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Monash University

Academic Board Meeting 1/98

Meeting No 1/98 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 28 January 1998 in the Council Room of the University, commencing at 2:15 pm.

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 / revised attachments, are indicated in the Index of Recommendations by a vertical line on the left hand side of the page.

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 59001. Observers have no speaking or voting rights.

Members are reminded that items may be starred prior to the Meeting by contacting the Secretary, or at the commencement of the Meeting under item 1.1 of the Agenda.

Please telephone apologies to extension 59001.

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

21 January 1998
K Wilson-Reid
Secretary

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

AGENDA

INDEX OF RECOMMENDATIONS

AND

SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS

*A PROCEDURAL MATTERS

1. ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA

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 Chair 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 8/97 held on 26 November 1997

The Minutes for Meeting 8/97 were previously circulated together with the Agenda Index of Items and Papers for Meeting 1/98 of the Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 8/97 held on 26 November 1997 be confirmed and signed.

*B STARRED ITEMS

3. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP

3.1 Review of Monash University Aboriginal Programs

An Executive Summary of the Review of Monash University Aboriginal Programs is attached for information.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor AW Lindsay, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive the Executive Summary of the Review of Aboriginal Programs at Monash presented and note the advice of Professor Lindsay regarding the Review.

3.2 Effect of the Asian Currency Crisis on International Enrolments

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs), Professor JE Maloney, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs) regarding the effect of the Asian currency crisis on international enrolments.

3.3 Strategic Innovation Fund

A document presented by Professor AW Lindsay, detailing the distribution of the Strategic Innovation Fund, is attached for information.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the document presented regarding the distribution of the Strategic Innovation Fund.

13.4 Masters Nomenclature

This item, from the Report of Education Committee Meeting 8/97, was starred by the Steering Committee and moved to Section B - Starred Items, for consideration by the Academic Board, in view of the wide-ranging implications of the proposal.

At Meeting 6/97, the Education Committee established a Master Nomenclature Working Party, comprising members of both the Education Committee and the PhD and Scholarships Committee, to investigate the possibility of introducing a new level of award titled the Master (Honours).

Attached is the report of the Master Nomenclature Working Party which includes the rationale adopted by the Working Party for introduction of such an award.

At its Meeting 8/97, the Education Committee endorsed the recommendations of the Masters Nomenclature Working Party as detailed below.

The Steering Committee raised the following concerns in relation to the introduction (in one or more faculties) of the award of Master (Honours):

possible confusion in the marketplace between the various Masters offerings of the University;
implications for other faculties, including potential for devaluation of those research based Masters degrees offered by the University which do not adopt the additional (Honours) title; and
that the individual nature of the University’s selection for PhD candidature did not require inclusion of the additional title for the Masters to indicate that it was a research-based degree.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

1. consider the following recommendations contained in the Report of the Masters Nomenclature Working Party to the Education Committee that:

the University establish an additional award level of Master (Honours) degrees and that the Faculty of Business and Economics and other faculties who wished to do so be permitted to award a masters qualification titled Master of "X" (Honours) with all of the following three characteristics:

a. entry requirements of a "course sequence of major study in the same discipline (or study area) or a closely related discipline (or study area) at the Honours Bachelor level or equivalent";

b. studies build cumulatively and sequentially from this entry requirement, with students completing at least one year of full-time study (or equivalent); and

c. successful completion of the Master (Honours) degree would enable entry to a PhD program;

the PhD and Scholarships Committee be asked to consider the revision of Division 2 of the University’s Doctorate Regulations, section 5.1.2.1, to read "graduated with or qualified for the degree of master in this university where such a degree included a significant research component"; and
faculties be asked if they wish to take up this option and report that information to the Education Committee, noting that if one did, the Education Policy section of the University’s Education, Research and Community Services Policy would require revision to allow the change.

2. refer the recommendation to establish an award of Master (Honours) to the Education Committee for further consideration, in light of comments received about the proposal from the Academic Board.

C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

4.1 Academic Dress

At Meeting 7/97 of the Academic Board, a recommendation was made by the Board of the Faculty of Education to change the academic dress of the Doctor of Education (EdD), with the intention of affording the program appropriate academic status, whilst still denoting the professional orientation of that degree. Due to related implications for the academic dress of other doctorate programs, the Academic Board established a working group to further consider and provide advice to the Academic Board about the proposal.

A report of the meeting of that working group, which met on 28 November 1997, is attached.

The working group formed the view that the general pattern for the academic dress for professional doctorates should be uniform across all faculties. The working group also highlighted the need to distinguish between a professional doctorate deriving from one faculty and a professional doctorate deriving from two faculties.

The recommendations of the working group to the Academic Board are set out below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the recommendations of the working group on academic dress as follows:

1. Academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from one faculty, including the degree of Doctor of Education

That the academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from one faculty, including the degree of Doctor of Education, should be:

a gown of black cloth similar to that worn by Masters of Arts in the University of Cambridge, faced with ten centimetres of peony red silk;
a turquoise blue hood lined with silk of the colour of the faculty, the lining being turned one centimetre on the outside of the tippet, the inside and the outside of the cowl being piped one centimetre with peony red silk;
a black velvet brimmed bonnet with a peony red cord and tassels.

2. Academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from two faculties, including the degree of Doctor of Psychology

That the academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from two faculties, including the degree of Doctor of Psychology, should be:

a gown of black cloth similar to that worn by Masters of Arts in the University of Cambridge, faced with ten centimetres of peony red silk;
a turquoise blue hood lined with silk of the colour of the faculty administering the degree, the lining being turned one centimetre on the outside of the tippet, the inside and the outside of the cowl being piped one centimetre with peony red silk, and the inside of the cowl next to the piping being banded with five centimetres of silk of the colour of the other faculty from which the degree is derived;
a black velvet brimmed bonnet with a peony red cord and tassels.

3. Amendment to Legislation

Subject to approval of recommendations 1 and 2 under this item, the Solicitor’s Office be requested to prepare appropriate amendments to the regulations made pursuant to Statute 7.1 – Academic Dress for submission to Council.

5. MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL

No matters were referred to the Academic Board from Council for this Meeting.

6. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the report of Meeting 15/97 of the Committee of Deans held on 2 December 1997.

Proceedings

7. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS

7.1 Report of Meeting 7/97

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 7/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday 19 November 1997.

7.1.1 Honorary Appointments

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the following honorary appointments approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts (noting that none of the people below are currently employed within the University):

Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Associate Professor C Shuyi as Honorary Research Associate for two years from 1 October 1997 to 31 September 1999.

Department of Geography and Environmental Science

Mr D Packman as Honorary Research fellow for one year from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1998.

Department of History

Dr MW Padmasiri de Dilva as Research Associate for two years from 1 December 1997 to 30 November 1999.

Department of Linguistics

Dr L Tollfree as Honorary Research Associate from 1 November 1997 to 31 December 1998.
Dr D Zeigler as Honorary Research Associate from 1 November 1997 to 31 December 1998.

Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation

Rabbi R Lubofsky as Honorary Research Associate for two years from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999.

Centre for Human Bioethics

Dr A Asai as Honorary Visiting Fellow from 1 February 1998 to 28 February 1999.

7.1.2 Constitution of the School of Humanities and Public Policy

Attached for information is the constitution of the School of Humanities and Public Policy, the establishment of which was approved at Meeting 8/97 of Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the constitution of the newly established School of Humanities and Public Policy, as detailed in the document presented.

7.1.3 Appointment of Chief Examiners for Semester Two, 1997

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note that, in accordance with Statute 6.1.5 - Examinations, the Board of the Faculty of Arts approved the appointment of Chief Examiners for Semester Two, 1997.

Proceedings

7.2 Report of Meeting 8/97

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 8/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday 10 December 1997.

7.2.1 Appointment of Associate Deans

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to extend the appointment of Associate Professor N White as Associate Dean (Teaching), for a further six month period ending 31 December 1998; and
note that at its Meeting 8/97, Council approved the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to appoint Professor B Jacobs as Associate Dean (International), for the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1998.

7.2.2 Honorary Appointments

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the following honorary appointments approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts (noting that none of the people below are currently employed within the University):

Centre for Human Bioethics

Associate Professor T Yamauchi as Honorary Research Associate for twelve months commencing 1 January 1998.

National Centre for Australian Studies

Dr P Dowling as Junior Honorary Research Associate from 10 November 1997 to 28 February 1998.

Proceedings

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

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on Friday 12 December 1997.

8.1 Departmental Meetings

As a result of the new multi-campus nature of departments of the Faculty of Business and Economics subsequent the Faculty’s recent restructure, this proposal sought in principle endorsement of amendments to section 6.3 of the Faculties regulations (p 176 of the University Calendar), so that the Faculty’s departments may adhere to the meeting requirements contained in the legislation.

The Steering Committee has recommended to the Academic Board that prior to endorsement of this proposal, further consideration be given to the matter by all faculties in light of the points raised below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

note the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend section 6.3 of the Faculties regulations, to reduce the number of compulsory meetings for departments and schools as detailed under item 2 of the Report of the Faculty Board presented, so that the Faculty’s departments may more readily adhere to the meeting requirements contained in that legislation;
defer its consideration of the recommendation pending advice from the Committee of Deans about the appropriateness of sections 6.1 to 6.3 of the Faculties regulations, in light of the current structure and diverse nature of the University; and
ask that the Committee of Deans, in consulting with faculties, encourage faculties to consider the benefits of expanding the use of available technologies (eg. video conferencing facilities) to assist with cross-campus meetings.

8.2 Change to the name of the Department of Taxation and Business Regulation (Proceeding No 3)

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

note for transmission to Council that the Vice-Chancellor has approved the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to change the name of the Department of Taxation and Business Regulation, so that it becomes the Department of Business Law and Taxation; and
request that appropriate legislation be drafted to amend the Faculties regulations, Schedule 2 - Faculty of Business and Economics, Part 1 - Departments of the Faculty, in accordance with the amended title above.

Proceedings

9. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 5/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Education held on Wednesday 12 November 1997.

9.1 Change of Title of the Centre for Research in Health, Education and Social Science (CHESS)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to change the title of the Centre for Research in Health, Education and Social Science (CHESS), so that it becomes the Centre for Applied Research and Development (CARD).

9.2 Establishment of the Centre for Research in International Education

Attached is a proposal, prepared by Professor F Rizvi, to establish the Centre for Research in International Education.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to establish a centre of the Faculty titled the Centre for Research in International Education, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3 Appointment of an Honorary Associate of the Faculty

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note that the Board of the Faculty of Education has endorsed the appointment of Professor S Kemmis as an Honorary Associate of the Faculty.

Proceedings

10. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note a report of matters approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine under powers delegated by the Faculty Board.

10.1 Award of Doctor of Medicine

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to award the degree of Doctor of Medicine to:

Dr David J Mutimer, for his thesis titled ‘Cytomegalovirus infection of liver transplant recipients’; and
Dr Peter W Schofield, for his thesis titled ‘Epidemiological studies of aging and dementia in New York City’.

11. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on Wednesday 19 November 1997.

11.1 Re-appointment of Fellows and Associates of the Faculty

RECOMMENDATIONS:

That, on the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Science, Academic Board:

endorse for submission to Council the proposal to renew the appointments of Dr J Kolm and Dr J Lane as Fellows of the Faculty, for a further one year period from 1 November 1997; and
note for transmission to Council the proposal to renew the appointments of Dr M Manton and Dr P Vulcan as Associates of the Faculty for a further one year period from 1 November 1997.

11.2 Minutes of Appreciation

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Minutes of Appreciation for Associate Professor Neil Cameron, Professor Stella A Crossley and Dr Bryan M Gatehouse, who have recently retired from the Faculty of Science. (Attached)

11.3 Science Scholars - Academic Progress

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the recommendations in relation to the academic progress of Science scholars which were approved by the Board of the Faculty of Science, as detailed under item 3 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

Proceedings

12. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS RESEARCH (CADRES)

Attached.

Academic Board is asked to note that further advice about item 1 of the CADRES Report will be provided at Meeting 2/98 of the Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 7/97 of the Committee of Associate Deans Research (CADRES) held on Thursday 3 December 1997.

Proceedings

13. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 8/97 of the Education Committee held on Wednesday 17 December 1997.

13.1 Establishment of the Award of Postgraduate Certificate

Attached.

At its Meeting 8/97, Academic Board approved a proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to re-title certain graduate diplomas as postgraduate diplomas (Minute 15.5.2). That proposal had also sought to change the titles of the Graduate Certificates in Information Systems and Decision Support Systems to become Postgraduate Certificates.

This proposal seeks the establishment of the award of Postgraduate Certificate, as that category had not previously been established for award. Conditional upon approval of establishment of that award, the recommendation below also seeks to re-title the two graduate certificates mentioned above as postgraduate certificates.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board:

1. endorse for submission to Council the recommendations contained within the proposal to establish the new award of Postgraduate Certificate, as detailed in the document presented; and

2. subject to endorsement of the previous section by the Academic Board and Council, approve the proposal of the Faculty of Information Technology to change the title of two existing graduate certificates to become the:

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems; and
Postgraduate Certificate in Decision Support Systems.

13.2 Faculty Certificates

At Meeting 2/97 of the Education Committee, a working party was established to consider the matter of Faculty Certificates.

In its deliberations, the Working Party considered such issues as whether credit towards undergraduate awards would be permitted from any such certificates, the proposed titles of certificates to be offered, the rationale for establishing such awards, and the benefit or otherwise of using such awards instead of using the previously agreed principles for the Recognition of Prior Learning. Input from faculties was also sought about matters related to the faculty certificates and non-award courses offered by each faculty.

At its Meeting 8/97, the Education Committee endorsed the policy recommendations as set out in a final report of the Working Party which are detailed below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board endorse the policy recommendations proposed by the Education Committee in relation to Faculty Certificates as follows:

1. All Faculty Certificates comprise 24 points of University subjects.

2. All Faculty Certificates allow Recognition of Prior Learning in ways determined by the relevant faculty.

3. All Faculty Certificates allow people eligibility for entry to diplomas (postgraduate, graduate or undergraduate) in ways specified by individual faculties and approved by the Education Committee in the context of admission requirements for the relevant diplomas.

4. a) Certificates which contain subjects at an academic level below that of the relevant diploma, if passed at credit level or above, would allow entry into the diploma but would not permit credit to be granted for the subjects taken within the certificate.

b) Certificates which contain subjects of the same academic level or higher than the relevant diploma, if passed at credit level or above, would allow entry to the diploma with credit, provided the subjects in the certificate are equivalent to any of those in the relevant diploma.

5. Faculty Certificates should remain faculty awards and the naming of certificates (eg. executive, professional, qualifying, faculty) should remain the responsibility of the faculties concerned.

13.3 Credit Points

Attached is the Report of the Credit Point Working Party to the Education Committee dated 4 December 1997. Also attached, for information, is a related extract (refer to item 1) from a report of the Academic Programs Committee of the University of Melbourne to its Academic Board.

In considering this item the Steering Committee took the view that there were a range of concerns which should be addressed before the document could proceed further and asked that Academic Board refer the proposal back to the Education Committee for further consideration in light of the points raised, in particular:

use of the 4, 8, 12 range of credit points is extensively used throughout the University;
the potential for loss of load in some faculties upon adoption of a 3, 6, 12 credit point range;
investigation into development of a more effective timetabling system as a possible alternative to adoption of a standard credit point range to aid cross-faculty subject enrolments;
more fully developing the rationale for the adoption of a standard credit point range; and
the costs of and transitional workload arising from necessary re-organisation of subjects and re-writing of degree regulations.

Given the wide-ranging nature of the change, Steering Committee was mindful that the benefits and costs of the proposal needed to be fully explored.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

note the Report of the Credit Point Working Party presented, including the following three recommendations to:

1. adopt a standard credit point range of 3, 6 or 12 points to be associated with the University’s subject and course offerings, with the adoption of the standard to be phased in over a period of two years (from the time of endorsement of the proposal); and

2. recognise that courses which are professional in orientation and/or in which there is no cross-enrolment may be exempted from adoption of such a standard.

3. subject to endorsement of the two points detailed above, request that each faculty provide the Education Committee with a timetable for reform to the above standard within the period of the next two years, or present a reasonable exception to that standard.

refer the proposal to the Education Committee for further consideration in light of the points raised at Steering Committee as detailed above.

13.4 Masters Nomenclature

(Refer to Section B.)

13.5 New Course Proposals

13.5.1 Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Science

Attached.

This new course is proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, through on-campus mode at the Clayton and Caulfield Campuses.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new course to be titled Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management, as detailed in the documentation presented.

13.5.2 Diploma in Languages

Attached.

This course is proposed for introduction in Semester One 1998. It would be offered on the campuses at which the relevant subjects are currently taught and in the modes currently available.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new course to be titled Diploma in Languages, as detailed in the documentation presented.

13.5.3 Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Conducting)

Attached.

This course is proposed for introduction in Semester One 1998, to be offered at the Clayton Campus in on-campus mode.

This proposal includes proposals for two new subjects which are detailed under item 8 of this report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new course to be titled Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Conducting), as detailed in the documentation presented.

13.5.4 Master of Management (International Business)

Attached.

This course is proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, to be offered primarily on the Caulfield Campus with some electives offered at the Campus at 30 Collins St.

This course would replace the Master of Business (International) which was disestablished in 1997.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish a new degree to be titled Master of Management (International Business), as detailed in the document presented.

13.5.5 Graduate Certificate in International Education

Attached.

This new course would be introduced from Semester One 1998 via distance education mode, to be coordinated from the Clayton Campus.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Education to establish a new course titled Graduate Certificate in International Education, as detailed in the document presented.

13.5.6 Diploma of Psychology

Attached.

This proposal, for introduction in Semester One 1998, is for a three year part-time undergraduate diploma to be offered initially on the Caulfield Campus.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Science to establish the new undergraduate course titled Diploma of Psychology, as detailed in the document presented.

13.6 Major Amendments to Existing Courses

13.6.1 Graduate Certificate in Retail Business

Attached.

This amendment would be effective from Semester One 1998.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Graduate Certificate in Retail Business to allow credit exemptions for up to 50% of the course of study, as detailed in the document presented.

13.6.2 Bachelor of Business (Retail Management)

Attached.

These amendments would be effective from 1998.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Bachelor of Business (Retail Management), as detailed in the documentation presented.

13.6.3 Bachelor of Business Studies

Attached.

This course is currently offered by Monash University through Open Learning. The amendment suggested would be effective immediately.

RECOMMENDATION:

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

13.6.4 Reversion to a Lower Level Award - Faculty of Business and Economics

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the course regulations for graduate courses to permit students to exit with the nominated lower level award, where all requirements for that award have been met, as detailed in the document presented.

13.6.5 Bachelor of Information Management (Honours) - Streams

Attached.

The amendments under this item would be introduced from Semester One 1998. Academic Board is asked to note that these streams are not intended for inclusion in the title of the honours program.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to amend the Bachelor of Information Management (Honours) to allow for five streams within the honours program as listed below and detailed in the documentation presented:

Research oriented stream;
Industry oriented stream;
Recordkeeping;
Librarianship; and
Teacher Librarianship.

13.7 New Subject Proposals

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

The Academic Board is advised that 21 new subjects have been proposed for approval in this Agenda: 3 from the Faculty of Arts, 5 from the Faculty of Business and Economics, 1 from the Faculty of Information Technology and 12 from the Faculty of Education.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the subjects proposed by the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Information Technology and Education as detailed below:

VSA2780/VSA3780 Contemporary Art of the Asia Pacific
MUM4320 Conducting I
MUM4330 Conducting II
MKP9xxx Commodity Price Risk Management
AFF9xxx Family Business Issues I
AFF9xxx Family Business Issues II
MKB1220 Public Relations Writing
MKB2252 Crisis and Risk Management
SYS2403 Professional Practice in Information Systems
GED2863 Issues in International Education
GED2864 Cross-cultural Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Global Context
GEDxxxx The international context of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL)
EDC3001 Assessment of Learning
EDC3002 Developing Pedagogy
EDC3003 Adolescent Development
EDC3004 Language and Literacy in Secondary School
GEC1503 Sport and Outdoor Recreation 3
EDP2501 Practicum Studies 1 (Early Childhood)
EDP2601 Practicum Studies 1
EDP2602 Practicum Studies 2
EDP2701 Practicum Studies A (Primary)

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14. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE

14.1 Report of Meeting 11/97

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 11/97 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on Friday 5 December 1997.

14.1.1 Revised Research Policy

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note that the PhD and Scholarships Committee noted the revisions approved for section 3 of the Research Policy Section of the University’s Education, Research and Community Services Policy, as presented by the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) and approved at Academic Board Meeting 8/97.

14.1.2 Binding of Theses

Attached.

At its Meeting 5/97, the Academic Board referred a proposal of the Board Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to the PhD and Scholarships Committee for advice, which had requested a change from permanent binding to spiral binding of theses.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board consider and endorse the advice of the PhD and Scholarships Committee to re-affirm the current policy for doctoral candidates to submit their theses in permanent binding, based on the rationale provided under item 3 of the Report of the Committee and the additional attachment presented.

Proceedings

14.2 Report of Meeting 12/97

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 12/97 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on Friday 12 December 1997.

Proceedings

15. REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSITY READERSHIP/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE AND THE UNIVERSITY CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note for transmission to Council that the University Readership/Associate Professorship Committee and the University Clinical Associate Professorship Committee have recently approved the following appointments/reappointments of honorary associate professors, clinical associate professors and honorary clinical associate professors until 31 December 2000 (unless indicated otherwise):

NEW APPOINTMENTS:

Honorary Associate Professors:

Dr CA Briggs (Forensic Medicine)

Mr I Freckelton (Forensic Medicine)

Dr PA Komesaroff (Medicine, Alfred Hospital)

Associate Professor RA MacMahon (Paediatrics) until 31.12.1998)

Honorary Clinical Associate Professors:

Dr TJ Williams (Medicine, Alfred Hospital)

Clinical Associate Professors:

Dr MR Burke (Community Medicine & General Practice)

Dr RC O'Brien (Medicine, Monash Medical Centre)

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Honorary Associate Professors:

Associate Professor JG Clement (Forensic Medicine)

Associate Professor OH Drummer (Forensic Medicine)

Associate Professor A Pitt (Medicine, Alfred Hospital)

Associate Professor A Walker (Paediatrics)

Associate Professor MC Berndt (Pathology & Immunology)

Associate Professor IJ Clarke (Physiology)

Honorary Clinical Associate Professors:

Forensic Medicine:

Clinical Associate Professor DL Ranson

Medicine, Alfred Hospital:

Clinical Associate Professor D Czarny

Clinical Associate Professor AM Dart

Clinical Associate Professor FJ Dudley

Clinical Associate Professor D Fonda

Clinical Associate Professor V Kalff

Clinical Associate Professor MJ Kelly

Clinical Associate Professor DW Lording

Clinical Associate Professor DJ Topliss

Clinical Associate Professor DV Tuxen

Clinical Associate Professor J Wilson

Pathology and Immunology:

Clinical Associate Professor A Dorevitch

Clinical Associate Professor TE Gan

Clinical Associate Professor J Hayman

Clinical Associate Professor J Maynard

Clinical Associate Professor A Street

16. MATTER ARISING FROM THE MONASH ORIENTATION SCHEME FOR ABORIGINES (MOSA) COMMITTEE

Members Only

16.1 Admission of MOSA Candidates

Attached (for members only) are memoranda from Professor AW Lindsay and Associate Professor S Campbell regarding admission of MOSA candidates to courses of the University.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

endorse the recommendation of the Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) Committee that the MOSA candidates named in the documentation presented be eligible for admission as first year undergraduates in the faculties listed for 1998; and
request that the Deans of the relevant faculties report to the Academic Board on the admission of those candidates.

17. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

17.1 Exclusion Appeals Committee

At its Meeting 8/97, the Academic Board approved an update of the membership of the Exclusion Appeals Committee of Academic Board for 1998.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board (further to the approval of membership of the Exclusion Appeals Committee at Academic Board Meeting 8/97):

on the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, appoint Associate Professor Ken Leveson as an additional member of the Exclusion Appeals Committee, for the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999; and
on the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Science, appoint Dr Jenny Read to replace Dr Lisa Wise as a member of the Exclusion Appeals Committee, for the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999.

17.2 OSP Appeals Committee

An Outside Studies Program (OSP) Appeals Committee is required to meet to hear an appeal which was lodged recently. In accordance with section 3.4.10 of the Staff Handbook, the membership of that Appeals Committee is as follows:

the Vice-Chancellor or nominee (as chairman);
a professor elected by Academic Board; and
one of the non-professorial teaching staff representatives on Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board nominate Professor C Gibbs as the professorial representative of the Board on the Outside Studies Program (OSP) Appeals Committee.

18. ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP

18.1 Request for Special Leave

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board grant Professor MT Skully, Faculty of Business and Economics, special leave from Academic Board membership for Meeting 1/98 (noting that he was an apology for the previous two meetings) as he will be away from the University at that time.

19. MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL MEETING 8/97

Attached.

Academic Board is asked to note that subsequent to distribution of the Agenda Papers, advice has been received that Mr FC Peck has been re-appointed by the Minister as his representative on the Monash University Council (refer to item 3 of the document presented).

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the matters of interest to the Academic Board from Council Meeting 8/97, as detailed in the document presented.

20. Faculty Structure - College/Faculty of Art and Design

At its Meeting 4/97, Council approved a proposal that the College of Art and Design be granted faculty status and at Council Meeting 5/97, Professor J Redmond was appointed as the foundation Dean of that Faculty.

Attached is a proposal from Professor J Redmond, dated 12 January 1997, for the faculty structure, name and composition of the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design (to be known externally as the Monash University College of Art and Design).

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

receive the document titled "Monash University College of Art and Design - Proposal for Faculty Name, Structure and Board", dated 12 January 1998; and
endorse for submission to Council the five recommendations set out in the document as follows:

1. That the Faculty be:

THE FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN; and

that the Faculty will govern and continue to operate the Monash University College of Art and Design

2. That, with the exception of the Peninsula School of Art, the existing schools, departments, centres and units be replaced with the following departments and centres:

Department of Fine Arts
Department of Design
Department of Applied Arts
Department of Theory of Art and Design
Gippsland Centre for Art and Design

3. That the existing Peninsula School of Art be continued until the 31st December 1998.

4. That the composition of the Faculty Board be approved as detailed under Item 7.0 of the document presented.

5. That the positions of Associate Deans for Research, Undergraduate Studies, Graduate Studies, and International and External Affairs be established.