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Education Committee Meeting 1-2008

Meeting No. 1/2008 of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday 5th March, in the Sir George Lush Room, Building 3a, Clayton campus commencing at 3.15pm.

Apologies: Please telephone: 9905 9005, or e-mail:helen.pavolvski@adm.monash.edu.au

Clare Holland,
Acting 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

PART A    PROCEDURAL MATTERS 
       
* 1        ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES  
       
    Attendance:  
   

An attendance record will be taken on arrival at the meeting. Members arriving late are requested to notify the secretary.

  
       
    New members:  
   

The Chair welcomes:

  • Dr Melissa  De Zwart (Faculty of Law)
  • Professor Mark Gabbott, (Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Dr Geoff Romeo (Faculty of Education)
  • Professor Guojun Lu (Faculty of Information Technology)
  

Student reps: 

  • Eliza Murray (MUBS - Berwick)
  • Joe Choy (Monsu Caulfield)
  • Tara Trickey (Monsu Peninsula)
  • Melissa Lee, President Monash Parkville Students' Association (MPSA)

Outgoing members:
The Chair wishes to thank the following outgoing members for their contribution to the committee – Professor Associate Professor Sally Joy, Associate Professor Brenton Doecke, Professors Mark Davison, David Arnott, Tony Dingle,  and student member Mr Grant Machell.

Welcome:
Dr Rina Bakar, Monash University Sunway.

Alternates Attending:
Associate Professor Pamela O'Connor, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) Faculty of Law for Melissa de Zwart

In attendance:
Ms Michelle King

Apologies:
Professor Merran Evans, Professor Graham Webb (on leave), Melissa De Zwart, Geoff Romeo

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ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA AND STARRING OF ITEMS

Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not appear to need discussion are unstarred.

Items may be starred prior to the meeting by contacting the Secretary, or at this point in the meeting.

Agenda recommendation:

That the unstarred items on the agenda be adopted without discussion and that the actions recommended be taken or the information therein noted.

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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING 1-2008
The unconfirmed minutes of meeting 7/2007, held on Wednesday 13 December 2007 are attached.

Recommendation:


That the Minutes of Education Committee Meeting 7/2007, held on 13 December 2007, be confirmed with the following amendments:

  • item 8.7 to read: “The intervention strategy procedures had been devised in relation to the National Code requirement to provide additional intervention for mid year students”.
  • item 17 to read: ‘‘Education Committee noted the Statement of International Purpose and the proposed amendments”.
PART B    POLICY & COMMITTEE MATTERS

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MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

4.1
Matters transmitted to Academic Board for approval

Members are invited to note that the following matters from meeting 07-07 were transmitted to Academic Board for approval and noting:

  • Grading scale policy and procedures
  • Collaborative coursework arrangements policy and procedures
  • ESOS student transfer between registered providers policy and procedures *
  • ESOS student under age 18 policy and procedures*
  • Course structure policy and procedures#
  • Membership of Education Committee

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ITEMS FROM ACADEMIC BOARD

Academic Board meeting 1-08 is scheduled for 27 February. At the time of printing this agenda, no items are reported from Academic Board.

  • Grading scale policy and procedures
  • Collaborative coursework arrangements policy and procedures
  • ESOS student transfer between registered providers policy and procedures *
  • ESOS student under age 18 policy and procedures*
  • Course structure policy and procedures#
  • Membership of Education Committee
6 LEARNING, TEACHING AND QUALITY COMMITTEE (LTQC)               
No report – the first meeting of LTQ(c) is 6 March 2008                 

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EDUCATION POLICY AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE (EPPC)

7.1
Receipt of Report
9-10
Attached is the report of EPPC meeting 1/2008, held on 5 February 2008.

7.2
Academic Progress Intervention Strategy Procedures
11-14
Document attached.

Recommendation:


That Education Committee approve the Academic Progress Intervention Strategy Procedures.

Background note: minute 8.7 of UEC7-07 also refers

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MINUTES OF ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - SUNWAY CAMPUS
15-17
Document attached.

Recommendation:

That Education Committee note the minutes of meeting of the Academic Advisory Board meeting – Sunway campus.

PART C    OTHER ITEMS

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OTHER BUSINESS

9.1
Honours Project
 A document was circulated to members via email.

PART D    FACULTY REPORTS

Members are asked to note that the schedule for the Biannual Faculty reports is as follows:

The first round of Faculty Biannual reports are due meeting 2-08 (submissions close 16 April).
The second round of Faculty Biannual reports are due meeting 5-08 (submissions close 20 August).

PART E    NEXT MEETING

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NEXT MEETING
Meeting 2/2008 will be held on Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room, Building 3a, Clayton Campus. Final submissions for the agenda for this meeting are due by Wednesday, 16 April 2008.