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All new SETU Waterford programmes undergo a formal peer-reviewed quality process (the CE process). The process includes extensive input from the relevant external stakeholders, such as employers and professional bodies, along with the participation from expert academics from other universities and colleges.

The CE panel Assessor’s Reports for SETU Waterford Academic Council for the past two academic years are:

pdf AR Diploma in Supervisory Practice

pdf AR Certificate in Pre-Admission Nursing

pdf AR B Eng in Mechanical Engineering

pdf AR BSc (H) in Exercise Science (Common Entry) 

pdf AR Bachelor of Science (H) in Physics for Modern Technology

pdf AR BA(H) in International Business-Management

pdf AR BSc (H) in Applied Computing in the Internet of Things

pdf AR BSc (H) in Applied Health Care

pdf AR Certificate in Entrepreneurship

pdf AR Certificate in Fire Engineering

pdf AR Certificate in Healthcare Support

pdf AR Certificate in Data Protection and GDPR Practice

pdf AR Certificate in Management Development

pdf AR Certificate in the Management of Work-Related Stress

pdf AR Higher Certificate in Arts in Adult and Further Education

pdf AR Higher Diploma in Science in Production Management for Digital Animation

pdf AR MA in Applied Spirituality

pdf AR MSc in Quantity Surveying

pdf AR MSc in Therapeutic Skills for Practice

pdf AR Certificate in Psychosocial Interventions for Practice

pdf Second Assessors' Report MSc in Quantity Surveying

pdf AR BSc (H) in Nursing Studies for Clinical Practice

pdf AR BSc (H) in Nursing Studies

pdf AR BSc (H) in Software Systems Practice

pdf AR Cert in CBT Skills for Practice

pdf AR Certificate in English for Academic Study

pdf AR Certificate in Management for Healthcare Professionals

pdf AR Certificate in Motivational Interviewing for Practice

pdf AR Higher Diploma in Arts in Early Childhood Studies Care and Education

pdf AR MA in Social Justice and Public Policy

pdf AR MA in SPHE

pdf AR Certificate in Academic English

pdf Supplementary Assessors' Report BSc (H) in Software Systems Practice

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Individual Learning PDF

pdfAssessors' Report for minor awards in the departement of Computing and Mathematics PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in project Management PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in Management and Leadership for Healthcare PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in supervisory Management PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in Pharmaceutical Technology PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in Advanced Analytical Techniques PDF

pdfSupplementory Assessors' Report Higher Diploma in Science in Production Management for Digitial Animation PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Higher Diploma in Business in Management PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in Management Development PDF

pdfAssessors' Report Higher Diploma in Business in International Financial Services

pdfAssessors' Report BSc (H) in Applied Health Care

pdfAssessors' Report BSc in Applied Health Care

pdfAssessors' Report Exercise Science (Common Entry)

pdfAssessors' Report Minor Awards in Horticulture

pdfAssessors' Report Certificate in Advanced Drug Formulation Science

pdf Assesor's Report on multiple individual Irish language and culture modules

pdf Signed Assessors' Report Certificate in Advance Drug Formulation Science

pdf Signed Supp AR HDip in Agri Food ICT Systems

pdf BSc (H) in Molecular Biology with Biopharmaceutical Science

pdf BSc (O) in Molecular Biology with Biopharmaceutical Science

pdf Analog Circuit Design Module

pdf Assessors' Report MA in Faciliation Skills for Promoting Health and Well Being

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Food and Beverage Operations

pdf Assessors' Report Bachelor of Business (H) in Business Information Systems

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Quality Management and Quantitative Data Analysis

pdf Assessors' Report BA (H) in Early Childhood Studies

pdf Assessors' Report BA in Culinary Arts

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Palliative Care for Healthcare Professionals

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Learning

pdf Assessors' Report Certificate in Enhancement of Respiratory Care Skills

pdf Assessors' Report Bachelor of Science (H) in Architecture

pdf Assessors' Report Bachelor of Science (H) in Construction Management

pdf Assessors' Report BEng H in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

pdf Assessors' Report Master of Architecture

pdf Assessors' Report BEng H Electrical Engineering

pdf Assessors' Report Master of Business

pdf Assessors' Report Master of Business Administration

pdf Assessors' Report Master of Science in Organic and Biological Agriculture

pdf Assessors' Report MBS in Lean Enterprise Excellence

The quality of all programmes is monitored on an ongoing basis. Internal Programme Boards, which include student members, report annually to SETU Waterford Academic Council. External Examiners validate the quality of all assessment activity and work with staff on the ongoing development of programmes.
Annual Reporting is primarily managed and administered by the School Offices, and supported at the central administration by the Academic Affairs section of the Registry – contact: Ms. Inna Kuzmenko, [email protected], ext. 2042.
Follow these links to access the  External Examiner Report and Annual Programme Board Report template.
 

The Institutional Self Evaluation Report (ISER) is an all-Institute report covering the quality assurance of every part of the SETU Waterford organisation. The report and the supplemental report were submitted for external expert panel review, coordinated by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

The expert panel produced the following report following the review:

PDFInstitutional Review Expert Panel Report

The Annual Institutional Quality Assurance Report (AIQR) is an annual report about internal quality assurance that SETU Waterford provides to the national academic quality regulatory agency - Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI). The AIQR has been developed with reference to the ENQA (the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) European Standards and Guidelines, upon which QQI's Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines are based.

WIT’s AIQR documents are:

PDF AIQR Part 1 15/16

PDF AIQR Part 2 15/16

PDF AIQR 2016-17

PDF AIQR 2017-18

PDF AIQR 2018-19

PDF AIQR 2019-20

 

All academic activities undergo an external quality assurance and enhancement review every 5 years. All programmes and modules are reviewed through a reflective self-assessment validated by a panel of international expert peers.The reports from the most recent school reviews are presented here:

 

Although not a periodic review the new SETU Waterford Structured Doctorate Framework and associated Universal Path modules were reviewed by an external panel on the 27/10/2016:

pdf Assessors' Report on Review of SETU Waterford Structured PhD Framework.

Each School was independently evaluated for its capacity to support structured PhD programmes by an external Peer Review Panel and the Panel evaluation for each School is as follows:

 

WIT quality documentation is available to the public on the WIT Policies page. Quality documentation , including document templates and work in progress, is also available to all staff on 
the Academic Council intranet site.