Electronic Signatures Pilot at Swansea Met

In addition to the piloting of the SWANI project outcomes by partners in the SAWSW WBL partnership, the PotsPan project also has the objective of exploring the benefits of using electronic signatures more generally in institutional management documentation. Project Workpackage 3 addresses this objective and the work is being carried out at Swansea Metropolitan, recently merged with University of Wales Trinity St David.

This evaluation exercise was not constrained by the EU requirement for 'wet signatures' and was therefore able to explore the use of electronic signatures applied directly to digitised documents, rather than using a digital pen. The pilot is currently under way at Swansea Met and has a specific focus on the potential benefits for online assessment authentication for work submitted by distance learners.

The pilot plan is outlined in the document below:

Pots pan workpackage 3 from Tony Toole