Roadmap — New Degree Programme From Validation to First Intake
A month-by-month roadmap for a fictional university launching a BSc (Hons) Data Science — 18 modules of 20 credits, 360 in all — from academic approval through the validation event to welcome week: 15 items (3 done, 2 in progress, 9 planned, 1 at risk) and 3 milestones across five lanes, status date 18 Jan 2027. All 19 dependencies finish before their dependents start; the longest chain, eight steps, runs from academic approval through learning outcomes, module specifications, the assessment strategy, the validation event and open days to first intake. Illustrative roadmap.
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title "Harrowfield University — BSc (Hons) Data Science launch"
subtitle "Programme development roadmap for the September 2027 intake"
note "Illustrative example: Harrowfield University is fictional; modules, staffing and dates are invented for demonstration."
axis months Sep 2026 .. Sep 2027
today 2027-01-18
milestone approval "Academic Board approval to develop" 2026-09-30 done
milestone validation "Validation event" 2027-02-24 planned after docs, assessment
milestone intake "First intake: welcome week" 2027-09-20 planned after enrolment, year1, jupyter, induction
lane "Curriculum design" color: blue
item outcomes "Programme learning outcomes" 2026-10 .. 2026-11-06 done after approval
item modules "18 module specifications (360 credits)" 2026-11-07 .. 2026-12-18 done after outcomes
item assessment "Assessment strategy and rubrics" 2027-01 in progress 50% after modules
item year1 "Year 1 teaching materials" 2027-03 .. 2027-08 planned after validation
lane "Quality and validation" color: violet
item docs "Validation document and handbook" 2027-01-04 .. 2027-02-05 in progress 60% after modules
item conditions "Response to validation conditions" 2027-03 .. 2027-04 planned after validation
item examiner "External examiner appointed" 2027-03 .. 2027-05 planned after validation
lane "Staffing" color: teal
item hiring "Recruit two lecturers in machine learning" 2026-11 .. 2027-04 at risk owner: "Head of School"
item induction "New-staff induction and PGCert" 2027-05 .. 2027-08 planned after hiring
lane "Facilities and IT" color: amber
item gpu "GPU teaching cluster procurement" 2027-02 .. 2027-05 planned
item jupyter "JupyterHub and VLE course shells" 2027-06 .. 2027-08 planned after gpu
lane "Marketing and admissions" color: pink
item coursepage "Course page live, subject to validation" 2026-10 .. 2026-11 done after approval
item opendays "Open days and offer-holder days" 2027-03 .. 2027-06 planned after validation
item clearing "Clearing campaign" 2027-08 planned after opendays
item enrolment "Enrolment and welcome-week planning" 2027-07 .. 2027-09-10 planned after opendays