Minutes of Meeting No 6/95 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 30 August 1995 in the Council Room of the University, Building 3.1, Clayton Campus, commencing at 2.15 pm.
There were present:
Vice-Chancellor Professor M I Logan - presiding, Ms M Anderson, Mr P Annal, Mr C Avram, Professors R Axford, D Barkla, G Bouma, J Bowers, JW Breen, Assoc. Professor RAR Bywater, Ms A Bardoel, Assoc. Professor JD Cashion, Ms D Ceddia, Professors C Chapman, BW Cherry, C Chapman, BW Cherry, R Coppel, JN Crossley, Dr G Davies, Professors DM de Kretser, Professor AJ Duggan, Assoc. Professor S Easton, Professor GK Egan, Dr M Evans, Professor JW Freebairn, Assoc. Professor A Farley, Dr M Gani, Mr R Garnett, Ms R Gedge, Professor C Gibbs, Mr J Glover, Professors Goldsworthy, G Griffin, Dr IP Griffith, Professors P Grundy, JD Hamill, Mr B Harding, Professors J Harris, K Hart, Dr B Hatley, Professors MTW Hearn, ME Holman, Assoc. Professors M Hooper, WR Jackson, Mr BA Knox, Ms T Kovac, Professor P LeP Darvall, Dr A Lill, Professor P Nagley, Dr F Ng, Professors J Northfield, RJ Pargetter, B Parmenter, JR Pilbrow, R Porter, U Proske, M Quartly, Dr J Redman, Professor J Redmond, Dr C Reus-Smit, Professor JA Rickard, Mr M Rolls, Professors B Seddon, RJW Selleck, M Skully, Dr T Seddon, Professor P Tharenou, Mr S Thillianathan, Professor N Thomson, Mr PB Wade, Professors PL Waller, JW Warren, LHT West, Dr N White, Professors RT White and CR Williams.
Apologies were received from: Ms H Anderson, Professors CJ Bellamy, J Bigelow, A Bond, Dr J Brien, Miss M-L Brien, Professors B Caine, P Chandler, M Clayton, Ms O Cornelius, Mr R Edwards, Ms C Fletcher, Ms M Guli, Dr M Iskander, Professors R Jones, MJ Kartomi, M King, Ms P McGarrity, Dr P Nestor, Professors I Nicholls, J Ratnatunga, B Reed, Dr J Rood, Mr L Soste, Professor PJ Stewart, and Dr P Swatman.
In attendance: Ms ER Brooks, Executive Officer and Minute Secretary, and Ms JH Newham, Secretary.
The Steering Committee had met on Monday, 21 August 1995 in the James McNeill Room at 3.00pm. Present were: Professors MI Logan (Chair), JR Pilbrow, and P Tharenou.
Present by invitation were: Professors PLeP Darvall and RJ Pargetter.
In Attendance were: Ms E Anderson, Ms ER Brooks (Executive Officer and Minute Secretary), Ms JH Newham (Secretary) and Dr N White (SWAS).
M I N U T E S
| *1. | ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS | |
| 1.1 Starring of Items | ||
| Items 5.1, 6.3, 15 and 26.1 were starred by members of the Academic Board. | ||
| 1.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items | ||
| The recommendations of the Steering Committee were adopted without discussion for all items other than those starred. | ||
| 2. | MINUTES | |
| 2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 5/95 held on 19 July 1995 | ||
| The Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 5/95 were approved subject to the addition of Professor R Porter to the list of those present and the amending of the name of the former Syme Department of Management to the Department of Business Management (change underlined) in item 8.2.1 of the Minutes circulated.. | Secretary | |
| 3. | MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES | |
| 3.1 Items of Interest to the Academic Board from Council Meeting No 5/95 held on 19 July 1995 | ||
| (Circulated p 1229). | ||
| The Academic Board noted the action taken by Council on matters reported by the Board. | ||
| 3.2 Report on the ad hoc Committee to consult with the Chancellor on the Vice-Chancellorship | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of Professor Jackson and the Report of the ad hoc Committee to consult with the Chancellor on the Vice- Chancellorship, and determined that a supplementary letter from the Academic Board should be sent to the Chancellor. A copy of this letter is attached to these Minutes (Attachment 1). | Secretary | |
| 4. | MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL | |
| The Board noted that there were no matters referred to Academic Board by Council for this meeting. | ||
| *5. | REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR | |
| 5.1 Bond University | ||
| The Vice-Chancellor tabled a draft resolution relating to an expression of interest to tender for the purchase of the land and buildings of Bond University. This document is attached to these Minutes (Attachment 2). He explained that Monash University would be involved solely in leasing the existing campus from a private development company which would purchase the land, and that the Academic Board would retain complete academic control over all courses and programs offered by the new, wholly private institution. | ||
| The Vice-Chancellor then explained to the Board the tender processes which would take place over the next few months, and pointed out that in making this expression of interest, Monash was making a strong move into the twenty-first century. He commented that there were three important points for the Board to note: that the future would see greater involvement of private entities in the tertiary sector, as has been seen in the secondary sector in the past few years; that the movement of Monash University over state boundaries, and in particular into a growth sector such as Southern Queensland was a very positive step for the University; and that the University would be protected by structural arrangements as much as possible from any adverse effects, and that the risks to the University were minimal in any case because of the joint operating company which would be established. | ||
| The Board then discussed the proposed management structure of the new institution, the need to remove all connection with the current name of the institution, and the costs of establishing the Monash presence in the existing institution. In response to a question, the Vice-Chancellor indicated that he believed that neither the Queensland nor the Federal government would block the proposal, but that universities already based in Queensland might be regarded more favourably. Members requested information regarding the existing faculties at Bond University (Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Information Technology, and an English Language Centre), and noted that the Deans at the existing institution had been involved in positive discussions with Monash representatives. | ||
| Members endorsed the Vice-Chancellor's comment that this move was a very positive step forward for the University. | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Vice-Chancellor regarding a proposed expression of interest for Bond University, and endorsed the Vice-Chancellor's resolution to the Executive Committee of Council on the matter. | ||
| 5.2 Directions for the Future | ||
| (Circulated p 1237.) | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted the document "Directions for the Future". | ||
| (File No 95/0662) | ||
| 5.3 Directions for the Future - Volume Two | ||
| The Academic Board noted that the Vice-Chancellor has encouraged Deans to produce a more detailed companion volume to Directions for the Future for each faculty. | Deans | |
| (File No 95/0662) | ||
| 5.4 Quality Visit | ||
| The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor P LeP Darvall, spoke to this item. He told the Board that the method of ranking universities might be different from that initially expected, as so many of the universities had presented good portfolios this year, and also commented that | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor regarding possible changes from the method of ranking universities which had been expected for this Quality round; and noted the support given to the university by all involved and the positive outcomes of this year's Quality round. | ||
| (File No 95/1024) | ||
| 5.5 Other Research Matters | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor regarding research matters. | ||
| 5.6 Composition of the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellorship for 1997 | ||
| The Academic Board noted that the composition of the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellorship for 1997 had been amended; the revised composition of the Selection Committee is attached to these Minutes. (Attachment 3) | ||
| (File No 89/0581) | ||
| 5.7 Overseas Graduations | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Vice- Chancellor regarding the success of the overseas graduation ceremonies held in 1995. | ||
| (File No 95/0983) | ||
| 5.8 Hoare Committee - Higher Education Management Review | ||
| (Circulated p 1767) | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Vice- Chancellor regarding the Higher Education Management Review; and also noted the advice of the General Manager regarding the possibility of change to the taxation status of public sector corporations. | ||
| (File No 95/0822) | ||
| 5.9 Medical Student Numbers | ||
| The advice of the Vice-Chancellor regarding the possible reduction of medical student numbers was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 95/0960) | ||
| 5.10 Inaugural Lecture of Professor B Caine | ||
| The Vice-Chancellor informed the Board that asking professorial staff to deliver inaugural lectures was a new initiative at Monash, and encouraged all members of the university community to attend these lectures. | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Vice- Chancellor regarding the inaugural lectures of professors at the University. | ||
| (File No 95/0650) | ||
| 6. | REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS | |
| (Circulated p 1783). | ||
| The Report of the Meetings of the Committee of Deans held on 25 July and 15 August 1995 was received and noted | ||
| 6.1 Annual Report on Monash University Foundation Year 1994 - Summary | ||
| (Circulated p 1789). | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted for transmission to Council the Summary of the Annual Report on the Monash University Foundation Year for 1994. | Secretary | |
| (File No 94/0177) | ||
| 6.2 Report on Open Day 1995 | ||
| (Circulated p 1793). | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted for transmission to Council the report on Open Day 1995. | Secretary | |
| (File No 94/0596) | ||
| *6.3 Review of Legislation Governing Election of Members of Council and Academic Board | ||
| (Circulated p 1795). | ||
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the recommendations from the Academic Registrar's review of election legislation, subject to the addition of the phrase "such that at least one member of the Academic Board be a research student", or words to that effect, to Recommendation 1 section (iii); and noted that the recommendations have been referred to the University Solicitor for legislative drafting and subsequent submission of the legislation to Council | Secretary, Academic Registrar, University Solicitor | |
| (File No 94/1041 & 95/1056) | ||
| 6.4 Vice-Chancellor Selection for 1997 | ||
| The Academic Board noted the recommendation of the Committee of Deans that a report was to be provided on discussions held between the Chancellor and the Board's representatives concerning the appointment of the next Vice- Chancellor, and noted that this matter was considered at Item 3.2 of this Agenda. | ||
| (File No 89/0581) | ||
| 6.5 Report of the Associate Deans (Teaching) | ||
| (Circulated p 1799). | ||
| The Academic Board noted the report of the Associate Deans (Teaching) and noted the recommendations of the Committee of Deans concerning the draft Associate Deans (Teaching) Statute. | ||
| (File No 94/0985) | ||
| 6.6 School of Communication, Tourism and Business | ||
| The Academic Board endorsed, for transmission to Council: | Secretary | |
| the establishment of the School of Communication, Tourism and Business in accordance with the previously approved academic development plan for the Berwick Campus; | ||
| the reporting arrangements of the School through the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, with copies of reports going to the Boards of the Faculties of Arts and Computing and Information Technology. | ||
| (File No 95/1141) | ||
| 6.7 Working Party on Review of Graduation Ceremonies | ||
| (Circulated p1803). | ||
| The Academic Board received for transmission to Council the report of the Working Group on Review of Graduation Ceremonies, including the report on the implementation of previously approved recommendations, and did not support the proposal that a graduation ceremony be held in 1996 in the new Frankston Cultural Centre; and | Chair, Working Group on Graduation Ceremonies; Secretary | |
| approved the proposal that graduates who were to be presented with their testamurs by the Chancellor/Deputy Chancellor should all be advised that, in courtesy, they should bow and/or doff their cap, and that women should retain the option of curtsying if they preferred to do so. | ||
| (File No 94/0822) | ||
| 6.8 Report of the Professional Development Centre | ||
| (Circulated p1815). | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted the report of the Professional Development Centre. | ||
| (File No 94/1222) | ||
| 7. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS | |
| (Circulated p 1825). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 5/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on 26 July 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 7.1 Academic Board Membership - Casual Vacancies | ||
| See Item 25. | ||
| The Academic Board noted the appointments made to the Academic Board by the Board of the Faculty of Arts. | ||
| (File No 94/1041) | ||
| 8. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS | |
| (Circulated p 1829). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 5/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on Wednesday, 2 August 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 8.1 Prizes | ||
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council an increase in the value of the KPMG prize offered for the subject MBA6350 Strategic Management from $250 to $500. | Secretary | |
| (File No 94/1539) | ||
| 8.2 Change of Name for Gippsland School of Business | ||
| On the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, the Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the proposal to change the title of the Gippsland School of Business to the Gippsland School of Business and Electronic Commerce. | ||
| (File No 94/1136) | ||
| 8.3 Centres in the Faculty | ||
| The Academic Board noted the following Centres in the Faculty of Business and Economics had closed: | ||
| David Syme Centre for Competitive Advantage | ||
| David Syme International Business Centre | ||
| Syme Centre for Enterprise Development | ||
| (File No 95/0991) | ||
| 8.4 Names of Departments - Use of the Syme Name (Proceedings No 8) | ||
| The Steering Committee of the Academic Board asked the Board to note the attachment to this item, which was presented to Meeting 5/95 of the Board; and to note that this matter has been | ||
| The Academic Board noted the advice of the Steering Committee regarding the document prepared by the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, that this matter had been referred to an ad hoc committee of Council for resolution. | ||
| (File No 95/0725) | ||
| 9. | REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
| (Circulated p 1841). | ||
| The Report of Meeting No 2/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Computing & Information Technology held on Wednesday 5 July 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 9.1 Membership of Academic Board - Casual Vacancies | ||
| See Item 25. | ||
| The Academic Board noted the appointments made to the Academic Board by the Board of the Faculty of Computing & Information Technology. | ||
| (File No 94/1208) | ||
| 9.2 Report of the Review of the Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records | ||
| (Circulated p 1843). | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted the Report of the Review of the Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records, and noted the action to be taken in the Faculty. | ||
| (File No 89/1743) | ||
| 9.3 Chair of Librarianship, Archives and Records | ||
| (Circulated p1853). | ||
| The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Faculty of Computing & Information Technology to advertise for the filling of a Chair in Librarianship, Archives and Records and noted the endorsement of the proposal by the Committee of Deans. | ||
| (File No 95/0624) | ||
| 9.4 Report of the Centre for Image Processing and Graphics | ||
| (Circulated p 1857). | ||
| The Academic Board received and noted the Report of the Centre for Image Processing and Graphics. | ||
| (File No 95/1151) | ||
| 9.5 Faculty Nominee on the University Associate Professor/Readership Promotions Committee | ||
| The Academic Board approved the appointment of Professor D Arnott, Head of the Department of Information Systems, as the nominee of the Faculty of Computing & Information Technology to the University Associate Professor/Readership Promotions Committee. | Secretary, Univ AProf/R'der Promotions Committee | |
| (File No 95/0640) | ||
| 9.6 Faculty Nominee on the University Discipline Committee | ||
| The Academic Board noted the appointment of Mr R Simpson, Lecturer in the Department of Computer Technology, as the representative of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology on the Discipline Committee | Secretary, Discipline Committee | |
| (File No 95/0694) | ||
| 9.7 Course and Subject Approvals and Amendments | ||
| The Academic Board noted that the Board of the Faculty of Computing & Information Technology had referred a number of course and subject approvals and amendments to the Education Committee for approval by the Board. | ||
| (File No 90/0818) | ||
| 10. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION | |
| (Circulated p 1869). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 3/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Education held on Wednesday, 5 July 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 10.1 Change to Regulations for the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) | ||
| The Board noted that the intention of the Board of the Faculty of Education in changing regulation 3.1 of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) was to give legal support to prevent a student deemed unsatisfactory from embarking on further teaching rounds. | ||
| The Board approved for submission to Council the following change to regulation 3.1 of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary): | ||
| "A candidate shall to the satisfaction of the faculty attend such lectures, excursions, and tutorial classes, complete such studies, laboratory work, teaching practice and other exercises, and pass such examinations in such aspects of the foundations, theory and practice of education as may be prescribed by the faculty from time to time provided that if the faculty considered that the candidate has not satisfactorily complied with the requirements the candidate may be refused admission to the examinations and/or teaching practice" (changes underlined). | University Solicitor | |
| (File No 87/0615) | ||
| 10.2 Appointment of Associate Deans | ||
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the appointments from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 of the following: | Secretary | |
| Associate Dean Professor J Northfield | ||
| Associate Dean (Teaching) Associate Professor M Gill | ||
| Associate Dean (Research) Professor A J Bishop | ||
| (File No 94/0985) | ||
| 11. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE | |
| (Circulated p 1873). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 5/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on Wednesday 2 August 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 11.1 Membership of Academic Board - Casual Vacancies | ||
| See Item 25. | ||
| The Board noted the appointments made to the Academic Board by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine. | ||
| (File No 87/0301) | ||
| 11.2 Appointment of Associate Deans | ||
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the appointments from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 of the following: | Secretary | |
| Associate Dean (Clinical) Professor N Thomson | ||
| Associate Dean (Research) Professor S Holdsworth | ||
| (File No 94/0985) | ||
| 11.3 Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Scholarship in Pathology | ||
| (Circulated p 1875). | ||
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the establishment of a scholarship of $800 to be awarded to a student in the department of Pathology; said scholarship to be called the "Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Scholarship in Pathology". | Secretary | |
| (File No 95/1153) | ||
| 12. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE | |
| (Circulated p 1879). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 4/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on Wednesday, 9 August 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| 13. | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY | |
| (Circulated p 1883). | ||
| The Board noted the content of the Staff Handbook Section 1.3.3, and noted that the use of the title "Special Lecturer" was agreed upon after the Victorian College of Pharmacy recommended the establishment of a new title (Teaching Associate) and the Academic Board at Meeting 2/95 recommended that the Dean consult further regarding this matter with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor P LeP Darvall. | ||
| The Report of the Meeting of the Board of the Victorian College of Pharmacy held on 2 August 1995 was received and noted. | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| (File No 90/1156) | ||
| 14. | REPORT OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 1887). | ||
| The Report of the Meeting of the Admissions Committee held on 26 July 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 93/0978) | ||
| *15. | REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH) | |
| (Circulated p 1899). | ||
| The Report of the Meeting of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held on 20 July 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 95/0619) | ||
| 16. | REPORT OF THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE | |
| 16.1 Receipt of Report 1/95 | ||
| (Circulated p 1903). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 1/95 held on Thursday, 27 July 1995 of the Discipline Committee was received and noted. | ||
| 16.2 Receipt of Report 2/95 | ||
| (Circulated p 1905). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 2/95 held on Friday, 28 July 1995 of the Discipline Committee was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 95/0694) | ||
| 17. | REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 1913). | ||
| The Report of the Meeting 5/95 of the Education Committee held on 9 August 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| 17.1 Membership | ||
| The Academic Board noted: that the Education Committee had agreed in principle to support an increase in its undergraduate student representation to one representative per member organisation of MUFSO, but had agreed to defer action on this matter until the presentation of a paper regarding student representation on the major committees of the University; and that the Director of the Professional Development Centre and the Associate Dean with responsibility for post graduate matters in each faculty were to be invited to attend the meetings of the Committee in a non-voting capacity. | ||
| (File No 93/1941) | ||
| 17.2 New Course Proposals | ||
| 17.2.1 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Publishing and Editing) | ||
| (Circulated p 1921). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new degree, to be titled Graduate Diploma of Arts (Publishing and Editing). | Mr Sebo, University Solicitor | |
| 17.2.2 The honours degree of Bachelor of Applied Science | ||
| (Circulated p 1931). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled the honours degree of Bachelor of Applied Science. | Dr Rodan, University Solicitor | |
| 17.3 Amendments To Existing Courses | ||
| 17.3.1 Graduate Diploma in Communication | ||
| (Circulated p 1943). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to restructure the Graduate Diploma in Communications by requiring 6 (six) eight point subjects rather than 4 (four) twelve point subjects, as outlined in the document presented in Academic Board Agenda 6/95. | Mr Sebo, University Solicitor | |
| 17.3.2 Graduate Diploma in Communication - Amendment to Title | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to change the title of the Graduate Diploma in Communication to Graduate Diploma of Arts (Communication). | Mr Sebo, University Solicitor | |
| 17.3.3 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Australian Tourism) - Amendment to Title | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to change the title of the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Australian Tourism) to Graduate Diploma of Arts (Tourism). | Mr Sebo, University Solicitor | |
| (File No 95/0677) | ||
| 17.3.4 Master of Arts - Amendment to Stream | ||
| (Circulated p 1947). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to collapse two existing streams of the Master of Arts (Critical Theory stream and Cultural Studies stream) into one stream, Critical and Cultural Theory, for the years 1996 and 1997. | Mr Sebo | |
| 17.3.5 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)/ Bachelor of Social Welfare | ||
| (Circulated p 1949). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)/Bachelor of Social Welfare, as outlined in the document presented in Academic Board Agenda 6/95. | Mr Sebo | |
| 17.3.6 Amendments to Course - Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering | ||
| (Circulated p 1959). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the amendment to the structure of the Physiology/Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering stream of the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering, as detailed in the document presented in Academic Board Agenda 6/95. | Dr Rodan, Mr Secomb | |
| 17.3.7 Amendment to Course - Honours Degree of Bachelor of Nursing -admission | ||
| The Academic Board approved the proposal to amend the admission requirements of the honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing, from: '3.1 An applicant for admission to candidature shall have completed a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with an average grade of credit or higher in the final full time equivalent year of the course....' to: '3.1 Applicants for admission to candidature shall have completed a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent with an average grade of credit or higher.' | Mr Ruck, University Solicitor | |
| 17.3.8 Amendment to Course - Master of Reproductive Sciences | ||
| (Circulated p 1967). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the amendment to the Master of Reproductive Sciences degree as detailed in the document presented, such that the degree may be classified as a research rather than a coursework degree. | Mr Ruck, University Solicitor | |
| 17.3.9 Bachelor of Applied Science | ||
| (Circulated p 1977). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the creation of five new 'tagged' degrees in addition to the existing Bachelor of Applied Science, to be titled as follows: | Dr Rodan, University Solicitor | |
The Board also noted that these new degrees would require an amendment to Statute 6.1.2, and that they will not be available for first year intake unless an amendment to the course was made through the usual channels 17.3.10 Amendment to Course - Bachelor of Science (Circulated p 1987). The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a sequence in Astrophysics, as detailed in the document presented in Academic Board Agenda 6/95. |
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| 17.4 New Subject Proposals The Academic Board approved the subject proposals from the Faculties of Arts, Computing and Information Technology, Education, Engineering, Medicine and Science as listed below: PUB4001 History of Publishing and the Impact of the Book PUB4002 Authorship, Editing and Text PUB4003 Publishing Forms and Processes |
Mr Hobbs, Dr Rodan, Mr Ruck, Mr Sebo, Mr Secomb, Mr Yates | |
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| 17.5 Minor Amendments to Courses and Subjects | ||
| The Academic Board noted the minor amendments to existing courses and subjects from the Faculties of Arts, Computing and Information Technology, Engineering and Science as listed below: | Mr Hobbs, Dr Rodan, Mr Sebo, Mr Secomb | |
| Deletion of 9 subjects; Amendments to descriptions of those subjects listed; Amendment of the title of subjects; Cross-listing of subjects; Amalgamation of subject codes; Amendment to the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) so that the degree conforms to standard Faculty of Arts requirements; minor amendments to courses and subjects of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology as listed in the document presented to the Education Committee; |
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| minor amendments to subjects of the Faculty of Engineering as listed in the document presented to the Education Committee; amendments to the subject MAT2010 Functions of Several Variables; and amendments to the listing of cross-disciplinary subjects available within the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program, as detailed in the documents presented to the Education Committee. | ||
| *18. | REPORT OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 1993). | ||
| In response to a question, the University Librarian, Mr E Lim, informed the Board that the Boyd Archives referred to in the Proceedings of the General Library Committee's Report, were papers relating to Robin Boyd, the architect. It was agreed that prior to concluding the arrangement to exchange those papers for papers relating to nineteenth century literature of equivalent value in the State Library collection, Mr Lim should consult with the Department of Visual Arts to ensure that the movement of these papers would cause no inconvenience. | Mr Lim | |
| The Report of Meeting 2/95 of the General Library Committee held on Wednesday, 21 June 1995, and the advice of the University Librarian regarding the Boyd Archive (Proceedings No 1.2) was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 95/0873) | ||
| 19. | REPORT OF THE MONASH ORIENTATION SCHEME FOR ABORIGINES (MOSA) COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 1999). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 2/95 of the Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) Committee held on Thursday, 15 June 1995 and including the Director's Report June 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 95/0664) | ||
| 20. | REPORT OF THE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 2009). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 3/95 of the Orientation Committee held on Monday, 17 July 1995 was received and noted. | Secretary, Orientation Committee | |
| 20.1 Committee Membership | ||
| (Circulated p 2011). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the alteration to the Orientation Committee membership to include one representative only from the Union, Clayton campus. | ||
| (File No 92/0699) | ||
| 21. | REPORT OF THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 2015). | ||
| The Report of Meeting 2/95 of the Performing and Creative Arts Committee held on 18 July 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| 21.1 Report from the Director of Performing Arts | ||
| (Circulated p 2017). | ||
| The Report of the Director of Performing Arts was received and noted. | ||
| (File No 94/1397) | ||
| 21.1.1Setting of Hire Charges for Precinct Venues | ||
| The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the hire charges proposed for precinct venues as detailed in the document presented in Academic Board Agenda 6/95. | Secretary | |
| 22. | REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE | |
| (Circulated p 2021). | ||
| The Report of the Meeting of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on Friday, 7 July 1995 was received and noted. | ||
| 22.1 APA Without Stipend (HECS exemption) allocation 1996 | ||
| The Academic Board endorsed the following HECS exemption allocation principles for 1996 (changes underlined): a central allocation: (i) holders of APA and MGS; (ii) full-time PhD candidates who have not exceeded four years of full-time equivalent candidature; (iii) full-time EdD candidates; and (iv) full-time research masters students who have not exceeded two years of full-time equivalent candidature. | Secretary, PhD and Scholarships Committee | |
| a faculty allocation of the remainder to other eligible research candidates. The faculty allocation would be the notional faculty entitlement (based on the relative size of its research school) less the exemptions allocated centrally to students from that faculty. | ||
| (File No 93/0462) | ||
| 23. | SUPPLEMENTARY AND SPECIAL (DEFERRED) EXAMINATIONS 1995/1996 | |
| The Academic Board specified 18 - 24 January 1996 as the period for the supplementary and special (deferred) examinations, as recommended by the Examinations and Certification Branch of the Student Services Division. | Director, Student Services | |
| (File No 88/1658) | ||
| 24. | LEGISLATION | |
| The University Solicitor had prepared legislation in accordance with instructions from the appropriate faculty and other offices, to implement proposals which were approved by the Academic Board for submission to Council. A copy of the following items of legislation was tabled for perusal by members of the Board. | University Solicitor | |
| The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the following draft Statutes: | ||
| 24.1 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 5 1995) Statute | ||
| (File No 94/1484) | ||
| 24.2 Associate Deans (Teaching) Statute | ||
| (File No 95/0577) | ||
| 25. | ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP | |
| 25.1 Casual Vacancies | ||
| 25.1.1 Faculty of Arts | ||
| The Academic Board noted the nominations made by the Board of the Faculty of Arts to fill casual vacancies (Faculty of Arts) of three professorial positions and four positions for teaching staff other than professor on the Academic Board for a two year term ending 30 June 1997; and two professorial positions for a term ending 30 June 1996; as follows: | Dean, Faculty Registrar | |
| Professors | ||
| Professor Barbara Caine (two years) | ||
| Professor Kevin Hart (two years) | ||
| Acting Professor Brian Seddon (two years) | ||
| Professor G Bouma (one year) | ||
| Professor D Goldsworthy (one year) |
Teaching Staff other than Professors
Dr G Davies (two years)
Dr B Hatley (two years)
Dr P Nestor (two years)
Dr Christian Rues-Smit (two years)
25.1.2 Faculty of Business and Economics
The Academic Board noted the nominations made by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to fill casual vacancies (Faculty of Business and Economics) of three professorial positions and three positions for teaching staff other than professor on the Academic Board for a two year term ending 30 June 1997; and one professorial vacancy for a one year term ending 30 June 1996; as follows: Dean,
Faculty Registrar
Professors
Professor M King (one year)
Professor G Griffin (two years)
Professor B Parmenter (two years)
Professor J Ratnatunga (two years)
Teaching Staff other than Professors
Ms A Bardoel (two years)
Dr M Evans (two years)
Ms C Fletcher (two years)
25.1.3 Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
The Academic Board noted the nominations made by the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to fill casual vacancies (Faculty of Computing and Information Technology) of two positions for teaching staff other than professor on the Academic Board for a two year term ending 30 June 1997 as follows: Dean,
Faculty Registrar
Teaching Staff other than Professors
Ms R Gedge
Dr P Swatman
25.1.4 Faculty of Medicine
The Academic Board noted the nominations made by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to fill casual vacancies (Faculty of Medicine) of three professorial positions on the Academic Board; two for a two year term ending 30 June 1997 and one for a one year term ending 30 June 1996, as follows: Dean,
Faculty Registrar
Professors
Professor N Thomson (two years)
Professor DM De Kretser (two years)
Professor R Axford (one year)
25.1.5 Clayton Campus Representative - Teaching Staff other than Professors
The Academic Board approved the nomination made by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor MI Logan, for Dr D Cuthbert to fill a casual vacancy (Clayton campus position for teaching staff other than professors) on the Academic Board for a two year term ending June 1997.
25.1.6 Gippsland Campus Representative - Professors
The Academic Board approved the nomination made by the Deputy Campus Director, Gippsland Campus, Professor B Dunstan, for Professor L Cairns to fill a casual vacancy (Gippsland campus position for a professor) on the Academic Board for a two year term ending June 1997
(File No 94/1041)
26. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
*26.1 Steering Committee of Academic Board
Mr BA Knox's term of office on Steering Committee of Academic Board ended on 31 August 1995 and as two nominations were received an election was held on Tuesday, 22 August to determine the successful candidate for this non-professorial position.
Professor JO Miller's term of office on Steering Committee of Academic Board ended on 31 August 1995 and due to insufficient nominations being received a casual vacancy for a professor existed.
| The Academic Board approved the Vice-Chancellor's nomination of Professor B Caine to fill the casual vacancy for a professor on the Steering Committee for the period ending 31 August 1997; and noted that Dr M Gani has been elected to the Steering Committee of Academic Board for the term 1 September 1995 to 31 August 1997. | ||
| (File No 91/0795) | ||
| 27. | ACADEMIC BOARD AND COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 1996 | |
| (Circulated p 2035). | ||
| The Academic Board approved the draft schedule of meeting dates for the Academic Board and Council for 1996. | Academic Registrar | |
| (File No 90/0184 & 90/1414)) |
The Meeting concluded at 3:50 pm.