Meeting 8/2002 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15pm on Tuesday, 19 November, 2002 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Tony Calder, Secretary

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

Apologies have been received from Professor Gill Palmer, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor Sue Willis, Dean, Faculty of Education, Professor Nick Saunders, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor Colin Chapman, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy

Associate Professor Alan Farley, Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics for Professor Gill Palmer, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics.

Professor Graham Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality for item 4.3.1

Ms Jill Dixon, Quality Advisor, Centre for Higher Education Quality for item 4.3.1

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee of Deans meeting 7/2002, held on 9 October, 2002, are attached. (Attachment 1).

For confirmation.

Professor Brian Mackenzie, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Gippsland will speak to this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 2)

Professor Graham Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality and Ms Jill Dixon, Quality Advisor, Centre for Higher Education Quality will be in attendance for this item.

A document will be distributed.

Professor Alan Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Planning, will introduce this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 3)

Ms Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Resources will speak to this item.

Due to a range of issues a revised set of meeting dates for 2003 needs to be promulgated. A revised set of dates will be distributed prior to the meeting.

The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held at 4.00pm on Tuesday 3 December 2002 in the City Office.