COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES: SOME CONTEXT

1. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF)http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progs.htm Collaborative Programmes Academic SecretariatUCD Registry I want to develop a new Collaborative Programme If you would like to develop a new Collaborative Programme, support around curriculum design is available from your Vice-Principal / Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning as well as your Programme Dean (supplementary information and resources can be accessed at http://www.ucd.ie/teaching/resources/programmedesigndevelopment/) and for graduate programmes, from your Graduate School Director and UCD Graduate Studies Office. Additionally, you may contact programmes@ucd.ie at any point for clarification and advice. In order to develop a new Collaborative Programme, including the introduction of collaboration into an already existing programme, you will need to complete Form PDARF2: New Programme Proposal for submission to the University Management Team (UMT) in the first instance. Form PDARF1: UCD Partnership Proposal Form will need to be completed where the collaboration is an undergraduate linkage or where the programme will be delivered off-campus. Once UMT has endorsed the proposal (and, where necessary, approved the partner) Form PDARF3: New Programme Academic Structure Proposal and Form PDARF4: Collaborative Programme Supplement must be completed and submitted to UMT and UPB. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES: SOME CONTEXT • Collaborative Programmes may be offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order for the University to effectively support and deliver inter-institutional collaborative programmes, it is necessary to capture information on a range of relevant areas. To assist you in developing your proposal a number of Collaborative Programme Information Sheets have been developed. These can be accessed at http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progsn.htm and address the following areas: • Collaborative Award Types (including established routes to collaborative, e.g. Co-tutelle, DRHEA) • Programme Structures • Admissions • Financial arrangements • Student registration and provision of support services • External reporting • Assessment (modules) • Degree Award Classification • Transcripts/Diploma Supplements, Parchments & Conferring • UCD, along with external higher educational funding agencies, is keen to facilitate the development of inter-institutional Collaborative Programmes. Given the strategic importance of Collaborative Programmes, as well as their inherent complexity, support for these programmes is provided by a range of administrative offices within UCD. UCD Registry, UCD International, the UCD Quality Office and the Office of Corporate and Legal Affairs are all involved in facilitating the development and implementation of new Collaborative Programme proposals. Useful links • Collaborative Programmes @ UCD – Information Sheets • Forms PDARF1, PDARF2, PDARF3 and PDARF4 • Collaborative Agreement Template • IHEQN Guidelines • Procedure for Inter-Institutional Co-Supervisory Arrangements • Inter-Institutional Co-Supervisory Arrangement Template • DRHEA MOU, IUA Memoranda of Understanding • ERASMUS MUNDUS support information • Academic Regulations • User’s Guide to General Regulations • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Level Descriptors • National Framework of Qualifications Need help? Contact programmes@ucd.ie

2. Academic SecretariatUCD Registry Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) Collaborative Programmes FOCUS ON: NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMME PROPOSALS • Please note that for all Collaborative Programme Proposals, the following must be addressed: • There must be a clear and defined rationale for the proposed collaboration. • The proposed collaboration must be clearly and explicitly aligned with the University’s Strategic Plan and Education Strategy. • The proposal must be compatible with the aims and strategies of the School involved and/or the Strategic Plan of the College involved. • There must be an analysis of the impact of the proposed collaboration on existing collaborative arrangements and commitments. • There must be a clear identification of the UCD School which has primary responsibility for managing UCD’s participation in a given collaboration, and whose staff members may work with partners within and outside of UCD. • To support the implementation of a collaborative programme, UCD Registry will develop an Implementation Plan. This Plan functions as a quick reference for ensuring that the collaborative programme is adequately supported operationally and will be stored on Google Drive. Any member of staff may request access from Academic Secretariat (acsec@ucd.ie). IMPORTANT:ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES • A formal Collaborative Agreement between the participating institutions must underpin each programme. • Only the President, or a University Officer formally authorised in writing to act on the President’s behalf, is entitled to establish a contractual relationship with any partner institution. • Any formal Collaborative Agreement or Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding is stored together with the relevant Operational Statement in the UCD Connect Group to which any member of staff may request access from Academic Secretariat (acsec@ucd.ie). Need help? Contact programmes@ucd.ie