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Citation
reference: Harvey, L., 2004, 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 amendments or additions.
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core definition
Programme (or program in US/Australian English) is shorthand for a study
curriculum undertaken by a student that has co-ordinated elements, which
constitute a coherent named award.
explanatory context
Programme is most often used in the context of a taught undergraduate
(bachelorÕs) or masters programme. However, it is also extended in some
contexts to include research postgraduate study, even where there is no formal
taught elements. The research undertaking, agreed with supervisors, that will
result in the award of a doctorate or other postgraduate research award is
referred to as a programme of study.
In UK English, program means computer program.
analytical review
HEQC (2004) defines a programme as:
Purposeful and structured set of
learning experiences that leads to a qualification.
Tempus (2001) defines programme as:
a set of interrelated projects which are managed
co-ordinately;
For the University of Exeter (2004):
Programme
(of Study) The approved
curriculum followed by a student that may be one of a number of established
pathways available or may be unique to the student.
In some
settings, the term course is used to mean programme of study. Some
institutions, for example, refer to BA Economics as a course rather than a
programme of study. For example:
undergraduate
course: a credit course that may be applied to an undergraduate degree (that
is, a two-year college degree, often referred to as an associate's degree, or a
four-year college degree, often referred to as a bachelor's degree). (ICN, 200X)
However, course and programme are not
interchangeable as, in some circumstances, course means a subset of a programme
of study (equivalent to a module or unit of study).
related terms
See also
sources
Council
on Higher Education, Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), 2004, Criteria
for Institutional Audits, April (Pretoria,
Council on Higher Education). Avalable at http://quality.up.ac.za/docs/index.html
Indiana College Network (ICN), 200X,
ÔGlossaryÕ http://www.icn.org/about/glossary.html
Tempus, 2001, Glossary of the terms
related to quality assurance
Development of Quality Assurance
System in Higher Education (QUASYS)
Tempus Joint European Project, UM JEP-16015-2001 http://www.unizg.hr/tempusprojects/glossary.htm
University of Exeter,
2004, TQA Manual, Learning and Teaching
Definitions, http://www.ex.ac.uk/admin/academic/tls/tqa/modapp1.htm
Last updated 31 August 2004