ACADEMIC BOARD
MEETING 3/2005
Minutes |
Meeting
No 3/2005 of the Academic Board was held on
There were
present:
Professor C Browne (President),
Associate Professor H Abachi, Professor D Abramson, Ms J Adams, Professors S
Adeloju, R Alfredson and W Anderson, Mr C Avram, Dr H Ballis, Mr J Beringer,
Professor M Berndt, Dr S Blackburn, Professors K Burridge, E Bryne and P Cally,
Associate Professor B Canny, Drs I Cartwright and D Casey, Professor M Clayton,
Dr B Cooke, Professor E Cornish, Associate Professor A De Bono, Professor T
Dingle, Associate Professor T Dix, Professor R Doherty, Associate Professor A
Farley, Professor A Freiberg, Ms C Harboe-Ree, Dr M Hau, Ms C Holgate,
Professors K Hourigan and O Hughes, Associate Professors J Hurst, B Jolly and S
Joy, Professors M King, D Kirkpatrick, R Larkins, H Le Grand and M Liddell,
Associate Professor M Lindorff, Drs R Lisner and J Lyneham, Professor D
MacFarlane, Dr L McCall, Professors S
McKemmish, C McLean, A McMeekin, C Mingins, B Muddle, K Murray and P Nagley,
Associate Professor P Nestor, Professors R Norris, M O’Connor, On Kit Tam and H
Oppewal, Associate Professor M Page,
Professor G Palmer, Associate Professor S Petrovic-Lazarevic, Professors M Pittard, D Poskitt and I Prince,
Dr G Romeo, Associate Professor G Sanson, Professors J Sheridan, J Smith, T
Sridhar, B Srinivasan and P Steele, Ms K Styles, Professors R Summers, J
Teicher, B Tonge and M Vicziany, Mr M Vincent, Professors P Von Nessen and M
Wallace, Mr D Watson, Professors GP Webb, R Weber, R Willis and S Willis.
Apologies
were received from:
Drs G Acquaah-Gaisie and O
Akindemowo, Professors J Bertram, B Caine and G Coleman, Ms A Crook, Professors
D de Kretser, G Egan, J Godfrey and P Gronn, Ms K Jones, Professors J Kenway, K
Langfield-Smith, A Lindsay, C Lipsig-Mumme and
B Mackenzie, Dr G Martin, Mr R Martin,
Professor R Nation, Drs R Nelson and M Osborn, Professor S Parker,
Associate Professor C Porter, Professors R Nation and A Markus, Associate
Professor P Reed, Dr K Stewart, Professors P Stewart and E Storey, Dr G Taylor,
Professor N Thomson, Dr S Ventura, Professors J Wallace, J Walter and G Webb.
Invited
guests:
Ms D Jackson, Mr P Marshall, Ms P Sanderson and Ms J Vero.
Observers:
Professor M Ariff, Professor Aun , Mr T Calder, Professor
Chong, Associate Professor G Farr, Ms R Hinds,
Ms M King, Mr J Noonan and Ms S Rose.
In
attendance:
Ms C Chatterton
*A PROCEDURAL MATTERS
1 WELCOME
The Chair, Professor Chris Browne, welcomed those in
attendance via teleconference from the
1.1
Starring of Items
Members noted that replacement pages ix & x of the
agenda were tabled as well as an Addendum to the 2005 Academic Promotion
Guidelines for item 4.6. Items 23 to 30
were starred at the meeting and would be dealt with as a single item.
1.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items
The
recommendations of the Steering Committee were adopted without discussion for
all items other than those starred.
1.3 Confidential Items C
There were no confidential items on the agenda
at this meeting.
2 MINUTES
2.1
Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 2/2005 held Wednesday, 23
March 2005 RMO1997/0898
The Minutes of
Academic Board Meeting 2/2005, held on
*B STARRED ITEMS
3
PRESIDENT’S REPORT RMO2004/0809
Professor C Browne thanked members whose term of office
ended on
Board members were reminded that Council had delegated to
the Vice-Chancellor the authority to approve the establishment and filling of
all professorial positions. Professor
Browne clarified the procedures as follows:
·
Establishing
and filling of new professorial positions – detailed proposals are to be
submitted by faculty boards to the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Academic) who will then forward them to Human Resources and the Academic Board
for endorsement and onward to the Vice-Chancellor for approval.
·
Filling of
existing professorial positions – detailed proposals are to be submitted by
faculty boards to the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) who will
then forward them to Human Resources and the Vice-Chancellor for approval.
Templates are being developed to assist faculties with
submission of proposals.
Professor Browne drew the attention of members to the
university policy for:
·
the
establishment of Centres, Departments
and Schools available at: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/academicpolicies/policy/approval.html; and
·
the
establishment of research centres available at: http://www.monash.edu.au/research/statements/opmanual/fac362.html.
The President noted that these policies have not been
strictly adhered to in the past, and advised members that adherence to the
policies will now be enforced by Academic Board.
As Professor Alan Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Academic), will be on study leave from
Academic Board
noted the advice of the President.
Academic Board
endorsed, for transmission to Council for approval, the resolution that from 1
July 2005 all documents, academic policies and memberships with reference to
the ‘Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)’ or the ‘Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Academic and Planning)’, should read ‘Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor’.
4
REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP
4.1
Vice-Chancellor’s Report
A report was attached. (p 159-160)
Professor R Larkins spoke to his report and updated the
Board on the following issues:
·
Voluntary
Student Unionism. In spite of lobbying
of members of Parliament, there seems to be no room for negotiation. The government is aware of the separate role
of amenities fees. A number of
university chancellors had written to the Prime Minister and had arranged a
meeting with him. At the internal level,
meetings had been held with student organisations and it is anticipated that
the university will need an amount of approximately $4.75 million to fund
activities considered essential.
·
HEWRRs. Monash
is required to offer all new staff, including casual appointments, individually
certified Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) as well as comply with a range
of requirements in order to receive the 5% increase in the Commonwealth Grants
Scheme (CGS) in 2006. AWAs should be flexible, simple and not detailed. More
details will be available in June. At
present Monash does not have a mechanism to offer AWAs. Monash would continue to work with the Unions
to achieve the best outcome but cannot afford to forego the 5% increase in CGS.
·
Indexation. A
review of indexation was undertaken by DEST in cooperation with the Department
of Finance and Administration. After
considering the findings of the report, the government concluded that there was
not a strong case for change to the current indexation arrangements justified
by the apparent strong financial health of the sector. Since 1996 indexation had averaged about 1.5%
to 2%, whereas costs had been increasing by 6%.
The decrease in international student demand and the ageing
infrastructure did not seem to have been considered.
·
Senior
Appointments. Mr Tony Pollock had
accepted the appointment of CEO of IDP.
The Vice-President International position at Monash would be
reconfigured to a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and would include an
international academic aspect with oversight of the academic development of
overseas campuses as well as the linkages under development. The new position of Vice-President (Finance)
had been offered and accepted and an announcement would be made on 1 July.
In response to a query about having to offer AWAs to
visiting lecturers, Professor Larkins stated that reimbursement of costs would
not require AWAs but payment of a wage or fee would require an AWA. A change in
the procedure for appointing visitors to the university is under consideration.
Academic Board
received the report and noted the advice of the Vice-Chancellor.
4.2
Gippsland Campus Urban Plan RMO2001/0662
Ms P Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Monash Property
Management, spoke to a presentation (Attachment 1), which is a draft document
requiring further consultation.
Stage 1 of the plan includes key initiatives to indicate a
sense of arrival at the roundabout, boulevard landscaping and a central
administrative hub. Stage 2 includes a student
heart, a pedestrian link, a sports pavilion and a library extension. New student housing, car parking and an
education and business partnership precinct would comprise Stage 3. Provision is also available for expansion of
teaching and research facilities. Ms
Sanderson informed the Board that this was a 20-30 year plan that depended on
growth in student numbers at the campus and available funding.
Noting that the replacement of the Binishell was a high
priority, there was a suggestion that some external funding for replacement of
the Binishell could be sought as there are two other users on the campus.
In response to a query about the possibility of student
accommodation in Traralgon along with a bus service to Churchill, Ms Sanderson
stated that this had been a recent suggestion which was being explored by the
Pro Vice-Chancellor Gippsland, but pointed out that such a move would take
students away from the campus.
Academic Board
received the presentation and noted the advice from Ms Sanderson, Chief
Executive Officer, Monash Property Management.
4.3
Peninsula Campus Urban Plan RMO2000/1088
Ms P Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Monash Property
Management, spoke to a presentation (Attachment 2), which is a draft document
requiring further consultation.
Stage 1 included a Health and Well Being Centre, a
multi-deck carpark, redevelopment of the main campus entry and a new sports
pavilion. The Health and Well Being
Centre proposal included a 50m indoor pool, basketball courts, a café, a
gymnasium and gymnastics area. Stage 2
would comprise the demolition of building B and erection of two new
buildings. Stage 3 included a new
administration precinct, a student heart, a pedestrian spine and a new
maintenance services building. Stage 4
included a new ring road, multi-deck car park, new security building,
refurbishment of building C, redevelopment of Straun House, tennis courts and
landscaping.
In response to a query about funding for sporting facilities
which would normally be funded from amenities fees, Ms Sanderson reported that
discussions were being held with local and state governments and it is
anticipated that a sizeable portion would be funded externally. Professor P Steele, Peninsula Campus
Director, added that a range of models were being explored without major
capital funding from the university.
Responding to a statement that the proposed ring road seemed
to be cutting off part of the campus, Ms Sanderson responded that the plan had
to be worked around the flood plain.
The Vice-Chancellor congratulated Ms Sanderson and her team
for the work done on the five campus urban plans. A proposal to sequence planning of what would
be needed for the next 20-30 years had been presented to VCG and would be forwarded
to committees and the Board in due course.
Academic Board
received the presentation and noted the advice from Ms Sanderson, Chief
Executive Officer, Monash Property Management.
4.4 Establishment
of the e-Research @ Monash Centre
A proposal was attached. (p 129-144)
Professor E Cornish, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Research), addressed the Board with background to the proposal
and stated that the centre was modelled on centres established in the
Responding to a query as to whether the
proposed centre would be similar to the large consolidated e-research
institutions in the
In response to a comment about the
lifespan of the centre and the name of the centre, Professor Cornish responded
that a number of the services provided might move to IT services and guide
Monash investment in IT services.
Concern was expressed about the form of the name ‘E-Research @ Monash
Centre’ and Professor Cornish offered to take advice from the Marketing
section. The Librarian stated that DEST
and MCEETYA had just established an e-research committee and one of its goals
was to phase out the use of the term “e-research” in a few years time.
Responding to a query on the amount of
seed funding that would be available for cross campus initiatives, Professor
Cornish stated that this would be determined once a director had been
appointed.
Academic Board noted the advice of Professor Cornish, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Research), and endorsed, for transmission to Council for
approval, the proposal to establish the e-Research @ Monash Centre.
4.5 Quality Matters
4.5.1 Quality Audit RMO2001/1011
A report was attached. (p. 1-6)
Professor R Larkins, Vice-Chancellor, addressed the Board in
the absence of Professor S Parker and drew attention to the AUQA visit in
September 2006. This would be preceded
by a visit to
Academic Board
received the report, noted the advice of Professor Larkins, Vice-Chancellor,
and approved the inclusion of the AUQA Audit as a standing item on the Board
agenda until the audit was completed.
4.6
Academic Promotion 2005 RMO1998/3177
A document and addendum was attached. (p 7-18 + addendum)
Mr P Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff
Services Division, informed the Board that the Professorial Appointments Review
report had been endorsed at meeting 4/2004 and the Academic Promotion
Guidelines 2005 comprised the procedural update. The guidelines had been edited to assist the
clarity of the document with significant changes as under:
·
Addition to
the provision for promotion to professor;
·
Recommendations
from the Vice-Chancellor’s Task Force on the Advancement of Women;
·
Item 2.7 was
changed to ‘Relevant Circumstances’ from ‘Special Circumstances’; and
·
Item 1.2 was
changed to enable candidates not at the top of the scale to apply if they meet
the criteria at item 2.1.
After consultation with the NTEU, the addendum that was
tabled is proposed to be added to the guidelines.
In response to a query about teaching not being included
under item 2.8, Special Cases for Promotion, whereas leadership and research
had been given prominence, Mr Marshall advised that teaching had not been
reconsidered by the working party that reviewed the policy, and the guidelines
set out were consistent with the policy.
The Chair clarified that the policy did not lessen the value of teaching,
rather the working party felt that the issues of leadership and research needed
proper recognition at this stage of promotion.
Under item 2.3, Promotion to Lecturer and Senior Lecturer,
it was suggested that development of educational resources for use by others be
included as an additional dot point.
A member commented that the guidelines were uninstructive in
regard to the re-hearing of unsuccessful applicants and suggested that there
should be a specific sub-heading with expanded guidelines to assist
unsuccessful applicants and those who counsel them. The Chair suggested that this be noted and
considered when the guidelines were updated for the following year.
Academic Board
noted the advice of Mr Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff
Services Division, and approved the Academic Promotion 2005 Guidelines for
candidates along with the addendum, as well as the addition of the following
dot point under item 2.3 Promotion to Lecturer and Senior Lecturer:
·
development of educational resources for use by others;
and the
following dot point should read as:
·
involvement in internal processes to promote high quality
teaching and learning, such as development of educational resources and
presentation of case studies, workshops, papers and reports at department,
school, faculty or university level.
Academic Board
noted the suggestion that the re-hearing of unsuccessful applicants would be
considered as a sub-heading in the editing of the guidelines for 2006.
Academic Board
commended the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and members of the working party
for simplifying the guidelines.
4.7
Development of the Learning and Teaching Plan RMO2002/1564
A schedule was attached. (p 29-30)
Professor D Kirkpatrick, Director Learning and Teaching,
informed the Board that the current Learning and Teaching Plan ran from
2003-2005. A Scoping Steering Group
would guide the development of the new plan.
It is intended that the new plan would build on the existing one,
advance some of the priorities and introduce new priorities identified in Monash 2025 and the Planning Conference
held in February 2005. The plan would
also build on the Values for High-Quality Teaching and Learning Policy and
would operate at a level that would allow faculties to customise activities. A website would be set up with exposure
drafts to allow feedback from staff and students. A one and a half day workshop had been
scheduled for the end of June which would include representation from the
Professor R Larkins, Vice-Chancellor, advised that feedback
received on Monash 2025 was that
research was being given more prominence ahead of teaching and learning. He stressed that Monash must be excellent at
both teaching and research and one was not more important than the other.
In response to a question from the Berwick and Peninsula
Campus Director regarding the integration of cross-campus teaching into the
Learning and Teaching Plan, Professor Kirkpatrick stated that the plan has not
yet been written and welcomed input from Professor Steele at the workshop in
June.
Academic Board
approved the schedule and noted the advice of Professor Kirkpatrick, Director,
Learning and Teaching, and Professor Larkins, Vice-Chancellor.
4.8
Student Load Report 2005 RMO2001/1605
A report was attached. (p 161-164).
Ms J Vero, Planning Advisor, University Planning and
Research, informed the Board that this report followed on from the report on
undergraduate admissions presented to meeting 1/2005. This report provided data on estimated
student load to the end of 2005. Mrs D
Jackson, Load Planning Coordinator, University Planning and Research, advised
that the DEST funded coursework load was expected to be slightly under
target. Under the Higher Education
Support Act (HESA), this target had to be met before the end of the year and,
if necessary, fee places would be converted to Commonwealth supported
places. Australian fee-paying student
load was expected to be over target while international student load was
expected to be below target. Vigorous
activity had been taking place to increase the amount of international students
in the mid-year intake. Ms Jackson also informed the Board that the
‘Stats-Online’ system would be replaced by a new system which would allow
faculties to monitor trends. Subsequent
reports to Academic Board would contain trend analyses.
The Board discussed the tolerance of 1% in the target and
considered that the best outcome would be to achieve a load of -1%.
Ms Jackson confirmed that the new system would be able to
identify terminating students.
Academic Board
received the report and noted the advice of Ms Vero, Planning Advisor, and Mrs
Jackson, Load Planning Coordinator, University Planning and Research.
(Secretarial
Note: There is a funding target that
goes with the load target. The tolerance
for the funding target is -1.0% to 0, i.e., if Monash is more than 1% below the
funding target the University will be penalised. There is provision in the
legislation for funding equal to 101% of the agreed funding amount. However, as was pointed out by DEST
representatives at their meeting on
HESA 36-30
Providers to fill Commonwealth supported places before accepting other
enrolments. A higher education provider must fill its allocated Commonwealth
supported places for the year in order to be able to offer students fee-paying
places, i.e. if a person is to be enrolled in a unit of study that is covered
by the person's Student Learning Entitlement, and the provider has not already
filled all of its allocated Commonwealth supported places, the provider must
enrol the person in the unit as a Commonwealth supported student.)
4.9
Question Time
4.9.1 Services for International Students
A Board member raised the issue of access to health and
pharmaceutical services for international students and the poor living
conditions of students living in private rental accommodation.
The Vice-Chancellor advised that at meetings with groups of
international students, a number of these issues had arisen, including the
issue of international students not being eligible for transport concession
cards.
The Chair indicated that Monash had recently completed an
International Self-Review process which included a large amount of engagement
with students. The report of the
International Self-Review was scheduled to proceed to the Senior Management
Committee on
Academic Board
noted that the report of the International Self-Review would be presented to a
future meeting of the Board.
4.9.2 ‘Reselling’ of degrees.
A Board member referred to an article in the ‘Financial
Review’ dated 23 May 2005, entitled “Here comes the US vanguard” which stated
that US company Kaplan had acquired the Asia Pacific Management Institute
(APMI) with whom Monash had a partnership contract for three programs. The article went on to state that APMI
“resells” degrees. Monash was mentioned
in the article as one of APMI partner universities. The Board member queried the steps Monash was
taking to ensure that the Monash brand was not a traded commodity.
The Vice-Chancellor responded that no negotiations had taken
place with Kaplan and reselling would be a contradiction of Monash 2025. The Monash contract with APMI did not permit
on-selling of the degrees.
It was suggested that Monash should seek an apology from the
publication if the article is inaccurate.
Academic Board
noted with concern the allegations made in the article.
5 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
6 ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C
*6.1 Nominations for the Award of Honorary Degrees RMO2003/085
This
item originated at item 11.2 of this agenda. Professor R Larkins,
Vice-Chancellor read the names of the eight candidates for the award of
Honorary Degrees in 2005. Four had
already been conferred and the other four would be conferred later this year. Ms Christine Nixon, Chief Commissioner of
Victoria Police, had been awarded an honorary degree in a previous year but had
chosen to accept it this year and it had recently been conferred.
Academic Board
noted, without discussion, the approval of the Honorary Degrees Committee for
the award of honorary degrees as presented orally by Professor Larkins,
Vice-Chancellor.
*6.2 Items 23 to 30 – Proposals to establish and fill the position
of Professor
This
item originated at items 23 to 30 of the agenda and was starred at the
commencement of the meeting by the Vice-Chancellor.
Professor
R Larkins, Vice-Chancellor, reminded the Board that Council had delegated to
the Vice-Chancellor the power to approve all professorial positions. As each position becomes vacant or a new
position was to be established, filling the positions need to be carefully
considered as the university was facing a tight financial position and “bracket
creep” must be avoided. All proposals
for positions would require a justification for the position, a budget
justification as well as an analysis in relation to the seniority of the
position. Consideration should be given
to replacing at the lower levels as promotions occur, and establishing whether
there is a need to fill the vacant position.
No quotas will be placed on the number of professorial staff as it would
negate promotion on the basis of merit.
New positions must be endorsed by Academic Board to ensure that there is
no overlap with other faculties. All
proposed new and existing professorial appointments will be carefully considered
by the Vice-Chancellor’s Group.
In
response to a statement that this would be a form of internal regulation and
faculties with insufficient funds would fill positions at lower levels, the
Vice-Chancellor advised that this has not been the trend at Monash.
Academic Board
noted the advice of Professor Larkins, Vice-Chancellor.
C ITEMS
FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION
7 MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY
COUNCIL
8 REPORTS
OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
8.1 Receipt
of Report of Admission Committee meeting 1/2005 RMO1998/1366
A
report was attached. (p 31-36)
Academic Board received and noted the Report of meeting
1/2005 of the Admissions Committee, held on
8.1.1
Amendment to Monash entry in the VTAC Guide RMO1997/0254
The Admissions
Committee reviewed a request from a secondary college concerning the possible
penalisation of students who may take VCE units 3 and 4 in Year 10. The discussion of Monash’s middle band
statement in the VTAC Guide, which includes the possibility of a penalty for
VCE students who take longer than three years to complete (or just three years
to complete in Medicine), confirmed that this statement was redundant. The Admissions Committee agreed that the
statement should be deleted.
Academic Board approved the deletion of the following
section of the current VCE middle band statement in the VTAC Guide:
“If studies are completed within a three year period
students will not be penalized. Where
studies take more than three years, this will be taken into account in
re-ranking in the middle band. (Note: Medicine is an exception as students who
take more than the minimum period are likely to be re-ranked downwards)”.
Proceedings
9 REPORT
OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
9.1 Receipt
of Report of Education Committee meeting 2/2005 RMO2004/0611
A
report was attached. (p 37-40)
Academic Board received and noted the Report of meeting
2/2005 of the Education Committee, held on
Proceedings
10 REPORT
OF THE GENERAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE RMO1997/0902
10.1 Receipt
of Report of Meeting 1/2005
A report was
attached. (p 41-44)
Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting
1/2005 of the General Library Committee, held on
Proceedings
11 REPORT OF THE
HONORARY DEGREES COMMITTEE RMO1997/1110
11.1 Receipt of Report
A report was
attached. (p 45-46)
Academic
Board received and noted the Report of meeting 2/2004 of the Honorary Degrees
Committee held on
*11.2 Nominations for the Award of Honorary Degrees RMO2003/085
This
item was dealt with at item 6.1 of the agenda.
The Vice-Chancellor spoke to this item.
Academic Board
noted, without discussion, the approval of the Honorary Degrees Committee for
the award of honorary degrees as presented orally by Professor Larkins,
Vice-Chancellor.
12 REPORT
OF THE RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
12.1 Receipt
of Report of Meeting 2/2005 RMO1997/1156
A report was
attached. (p 47-50).
Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting
2/2005 of the
Proceedings
12.2 Receipt
of Report of Meeting 3/2005 RMO1997/1156
A report was
attached. (p 51-76).
Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting
3/2005 of the
12.2.1 Joint International Doctorate (PhD) with the
At meeting 6/2002
Academic Board approved the establishment of Cotutelle Doctoral programs. The proposal submitted under item 1 of the
report seeks to establish a Joint International Doctorate (PhD) between the
University of Naples Frederico II and Monash University Faculty of Science is
essentially the same as that approved by
Academic Board 6/2002 except that:
·
a student will take out a single
qualification or degree jointly awarded by the two
universities; and
·
an oral defence (viva voce)
may or may not form part of the
examination process.
Academic Board approved the establishment of a Joint
International Doctorate (PhD) between the
12.2.2 Joint Masters program with a Chinese partner
institution RMO2005/0412
The proposal
submitted under item 1 of the report 3/2005 was to establish a Joint Masters
Program between a Chinese partner institution and the Monash University Faculty
of Engineering. The program under this
proposal differed from the guidelines set down by the Research Graduate School
Committee as follows:
·
while it is anticipated that a
reciprocal arrangement will operate in a year or two, the present agreement is
for Chinese students to undertake most of the research component of the degree
at Monash University; and
·
candidates who complete the first
year of coursework and preliminary research at the partner institution will
then enrol at
Academic Board approved the establishment of a Joint
Masters Program between a Chinese partner institution and the
Proceedings
13 REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
13.1 Receipt of Report of
Meetings 4/2004, 5/2004, 6/2004, 1/2005 and 2/2005
RMO1998/0456
A
report was attached. (p 77-88).
Academic Board received and noted
the Report of Meetings 4/2004, 5/2004, 6/2004, 1/2005 and 2/2005 of the Board
of the Faculty of Business and Economics, held on 4 August 2004, 6 October
2004, 8 December 2004, 16 February 2005 and 20 April 2005.
13.1.1
Changes to faculty structure RMO2001/1346
Under
item 5 of the report, the Faculty Board had approved the following:
·
·
Centre for Regulatory Studies; and
·
Consumer and Retail Research Unit.
Academic Board noted that detailed proposals for the
above will be submitted by the Faculty of Business and Economics to the
Academic Board after endorsement by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).
13.1.2
Establishment of the Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute
A proposal was
attached. (265-268).
Academic Board endorsed, for transmission to Council
for approval, the proposal by the Board of Faculty of Business and Economics to
establish the Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute.
Proceedings
14 REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
14.1 Receipt of Report of
Meeting 1/2005 RMO1998/1368
A
report was attached. (p 89-92).
Academic Board received and noted
the Report of Meeting 1/2005 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering, held
on
Proceedings
15 REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
15.1 Receipt of Report of
Meetings 1/2005, 2/2005 and Special meeting SCFB1/05
RMO1997/1159
A
report was attached. (p 93-100).
Academic Board received and noted
the Report of Meetings 1/2005, 2/2005 and special meeting SFCB 1/05 of the Board
of the Faculty of Information Technology, held on
Academic Board approved, for
transmission to Council for noting, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of
Information Technology to disestablish the FLITE Centre (item 7 of report).
Academic Board endorsed, for
transmission to Council for approval, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty
of Information Technology, to disestablish the current school structure at
Australian campuses.
Academic Board endorsed, for
transmission to Council for approval, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty
of Information Technology to establish a new campus-based school structure, as
follows, in line with the recommendation of the strategic review, to take effect
from the date of Council approval:
·
·
·
·
·
Proceedings
16 REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW
16.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2005 RMO1998/1743
A
report was attached. (p 101-104).
Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting
1/2005 of the Board of the Faculty of Law, held on
Academic Board
approved, for transmission to Council for noting, the proposal of the Board of
the Faculty of Law, to disestablish the Centre for Law in the Digital Economy.
Academic Board
approved, for transmission to Council for noting, the proposal of the Board of
the Faculty of Law, to disestablish the Centre for the Study of Privatisation
and Public Accountability.
17 REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
17.1 Receipt of the Report of Meeting 2/2005 RMO1998/0708
A report
was attached. (p 105-116)
Academic Board received and noted the Report of Meeting
2/2005 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences,
held on
17.1.1
Revised Faculty Management Structure RMO1998/0296
The Faculty Executive and Faculty Board had proposed that a
new management structure be put in place, comprising the Dean and General
Manager, plus the redesignation of some Associate Dean positions into Deputy
Dean positions as follows and as detailed in Appendix A of the faculty report:
Senior Deputy Dean – international affairs and student
affairs;
Deputy Dean (Teaching) – undergraduate and postgraduate
coursework teaching, and quality management;
Deputy Dean (Research) – research activities and
postgraduate research degrees;
Deputy Dean (Strategic Development) – strategic developments
in the medical precinct, eg new biomedical institute in the STRIP 2/3
buildings, development of the new Mental Health Research Institute; and
Associate Deans (MBBS Curriculum), (Postgraduate Coursework
Degrees), (Postgraduate Research Degrees) and (Biotechnology Development) as at
present.
Academic Board
endorsed, for transmission to Council for noting, the revised management
structure of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as proposed.
18 REPORTS
OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
18.1 Receipt of Report of
Meeting 1/2005 RMO1997/0904
A
report was attached. (p 117-120)
Academic Board received and noted
the Report of Meeting 1/2005 of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held on
Academic Board approved, for
transmission to Council for noting, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of
Science to disestablish the Centre for X-Ray Physics and Imaging.
Proceedings
18.2 Receipt of Report of
Meeting 2/2005 RMO1997/0904
A
report was attached. (p 121-124).
Academic Board received and noted
the Report of Meeting 2/2005 of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held on
Proceedings
19 LEGISLATION
19.1 Amendment
pursuant to Statute 2.3 Faculties Regulations (Amendment 2 2005) RMO1997/1504
Documents were attached. (p 125-128). These regulations amend Schedule 6 of the
Faculties Regulations to reflect the restructure of the Faculty of Information
Technology’s Australian campuses into five campus-based schools.
Academic Board endorsed, for submission to Council, the
proposal to amend Faculties Regulations (Amendment No 2 2005).
20 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH
AND FILL THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF
E-RESEARCH
A proposal by the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) was
attached. (p 145-154).
Academic
Board endorsed for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor, the proposal, submitted
by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), to establish and fill the position of
Professor and Director of E-Research, e-Research @ Monash Centre.
21 ACADEMIC
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
21.1 Casual vacancies on Academic Board as at
meeting 3/2005 RMO2004/1174
The following casual vacancies existed on
Academic Board as at meeting 3/2005:
Faculty Vacancy Expiry
Date
Engineering Non-Professorial
Member
21.2 Nomination from Faculty
Board to fill a casual vacancy on Academic Board
RMO2004/1174
Academic Board noted the following appointment made by the
Faculty board to fill a casual professorial vacancy on Academic Board:
Professor Catriona
McLean Medicine until
22 REPORT
OF COUNCIL
22.1 Receipt of Report of
Meeting 2/2005 RMO1998/1225
A
report was attached. (p 155-158).
Academic Board noted the items of interest from Council
Meeting 2/2005 held on
Proceedings
*23 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING RMO2001/1346
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 165-182).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor of Financial Accounting and Auditing, Department of Accounting and
Finance.
*24 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF FINANCE RMO2001/1346
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 183-190).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting and Finance.
*25 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR IN THE
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 191-200).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor in the
*26 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR IN THE CENTRE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS RMO2001/1346
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 201-212),
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor in the Centre for Health Economics.
*27 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS RMO2001/1346
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 213-222).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics.
*28 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS RMO2001/1346
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was
attached. (p 223-236).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of
Professor and Head, Department of Economics.
*29 PROPOSAL
TO ESTABLISH AND FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF OBSTETRICS IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, SOUTHERN CLINICAL SCHOOL IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTHERN HEALTH RMO1999/2105
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health
Sciences was attached. (p 237-252).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish and fill the
position of Professor and Director of Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Southern
*30 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND
FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF AGED CARE, BAYSIDE HEALTH AGED
CARE PROGRAMME, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, CENTRAL & EASTERN CLINICAL SCHOOL
IN CONJUNCTION WITH BAYSIDE HEALTH RMO2002/0435
A proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health
Sciences, was attached. (p 253-264).
Academic
Board endorsed, for transmission to the Vice-Chancellor for approval, the
proposal submitted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), of the Board of
the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish and fill the
position of Professor and Director of Aged Care, Bayside Health Aged Care
Programme, Department of Medicine, Central and Eastern Clinical School in
conjunction with Bayside Health.
31 NEXT
MEETING
The next meeting of the Academic Board
will be held on