G. Example timeline of core contact points

Undergraduate programme

Year 1
Throughout the year	Two meetings per semester with Academic Advisor
September	Registration
October	Engagement within the Blackboard VLE
October - December	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement)*
January	Semester 1 examinations
February - May	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement)*
May	Semester 2 examinations
July	Selection of course units for year 2
Year 2
Throughout the year	Weekly contact with Academic Advisor
September	Registration
October	Engagement within the Blackboard VLE
October - December	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement)*
January	Semester 1 examinations
February - May	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement)*
May	Semester 2 examinations
July	Selection of course units for year 3
Year 3
Throughout the year	Weekly contact with Academic Advisor
September	Registration
October	Engagement within the Blackboard VLE
October - December	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement) *
January	Semester 1 examinations
February - May	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit

Postgraduate taught programme

October	Registration Meeting with Personal Tutor/Programme Director
October	Engagement within the Blackboard VLE
October - December	Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement) *
January	Examinations
February – May The precise dates for some of these activities will differ between programmes	Submission of dissertation proposal Initial meeting with Supervisor Submission of formative assessment and summative coursework for each unit (potentially a number of different points of engagement) *
May	Examinations
June – September	Meetings with dissertation supervisor

* Each unit is likely have different points for submission of coursework (formative and summative) throughout the semester. Postgraduate taught students normally take between 2 and 4 unit (60 credits) in a semester, depending on the programme structures. Therefore, monitoring the receipt of coursework offers a different number of opportunities for a School to be assured that a student is engaging with their programme of study.

In addition to these core contact points, opportunities to monitor students’ engagement with their programme will exist through programme specific activities as well as via any mechanisms that a School may employ to monitor and record attendance at scheduled teaching and learning activities.