RAVENSBOURNE COLLEGE OF DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION

COLLEGE CALENDAR Academic Year 2007-8

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Week 45)

August 2007

27 Monday SUMMER BANK HOLIDAY

28 Tuesday
29 Wednesday
30 Thursday
31 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Week 46)

September 2007

3 Monday ENROLMENT – CONTENT CREATION LEVEL 1

4 Tuesday
5 Wednesday
6 Thursday TBC Welcome Back [All staff]
TBC Staff Conference
7 Friday 10:00 Peer Observation [Academic]
14:00 Personal Tutorial System [Academic]
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Week 51)

September 2007

10 Monday WINTER TERM Commences for 2 Year Degree

12:00 Submission deadline for assessment retrieval
11 Tuesday 14:00 Quality & Regulatory Framework [Academic]
12 Wednesday 09:30 Learning & Teaching Assessment [Academic]
14:00 Unit Schemes of Work [Academic]
13 Thursday 11:00 Quality Enhancement [Academic]
13:30 Changes to FHEQ (M Level) [Academic]
14 Friday 10:00 PPD, independent learning & extending the curriculum [Academic]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Week 52)

September 2007

ENROLMENT – ALL 1st YEARS

17 Monday 13:00 Annual Course Monitoring [Academic]
18 Tuesday 10:00 Writing project briefs [Academic]
14:00 Assessment Feedback [Academic]
19 Wednesday RETRIEVALS BOARDS: All UG courses
17:00 Governor Development
18:00 Board of Governors
20 Thursday
21 Friday
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 1

September 2007

INDUCTION FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS / ENROLMENT – CONTINUING STUDENTS

24 Monday WINTER TERM Commences for FE Diploma and Level 0
25 Tuesday 10:30 QDC
26 Wednesday
27 Thursday 10.30 PBVG
28 Friday
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 2

October 2007

1 Monday WINTER TERM Commences foundation degrees, 3 year & top-up degrees
Quality – Deadline for draft ACM reports (CL)
Quality – Deadline for draft External Examiner Action Plans (CL)
Peer Observation begins
2 Tuesday 10:30 LTRC
3 Wednesday 09:30 E-learning – pedagogy & using the VLE [Academic]
4 Thursday 13:30 Preparing for your appraisal [All]
5 Friday 09:30 Managing performance [All]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 3

October 2007

8 Monday All day Governors’ Away Day

9 Tuesday 09:30 Academic Board
OPEN DAY
10 Wednesday 10:30 Commercial Development and Enterprise Committee
11 Thursday TBC Deaf awareness [All]
12 Friday 12:00 Developing successful Emerald Fund projects [Academic]
Quality – Deadline for Student reps names (CL)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 4

October 2007

15 Monday 12:00 Course Committee: FE

16 Tuesday 12.00 PG Board of Studies
17 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: BPP/CSD
18 Thursday 14:00 Curriculum Design & Validation [Academic]
19 Friday 12:00 Course Committee: CVA/Anim
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 5
October 2007

22 Monday
23 Tuesday 10:00 Developing a learning & teaching research project [Academic]
24 Wednesday INTERSECTIONS CONFERENCE
TBC Line management [All]
25 Thursday INTERSECTIONS CONFERENCE
26 Friday INTERSECTIONS CONFERENCE
10:00 Child protection & safeguarding [All]
13:00 Course Committee: Level 0
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 6

October 2007

29 Monday READING WEEK for FE Diploma & Level 0

12:30 Course Committee: Fashion
30 Tuesday
31 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: BMT/BOP/BTC
16:30 Nominations Committee
17:30 Finance & General Purposes Committee

November 2007

1 Thursday 10:00 Line Management of Health & Safety [All]

12:30 Course Committee: IDEA
2 Friday 12:00 Course Committee: Graphics
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 7

November 2007

5 Monday
6 Tuesday 12:00 Course Committee: Moving Image
7 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: CCB / Broadcasting
8 Thursday 10:00 Reasonable adjustments / mitigating circumstances [Academic]
12:00 Course Committee: Product/Interaction
9 Friday 12:00 Student feedback [Academic]
Quality – Deadline for revised ACM (CL)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 8

November 2007

12 Monday TBC Staff Conference

13 Tuesday OPEN DAY
15:30 Final Examination Board – PG Courses
17:00 Remuneration Committee
14 Wednesday 09:30 Time management [All]
10.30 ELAG
13:30 Project management [All]
17:30 Audit Committee
15 Thursday
16 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 9

November 2007

19 Monday
20 Tuesday 10:30 Faculty Committee: Design
14:00 Faculty Committee: Communication Media
21 Wednesday 13:00 Engaging with creative business [Academic]
22 Thursday 09:30 Risk assessment & controls [All]
14:00 Basic awareness [All]
23 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 10

November 2007

26 Monday
27 Tuesday OPEN DAY
28 Wednesday 14.00 Diversity Committee
17:00 Governor Development
18:00 Board of Governors
29 Thursday
30 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 11

December 2007

3 Monday
4 Tuesday OPEN DAY
09:30 Academic Board
5 Wednesday
6 Thursday 10:00 Line Management of Health & Safety: part 2 [All]
7 Friday Quality – Peer observation process ends
WINTER TERM ENDS for foundation degrees, 3 year & top-up degrees
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 12

December 2007

10 Monday 12:30 Admissions Policy & Procedure

11 Tuesday 10:00 Learning plans, supervising PG projects & dissertations [Academic]
10:30 QDC
12.30 PG Board of Studies
12 Wednesday
13 Thursday 10.30 PBVG
14 Friday WINTER TERM ENDS for FE Diploma, Level 0 & 2 Year Degree

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 13

December 2007
17 Monday WINTER PROJECT begins for 2 Year Degree (3 weeks)
18 Tuesday 09:30 Progression and Progress Review Board – CCB
11:00 Progression and Progress Review Board – Fashion 2 Year/FA
19 Wednesday
20 Thursday
21 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 14

December 2007

24 Monday CONCESSIONARY DAY – COLLEGE CLOSED

25 Tuesday BANK HOLIDAY
25 Wednesday BANK HOLIDAY
27 Thursday EXTRA STATUTORY DAY – COLLEGE CLOSED
28 Friday EXTRA STATUTORY DAY – COLLEGE CLOSED
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 15

December 2007

31 Monday CONCESSIONARY DAY – COLLEGE CLOSED

January 2008

1 Tuesday BANK HOLIDAY

2 Wednesday COLLEGE RE-OPENS
3 Thursday
4 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 16

January 2008

7 Monday SPRING TERM commences for all courses

8 Tuesday
9 Wednesday 10:00 Progress Review Board – BOP/BMT/BPP/CSD
10:00 Progress Review Board – BTC/BRPRD/BRPST/BRSND
11:30 Progress Review Board – CVA/ANIM
10 Thursday 14:00 Progress Review Board – MID/GD
11 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 17
January 2008

14 Monday
15 Tuesday 10:30 LTRC
16 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: CCB/Broadcasting
17 Thursday 10:00 Progress Review Board – IDEA/ID/PD/Level 0
18 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 18

January 2008

21 Monday
22 Tuesday 10:30 QDC
23 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: BMT/BOP/BTC
24 Thursday 09:30 Office & workstation health & safety [All]
12.00 PG Board of Studies
25 Friday 12:00 Course Committee: Graphics
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 19

January 2008

28 Monday 12:00 Course Committee: CVA/Anim

29 Tuesday 12:00 Course Committee: Moving Image
30 Wednesday 14.00 PBVG
31 Thursday 12:00 Course Committee: IDEA

February 2008

1 Friday 13:00 Course Committee: Level 0

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 20

February 2008

4 Monday
5 Tuesday OPEN DAY
6 Wednesday 10:30 Commercial Development and Enterprise Committee
14.00 Diversity Committee
7 Thursday 12:00 Course Committee: Product/Interaction
8 Friday 12:00 Course Committee: Fashion
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 21

February 2008

11 Monday
12 Tuesday OPEN DAY
13 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: BPP/CSD
14 Thursday
15 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 22

February 2008

18 Monday READING WEEK for FE Diploma & Level 0

19 Tuesday 11:00 Health & Safety Committee
20 Wednesday TBC Staff Conference
21 Thursday
22 Friday

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 23
February 2008

25 Monday 12:00 Course Committee: FE

26 Tuesday 11.00 PG Board of Studies
27 Wednesday 10.30 ELAG
28 Thursday
29 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 24

March 2008

3 Monday
4 Tuesday OPEN DAY
5 Wednesday 10:30 Faculty Committee: Communication Media
14:00 Faculty Committee: Design
16:30 Nominations Committee
17:30 Finance & General Purposes Committee
6 Thursday
7 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 25

March 2008

10 Monday
11 Tuesday 09:30 Academic Board
12 Wednesday 13:30 E-Learning – Pedagogy & using the VLE (Moodle) [Academic]
13 Thursday
14 Friday SPRING TERM ends for all courses
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 26

March 2008

17 Monday SPRING PROJECT begins for 2 Year Degree (3 weeks)

18 Tuesday
19 Wednesday 17:00 Governor Development
18:00 Board of Governors
20 Thursday
21 Friday GOOD FRIDAY BANK HOLIDAY
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 27

March 2008

24 Monday EASTER MONDAY BANK HOLIDAY

25 Tuesday
26 Wednesday
27 Thursday
28 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 28

March 2008

31 Monday

April 2008

1 Tuesday
2 Wednesday 09:30 Progression and Progress Review Board – CCB
3 Thursday
4 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 29

April 2008

7 Monday SUMMER TERM commences for all courses

8 Tuesday 10:00 PBVG
9 Wednesday 10:00 Progress Review Board – IDEA/ID/PD/Level 0
14:00 Progress Review Board – MID/GD
17:30 Audit Committee
10 Thursday 10:00 Progress Review Board – BOP/BMT/BPP/CSD
10:00 Progress Review Board – BTC/BRPRD/BRPST/BRSND
11:30 Progress Review Board – CVA/ANIM

11 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 30

April 2008

14 Monday
15 Tuesday 10:30 QDC
16 Wednesday
17 Thursday
18 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 31

April 2008

21 Monday
22 Tuesday 10:30 LTRC
23 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: CCB/Broadcasting
TBC Mental health awareness [Academic]
16:15 Commercial Development and Enterprise Committee
24 Thursday
25 Friday

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 32

April 2008

28 Monday 12:00 Course Committee: FE

29 Tuesday 12.00 PG Board of Studies
30 Wednesday 10.30 ELAG
12:00 Course Committee: BMT/BOP/BTC

May 2008

1 Thursday 12:00 Course Committee: IDEA

2 Friday 12:00 Course Committee: Graphics
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 33

May 2008

5 Monday BANK HOLIDAY

6 Tuesday
7 Wednesday
8 Thursday 12:00 Course Committee: Product/Interaction
9 Friday 13:00 Course Committee: Level 0
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 34

May 2008

12 Monday 12:00 Course Committee: Fashion

13 Tuesday 12:00 Course Committee: Moving Image
14 Wednesday 12:00 Course Committee: BPP/CSD
15 Thursday TBC Fire safety awareness [All]
12:00 Course Committee: CVA/Anim
16 Friday 11:00 Health & Safety Committee
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 35

May 2008

19 Monday
20 Tuesday
21 Wednesday
22 Thursday
23 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 36

May 2008

26 Monday BANK HOLIDAY

27 Tuesday 12:00 Faculty Committee: Design
14:00 Faculty Committee: Communication Media
28 Wednesday
29 Thursday
30 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 37

June 2008

2 Monday
3 Tuesday 9.30 Academic Board
13.00 PG Board of Studies
4 Wednesday RAVE ON AIR
5 Thursday RAVE ON AIR
6 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 38

June 2008

9 Monday
10 Tuesday
11 Wednesday 14.00 Diversity Committee
17:30 Finance & General Purposes Committee
12 Thursday
13 Friday SUMMER TERM ends for all courses apart from 2 Year degree
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 39

June 2008

16 Monday
17 Tuesday 10:30 LTRC
18 Wednesday
19 Thursday
20 Friday SUMMER TERM ends for 2 Year degree
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 40

June 2008

23 Monday
24 Tuesday 10:30 QDC
25 Wednesday 17:30 Audit Committee
26 Thursday
27 Friday REGISTRY DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT MARKS
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 41

June 2008

30 Monday

July 2008

1 Tuesday
2 Wednesday
3 Thursday
09:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): Interaction
10:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): IDEA
11:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): Product
12:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): Level 0
14:00 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): Fashion 3 Year & 2 year
15:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): Graphics & Moving Image
09:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): BMT, BOP, BPP, CSD
13:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): BTC, BRPRD06, BRPST06, BRSND06
 14:30 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): CCB
15:00 UNIT VERIFICATION BOARD (INTERNAL MODERATION): CVA, ANI06
4 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 42

July 2008

7 Monday
8 Tuesday 09:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): Interaction
10:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): IDEA
11:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): Product
12:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): Level 0
14:00 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): Fashion 3 Year & 2 year
15:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): Graphics & Moving Image
9 Wednesday 09:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): BMT, BOP, BPP, CSD
13:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): BTC, BRPRD06, BRPST06, BRSND06
14:30 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): CCB
15:00 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD (ALL LEVELS): CVA, ANI06
17:00 Governor Development
18:00 Board of Governors
10 Thursday
11 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 43

July 2008

14 Monday TBC Staff Conference

15 Tuesday 9.30 Academic Board
16 Wednesday
17 Thursday
18 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 44

July 2008

21 Monday
22 Tuesday
23 Wednesday TBC CONVOCATION
24 Thursday
25 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 45

July 2008

28 Monday
29 Tuesday
30 Wednesday
31 Thursday

August 2008

1 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 46

August 2008

4 Monday
5 Tuesday
6 Wednesday
7 Thursday
8 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 47

August 2008

11 Monday
12 Tuesday
13 Wednesday
14 Thursday
15 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 48

August 2008

18 Monday
19 Tuesday
20 Wednesday
21 Thursday
22 Friday
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 49

August 2008

25 Monday BANK HOLIDAY

26 Tuesday
27 Wednesday
28 Thursday
29 Friday

______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week 50

8th September 2008 SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ALL ASSESSMENT RETRIEVAL

17th September 2008 RETRIEVALS BOARDS: Communication Media & Design
22nd September 2008 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MA DISSERTATIONS [Deferred Candidates]
11th November 2008 FINAL EXAMINATION BOARD – MA COURSES

Key
- Official UK Public and Bank Holidays
- Internal Meetings
- Student Term dates/Enrolment/Open Days
- Training
- Deadlines
- Assessment, Exam and Progress Boards
- Course Committees
- Quality deadlines
- Degree show events