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Academic Board Meeting 8/95

Minutes of Meeting No 8/95 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 22 November 1995 in the Council Room of the University, Building 3.1, Clayton Campus, commencing at 2.15 pm.

There were present:

Vice-Chancellor Professor MI Logan - presiding, Ms H Anderson, Mr P Annal, Mr C Avram, Professor R Axford, Ms A Bardoel, Professors D Barkla, CJ Bellamy, A Bond, G Bouma, J Bowers, JW Breen, Miss M-L Brien, Professors ML Brisk, B Caine, L Cairns, Assoc. Professor JD Cashion, Professors P Chandler, JLC Chipman, M Clayton, Ms O Cornelius, Professor JN Crossley, Dr D Cuthbert, Professors PLeP Darvall, DM de Kretser, Ms M Drysdale, Professor AJ Duggan, Assoc Professor S Easton, Professor GK Egan, Dr M Evans, Assoc Professor A Farley, Professors JW Freebairn, C Gibbs, Goldsworthy, Dr IP Griffith, Ms M Guli, Professor JD Hamill, Mr B Harding, Professor J Harris, Dr B Hatley, Professors ME Holman, T Hore, Dr M Iskander, Professors WR Jackson, R Jones, MJ Kartomi, M King, Mr BA Knox, Dr A Lill, Mr E Lim, Assoc Professor D Muschamp, Professor P Nagley, Dr P Nestor, Professor I Nicholls, Dr F Ng, Professors J Northfield, RJ Pargetter, B Parmenter, R Porter, U Proske, M Quartly, J Ratnatunga, Dr J Redman, Professor J Redmond, Mr M Rolls, Dr J Rood, Dr T Seddon, Professors RJW Selleck, M Skully, Mr L Soste, Professor PJ Stewart, Dr P Swatman, Professor P Tharenou, Mr S Thillianathan, Professor N Thomson, Mr PB Wade, Professors PL Waller, JW Warren, LHT West, RT White and CR Williams.

Apologies were received from: Ms M Anderson, Dr J Brien, Professors C Chapman, R Coppel, Dr R Curnow, Mr R Edwards, Ms C Fletcher, Dr M Gani, Mr R Garnett, Ms R Gedge, Mr J Glover, Professors G Griffin, P Grundy, Professor K Hart, Professor MTW Hearn, Assoc. Professor M Hooper, Ms P McGarrity, Professor B Seddon, Professor GW Smith.

In attendance was: Ms JH Newham, Secretary.

Observers: Mr R Burnet, Ms J Duncan and Mr S Maschette

The Steering Committee had met on Tuesday, 14 November 1995 in the James McNeill Room at 8.30am. Present were: Professors RJ Pargetter (Chair), B Caine, Dr M Gani, Professors JR Pilbrow and P Tharenou.

Present by invitation was: Professors PLeP Darvall and JLC Chipman.

In attendance were: Ms E Anderson, Ms ER Brooks, Ms O Cornelius and Ms JH Newham.

M I N U T E S

*1.	ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS
	1.1 Starring of Items
	Items 2, 6.4, 6.6, 10.3, 14.1, 14.3 and 23.1.2 were starred by members of the Board, and items 5.7, 21.9 and 22.11 were added to the Agenda.
	1.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items
	The Steering Committee's recommendations were adopted without discussion for all items other than those starred.

* 2.	MINUTES
	2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 7/96 held on 11 October 1995
	The Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 7/95 were approved, subject to the inclusion of the following sentence at Minute 12.3 Recognition of Academic Excellence: "The Acting Vice-Chancellor agreed to consider a suggestion made by a member of the Board that an analogous awards system for academic excellence in academic staff might also be a worthwhile development."

3.	MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
	3.1 Items of Interest to the Academic Board from Council Meeting No 7/95 held on Monday 30 October 1995
	Extracts from the unconfirmed minutes of Council were received (p 2287).
	The Academic Board noted the action taken by Council on matters reported by the Board.

4.	MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL
	4.1 Council Agenda
	An extract from the unconfirmed Minutes of Council Meeting No 7/95 was received (p 2293).
	The Academic Board noted that Council, at Meeting No 7/95, delegated to the Academic Board authority to approve proposals for new courses/amendments to existing courses subject to the following proviso:
	That the Academic Board refer to Council, in each report to Council of its proceedings, a list of new or amended courses approved by the Board, together with the following statement:
	"The Academic Board certifies to Council that it has received and approved proposals for new courses/ amendments to existing courses as listed below, in accordance with its delegated authority, and that the proposals approved by the Board comply with Council's standards and guidelines concerning such proposals; the Board recommends that Council note new or amended courses as listed, and that related legislation will be referred subsequently by the Board to Council for approval."
	4.2 Honorary Degrees Committee Matters - Review of Honorary Degrees Procedures
	An extract from the unconfirmed Minutes of Council Meeting No 7/95 was received (p 2293).
	The Academic Board noted the amendment to the issues proposed for the review of Honorary Degrees procedures, and nominated Professor L Waller and Dr M Gani to join the Chancellor, Dr Knights and Professor P Tharenou (a current member of the Honorary Degrees Committee) in their review of these procedures.
	(File No 88/2437)

*5.	REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
	5.1 1996 Operating and Non-Operating Budget
	The budget document had been circulated to members (p 2299).
	The Vice-Chancellor and the General Manager, Mr PB Wade, spoke to this item. The Vice-Chancellor advised the Board that the University was generating considerable revenue from the Monash University Foundation, which allowed Monash a substantial financial reserve that was not tied up in property and infrastructure. Professor Logan also pointed out that in comparison to other institutions, especially overseas universities, Monash was still in a relatively good financial position, even allowing for expected budget cuts in ensuing years. He asked the Board to note that the University's allocation to research matters had increased, in part because of the additional funding required to subsidise the new fellowships approved at the most recent meeting of Council, which were to be used to attract the best possible researchers to Monash.
	The General Manager drew the attention of the Board to some minor amendments to the budget documents as presented. He also gave the background to some of the figures which had caused comment, including the large allocation to Gippsland, which was the final instalment in a series of additional funding arrangements to ease the transition for Gippsland to its new structure after merging with Monash University. Mr Wade also pointed out the anticipated continuing reduction in state funded places, and reminded the Board of the pressures which this reduction in funding, coupled with the expansion of the University to new campuses (including Berwick), was likely to continue to place on the University.
	A question was raised regarding the uncertainty of international student numbers and the difficulties this engendered in projecting figures. The Pro Vice- Chancellor, Professor West, reminded the Board that Monash had an early indicator of these numbers from enrolments in the Monash University Foundation Year, which gave the University an estimate of likely enrolments twelve months in advance, in addition to providing the University with a pool of well-prepared potential students. Professor West commented that the enrolments in the programme conducted in Melbourne had increased by 100% in two years, and the prospects were encouraging for further growth.
	The Board also considered resource implications arising from the developments at Berwick and the need for faculties to plan early for their needs at that campus; and the Desktop Information Technology Strategy for Students (DISS) and the resource allocation and utilisation for that strategy and overall Information Technology strategies. Other questions concerned the New Initiatives section of the Monash Development Fund and the arrangements made by student organisations with the University when they wished to fund building projects.
	The Academic Board noted the advice of the Vice- Chancellor, Professor MI Logan, the General Manager, Mr PB Wade, the Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Professor RJ Pargetter, and the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor LHT West, and received and noted the Monash University 1996 Operating and Non-Operating Budget.
	(File No 95/0707)
	5.2 Research
	Referring to the documentation provided in the Report of the Committee of Deans (p 2366), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, invited the Board to note that Monash University was listed as the highest ranking university in terms of research publications, and commented that this performance was likely to be audited. He suggested that Heads of Departments that should begin preparations immediately for a potential audit of publications.
	Professor Darvall also informed the Board that as many as eight new special research centres would be established in 1996, and encouraged faculties and departments to identify and put forward areas of research for consideration.
	In addition, he spoke regarding the performance of this University in the ARC Grant allocations for 1996, and mentioned the possibility of using a bonus system for all applications forwarded to the Grants Committee. However, he cautioned, a bonus system would prove a financial burden that the University could not bear at this time, and therefore he encouraged faculties and departments to consider making provision for such a scheme in their individual budgets.
	See also Item 6.7 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, concerning research.
	(File No 93/1694)
	5.3 Enterprise Bargaining
	The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, informed the Board that the progress with the most recent Enterprise Bargaining proposal was stalled by a narrow defeat of the draft Agreement at the Gippsland campus. He indicated that the process would now need to recommence, and an agreement could be some further months away.
	See also Item 6.2 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, concerning Enterprise Bargaining.
	(File No 95/1456)
	5.4 Committee for Advancement of University Teaching (CAUT) Grants Applications
	The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, drew the Board's attention to item 5 of the Report of the Associate Deans (Teaching) on page 2367 of the Agenda. He commended the CAUT Grants Scheme to Deans, and advised the Board that the Associate Deans (Teaching) and the Professional Development Centre would be involved in assisting staff to develop grant proposals for this scheme.
	See also Item 6.8 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, concerning CAUT Grants applications.
	(File No 94/1275)
	5.5 Berwick Campus Progress Report
	(Circulated p 2311)
	The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor JLC Chipman, informed the Board that despite some disruptions to the building schedule at Berwick campus it was still expected that staff would move into the building in February 1996. Professor Chipman also said that information nights were currently being held for prospective students and that these were being well received.
	The Academic Board noted the advice of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Professor JLC Chipman, and received and noted the Berwick Campus Progress Report dated 9 November 1995.
	(File No 95/1343)
	5.6 Communications & Multimedia Advisory Board
	The Steering Committee had recognised that a number of pressing and central issues surrounding computing were raised in the Agenda and drew the attention of the Academic Board to the following Agenda items:
	6.5 Report of the Director of the Computer Centre, October 1995;
	6.6 Report of the University Librarian, 31 August 1995;
	16. Report of the General Library Committee; and
	18.2 Report of the PhD and Scholarships Committee Meeting held on Friday, 3 November 1995, Proceedings No 4)
	On the recommendation of the Steering Committee, these related items were considered together at this point in the Meeting.
	Professor G Egan, Special Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on communications and multimedia matters and Chair of the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board, Mr P Annal, Director of the Computer Centre, Professor JLC Chipman, Chair of the Computing Committee, Professor PLeP Darvall, Chair of the PhD and Scholarships Committee and Mr E Lim, University Librarian were invited to address the Board in relation to these matters.
	A report from the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board had been circulated (p 2317), including the original advice to the Academic Board of the establishment of the advisory board (previously presented to the Academic Board at Meeting No 5/95) and a list of membership of this board. The Board noted that these documents had not been available to the Steering Committee.
	Professor Egan agreed to bring a report, as indicated in the following recommendation, to the Board at its March 1996 meeting. He addressed the Board generally regarding matters related to computing and multimedia, in particular the need for all academic staff to be aware of the statement regarding copyright in the electronic media, and the need for staff to make every effort to keep the Monash University World Wide Web sites as up to date and accurate as possible.
	Professor Egan responded to a question from a member of the Board by affirming that at this point a greater emphasis needed to be placed on the users of the systems the University had developed and to which staff had access. Until recently, he agreed, the focus had been on the necessary infrastructure, and now the focal point needed to be moved to ensure greater co-ordination of information and of skill development. In addition, he suggested, the University needed to be aware of the vast potential readership of any information posted to the World Wide Web, and to ensure adequate approval processes to keep the level of posted information as accurate and as high in calibre as possible.
	This view was endorsed by the General Manager, Mr PB Wade, who pointed out that, given national changes to the Trade Practices Act, extreme care would need to be taken in all representations of the University to the greater community. As part of this process he identified the need to refine procedures for the authorisation of policy documents and publications.
	The Vice-Chancellor requested that Professor Egan provide a report to each meeting of the Academic Board.
	The Academic Board:
	received and noted a memorandum from the Vice- Chancellor dated 10 July; documentation on intellectual property issues and multimedia; and a report dated 14 November 1995 from the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board, noting that the membership of the Board should have included Mr E Lim;
	noted the advice of Professor G Egan, Special Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on communications and multimedia matters and Chair of the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board, Mr P Annal, Director of the Computer Centre, Professor JLC Chipman, Chair of the Computing Committee, Professor PLeP Darvall, Chair of the PhD and Scholarships Committee, Mr E Lim, University Librarian and Mr PB Wade, the General Manager; and
	requested a full report from the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board, through the Vice-Chancellor, to be brought to Academic Board Meeting No 2/96.
	The Academic Board agreed that the report from this body should address at least the following issues related to computing, communications and multimedia at Monash:
	Strategic planning, policy development and approval processes;

Coordination of disparate but related initiatives;

Centralisation and/or decentralisation of services and functions and the rationale for such decisions;

Responsiveness to users, client services and user participation in decision-making processes;

Relationships between broader policy issues and such initiatives and issues as CASMAC, MEMFIS, email and Internet usage, Library computer developments and Distance Education and cross-campus teaching;

The roles of the Computer Centre, Computing Committee and the Communications and Multimedia Advisory Board and other relevant units and committees, their inter- relationships and their relationships with faculties and other appropriate bodies (which might be best illustrated in a chart);

Quality and Benchmarking as measured by similar activities at other institutions; and

Implementation and timetables for implementation of approved policies and protocols.

(File No 95/0954)

*5.7 Role of Steering Committee

The Vice-Chancellor commended the Steering Committee for its role in monitoring papers and developing recommendations for the Board, many of which are accepted at every meeting without comment.

In this context, he pointed out that since two members of the Steering Committee would be away from the University in January, it would be necessary to appoint two members of the Board to act as alternates for the development of the Agenda for Meeting 1/96 of the Board.

The Academic Board noted the commendation of the Vice-Chancellor for the role played by the members of the Steering Committee in developing each Agenda, and concurred with the Vice-Chancellor's suggestion that he appoint two alternate members of the Steering Committee for its January 1996 meeting, as two of the current members of the Steering Committee would be absent from the University at that time.

6.	REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS
	(Circulated p 2331)
	The Report of Meetings of the Committee of Deans held on 17 October and 7 November 1995 were received and noted.
	6.1 Multi-Departmental Schools Legislation
	The University Solicitor had drafted legislation to give effect to the academic structure at Berwick Campus. The Committee had endorsed the draft Statutes and Regulations.
	See also Item 21 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the endorsement of the Committee of Deans of the draft Multi-Departmental Schools legislation.
	(File No 95/1169)
	6.2 Draft Enterprise Agreement
	(Circulated p 2337)
	Professor PLeP Darvall addressed this issue at Item 5.3 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the summary of the draft Monash University Enterprise Agreement.
	(File No 95/1456)
	6.3 Search Committees for Women Chair Applicants
	(Circulated p 2339)
	As suggested by the Committee of Deans, to clarify the approved policy on search committees for women chair applicants the Academic Board agreed to:
	affirm the current policy of encouragement of women applicants for professorial positions;
	request Personnel Services to develop an appropriate standard letter for notifying suitable women about advertised positions and inviting their application while affirming that the normal selection process was to take place;
	add explanatory notes to the approved statement about search committees for women, which would state that:
	the search for women applicants would normally be handled by the dean of the faculty (rather than by the chair of the selection committee, who was usually the Vice-Chancellor) and integrated with the main search process;
	a standard letter was available for deans to use in notifying suitable women about advertised positions;
	the dean would provide the chair selection committee with a report on the search process, and with a list of potential applicants, including women, who were approached.
	(File No 95/1352)
	* 6.4 Chair Proposals
	See also items 7.2.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 9.3 of these Minutes.
	Professor Waller spoke briefly in commendation of the initiative to establish a chair in Jewish Civilisation.
	The Academic Board noted the endorsement of the Committee of Deans for the advertising and filling of the Chairs in Jewish Civilisation, Economics, Marketing and Digital Systems, and noted particularly the work of the Vice- Chancellor, Professor L Waller and the Melbourne Jewish community in making the establishment of a Chair in Jewish Civilisation possible.
	(File No 95/0821)
	6.5 Report of the Director of the Computer Centre, October 1995
	(Circulated p 2341)
	See also Item 5.6 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board received and noted the report of the Director of the Computer Centre, dated October 1995.
	(File No 95/0094)
	* 6.6 Report of the University Librarian, 31 August 1995
	(Circulated p 2349)
	The full report of the General Satisfaction Survey was tabled for the information of members.
	A number of issues were raised, including the categories of users included in the Survey; the effort spent on electronic medium and whether this was deflecting attention from rest of the Library's operations; and the need to report the development of alternative campus teaching to the Libraries at the time that the changes were proposed. In response to this last issue, Professor RJ Pargetter agreed to refer to the Education Committee the matter of ensuring that Library Impact Statements were prepared when a subject was to be taught at a different campus.
	In response to a question from a student member of the Board, the Vice-Chancellor agreed to have the possibility of an interlibrary loans service for undergraduates investigated.
	See also Item 5.6 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board received and noted the report of the University Librarian for the period 1 January to 31 August 1995, and members received a copy of the full report of the General Satisfaction Survey at the Meeting and agreed to consider the document fully at the next Meeting of the Academic Board.
	(File No 95/0094)
	6.7 Research Publications
	(Circulated p 2361)
	See also Item 5.2 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the 1994 DEET Research Publications data.
	(File No 95/1161)
	6.8 Report of the Associate Deans (Teaching)
	(Circulated p 2367)
	See also Item 5.4 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board noted the report of meetings held on 6 September and 1 November 1995 of the Associate Deans (Teaching).
	(File No 94/0985)

7.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS
	7.1 Report of Meeting 6/95
	(Circulated p 2371)
	The Report of Meeting 6/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday, 6 September 1995 was received and noted.
	7.1.1 Appointment Procedures: Head of Department: Sub-Faculty of Art and Design
	The Academic Board noted that the proposal of the Faculty of Arts for the appointment of heads of departments within the Subfaculty of Art and Design was an internal faculty procedural document that need not be referred to the Academic Board.
	(File No 92/1320)
	7.2 Report of Meeting 7/95
	(Circulated p 2373)
	The Report of Meeting 7/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday, 6 September 1995 was received and noted.
	7.2.1 Chair in Jewish Civilisation
	See also item 6.4 of these Minutes.

	(Circulated p 2375)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to advertise and fill a Chair in Jewish Civilisation, noting the endorsement of the Committee of Deans.
	(File No 94/1395)
	7.2.2 Change in Name of Department of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Studies
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to change the name of the Department of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Studies to the Department of Classics and Archaeology.
	(File No 91/1551)
	7.2.3 Change in Name of Centre of Policing and Public Safety
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to change the name of the Centre of Policing and Public Safety to the Centre for Police and Justice Studies.
	(File No 93/1404)
	7.2.4 Faculty Board Membership Amendment
	Subject to the drafting of appropriate legislation, the Academic Board approved for submission to Council the following changes to membership of the Arts Faculty Board:
	a) the base membership of Departments to be reduced from 55 to 53;
	b) the Head of School of Arts and Sciences (Peninsula) to become an ex-officio member;
	c) the Directors of the following centres to be represented on Faculty Board:
	Centre for Women's Studies
	Centre for European Studies
	Centre for Policing and Public Safety
	Centre for Comparative Studies and Comparative Literature;
	d) an increase in the representation of undergraduate students to 7 members and of postgraduate students to 2 members, including one who must be a casual staff teacher/tutor; and
	e) the membership of schools to be determined as follows:
	Membership should be proportional to the EAS and be representative of the discipline groupings or interests within the School. The nature of the representation is to be decided by members of the school and approved by Faculty Board.
	(File No 91/1098)

8.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
	Report of Meeting 6/95
	(Circulated p 2379)
	The Report of Meeting 6/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on Wednesday, 25 October 1995 was received and noted.
	8.1 Prizes
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $2500 for the top student in the honours year in the Department of Management at the Gippsland campus; said prize to be called the "Australian Institute of Management, George Bates Scholarship for Honours Year Students in Management".
	(File No 94/1539)
	8.2 Chair in Economics (Proceedings No 6)
	See also item 6.4 of these Minutes.
	(Circulated p 2383, 2385)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to advertise and fill a Chair in Economics, noting the endorsement of the Committee of Deans.
	(File No 95/1472)
	8.3 Second Chair in Marketing (Proceedings No 7)
	See also item 6.4 of these Minutes.
	(Circulated p 2383,2387)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to advertise and fill a second Chair in Marketing, noting the endorsement of the Committee of Deans.
	(File No 95/1501)

9.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	Report of Meeting 4/95
	(Circulated p 2393)
	The Report of Meeting 4/95 of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology held on Wednesday, 18 October 1995 was received and noted.
	9.1 Change of Department Name - Department of Robotics and Digital Technology
	(Circulated p 2395)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to change the name of the Department of Robotics and Digital Technology to the Department of Digital Systems.
	(File No 90/0220)
	9.2 Schools in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
	The Academic Board noted that the Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology and the Peninsula School of Computing and Information Technology would maintain their current status in the Faculty; and that these schools would be deemed equivalent to departments in the Faculty and have all the rights and privileges assigned to departments of the Faculty.
	(File No 90/0220)
	9.3 Chair in Digital Systems
	See also item 6.4 of these Minutes.
	(Circulated p 2397)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to advertise and fill a Chair in Digital Systems, noting the endorsement of the Committee of Deans.
	(File No 95/1474)
	9.4 Object Technology Prize
	(Circulated p 2401)
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $1500 to the team or teams which, based on their university marks and an oral presentation, have been judged to have most successfully implemented, utilised or otherwise understood object technology; said prize to be called the "Object Oriented Pty Ltd Object Technology Prize".
	(File No 95/1507)
	9.5 Course and Subject Approvals and Amendments
	The Academic Board noted that the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology had referred a number of course and subject approvals and amendments to the Education Committee for approval.
	(File No 90/0818)

10.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
	Report of Meeting 5/95
	(Circulated p 2405)
	The Report of the Meeting 5/95 of Board of the Faculty of Engineering held on Wednesday, 8 November 1995 was received and noted.
	10.1 Fail Marks Verification
	(Circulated p 2409)
	The Academic Board noted that this item referred to Section 3.1.10 in the revised version of the Education Policy.
	The Academic Board asked the Education Committee to review both the policy and the regulation on fail marks verification as it applied to those components of assessment which were not formally examined, having regard to the sort of practical difficulties listed in the document presented; and
	agreed that it would not approve any faculty policies on fail marks verification in accordance with sub-section 6A.1 of the Examinations Regulations until both section 3.10 of the Education Policy and section 6A of the Examinations Regulations had been redrafted in such a way as to render them capable of implementation.
	(File No 93/1465)
	10.2 Prizes
	10.2.1 Institute of Industrial Engineers Third Year Industrial Engineering Student Award
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $200 to the industrial engineering student who achieved the best overall academic results in their third year studies (as nominated by the Department of Mechanical Engineering); said prize to be called the "Institute of Industrial Engineers Third Year Industrial Engineering Student Award."
	(File No 94/1299)
	10.2.2 Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Award
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $250 to be awarded to the third year student provisionally enrolled for subjects relevant to "Lubrication and Wear" offered in Year 4 of the Bachelor of Engineering degree at the Caulfield Campus; said prize to be called the "Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Award".
	(File No 94/1288)
	10.2.3 ICI Australia Prize for Engineering
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $2000 and a certificate to be awarded to the student who had completed level three Engineering in any degree of the Faculty consisting of at least four years of study and who showed not only academic excellence but also well-balanced all-round achievement; said prize to be called the "ICI Australia Prize for Engineering".
	(File No 94/1288)
	10.2.4 Prok International Prize - Increase in Value
	The Academic Board approved an increase in value of the Prok International Prize from $250 to $1,000.
	(File No 88/2166)
	10.2.5 Tubemakers of Australia Water Oil & Gas Industries Division Prize - Increase in Value
	The Academic Board approved an increase in value of the Tubemakers of Australia Water Oil & Gas Industries Division Prize from $300 to $350.
	(File No 88/2140)
	10.2.6 Disestablishment of BHP Prize
	The Academic Board noted that the BHP Prize for an outstanding second year student in level two of the Materials Engineering course would no longer be offered.
	(File No 89/1365)
	*10.3 Proposal for the Establishment of a Dairy Process Engineering Centre in the Department of Chemical Engineering
	(Circulated p 2413)
	The University Librarian, Mr E Lim, expressed concern that this proposal encompassed an area of teaching and research in which the University had very few resources. He was informed by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor M Brisk, that at first the Centre would be primarily a research centre and, at such time as the Centre wished to develop a greater teaching function, the appropriate Library Impact Statements would be prepared.
	The Vice-Chancellor commended this initiative into areas of interest to the rural community, and expressed his belief that should the Library require funding for additional materials to support such a centre, that the University would find the necessary resources.
	The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering also informed the Board that this Centre would be the first of its type in Australia, and would greatly enhance the integration of the Gippsland campus into the mainstream activities of the University.
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of the Dairy Process Engineering Centre in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
	(File No 94/1236)

11.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW
	Report of Meeting held on 23 October 1995
	(Circulated p 2439)
	The Report of the Meeting of the Faculty of Law held on Monday, 23 October 1995 was received and noted.
	11.1 Prize
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a prize of $400 for the top student and a prize of $200 for the student ranked second in the subject Federal Criminal Law; said prizes to be called the "Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Prize for Federal Criminal Law".

12.	REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
	12.1 Report of Meeting 6/95
	(Circulated p 2445)
	The Report of Meeting No 6/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on Wednesday, 13 September 1995 was received and noted.
	12.1.1 Review of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and proposed change of name of the Department
	(Circulated p 2447)
	The Academic Board received and noted the Report of the Review of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and noted the action to be taken by the Department; and approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to change the name of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine to Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, to reflect more accurately the nature of the Department's activities.
	(File No 95/0588)
	12.1.2 Sir Edward Dunlop Award
	(Circulated p 2449)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the establishment of a prize of $5000 from the Doncaster Rotary Club to be awarded every other year to the most outstanding commencing PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine; said prize to be called the "Sir Edward Dunlop Award".
	(File No 95/1247)
	12.1.3 Institute of Reproduction and Development - Annual Report 1994 (Proceedings No 1)
	(Circulated p 2455)
	The Academic Board received and noted the Executive Summary of the Annual Report 1994 of the Institute of Reproduction and Development, for transmission to Council, and commended the Institute of Reproduction and Development for its performance in 1994.
	(File No 95/0044)
	12.2 Report of Meeting 7/95
	(Circulated p 2459)
	The Report of Meeting No 7/95 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on Wednesday, 25 October 1995 was received and noted.
	12.2.1 Appointment of Associate Dean (Science)
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to appoint Professor M Hearn as Associate Dean (Science).
	(File No 92/0401)
	12.2.2 Casual Vacancies on the Board of the Faculty of Medicine
	The Academic Board approved for submission to Council the following appointments to fill casual vacancies on Board of the Faculty of Medicine: Ms G Ives (Caroline Chisholm School of Nursing) in place of Associate Professor E Duffy; and Dr R Salom (Department of Pathology and Immunology) in place of Dr M Robbie.
	(File No 87/0301)
	12.2.3 Prizes
	12.2.3.1 Alfred Oldham Trust Travelling Scholarship
	(Circulated p 2461)
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a travelling scholarship of $1000 provided by the Rotary Club of Dandenong to fifth year medical students undertaking their Elective studies and wishing to travel to do so; said prize to be called the "Alfred Oldham Trust Travelling Scholarship".
	(File No 94/1286)
	12.2.3.2 Undergraduate Prize in Occupational Health
	(Circulated p 2463)
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a series of prizes ($600. $250 and $150) for the three top students in fourth fifth or sixth year studies in the Faculty of Medicine who had chosen to enter a competition relating to occupational health; said prize to be called the "Envirohealth Pty Ltd Prize in Occupational Medicine".
	(File No 94/1286)
	12.3 Memorandum from the Board of the Faculty of Medicine
	(Circulated p 2469)
	The Academic Board received and noted the memorandum from the Board of the Faculty of Medicine regarding items which had previously been omitted from Faculty Board Reports.
	12.3.1 Harry Garlick Award
	(Circulated p 2471)
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a monetary award for the best Bachelor of Medical Science student in the Department of Medicine; said prize to be called the "Harry Garlick Award".
	(File No 94/1286)
	12.3.2 Dr William M Crosby Prize
	(Circulated p 2475)
	The Academic Board approved the establishment of a monetary prize to be awarded to the top student each year in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine unit; said prize to be called the "Dr William M Crosby Prize".
	(File No 94/1286)

13.	REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH)
	Report of Meeting held on 12 October 1995
	(Circulated p 2479)
	The Report of Meeting held on 12 October 1995 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) was received and noted.
	13.1 Tobacco-funded Research
	(Circulated p 2481)
	The Academic Board received and noted the document regarding research funding from the tobacco industry and approved the proposal of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) that the University cease to accept funding from the tobacco industry from 1 January, 1996.

14.	REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
	Report of Meeting 7/95
	(Circulated p 2495)
	The Report of Meeting 7/95 of the Education Committee held on 1 November 1995 was received and noted.
	* 14.1 Implementation of a Language Policy for Monash University
	(Circulated p 2505)
	The Board discussed the implications of Recommendation 4 of the document presented. In particular, the questions which were considered of relevance to that recommendation (relating to Language and Learning Unit offices and capabilities on each campus) were: what services the Language and Learning Unit would offer in 1996; how the services would be differentiated for each faculty and campus; and the extent to which the increase in budget indicated would facilitate these activities.
	The Academic Board:
	approved the amendments to the Education Policy as indicated in the document circulated in Agenda 8/95 and summarised below (all amendments and additions underlined);
	Add to Section 1.1 At Monash University, Effective Teaching: (p2) an additional dot point reading "emphasises communication skills as an integral component of all courses"
	Amend Section 2.1 University Objectives, dot point four (p5) to read "other skills and attributes, for example computing skills, problem-solving and interpersonal skills, both general and discipline-specific communications skills
	Amend Section 2.3.6 Responsibilities of Academic Units (p6), dot point 1 to read "specify the learning outcomes, including communication skills"
	Add to Section 1.3.1 Teaching and Learning Support Plan - Induction program for academic teaching staff (p3), after first sentence: "...learning in higher education. It will include a component in cross-cultural communication training."
	Add to Section 1.3.2 Teaching and Learning Support Plan - mentoring scheme for new academic staff: "Faculty and Departmental mentoring will include cross-cultural communication training."
	Add to Section 3.0 Assessment: "Assessment procedures should be consistent within the practice of each faculty."
	approved the suggestion that the Department of Linguistics, in cooperation with the Language and Learning Services Unit, be requested to present a list of useful correction symbols for discussion at the Education Committee, after which, if approved, the list would be recommended to faculties as suggested guidelines where appropriate across their subjects;
	noted that Recommendation No 6 which referred to plagiarism had been referred to the University's Policy and Legal Council, Ms S Bath, for consideration and inclusion in the draft discipline statute which Ms Bath was preparing for the University, and for her advice regarding appropriate wording on the issue for an amendment to the Education Policy, noting in both cases the need to separate out the teaching issues from the discipline issues involved in plagiarism;
	referred the report to other bodies (as identified in the document presented) and to faculties in order that they may consider the recommendations and advise the Committee of Deans regarding their responses to each point, including in their reports to the Committee of Deans an indication of the implications, financial and otherwise, that would ensue from each recommendation, and proposals regarding methods of implementing appropriate changes;
	requested from the Language and Learning Services Unit a report indicating what services would be offered by the Unit in 1996, how the services would be differentiated for each faculty and campus, and the extent to which the increase in budget granted to the Unit would facilitate these activities;
	requested that the Committee of Deans, by 23 April 1996, consider the development of a final free standing policy, taking into account the responses made by the various bodies indicated above; and
	noted that the working party of the Education Committee had provided in its documentation an outline of what it believed should be addressed in a free-standing policy, and referred this outline to the Committee of Deans for consideration.
	(File No 95/0700)
	14.2 Fourth Year Honours Programs: Guidelines For Good Practice
	(Circulated p 2517)
	The Academic Board approved the "Fourth Year Honours Programs: Guidelines for Good Practice" as presented.
	(File No 95/1023)
	* 14.3 Graduate Studies Policy
	(Circulated p 2521)
	The Vice-Chancellor commented that the development of policies like this one was very important to the University, and agreed with a comment from a member of the Board that the proposed Evaluation and Review processes were also important. Members of the Board queried the arrangements proposed for Masters Part I/Qualifying/Preliminary years. The wording on the first page of the draft policy was also queried in relation to the authority of the PhD and Scholarship and Education Committees for course and degree program matters.
	The Academic Board approved the Graduate Studies Policy subject to minor changes to be made by the Executive Officer of the Education Committee prior to the submission of the documents to Council.
	(File No 95/1483)
	14.4 New Course Proposals
	14.4.1Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness
	(Circulated p 2553)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness.

	(File No 95/1483)

	14.4.2Graduate Certificate in International Business
	(Circulated p 2557)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Certificate in International Business.

	(File No 95/1483)

	14.4.3Graduate Certificate in Retail Business

	(Circulated p 2563)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Certificate in Retail Business.

	(File No 95/1483)

	14.4.4Bachelor of Business / Associate Diploma of Business (Accounting)

	The Academic Board noted that this award program would be offered both on-campus and by distance education through the Gippsland campus.
	(Circulated p 2569)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to establish a new double award in conjunction with the Central Gippsland College of TAFE, to be titled Bachelor of Business/Associate Diploma of Business (Accounting).
	(File No 95/1483)
	14.5 Amendments To Existing Courses

	14.5.1 Master of Commerce - amendments to admission requirements

	(Circulated pp 2577, 2579)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Master of Commerce* as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95.*

	14.5.2Master of Economics - amendments to admission requirements and deletion of coursework and research essay option

	(Circulated pp 2577, 2583)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Master of Economics* as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95.*

	14.5.3Graduate Diploma in Commerce - amendments to admission requirements and broadening of specialisations offered
	(Circulated pp 2577, 2587)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Diploma in Commerce as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95 and the document attached to these Minutes (Attachment 1), which was forwarded to the Academic Board subsequent to Meeting 8/95.

	14.5.4 Graduate Diploma in Economics - amendments to admission requirements and broadening of specialisations offered

	(Circulated pp 2577, 2593)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Diploma in Economics as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95 and the document attached to these Minutes (Attachment 1), which was forwarded to the Academic Board subsequent to Meeting 8/95.

	14.5.5 Master of Taxation - amendments to admission requirements and structure

	The Academic Board noted that subsequent to Meeting 7/95 of the Education Committee, at which the proposal to amend the Master of Taxation was endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board, the proposal was withdrawn by the Faculty of Business and Economics in order to allow the amendments to be reconsidered.

	14.5.6 Graduate Diploma in Taxation - amendments to admission requirements and structure

	(Circulated p 2599)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Diploma in Taxation as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95, subject to the following wording being inserted under the heading "Credit for Previous Study": A student may apply for exemption with credit for up to four subjects completed at a fourth- year graduate level at a recognised tertiary institution, or as part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants professional year program or the equivalent program offered by the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, where the content and workload of the subjects is equivalent to subjects forming part of this course. Such credit is at the discretion of the Course Director.

	14.5.7 Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) - amendment to structure

	(Circulated p 2605)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95.

	14.5.8 Graduate Certificate in Management- amendment to structure

	(Circulated p 2609)
	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Certificate in Management as detailed in the documents presented in Agenda 8/95, subject to the deletion of the reference to the subject MGM6700 Managing People and Organisations in the final line of p 2609 of the Agenda, as this subject was intended to be a compulsory core subject rather than an optional core subject.

	14.5.9 Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Engineering - admission to first year of course

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to allow students to enter the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Engineering from level one rather than a later stage (as was previously the case).

	14.5.10 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Tourism and Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Communication - core and optional subjects

	(Circulated p 2615)

	The Academic Board approved the listing of core and optional subjects for students undertaking the Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Tourism and Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Communication at the Berwick campus.

	14.5.11 Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) / Bachelor of Computing

	(Circulated p2619)

	The Academic Board approved the proposals of the Faculty of Business and Economics and Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) / Bachelor of Computing as detailed in the documents presented.

	14.5.12 Graduate Diploma of Business Systems

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the Graduate Diploma of Business Systems by increasing the required number of subjects from seven to eight.

	14.5.13 Master of Business Systems

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the Master of Business Systems by offering the course by Distance Education through the Gippsland campus in addition to on campus at the Clayton campus.

	14.5.14 Master of Engineering Science (Coursework and Minor Thesis)

	(Circulated p 2625)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Engineering to amend the Master of Engineering Science (Coursework and Minor Thesis) as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95.




	14.5.15 Graduate Diplomas - amendments to credit provisions, duration and legislation

	(Circulated p 2627)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Engineering to amend Graduate Diplomas of the Faculty as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95. The Graduate Diplomas affected are as follows:

	Graduate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance Management
	Graduate Diploma in Municipal Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Project Management
	Graduate Diploma in Computer Control and Communications
	Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Technology
	Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology
	Graduate Diploma in Water Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Structural Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Offshore Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Geotechnical Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic Engineering
	Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering

	14.5.16 Honours degree of Bachelor of Laws - structure

	(Circulated p 2629)

	The Academic Board approved the proposal of the Faculty of Law to amend the structure of the honours degree of Bachelor of Laws as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95 subject to the proviso that the percentages proposed for each class of honours may need to be reviewed, in the course of the faculty's regular review of the honours programme, as the course generates a reputation for outstanding teaching and outstanding students

	14.6 New Subject Proposals

	The Education Committee had endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposals for subjects detailed below. Full documentation was available for perusal by members of the Board.

	The Academic Board approved the subject proposals from the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Computing and Information Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Science as detailed below:

	PLT4179 Approaches to Politics
	AUS1030 Culture in Australia
	AUS1040 Introduction to Tourism
	AUS2020 Cultural Tourism
	AUS2030 The Heritage Industry
	HIS21 Post-War Australian Politics and Society 2A
	HIS22 Post-War Australian Politics and Society 2B
	FINXXXX Thesis
	FINXXXX Research Project
	FINXXXX Tax Policy and Constitutional Issues
	FINXXXX Principles of Property and Commercial Law
	FINXXXX Basic Principles of Income Tax
	MGMXXXX Operations Policy
	MGM6540 Service and Manufacturing Management
	MKT5002 Issues in Retail Technology
	FIN2721 Trade Finance and Foreign Exchange
	FIN3291 Multinational Trade and Investment
	LAR5720 Electronic Recordkeeping
	SFT5000 Distributed Object Technology
	SFT5510 Software Systems Engineering
	SFT5530 Systems Verification, Quality and Standards
	SFT5610 Intelligent Software Systems
	SFT5620 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
	GAS1386 Physics for Engineers
	NSG6900 Management of Client Health/Illness States
	NSG9001 Organisational Management for Advanced Nurse Practice
	NSG9002 Advanced Clinical Decision Making
	MIC2032 Biomedical Microbiology

	14.7 Minor Amendments to Courses and Subjects

	The Education Committee had noted minor amendments to courses and subjects as detailed below. Full documentation was available for perusal by members of the Board.

	The Academic Board noted the minor amendments to existing courses and subjects from the Faculties of Arts, Engineering, Medicine and Science:

	CMP001 Computer Literacy - to be disestablished;
	ELE2221 Electrical Engineering - to be split into ELE2231 Electrical Networks and ELE2241 Linear Systems I;
	NSG6101 History and Philosophy- to be disestablished;
	NSG6102 Politics of Health - to be disestablished;
	GAS1095 Physical Science for Health Care 1 - to be renamed Chemistry for Human Biology and to be offered via Distance Education in addition to being offered on campus at the Gippsland campus;
	GAS1185 Biological Science - to be renamed Cell Biology;
	GAS1186 Biology - to be renamed Biology of Mammalian Systems; and
	GAS2117 Bioscience 2 - to be renamed Bioscience 2: Physiological Control and to be offered via Distance Education in addition to being offered on campus at the Gippsland campus.

	14.8 Amendments To Legislation And Regulations

	14.8.1 Amendment to Bachelor of Arts Legislation

	(Circulated p 2631)

	The Board noted that the draft legislation had not yet been prepared.

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to amend the legislation for the degree of Bachelor of Arts as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95.




	14.8.2 Amendment to Bachelor of Science Regulations

	(Circulated p 2633)

	The Board noted that the draft legislation had not yet been prepared.

	The Academic Board approved the proposal to amend the regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Science, as detailed in the document presented in Agenda 8/95, such that the use of the PR grade is discontinued.

	(File No 95/1483)

15.	REPORT OF THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TASK FORCE
	Report of Meeting 2/95
	(Circulated p 2637)
	The Report of Meeting 2/95 of the External Relations and Community Service Task Force Committee held on 19 September 1995 was received and noted.
	(File No 92/1194)

* 16.	REPORT OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE
	Report of Meeting 3/95
	(Circulated p2641)
	The University Librarian, Mr E Lim, addressed the Board regarding the distribution of research infrastructure funds (Proceedings No 1.2). He explained that the formula used, which had been previously reported to the Academic Board was as follows: Value of research grants (35%); Number of research projects (35%); Higher degree student load (20%); Per capita load of the library divisions (5%); and Serials purchases (5%).
	Mr Lim also informed the Board that the General Library Committee was currently considering amending the formula to include research outcomes in the distribution formulae.
S	See also Item 5.6 of these Minutes.
	The Academic Board received and noted the Report of the Meeting of the General Library Committee held on Wednesday, 13 September 1995, and the advice of the University Librarian, Mr E Lim, regarding the distribution of research infrastructure funds (Proceedings No 1.2).
	(File No 95/0873)

17.	REPORT OF THE PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS COMMITTEE
	Report of Meeting 4/95
	(Circulated p 2647)
	The Report of Meeting 4/95 of the Performing and Creative Arts Committee held on Wednesday, 25 October 1995 was received and noted.
	(File No 94/1397)

18.	REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
	* 18.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting held on Friday, 13 October 1995
	The Executive Chair of the PhD and Scholarships Committee, Professor M King, addressed the Academic Board regarding Procedures for Confirmation/Upgrading of Candidature (Proceedings No 4). He informed the Board the PhD and Scholarships Committee was in the process of developing appropriate guidelines for this matter and anticipated bringing those guidelines to the Academic Board during 1996.
	(Circulated p 2651)
	The Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting held on Friday, 13 October 1995 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee, and noted the advice of the Executive Chair of the PhD and Scholarships Committee, Professor M King, regarding Procedures for Confirmation/Upgrading of Candidature (Proceedings No 4).
	(File No 93/0462)
	18.1.1 Request for Waiver of Minimum Candidature Requirement for a Staff Candidate Enrolled Under Regulation 14
	The Academic Board approved the recommendation of the PhD and Scholarships Committee that the required minimum period of candidature for Mr J Glover, staff PhD candidate in the Faculty of Law enrolled under Regulation 14, be waived..
	18.2 Receipt of Report of Meeting held on Friday, 3 November 1995
	(Circulated p 2655)
	See also Item 5.6 of these Minutes, regarding Proceedings No 4 of this Item.
	The Report of Meeting held on Friday, 3 November 1995 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee was received and noted.

19.	REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
	(Circulated p 2659)
	The Report of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation Meetings 1/95 to 10/95 was received and noted.
	(File No 95/0875)

20.	REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY READERSHIP/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE
	20.1 Promotions to Reader/Associate Professor
	(Circulated p 2663)
	The Academic Board endorsed for submission to Council the list of promotions to positions of Reader and Associate Professor approved by the University Readership/Associate Professorship Committee.
	(File No 95/0640)
	20.2 Honorary Appointments in the Faculty of Medicine
	The Academic Board noted for submission to Council the recommendations approved by the University Readership/Associate Professorship Committee and the Clinical Associate Professorship Committee to appoint the following Honorary Clinical Associate Professorships in the Faculty of Medicine:
	Department of Pathology and Immunology
	Dr A Dorevitch
	Dr JA Hayman
	Dr J Maynard
	Dr A Street
	and the following Honorary Associate Professor:
	Department of Pathology and Immunology
	Dr MC Berndt.
	(File No 95/0631)

21.	LEGISLATION
	The University Solicitor had prepared legislation in accordance with instructions from the appropriate offices, to implement proposals which have been 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.
	21.1 Faculty of Science (Undergraduate Degrees) (Amendment No 1 1995) Regulations
	(File No 94/0857)
	21.2 Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 7 1995) Statute
	(File No 94/1484)
	21.3 Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd (Amendment No 1 1995) Statute
	(File No 94/1578)
	21.4 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 8 1995) Statute
	(File No 94/1484)
	21.5 Faculty of Medicine (Amendment No 3 1995) (Graduate Diplomas in the Subfaculty of Nursing) Regulations
	(File No 94/0143)
	21.6 Faculties (Amendment No 3 1995) Regulations
	(File No 93/1631)
	21.7 Statute 2.3.2 - Multi-Departmental Schools
	(File No 95/1360)
	21.8 Multi-Departmental Schools Regulations
	(File No 95/1361)
	* 21.9 Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress (Amendment No 1) Statute
	A member of the Board raised queries about the proposed amendments and asked that they be examined further before being presented to Council. The Vice-Chancellor advised the Board that the proposed changes to Statute 6.2 were drafted to implement the recommendations of the Exclusion Appeals Review which were approved by the Board at Meeting 2/94.
	The Academic Board approved for transmission to Council the above draft Statutes and Regulations, subject to examination and endorsement of item 21.9 by the Committee of Deans, and recommended that Council makes the regulations and statutes listed in items 21.1 to 21.7 (inclusive) and 21.9 and delegates to the Vice-Chancellor and President the power to make the "Multi-Departmental Schools Regulations" after "Statute 2.3.2 - Multi-Departmental Schools" has been approved by the Governor in Council.

22.	COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
	22.1 Academic Board Committee Memberships
	22.1.1 Annual Update
	Updated membership lists for the Board's Committees (listed below) were circulated to the Board (pp 2675-2702).
	Admissions Committee
	Associate Deans (Teaching)
	Committee of Associate Deans (Research) Statute - CADRES
	Computing Committee
	Education Committee
	Exclusion Appeals Committee
	General Library Committee
	Honorary Degrees Committee
	Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) Committee
	Open Day Committee
	Open Learning Committee
	Orientation Committee
	Oscar Mendelsohn Lecture Committee
	Performing and Creative Arts Committee
	PhD & Scholarships Committee
	Publications Committee
	Standing Committee on Animal Services
	Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans
	Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation
	Steering Committee of Academic Board
	University Readership/Associate Professorship Standing Committee
	The Academic Board noted and approved the updated membership lists of its standing committees.
	(File No 90/1788)
	22.2 Committee of Associate Deans (Research) - Victorian College of Pharmacy nominees
	The Academic Board appointed the nominees of the Victorian College of Pharmacy to the Committee of Associate Deans (Research), being Professor PJ Stewart, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics and Dr DJ Morgan, Reader in Pharmaceutics (Alternate).
	(File No 95/0619)
	22.3 Adjunct & Honorary Professors Committee - 1996
	At Academic Board Meeting 7/95 the Board nominated Professor R Axford to fill a casual vacancy that arose from the resignation of Professor M Neave from the Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee. Since Professor Axford is not available to serve on this Committee, the Board was asked to nominate another professor.
	In addition, the Board noted that Professor PLeP Darvall's term on this committee would expire on 31 December 1995, and that his reappointment or replacement was required to be made by the Academic Board.
	The Academic Board appreciated Professor Axford's prior commitments for 1996 and nominated Professor M Kartomi to fill a casual vacancy for a professor nominated by the Academic Board on the Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee, for a term ending 31 December 1996; and reappointed Professor PLeP Darvall for a term ending 31 December 1998.
	(File No 91/1047)
	22.4 Honorary Degrees Committee
	The Academic Board nominated Professor B Parker to fill a vacancy for a professor nominated by the Academic Board on the Honorary Degrees Committee for a term ending 31 December 1999 and Professor W Charman to fill a vacancy for the alternate to that position, also for a term ending 31 December 1999.
	(File No 88/2436)
	22.5 Oscar Mendelsohn Lectures Committee
	The Academic Board nominated Dr D Cuthbert and Associate Professor S McNicol to fill two vacancies on the Oscar Mendelsohn Lectures Committee for terms ending in July 1998.
	(File No 93/0174)
	22.6 Publications Committee
	The Academic Board reappointed Professor RG Fox (as Chair) and Dr K Gibson to the Publications Committee for terms ending in December 1998.
	(File No 88/1486)
	22.7 Standing Committee on Animal Services
	The Academic Board reappointed Professor A Walker to the Standing Committee on Animal Services for a term ending in December 1998.
	(File No 93/0170)
	22.8 Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation
	The Academic Board appointed Ms A Stein- Oakley, Dr J Redman, Dr AA Beveridge, Dr H Parkington, Mr R Holton and Dr D Bowden to the Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation for terms ending in December 1997. (File No 93/0599)
	22.9 Bookshop Board
	The Academic Board reappointed Associate Professor B Costar and Dr M Lindorff as the Board's nominees to the Bookshop Board for terms ending in December 1996.
	(File No 87/0822)
	22.10 Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans
	The Academic Board reappointed Professor G Bouma for a further term ending in December 1998 on the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans, and as Chair of that Committee; and Mr WD Quodling (layperson) for a further term ending in December 1998; and noted that further nominations will be brought to the Academic Board to replace others whose terms on the Committee end in December 1995.
	(File No 95/1453)
	* 22.11 Exclusion Appeals Committee
	The Vice-Chancellor read to the Academic Board the names of new members of the Exclusions Appeals Committee, replacing members whose appointments expired at the end of 1995. The revised membership is attached to these minutes (Attachment 2).
	The Academic Board approved the revised membership of the Exclusions Appeals Committee for 1996, as read to the Board by the Vice- Chancellor and listed in the document (Attachment 2) attached to these Minutes.

23.	ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP
	23.1 Casual Vacancies
	23.1.1 Faculty of Education
	The Academic Board noted the nomination made by the Faculty of Education of Dr Lesley Farrell to fill a non-professorial casual vacancy, term ending 30 June 1996, which arose from the resignation of Associate Professor Elizabeth Mellor.
	* 23.1.2 Student Membership
	In accordance with Statute 2.7 - Student Amenities and Organisations, Part 2, Section 4.6, the Monash University Federation of Student Organisations (MUFSO) had been asked to fill two undergraduate student and two graduate student casual vacancies that existed after insufficient nominations for the positions vacant were received at recently run elections.
	Ms H Anderson, Secretary of MUFSO, informed the Board that the names of the two undergraduate students nominated by MUFSO had been incorrectly reported to the Board, and provided a memorandum to the Secretary of the Academic Board confirming the correct names of those nominated by MUFSO to represent undergraduate students on the Academic Board.
	The Academic Board noted the revised nominations made by MUFSO to fill two undergraduate and two graduate student casual vacancies for the term 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1996 as follows:
	Undergraduate Students:
	Ms Heather Anderson
	Mr Antony Hankin
	Graduate Students:
	Ms Caroline Spencer
	Ms Cathie Lewis
	(File No 94/1041)

24.	ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
	24.1 Deadline for Submission of Agenda Papers for Academic Board Meetings
	Members of the Steering Committee had requested that they receive their draft Agenda with attachments by the Wednesday prior to the meeting of the Steering Committee. The deadline for papers had been 12.00 noon on that Wednesday, and Steering Committee members had received their papers on the Friday following submission.
	Members of the Steering Committee agreed that they could be more effective in their appointed roles if they had more time in which to consider the papers. Therefore, the Committee had agreed that the Secretary be asked to advance the deadline for submission of papers by two days, ie normally sixteen calendar days before each Academic Board meeting.
	The Academic Board noted the decision of the Steering Committee to alter the deadlines for submission of Agenda papers, such that the submission dates for all papers would be amended, and noted that a revised timetable for submissions would be circulated separately.
	The Meeting concluded at 4:30 pm. CONFIRMED:
	DATE: November 1995