The perfect score for Electronics
Posted on 16 January 1998
The marks continue the University's outstanding success in the TQA process which measures the quality of teaching in every subject in every university. Cambridge and York have the highest TQA scores so far and the latest marks confirm York's excellence.
The Teaching Quality Assessment team from the Quality Assurance Agency visited the department of Electronics from 12 to 15 January. Their visit was a formal process which looked at six aspects: course design, teaching, student progression through the course, student support, learning resources, and internal quality assurance procedures. Each area was awarded a score out of 4 (total possible marks: 24). The department submitted a document in advance which detailed aims and objectives in each of the six areas. As part of their audit, the assessors sat in on lectures, laboratory sessions and other activities.
"This is an outstanding result and the best possible start to the term for both the department and the University," said David Foster, the University's Registrar.
Notes to editors:
Teaching Quality Assessment is an ongoing process. The University's results so far are as follows:
| History | Excellent |
| Chemistry | Satisfactory |
| Architecture | Excellent |
| Computer Science | Excellent |
| English | Excellent |
| Social Work | Excellent |
| Music | Excellent |
| Social Policy | Excellent |
| Sociology | 23/24 (new marking system introduced) |
| Language and linguistics | 22/24 |
| Electronics | 24/24 |
Average scores for TQA in British universities before today's announcement were as follows:
| Cambridge | 96 |
| York | 95 |
| LSE | 94 |
| Oxford | 92 |
| St Andrew's | 92 |
| Imperial College | 92 |