NCAD SUBJECT EXTERN INTERIM REPORT
Once you have completed this interim report, please: Email to your programme contact at NCAD, or Email to ocallaghank@staff.ncad.ie Your feedback is critical in assisting UCD and NCAD to monitor and enhance the quality of their programmes. We very much welcome your views and we thank you for taking the time to complete the form. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN INTERIM REPORT AND AS SUCH IS OPTIONAL. WE WELCOME ANY INTERIM FEEDBACK PRIOR TO THE FINAL REPORT.

SECTION 1: EXTERN DETAILS
Extern name
Address of your institution
Email address
Academic Year	NCAD School
Dates of interim visit to NCAD (virtual or actual)
Subject/Programme for which report is presented (please specify programme/degree name)
Level for which report is presented (please tick)
☐	Undergraduate	☐	Postgraduate taught	☐	Both	☐	Other (please specify)
Specify here if other:

SECTION 2: GENERAL
Have you read NCAD’s Extern Policy and Guidelines, and UCD Academic Regulations to assist you in carrying out your review?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Did you find the roles and responsibilities of the NCAD Extern clearly defined?
☐	Yes	☐	No
If you acted as Extern in the previous year, did you receive evidence that your recommendations were considered and acted upon?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Any general comments:

SECTION 3: PROGRAMME/SUBJECT CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES
Did you receive relevant documentation from the School to enable you to carry out your interim review (Programme Specifications, Module Descriptors, project briefs, assessment strategies, etc.)?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Was the module and programme content both current and appropriate to the academic level at which it was delivered?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Are the module and programme objectives well defined and appropriate to the subject matter and level of delivery?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Any general comments on the programme content and objectives?

SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES
Were you given the opportunity to review draft assessment guides or exam papers and details of other assessment exercises prior to the assessment?
☐	Yes	☐	No
How would you rate the appropriateness of the assessment instruments used?
☐	Very appropriate	☐	Appropriate	☐	Not appropriate
How would you rate the appropriateness of the timings of assessments (end-of-semester timed exams, continuous assessment, in-semester exams, etc.)?
☐	Very appropriate	☐	Appropriate	☐	Not appropriate
Did the design and timings of assessment enable students to demonstrate achievement of their expected learning outcomes?
☐	Yes	☐	No
How would you describe the standard and robustness of the assessment instruments/processes adopted?
☐	High	☐	Average	☐	Low
Were you given the opportunity to audit a sample of graded assessments to confirm standards?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Do you think that feedback given to students on their assessments is adequate?
☐	Yes	☐	No
How would you describe the standards achieved by students in comparison with programmes in your own institution and other institutions with which you have experience?
☐	Higher	☐	Similar	☐	Lower
Any general comments on the assessment strategies and processes?

SECTION 5: FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS
Were you given the opportunity to meet with students to discuss the relevant modules/programmes/subjects?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Did the students raise any particularly pressing issues with you that we should be made aware of?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Every NCAD student is given the opportunity to provide anonymous online feedback on each of their modules. Were you given access to this data by the relevant Head of Department/School?
☐	Yes	☐	No
Any general comments on student feedback?
Recommendations in relation to issues arising from your report
INTERIM REPORT
Supplementary comments (if any) regarding the overall quality of the subject/programme

DATE	SIGNATURE