Creating accessible information about courses or programmes of study for disabled students.

2. Evaluating Content

All applicants need to know whether they would want to take your course, and whether they could do well in it.

Which of the following best describes your course or programme information?

Clarifies both the characteristic demands made, and the rewards offered by the course. Clarifies the positive side - effectively sells the course. Clarifies the negative side - forestalls unrealisitc expectations. Misleads the potential student regarding the demands and rewards of the course.

If your current practice fails to match up to your chosen standard, what action will you take?

All applicants need to know what they must do on your course.

Which of the following statements would you say are true of your current course/programme information provision?

Clarifies the relevant and genuine competence standards of the course. Gives a false impression of what are agreed to be competence standards. Can justify competence standards as required by the DDA Part IV as amended 2006.

If your current practice fails to match up to your chosen standard, what action will you take?

Some applicants need to know about alternative ways of fulfilling course requirements.

Which of the following statements would you say are true of your current course/programme information provision?

Gives some examples of exisiting or past practice on alternative ways to meet course requirements. Spells out principled approach to alternative ways to achieve course requirements. Avoids or ignores the question of flexibility in ways to achieve course re

If your current practice fails to match up to your chosen standard, what action will you take?

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