Monash University

Academic Board Meeting 8/96

Meeting No 8/96 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 27 November 1996 in the Council Room of the University, commencing at 2.15 pm.

Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio and elected members. A current list of members may be obtained from the Secretary. A non-member may request permission to attend a meeting of the Board as an observer, by telephoning extension 55061. Observers have no speaking or voting rights.

The Agenda papers have been circulated. The Index of Recommendations is set out below, and supplementary papers are attached. New items, or items with new attachments, are indicated in the Index of Recommendations by a vertical line on the left hand side of the page.

The Steering Committee met on 19 November 1996. Present were Professors RJ Pargetter (Chair), PLeP Darvall, JR Pilbrow, B Caine, Associate Professor M Gani, Ms E Anderson, Ms JH Newham and Ms K Wilson-Reid.

Members are reminded that apologies should be telephoned to extension 55061.

Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting.

20 November 1996 JH Newham

c:\acboard\agenda\abagd896.doc Secretary

A G E N D A

INDEX OF RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS

*1. ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS

1.1 Starring of Items

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point.

1.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items

The Vice-Chancellor will move:

That the recommendations of the Steering Committee be adopted without discussion for all items other than those starred.

2. MINUTES

2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No 7/96 held on 16 October 1996

Previously circulated.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 7/96 be confirmed and signed subject to the addition of Professor U Proske to the list of those present and Professor R Willis to the list of apologies.

3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

3.1 Degree of Master of Management p 291-292

At Meeting 5/96 of the Academic Board, amendments to the degree of Master of Management were approved, subject to provision of further information, which was then submitted to Meeting 7/96 of the Board.

At Meeting 7/96, concerns were expressed by Professor RB McKern, Chief Executive Officer, Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd, regarding the potential for competition between the amended Master of Management and the Master of Business Administration. The Vice-Chancellor agreed to resolve the matter on behalf of the Academic Board, and report the outcome to the next Board meeting.

Attached is a memorandum prepared on 23 October 1996 by Professor RJ Pargetter, Acting Vice-Chancellor, concerning the resolution of issues relating to the Master of Management.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

• note the advice of the Acting Vice-Chancellor concerning this matter, as detailed in the memorandum presented regarding the resolution of concerns relating to amendments to the degree of Master of Management which were approved at Meeting 5/96 of the Board;
• approve the two recommendations presented in the document as follows:

1. The term "Business Administration" be only permitted in graduate awards offered by Monash Mt Eliza Business School. This would include any future professional doctorates offered either by the Faculty or the Business School.
2. The terms "Management" and "Business Management" be only permitted in awards offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. The Faculty should be granted as much freedom as possible in its development of such programs, provided that they satisfy the conditions laid down by the University's Graduate Study Policy concerning the entry level for the programs and the level of subjects taken within the programs (without any dispensations whereby the program would need to be listed on the Schedule of Exceptions). This would require a legal amendment to the agreement between the University and Monash Mt Eliza Business School.

• ask that the question of the review of the agreement between the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Monash Mt Eliza Business School be treated as a matter of urgency by the new Vice-Chancellor in 1997.

*3.2 Restructure of the Faculty of Business and Economics pp 293-297

At Meeting 7/96, the Academic Board approved and submitted to Council a proposed structure of the Faculty of Business and Economics, subject to two provisions. One of those provisions was that the proposed establishment of a Department of Business and Taxation Law be considered at the next Meeting of the Board, allowing time for discussions regarding this matter between the Deans of the Faculties of Business and Economics and Law.

Two documents are attached: a memorandum from the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics dated 18 November 1996, and a memorandum from the Dean of the Faculty of Law dated 13 November 1996.

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board;

• note the correspondence from the Deans of the Faculties of Business and Economics and Law regarding the proposed establishment of a Department of Business and Taxation Law within the Faculty of Business and Economics;
• consider advice to be provided by the Vice-Chancellor.

3.3 Human Ethics

Refer to the proceedings under item 15, pp 84-85.

At Meeting 5/96 of the Board, issues of concern regarding ethics committees' workload and terms of reference were referred to CADRES for further consideration.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the response of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research), detailed in Proceeding 3 of item 15 in this Agenda, regarding issues referred to CADRES by the Academic Board at Meeting 5/96.

4. MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL

4.1 Graduate Programs Offered in 1996 pp 288-289

Refer also to item 28, Council Resolution CL7/96/484.

A list of Graduate Programs offered in 1996 was submitted by the Academic Board to Council Meeting 7/96.

A query was raised at Council regarding the status of those executive certificates of the Faculty of Business and Economics which were designated as 'awards of the faculty', as opposed to 'awards of the University'.

The attention of the Board is drawn to the statement concerning Faculty certificates under section 1.2 of the Graduate Studies Policy approved by Council on 11 December 1995, which reads as follows:

"Faculty Certificates

A recent initiative of the Faculty of Business and Economics, which has been commended by the Executive of the University, is the introduction of what are called in that Faculty "executive certificates". These are non-award courses with a certificate of completion given to successful candidates by the faculty rather than the University. Faculties introducing similar programs may elect to use nomenclature other than "Executive". These one semester programs are intended to be an entry point into many of the 'professional' graduate diplomas and create the possibility of subsequent entry into masters programs of that faculty for the non-graduate with relevant work experience. In order for a non-graduate to progress further (that is, to enrol in a graduate diploma) the student must demonstrate the academic capability to progress at a higher level, and therefore must achieve a Credit average in the certificate course.

The solution to the question of meeting demand for professional development while retaining academic integrity within the graduate programs of the University is recommended for investigation by all faculties of the University."

Council approved the following recommendation:

"That the University endorse the introduction of faculty certificates as an entry point, particularly into professional graduate diplomas, for applicants with no prior tertiary qualification but with relevant and substantial work experience, which in the opinion of the Faculty provides an appropriate preparation for study. For progression to the graduate diploma in the same discipline, the student would be required to demonstrate academic capability: that is, must attain a Credit average in the certificate course. This program would be of one semester full time duration."

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board provide the above advice regarding executive certificates to Council.

*5. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

5.1 1997 University Budget pp 1-7

A document prepared on 11 November 1996 by the Budget and Statistical Services Branch containing details of the 1997 Monash University Budget is attached.

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor MI Logan AC, regarding the 1997 University Budget, and note the details of the Monash University 1997 operating and non-operating budget in the document presented.

5.2 Report of the Academic Board Working Party on Council Structure

and Function pp 15-28

Attached (under the Report of the Committee of Deans) is a revised version of the Report of the Working Party on Council Structure and Function, prepared on 11 November 1996 subsequent to discussions between members of the Working Party and members of the Committee of Deans.

Professor JR Pilbrow will speak briefly to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the advice of Professor JR Pilbrow concerning the amendments to the Report, and endorse the revised version of the Report of the Working Party on Council Structure and Function as its input to the review of Council.

5.3 Restructure of Nursing pp 9-10

Attached is a document prepared by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor R Porter, dated 7 November 1996, detailing a proposal to restructure Nursing within the Faculty of Medicine.

Academic Board is asked to note that implementation of the changes to Nursing within the Faculty of Medicine should be discussed with the NTEU in accordance with Clause 8.3 of the Enterprise Agreement.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to restructure Nursing within the Faculty as detailed in the document presented.

5.4 Research

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor PLeP Darvall, regarding research.

5.5 International Matters

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor LHT West, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the advice of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor LHT West, regarding international matters.

5.6 Academic Performance of Halls of Residence Students p 299-300

Attached is a document prepared by Budget and Statistical Services Branch.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the "Student Progress Analysis" presented, which provides a comparison between the academic progress of Halls of Residence and non Halls of Residence students on the Clayton Campus.

5.7 VTAC Preference Data p 301-307

Attached is a document prepared by Mr CT Vernon, Manager, Admissions and Records.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor RJ Pargetter, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive the document presented regarding VTAC preference data, and note the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor RJ Pargetter, regarding this matter.

5.8 Doctor of Psychology p 309-314

Refer also to Proceeding 18 under item 16, and Proceeding 4 under item 19 (Report 10/96 in this Agenda).

Attached is an executive summary of the draft joint proposal from the Faculties of Medicine and Science to establish a professional Doctor of Psychology. A copy of the full draft proposal will be available for perusal by members of the Board.

The PhD and Scholarships Committee, under Statute 2.5 - Committees, boards of studies and institutes, is responsible for the "conduct of all matters pertaining to any professional doctorate program that may be established in accordance with and subject to the regulations concerning these degrees".

The draft proposal to establish the Doctor of Psychology has been endorsed by the Boards of the Faculties of Medicine and Science and the Education Committee, and revisions have been made in accordance with comments from the PhD and Scholarships Committee. This draft proposal will now be considered by two external assessors, and final approval based on the results of that assessment may be given by the PhD and Scholarships Committee.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, subject to the approval of the PhD and Scholarships Committee, and noting the endorsement of the Education Committee, the Academic Board approve the joint proposal of the Boards of the Faculties of Medicine and Science to establish a professional Doctor of Psychology as detailed in the draft proposal presented.

5.9 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Distinguished Teaching

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board extend its congratulations to Mr Rolf Bergman from the Department of Business Management, and Dr David Mills from the Department of Physics, who have been selected for the 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Distinguished Teaching.

5.10 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Postgraduate Supervision

RECOMMENDATIONS:

That the Academic Board extend its congratulations to Dr Keith Murray from the Department of Chemistry, and Professor Max King from the Department of Econometrics, who have been selected for the 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Postgraduate Supervision.

6. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS pp 11-53

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meetings 13/96 and 14/96 of the Committee of Deans, held on 15 October and 5 November 1996.

6.1 Report of the Academic Board Working Party on Council Structure

and Function pp 15-28

Attached.

This item is submitted to the Board for endorsement under item 5.2.

6.2 Chair of Molecular Pharmacology

At Meeting 7/96, the Academic Board and Council approved, subject to the endorsement of the Committee of Deans, the establishment of a Chair of Molecular Pharmacology.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the endorsement of the Committee of Deans for the establishment and filling of a Chair of Molecular Pharmacology.

*6.3 Report of the University Librarian to the Committee of Deans pp 29-46

Attached is the Report of the University Librarian to the Committee of Deans, dated 2 October 1996.

The University Librarian, Professor E Lim, is invited to speak to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive the report of the University Librarian to the Committee of Deans, dated 2 October 1996, and invite the University Librarian to speak to his Report.

6.4 Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation (SCEAE) pp 47-50

Attached is a proposal prepared by Dr N Johnston, Executive Officer to the SCEAE, regarding a new role for the SCEAE.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal dated 10 October 1996 for a new role for the SCEAE.

6.5 Report of the Associate Deans (Teaching) pp 51-53

Attached is the report of a meeting of the Associate Deans (Teaching) held on 11 September 1996, for information.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of a meeting of the Associate Deans (Teaching) held on 11 September 1996.

Proceedings

7. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS pp 55-56

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 6/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday 23 October 1996.

7.1 Honorary Appointments

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note for transmission to Council the following honorary appointments approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts:

Department of Romance Languages

• Professor A Kenwood as Honorary Associate for the period 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1998.

Centre for Southeast Asian Studies

• Mr JA Jeldres as honorary Research Associate for the period 1 September 1996 to 31 August 1997, and
• Dr J Penny as Honorary Research Associate for a three year period from 1 September 1996 to 31 August 1999.

Department of Philosophy

• Dr RF Khan as Honorary Research Associate for a 2 year period from 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1998.

Monash Asia Institute

• Dr J Diamond and Ms Lauri J Jones as Honorary Research Associates for a period of 1 year commencing 9 August 1996.

Proceedings

8. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND

ECONOMICS pp 57-59

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 5/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on Thursday 17 October 1996.

8.1 Master of Management Course

This item is submitted for consideration by the Board under item 3.1.

8.2 Membership of University Readership and Associate Professorship Standing Committee

This item is submitted to the Board for approval under item 26.9.7.

8.3 Prizes and Scholarships

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to accept an increase from $4000 to $5000 for the scholarship offered by the Bankers Trust Australia Limited, for a student in either the Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) in 1997.

8.4 Faculty Board Membership

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve for submission to Council the nomination of Mr K Tant, Syme Department of Banking and Finance, to fill a casual vacancy on the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics.

8.5 Faculty Board Meeting Dates for 1997

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the 1997 meeting dates and venues for the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:

12 February (Caulfield), 2 April (Peninsula), 11 June (Clayton), 20 August (Caulfield), 15 October (Clayton), and 3 December 1997 (Gippsland).

Proceedings

9. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY p 61

Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology held on Wednesday 23 October 1996.

9.1 Bellamy Prizes for the Bachelor of Business Systems

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish of three prizes each of $500, to be awarded to the best Bachelor of Business Systems students at first, second and third year level, to be funded by sponsoring companies of the Business Systems Cooperative Education program; said prizes to be named in honour of Professor CJ Bellamy, foundation Dean of the Faculty:

• "Bellamy Prize for first year Business Systems";
• "Bellamy Prize for second year Business Systems"; and
• "Bellamy Prize for third year Business Systems".

Proceedings

10. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION p 63

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 4/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Education.

10.1 Appointment of Associate Dean

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to appoint Professor Alan Bishop as Associate Dean of the Faculty until 30 June 1997.

*10.2 Centre for Early Childhood Research and Development

The Steering Committee suggested that the Dean of the Faculty be asked to clarify the reason for the change of title.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to change the name of the Centre for Early Childhood Research and Development, so that it becomes the Centre for Early Childhood Research and Professional Development.

Proceedings

11. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW pp 65-66

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 3/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Law held on 21 October 1996.

11.1 Appointment of Associate Deans

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to appoint the following as Associate Deans for the Faculty for 1997:

• Professor R Fox Associate Dean
• Associate Professor M Pittard Associate Dean (Research)
• Professor S McNicol Associate Dean (Teaching)

11.2 Prizes

11.2.1 Department of Forensic Medicine Prize

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to establish a prize of $200, to be awarded to the best student in the Faculty of Law subject Elements of Forensic Medicine; said prize to be named the "Department of Forensic Medicine Prize".

11.2.2 Jeffrey L Sher Prize

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to establish a prize of $400, to be awarded to the best student in the subject Trial Practice and Advocacy; said prize to be named the "Jeffrey L Sher Prize".

11.3 Fellows of the Faculty

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the conferring of the title of Fellow of the Faculty of Law on Mr P Heffey and Mr B Dwyer.

Proceedings

12. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE pp 67-68

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 6/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on 6 November 1996.

12.1 Annual Report of the Centre for Rural Health 1995/96 pp 69-71

Attached is an executive summary of the Annual Report of the Centre for Rural Health 1995/96.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the executive summary of the Annual Report of the Centre for Rural Health 1995/96 as presented.

12.2 Minute of Appreciation - Professor VC Marshall pp 73-76

Attached is a Minute of Appreciation for Professor VC Marshall.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board endorse the Minute of Appreciation for Professor VC Marshall of the Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, who will retire at the end of 1996 after 21 years with the University.

12.3 Award of Degree p 315

Attached is a memorandum from Professor R Porter, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, dated 15 November 1996.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to award the degree of Doctor of Medicine to Dr Margot Nash for her thesis entitled 'Endothelial function and autoantibodies in Kawasaki disease'.

*12.4 Obituary for Professor GD Thorburn pp 317-319

Attached is an obituary for Professor GD Thorburn prepared by Associate Professor G Jenkin, Deputy Head of the Department of Physiology, and an extract from The Age regarding Professor Thorburn.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor MI Logan AC, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that Professor GD Thorburn, former Professor and Head of the Department of Physiology, passed away on 28 October 1996, and endorse the obituary presented by Associate Professor G Jenkin in honour of the esteemed Professor.

Proceedings

13. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE p 77

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 5/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on Wednesday 2 October 1996.

13.1 Appointment of Deputy and Associate Deans

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the following appointments of Deputy Dean and Associate Deans of the Faculty of Science for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997:

Deputy Dean Professor SA Crossley

Associate Dean (Teaching) Associate Professor N Cameron

Associate Dean (Research) Professor IA Nicholls

13.2 Minute of Appreciation - Dr JB Bapat p 79

Attached is a Minute of Appreciation for Dr JB Bapat.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board endorse the Minute of Appreciation for Dr JB Bapat who has taken early retirement from the Department of Chemistry.

13.3 Yakult Prize for General Excellence in Microbiology

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish a prize of $250.00, to be awarded annually to a top student in the third year of the BSc course. The assessment will be made on the basis of examinations, essays and practical work and be nominated by the Head of the Department; said prize to be named the "Yakult Prize for General Excellence in Microbiology".

14. REPORT OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE KOORIE RESEARCH

CENTRE pp 81-82

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Koorie Research Centre held on Monday 30 September 1996.

Proceedings

15. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH) pp 83-87

Receipt of Report

Refer also to item 3.3.

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 6/96 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held on Thursday 12 September 1996.

Proceedings

16. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE pp 89-105

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 7/96 of the Education Committee held on 6 November 1996.

16.1 Student Academic Grievance Policy pp 107-108

Attached is the proposed Student Academic Grievance Policy which was prepared and amended in accordance with comments from the faculties.

The Steering Committee proposed one amendment to the Grievance Policy as detailed below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the University Student Academic Grievance Policy, subject to the drafting of appropriate legislation, and an amendment to point 1 of the policy so that it reads:

"1. The student is encouraged to resolve the difficulty with the staff member(s) in question, in accordance with the relevant faculty procedures."

16.2 University Grading System

The Education Committee considered a proposal to change the grading scale currently in use by the University in order to align the scale with the recommendations made by the AVCC in 1988 and with the changed grading scale to be adopted for honours programmes in 1997.

A number of Faculties requested the continued use of a number of additional grades, including PII, SFR and PGO. All information relating to these additional grades has been referred to the Examinations and Certifications Branch.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal to amend the grading (marking) scale in use by the University from the examination period following Semester One 1997 so that it becomes:

High Distinction (HD) 80+

Distinction (D) 70-79

Credit (C) 60-69

Pass (P) 50-59

Fail (N) Less than 50

16.3 Workload Requirements

16.3.1 Intensively Taught subjects

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that whatever the mode of delivery of a subject (including traditional delivery, distance education, intensively taught subjects, summer school subjects, and other subjects) the total workload should be that recommended in the Education Policy; and note that a period of reading prior to the commencement of the subject or a period after the conclusion of teaching in which a student would be required to complete an assessment task should be included in the subject proposal and the time commitment included in the total workload expected of students.

16.3.1 Graduate Level subjects

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the recommendation of the Education Committee that all students regardless of level should be required to make the same time commitment to their studies and that the workload requirements for all students should remain as stated in the Education Policy.

16.4 New Course Proposals

16.4.1 Bachelor of Arts (Communication) / Diploma of Arts

(Professional Writing and Editing) pp 109-124

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new double award, to be titled Bachelor of Arts (Communication) / Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing) to be offered in conjunction with the Outer Eastern College of TAFE.

16.4.2 Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems pp 125-130

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new course to be titled Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems.

16.4.3 Graduate Certificate in Information Systems pp 131-134

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new course to be titled Graduate Certificate in Information Systems.

16.4.4 Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) pp 135-146

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new course, to be titled Master of Information Management (Archives & Records).

16.4.5 Master of Information Management (Librarianship) pp 135-146

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new course, to be titled Master of Information Management (Librarianship).

16.4.6 Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging pp 147-191

The Education Committee commended the Faculty of Medicine on this proposal, which was considered an excellent example of a proposal to establish a new course. In particular, members commented on the extensive consultation undertaken with external bodies to ensure that the demand for the course was consistent and that the new course would complement existing courses.

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging.

16.4.7 Establishment of Masters Preliminary Years for Enrolment of

International and Local Students (Business and Economics) pp 193-194

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish a Masters Preliminary Year for all masters degrees listed in the documents presented, with conditions as described in the documents presented to the Education Committee.

16.5 Amendments To Existing Courses

16.5.1 Graduate Certificate in Management - amendment to structure pp 195-196

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the structure of the existing Graduate Certificate in Management as detailed in the document presented.

16.5.2 Graduate Diploma in Business (Labour Management Relations)

- change of title p 197

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the title of the Graduate Diploma in Business (Labour Management Relations) so that it becomes the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources.

16.5.3 Bachelor of Accounting - amendment to structure p 199

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the structure of the existing Bachelor of Accounting as detailed in the document presented.

16.5.4 Bachelor of Business Systems - amendment to requirements

for Industry Based Learning component pp 321-322

Attached.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the regulations for the Bachelor of Business Systems in order to allow an expansion of the Industry Based Learning (IBL) section of the course by relaxing the conditions under which a student would be eligible to participate in IBL.

The Board should note that each of the amendments proposed in the attached document incorporates an overload for students undertaking the courses, but also note that the students, being generally above average in academic terms, should be capable of coping with such overloads, and that the students are adequately informed of the requirements prior to their choice of the courses in question.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the regulations for the Bachelor of Business Systems to allow an expansion of the Industry Based Learning (IBL) section of the course by relaxing the conditions under which a student would be eligible to participate in IBL, noting that the amendments proposed incorporate an overload for students undertaking the courses together with the rationale presented by the Faculty.

16.5.5 Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) / Bachelor of Laws - amendment to structure

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Law that the structure of the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) / Bachelor of Laws be amended so that it becomes:

Year 1 24 points non-law subjects, Legal Process and Criminal Law and Procedure

Year 2 42 points non-law subjects and Contract

Year 3 36 points non-law subjects and Property

Year 4 Torts, Constitutional Law and 30 credit points elective law subjects

Year 5 Administrative Law, Moot Court and 42 credit points elective law subjects

16.5.6 Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws - amendment to structure

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Law that the structure of the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws be amended so that it becomes:

Year 1 24 points non-law subjects, Legal Process and Criminal Law and Procedure

Year 2 36 points non-law subjects and Contract

Year 3 36 points non-law subjects and Property

Year 4 Torts, Constitutional Law and 30 credit points elective law subjects

Year 5 Administrative Law, Moot Court and 42 credit points elective law subjects

16.5.7 Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws - amendment to structure

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Law that the structure of the Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws be amended so that it becomes:

Year 1 24 points non-law subjects, Legal Process and Criminal Law and Procedure

Year 2 36 points non-law subjects and Torts

Year 3 24 points non-law subjects, Contract and Property

Year 4 Constitutional Law and 36 credit points elective law subjects

Year 5 Administrative Law, Moot Court and 36 credit points elective law subjects

16.5.8 Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine - amendment to duration

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine that the duration of the existing Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine be extended to two and one-half years with a three year maximum.

16.5.9 Master of Family Medicine - amendment to duration

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine that the duration of the existing Master of Family Medicine be extended to four and one-half years with a five year maximum.

16.6 Resolution of Matters Raised at Previous Meetings of the Academic Board

16.6.1 Course and Subject proposals from Academic Board Meeting 5/96 p 201

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note:

• that there are no further questions relating to the following courses, approved subject to provision of further information at Academic Board Meeting 5/96:
• Graduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Language);
• Graduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Business Interpreting and Translation);
• that there are no further questions relating to the following amendments to courses approved at Academic Board Meeting 5/96:
• Master of Arts - amendment to structure of stream in Applied Japanese Linguistics;
• Graduate Diploma of Arts (Applied Japanese Linguistics) - amendment to structure;
• Master of Arts - merger of streams 'Japanese Business Communication' and 'Interpreting and Translation' became 'Japanese Business Interpreting and Translation';
• that the subject DTS1260 was endorsed for introduction by Academic Board Meeting 5/96 with an incorrect title and that the correct title is "Production Practice: An Introduction"; and
• that the Academic Board Minute 14.6.17, approving amendments "as detailed in the document presented" to the Bachelor of Business (Management), referred to an incorrect version of the document. The correct version is attached.

16.6.2 Course and Subject proposals from Academic Board Meeting 6/96

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that Minute 13.4 endorsed for introduction the subject Paradigms for Practice with an incorrect subject code GSC4303, and that the correct code is GSC4304.

16.7 New Subject Proposals

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

The Academic Board is advised that 27 new subjects have been proposed for approval in this Agenda; 1 from the Faculty of Arts, 5 from Business and Economics, 9 from Computing and Information Technology, 2 from Education, 1 from Engineering and 10 from Medicine.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the subject proposals from the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Computing and Information Technology, Education, Engineering and Medicine as detailed below:

• GES3610 Geographic Information Systems for Geodemographic and Local Government Applications.
• FINxxxx Ethics, Privacy and Legislation in Direct Marketing
• MKTxxxx Database Strategy and Development
• MKTxxxx Direct Marketing
• MKTxxxx Direct Marketing: Creative and Media
• MKTxxxx Direct Marketing Statistics and Mathematics
• SYS4214 Strategic Issues in Inter-Organisational Systems
• SFT5060 Multimedia Applications on the Web
• CFR5100 Modern Cryptology
• CFR5110 Network Security
• CFR5200 Software Architecture
• CFR5210 Software Process Modelling and Management
• CFR5300 Multimedia Programming Techniques
• CFR5320 Multimedia Design
• CFR5400 Information Retrieval and Browsing
• GED2856 Globalization and Educational Policy
• CIV5250 Project Management for Engineers
• RAD1011 Radiographic Imaging and Methods 1
• RAD1021 Radiologic Physics
• RAD1031 Radiologic Biology 1
• RAD1041 Radiologic Professional Skills 1
• RAD1092 Radiologic Professional Skills 2
• RAD1051 Clinical Studies 1
• RAD1062 Radiographic Imaging and Methods 2
• RAD1072 Radiologic Dosimetry and Safety
• RAD1082 Radiologic Biology 2
• RAD1102 Clinical Studies 2

16.8. Disestablishment of Existing Subjects

The Academic Board is advised that 360 subjects have been disestablished in this Agenda; 340 from the Faculty of Arts, 19 from Business and Economics and 1 from Law.

The Academic Board is asked to note that where subjects with more than one code have been disestablished, each code has been counted as a separate entity for the purpose of counting subjects.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the disestablishment of existing subjects of the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics and Law:

• COM5015 Research Project
• AUS5040 Research Paper
• AUS4090/AUS5090 Twentieth Century Drama
• AUS4110/AUS5110 Aboriginal History
• AUS4160/AUS5160 History of Popular Culture
• AUS4180/AUS5180 Languages in Australia
• ATD4050/ATM4050/ATM5050 Tourism Law
• ATD4080 Management Accounting and Finance
• INM4330/INM5330 Introduction to Malaysian Language Part 1
• INM4340/INM5340 Introduction to Malaysian Language Part 2
• THA5370/LAO4370/LAO5370 Introduction to Lao, Part 1
• THA5380/LAO4380/LAO5380 Introduction to Lao, Part 2
• CHS2550/CHS3550 Second Language Acquisition and Attrition
• HIN4110/HIN4111/HIN5110 Beginning Hindi Part 1
• HIN4120/HIN5120 Beginning Hindi Part 2
• HIN4210/HIN5210 Intermediate Hindi, Part 1
• HIN4220/HIN5220 Intermediate Hindi, Part 2
• HIN4211/HIN4222/HIN5211/HIN5222 Intermediate Hindi (Intensive Summer Subject in India)
• HIN4310/HIN5310 Advanced Hindi, Part 1
• HIN4320/HIN5320 Advanced Hindi Part 2
• ALM4440 Language and Media
• AST5020 War and Revolution in Indo-China 1945-1979
• DSM4080/DSM5140 International Economics and Development
• DSM4100 Aspects of Contemporary India
• DSM4160 Pacific Islands: Politics and Diplomacy
• DSM5005 Special Reading Course
• DSM5030 Development Lifestyle and Health
• DSM5060 Adm and Planning of Education Development Countries
• DSM5100 Education and Society in the Asia-Pacific Region
• ENM4080 The Authority of the Text
• ENM4180/ENM5180 Writing Women
• ENM4340/ENM5340 Australian Autobiography
• ENM4500/ENM4170 Special Reading Course
• ENM4680/ENM5680 Rural England from Wordsworth to Lawrence
• ENM4860/5860 Modern Poetry: High Modernism to postmodernism
• ENM4880/ENM5880 American Literature
• ENM4950/ENM5950 Contemporary Women's Fiction and Theory
• HYD4350/HYM4350 Contemporary America
• HYD4410/HYM4410/HYM5000 Issues in Public History I: the Heritage Industry
• HYD4420/HYM4420 Issues in Public History II: Presenting the Past
• HYD4900/HYM4900/HYM5900 Biography and the Historian's Craft
• HYD4990 Individual Research Project
• HYM4041 Special Reading CourseHYM4460 Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam Since 1945
• HYM4810 Gender and Sexuality in Victorian Britain
• HYM4290/HYM5920 Using the Past: Three Traditions
• HYM4940/HYM5940 Advanced Topics in Biography and History
• HYM5001 Special Research Project: Public History
• HYM6012 Special Subject: The Raj in Fiction/Indian Novels
• HYM5030 The Australian Ethnic Experience
• PHL0010/PHL001E/PHL0020/PHL002E Philosophy for Engineers
• PHL1A Philosophy 1: Part A
• PHL2290 Philosophy of History
• PHL2570 Recent Logic
• PHL3130 Greek Philosophy
• PHL3170 Symbolic Logic
• PHL3230 Feminist Philosophers
• PHL3270 Intro to Aesthetics
• PHL3330 Issues in Political Theory
• PHL3430 Existentialism
• PHL3650 Philosophy of Mind
• PHL3730 Advanced Aesthetics
• PHL3850 Indian Philosophy
• SWM1100 Social Work Theory and Practice
• SWM1200 Research Methods
• SWM1300 Social Work Studies
• SWM1400 Dissertation Seminars
• SWM2110 Management and Organisation
• SWM2120 Studies in Policy and Administration
• SWM2130 Differential Social Work Practice
• SWM2140 Looking at Social Work in Australia
• SWM2210 Politics of Welfare
• SWM2220 Evaluation in Society
• SWM2230/SWM2250 A Special Study
• SWM3110 Advanced Casework Practice
• SWM3120 Criminology and Social Work
• SWM3130 Social Service Organisations: Their Behaviour and Management
• SWM3140 Policy, Program Planning and Evaluation I
• SWM3150 Policy, Program Planning and Evaluation II
• SWM3160 Child Abuse, Child Protection and the State
• SWM3180 Management of Human Resources in the Social Services
• VSA4600/VAD4600 Film, Culture, Class
• VAD4060/VAM4060 Readings in Australian Art
• VAD4080/VAM4080 Readings in Italian Renaissance Art
• VAD4670 Asian Cinema
• VAM4019 Theory and Culture of Art Museums and Galleries
• VAM4250 Current Architecture
• VAM4270 Australian Architecture
• EUM4240/PLM4240 The Impossible Dream of European Unity
• HSD4020 Personal Development
• HSD4060 Community Program Evaluation
• HSD4070 Administration in Community Education
• HSD4080 Community Development
• HSD4100 Interpersonal and Socio-Cultural Communication
• HSD4130 Helping Skills
• HSD4140 Gender, Sexuality and Social Control
• HSD4150 No Title Given
• HSD4160 No Title Given
• GYM4390 Techniques of Survey and Analysis
• GYM5320 Energy and Society
• GYM5340 Conserver Society
• GYM5360 Built Environments
• GYM5120 Law, the Environment and the Policy Process
• ENV4330 Public Health Engineering
• ENV5000 Special Research Project (English)
• ENV5250 Marketing
• ENV5550 Economics of Developing Countries
• ENV5570 Agricultural Economic Development
• ASM4010/SYM4010 Qualitative Research Strategies
• ASM4030/SYM4030 Survey Research
• ASM4040/SYM4040 Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Applied Social Research
• ASM4300 Alternatives to Straight Sex
• ASM4320 The Research Process
• ASM4390 Women and Social Control
• ASM4400 Ethics, Theory and Method in Anthropological Research
• ASM4640 Structuralisms and Post-Structuralisms
• ASM4620/ASM5620 Power, Policy, Patriarchy and the State
• ASM5010 On Culture and Inequality
• ASM5020/SYM4020 Applied Statistics
• ASM5050/SYM5050 Secondary Analysis in Social Research
• ASM5060/SYM5060 Applications of Computer Techniques
• ASM5090 Looking at Women in Australia
• ASM5130 Issues in Public Policy
• ASM5110 Sexual/Social Theory and Feminist Research A
• ASM5120 Sexual/Social Theory and Feminist Research B
• SYM5070 Research Project
• CLC4720 Postmodernism and the Novel
• CLC4010/CLC5010 On Culture and Inequality: Theorising Cultural Difference
• CLC4240/CLC5240 Culture and Society in English Studies
• CLC4330/CLC5330 Art and Politics: Modernism and the Avant-Garde
• CLM4240 Literary Theory
• CLM4380 Literature and Society
• CLT4090/CLT5090 The Authority of the Text: the Hermeneutical Question
• JAL5590 Advanced Studies in Japanese Linguistics
• JAM4010/JAM5010 Japanese I Part I
• JAM4020/JAM5020 Japanese I Part II
• JAM4030/JAM5030 Tourism Japanese I
• JAM4040/JAM5040 Tourism Japanese II
• JAM4050/JAM5050 Japanese I Off-Campus Part 1
• JAM4060/JAM5060 Japanese I Off-Campus Part 2
• JAM4190/JSM4190 Japanese Economics
• JAM4210/JAM5210 Japanese II Part I
• JAM4220/JAM5220 Japanese II Part 2
• JAM4250/JAM5250 Japanese II Off-Campus Part 1
• JAM4260/JAM5260 Japanese II Off-Campus Part 2
• JAM4330/JAM5330 Japanese III Part I
• JAM4340/JAM5340 Japanese III Part 2
• JAM4350/JAM5350 Japanese III Off-Campus Part 1
• JAM4360/JAM5360 Japanese III Off-Campus Part 2
• JAM4410 Advanced Japanese in Melbourne
• JAM4420 Advanced Japanese in Japan
• JAM4710/JSM4710/JSM5710 Japanese Institutions
• JAM4720/JSM4720/JSM5720 Japanese Companies Overseas
• JAM4810/JSM4810/JAM5810 Advanced Japanese Postgraduate Expression
• JAM4820/JAM5820 Japanese Business Communication
• JAM4830/JAM5830/JLG5851 Japanese Postgraduate Reading
• JAM4840/Jam5840 Newspaper Japanese A
• JAM4850/JAM5850 Special Japanese Postgraduate Expression
• JAM4910/JAM5910Administrative and Business Japanese
• JAM4920/JAM5920 Newspaper Japanese B
• JAM4930/JAM5930 Translation from Japanese to English
• JAM4940/JAM5940 Business Interpreting and Translation
• JAM5590/JSM4591/JSM5590 Advanced Japanese Linguistics
• JAM5950 Advanced Interpreting
• JAM5960 Advanced Translation
• JAM5970/JSM5970 Theories and Principles of Interpreting and Translation
• JSM4050/JSM5050 Australian-Japanese Cultural Interaction
• JSM4110 Japanese Society
• JSM4120/JSM5120 Work and Economic Organisation in Japan
• JSM4130 Japanese Sociolinguistics
• JSM4140/JSM5140 Japanese Language and Society
• JSM4150 Japanese Culture
• JSM4160/JSM5160 Advanced Topics in Japanese Culture
• JSM4200/JSM5200 Economic Policy in Contemporary Japan
• JSM4210 History of Japanese Science and Technology
• JSM4530 Introduction to the Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language
• JSM4540/JSM5540 Methods in Teaching Japanese
• JSM4570 Modern Japanese Literature
• JSM4580/JSM5580 Japanese Literary Analysis
• JSM4590 Japanese Linguistics
• JSM4610/JSM5610 Research Seminar
• JSM4630 Japanese Anthropology
• JSM4680/JSM5680 Research Paper A
• JSM4690/JSM5690 Research Paper B
• JSM4700/JSM5700 Dissertation
• JSM4860/JSM5860 Japanese Discourse Acquisition
• JSM4890/JSM5890 Japanese Systematic Grammar
• JSM4910 Australia-Japanese Economic Relations
• MUM4390 Music Aesthetics Criticism Sociology and Psychology
• MUM4410 Research Methods
• MUM4940 Music of India and the Philippines
• FRM4140 French IV (Language)
• FRM4160 Culture and Difference: French Writing in North Africa and Canada
• FRM4200 French Dissertation
• FRM4610 Seventeenth Century French Theatre
• FRM4710 The French Enlightenment
• RLM5000 Research Paper in Religion and Theology
• PLM4140/PLM5140 Grand Theories of Politics
• PLM4230/PLM5230 Culture, Norms and Ideas
• PLM4170 Approaches to Politics II
• PLM4190 Australia-Asia Relations
• PLM4250/PLM5250 Tourism and Development in the Pacific
• PLM4330 Political Action and Political Sense
• PLM4380/PLM5380 Capitalism, Rationalism and the Evolution of East Asia
• PLM4450 Revolution, the State and the Individual
• PLM4581 Special reading Subject Politics
• PLM4910 Politics of the Australian Economy
• PLM4960/PLM5960 Power, Order and Emancipation in International Relations
• PLM5040 Individual Research Paper
• PLM5150 Transition to Democracy in Europe
• PLM5330 Modernism and Politics
• PLM5580 Ethics and International Politics
• WSM4080/WSM5080 Gendered Cities
• WSM4190 Legal Fictions: Intersections Between Law and Literature
• WSM4640 Bodily Representations
• WSM4651 The Unconscious in Social Life: Psychoanalytic and Feminist Perspectives
• WSM4670 Gender Representation in Classical Literature
• WSM4760 Women in German Writing
• WSM5160 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Theory
• WSM4004 Gender, Sate and Religion in South Asia
• WSM4007 Gender and Genre: Masculinity in Film
• FIN5031 Advanced Financial Practice
• FIN5040 Strategic Planning
• FIN5061 Financial Product Development and Marketing
• FIN5090 Research Practical Report
• FIN5211 Economic Policy
• FIN5300 Pacific Islands Banking and Finance
• FIN5310 Pacific Islands Business Law
• FIN5410 Advanced Taxation (Business)
• FIN5420 Advanced Taxation (Finance)
• FIN5490 Research Project (Taxation)
• FIN6390 Penalties and Prosecutions
• FIN6420 Company and Commercial Law
• FIN6450 Taxable Entities
• FIN6470 Superannuation, Retirement and Fringe Benefit Taxes
• FIN6500 Indirect and Other Taxes
• FIN7150 Competition and Consumer Law
• FIN7160 Contemporary Tax Issues
• FIN7170 Issues and Corporate Law
• FIN7270 Issues in Finance Law
• Advanced Taxation of Trusts

16.9 Disestablishment Of Courses

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the disestablishment of the following courses (no intake after Semester Two 1996) by the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology:

• Master of Arts (Archives & Records)
  • Master of Arts (Librarianship)

Proceedings

17. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE p 203

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 3/96 of the General Library Committee held on Wednesday 11 September 1996.

Proceedings

18. REPORT OF THE OPEN DAY COMMITTEE pp 205-211

Receipt of Report

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 4/96 of the Open Day Committee held on Friday 16 August 1996.

18.1 Budget

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

(i) Refer to the Central Budgets Committee the proposal of the Open Day Committee that Open Day be included within the calendar of events budgeted annually by the university, with the agreed amount to be transmitted to the Chair of the Open Day Committee as soon as decided.

(ii) Refer to the Vice-Chancellor for consideration the proposal of the Open Day Committee that an Open Day Committee policy be established to award time-in-lieu to all staff working on Open Day.

(iii) Refer to the Central Budgets Committee the proposal of the Open Day Committee that from 1997 all campuses including Gippsland and Berwick campuses be within Open Day Committee campus funding allocations.

18.2 Open Day 1997

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that the 1997 Open Day will be held on Sunday 3 August 1997.

Proceedings

19. REPORTS OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE pp 213-216

Receipt of Reports for Meetings 9/96 and 10/96

Refer also to item 5.5.

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the reports of Meetings 9/96 and 10/96 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on Friday 11 October and Friday 1 November 1996, and note that the date from the Report of Meeting 10/96 has been corrected.

19.1 Termination of PhD Candidature

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the recommendation of the Committee that the candidature of a student be terminated and the thesis be withdrawn from examination forthwith, as detailed in the report of Meeting 10/96 presented.

Proceedings

20. REPORT OF THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE pp 217-218

Receipt of Report

Refer also to item 26.9.4.

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 5/96 of the Publications Committee held on Wednesday 30 October 1996.

20.1 Financial Statement pp 219-221

Attached is a Financial Statement of the Publications Committee as at 22 October 1996.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note the Financial Statement of the Publications Committee as at 22 October 1996.

Proceedings

21. CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE

21.1 Honorary Clinical Associate Professorships

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note for transmission to Council the recommendations approved by the Clinical Associate Professorship Committee to appoint the following as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, for the period ending 31 December 1997:

Dr L Grayson Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine

Dr JA Lewis Hart Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital

Dr JD Turnidge Department of Microbiology

22. READERSHIP/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE

22.1 Honorary Associate Professorships

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note for transmission to Council the recommendations approved by the Readership/Associate Professorship Committee to appoint the following as Honorary Associate Professors in the Faculty of Medicine for terms ending 31 December 1997:

Dr A Teik Wee Lim Department of Psychological Medicine

Dr IT Meredith Department of Medicine, Alfred Hospital

23. ANNUAL REPORTS 1997

Under Section 2.9 of Statute 3.3 - Deans, Associate Deans and Subdeans of Faculties. - a Dean "shall submit to the Registrar for transmission through the Academic Board to Council at its first meeting in each year a concise report of the work done in the faculty during the preceding year".

At Professorial Board Meeting 2/90 (item 9.1) it was agreed that the Registrar, the Comptroller and the University Librarian be required to compile annual reports. On this basis, annual reports from the General Manager and the Librarian are also submitted. The Director of the Computer Centre was added to the list after a more recent request from the Academic Board.

Steering Committee noted that a memorandum had been distributed by facsimile on 11 November 1996 to those listed below requesting confirmation of the following schedule of submission dates for 1996 Annual Reports to Council through the Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

1. endorse for submission to Council the following schedule of 1996 Annual Reports to Council through the Academic Board prepared in accordance with the decision of the Committee of Deans at Meeting 3/96:

Annual Reports to Council 3/97 through Academic Board 3/97, 16 April 1997:

• Dean Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
• Dean, Faculty of Law
• Dean, Faculty of Science
• University Librarian

Annual Reports to Council 4/97 through Academic Board 4/97, 4 June 1997:

• Dean, Faculty of Education
• Dean, Victorian College of Pharmacy
• Director, Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED)
• Director, Computer Centre
• General Manager

Annual Reports to Council 5/97 through Academic Board 5/97, 23 July 1997:

• Dean, Faculty of Arts
• Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
• Dean, Faculty of Engineering
• Dean, Faculty of Medicine

2. in view of agreed current practice regarding the submission of annual reports to Council, request the University Solicitor to draft an appropriate amendment to Statute 3.3.

24. GRADUATION DATES FOR 1997 pp 223-225

Attached is the revised schedule of 1997 Graduation Dates.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve for submission to Council the revised schedule for 1997 local and overseas Graduation dates, noting the addition of dates scheduled for Gippsland.

25. LEGISLATION

The University Solicitor has prepared legislation in accordance with instructions from the appropriate faculties and other offices, to implement proposals which have been approved by the Academic Board for submission to Council. A copy of the following items of legislation is tabled for perusal by members of the Board, and a copy of the explanatory memoranda prepared with each item of legislation is attached to this Agenda.

25.1 Faculty of Medicine (Master of Reproductive Sciences)

(Amendment No 1 1996) Regulations p 225

25.2 Faculty of Law (Amendment No 3 1996) Regulations p 227

25.3 Faculty of Science (Undergraduate Degrees)

(Amendment No 2 1996) Regulations p 229

25.4 Subfaculty of Art and Design (Change of Name and Miscellaneous

Amendments 1996) Regulations p 231

25.5 Faculty of Arts (Undergraduate Degree) Regulations p 233

25.6 Faculty of Education (Undergraduate Pre-service Degrees) Regulations p 235

25.7 Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

(Undergraduate degrees) (Amendment No 1 1996) Regulations p 237

25.8 Transfer of Courses and Miscellaneous Amendments (No 1 1996)

Regulations p 239

25.9 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 7 1996) Statute p 241

25.10 Statute 6.1.2A - Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business

and Government Ltd (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute p 243

25.11 Bachelor of Applied Science (Gippsland) Regulations 1996 p 245

25.12 Pharmacy (Undergraduate Degrees) Regulations p 247

25.13 Master of Pharmaceutical Science Regulations p 249

25.14 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 8 1996) Statute p 251

25.15 Faculty of Business and Economics (Undergraduate Awards) Regulations p 253

25.16 Statute 6.1.1 - University Entrance and Admission to Courses

(Amendment No 1 1996) Statute p 259

25.17 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 9 1996) Statute p 261

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

• approve for transmission to Council the above draft legislation;
• note that in accordance with Minute 8.4 of Council Meeting 2/96, all draft legislation for courses to be offered in 1997 has been prepared, with the exception of the degree of Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) which is due to be submitted pending approval of the restructure of Nursing within the Faculty of Medicine; and
• approve an extension for submission of regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) until early in 1997.

26. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

26.1 Selection Committee for the 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Exceptional Service by General Staff

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board ratify the nomination made by the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of the Board of Professor S Crossley, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science, to the selection panel of the 1996 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Exceptional Service by General Staff.

26.2 Selection Committee for a Chair in Molecular Pharmacology(Faculty of Medicine)

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor CB Chapman as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for a Chair of Molecular Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine.

26.3 Selection Committee for the Position of Director, Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED)

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor DE Schauder as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the position of Director, Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED).

26.4 Selection Committee for the Position of Professorial Fellow in Housing; Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor W Young as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the position of Fellow in Housing; Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).

26.5 Fixed Term Professorial Committee

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor M Clayton as the representative of the Board on the Fixed Term Professorial Committee, for a term expiring December 1999.

26.6 Affiliation Committee

Due to the expiry of the term of office of Professor CR Williams on the Committee, and the impending retirement from the University of Professor VC Marshall, the Board is requested to nominate two professors.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate as the two representatives of the Board on the Affiliation Committee Professor A Duggan for a term expiring December 1999, and Professor RR Doherty to fill a casual vacancy for a term ending December 1997.

26.7 Bookshop Board

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board re-nominate Associate Professor BJ Costar and Dr M Lindorff as the two representatives of the Academic Board on the Bookshop Board for a term ending December 1997.

26.8 Nominations Committee

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor JR Pilbrow as the representative of the Board on the Nominations Committee for a term ending December 1999.

26.9 Standing Committees - Membership

26.9.1 Annual Update - Academic Board Standing Committees pp 263-286

The following updated membership lists for the Board's committees are attached:

Admissions Committee

Advisory Board of the Koorie Research Centre

Associate Deans (Teaching)

Committee of Associate Deans (Research)

Education Committee

Exclusion Appeals Committee

General Library Committee

Honorary Degrees Committee

Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) Committee

Open Day Committee

Performing and Creative Arts Committee

PhD & Scholarships Committee

Publications Committee

Readership/Associate Professorship Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans

Steering Committee of Academic Board

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the updated membership lists for Standing Committees of the Board as presented.

26.9.2 Committees Under Consideration/Review

Some committees of the Academic Board are currently under review and/or consideration, and their membership and terms of reference were not available for Meeting 8/96 of the Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that the membership and terms of reference for the following committees of the Board will be submitted to the Board at a later date:

• Computing Committee
• Orientation Committee
• Oscar Mendelsohn Lecture Committee
• Standing Committee on Animal Services
• Standing Committee on Animal Experimentation

26.9.3 Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the appointments to membership of the Standing Committee on Ethics In Research on Humans as follows:

• Dr B Canny to be reappointed for a further term of office from 1 January 1997 to 30 December 2000;
• Associate Professor P Gronn to be reappointed for a further term of office from 1 January 1997 to 30 December 2000, and
• Dr H Krum to be appointed to serve as an alternate in the position of a medical researcher on Committee A.

26.9.4 Publications Committee

Refer also to item 20.

26.9.4.1Change of Name - Publications Grants Committee

At Meeting 7/96 of Academic Board, the Report of the Course Publications Overview Committee, Item 13, suggested that the Publications Committee review its title to reflect its function in relation to scholarly publications.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Chair of the Committee that the name of the Publications Committee become the Publications Grants Committee.

26.9.4.2 Membership

The terms of office of Associate Professor PC Gronn of the Faculty of Education and Dr G Dixon of Geography and Environmental Science on the Publications Committee expire in December of this year; both have offered themselves for reappointment to the Publications Committee for a further term of three years.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the reappointments of Professor Peter C Gronn and Dr G Dixon as the Board's representatives to membership of the Publications Committee, term of office ending December 1999.

26.9.5 Honorary Degrees Committee

The terms of office of Professor A Duggan and Professor E Campbell (alternate) on the Honorary Degrees Committee expire in December 1996; both have offered themselves for reappointment to the Honorary Degrees Committee for a further term of three years.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

• approve the reappointment of Professor A Duggan and Professor E Campbell, as alternate member, as the Board's representatives on the Honorary Degrees Committee, term of office ending in December 1999; and
• approve the appointment of Professor R Brown, Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance, as the representative of the Board on the Honorary Degrees Committee, to fill a casual vacancy created by the retirement of Professor R Axford, term of office expiring December 1997.

26.9.6 Religious Centre Advisory Committee

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the appointment of Ms S Brown, Professional Development Centre, as the Board's non-professorial representative on the Religious Centre Advisory Committee.

26.9.7 Readership/Associate Professorship Committee

Refer also to item 8.2.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board endorse for transmission to Council the following nominations made by the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, and ratified by the Faculty Board, to the University Readership and Associate Professorship Standing Committee:

• Professor P Tharenou, Department of Business Management; and
• Professor G O'Brien, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, LaTrobe University.

27. ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP

27.1 Report of the Returning Officer

27.1.1 Undergraduate and Diploma Students

Between Monday 14 October and Thursday 17 October a ballot was conducted for the election of four undergraduate and diploma (including graduate diploma) student members to membership of the Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board note that following the counting of votes in accordance with the Election Statute of the University Calendar, the following undergraduate students are declared elected to the Board, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1997:

Mr Donny Wong

Ms Sarah Varney

Mr David Imber

Mr Hal Greenham

27.2 Casual Vacancies

27.2.1 Graduate Students

RECOMMENDATION:

That as no nominations were received for the position of two graduate student members of Academic Board at recently held elections, the Academic Board appoint two students nominated by the Monash University Federation of Student Organisations (MUFSO) in accordance with the Election Statute, Ms Caroline Spencer and Mr Mark Vitlin, to fill the two casual vacancy positions from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1997.

28. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MINUTES OF COUNCIL pp 287-289

Refer also to item 4.1.