Terms of Reference

1. To propose policies on the matters contained in this policy paper (e.g. peer assessment) for approval by the Senate Committee on General Education.

2. To monitor and ensure fairness and honesty in all assessment work.

3. To review comments provided by programme review panels.

4. To review and define grade descriptors as and when necessary.

5. To endorse course assessment schemes.

6. 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.

7. To approve grade boundaries and the assignment of grades recommended by teachers.

8. To arrange make-up examination/ assessment for students who have been given approval to be absent from examination/ assessment.

9. To endorse requests submitted by teachers for change of marks or grades upon appeal by students, and to help resolve any informal complaints thereon.

10. To ensure that reasonable effort is undertaken to monitor and uphold academic honesty in all assessments.

11. Any other duties as determined by the Senate Committee on General Education.