SITS Progression
12th December 2013
Topics
Project Overview
• Standardisation of PGT progression processes
• Common set of progression codes, exam board documentation and
communicating to students
Using CSP in SITS
• The key background data and creating SPI records
• Running progression and agreeing Exam Board decisions
Using the Progression Data
• New Exam Board reports
• Communication with students
Next Steps
• Progressive implementation throughout 2013/4
Overview of the SITS Process
Throughout the
academic year
• Marks entered
in SAS and
agreed
Pre- Exam Board
• SPI records
created in CSP
• Progression
run in CSP to
create actual
decision
• Produce
documentation
Post-Exam Board
• Make any
necessary
changes to
SMR data
• Agree (or
change)
progression
decision in
CSP
• Release
results
Key background data
Progression
rules for
each
programme
Agreed
module data
SPR Batch
codes
Student
status
Progression
in CSP
SPR Batch Codes
Taught stage of
programme
• TF – Full time student
• TP – Part time student
Referral only
• RF – Full time student
• RP – Part time student
Dissertation
stage of
programme
• DF – Full time student
• DP – Part time student
• DTF – Full time student trailing up to 30 credits
• DTP – Part time student trailing up to 30 credits
The CSP Toolbar and Creating SPI Records
The SPI (Student Progress Info) Record
Accessed via SPI directly, CSP or SPR-Other-Award-Progress
Snapshot of
student details at
the time of creation
Current batch as
stored in SPR at
the time of creation
Process status,
actual PIT and
Agreed PIT
Minutes and notes for
student related
progression information
Demonstration of Creating SPIs and
Calculating Progression
Progression Decisions (PIT codes)
Stored as both an actual and agreed in SPI
Decisions that can be confirmed
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Continue Taught
Refer/Continue
Proceed to Dissertation
Proceed to Dissertation – Trailing
Refer only
Continue in Taught
Continue in Referral
Award / Lesser Award – SAW record created
Dissertation resubmit
Continue in Dissertation
In Jeopardy / Withdraw
LOA / Dormant
Decisions that cannot be confirmed
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Decision pending condonement – Trail
Decision pending condonement – Refer
Decision pending withdrawal
Decision pending general
Progression Profiles
Set by course in CBO
T120_D60_180
• General
Regulations
• 120 credits
taught
• 60 credits
dissertation
T100_D80_180
• 100 credits
taught
• 80 credits
dissertation
T60_60
• 60 credits
taught
T120_120
• 120 credits
taught
T120_OPT_T60
• 120 credits
taught
• Optional
additional 60
T120_D60_2
• 60 credits
taught
• Simultaneous
further 60
credits taught
and 60 credits
dissertation
Ongoing Developments
Exam Board
Reports
Communication
with students
• Integration of
recommended
progression
decision
• Changes in line
with new module
structure
• Decisions through
MAP
• Results to date
Award codes
Module Data
• Rationalisation
into a set of ‘UNI’
codes
• Tidying up
Module Types