Quality is something that Auston does not take lightly. While we set our standards to be reasonably achievable by our students, this does not mean that we allow quality standards to lapse

Austons programmes regularly undergo several audits a semester. Some of them are detailed below:

Our programmes are written and vetted by senior academic staff both from Coventry University and local academic institutions like NTU and NUS.

Before running a course, we have to identify the topics and desired learning outcomes of each module. These are usually provided by the accrediting university but in our case, we insist that we develop our own material that is equivalent to the universities but is localized for our regional relevance. These are then looked over and approved by the University.

Each module has assignments and exam papers that are set long before students even see them. Prior to term commencement, we develop questions and exam papers that are sent to External Examiners (see below) from third-party universities. The External Examiner will spend time reviewing each of the papers and returning them with comments and recommendations. If the papers are too easy or too difficult, he/she will suggest modifying them upwards or downwards accordingly. This ensures that any papers that are taken at Auston are of the same standard as they are in the UK. This process is normally conducted between universities.

To ensure further quality, External Examiners from third-party universities and invited to review and audit the programme. Besides the above mentioned audits of assignments and exam papers, they also attend Exam Boards.

Exam boards are conducted at the end of every term to moderate results to benchmark the students¡¯ performance against the overall cohort. They review student-submitted assignments and completed exam papers and decide if a student deserves to pass or fail. In this board of academics, they also confer the University awards of Bachelors and Masters and their corresponding level of Honours.

At the end of each term you go for term break but we keep working. Our Dean, Lecturers and Tutors gather and discuss the events of the last term and what improvements we can make for the future. We insist that we learn from our mistakes but continue to develop our programmes for the future.

To make sure that we are teaching up to date material and delivering courses that can rival national standards, we have an Academic Advisory Committee that advises our courses and our syllabi. They advise everything from course details, syllabus, lecturing, and lecturer training. Read more about our Academic Advisory Council here.