Meeting No 2/2000 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 19 April, 2000 in the Council Room of the University, commencing at 2:15 pm.
Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio and elected members. A current list of members may be obtained from the Secretary. A non-member may request permission to attend a meeting of the Board as an observer, by telephoning extension 55049. Observers have no speaking or voting rights.
Members of the Board are reminded that the Secretary should be notified, preferably in advance of the meeting of Steering Committee (Tuesday, 11 April, 2000), of any items to be starred so that the Agenda recommendations may be arranged appropriately prior to circulation, however items may still be starred at the commencement of the meeting of Academic Board.
Members are asked to note that apologies should be telephoned to extension 55049.
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
*A PROCEDURAL MATTERS
1 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 1/2000 held on February 23, 2000
The Minutes for meeting 1/2000 were circulated.
RECOMMENDATION
That the minutes of Academic Board meeting 1/2000 held on February 23 be confirmed and signed subject to amendment of the recommendation for item 4.1 to read as follows:
Academic Board approved the proposal of the PhD and Scholarships Committee for a one year reduction in maximum full-time doctoral candidature from 5 years to 4 years for candidates commencing from the beginning of the 2000 academic year.
*B STARRED ITEMS
3 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP
3.1 Science Lectureships Initiative Grant – Building the Internet Workforce p 1 - 2
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the document presented regarding the Science Lectureships Initiative Grant – Building the Internet Workforce.
3.2 Draft Guidelines on Academic Promotion p 3 - 42
A document is attached.
In preparation for the 2000 promotion round, the University has reviewed and revised the guidelines on academic promotion. The guidelines have not been updated since 1993.
In rewriting the guidelines, the primary focus was to clarify a number of existing processes, or steps within a process, rather than to alter the process itself. Members of the Board are requested to note that there has been no change to the criteria for academic promotion.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board confirm the current criteria for promotion and note the revised and updated guidelines proposed for use in the 2000 promotion round.
3.3 Update on Monash University South Africa p 249 - 252
A document is attached.
Professor J Anderson, Pro Vice-Chancellor – Monash University South Africa will speak to this item.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the document presented and note the advice of Professor J Anderson, Pro Vice-Chancellor – Monash University South Africa.
3.4 Medicine at Monash University Malaysia p 43 - 44
A document is attached.
Professor Nick Saunders, Dean – Faculty of Medicine, will speak to this item.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the document presented regarding the delivery of academic programs by the Faculty of Medicine in Malaysia and note the advice of the Dean – Faculty of Medicine, Professor Nick Saunders.
3.5 Student Load Performance p 253 - 254
A document is attached.
Ms D Lampard, Director – Quantitative Planning Support ( Budget and Statistical Services) will be in attendance for this item.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the document presented and note the advice of Ms D Lampard, Director – Quantitative Planning Support.
3.6 Future Directions Report p 255 - 256
A document is attached.
Professor D de Kretser, Director – Institute of Reproduction and Development, is invited to speak to his report.
RECOMMENDATION
The Academic Board receive and note for transmission to Council the report of the Director - Institute of Reproduction and Development, Professor D de Kretser, and note the Director’s comments.
3.7 Monash Mt Eliza developments
Professor P LeP Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice President – Research & Development, will speak to this item.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the advice of Professor P LeP Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice President – Research & Development.
4 ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C
4.1 Report of the General Library Committee p 169 - 172
This item originates from item 12
Professor G Davison, Chair of the General Library Committee, has been invited to address the Board.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2000 of the General Library Committee held on March 15, 2000 and note the advice of Professor G Davison, Chair of the General Library Committee.
Proceedings
4.2 Annual Report of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans p223 - 226
This item originated from item 19.1
Professor G Bouma, Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans, has been invited to address the Board.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the Annual Report of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans and note the advice of Professor G Bouma, Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans.
Proceedings
C
ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION5 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
6 MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL
7 REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE p 45 - 124
7.1 Receipt of Report
7.2 Report of the Education Committee Working Party to review Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Academic Progress p 53 - 86
A document is attached (Attachment 1).
Associate Professor John Hurst (Associate Dean , Teaching – Faculty of Information Technology and Convenor of the Education Committee Working Party on Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress) will introduce this item.
Background:
At its Meeting 3/99, the Education Committee established a Working Party on Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Academic Progress to review the University's exclusion and exclusion appeals policies and procedures. The terms of reference for the working party (approved at Education Committee Meeting 4/99) are included at section 3 of the attached report. It was also noted that the working party would limit its consideration of the exclusion process to a focus on undergraduate and coursework students.
The members of the working party, including Associate Professor J Hurst (convenor), Professor M Evans, Dr P Rodan, Mr J Duns, Ms K Wilson-Reid and Mr G Nagtzaam, met on seven occasions between May and November 1999. Submissions to be considered by the working party, in accordance with its approved terms of reference, had been invited from relevant areas of the University including Deans, Associate Deans Teaching, Faculty Registrars/Managers, Student Rights Officers, Chairs of faculty Unsatisfactory Academic Progress Committees, members of the Exclusion Appeals Committee of Academic Board, Student Services, the Monash University Federation of Student Organisations (MUFSO) and the Student Access and Equity Office. (A list of the submissions received is included at section 15 of the attached report.)
An interim report of the working party was considered by the Education Committee and suggestions were provided at its Meeting 8/99. At its Meeting 2/2000, the Education Committee endorsed the final Report of the Working Party on Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Academic Progress, subject to various amendments which have since been incorporated and are included in the version of the report which is attached.
For further reference, copies of the current Statute, regulations and faculty and central committee procedures in relation to exclusion for unsatisfactory academic progress are also attached (Attachment 2).
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board consider and endorse the Report of the Education Committee Working Party on Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Academic Progress presented.
7.3 New Course Proposals
7.3.1 Bachelor of Multimedia Computing p 87 - 88
A document is attached (Attachment 3).
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish the Bachelor of Multimedia Computing, to be offered at the Gippsland campus via distance education and on-campus at the Berwick campus, commencing semester one, 2001.
7.3.2 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics p 89 - 94
A document is attached (Attachment 4).
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, to be offered on-campus at the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2001.
7.3.3 Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound p 95 - 100
Documentation is attached. (Attachment 5)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound, to be offered by the Department of Radiography via distance education through the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support (CeLTS), commencing semester one, 2001.
7.4 Major Amendment To Existing Courses
7.4.1 Bachelor of Business and Commerce, Malaysia Campus: Transitional Arrangements for 2000
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the requirement that students commencing the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at the Malaysia campus in 2000 include the following as core subjects:
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BTW1010 Commercial Law instead of BTX1200 Business Law·
ECW1000 Economics instead of ECW1XXX Introductory Micro-economics·
a slightly modified version of AFW1022 which will bring it into line with AFW1001 Introductory Accounting A7.4.2 Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) p 101 - 102
A document is attached. (Attachment 6)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics that the subject ETX2121 Data Analysis in Business, replace ETX2111 Business Data Modelling, in the outer core of the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) and the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) / Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance), from 2000.
7.4.3 Bachelor of Business (Human Resources) p 103 - 104
A document is attached. (Attachment 7)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the structure of the Bachelor of Business (Human Resources), from 2000, to:
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replace MKF2500 Retail Management Principles with MKX3141 Issues in Competitive Advantage;·
remove the following strand subjects:§
MGF3361 Performance Management§
MGF3460 Managing Conflict§
MGF3111 Organisational Behaviour; and·
add MGX1100 Managerial Communication as a strand subject.7.4.4 Bachelor of Business (Management) p 105 - 106
A document is attached. (Attachment 8)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the course progression for the Bachelor of Business (Management), from 2000, as follows:
·
replace MKF2500 Retail Management Principles with MKX3141 Issues in Competitive Advantage; and·
reduce the number of strand subjects to six subjects by removing:·
MGX2511 Quality Management·
MGX3600 Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiation7.4.5 Bachelor of Business (Retail Management): New Distance Education Course Progression p 107 - 108
A document is attached. (Attachment 9)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the course progression for the Bachelor of Business (Retail Management) offered by distance education from 2000, as proposed by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics and detailed in the document presented.
7.4.6 Bachelor of Business (Honours) specialising in Management - Gippsland Campus p 109 - 116
A document is attached. (Attachment 10)
The new subjects MGG4XXX Management Field Project, MGG4XXX Perspectives and Paradigms in Management Theory, MGG4XXX Business Consulting and MGG3XXX Introductory Business Research Methods, which are proposed for establishment under item 5 of the report, relate to this specialisation.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Bachelor of Business (Honours), specialising in management, to be offered at the Gippsland campus from semester one, 2000.
7.4.7 Double Degrees at Gippsland and Berwick: Change of Title p 117 - 118
A document is attached. (Attachment 11)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal to change the titles of the double awards related to the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at the Gippsland and Berwick campuses as detailed below, so as to enable the courses to be entered in the VTAC Guide for 2001:
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Existing Course Title |
New Course Title |
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Berwick: |
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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Communication |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Bachelor of Communication |
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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Tourism |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Bachelor of Tourism |
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Bachelor of Business/Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing) |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing) |
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Bachelor of Business/Advanced Diploma of Hospitality (Management) |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Advanced Diploma of Hospitality (Management) |
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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Science |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Bachelor of Science |
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Gippsland: |
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business |
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business and Commerce |
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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Computing |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Bachelor of Computing |
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Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business |
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business and Commerce |
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business |
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business and Commerce |
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Bachelor of Business/Advanced Diploma of Business (Accounting) |
Bachelor of Business and Commerce/ Advanced Diploma of Business (Accounting) |
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Bachelor of Business/Diploma of Information Technology (Technical and User Support) |
* Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Diploma of Information Technology (Technical and User Support) |
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This change will be ratified at Faculty Board 2/2000 on 12 April.7.4.8 Master of Engineering Science in Process Integration p 119 - 124
Documentation is attached. (Attachment 12)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to amend the Master of Engineering Science in Process Integration, involving an extension of the mode of enrolment to include on-campus to distance education, as detailed in the document presented.
7.5 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 new subjects are proposed for approval in this Report. A breakdown of the new subjects proposed is detailed in the table below.
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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 |
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Business & Economics |
10 |
- |
- |
10 |
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Information Technology |
5 |
- |
- |
5 |
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Law |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
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Medicine |
16 |
- |
- |
16 |
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Science |
- |
13 |
- |
13 |
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45 |
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board approve the proposals of the Faculties of Business and Economics, Information Technology, Law, Medicine and Science to establish the new subjects listed below:
New subjects requiring establishment:
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AFC1100/2100 Introduction to Finance·
ETX3231 Business Forecasting·
ELC2001 Commercial Aspects of Electronic Commerce·
MKC2460 Integrated Marketing Communication·
MGG4XXX Management Field Project·
MGG4XXX Data Analysis for Business Research·
MGG4XXX Perspectives and Paradigms in Management Theory·
MGG3XXX Business Consulting·
MGG3XXX Introductory Business Research Methods·
CPE3011 Issues for Human Communications across the Internet·
CPE3013 Image Formats·
GCO1810 Programming Fundamentals·
GCO1821 Introduction to Multimedia Technology·
GCO2823 Multimedia Development·
LAW7243 Shareholders’ Remedies·
BND1022 Food Chemistry·
BND2011 Nutritional Physiology·
BND2021 Nutritional Biochemistry·
BND2031 Nutrition and Health Psychology·
BND2042 Nutrition and Immunology·
BND2052 Applied Food Science·
BND2062 Food Microbiology·
BND2072 Introduction to Health Care Systems·
SON4000 Physics of Medical Ultrasound and Instrumentation·
SON4010 Embryology, Anatomy and Pathophysiology·
SON4020 Sonographic Professional Skills & Sonography of the Breast and Thyroid·
SON4021 Sonographic Abdominal Imaging·
SON4022 Sonographic Imaging of the Reproductive System·
SON4023 Obstetric Sonography·
SON4024 Musculoskeletal, Neonatal and Paediatric Sonography·
SON4025 Sonographic Vascular and Postoperative ImagingNew subjects by virtue of a change to credit point value of, or additional year level of offering for, existing subjects:
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BCH3011 Proteins, Structural Biology and Disease·
BCH3022 Cellular Organisation: Organelle Structure and Function in Health and Disease·
BCH3031 Advanced Molecular Biology Modern Concepts and Applications·
BCH3042 Cell Signalling·
MIC3011 Molecular Bicrobiology·
MIC3021 Molecular Virology and Viral Pathogenesis·
MIC3032 Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infectious Diseases·
MIC3042 Medical Microbiology and Biotechnology·
PHA3011 Principles of Drug Action·
PHA3021 Drugs in Health and Disease·
PHA3032 Neuro and Endocrine Pharmacology·
PHA3042 Modern Drug Development·
PHA3052 Poisons and Toxins7.6 Disestablishment of Subjects
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board note that sixty-six subjects were disestablished in the agenda for Education Committee Meeting 2/2000, all of which were from the Faculty of Engineering.
Proceedings
8 REPORTS OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
8.1 Report of Meeting 2/2000 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on March 3, 2000. p 125 - 128
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2000 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee.
Proceedings
8.2 Report of Meeting 3/2000 of the PhD and Scholarships Committee held on April 7 2000. p 257 – 266
8.2.1 New Course Proposal – Doctor of Public Health p 261 - 262
Doctoral level programs which combine coursework and research training in public health are not yet widely available in Australia. The proposed Doctor of Public Health is modeled on existing professional doctorate programs offered at Monash with the research, coursework and professional practice components comprising 70, 20 and 10% respectively of the course.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Doctor of Public Health
8.2.2 New Course Proposal – Master of Biomedical Science p 263 - 266
The Master of Biomedical Science is aimed primarily at individuals who show potential for a research career in biomedical science but who have not taken the "standard" honours-to-PhD route. The program is also a logical extension of the new Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences program.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Master of Biomedical Science.
Proceedings
9 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH)
9.1 Report of Meeting 8/99 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held on 2 November 1999 p 129 - 132
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research).
Proceedings
9.2 Report of meeting 1/2000 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held on 10 February 2000 p 133 - 134
That Academic Board receive and note the report of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research).
Proceedings
10 REPORT OF THE OFFSHORE QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE p 135 - 136
10.1 Proposal by the Faculty of Medicine to Extend the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) to Papua New Guinea
RECOMMENDATION
That the Academic Board approve, for a period of two years in the first instance, the proposal by the Faculty of Medicine to offer the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) by locally-supported distance education in Papua New Guinea.
11 REPORT OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE p 137 - 168
11.1 Report of Meeting 1/2000 of the Admissions Committee held on March 9, 2000.
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of the Admissions Committee.
11.1.1 Amendments to Categories and Terms of Membership
RECOMMENDATION
That the academic representative on the Admissions Committee should normally be the Associate Dean (Teaching) and that the use of a defined period of membership be discontinued for this category of representative.
11.1.2 Admission of Students with estimated entry scores p 141 - 142
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the recommendation to implement the procedures outlined in the report in relation to the admission of students with estimated Year 12 scores.
11.1.3 Report on Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) entry to the Faculty of Arts p 143 - 168
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the report on Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) entry to the Faculty of Arts in 2000.
Proceedings
12 REPORT OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE p 169 - 172
Please refer item 4.1 under Section B – starred items
13 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS p 173 – 176
13.1 Change of name for the Centre for Police and Justice Studies
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the name of the Centre for Police and Justice Studies to Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies.
13.2 Change of name for the School of Literary, Visual and Cultural Studies
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the name of the School of Literary, Visual and Cultural Studies to the School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies.
Proceedings
14 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS p 177 - 178
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Faculty Board Meeting 1/2000 of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on February 16, 2000.
Proceedings
15 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING p 179 - 182
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Faculty Board Meeting 1/2000 of the Faculty of Engineering held on March 8, 2000.
Proceedings
16 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY p 183 - 218
16.1 Establishment of the Centre for Distributed Systems and Software Engineering p 185 - 186
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish the Centre for Distributed Systems and Software Engineering.
Proceedings
17 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE p 219 - 220
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Faculty Board Meeting 2/2000 of the Faculty of Medicine held on March 22, 2000.
Proceedings
18 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF PHARMACY p 221 - 222
18.1 Appointment of Associate Deans for 2000
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Pharmacy to appoint Professor PJ Stewart to Associate Dean – Graduate Studies and Associate Professor L Roller to Associate Dean – Teaching.
Proceedings
19 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMANS p 223 - 226
19.1 Annual Report of the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans
Please refer item 4.2 under Section B – starred items
20 ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP
20.1 Special Leave – Associate Professor Julian Teicher
Associate Professor J Teicher has advised that he will be on OSP for 1st semester.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board grant Associate Professor J Teicher special leave from attendance at meetings of the Board from 19th April 2000 to 7th June 2000.
20.2 Postgraduate Representative on Academic Board p 227 - 228
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note the appointment made by the Monash Postgraduate Association to fill a casual vacancy for a graduate student on the Board.
20.3 Membership via appointment by the Board – Director, Monash Research Graduate School.
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 King, Director – Monash Research Graduate School to membership of Academic Board.
21 CENTRAL DISCIPLINE APPEALS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
21.1 Postgraduate Representatives on the Central Discipline Appeals Committee p 229 - 230
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note the appointment made by the Monash Postgraduate Association to fill vacancies on the Central Discipline Committee.
22 LEGISLATION
22.1 Statute 6.1.2 – Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 2 2000) p 231 - 234
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the above draft legislation.
23 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH, ADVERTISE AND FILL A FIVE-YEAR FIXED-TERM PROFESSOR OF LAW p 235 - 236
A document is attached.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal from the Faculty of Law to establish, advertise and fill a five-year fixed-term professorial position of Professor of Law and Director, Research Project on Privatisation and Public Accountability.
24 NOTICE OF THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD p 237 - 244
Attached is documentation indicating the procedures for election and the number of vacancies to be filled at the forthcoming election of professorial and academic staff (other than professors) members of the Academic Board.
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note:
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The document presented regarding the election of professorial and academic staff (other than professors) of the Academic Board, for terms of office from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2002: and·
that the deadline for nominations to be received by the Returning Officer is 12.00 noon, 27th April 2000.25 ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL p 245 - 248
RECOMMENDATION
That Academic Board note the matters of interest to the Academic Board from the Council meeting 1/2000 held on February 14, 2000 and 2/2000 held on March 20, 2000.