Partnership Operational Documents (PODs) and their application:From Memorandum of Agreement to Student Experience

Sandra Mienczakowski, Deputy Director: Academic Administration

Emilia Kukula, Collaborative Provision Manager

Academic Services Division

Session Aims- Learn about the approach taken to

operationalize administration relating to academic partnerships;

- Practical application/exercise – work on a POD;

- Reflect on approach taken and discuss own approaches;

- Identify good practice.

Background- Collaborative provision?- Growth in number of academic

partnerships;- Quality Code – B10;- Fragmented approach;

Fragmented approach

Challenges- Structure;- Systems;- Expectations;- Compliance.

Development- From MOA to student experience –

PODs;- Graduate Trainee Project;- Collaborative Provision team;- Certification;- Systems.

Current Context

MoA drafting process, consultation stage

MoA drafting process, consultation stage

MoA broken down to operational details

MoA broken down to operational details

POD broken down to actions by date

POD broken down to actions by date

consultation, meeting

POD database

workspace

Student experience

Group Exercise- In groups work on operationalizing an

aspect of a MOA by interpreting into a POD.

- Feedback from groups and completion of a POD

MESS Programme- Master in Environmental ScienceS;- Joint programme;- AUA – leading institution;

- Year 1: first semester Finland or Poland;- Year 1: second semester UoN, UK;- Year 2: first semester – AUA, Portugal;- Year 2: second semester – student’s

choice;

Discussion- Good practice?

Questions?

Further discussion?

Contact details:

sandra.mienczakowski@nottingham.ac.uk

emilia.kukula@nottingham.ac.uk