Meeting No 7/99 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 20 October 1999 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, elected and appointed 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.
Members are asked to note that apologies should be telephoned to extension 59001.
Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting.
Tony Calder
Secretary
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A G E N D A
INDEX OF RECOMMENDATIONS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS
Members are invited to note that the Chancellor, Mr Jerry Ellis, will be present for this meeting.
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A PROCEDURAL MATTERS1 ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA
1.1 Starring of Items
Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may do so 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.
1.3 Confidential Items C
Any confidential items will be resolved at this point.
2 MINUTES
2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No 6/99 held on 1 September 1999
The Minutes for meeting 6/99 were circulated.
RECOMMENDATION
That the minutes of Academic Board meeting 6/99 held on 1 September 1999 be confirmed and signed.
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B STARRED ITEMS3 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP
3.1 Budget 2000 p 1-6
p 6a & 6b
A memorandum from the Vice-Chancellor to Academic Board members and p293 - 328
a detailed draft University Budget for 2000 is attached.
The General Manager, Mr PB Wade, will speak to this item.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive the draft University Budget for 2000 and note the advice of the General Manage, Mr PB Wade.
3.2 Final Report of the Scholarship Review Committee p 7-60
p 7a & 7b
Professor R White will speak to this item.
The final report of the Scholarships Review Committee to the Vice-Chancellor was distributed with the initial set of agenda papers.
Members are invited to note that the Vice-Chancellor is an apology for this meeting of the Board. A memorandum from the Vice-Chancellor to members of Academic Board in relation to this item is attached as a supplementary paper.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive the Final Report of the Scholarships Review Committee.
3.3 Future Directions Report – Faculty of Law p289 - 290
A document is attached.
The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Stephen Parker, is invited to speak to his report.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the Report of the Dean of Law, Professor Stephen Parker, and note the Dean’s comments.
4 ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C
4.1 Final Report of the Working Party on the Promotion of Educational Technology p 61-92
A document is attached.
Professor J Rosenberg will speak to this item.
Attached for consideration by the Academic Board is the final report of the Working Party on the Promotion of Educational Technology.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board:
endorse the recommendations (pages iii, iv, & v of the report) contained in the final report of the Working Party on the Promotion of Educational Technology; and
refer the recommendations with financial implications to relevant managers for further implementation and resource planning.
4.2 Final Report of the Working Party on Relevance of the Curriculum p 93-118
A document is attached.
Professor R Dickson will speak to this item.
Attached for consideration by the Academic Board is the final report of the Working Party on Relevance of the Curriculum.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse the recommendations (pages i, ii & iii of the report) contained in the final report of the Working Party on Relevance of the Curriculum.
4.3 Final Report of the Working Party on Flexibility in Pedagogy p 119-136
A document is attached.
Associate Professor C Browne will speak to this item.
Attached for consideration by the Academic Board is the final report of the Working Party on Flexibility in Pedagogy.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse the recommendations, as detailed in the Executive Summary, of the final report of the Working Party on Flexibility in Pedagogy.
4.4 Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design) p 157-162
A document is attached. (Attachment E)
This item originates from item 7.4.1 – Report of the Education Committee.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design), to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus for one year commencing semester one, 2000, and then to be offered on-campus at the Berwick campus from 2001.
C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION
5 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
Nil.
6 MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL
Nil.
7 REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE p 137-230
7.1 Receipt of Report p 137-146
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/99 of the Education Committee held on Wednesday, 22 September 1999.
7.2 Procedure For Approving Tagged Coursework Award Titles p 147-152
In recent years, Monash has been increasingly differentiating its awards in three ways:
introducing specialist degree titles;
"tagging" award titles with a specialisation; and
acknowledging a specialisation/major in records and on the testamur.
An example of how this process might work would be to consider the different levels of differentiation in say,
Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
Bachelor of Arts majoring in Journalism
Each of these modes represents a different level of differentiation among awards. While this process brings both academic and market benefits, it also adds to administrative overheads. Education Committee has been mindful of this effect and is seeking appropriate streamlining measures. This proposal will achieve the objectives of tagging awards whilst reducing administrative load.
As mentioned above, one of the means for acknowledging a specialisation is to ‘tag’ the award ie. to include the specialisation in the award title. (Refer also to item 7.3 below.)
A proposal regarding the procedure for the "tagging" of coursework award titles, prepared by Associate Professor P Gronn and Mr. P Lawford of the Faculty of Education, and forwarded through the Education Committee by the Board of the Faculty of Education, is attached. (Attachment A)
Currently, tagged awards are endorsed by the Education Committee and approved by the Academic Board as new courses. The attached proposal seeks to amend University procedure such that the approval of a tagged award would be a major amendment to course. Major amendments to courses are also endorsed by the Education Committee and approved by Academic Board. The approval of tags as major amendments would achieve two goals. Firstly, the approval of a major course amendment would acknowledge a tag as a variation on an existing degree rather than as a separate award. Secondly, major course amendments require considerably less paperwork. In relation to Statute 6.1.2 – Courses and Degrees, the particular award only would be listed, leaving the relevant faculty degree regulations to specify the tags/specialisations. An example of the proposed method of including tags for an award in faculty regulations is the Graduate Diploma of Nursing regulations (attached for reference – Attachment B).
Also attached for information is an extract from the minutes of Academic Board Meeting 2/96, including the approved principles regarding tagged/specialist awards. (Attachment C)
In relation to the attached proposal from the Faculty of Education regarding tagged award titles, consultation was sought with the Director, Planning and Academic Affairs, the Executive Officer Education Committee, the University Solicitor’s Office, and two members of staff involved with the development of the new student system, Callista.
RECOMMENDATION:
That, taking into account the previously approved principles in relation to tagged degree titles, Academic Board approve the proposal to alter the University’s course approval process in relation to tagged/specialist coursework award titles in the following manner:
Currently, tagged awards are endorsed by the Education Committee and approved by the Academic Board as new courses. (Each variation on an award title is recorded separately under Statute 6.1.2 – Courses and Degrees);
It is proposed that the University’s current procedure be amended to allow faculties to establish tags for generically structured and approved awards via proposals for major course amendments. (Only the particular award would be listed in Statute 6.1.2 – Courses and Degrees, leaving the relevant faculty degree regulations to specify any tags/specialist titles applicable to the award).
7.3 Format for Recording Specialisations on Testamurs p 153-156
A second means (further to item 7.2 above) of acknowledging a specialisation/major is to record it as a specialisation on the testamur, however not within the degree title.
At its Meeting 3/96, Council approved a proposal that faculties could make a case to include the specialisation of a student in the wording of the official testamur, once the definition of a major or specialisation had been determined (Resolution CL3/96/143). The Academic Board approved the definition of a major at its Meeting 6/98.
A memorandum is attached from Professor M Evans, Director of Planning and Academic Affairs, and Mr. R Burnet, Assistant General Manager (Student Services), regarding the optimal manner of recording specialisations on testamurs. (Extracts from the minutes of Council and Academic Board as mentioned above are included in this memorandum for reference.) (Attachment D)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the recommendations regarding the options and format for recording specialisations on testamurs that:
1) the option of specification of major specialisation(s) on the testamurs apply to generic but not tagged degrees;
2) a maximum of two specialisations be listed on the testamur; and
3) the relevant (sample) wording on the testamur be recorded as follows:
In the name and by the authority of Council
be it known that
Andrew Citizen
having fulfilled all the requirements
within the Faculty of Arts
has on the thirty first day of February 1000
been admitted to the degree of
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
specialising in English and Philosophy
in token whereof the Council has authorized the
Common Seal of the University to be hereto affixed.
one exception to the standard wording on the testamur as detailed above will be for degrees of the Faculty of Engineering, where the words "…specialising in…" will instead read: "…in the branch of…".
7.4 New Course Proposals p 157-180
7.4.1 Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design) p 157-162
See starred item 4.4 – Section B.
7.4.2 Graduate Diploma of Design (Multimedia Design) p 163-164
A document is attached. (Attachment F)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Diploma of Design (Multimedia Design), to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus for one year commencing semester one, 2000, and then to be offered on-campus at the Berwick campus from 2001.
7.4.3 Graduate Certificate in Design (Multimedia Design) p 165-166
A document is attached. (Attachment F)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Diploma of Design (Multimedia Design), to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus for one year commencing semester one, 2000, and then to be offered on-campus at the Berwick campus from 2001.
7.4.4 Graduate Diploma of Applied Arts
P 167-168
A document is attached. (Attachment H)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Diploma of Applied Arts, to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus, commencing semester one, 2000.
7.4.5 Graduate Certificate in Applied Arts p 169-170
A document is attached. (Attachment I)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Certificate in Applied Arts, to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus, commencing semester one, 2000.
7.4.6 Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts p 171-172
A document is attached. (Attachment J)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts, to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus, commencing semester one, 2000.
7.4.7 Graduate Certificate in Fine Arts p 173-174
A document is attached. (Attachment K)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Graduate Certificate in Fine Arts, to be offered on-campus at the Caulfield campus, commencing semester one, 2000.
7.4.8 Diploma in Social Science p 175-176
A document is attached. (Attachment L)
At the Education Committee meeting, further consultation was foreshadowed between the Faculties of Arts and Business and Economics regarding the possibility of the Faculty of Business and Economics participating in the award by offering additional sequences within the Diploma in Social Science at a future time.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish the Diploma in Social Science, to be offered through on-campus at the Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland campuses, and via distance education, commencing semester one 2000.
7.4.9 Master of Education (School Leadership) p 177-178
A document is attached. (Attachment M)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to establish the Master of Education (School Leadership), to be offered on-campus at the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2000.
7.4.10 Bachelor of Network Computing (Honours) p 179-180
A document is attached. (Attachment N)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish the Bachelor of Network Computing (Honours), to be offered on-campus at the Peninsula campus, commencing semester two, 2000.
7.5 Major Amendment to Existing Courses
7.5.1 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Tourism) p 181-182
A document is attached. (Attachment O)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Tourism) as detailed in the documentation provided, to include an additional core unit and additional functional subject.
7.5.2 Master of Arts p 183-184
Documentation is attached. (Attachment P)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the Master of Arts in tourism as detailed in the documentation presented.
7.5.3 Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & p 185-202
Finance), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Statistics), Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and Bachelor of Economics
Documentation is attached. (Attachment Q)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the course structure of the generic Bachelor of Commerce, the three tagged/specialised versions of the Bachelor of Commerce, and amend the course structure of the Bachelor of Economics as detailed in the documentation presented.
7.5.4 Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Bachelor of Business p 203-214
(Banking & Finance), Bachelor of Business (Human Resources), Bachelor of Business (International Trade), Bachelor of Business (Management), Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and Bachelor of Business (Retail Management)
Documentation is attached. (Attachment R)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the course structure of the seven specialised/tagged Bachelor of Business courses as detailed in the documentation presented.
7.5.5 Bachelor of Business and Commerce p 215-216
Documentation is attached. (Attachment S)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to make various major amendments to the Bachelor of Business and Commerce as detailed in the documentation presented.
7.5.6 Master of Information Technology p 217-222
Documentation is attached. (Attachment T)
Documentation for this proposal was also forwarded by the Faculty of Information Technology to the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee for consideration.
RECOMMENDATION:
That, subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Master of Information Technology as detailed in the documentation presented, to extend the offer of the course via locally-supported distance education in Singapore and Hong Kong, and recast the course documentation in more general terms to allow for changes to subject offerings.
7.5.7 Master of Business Systems p 223-228
Documentation is attached. (Attachment U)
Documentation for this proposal was also forwarded by the Faculty of Information Technology to the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee for consideration.
RECOMMENDATION:
That, subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Master of Business Systems as detailed in the documentation presented, to extend the offer of the course via distance education in Hong Kong.
7.6 Disestablishment of Course
7.6.1 Graduate Diploma in Venereology p 229-230
A document is attached. (Attachment V)
The subjects associated with this course have been included in the summary about disestablished subjects under item 8 of this report.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to disestablish the Graduate Diploma in Venereology.
7.7 New Subject Proposals
Documentation for the subject proposals under this item is available for perusal upon request to the Executive Officer, Education Committee.
The Academic Board is invited to note that eighty-seven new subjects are proposed for approval in this Report. A breakdown of the new subjects proposed is detailed in the table below.
|
Faculty |
New subjects requiring establishment |
New subjects by virtue of change to credit point value of existing subjects |
New subjects by virtue of additional year level of offering for existing subjects |
Total of new subjects for approval |
|
Art & Design |
26 |
- |
- |
26 |
|
Arts |
15 |
1 |
21 |
37 |
|
Education |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
Information Technology |
7 (including one subject at two levels) |
- |
- |
7 |
|
Law |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
Medicine |
8 |
- |
- |
8 |
|
Science |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
87 |
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposals of the Faculties of Art and Design, Arts, Education, Information Technology, Law, Medicine and Science to approve the subjects listed below:
New subjects requiring establishment:
APA4501 Jewellery/metals design 1G
APA4601 Project studies PGAA
APA4602 Major project PGAA
DGN2104 Design studio 4
DGN3105 Design studio 5
DGN3106 Design studio 6
FNA2125 The Landscape: Natural and Built Environment
FNA2303 The Human Image
FNA4401 Printmaking Studio 1G
FNA4402 Printmaking Studio 2G
FNA4403 Printmaking Studio 3G
FNA4404 Printmaking Studio 4G
FNA4601 Project studies PGFA
FNA4602 Major project PGFA
IAR2201 Building construction and materials A
IAR2202 Building construction and materials B
IAR2302 Services B
IDE3105 Industrial Design Studio 5
IDE3106 Industrial Design Studio 6
IDE3302 Ergonomics 2
IDE3805 Furniture Design 2
IDE3807 Transportation Design 2
IDE3809 Consumer Product Design 2
IDE4807 Transportation design 3
TAD4603 Research methods in art and design PG
TAD4604 Research seminar in art and design PG
AUS4234 / 5234 Comparative cultural institutions
ENV445E / 545E Energy environment infrastructure
HYM4140 / 5140 The Raj Imagined: Stories and Films of "British" India in their Historical Context
HYM4180 / 5180 Images of the natural world
HYM4230 / 5230 Happy Families? The Western European family, 17th – 19th centuries
PUB4007 / 5007 Advanced editing
RLM4150 Belief and Perception
RLM4600 / 5600 The Search for Meaning: Expressions of Belief
RLM4780 Thinking God – Philosophical Theology and Postmodernity
SWM5210 Welfare politics: from the local to the global
(on-campus & D.E.)SWM5220 Social Work and Aged Care
VAM4760 Gender, Body and Performance
VAM4830 / 5830 Exploration and Immigration in the Cultural Imaginary
WSM4700 / 5700 Issues in Feminist Cross-Cultural Research
WSM4940 / 5940 Lovers and Letters: Researching Private Lives
EDF3202 Curriculum Studies: Primary Health and Physical Education
EDF6615 Theories of Assessment
EDF6616 Theories of Intervention
EDF6322 Teaching Music; Policy and Practice
CSE1370 / 2370 Advanced Project Level 1/2
IMS3007 Managing Business Records
IMS3403 Creating Narrative in Multimedia
IMS3810 Information Enterprise Management and Marketing
IMS4036 Introduction to Information Management and Systems Research
LAW5152 Taxation Law
LAW5153 Advanced Taxation Law
LAW7226 Tort Liability of Public Authorities
LAW4162 Family Property and Financial Disputes
(to be ratified by Law Faculty Board)RAD3011 Medical Imaging & Methods 2 (CT) & Digital Image Processing 2
RAD3021 Sonographic Imaging & Methods 1
RAD3031 Radiologic Biology 5
RAD3041 Clinical Studies 5
RAD3052 Sonographic methods 2 & Sonographic Professional Skills
RAD3062 Mammography and Medical Imaging Dosimetry
RAD3072 Radiologic Biology 6
RAD3082 Clinical Studies 6
BNS2011 Fundamental Concepts in Behavioural Neuroscience
New subjects by virtue of a change to credit point value of, or additional year level of offering for, existing subjects:
CHB5206 Bioethics supervised research paper
(from 8 to 8 & 12 points)ENV504E Environmental policy and action (in addition to ENV404E)
ENV522E Environmental assessment (in addition to ENV422E)
ENV523E The conserver society (in addition to ENV423E)
ENV531E Environmental psychology (in addition to ENV431E)
ENV532E Environment and health (in addition to ENV432E)
ENV533E Environmental internship (in addition to ENV433E)
ENV536E Ecotourism (in addition to ENV436E)
GYM4610 Geographical information systems (GIS) for social science applications (in addition to GES3810)
GYM4920 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental science applications (in addition to GES3810 /3820)
VAM5760 Gender, Body and Performance (in addition to DTP4760)
WSM4041 Gender Issues (in addition to WSM5041)
7.8 Disestablishment of Subjects
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board note that sixteen subjects were disestablished in the agenda for Education Committee Meeting 6/99. Of these subjects, eight were from the Faculty of Arts (including two subjects at an additional year level of offering), two were from the Faculty of Information Technology and six were from the Faculty of Medicine.
Proceedings
8 REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE p 231-234
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the meeting 7/99 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on 3 September 1999.
Proceedings
9 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH) p 235-238
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held on 29 July 1999.
Proceedings
10 REPORT OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE p 239-240
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the General Library Committee held on 15 September 1999.
Proceedings
11 REPORT OF THE OFFSHORE QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE p 241-242
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee held on 18 August 1999.
11.1 Proposal by the Faculty of Information Technology to extend the Master of Information Technology to Singapore
The Offshore Quality Assurance Committee endorsed the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to extend the offering of the Master of Information Technology by locally supported distance education through the TMC Centre for Advanced Seminars (Singapore).
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to extend the offering of the Master of Information Technology by locally supported distance education through the TMC Centre for Advanced Seminars (Singapore).
12 REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN RESEARCH p 243-244
ON HUMANS
A document is attached.
12.1 Alteration to the title and revision of the Committee’s Terms of Reference
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal to:
(a) amend the name of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans to the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans, and
(b) revise the Committee’s Terms of Reference as detailed in the document presented.
13 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS p 245-248
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of meeting 5/99 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on 18 September 1999.
13.1 Changes to the academic structure of the Faculty
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts To:
locate the Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research in the School of Political and Social Inquiry, and
change the name of the School of Historical and Gender Studies to the School of Historical Studies.
13.2 Casual Vacancies on Academic Board
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to appoint Dr Andrew Butfoy and Dr Sharon Pfueller to fill casual vacancies on Academic Board.
Proceedings
14 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND p 249-252
ECONOMICS
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of meeting 7/99 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on 22 September 1999.
Proceedings
15 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING p 253-256
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of meeting 3/99 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering held on 29th September.
15.1 Membership of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to amend subsection 7.7 of Schedule 5, Part II of the Faculties Regulations by adding the following:
7.7.8 Two members of the General Staff of the faculty elected from their number.
Proceedings
16 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE p 257-258
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of meeting 5/99 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on 8 September 1999.
16.1 Award of Doctor of Medicine
RECOMMENDATION
That 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 Thomas W Jobling for his thesis titled ‘The assessment of two new glycoprotein tumour markers in ovarian cancer’.
17 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE p 259-260
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of meeting 4/99 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on 11 August 1999.
Proceedings
18 REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF PHARMACY p 261-264
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the Board of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
18.1 Establishment of the titles of Practice Associate, Senior Practice Associate and Principal Practice Associate
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board:
Note the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Pharmacy to establish the titles of Practice Associate, Senior Practice Associate and Principal Practice Associate as detailed in the document presented.
Note that the proposal is subject to the outcome of a review by the Assistant General Manger, Personnel Services into the use and nomenclature of honorary titles awarded to persons contributing to the University’s teaching and/or research programs and the development of a general policy statement on the matter for discussion at the Committee of Deans.
Proceedings
REPORT ON THE 1999 ALLOCATION ROUND FOR THE STRATEGIC p 265-266
INNOVATION FUND (SIF)
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report on the outcomes of the 1999 allocation round of the Strategic Innovation Fund.
20 LTOP WORKING PARTIES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
20.1 Final Report of the Working Party on the Promotion of Educational p 61-92
Technology
See starred item 4.1 – Section B
20.2 Final Report of the Working Party on Relevance of the Curriculum p 93-118
See starred item 4.2 – Section B
20.3 Final Report of the Working Party on Flexibility in Pedagogy p 119-136
See starred item 4.3 – Section B
21 LEGISLATION
The University Solicitor has prepared legislation, in accordance with the instructions from the appropriate faculties and other offices, to implement proposals which have been approved by the Academic Board for submission to Council.
21.1 Diploma of Introductory Undergraduate Studies Regulations 1999 p 267-268
21.2 Faculties Regulations (Amendment No 2 1999) p 269-272
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the above draft legislation.
21 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND FILL THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR, p 273-274
MONASH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
A document is attached.
Secretarial note: this proposal was endorsed by the Committee of Deans at its meeting on 28 September 1999.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal to establish, advertise and fill the position of Director, Monash Environment Institute.
PROPOSAL TO FILL A CHAIR IN METEOROLOGY p 275-280
A document is attached.
Secretarial note: this proposal was endorsed by the Committee of Deans at its meeting on 28 September 1999.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Faculty of Science to advertise and fill a Chair in Meteorology.
PROPOSAL TO FILL THE ESTABLISHED CHAIR IN COMPUTER p 281-284
SCIENCE AND ESTABLISH AND FILL A CHAIR IN DISTRIBUTED
SYSTEMS
A document is attached.
Secretarial note: this proposal was endorsed by the Committee of Deans at its meeting on 28 September 1999.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Faculty of Information Technology to advertise and fill the existing Chair in Computer Science and establish advertise and fill a new position of Chair in Distributed Systems.
25 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
25.1 Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching
Members are asked to note that the nomination below was made on behalf of the Board due to the urgent need to finalise the membership and arrangements for the Selection Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board ratify the nomination of Associate Professor A Markus as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching
25.2 Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Postgraduate Supervision
Members are asked to note that the nomination below was made on behalf of the Board due to the urgent need to finalise the membership and arrangements for the Selection Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board ratify the nomination of Professor W Young as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Postgraduate Supervision.
25.3 Academic Board nominees to the Honorary Degrees Committee
Members are invited to note that at meeting 5/99 of the Board, members were informed that Professor A Duggan (member) and Professor T Threadgold (alternate) had resigned from their positions on the Honorary Degrees Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board nominate Professor M Neave as a member and Professor M King as an alternate member of the Honorary Degrees Committee.
25.4 Membership of Steering Committee
At meeting 6/99 of the Board, members were advised that at the close of nominations for elections to Steering Committee, no nominations were received for either of the two positions for professorial alternate membership of the Steering Committee.
In accordance with procedure adopted by the Academic Board for the filling of casual vacancies, Professor AW Lindsay was requested to bring forward two nominations to this meeting of the Board.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the nomination of Professor Philip Thomson to fill a casual vacancy as an alternate member on Steering Committee and note that a further nomination will be brought to the Board for approval as soon as practicable.
25.5 Decanal Selection Committee for the Position of Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics p 291-292
A document is attached.
At meeting 5/99 held on 9 August 1999, Council approved the establishment of a Decanal Selection Committee for the above position.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board nominate Professor M Neave as the representative of the Board on the Decanal Selection Committee for the position of Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics.
26.6 Decanal Selection Committee for the Position of Dean, Faculty of Education p 291-292
A document is attached.
At meeting 5/99 held on 9 August 1999, Council approved the establishment of a Decanal Selection Committee for the above position.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board nominate Professor E Bourke as the representative of the Board on the Decanal Selection Committee for the position of Dean, Faculty of Education.
26 ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP
26.1 Election of Students to membership of the Academic Board for 2000 p 285-286
A document is attached.
Attached for information is a notice containing the results of recently held elections for student membership of the Academic Board.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note the results of the recently held elections for student membership of the Academic Board as detailed below, for terms from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.
Election of two members of the Academic Board by the undergraduate students of the University.
Election of one members of the Academic Board by the graduate students of the University.
Two undergraduate and one postgraduate casual vacancies have been declared and nominations will be brought forward to the Board as soon as practicable.
26.2 Membership via appointment by the Board - Director, Planning and Academic Affairs
In accordance with subsection 3.1.3 of Statute 2.2 – The Academic Board, members may be appointed to the Board on the nomination of the Chair of the Board provided the nominee is a member of staff and the head of any academic or support unit of the university
RECOMMENDATION
That pursuant to section 3 of Statute 2.2 – The Academic Board, Academic Board appoint Professor M Evans, Director – Planning & Academic Affairs to membership of Academic Board.
27 ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL p 287-288
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note the items of interest from meeting 6/99 of Council as detailed in the document attached.