Analytic Quality Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Home
Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004-24, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for additions or amendments.
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Periodic review
Periodic review is the evaluation of an institution or its programmes on a regular cycle.
Periodic reviews of programmes in the UK, for eample, are usually every five years and of institutions in the USA every ten years.
The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) (2011) defines periodic review as:
A review of one or more programmes of study, undertaken periodically (typically once every five years), using nationally agreed reference points, to confirm that the programmes are of an appropriate academic standard and quality. The process typically involves experts from other institutions.
More recently, QAA (undated) states:
Periodic review: An internal review of one or more programmes of study, undertaken by institutions periodically (typically once every five years), using nationally agreed reference points, to confirm that the programmes are of an appropriate academic standard and quality. The process typically involves experts from other higher education providers.
Grimsby Institute Group (2011, p. 2) state that:
'periodic review’ is used to describe the principles and processes through which the Institute will monitor and take a broader review of its programmes in an agreed 5 year cycle.
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST, 2001), referring to its processes, states:
Periodic Review: a review of each department is normally undertaken every five to six years by the Educational Standards Committee (on quality assurance procedures), and the Teaching and Learning Committee (revalidation of programmes).
Grimsby Institute Group, 2010, Higher Education Quality and Standards, November, available at http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/highereducation/documents/quality/CoPPeriodicReview07-10-09Approvedv1.pdf, accessed 6 September 2012, not available 28 June 2019.
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) (2011), Glossary, available at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/AboutUs/glossary/Pages/glossary-p.aspx#p2, accessed 6 September 2012, page not available 8 January 2017.
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), undated, Glossary, available at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/about-us/glossary?Category=P#162, accessed 8 January 2017, not available 28 June 2019.
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), 2001, Annex 1: Glossary, UM/DG/005, available at http://www2.umist.ac.uk/staff/talsc/TaLSC/quality/dg005%20_glossary.pdf, posted 30/08/01, no longer available 1 October 2012.