Meeting No 7/94 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday 2 November at 10:00 am in the Faculty Room on the ground floor, Faculty of Medicine Offices, Clayton campus.
There were present:
Professor L Chipman, Acting Chair
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Dr G Baldwin, Policy and Planning
Professor A Barnett, Nursing
Professor E Barry, Arts
Professor C Bellamy, Computing and Information Technology
Associate Professor M Gill, Education
Associate Professor A Goldsmith, Law
Ms M Guli, MAS
Professor N Hallam, Science
Professor M King, PhD and Scholarships Committee
Ms H Morgan, MPA
Dr L Roller, Pharmacy
Associate Professor G Taylor, Medicine
Professor G Tucker, Business & Economics
Professor J Williamson, Art and Design
In Attendance:
Ms E R Brooks, Executive Officer
Mr R Burnet, Student Services
Ms O Cornelius, Academic Registrar
Associate Professor P Fitzpatrick, Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies
Mr K Hobbs, Faculty Registrar/Administrator
Mr E Lim, University Library
MINUTES
*1. STARRED ITEMS
The Committee starred additional items, being 10, 16.1, 20.2.1 to 20.2.4 inclusive, and 20.2.15 of these minutes. The Committee then endorsed the recommendations for items other than those starred.
*2. MINUTES
The Minutes of Meeting No 6/94 held on Tuesday 20 September 1994 were confirmed and signed as circulated.
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
3.1 Graduate Studies Sub-committee
Regarding Minutes 3.1 Meeting 6/94, 3.1 Meeting 5/94, 3.1 Meeting 4/94, 2.1 Meeting 3/94, 2.2 Meeting 2/94 and 12 Meeting 1/94: the Committee noted that the Sub-Committee met on Wednesday 21 September 1994 and would meet again on Friday 28 October 1994.
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3.2 Academic Board approval of subjects
Regarding Minutes 3.2 Meeting 6/94, 3.2 Meeting 5/94, 3.4 Meeting 4/94 and 8.5 Meeting 3/94: the Committee noted that the University Solicitor Solicitor's Office was preparing a response to the paper submitted to them for comment.
ERB
3.3 Fees for Subjects Taken Over and Above Degree Requirements
Regarding Minutes 3.3 Meeting 6/94, 3.3 Meeting 5/94, 3.5 Meeting 4/94 and 9.5 Meeting 3/94: the Committee noted that most Faculties have forwarded their current fee policies to the Executive Officer, for a summary to be presented to the Education Committee at a later date.
ERB
3.4 Discipline Working Party
Regarding Minutes 3.5 Meeting 6/94, 3.6 Meeting 5/94, 5 Meeting 4/94 and 4 Meeting 2/94: the Committee noted that the working party met on Friday 7 October and was beginning to draft a report for the Education Committee.
A/Prof Goldsmith
3.5 Conventions in Naming Degrees
Regarding Minutes 3.7 Meeting 6/94, 3.9 Meeting 5/94 and 11.1.12 Meeting 4/94: the Committee noted that this item would be brought to a later meeting of the Education Committee.
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3.6 Honours Working Party
Regarding Minutes 3.8 Meeting 6/94, 4 Meeting 5/94, and 4.1.9 Meeting 3/94: the Committee received and noted the questionnaire circulated to Faculty staff by the working party and also noted that the working party was in the process of collating those responses.
ERB
3.7 Academic Medals
Regarding Minute 4 Meeting 6/94, the Committee noted that the revised paper would be presented to the next meeting of the Education Committee.
ERB
*3.8 Subject Quota Procedures
Regarding Minute 8 Meeting 6/94: the Committee noted that at Council Meeting 7/94 (Monday 31 October) Council endorsed the proposal "that Council delegate to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor the authority to approve subject quotas; and that Academic Board be asked to present to Council for information an annual listing of subject quotas approved."
3.9 Proposals requiring Further Clarification
Regarding Minutes 11.3.1 to 11.3.4 inclusive, 14.1 and 14.2 Meeting 6/94: the Committee noted that all items were clarified at or before Academic Board meeting 7/94, and were passed by the Board.
*4. UNIVERSITY ENTRY VIA NON-CREDIT COURSES
The Committee reviewed the documentation originally submitted concerning this question, and determined that Regulation 4.1.2 made pursuant to Statute 6.1.1 should be read to mean that the phrase "two subjects" indicated not less than twelve credit points. The Faculty of Arts was invited to make a submission to the Admissions Committee concerning the effect this may have on their admissions standard.
Prof. Barry
*5. MONASH UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
At Meeting 1/94, the PhD & Scholarships Committee was requested to prepare a paper concerning the guidelines for selection for the Monash Undergraduate Scholarship, and to reconsider the title of the Scholarship. The Committee received the response of the PhD & Scholarship Committee, and determined that the proposal to award scholarships to students entering their fourth year of study should be forwarded intact to the Academic Board.
ERB
*6. YEAR LEVEL STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT POLICIES
The Committee received the paper prepared by Dr Baldwin. The Committee asked that the paper be referred to CADeT, where input should be sought from the Faculties involved and a response prepared for the 5 April meeting of the Education Committee.
*7. SUBJECT EVALUATION PILOT PROJECT
The Committee received and noted the memorandum from Professor Chapman concerning the Subject Evaluation Pilot Project.
8. MEETING DATES FOR 1995
The Committee received and noted the schedule presented for the meetings of Council, Academic Board and Education Committee for 1995 (including submission deadlines for each committee). The Committee also noted that all meetings of the Education Committee would be held at 9 am in 1995.
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9. MEMBERSHIP
*9.1 Student Representatives
The Committee agreed to allow the student representatives to seek legal advice on the matter and return the proposal, with any amendments, to the December meeting of the Education Committee for discussion.
M Guli
H Morgan
*9.2 Co-Opted Member
The Committee endorsed the recommendation of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor to co-opt Dr Gay Baldwin, Planning Adviser in the Policy and Planning Directorate. This decision was taken earlier, immediately following the confirmation of the Minutes, to allow Dr Baldwin to participate fully in the meeting.
ERB
9.3 Gender Balance
The Committee noted the issue of gender balance in relation to filling vacancies.
9.4 Terms of Office
The Committee noted that the Term of Office for members other than students and ex-officio members was at the discretion of the person who nominated them for membership, rather than for a fixed term, as was originally indicated.
*10. EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
The Committee noted and congratulated the achievements of those academics selected for the awards made by the Monash University Medical Undergraduates' Society each year for excellence in teaching in the first three years of the medical program. This year the winners were as follows:
First year - Mr Wilfrid Brook, Department of Anatomy
Second Year - Associate Professor Grahame Taylor, Department of Physiology and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (equivalent to the Associate Dean (Teaching) in other faculties)
Third Year - Dr John Rawson, Department of Physiology
*11. MARKING AND SELECTION PRACTICES
The Committee received a memorandum from the Chair of the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Law concerning in particular the current differences between sections of the university in terms of marking and the impact this can have on students seeking internal Dr Baldwin transfers between degree programs. After some discussion, the Committee requested that Dr Baldwin prepare a descriptive paper of current marking practices, including a summary of any other current investigations into those practices.
*12. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
The Committee received the University Librarian's Summary of Library Impact Statements (to 15 October 1994) and requested that the summary be submitted to the Committee of Deans with a view to investigating the issue of adequate resourcing and funding for new courses.
ERB
13. ITEMS PREVIOUSLY RETURNED TO FACULTIES
*13.1 Bachelor of Performing Arts
The Committee received the memorandum from the co-ordinators of the Bachelor of Performing Arts, and heard a presentation from Associate Professor P Fitzpatrick recommending that the structure of the course should remain unchanged from that originally proposed, since any change would dilute the concentration in the discipline. The Committee rejected this idea, but agreed to the alternative recommendation presented by the co-ordinators, to allow a twelve point first year sequence to be taken within another Department or Faculty.
The Committee agreed to recommend that Academic Board remove the condition from the provisional endorsement granted to the original proposal, and grant approval on the understanding that students be permitted to take a twelve point first year sequence within another Department or Faculty.
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*13.2 New Subject Proposals for 1995
The Committee received the amended proposals submitted for the subjects listed below.
13.2.1 MUM4960 Chief Practical Study
13.2.2 MUM4990 Chief Practical Study
13.2.3 MUM5980 Performance Research Project
The Committeee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 13.2.1 to 13.2.3 inclusive.
ERB
*14. BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
The Committee received the submission concerning the proposed Bachelor of Communications, to be offered at the Berwick campus, in conjunction with awards offered by the Casey College of TAFE. The submission included proposals for major sequences in Communications, Library and Information Services, Information Technology, Advertising, Public Relations, and Journalism. The Committee noted that the proposal to amend the subject COT1800 Public Networks to allow it to be offered also as COT2800 (presented on p 2409 of the agenda) was an example of an excellent proposal to amend a subject.
The Committee discussed at length the issue of whether the proposal should have been considered by the usual Faculty procedures before submission to the Education Committee.
Acknowledging the time constraints affecting the introduction of the course in 1995, the Committee endorsed the course proposal in principle for transmission to the Academic Board, subject to further clarification of the regulatory structure and requirements of the degree. These additional items are to be circulated urgently to the members of the Committee, who are then asked to forward their comments to Professor Chubb, who will address the Academic Board concerning the proposal. The contributing Faculties will also be asked to consider the proposal for the new course through their normal channels and report their discussion to the Education Committee.
I Gregory
Prof. Chubb
Prof. Barry
Prof Bellamy
Prof. Tucker
*14.1 Formal abbreviation
The Committee noted that Professor Pargetter had guaranteed that the formal abbreviation for the Bachelor of Communications would not be similar to that for Bachelor of Commerce, and agreed to leave the abbreviation as that shown in the course proposal, BComns.
15. FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Executive.
*15.1 Master of Digital Communications
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the ERB proposal to establish a Master of Digital Communications.
16. FACULTY OF EDUCATION EXECUTIVE REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Education Executive.
*16.1 New subject proposals for 1995
16.1.1 GED2609 Curricula for Work-Related Learning
16.1.2 GED2610 Systematic Approaches to Work-Related Learning
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 16.1.1 and 16.1.2 above.
17. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Engineering Executive and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
*17.1 Bachelor of Engineering
The Committee noted that this item includes a reference to a subject proposal which was submitted for approval in item 17.2.2, and endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the stream in Mechanical Engineering of the Bachelor of Engineering by replacing the subject MEC4412 Manufacturing Methods with the subject MEC4452 Robotics.
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17.2 Subject proposals for 1995
17.2.1 ELE4222 Biomedical Engineering
17.2.2 MEC4452 Robotics
17.2.3 MEC4454 Mechatronics
17.2.4 MEC3408 Mechanics and Deformation of Solids
17.2.5 MEC3491 Statistical Analysis of Mechanical Systems
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 17.2.1 to 17.2.5 inclusive.
ERB
17.3 Subject Amendment
The Committee noted that this submission was an excellent example of the information required by the Committee when considering a subject amendment.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to Academic Board the proposal to amend the content of the subject MEC3409 Computer Assisted Engineering.
ERB
18. FACULTY OF MEDICINE REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Medicine and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
*18.1 Master of Nursing
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to revise the Master of Nursing course by permitting the degree to be undertaken at either School or Centre of the Sub-Faculty, and permitting either research or a coursework/research combination to be used to satisfy the degree requirements.
Attached to these minutes is a page omitted from the Agenda (p 2490).
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*18.2 Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration)
The Committee noted that the course will begin in January 1995, rather than in October 1994 as originally intended.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to offer the existing Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) in Singapore from January 1995 through Distance Education, with facilitation and support from the Asia Pacific Management Centre Pty Ltd.
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*18.3 Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine/Master of Family Medicine
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to extend the time limit for part time completion of the Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine from 2 to 2½ years, and for part time completion of the Master of Family Medicine from 4 to 5 years.
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18.4 Draft legislation
The Committee noted that draft legislation was received from the Faculty of Medicine and the Sub-Faculty of Nursing for the following Solicitor courses:
Master of Surgery
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration)
Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Tagged Specialty)
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
the honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing
Master of Nursing
and that all documentation has been forwarded to the Solicitor's Office for action.
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19. FACULTY OF SCIENCE REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Science, noted the proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
19.1 Restriction on subjects permitted
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal that "except with the permission of Faculty Board, candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree be permitted to count towards the degree no more than 24 points towards second year and no more than 24 points towards third year of subjects offered by the Department of Geography and Environmental Science".
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19.2 Changes in Prerequisites for subjects from 1995
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board amendments to prerequisites as follows:
for the subjects Microbiology 2011/2022 (MIC2011/MIC2022)
From: CHM1011 and CHM1022
To: CHM1011 and CHM1022 or BIO1011 and BIO1022 with VCE Chemistry
for the subjects Genetics 2011/2022 (GEN2011/GEN2022)
From: BIO1011 and BIO1022 and CHM1011 and CHM1022
To: BIO1011 and BIO1022 and VCE Chemistry. CHM1011 and CHM1022 are also strongly recommended.
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19.3 Prohibited Combinations in the BSc Regulations
The Education Committee endorsed for transmission to Academic Board the proposal to remove existing prohibited combinations from the regulations for the BSc degree and to replace them with the following clause:
"A candidate shall not be entitled to count, for the purposes of the degree, more than one subject from each of the pairs or groups of subjects specified in the faculty information handout."
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19.4 Draft legislation
The Committee noted that minor amendments to the Faculty'sregulations have been forwarded to the Solicitor's Office for Solicitor action.
ERB
*19.5 Subject Quotas
The Committee approved the subject quotas as listed in the document provided by the Faculty of Science.
ERB
20. FACULTY OF ARTS REPORT
The Committee received the report of the Faculty of Arts and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
*20.1 Bachelor of Arts - honours program in Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to offer an additional stream in Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean in the existing honours degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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20.2 New Subject Proposals for 1995
*20.2.1 ARY4720 Dissertation
*20.2.2 ARY4740 The Methodology of Archaeological Interpretation
*20.2.3 ARY4040 The Archaeology of the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt
*20.2.4 ARY3790/ARY4790 Minoan Problems
20.2.5 GSC2506 Community History
20.2.6 MFA5000 International Relations 1: Diplomacy and Statecraft
20.2.7 MFA5100 International Relations 2
20.2.8 MFA5200 Economics 1: Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
20.2.9 MFA5300 Economics 2: International Trade and Investment
20.2.10 MFA5500 Australian Public Policy
20.2.11 MFA5600 International Law
20.2.12 MFA6300 International Trade Policy after NAFTA and Uruguay
20.2.13 MFA6750 North-East Asia in the Pacific Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Australia
20.2.14 MFA6100 Strategic Studies
*20.2.15 GSC1901 Introduction to Communication Studies (this proposal was to be presented at Education Committee 2/94)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 20.2.1 to 20.2.15 inclusive.
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20.3 Subject Amendments for 1995
20.3.1 ARY3550 Coins, The Archaeologist and the Ancient Historian - to be offered also as ARY4550 Coins, The Archaeologist and the Ancient Historian
20.3.2 AHY3930 Imperial Egypt and the Mediterranean World - to be offered as ARY3930/ARY4930 Imperial Egypt and the Mediterranean World
20.3.3 AHY3950 Greek and Roman Egypt - to be offered as ARY3950/ARY4950 Greek and Roman Egypt
20.3.4 ARY2810/ARY3810 Introduction to Middle Egyptian Language - to be disestablished at second year level (ARY2810) and offered as ARY3810/ARY4810 Introduction to Middle Egyptian Language
20.3.5 AST4000/AST5000 Contemporary Issues in Asia - to be offered also as MFA6700 Contemporary Issues in Asia
20.3.6 LAW7068 International Environmental Law - to be offered also as MFA6600 International Environmental Law
20.3.7 MBA5270 Public Management - to be offered also as MFA6500 Public Management
20.3.8 MBA5330 Business and Government - to be offered also as MFA6530 Business and Government
20.3.9 MBA6970 Comparative Public Policy - to be offered also as MFA6550 Comparative Public Policy
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject amendments proposed in items 20.3.1 to 20.3.9 inclusive.
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19. ADDITIONAL ITEMS
20. NEXT MEETING
The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Education Committee was scheduled for 10 am on Wednesday 14 December 1994 in the Council Room, University Offices, Clayton Campus.
The Committee also noted that submissions for the agenda (single sided only) should be hand delivered to University Secretariat, University Offices, Clayton Campus by Friday 2 December 1994.
Members
Membership
Professor I Chubb (Chairman)
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Dr G Baldwin, Policy and Planning
Professor T Barnett, Nursing
Professor E Barry, Arts
Professor C Bellamy, Computing and Information Technology
Professor L Chipman, Distance Education
Associate Professor M Gill, Education
Associate Professor A Goldsmith, Law
Ms M Guli, MAS
Mr A Hankin, MUSU, Inc.
Associate Professor N Hallam, Science
Professor M King, PhD and Scholarships Committee
Mr S Kulesza, MPA
Ms H Morgan, MPA
Dr L Roller, Pharmacy
Associate Professor G Taylor, Medicine
Professor G Tucker, Business and Economics
Professor J Williamson, Art and Design
In Attendance
Mr P Annal, Director, Computer Centre
Mr R Burnet, Student Services
Mr E Lim, University Librarian
Faculty Registrar/Manager (in rotation) -
Mr K Hobbs, FCIT
Executive Officer
Ms E R Brooks, Secretariat
Distribution
Mr B Corbitt, M I Pty
Ms O Cornelius, Secretariat
Ms J Dunn, Secretariat
Mr B Eddy, Solicitor's Office
Ms C Holland, Arts
Ms V Kelly, DVC's Office
Mr T Millikan, MAS
Mr M Murphy, MAS
Ms A Pilgrim, Bus & Eco
Ms J Sullivan, FCIT
Mr P Summers, Policy and Planning
All Faculty Deans
All Faculty Registrars/Administrators