Terms of Reference
- To propose policies on the matters contained in this policy paper (e.g. peer assessment) for approval by the Senate Committee on General Education;
- To monitor and ensure fairness and honesty in all assessment work;
- To review comments provided by programme review panels;
- To review and define grade descriptors as and when necessary;
- To endorse course assessment schemes;
- Be responsible for the quality of examination/ test papers. For example, for each course, a colleague within the department/ programme could be appointed as an internal reviewer to independently check the paper and model answer/ marking scheme;
- To approve grade boundaries and the assignment of grades recommended by teachers;
- To arrange make-up examination/ assessment for students who have been given approval to be absent from examination/ assessment;
- To endorse requests submitted by teachers for change of marks or grades upon appeal by students, and to help resolve any informal complaints thereon;
- To ensure that reasonable effort is undertaken to monitor and uphold academic honesty in all assessments; and
- Any other duties as determined by the Senate Committee on General Education.
Membership
Chairperson
Director, Office of University General Education
Ex-officio Members
Associate Director, Office of University General Education
College Deans of General Education
Programme Director of General Education Foundation Programme or his/her representative
A representative from SCGE
Professor CHENG Chung Yi
Secretary
Assistant Registrar, Office of University General Education