Monash University Secretariat - Academic Board - Agenda

Monash University

Academic Board Meeting 5/98

Meeting No 5/98 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 22 July 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.

15 July 1998 K Wilson-Reid

v:/unisec/academic/agenda/agrec598.doc 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.

A G E N D A

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 4/98 held on 3 June 1998

The Minutes for Meeting 4/98 were previously circulated.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 4/98 held on 3 June 1998 be confirmed and signed.

B STARRED ITEMS

3. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S GROUP

3.1 Learning and Teaching Operational Draft 1998 - Progress Reports from Faculties p 1-20

Refer also to item 16.3.

Brief reports provided by faculties regarding the progress of consideration and implementation of the Learning and Teaching Operational Draft 1998 are attached for information.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the progress reports provided by faculties regarding the consideration and implementation of the Learning and Teaching Operational Draft 1998.

3.2 Opening of the Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor DA Robinson, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor regarding the opening of the Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia on Monday, 20 July 1998.

3.3 Report on the Review of the Roles and Responsibilities of Campus Directors p 455-457

Attached for information is a document titled Report on the Review of the Roles and Responsibilities of Campus Directors.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the document presented titled Report on the Review of the Roles and Responsibilities of Campus Directors.

3.4 Faculty of Arts Review (p 459-460)

A document titled Faculty of Arts Review is attached for the information of the Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the document presented titled Faculty of Arts Review.

3.5 Introduction of the Director, Information Technology

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board welcome the new Director of Information Technology, Mr Alan McMeekin.

4. ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C

4.1 Items from the Proceedings of the General Library Committee Report

4.1.1 Cancellation of Serials

This item originates from the Proceedings of item 10, the Report of the General Library Committee (Proceeding No 9).

The Steering Committee invited the University Librarian, Professor E Lim, to speak briefly about this item for the information of the Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the advice of the University Librarian, Professor E Lim, regarding serial subscriptions.

4.1.2 The Melbourne / Monash Protocol - Library Involvement

This item originates from the Proceedings of item 10, the Report of the General Library Committee (Proceeding No 6).

The Steering Committee has invited the University Librarian, Professor E Lim, to speak briefly about this item for the information of the Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note advice from Professor Lim regarding consideration of the Melbourne / Monash Protocol by senior staff of the two universities' Libraries.

5. ANNUAL REPORTS

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

5.1 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics p 21-42

A document is attached.

The Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor JA Rickard, is invited to speak briefly to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the 1997 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor JA Rickard, and note the Dean's comments about the Report.

5.2 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering p 43-54

A document is attached. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor ML Brisk, is invited to speak briefly to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the 1997 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor ML Brisk, and note the Dean's comments about the Report.

5.3 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology p 55-74

A document is attached.

The Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, Professor J Rosenberg, is invited to speak briefly to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the 1997 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, Professor J Rosenberg, and note the Dean's comments about the Report.

5.4 Annual Report of the Dean of the Victorian College of Pharmacy p 75-92

A document is attached.

The Dean of the Victorian College of Pharmacy, Professor CB Chapman, is invited to speak briefly to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the 1997 Annual Report of the Dean of the Victorian College of Pharmacy, Professor CB Chapman, and note the Dean's comments about the Report.

5.5 Annual Report of the Director, Centre for Higher Education Development p 93-96

A document is attached.

The Director of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED), Professor G Webb, is invited to speak briefly to his Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the 1997 Annual Report of the Director, Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED), Professor G Webb, and note the Director's comments about the Report.

C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION

6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

There are no matters arising for this meeting.

7. MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL

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

8. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH) (CADRES) p 97-98

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 4/98 of the Committee of Associate Deans Research (CADRES) held on Thursday, 18 June 1998.

Proceedings

9. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE p 99-112

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 4/98 of the Education Committee held on Wednesday, 24 June 1998.

9.1 Revised Discipline Statute and Guidelines p 113-152

Documentation is attached.

At meeting 4/98 the Education Committee considered a revision of Statute 4.1 - Discipline and Guidelines presented by the Deputy University Solicitor. The Committee noted that the revised Statute and accompanying Guidelines are the product of a process of extensive consultation with, and detailed consideration by, the Education Committee, the faculties and students. The Committee agreed that the revised Statute reflects agreed principles and procedures in relation to disciplinary matters, and that the Guidelines will promote University-wide consistency in their application. Subject to editorial changes (which have now been incorporated into the documentation presented to the Board), the Education Committee endorsed the revised Statute 4.1 - Discipline and Guidelines for submission to Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

endorse for submission to Council the revised Statute 4.1 - Discipline, attached; and

approve the Guidelines as detailed in the document presented.

9.2 New Course Proposals

9.2.1 Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies) p 153-154

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies), to be offered from semester one, 1999, as an on-campus course at the Caulfield Campus.

9.2.2 Bachelor of Performing Arts / Bachelor of Laws p 155-162

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a Bachelor of Performing Arts / Bachelor of Laws, to be offered from semester one, 1999, as an on-campus course at the Caulfield Campus.

9.2.3 Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development p 163-164, p 461-464

A version of the proposal for the Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development was attached to the Index of Items and Agenda Papers. The amended version of that proposal, which was the appropriate version approved by the Education Committee, has since been received and is attached to the Index of Recommendations and Supplementary Papers. Members are asked to disregard the first version of the proposal included in the agenda at pages 163-164.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Education to establish a Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development, to be offered as an on-campus course at the Peninsula Campus from semester one, 1999.

9.2.4 Master of Engineering Maintenance Management p 165-166

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Engineering to establish a Master of Engineering Maintenance Management, to be offered from semester one, 1999, as a part-time distance education course from the Gippsland Campus.

9.2.5 Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience p 167-168

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Science to establish a Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience, to be offered as an on-campus course at the Clayton Campus from semester one, 1999.

9.2.6 Bachelor of Environmental Science p 169-184

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Science to establish a Bachelor of Environmental Science, commencing semester one, 1999, as an on-campus course at the Clayton Campus.

9.3 Major Amendment to Existing Courses

9.3.1 'Stand Alone' Bachelor of Communication Degree (Berwick Campus) p 185-188

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to offer the Bachelor of Communication as a single, 'stand-alone' degree from semester one, 1999, at the Berwick Campus.

9.3.2 Introduction of a Minor in Behavioural Studies p 189-190

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to introduce a minor in Behavioural Studies, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.3 Introduction of a Major in Theology p 191-192

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to introduce a major in Theology, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.4 Introduction of a Major in Koorie Studies p 193-200

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to introduce a major in Koorie Studies, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.5 Proposal to Amend the Structure of the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) p 201-202

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to amend the structure of the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism), as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.6 Structure of the Bachelor of Business Studies p 203-208

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the 1998 structure, as published in the OLA Handbook, for the Bachelor of Business Studies and the structure for that course in 1999, as put forward by the Faculty of Business and Economics and detailed in the document presented.

9.3.7 Bachelor of (Banking and Finance) offered in Malaysia by Distance Education p 209-216

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Business and Economics to offer the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) in Malaysia by distance education, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.8 Course Pathway - Master of Education (International Education) p 217-226

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Education to establish a new pathway in International Education for the Master of Education, to be offered by distance education coordinated from the Clayton Campus from semester one, 1999.

9.3.9 Bachelor of Engineering Double Degree Subject Lists p 227-276

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the major amendments to the Bachelor of Engineering double degree subject lists, as detailed in the documentation presented.

9.3.10 Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design) Subject List p 277-280

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Engineering to amend the Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design) subject list, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.11 Two Bachelor of Technology Courses offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering p 281-324

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the major amendments to two Bachelor of Technology courses, as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.12 Bachelor of Computing at Caulfield p 325-338

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Information Technology to restructure the Bachelor of Computing at Caulfield, following the merger of the Departments of Computer Science, Software Development, Computer Technology and Digital Systems, effective from semester one, 1999.

9.3.13 Bachelor of Computer Science p 339-374

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Information Technology to restructure the Bachelor of Computer Science to provide six point subjects at all year levels, effective from semester one, 1999.

9.3.14 Bachelor of Digital Systems p 375-382

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Information Technology to restructure the Bachelor of Digital Systems, following the merger of the Departments of Computer Science, Digital Systems, Software Development and Computer Technology, effective from semester one, 1999.

9.3.15 New Specialisation of Graduate Diploma in Law (Banking & Finance) p 383-384

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Law to establish a specialisation of Graduate Diploma in Law (Banking and Finance), as detailed in the document presented.

9.3.16 Addition of Campus: Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) and Bachelor of Science (Resource Management) to be Offered at the Sunway Campus, Malaysia p 385-404

A document is attached.

Members are asked to note that the Academic Board conditionally approved this proposal at Meeting 4/98 on the recommendation of the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, subject to subsequent Education Committee approval.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note that the Education Committee endorsed the proposal of the Faculty of Science to offer the Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) and the Bachelor of Science (Resource Management) at the Sunway Campus, Malaysia from semester two, 1998.

9.3.17 Master of Business Administration (Executive) p 405-420

A document is attached.

In 1997, Council requested a review of the MBA (Executive) as part of the University's quality assurance process. Revisions to the course were made in response to the recommendations of a Review Committee and an Education Committee Evaluation Panel. These revisions were designed to align the MBA (Executive) with existing Monash University standards for degree programs, while accommodating the distinctive characteristics of an executive MBA. The proposal which was attached to the Index of Items and Agenda Papers, put forward by the Board of Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd (MBBS) to amend the Master of Business Administration (Executive), was endorsed by the Education Committee at its Meeting 4/98.

Subsequent to distribution of the Index of Items and Agenda Papers for this meeting of the Board, attention was drawn to a previous resolution of the Academic Board that "in future when major amendments to Monash programs offered by the Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd were to be considered by the Board, that the formal view of the Faculty [of Business and Economics] would be sought and submitted separately from the Mt Eliza submission" (Minute 8.8.1, Meeting 2/96).

Members are asked to note that in accordance with the 1996 Academic Board resolution detailed above, Steering Committee has agreed to withdraw the proposal at this time, to allow for the Faculty of Business and Economics to submit its view in relation to the proposal.

9.4. Disestablishment of Courses

9.4.1 Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Information Management

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to disestablish the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Information Management, noting that there will be no further intake after 1998.

9.4.2 Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Computing

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to disestablish the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Computing, noting that there will be no further intake after 1998.

9.5 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 upon request to the Secretary.

The Academic Board is advised that two hundred and eighteen new subjects have been proposed for approval in this Agenda: fifty-four from the Faculty of Arts, forty-three from the Faculty of Art and Design, one from the Faculty of Business and Economics, thirty-six from the Faculty of Education, ten from the Faculty of Engineering, seventy-one from the Faculty of Information Technology and three from the Faculty of Medicine.

RECOMMENDATION:

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

PCY1001 The Policy Context: Australian polity and Society

PCY1002 Public Policy: Theories and Issues

PCY2001 Ministers, Minders and Bureaucrats: the Policy Process

PCY3001 Research Methods for Policy Studies

PCY3002 Policy Internship

PCY2004/3004/WMN2040/3040 (Proposed new cross-listed subject) Debating Difference: Gender, Race and Public Policy

BHS2320 Personality: beyond the persona

RLT1010 Christian Life and Culture I

RLT1020 Christian Life and Culture II

RLT2140/3140 Christian Theology I - Creation; Revelation; Eschatology

RLT2160/3160 Christian Theology II - Christology and Trinity

RLT2170/3170 Christian Theology III - Grace and Church

RLT2180/3180 Christian Theology IV - The Sacraments

RLT3130/4130 The Reforming Impulse, 1150-1600

GSC1808 Koorie Literature

GSC2802 Traditional Koorie and British Law

GSC3801 Aboriginal Health

GSC3802 Indigenous People and Management of the Tourism Industry

GSC3803 Native Title

GSC3804 Human Rights in Australia: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Experience

GSC1902 Newsroom practice and theory

GSC1903 News Feature Writing

GSC2905 Radio Journalism

GSC2906 Television Journalism

GSC2907 Radio and Television Journalism

GSC2908 Broadcast Journalism

ENH1240 Effective Writing

HSY4200 Life Stories: Memory, History and Narrative

EUR2010 Imagining Europe: Representations and Images of a Continent

EUR2020 Creating Europe

JWC1000 Introductory Hebrew (Part A)

JWC1005 Introductory Hebrew (Part B)

JWC2250/3250 Israel in the Ancient Near East - An Archaeological Perspective

JWC2550/3550 Australian Jewry - History and Society

INT1010 Contemporary Worlds I

INT1020 Contemporary Worlds II

BME1111 Science, culture, and the concept of race: human origins and development

BME1122 Human affairs: health, illness and sexual difference

FRN3510/4510 20th Century French Poetry

FRN2220/3220 Rap Culture: Towards an Ethnographic Analysis of Contemporary France

WMN3460/ANY3460/COS3460 Intergenerational Tyrannies: Gender, Age and Culture

WMN4280/ANY4280/COS4280 Intergenerational Tyrannies: Gender, Age and Culture

GES3230 Sustainable Cities

GES3220 Ecotourism

CLS2820/3820 Introduction to Ecocriticism

SCY2990/3990 Representing the Holocaust: Popular Culture, Literature and Memory

SCY3980 Representing the Holocaust: Interrogating Museums and Historical Sites

VSA2040/3040 Australian Film and Television

VSA2800/3800 Colonial/Postcolonial: Australian art and film

MFA5120 International Trade Relations and the World Trade Organisation

GSC2211 Social Justice and Legal Institutions

LIN1030 Language and Communication in Australian Society

LIN1040 Describing and Analysing Language and Communication

PLT2980/3980 (POL33) Issues in Global Politics

VCO2401 Advertising Design 1

VCO3402 Advertising Design 2

DIS2401 Computers for Print 1

DIS2402 Computers for Print 2

DIS3403 Computers for Print 3

DIS3404 Computers for Print 4

DIS2905 Design and Scripting For Multimedia

VCO2407 Design Discourse 1

VCO3408 Design Discourse 2

VCO3409 Design Discourse 3

VCO2303 Digital Font Design

DIS2103 Digital Imaging 3

DIS2104 Digital Imaging 4

DIS3105 Digital Imaging 5-Illustration

DIS3106 Digital Imaging 6-Photomedia

DIS2109 Digital Imaging CAD

IDE2801 Electronics for Industrial Design

IDE2201 Engineering Drawing 1

IDE2202 Engineering Drawing 2

VCO2103 Graphic Design Studio 3

VCO2104 Graphic Design Studio 4

VCO3105 Graphic Design Studio 5

VCO3106 Graphic Design Studio 6

VCO220 Illustration 2

VCO2203 Illustration 3

VCO3204 Illustration 4

VCO3205 Illustration 5

IDE2103 Industrial Design Studio 3

IDE2104 Industrial Design Studio 4

DIS2701 Interactive Multimedia 1

DIS3702 Interactive Multimedia 2

IDE2401 Materials and Manufacturing 1

VCO240 Methods of Production

DIS2801 On-Line Publishing 1

DIS3802 On-Line Publishing 2

DIS3803 On-Line Publishing 3

PHO2103 Photomedia 3

PHO2104 Photomedia 4

PHO3105 Photomedia 5

PHO3106 Photomedia 6

IDE3602 Product Drawing 2

VCO3109 Project Planning and Research for Visual Communication

VCO2302 Typographic Studies 2

TBC3XXX Marketing Law

EDP2801 Educational Practices; Experience of Teaching and Learning

EDP2802 Contexts of Adult Learning and Development Workplace and Community

EDP2803 Learning and Researching in Work-Related Contexts

EDP2805 Training and Learning with New Technologies

EDP2806 Work, Organisation and Learning

EDP2807 Educational Practices: Experiences of Teaching and Learning -Project

GED2863 Issues in International Education

GED2864 Cross-Cultural Curriculum Pedagogy in the Global Context

GED2865 Planning and Implementing International Education

GED2866 Exploring International Education in the Asia Pacific

GEDP3102 Mathematics Education

EDP3201 Marine Science

EDP3203 Sports Injury Prevention

EDP3204 Sports Coaching

EDP3207 Multimedia Computing

EDP3208 Computer Project Development

EDP3303 Studio Arts - Computer Art (Education)

EDP3304 Studio Arts - Mixed Media (Education)

EDP3305 Music in Australia

EDP3501 Practicum Studies 3

EDP3502 Practicum Studies 4

EDP3504 Australian Family Studies

EDP3505 Child Development 3, Child Health and Safety

EDP3506 Early Childhood Expressive Arts

EDP3601 Practicum Studies 4

EDP3602 Practicum Studies 4

EDP3701 Practicum Studies B

EDP4103 Designing and Producing Illustrated Children's Books

EDP4430 Marine and Coastal Education

EDP4501 Practicum Studies 5 (Early Childhood)

EDP4502 Practicum Studies 6 (Early Childhood)

EDP4503 Teacher as Researcher

EDP4505 Child Development 4

EDP4507 Early Childhood Maths, Science & Technology

EDP4305 Creating and Presenting in the Primary Music Classroom

EDP4102 Practical Approaches to Teaching, Health and Physical Education Curriculum

EDG2509 Computer communications and applications for Sport and Recreation

GED3853 Advanced English for professional practice in TEFL

GED3856 Research design in TEFL

EDC4011 Teaching and Learning in Science

EDP3503 Foundations of Early Childhood Education

EDP3103 Education and Change

EDC3202 Science, Technology

EDG2505 Leadership and Programming

EDG2506 Risk Management and Emergency Response

EDG3510 Coaching and Instruction

TEC2365 Materials for Manufacturing

TEC2385 Computer Applications

TEC2376 Technological Principles

TEC3215 Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

TEC3275 Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation

TEC3296 Manufacturing Automation

TEC3286 Management and Design for Manufacture

TEC3216 Occupational Health and Maintenance Management

MEC1414 Engineering Practices: Drafting

GSE3703 Computer Instrumentation and Control

CSE1200 Computer Systems

CSE1201 Computer Organisation

CSE1204 Information Systems 1

CSE1205 Information Systems 2

CSE2200 Systems Design and Implementation

CSE2201 Software Engineering Practice

CSE2203 IT Project Management

CSE2207 Rapid Applications Programming with Windows

CSE2302 Operating Systems

CSE2303 Formal Methods I

CSE2304 Algorithms and Data Structures

CSE2305 Object Oriented Software Engineering

CSE2306 Digital Logic

CSE2307 Numerical Computing

CSE2316/3316 Database Management Systems

CSE2309/3309 Artificial Intelligence

CSE2319 Second Year Topics in Computer Science

CSE2324/CSE3324 Computer Architecture

CSE2325/CSE3325 Multimedia Programming and the World Wide Web

CSE2391/CSE3391 UNIX Tools

CSE2392/CSE3392 COBOL Programming

CSE2393/CSE3393 Prolog Programming

CSE2394/CSE3394 LISP Programming

CSE3301 Project

CSE3302 Software Engineering Project

CSE3303 COBOL Project

CSE3304 Computer Organisation

CSE3305 Formal Methods II

CSE3306 Microprocessors

CSE3308 Software Engineering: analysis and design

CSE3313 Computer Graphics

CSE3314 Image Processing

CSE3318 Data Communication and Computer Networks

CSE3319 Third Year Topics in Computer Science

CSE3320 Machine Learning

CSE3322 Programming Languages and Implementation

CSE3323 The Computer Industry: historical, social & professional issues

CSE2111 Electronics for Digital Systems

CSE2101 Digital Design I

CSE2102 Digital Design 11

CSE3101 Digital Design Ill

CSE3120 Digital Systems Project

CSE2131 Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing

CSE3132 Digital Signal Processing

CSE3133 Fundamentals of Robotics

CSE3134 Robotics

CSE3141 Real Time System Design

CSE3142 Integrated Circuit Design

IMS1001 Information Systems 1

IMS1101 Information Management 1

IMS1102 Information Management 2

IMS2000 Information Management and Systems Studio 1

IMS2102 Information Management 3

IMS2112 Business Information Management

IMS3000 IMS Studio 2

IMS3005 Legal and Ethical Systems and Recorded Information

IMS3008 lnternet-based Information Resources

IMS3009 Virtual Communities

IMS3011 Electronic Publishing

IMS3012 Information Systems 4

IMS3101 Information Management 4

IMS3102 Information Management 5

IMS3671 Libraries, Curriculum and Literature

IMS2402 Multimedia Tools 2

IMS2403 Multimedia Human-Computer Interaction

IMS2404 Multimedia Studio 2

BUS3950 Business Systems in Health Care

BUS5950 Applied Business Systems in Health Care

GCO3807 Project Management

GCO5811 High Performance Databases

GCO5816 Information Technology Management

BME1111 Science and Culture

BME1122 Human Affairs

MPHxxx Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics

10. REPORT OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE p 421-426

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/98 of the General Library Committee held on Wednesday, 17 June 1998.

Proceedings (Proceedings 6 and 9 - see starred item 4.1 under Section B.)

Members are invited to note a Minute of Appreciation for Sir J Yocklunn which is appended to Proceeding No 5.

11. REPORT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE p 427-428

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/98 of the Intellectual Property Committee held on Monday, 11 May 1998.

Proceedings

12. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE p 429-430

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 5/98 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on Friday, 5 June 1998.

Proceedings

13. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS p 431-432

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 3/98 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on Wednesday, 17 June 1998.

13.1 Honorary Appointments

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note that the Dean of the Faculty of Arts approved three appointments as Honorary Research Associates in the Faculty of Arts, two in the Department of Classics and Archaeology and one in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation.

14. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS p 433-434

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 4/98 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on Wednesday, 20 May 1998.

14.1 Scholarship and Prizes

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the scholarship and prizes below:

an annual scholarship offered by Credit Suisse First Boston Australia for full-time honours students in the Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance), to the value of $3000; said scholarship to be named the "Credit Suisse First Boston Australia Scholarship in Finance";

two prizes of $300 each, to be awarded by McGillivray, James, Cockle and Associates Pty Ltd to the top two students in AFC2120 Financial Accounting; said prizes to be named the "McGillivray, James, Cockle and Associates Pty Ltd Prize for AFC2120 Financial Accounting";

a prize of $250, to be awarded by Ebsworth and Ebsworth to the top student in the subject TBC2110 Business Law; said prize to be named the "Ebsworth and Ebsworth Prize for TBC2110 Business Law"; and

A prize of $300, to be awarded by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to the top student in the subject TBC2180 Finance Law; said prize to be named the "Commonwealth Bank of Australia Prize for TBC2180 Finance Law".

Proceedings

15. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING p 435-436

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note a Report of Meeting 3/98 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering held on Thursday, 10 June 1998.

15.1 Review of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology p 437-438

Attached for information is the Report of the Review of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the Report of the Review of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, which is commended to the Board by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering.

15.2 Re-appointment of Associate Deans and Sub-Deans

In accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of Statute 3.3 - Deans, Associate Deans and Subdeans of Faculties, and in order to bring the Faculty's appointments into line with the University's practice of appointing on a calendar year basis, the following renewed appointments and one new appointment were recommended by the Faculty Board for a six month period from 1 July 1998 to 31 December 1998.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to appoint the following Associate Deans and Sub-Dean of the Faculty, for the period 1 July 1998 to 31 December 1998:

Associate Dean -

Professor T Sridhar

Associate Dean (Research & Development) -

Associate Professor J Sheridan

Associate Dean (Engineering Education) -

Associate Professor Z J Pudlowski

Associate Dean (Teaching) -

Associate Professor K Ng

Associate Dean (International) -

Dr C Tiu

Subdean (Caulfield) -

Mr B T Harding

Proceedings

16. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY p 439-440

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note a Report of Meetings 1/98 and 2/98 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology, held on 6 May and 12 June 1998.

16.1 Non-Scheduling of Concurrent Examinations in Different Time Zones

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board refer the matter of scheduling examinations in different time zones concurrently to the Examinations and Certifications Branch to formulate advice to be considered by the Education Committee.

16.2 Casual Vacancy on Academic Board

Please refer to item 20.3.

16.3 Faculty Response to the Learning and Teaching Operational Plan

This item, including the relevant attachment, will be considered under item 3.1 of the agenda.

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17. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE p 441-442

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/98 of the Board the Faculty of Science held on Wednesday, 6 May 1998.

17.1 Clayton Campus Undergraduate Selection Report (Proceeding No. 1) p 443-446

A Report about 1998 undergraduate selection for the Clayton Campus of the Faculty of Science is attached for information.

RECOMMENDATION:

Academic Board is invited to note the report presented about 1998 undergraduate selection in the Faculty of Science, Clayton Campus.

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18. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACYp 447-448

Attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of a Meeting of the Board the Victorian College of Pharmacy held on 3 June 1998.

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19. 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. Copies of the legislation below will be available at the meeting for perusal by members of the Board, and copies of the explanatory memoranda prepared for the legislation is attached to this agenda.

19.1 Faculty of Medicine (Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging) (Amendment No 1 1998) Regulations p 449-450

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the above draft legislation.

20. ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP

20.1 Casual Vacancies - Faculty of Art and Design

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the appointments below, made by the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design, to fill non-professorial casual vacancies on the Academic Board for terms of office ending 30 June 2000:

Associate Professor B Hoffert; and

Mr K Bensley.

20.2 Casual Vacancies - Faculty of Business and Economics

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the appointments below, made by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, to fill non-professorial casual vacancies on the Academic Board for terms of office ending 30 June 2000:

Dr M Lindorff; and

Associate Professor K McLaren.

20.3 Casual Vacancy - Faculty of Information Technology

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board note the appointment made by the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology of Ms A Ellis, to fill a non-professorial casual vacancy on the Academic Board for a term ending 30 June 1999.

20.4 Request for Special Leave

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board approve a request for special leave from attendance at the Academic Board for Dr R Pollard, who has recently accepted an appointment as Head of School at the Sunway Campus Malaysia, until arrangements for participation by staff on offshore campuses is clarified.

21. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

21.1 Report of the Returning Officer - Election of Members and Alternate Members of the Steering Committee of Academic Board p 451-454

Attached are three notices for the election of members and alternate members of the Steering Committee of Academic Board.

Nominations are called for two positions for membership and two positions for alternate membership of the Steering Committee, due to expiration of the following members' terms of office on 31 August 1998:

Professorial Membership:

Professor JR Pilbrow and Professor P Tharenou.

Professorial Alternate Membership:

Professor D Schauder.

Non-Professorial Alternate Membership:

Associate Professor M Gill.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board:

receive and note the notices of election for members of the Steering Committee of Academic Board as listed below, for terms of office from 1 September 1998 to 31 August 2000:

two vacancies for professorial membership of Steering Committee;

one vacancy for professorial alternate membership of Steering Committee; and

one vacancy for non-professorial alternate membership of Steering Committee; and

note that nominations for the elections to membership and alternate membership of Steering Committee must be received by the Returning Officer no later that 12 noon on Tuesday, 28 July 1998.

21.2 Selection Committee for the Position of Chair in the Department of Business Law and Taxation

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board nominate Professor M Neave as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Position of Chair in the Department of Business Law and Taxation.

21.3 Selection Committee for the Position of Chair of Electronic Commerce

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board nominate Professor B Caine as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Position of Chair of Electronic Commerce.

21.4 Selection Committee for the Position of Chair of Multimedia Technology

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board nominate Professor T Threadgold as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Position of Chair of Multimedia Technology.

21.5 Selection Committee for the Position of Professor / Director of Developmental Disability Health

RECOMMENDATION:

That Academic Board nominate Professor C Mitchell as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Position of Professor / Director of Developmental Disability Health.