Monash UniversityAcademic Board Meeting 5/2001Meeting No 5/2001 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 5 September 2001 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 and replacement 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 55061. 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. Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting. Tony Calder Secretary V:\ACADEMIC\AGENDA\2001\abrecs01-05.doc A G E N D AINDEX OF RECOMMENDATIONS ANDSUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS* 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 4/2001 held on Wednesday 25 July, 2001 The Minutes for Meeting 4/2001 have been circulated. RECOMMENDATION That the minutes of Academic Board Meeting 4/2001 held on 25 July be confirmed and signed. * B STARRED ITEMS3 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP 3.1 After Election 2001: Key Higher Education Issues p 119 - 124 A document will be distributed. Professor D Robinson, Vice-Chancellor, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive the advice of Professor D Robinson, Vice-Chancellor, Monash University. 3.2 Monash University Gippsland Academic Plan p 1 - 58 A document is attached. Professor B Mackenzie, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Gippsland campus will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the report of Professor B Mackenzie, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Gippsland campus. 3.3 Institutional Self Review p 59 - 60 A document is attached. Professor S Parker, Chair of the Monash Institutional Self Review Team and Professor G Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the report of Professor S Parker, Chair of the Monash Institutional Self Review Team and Professor G Webb, Director, Centre for High Education Quality. 3.4 Benchmarking Monash Research Performance p 61 - 76 A document is attached. Professor P Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Development will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the advice of Professor P Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Development. 3.5 Monash Global Scholarship Program p 125 - 126 A document is attached. Professor M Evans, Director, Planning & Academic Affairs, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the establishment of the Monash Global Scholarship program. 3.6 Allocation of New University Places p 127 - 128 A document is attached for the information of Academic Board members. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the information on the Allocation of New University Places. 3.7 Funding for Major National Research Facilities p 129 - 130 A document is attached for the information of Academic Board members. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the advice on funding for Major National Research Facilities. 4 ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C 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 77 - 82 7.1. Receipt of Report A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 4/2001 of the Education Committee, held Wednesday, 1 August 2001. 7.2 New Course Proposal for Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours), to be offered on campus at the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2002. Proceedings 8 REPORT OF THE RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE p 83 - 88 8.1 Report of the Research Graduate School Committee meeting 6/2001 held on 13 July 2001 p 83 - 86 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/2001 of the Research Graduate School Committee held Friday, 13 July 2001. 8.2 Report of the Research Graduate School Committee meeting 7/2001 held on 3 August 2001 p 87 - 88 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That the Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 7/2001 of the Research Graduate School Committee held Friday, 3 August 2001. Proceedings 9 REPORT TO THE BOARD OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH) p 89 - 90 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 4/2001 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) held Thursday, 21 June 2001. Proceedings 10 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW p 91 - 92 A document is attached.RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Law Meeting 2/2001 held Thursday, 19 July 2001. Proceedings 11 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE p 93 - 98 11.1 Receipt of Report A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 04/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on Wednesday, 15 August 2001. 11.2 Proposal to establish and fill a new Chair of Applied Sciences. A document is attached. Members of Academic Board are invited to note that the Committee of Deans has approved the proposal to establish and fill a Chair of Applied Sciences. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board indorse for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of Faculty of Science to establish and fill a new Chair of Applied Sciences. Proceedings 12 ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP MATTERS 12.1 Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. Following receipt of correspondence from the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support, Steering Committee of Academic Board was requested to bring forward a nomination for membership of the Selection Committee for approval by the Board. Further information on this award can be obtained at the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support web site: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ched/Awards___Grants/VC_Awards/vc_awards.html RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the nomination of Associate Professor Michael Page, Faculty of Science, as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. 12.2 Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Postgraduate Supervision. Following receipt of correspondence from the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support, Steering Committee of Academic Board was requested to bring forward a nomination for membership of the Selection Committee for approval by the Board. Further information on this award can be obtained at the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support web site: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ched/Awards___Grants/VC_Awards/vc_awards.html RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the nomination of Dr Kate Smith, Faculty of Information Technology, as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Postgraduate Supervision. 12.3 Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Team-based Educational Development. Following receipt of correspondence from the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support, Steering Committee of Academic Board was requested to bring forward a nomination for membership of the Selection Committee for approval by the Board. Further information on this award can be obtained at the Centre for Learning and Teaching Support web site: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ched/Awards___Grants/VC_Awards/vc_awards.html RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the nomination of Professor Terri Seddon, Faculty of Education, as the representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Team-based Educational Development. 12.4 Declaration of Poll for vacancies on Steering Committee p 99 - 100 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board note the Declaration of Poll for the election of members to Steering Committee of Academic Board. 12.5 Filling of Casual Vacancies on Steering Committee RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board approve the nominations of the Steering Committee to fill casual vacancies: (i) Professor S Joy, Faculty of Business and Economics (ii) Associate Professor M Page, Faculty of Science (iii) Nominations for two professorial alternate members and one academic (other than professors) alternate member will be submitted to a future meeting of the Board. 13 REPORT OF THE EXCLUSION APPEALS COMMITTEE p 101 - 106 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION That the Academic Board receive and note that Report of Meetings 1-15/2001 of the Exclusion Appeals Committee held between 16 February and 24 May 2001 at the Clayton campus, and Meeting 1/2001 (Gippsland) held 26 March 2001 at the Gippsland campus. Proceedings 14 PROPSOAL TO ESTABLISH AND FILL THE LOUIS WALLER CHAIR IN LAWp 107 - 110 A document is attached. Members are invited to note that the proposal to establish and fill the Louis Waller Chair of Law was approved by the Committee of Deans. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board endorse for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to establish and fill the Louis Waller Chair of Law. 15 PROPOSAL OF THE FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN TO MERGE THE EXISTING DEPARTMENTS OF FINE ARTS AND APPLIED ARTS INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS p 111 - 112 A document is attached. This proposal was endorsed at the Committee of Deans. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board endorse for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design to merge the existing Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Applied Arts into the Department of Fine Arts. 16 PROPOSAL OF THE FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF MULTIMEDIA AND DIGITAL ARTS p 113 - 116 A document is attached. This proposal was endorsed at the Committee of Deans. RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board endorse for transmission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts. 17 ACADEMIC BOARD NOMINATIONS TO FILL VACANCIES ON HONORARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board nominate Professor B Caine and Professor E. Kendall as Academic Board nominees to membership of Honorary Degrees Committee. 18 ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL p 117 - 118 RECOMMENDATION That Academic Board note the matters of interest to the Academic Board from Council Meeting 5/2001 held on 13th August 2001.
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