Could the flexible study proposal encourage institutions to restructure their curriculum?
During the consultation events held in March 2007, a number of delegates suggested that our proposal to support flexible learning could have unintended consequences. In particular, it was suggested that some institutions might ‘salami-slice’ their provision, in order to ensure that any student who completes less than their initial study intentions will complete some module – however small – and therefore be counted for funding purposes. We have confidence in the integrity of universities and colleges, and believe that few institutions would consider restructuring their curriculum purely for funding purposes. However, we have taken precautionary steps to address this concern. In particular, we propose only to count students who complete something less than their initial study intentions on the condition that they complete at least 20 credits (0.16 FTE). This will ensure that institutions are not encouraged to preface every course with a very small module, to make sure that all students
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