How does the External Examiners system work at IMI to ensure a totally fair and transparent grading system for IMI students?

Undergraduate:
Hospitality - Professor Nigel Morgan, University of Wales in Cardiff, UK
Tourism - Dr Edith Szivas, University of Surrey, UK

Postgraduate/MBA
Professor Patricia Rees, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

The process at IMI is as follows:

Before mid-semester, all exam papers and answer keys are submitted to the IMI Exam Officer who collates them and sets up an internal peer review with a group of lecturers. Exams are given back to lecturers for amendments and resubmitted to the Exam Officer who then forwards them to the respective external examiners for approval/comment. Any necessary changes are made and final, approved exam papers submitted back to the Exam Officer who then is responsible for organizing copying and distribution etc during the exam period together with the Registrar.

Exams are held and marked. A sample of exam scripts and coursework assessments in each of the bands (usually 3 As, 3 Bs, 3Cs, 3 Ds and all fails) are organized by lecturers for each unit, together with a completed Unit Evaluation Report and an overview of student marks for each element of assessment and final mark. All dissertations and their mark sheets are made available for review

The External Examiners then spend 2 days prior to the Exam Board looking at all this documentation to check that the marking and feedback to students is fair, consistent and equivalent to performance on other BA programmes.

The Exam Board is held to approve each student's award/degree classification and is also attended by 2 members from MMU - Maurice Palin who is our Liaison Tutor and John Fenby who is head of the department's Academic Standards Committee. They are here particularly to ensure that degree awards are fair and consistent with MMU decisions. Once all awards have been agreed, the External Examiners each give a brief verbal feedback report which usually offers items for improvement/consideration. A formal, written report is subsequently submitted to IMI and MMU and matters for action are taken from this to be discussed at the next programme committee.



Studying in the birthplace of the hotel industry

From Certificate to BA and MBA as well as direct entry to our full-time hospitality, tourism and event programmes

"A learning institute where future leaders want to study and professors are lecturing relevant and important topics"

IMI courses combine the best Swiss education traditions with the most forward thinking ideas in the modern hospitality and tourism industries and are kept under constant review with leading members of industry to ensure compliance with best practice.

Whatever your goals might be, IMI offers the perfect training program for everything from a simple certificate to MBA graduation. Swiss and British qualifications, combined with work experience evaluations after completion of practical training in reputed Swiss restaurants and hotels, give IMI students a unique competitive advantage when applying for jobs in the international hospitality and tourism industry. The aim of IMI is to offer an academic and vocational education to the highest standards for a successful career in management.

Study at IMI University Centre hospitality, tourism or events

Right after high school you can achieve our BA dual degree within 3 years. In case you already have hospitality experiences you can shorten this. The MBA can be done right after the BA, or as a direct entry through our Post Graduate programme and then MBA in less than 1 year. Contact us for more details anytime, preferably sending your CV , transcripts and reference letters in digital form (pdf) so we can find the best entry point for you.

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