Meeting 3/95 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday 17 May 1995 at 9:00am in the Deans' Meeting Room, University Offices, Clayton campus.
There were present:
Professor R J Pargetter, Chair
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Professor D Angell, Nursing (for Professor A Barnett)
Professor E Barry, Arts
Professor L Chipman (Distance Education)
Mr F Corsar, MPA (for Mr S Kulesza)
Dr M Evans, Business and Economics
Associate Professor M Gill, Education
Associate Professor N Hallam, Science
Professor M King, PhD and Scholarships
Ms A McMillan, FCIT
Professor J Redmond, Art and Design
Ms K Stevenson, MUSU Inc (for Mr A Hankin)
Dr K Stewart, Pharmacy (for Associate Professor L Roller)
Associate Professor G Taylor, Medicine
Ms E Wilson, Law (for Associate Professor S McNicol)
In attendance were:
Ms E R Brooks, Secretariat
Ms J Dunn, Secretariat
Associate Professor Dr Chote Jitrangsri
Ms T Wallace, Student Services (for Mr R Burnet)
Apologies were received from:
Dr G Baldwin, Policy and Planning
Professor A Edwards, Co-opted
Ms M Guli, MSA
Ms H Morgan, MPA
MINUTES
1. STARRED ITEMS
The Committee endorsed the recommendations for items other than those starred.
2. MINUTES
The Minutes of Meeting 2/95 held on Wednesday 5 April 1995 and of Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 held on Wednesday 3 May were approved as circulated.
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
3.1 Academic Board approval of subjects
Regarding Minutes 4.1 Meeting 2/95, 4.1 Meeting 1/95, 3.1 Meeting 8/94, 3.2 Meeting 7/94, 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's Office had not yet responded to the paper submitted to them for comment. Members of the Committee expressed concern at the delay in receiving a response to this question, and also in the delays perceived between the approval of a course proposal and the preparation of legislation to accompany those proposals
3.2 Fees for Subjects Taken Over and Above Degree Requirements
Regarding Minutes 4.2 Meeting 2/95, 4.2 Meeting 1/95, 3.2 Meeting 8/94, 3.3 Meeting 7/94, 3.3 Meeting 6/94, 3.3 Meeting 5/94, 3.5 Meeting 4/94 and 9.5 Meeting 3/94: the Committee endorsed the Chair's proposal that this matter, with a summary of relevant information and an opinion prepared by the University's Policy and Legal Counsel, be referred to the Committee of Deans for discussion, and noted that the decision of the Committee of Deans would be reported back to this Committee.
3.3 Conventions in Naming Degrees
Regarding Minutes 4.3 Meeting 2/95, 4.3 Meeting 1/95, 3.4 Meeting 8/94, 3.5 Meeting 7/94, 3.7 Meeting 6/94, 3.9 Meeting 5/94 and 11.1.12 Meeting 4/94: the Committee determined that this item should properly be considered as two items, as follows.
3.3.1 Compliance with the policy for naming undergraduate degrees developed in 1994
The Committee noted that a summary of compliance with the policy developed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and approved by the Academic Board would be brought to a later meeting, and that this summary would include information from Student Services regarding current practices regarding any special wording on testamurs.
3.3.2 Conventions for naming postgraduate degrees
The Committee noted that this issue would be revisited by the Graduate Studies Working Party at its next meeting, particularly in light of the decision by Melbourne University to offer 'postgraduate' awards.
3.4 Marking and Selection Practices
Regarding Minutes 4.5 Meeting 2/95, 4.5 Meeting 1/95, 3.8 Meeting 8/94 and 11 Meeting 7/94: the Committee noted that Dr Baldwin would submit the requested descriptive paper concerning marking practices to the Committee at a later date.
3.5 Discipline Working Party
Regarding Minute 4.7 Meeting 2/95 and 5 Meeting 1/95: the Committee noted that the Working Party on Student Discipline had recently met twice and would meet again on 24 May; noted the information provided by the Chair that the Solicitor's Office would also undertake a review of the discipline legislation in consultation with the Chair of the Working Party and the Dean of the Faculty of Law; and noted that the PhD and Scholarships Committee had also been considering the issue of discipline and that relevant minutes would be forwarded to the Chair of the Working Party.
As Associate Professor McNicol was unable to attend the meeting, the Committee also noted that she would present a progress report to the next meeting of the Education Committee.
3.6 Berwick Campus course proposals
The Committee noted the amended version of the document relating to the structure of the proposed Berwick campus degrees which was circulated separately from the Agenda, that this document was revised after consultation with the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Teaching) of the Faculty of Business and Economics, and that it was submitted to faculty boards for consideration.
4. HONOURS WORKING PARTY
The Committee considered the set of guidelines for honours years drafted by the Working Party (based upon those circulated by the AVCC in February 1995), and determined that in general the draft was a good statement of policy for those honours degrees achieved after a separate year of study. The Committee discussed the issue of marks as they relate to the level of honours achieved, and agreed that this should be considered at the Faculty level. The Committee agreed that the document should be amended, circulated to faculties for their comment, and subsequently re-presented to the Education Committee before transmission to the Academic Board. The Executive Officer was asked to obtain information from Melbourne University relating to its honours grades and marks for the information of the Working Party.
5. ADVICE TO ACADEMICS REGARDING GRADING POLICIES
The Committee noted the request from Mr K Reus, Manager: Education Abroad, in which he requested information regarding the advice given to Monash academics concerning grading policies, and noted that he had has been provided with the paper developed by the Faculty of Law (presented to Education Committee Meeting 8/94, Item 8.2), and with an extract from the Subfaculty of Nursing Handbook. The Committee agreed that faculties should be requested to provide information to the Executive Officer by 15 June for forwarding to Mr Reus to enable students enrolled in Study Abroad programs to be appropriately evaluated for credit when they return to their home institutions. In situations where this information would be difficult to standardise or where this situation arises extremely rarely, faculties should be asked to consider providing detailed information for individual students for the same reason.
6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY
The Committee received a document prepared by Dr Baldwin regarding the current status of implementation of Education Policy initiatives and some suggestions for the next stage of action. After discussion of Dr Baldwin's paper, the Committee agreed to request that faculties prepare a report on the implementation of the Education Policy at the Faculty level, with particular reference to those items mentioned on p 529 of the Agenda. The Committee considered that this information should be forwarded to the Executive Officer within three weeks, for summary and presentation to the next Education Committee meeting.
The Committee also expressed general satisfaction with the work undertaken at the faculty level to date as part of the implementation of the Education Policy.
7. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (TEACHING)
The Committee noted the Report of the Committee of Associate Deans (Teaching) for Meetings 1/95, 2/95 and 3/95, and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
7.1 CONFERRING BOTH PASS AND HONOURS DEGREES
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the recommendation of the Committee of Associate Deans (Teaching) that either the following amendment, or another with the same purpose, should be made to the legislation of all faculties:
" A person who has qualified for both the pass degree and the honours degree and who wishes to graduate with both degrees may not be awarded both degrees on the same day."
The Committee noted that while this recommendation is a step towards resolution, it does not fully address the complex issues involved in awarding both the pass and honours degrees for consecutive work, and that the issue will be revisited at the next meeting of the Committee of Associate Deans (Teaching).
8. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
The Committee received the University Librarian's Summary of Library Impact Statements submitted to 30 April 1995.
9. FACULTY OF LAW REPORT 1/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 1/95 held on 27 April 1995, noted the proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
9.1 Bachelor of Laws - change to requirements
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal (based on recommendations made in the Report of the Curriculum Review Committee) that it no longer be a requirement that students enrolling for the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) who do not already hold a non-law degree must enrol for a combined degree.
9.2 Bachelor of Laws - four year course
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a four year Bachelor of Laws degree.
9.3 New Subject Proposals
9.3.1 LAW5214 Corporations and Business Associations Law
9.3.2 LAW5144 Media Law
9.3.3 LAW7016 Creditors and Family Law
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 9.3.1 to 9.3.3 inclusive, noting that the workload expected of the 12 point subject listed in 9.3.1 would be 24 hours per week, and that the credit point value of the subject listed in 9.3.2 would be 6 points.
9.4 Disestablishment of Bachelor of Jurisprudence
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to disestablish the existing course, Bachelor of Jurisprudence, by accepting no further enrolments in the course.
9.5 Amendments to Bachelor of Laws - preliminary remarks
The Committee noted that the Faculty of Law referred this matter to the Education Committee for endorsement although the changes could be seen as minor, because the changes have consequences for the course progressions of students enrolled in other faculties; and noted also that the recommendations which followed were intended as indications of the intentions of the Faculty of Law, and that until full proposals for implementation in each of the faculties offering degree programs combined with a Law program were presented to and endorsed by the Education Committee, the existing arrangements would remain in place.
9.5.1 Proposed amendments to sequence of subjects
The Committee noted, pending proposals for implementation from each faculty with students enrolled in a combined degree program with the Faculty of Law, the following proposed amendments to the sequence of subjects studied:
i) that students should normally take Criminal Law together with Legal Process in the first year of Legal Studies;
ii) that combined course students entering the law course as school leavers should normally take Legal Process and Criminal Law in their first year, Torts in their second year, Contract and Property in their third year, Constitutional Law in their fourth year and Administrative Law in their fifth year;
iii) that students transferring to Law at the end of their first year of university study should normally take Legal Process and Criminal Law in their second year of university, Contract and Property in their third year, Torts and Constitutional Law in their fourth year and Administrative Law in their fifth year.
9.6 Minor amendments to subjects
The Committee noted the following minor amendments made to subjects of the Faculty of Law:
9.7 Amendment to subject
The Education Committee returned a proposal to additionally offer the subject LAWxxxx Elements of Forensic Medicine at the graduate level as LAW7110 Elements of Forensic Medicine to the Faculty of Law for clarification concerning amendments to be made to the subject to enable it to be taught at the graduate level. The Faculty tabled the revised proposal at the meeting, and the Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the revised proposal to additionally offer the subject LAWxxxx Elements of Forensic Medicine as LAW7110 Elements of Forensic Medicine.
10. FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REPORT 3/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 3/95 held on 28 April 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
10.1 New Course Proposals
The Committee noted that each of items 2.1 to 2.3 of the report of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was considered at Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee held on 3 May 1995.
10.2 Amendments to Courses
10.2.1 Master of Business Administration (International Business)
The Committee noted the proposal to amend the structure of the Master of Business Administration (International Business) by
The Committee also noted information given by the Chair that the details as to the mechanisms by which the University would execute its academic responsibilities with respect to MBA programs were still under discussion in the preparation of an acceptable new statute for the Monash Mt Eliza School of Business and Government.
10.2.2 Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business
The Committee noted that item 3.2 of the report of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics was considered at Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee held on 3 May 1995.
10.3 New Subject Proposals
10.3.1 DEK3441 International Retailing
10.3.2 GBU1015 Business Information
10.3.3 ECM2430 Actuarial Statistics
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 10.3.1 to 10.3.3 inclusive.
10.4 Amendments to Subjects
The Committee noted the following minor amendment made to a subject of the Faculty of Business and Economics:
10.6 Faculty Concern About Course Development Processes
The Committee noted the comments of the Faculty, and additionally noted that this issue was addressed by the guidelines proposed in Item 2 of the Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee, held on 3 May 1995.
11. FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT 1/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 1/95 held on 29 March 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
11.1 Course Proposals
The Committee noted that each of items 1.1 to 1.6 of the report of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology was considered at Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee held on 3 May 1995.
11.2 Subject Proposals
The Committee noted that each of these proposals was presented to the Education Committee at Meeting 2/95 held on 5 April 1995 (Items 6 and 15.2), and that the Committee requested that a number of the proposals be rewritten at that time, although endorsement was granted unconditionally.
11.2.1 CFR3304 Developing Client Server Applications
11.2.2. CFR3150 Algorithm Design and Analysis
11.2.3 CFR3234 Development Environment for GUI and Multimedia
11.2.4 CFR3231 User Interface Design Principles with GUI and Multimedia
11.2.5 CFR3308 Commercial Software Development in COBOL
11.2.6 CSC3210 Software Development in COBOL
11.2.7 BUS3400 Multimedia for Business
11.2.8 SYS3706 Systems Analysis and Design
11.2.9 COT2700 The Computing Environment
11.2.10 COT2800 Public Networks
11.2.11 COT3206 Systems Security and Privacy
The Committee noted the revised subject proposals presented for the subjects listed in items 11.2.1 to 11.2.11.
11.3 Subjects offered within the Bachelor of Communications
The Committee noted that item 2.2 of the report of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology was considered at Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee held on 5 April 1995, after verbal confirmation by Mrs McMillan of the decision of the Board of the Faculty.
11.4 Amendment to course - Bachelor of Computing
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to reduce the requirement for the non-computing minor sequence from 28 points to 20 points in order to permit a double major in computing to be achieved in the Bachelor of Computing.
11.5 Minor amendments to subjects
The Committee noted the following minor amendments made to subjects of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology:
12. FACULTY OF EDUCATION REPORT 1/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 1/95 held on 8 March 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
12.1 New Subject Proposals
12.1.1 GEC4513 Developments in Primary Music Education
12.1.2 GEC4516 Curriculum Developments in Physical Education
12.1.3 GEC4521 Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation in Education
12.1.4 GEC4522 Introduction to Research Methodology
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 12.1.1 to 12.1.4 inclusive.
13. FACULTY OF EDUCATION REPORT 2/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 2/95 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
13.1 New Subject Proposals
13.1.1 GED1838 Cognitive, Personality and Educational Assessment
13.1.2 GED2853 School Management in Public Systems
13.1.3 GED2854 Vocational Education and Training (VET): Policies and Practices
13.1.4 GED3845 Crossing Boundaries: Literacy and Learning in the Transition Years (5-8)
13.1.5 GED3846 Issues in Modern Jewish Education
13.1.6 GED4834 Computer Communications in Education
13.1.7 EDN8038 Improving Professional Practice
13.1.8 GED05xx Methods and Practice of Teaching Jewish Studies
13.1.9 GED4835 Issues in Educational Multimedia
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 13.2.1 to 13.2.9 inclusive.
13.3 Amendment to Course
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to alter the title of the Associate Diploma of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages so that it becomes the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
13.4 Minor Amendments to Subjects
The Committee noted the following minor amendments made to subjects of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology:
14. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING MEMORANDUM
The Education Committee returned a proposal to additionally offer LSC2042 Conservation Biology at the first year level as LSC1642 Conservation Biology to the Faculty of Engineering for clarification concerning amendments to be made to the subject to enable it to be taught at the first year level. The Faculty has resubmitted the proposal.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the revised proposal to offer the subject LSC2042 Conservation Biology also at the first year level as LSC1642 Conservation Biology
15. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING REPORT 1/95
The Committee received the Report from Faculty Board Meeting 1/95 held on 19 April 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
15.1 Amendments to Courses
The Committee noted that items 2.1 and 2.2 of the report of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering were considered at Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 of the Education Committee held on 3 May 1995.
15.2 New Subject Proposals
15.2.1 MTE2513 Modelling and Experimental Measurement
15.2.2 MTE2514 Thermomechanical Analysis
15.2.3 MEE5317 Engineering Management
15.2.4 MEE5318 Implementation of Technological Change
15.2.5 MEE5327 Productive Systems Modelling
15.2.6 MEE5328 Ergonomics and Methods Engineering
15.2.7 MEE5337 Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Engineering
15.2.8 MEE5338 Productivity Measure and Control
15.2.9 MEE5347 Design for Manufacture and Assembly
15.2.10 MEE5357 Facilities Planning and Design
15.2.11 CIV5214 Advanced Civil Engineering Computing Applications
15.2.12 CIV5234 Advanced Theory of Structures A
15.2.13 CIV5235 Advanced Theory of Structures B
15.2.14 CIV5244 Advanced Soil Engineering
15.2.15 CIV5245 Advanced Rock Engineering
15.2.16 CMM5631 Polymer Composites for Marine Structures
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 15.2.1 to 15.2.16 inclusive.
15.3 Minor Amendment to course
The Committee noted the reduction of the elective requirement in level 2 of the Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering stream) from two out of three to one out of three four credit point elective subjects.
16. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE REPORT
The Committee received the Report from the Faculty Executive Special Meeting held on 12 May 1995, noted the paper confirming the accuracy of this report and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
16.1 Amendments to Courses
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposed changes outlined in the attached documentation to the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Studies and Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business (all offered at the Gippsland campus) to increase the level of commonality in the course structures.
16.2 New Subject Proposals
16.2.1 GEG1101 Engineering Practice
16.2.2 GAS1641 Engineering Mathematics 1A
16.2.3 GAS1642 Engineering Mathematics 1B
16.2.4 GEG6054 Machine Condition Monitoring
16.2.5 TEC2443 Digital Systems
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 16.2.1 to 16.2.5 inclusive.
16.3 Minor Amendments
16.3.1 Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering stream students will be permitted to substitute up to one Level Three elective subject for a Level Four elective subject, or vice versa
16.3.2 Diploma of Engineering (Industrial Management) - changes to electives to be permitted, addition of a core subject, and minor subject amendments as follows:
16.3.3 Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies) - changes to electives, addition of a core subject and addition of subject
The Committee noted the minor amendments to courses and subjects of the Faculty of Engineering listed in items 16.3.1 to 16.3.3 inclusive.
16. NEXT MEETING
The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Education Committee would be held at 9 am on Wednesday 28 June 1995 in the Deans' Meeting Room, University Offices, Clayton campus.
Professor R J Pargetter (Chairman)
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Dr G Baldwin, Policy and Planning Directorate
Professor T Barnett, Nursing
Professor E Barry, Arts
Professor L Chipman, Distance Ed (Alternate Chair)
Professor A Edwards, Co-Opted
Dr M Evans, Business and Economics
Associate Professor M Gill, Education
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
Mrs A McMillan, Computing and Information Technology
Associate Professor S McNicol, Law
Ms H Morgan, MPA
Professor J Redmond, Art and Design
Associate Professor L Roller, Pharmacy
Associate Professor G Taylor, Medicine
Mr R Burnet, Student Services
Faculty Registrar/Manager (in rotation) -
Ms E R Brooks, Secretariat
Mr P Annal, Computer Centre
Ms S Bolton, Art and Design
Mr R Cochrane, M I Pty
Ms O Cornelius, Secretariat
Ms J Dunn, Secretariat
Mr B Eddy, Solicitor's Office
Ms C Holland, Arts
Mr T Lee, MUSU, Inc
Mr E Lim, Librarian
Mrs D Macmillan, Nursing
Mr M Murphy, MAS
Ms E Nolan, Arts
Ms S Parker, Bus & Eco
Ms A Pilgrim, Bus & Eco
Ms M Rambert, FCIT
Mr P Summers, Policy and Planning
All Faculty Deans
All Faculty Registrars/Administrators