Please provide the rationale for proposing the CPD course in terms of the
specific criteria detailed above/
/' Replaeme%& o!rses(
Does the proposed course replace an e"isting CPD course4
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.f %es, which course does it replace4
0' Par&%ers,ip provisio%(
.s the course
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&ranchised4 5es 6 7 8o 6 7
Another t%pe of
collaborative arrangement 4 5es 6 7 8o 6 7
.f %ou have answered 9%es! to an% of these uestions, Part : of the standard
course proposal form must be completed.
1' Dema%d(
*ive brief details of mar2et research underta2en to assess level of demand/
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Proposed number of participants per offering
Proposed number of iterations of course per %ear
Please indicate where the ma=orit% of %our participants will originate/
Public (ector 6 7
Private (ector 6 7
$ther 6 7
Please specif%/
Please provide a brief summar% of arrangements in place and#or planned for
mar2eting the proposed course/
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2' Credi&(
1hich level is the course on the >AA &ramewor2 for ?igher @ducation
>ualifications4 &or information, level descriptors can be found at
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C ) Certificate level
I ) .ntermediate level
3 ) ?onours level
4 ) Aasters level
D ) Doctoral level
*ive the number of credits ,if an%- to be allocated/
.f there are separate units within the course which are intended to be free)
standing, please list them below/
'nit title Credits
5' Aims(
Please provide a brief outline of the aims of the proposed course/
#6' 7ear%i%- o!&omes(
The learning outcomes identif% the 2nowledge, s2ills and attributes
developed b% the CPD course. (uccessful completion of the course leads to
the learning outcomes. Bearning outcomes should be presented briefl%
using the table below.
Bearning outcomes should include reference to sub=ect 2nowledge and
understanding, 2e% s2ills, cognitive s2ills and sub=ect)specific practical and
professional s2ills and be clearl% relevant to fulfilling the educational aims.
Bearning outcomes should be measurable b% the assessment methods for
the course.
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,+% the end of the course the participant
should be able to....-
1hich teaching and learning methods enable
participants to achieve this learning
outcome4
1hich assessment methods will measure the
achievement of this learning outcome4
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##' S8lla+!s(
*ive an outline of the s%llabus/
#)' Ill!s&ra&ive +i+lio-rap,8( "w,ere applia+le$
Bist the core te"ts onl%. The illustrative bibliograph% should provide an
indication of the focus and level of the reading reuired, rather than the full
range ,this should not be more than half a page-/
#*' 7i+rar8 a%d IT Reso!res(
Please list the Bibrar% and .T resources reuired for the proposed CPD
course and whether the% have been put in place/
#.' Tea,i%-(
Provide a list of the teaching methodologies to be used and indicate the
number of contact hours to be used against each one for the whole course.
&or e"ample, laborator% sessions D E0 hours. Also indicate all methods of
deliver% ,e.g. distance learning, intensive bloc2s over a period of time-
4e&,odolo-8 3o!rs
To&al o%&a& ,o!rs
Co!rse d!ra&io% "da8s9wee:s$ #
4e&,ods of deliver8
#/' Assessme%& 4e&,ods(
Bist the forms of assessment to be used, the length, 0 weighting and the
timing of the assessment, for e"ample, 9at the end of the course! or 9on the
second afternoon!.
T%pe of assessment Bength
,hours#words-
0
weighting
Timing

#0' Par&iipa%& s!ppor& a%d -!ida%e(
*ive a brief outline of arrangements for participant support and guidance/
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#1' 4o%i&ori%- a%d eval!a&io%(
?ow will the course be monitored in the department ,including arrangements
for collecting and anal%sing participant feedbac2-4
#2' Tea,i%- s&aff(
8ame all staff contributing to the teaching and#or assessment of the course/
Name Depar&me%& or e;&er%al affilia&io%
Please indicate the proportion of the course taught b% part)time or temporar%
staff or Teaching Assistants/
Please indicate the proportion of the course taught b% non)'niversit% staff/
.f non)'niversit% staff contribute to teaching, the C3s of these staff should be
forwarded for consideration b% the 'ndergraduate# *raduate (tudies
Committee of the relevant &acult% +oard and the Partnership Programmes
(ub)Committee for validated#franchised# partnership courses.
#5' E;&er%al i%volveme%&(
?ave %ou consulted an% e"ternal bodies, advisers or potential users when
planning this new course4
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.f so, please give details, or attach report/
Do %ou intend to see2 e"ternal accreditation for this course4
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.f so, please give details/
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)6' Co%s!l&a&io% wi&, o&,er depar&me%&s(

1hich other departments will be affected b% the introduction#revision of this
course4
?ave the% been full% consulted ,give the name of the member of staff
consulted- and have an% ob=ections been raised4
)#' Aommoda&io%
Please bear in mind that if %ou are delivering the course on campus during vacation
periods, arrangements for boo2ing rooms goes through 1arwic2 ?ospitalit%,
resulting in charges.
Please provide a brief summar% of %our accommodation reuirements and plans/
))' Fi%a%e
All CPD courses are classed as independentl% funded. The% will not receive central
resources and must demonstrate the potential for surplus.
This proposal must be accompanied b% a three %ear financial plan which has been
agreed with %our &acult% &inance $fficer. Please confirm that this plan is attached/
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Please state the fee,s- which participants will be charged/

Si-%a&!re of o!rse leader(
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Si-%a&!re of C,air of Depar&me%&(
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The CPD $ffice Aanager signs this proposal to confirm that the course upholds the
'niversit%!s CPD strateg%
Si-%a&!re of CPD Offie 4a%a-er
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