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Senior Management Committee Meeting 4-2004

Meeting 4/2004 of the Senior Management Committee will be held at 2.15pm on Tuesday, 1 June, 2004 in the Council Room, 1st 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.

AGENDA

1 Attendance and apologies

Apologies have been received from Professor Edwina Cornish, Ms Alison Crook, Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree, Mr John Matthews, Mr Tony Pollock, Professor Tam Sridhar and Professor Graham Webb.

In attendance

  • Professor John Sheridan, Acting Dean - Faculty of Engineering.

  • Dr Sid Nair - Quality Advisor Research & Evaluation, CHEQ for Item 4.2.2

  • Ms Di James - ITS Flexible Learning and Teaching Program for Item 4.3.1

2 Minutes

The Minutes of Meeting 3/2004 held on 14 April, 2004 are attached. (Attachment 1)

3 Matters arising from the Minutes

4 Vice-Chancellor’s Group

4.1 Vice-Chancellor Issues

4.1.1 Update on expanded and new equity programs

4.1.2 Bid for new DEST Load

4.1.3 Report on Monash South Africa

4.1.4 Visit to Peninsula and Berwick campuses by Dr Brendan Nelson

4.1.5 2004 Annual Plan

4.1.6 Monash Malaysia – new campus and medical school

4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor

4.2.1 Reviews and Supporting Reviews

The following documents are attached:

  • Supporting Reviews (Attachment 2)

  • Summary of Reviews 2002 – 2004 (Attachment 3)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee receive the documents and note the advice of Professor Stephen Parker.

4.2.2 Monash Experience Questionnaire (MEQ)

A document is attached (Attachment 4)

Dr Sid Nair, Quality Adviser – Research and Evaluations, will be in attendance for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee endorse the recommendations as detailed in the document presented.

4.2.3 Ethical Principles for Institutional Surveys

A document is attached (Attachment 5)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee approve the recommendations as presented in the document Ethical Principles for Institutional Surveys.

4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

4.3.1 WebCT Vista Implementation Project

A document is attached. (Attachment 6)

Ms Di James will be in attendance for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee receive and comment on the WebCT Vista Implementation Project.

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

4.5 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources)

4.5.1 Indigenous Employment Strategy

Mr Peter Marshall will introduce this item. The following documents are attached:

  • Explanatory Memorandum (Attachment 7)

  • Advancing Indigenous Employment Policy (Appendix 1)

  • Advancing Indigenous Employment Strategy 2004-2008 (Appendix 2)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee approve the Indigenous Employment Strategy.

4.5.2 Recruitment and Selection

Mr Peter Marshall will introduce this Item. A document is attached (Attachment 8)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee receive and comment on the Recruitment and Selection Kit web guidelines.

4.5.3 Adjustment to Course Fees for returning students in 2005

Mr John Levine will introduce this item. A document is attached (Attachment 9).

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee note the report as presented by Mr John Levine.

4.5.4 Centralising Management of Teaching Spaces

Mr John Levine will introduce this item. A document is attached (Attachment 10).

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee approve the report as presented by Mr John Levine.

5 Other business

5.1 Enterprise Bargaining Update

Mr Peter Marshall will introduce this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Senior Management Committee note the advice on the progress of enterprise bargaining negotiations as presented by Mr Peter Marshall.

6 Next meeting

The next meeting of the Senior Management Committee will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 13 July 2004 in the Council Room.