Meeting No. 2/94 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 16 March 1994, in the Council Room of the University, commencing at 2.15 pm.
Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio and elected members. A current list of papers is circulated with this Agenda. A non-member may request permission to attend a meeting of the Board as an observer, by telephoning extension 55061. Observers have no speaking or voting rights.
Members are reminded that apologies should be telephoned to the Secretary on extension 55061.
B:ABAGENDA.294 J.A. Dunn
2 March 1994 Secretary
A G E N D A
*1. NOTICE OF MOTION : APPROVAL OF STEERING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
that the Steering Committee's recommendations be adopted for all items other than those starred.
2. MINUTES
2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 1/94 held on 2 February 1994
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
3.1 Matters Arising from Meeting No. 1/94 held on 2 February 1994
3.1.1 Matters Reported to Council
*4. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
4.1 Meeting of the Academic Board on 8 June 1994 at Gippsland Campus
4.2 Open Learning Tutorial Assistance Program - Report on First Year of Operation
4.3 New Tertiary Selection Arrangements 1994-95
4.4 Quality Report
4.5 Internationalisation
4.6 Student Load
4.7 Postgraduate Scholarships.
4.8 Voluntary Student Unionism
4.9 Redundancies
4.10 Student Insurance
4.11 Overseas Student Enrolments
4.12 Report of the General Manager - 1994 Operating Budgets
5. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS
6. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS
6.1 Proposal to Advertise a Chair in the Department of History
6.2 Proposal to Advertise a Chair of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology
6.3 Appointment of Chief Examiners
7. REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
7.1 Quota for the 1994 Intake in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering
7.2 Subject Quotas for 1994
7.3 Membership of Faculty Board
7.3.1 Casual Vacancy for an Elected Representative of the Department of Materials Engineering
7.3.2 Membership of the Faculty Board for the Chairman of the Faculty's Undergraduate Affairs Committee
7.4 Proposal for the Establishment of The Professor K.H. Hunt Award
7.5 Proposal to Establish the Douglas Lampard Electrical Engineering Research Prize and Medal
7.6 Change of Name for the Wilson Electric Transformer Prize
7.7 Annual Reports of Cooperative Research Centres
7.8 Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology: Transfer to Schedule A of the Graduate Diploma Regulations
8. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
8.1 Death of Professor Rod Andrew
8.2 Death of Mr Sam Rosengarten
8.3 Advisory Board, Institute of Reproduction and Development - Changes to composition
8.4 Approval of new prizes
9. REPORT OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
10. REPORT OF THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
11. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
11.1 FACULTY OF ARTS
11.1.1 Revised Course Structure for Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design)
11.1.2 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work double degree on the Clayton Campus
*11.1.3 Proposal for a Master of Arts in Tourism
11.1.4 Proposal to alter the relationship between the Associate Diploma of Arts (Human Services) and the Bachelor of Arts (Human Services)
*11.1.5 Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Security Management
11.2 FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
11.2.1 Major and Minor Studies in the School of Computing and Information Technology - Peninsula
11.2.2 New Subject Proposals
11.3 FACULTY OF MEDICINE
11.3.1 Standardisation of Course Nomenclature (Nursing)
11.3.2 Amendments to core subjects in Graduate Diplomas of Nursing
11.3.3 Proposal for a combined MBBS, BMedSc (Hons) degree
11.3.4 Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration)
11.4 FACULTY OF SCIENCE
11.4.1 Report on Programs in the Faculty of Science
12. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
12.1 Approval of Centres for the Purpose of PhD Enrolment
12.2 Conditions of Award: Employment Guidelines
13. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW GENDER REPRESENTATION ON ACADEMIC BOARD
14. REPORT OF EXCLUSION APPEALS REVIEW COMMITTEE TO ACADEMIC BOARD
15. COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
15.1 Admissions Committee
15.2 Board of Management for University Theatres
16 CHAIR SELECTION COMMITTEES
16.1 Chair of Anatomy
16.2 Chair of Organisational Behaviour, Syme Department of Management, Caulfield
16.3 Chair of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
17 REPORT OF THE CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE
18. ANNUAL REPORTS TO COUNCIL
18.1 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Science
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Item No. 2
2. MINUTES
2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 1/94 held on 2 February 1994
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 1/94 be approved.
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Item No. 3
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
3.1 Matters Arising from Meeting No. 1/94 held on 2 February 1994
3.1.1 Matters Reported to Council
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the action taken by Council on matters reported by the Board.
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Item No. 4
*4. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
4.1 Meeting of the Academic Board on 8 June 1994 at Gippsland Campus
Professor Chipman has invited the Board to meet at the Gippsland Campus on 8 June, commencing at 11.00a.m. with a tour of the Campus and a light lunch.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board consider the arrangements for its meeting at Gippsland on 8 June 1994.
4.2 Open Learning Tutorial Assistance Program - Report on First Year of Operation
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board receive and note the Report on the first year of operation of the Open Learning Tutorial Assistance Program.
4.3 New Tertiary Selection Arrangements 1994-95.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the Report on the New Tertiary Selection Arrangements 1994-95.
4.4 Quality Report
The Vice-Chancellor will speak to the attached documents.
4.5 Internationalisation
The Vice-Chancellor will speak about the document titled "Monash Policies on International Programs" attached to the Report of the Committee of Deans (item 5).
4.6 Student Load
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report prepared by the Manager, Admissions and Records be received and noted.
4.7 Postgraduate Scholarships.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report prepared by the PhD and Scholarships Committee be received and noted.
4.8 Voluntary Student Unionism
A briefing paper will be tabled.
4.9 Redundancies
The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.
4.10 Student Insurance
The Steering Committee noted that this matter was raised under the Proceedings of the Report of the PhD and Scholarships Committee (item 12).
A briefing paper will be tabled.
4.11 Overseas Student Enrolments
A briefing paper will be tabled.
4.12 Report of the General Manager - 1994 Operating Budgets
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the General Manager relating to 1994 Operating Budgets be received and noted.
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Item 5
5. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of meetings of the Committee of Deans held on 2 and 23 February, 1994 be received and noted.
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Item No. 6
6. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Arts be received and noted.
6.1
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal to fill the vacant chair in History which was approved at the previous meeting and submitted to Council.
6.2 Proposal to Advertise a Chair of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal to fill the vacant chair in Anthropology which was approved at the previous meeting and submitted to Council.
6.3 Appointment of Chief Examiners
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the appointment of Chief and Assistant Examiners for the Faculty of Arts as listed.
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Item No. 7
7. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering be received and noted.
7.1 Quota for the 1994 Intake in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposed 1994 quota for the first year of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering, which has been superseded by new DEET targets.
7.2 Subject Quotas for 1994
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposed Faculty of Engineering quotas which have been referred to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, in accordance with the delegation given to him by Council.
7.3 Membership of Faculty Board
7.3.1 Casual Vacancy for an Elected Representative of the Department of Materials Engineering
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the appointment of Dr M. Forsyth to fill a casual vacancy on the Board of the Faculty of Engineering, for submission to Council.
7.3.2 Membership of the Faculty Board for the Chairman of the Faculty's Undergraduate Affairs Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve, for submission to Council, the proposed amendment to the Faculties Regulations to provide for the membership of the Chair of the Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Affairs Committee on Faculty Board.
7.4 Proposal for the Establishment of The Professor K.H. Hunt Award
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the establishment of the Professor K.H. Hunt Award for submission to Council.
7.5 Proposal to Establish the Douglas Lampard Electrical Engineering Research Prize and Medal for submission to Council.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the establishment of the Douglas Lampard Electrical Engineering Research Prize and Medal for submission to Council.
7.6 Change of Name for the Wilson Electric Transformer Prize
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the change of name of the Wilson Electric Transformer Prize to the Wilson Transformer Company Prize, for submission to Council.
7.7 Annual Reports of Cooperative Research Centres
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the annual reports of the three Cooperative Research Centres.
7.8 Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology: Transfer to Schedule A of the Graduate Diploma Regulations
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council an amendment to the Courses and Degrees Regulations to provide for the inclusion of the Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology.
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Item No. 8
8. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine be received and noted.
8.1 Death of Professor Rod Andrew
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the obituary prepared for Professor Rod Andrew.
8.2 Death of Mr Sam Rosengarten
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the death of Mr Sam Rosengarten.
8.3 Advisory Board, Institute of Reproduction and Development - Changes to composition
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the changes proposed by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to the composition of the Advisory Board, Institute of Reproduction and Development.
8.4 Approval of new prizes
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the establishment of the following prizes for submission to Council:
. RACP Prize in Clinical Medicine
. Caulfield General Medical Centre Staff Prize
Proceedings
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Item No. 9
9. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Victorian College of Pharmacy be received and noted.
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Item No. 10
10. REPORT OF THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the meetings of the Discipline Committee held on 20 and 21 December 1993 be received and noted.
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Item No. 11
11. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the meeting of the Education Committee held on 23 February and 1 March be received and noted.
11.1 FACULTY OF ARTS
11.1.1 Revised Course Structure for Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board note that the Faculty of Arts has resolved issues relating to the phasing in of a new course structure for the Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design) from 1994.
11.1.2 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work double degree on the Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the introduction of the Bachelorof Arts/Bachelor of Social Work in 1994, as detailed in the document presented, for submission to Council.
*11.1.3 Proposal for a Master of Arts in Tourism
The Steering Committee suggests that Professors Chubb and Spearritt be invited to speak to the proposal. It was noted that:
. a postgraduate course in Tourism is offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics at Gippsland Campus;
. a limit of 5 to 7 students is proposed;
. the course is to be offered inside funded load;
. the matter of levels of postgraduate coursework programs is under review by the Education Committee.
11.1.4 Proposal to alter the relationship between the Associate Diploma of Arts (Human Services) and the Bachelor of Arts (Human Services)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the alteration of the relationship between the Associate Diploma of Arts (Human Services) and the Bachelor of Arts (Human Services) as detailed in the document presented.
*11.1.5 Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Security Management
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The Steering Committee noted the Education Committee's recommendation that the Board approve the introduction in 1994 of the Graduate Certificate in Security Management, with entry requirements for applicants not holding an undergraduate degree as follows:
. Minimum age of applicant - 28 years
. Minimum years of work experience in the industry - 7 years
. Minimum years in an appropriate managerial position i.e. supervising others or with appropriate budget responsibilities - 2 years
. The candidate to be strongly recommended by employer
. Satisfactory achievement in the appropriate STAT text (Special Tertiary Admission Test).
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the Education Committee's recommendation to introduce the Graduate Certificate in Security Management, subject to clarification of entry requirements and fees to be charged.
11.2 FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
11.2.1 Major and Minor Studies in the School of Computing and Information Technology - Peninsula
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve a proposal concerning major and minor studies in the School of Computing and Information Technology.
11.2.2 New Subject Proposals
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the introduction of new subjects in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, viz, Documenting Society, Parts I and II, Computing and Information Technology Project and Chinese Language Information Technology.
11.3 FACULTY OF MEDICINE
11.3.1 Standardisation of Course Nomenclature (Nursing)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve proposed new nomenclature for nursing courses for submission to Council.
11.3.2 Amendments to core subjects in Graduate Diplomas of Nursing
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the establishment of four core subjects for Graduate Diploma of Nursing Courses at the Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing, as detailed in the document presented, for submission to Council.
11.3.3 Proposal for a combined MBBS, BMedSc (Hons) degree
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the proposal for a combined MBBS, BMedSc (Hons) degree, as detailed in the document presented, for submission to Council.
11.3.4 Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board approve the proposed Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration), as detailed in the document presented, for submission to Council.
11.4 FACULTY OF SCIENCE
11.4.1 Report on Programs in the Faculty of Science
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board endorse the report on programs in the Faculty of Science.
Proceedings
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Item No. 12
12. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the PhD and Scholarships Committee be received and noted.
12.1 Approval of Centres for the Purpose of PhD Enrolment
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the PhD and Scholarships Committee that five centres of the Faculty of Arts be permitted to enrol PhD students in their own right.
12.2 Conditions of Award: Employment Guidelines
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve an amendment to APA/MGS employment guidelines providing for restrictions on hours of employment for award holders.
Proceedings
*12.3 HECS Exemptions (item 6)
The Steering Committee suggests that the Chair of the PhD and Scholarship Committee be invited to speak to this item.
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Item No. 13
13 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW GENDER REPRESENTATION ON ACADEMIC BOARD
The Steering Committee considered the recommendations of the Review Committee and with the exception of recommendation 3.2, endorsed them for referral to Academic Board.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the Academic Board receive and note the report of the Committee to Review Gender Representation on Academic Board.
That the term "convenor", where it applies in the Report to a Selection Committee, be replaced by the term "chair".
That the Academic Board approve the recommendations of the Report of the Committee to Review Gender Representation, with the exception of recommendation 3.2.
That the Academic Board approve the recommendations under 3.2 amended to read as follows:
. that the Chair of Academic Board, as Chief Executive Officer of the University, ask the Director of Personnel Services to include in the University's staff selection procedures a requirement, that the chairs of selection committees for professorial positions and senior administrative positions, without prejudice to the selection process, instigate search plans to encourage applications from women; and that the chairs of chair selection committees be required to report on the search process to the selection committee and provide the Vice-Chancellor with a confidential list of women who were approached and invited to apply for the position.
. that the Academic Board make every effort to appoint women to represent the Board on chair selection committees to compensate for the gender imbalance in the ex officio membership of such committees.
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Item No. 14
14. REPORT OF EXCLUSION APPEALS REVIEW COMMITTEE TO ACADEMIC BOARD
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the report of the Exclusion Appeals Review Committee to Academic Board and approve the recommendations therein.
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Item No. 15
15. COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
15.1 Admissions Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board appoint Mr. C. Anderson as the Board's student nominee on the Admissions Committee.
15.2 Board of Management for University Theatres
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board appoint Professor M.E. Holman to replace Professor R. Porter on the Board of Management for University Theatres.
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Item No. 16
16. CHAIR SELECTION COMMITTEES
16.1 Chair of Anatomy
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board nominate Professor C. Chapman to serve on the Selection Committee for the Chair of Anatomy replacing Professor N. Murray.
16.2 Chair of Organisational Behaviour, Syme Department of Management, Caulfield.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board nominate Professor A. Edwards to serve on the Selection Committee for the Chair of Organisational Behaviour, Syme Department of Management, Caulfield.
16.3 Chair of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board nominate Professor J. Miller to serve on the Selection Committee for the Chair of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering.
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Item No 17
17. REPORT OF THE CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board endorse the appointments proposed by the Clinical Associate Professorship Committee.
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Item No. 18
*18. ANNUAL REPORTS TO COUNCIL
18.1 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Science
The Steering Committee suggests that the Dean be invited to speak to his Report.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Science, and submit it to Council.