Meeting 4/95 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday 28 June 1995 at 9:00am in the Sir George Lush Room (formerly the Deans' Meeting Room), University Offices, Clayton campus.
There were present:
Professor R J Pargetter, Chair
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Professor A Barnett, Nursing
Professor J Bigelow, Arts (for Professor E Barry)
Ms B L Chew, MPA (for Ms H Morgan)
Dr M Evans, Business and Economics
Associate Professor M Gill, Education
Mr A Hankin, MUSU Inc
Professor J Harris, Distance Education (for Professor L Chipman))
Assoc Professor G Jenkin, Medicine (for Associate Professor G Taylor)
Professor M King, PhD and Scholarships
Ms A McMillan, FCIT
Associate Professor S McNicol, Law
Dr M Morgan, Science (for Associate Professor N Hallam)
Professor J Redmond, Art and Design
Associate Professor L Roller, Pharmacy
In attendance were:
Ms E R Brooks, Executive Officer
Mr R Burnet, Student Services
Ms J Dunn, Secretariat
Faculty Administrator (in rotation) - Mr M Watson, Victorian College of Pharmacy
Apologies were received from:
Dr G Baldwin, Policy and Planning
Professor A Edwards, Co-opted
Ms M Guli, MSA
Mr S Kulesza, MPA
MINUTES
1. STARRED ITEMS
The Committee nominated items 10 and 11 to be starred, and then endorsed the recommendations for items other than those starred.
2. MINUTES
The Committee approved the minutes of Meeting 3/95 held on Wednesday 17 May 1995 as circulated.
3. MEMBERSHIP
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the membership of the Education Committee by requiring that the Associate Dean (Teaching) of each faculty, or their equivalent, be the representative of that faculty on the Education Committee; and that the membership include the Head of each Subfaculty, or their nominee.
A copy of the revised Terms of Reference are attached to these minutes.
(Attachment 1)
4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4.1 Academic Board approval of subjects
The Committee noted the response of the University Solicitor's Office to the request of the University Secretariat for clarification regarding course and subject approvals procedures. The Committee also noted that in the Reporting Guidelines, page one, Course Amendments, paragraph six, the line should read "when amending courses that, over time, not more than 25% of the course is altered..."(change italicised); and noted the advice from the University Solicitor that authority to make or amend degree programs was determined to rest with Council.
The Committee agreed to make recommendation to Academic Board that it request Council:
4.1.1 Quality Assurance Procedures
The Committee discussed the volume and detail of proposals reaching the Education Committee, and established a working party to consider matters related to Quality Assurance and the procedures by which courses and subjects are approved or amended. This Working Party, to consist of Dr M Evans, Associate Professor M Gill and Professor J Redmond, would consider how best to monitor faculty procedures, ensure extra-faculty awareness of proposed changes and how best to manage cumulative change, particularly to degree programs.
4.1.2 Education Committee role in subject approval process
With reference to the above item, it was decided to ask Academic Board to reaffirm its decision that Education Committee would make recommendations regarding subject proposals for the endorsement of the Academic Board.
4.2 Compliance with the policy for naming undergraduate degrees developed in 1994
Regarding Item 3.3.1 Meeting 3/95: The Committee noted that the 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 would include information from Student Services regarding current practices regarding testamur printing.
4.3 Marking and Selection Practices
Regarding Minute 3.4 Meeting 3/95: the Committee noted that Dr Baldwin would submit the requested descriptive paper concerning marking practices to the Committee at a later date.
4.4 Discipline Working Party
The Committee noted:
5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY
The Committee noted the responses of the Faculties of Computing and Information Technology, Education and Medicine and the Subfaculty of Nursing to Dr Baldwin's paper concerning the current status of implementation of Education Policy initiatives, and requested responses from those faculties which have yet to reply.
6. ROLE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (TEACHING)
The Committee noted the information which would be provided to the Academic Board (as part of the Report of the Vice-Chancellor) regarding the role of the Associate Deans (Teaching). Further discussion of the implications of these changes was delayed until after the meeting of the Academic Board at which this issue will be considered.
7. REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
The Committee noted that the University Librarian had not submitted a report to this meeting.
8. FACULTY OF SCIENCE REPORT 2/95
The Committee noted a number of points which applied to all subject proposals before them, and these comments should be read with reference to items 8, 9, 10 and 11 of these minutes.
The links between objectives and methods of teaching and objectives and methods of assessment were generally felt to be weaker than desired. It was noted that the Professional Development Centre intended to run workshops to assist those staff members responsible for developing course and subject proposals, and that staff would be encouraged to attend these workshops. The Committee decided that at future meetings of the Education Committee, subject proposals which were not considered strong enough in these areas would be referred to the Faculties for further development, although the procedures for handling academic business should prevent the necessity of such action.
Issues of interest generally to members of the committee included:
The Committee received the Report from the Board of the Faculty of Science Meeting 2/95 held on 10 May 1995, noted the proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
8.1 New Subject Proposals
The Faculty of Science proposed a number of new subjects to be offered within their degree programs. These new subjects were all based on currently offered subjects, but were smaller in scope and therefore in credit points than their predecessors. The Faculty wished it noted that it was progressively moving towards the offering of smaller size subjects, in order to increase the flexibility for students in the Bachelor of Science, the designated entry degrees and other degrees of the University.
Regarding Items 8.1.24 to 8.1.33: revised statements of objectives for these subjects are attached to these minutes.(Attachment 2)
8.1.1 ESC2051 Earth Sciences (Introductory Geology)
8.1.2 ESC2061 Field Geology
8.1.3 ESC3111 Magmatic Processes and Products
8.1.4 ESC3121 Structural Geology
8.1.5 ESC3131 Metamorphic Geology
8.1.6 ESC3152 Sedimentary Geology/Palæontology/Stratigraphy
8.1.7 ESC3162 Ore Deposit Geology and Geochemistry
8.1.8 ESC3180 Field Camp
8.1.9 ESC3xxx Petroleum Geology
8.1.10 GPS3xxx Electrical Geophysics
8.1.11 GPS3xxx Global Geophysics
8.1.12 GPS3xxx Exploration Geophysics: Reflection Seismology
8.1.13 GPS3xxx Regional Geophysics
8.1.14 BIO2011 Ecology
8.1.15 BIO2xxx Evolution and Systematics
8.1.16 BIO2xxx Biodiversity and Bioresources
8.1.17 BIO2xxx Conservation Biology
8.1.18 BIO2xxx The Australian Biota
8.1.19 BIO2xxx Human Ecology
8.1.20 BOT2xxx Plant Structure and Function: from cell to organism
8.1.21 BOT2xxx Evolution of Plant Diversity
8.1.22 ZOO2xxx Animal Diversity
8.1.23 ZOO2xxx Animal Structure and Function
8.1.24 CHM2111 Mechanistic and Structural Chemistry
8.1.25 CHM2121 Energetics, Valency and Spectroscopy
8.1.26 CHM2xxx Analytical and Surface Chemistry
8.1.27 CHM2xxx Biological Chemistry
8.1.28 CHM2xxx Chemistry in the Market Place
8.1.29 CHM2xxx Environmental Quality and Analysis
8.1.30 CHM2xxx Materials and Synthetic Chemistry
8.1.31 CHM2xxx Techniques in Instrumental Analysis
8.1.32 CHM31X1 Chemical Topics
8.1.33 CHM31X2 Chemical Topics
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 8.1.1 to 8.1.33 inclusive.
9. FACULTY OF ARTS REPORT 3/95
The Committee's comments (prefacing item 8 of these minutes) shouldalso be noted for this item.
The Committee received the Report from the Board of the Faculty of Arts Meeting 3/95 held on 3 May 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
9.1 New Subject Proposals
9.1.1 GES2150 Coastal Geomorphology and Management
9.1.2 GES2420 Environmental Policy and Management
9.1.3 GES3590 Quaternary Landscape Evolution
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 9.1.1 to 9.1.3 inclusive.
10. FACULTY OF ARTS REPORT 4/95
The Committee's comments (prefacing item 8 of these minutes) should also be noted for this item.
In addition, the Committee noted that the abbreviation for the Bachelor of Arts (Communications) should be BA(Comns) rather than BA(Com) as shown in the papers presented.
The Committee received the Report from the Board of the Faculty of Arts Meeting 4/95 held on 31 May 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.
10.1 New Course Proposals
10.1.1 Diploma of General Studies
The Committee noted that this proposal would provide an additional award for those studying through Open Learning, and that this award would be available by registration only.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Diploma of General Studies.
10.1.2 Advanced Diploma of General Studies
The Committee noted that this proposal would provide an additional award for those studying through Open Learning, and that this award would be available by registration only.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Advanced Diploma of General Studies.
10.1.3 Graduate Diploma in Arts (Public History)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Arts (Public History).
10.2 Amendments to courses
The Committee noted that the proposed amendments to the structure of courses at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Gippsland), were intended primarily to support changing the credit point values of subjects from six (6) points to eight (8) points at second and third year level, and that items 10.2.1 to 10.2.13 were concerned with this change.
Concern was expressed at the impact these changes might have on the courses offered by other faculties, but it was agreed that the change would be approved and that the Faculties of Arts and Education should discuss a resolution of the impact of the changed credit point weightings on the Faculty of Education's degree programs.
10.2.1 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.2 Bachelor of Arts (Communication)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.3 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.4 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.5 Bachelor of Social Welfare
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Social Welfare as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.6 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Social Welfare
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts(Humanities and Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Social Welfare as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.7 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.8 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)/Bachelor of Social Welfare
The Committee noted that the proposal for this combined degree (Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)/Bachelor of Social Welfare) was withdrawn from consideration at Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 (held on 3 May 1995) of the Education Committee, and did not therefore consider this revision.
10.2.9 Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Computing
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Computing as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.10 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Business
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Business as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.11 Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Business (Tourism)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Business (Tourism) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.12 Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Business (Marketing)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Business (Marketing) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.13 Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Business (Professional Writing and Editing)
The Committee noted that the proposal for this combined degree (Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Associate Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing)) was withdrawn from consideration after Extraordinary Meeting 2/95 (held on 3 May 1995) of the Education Committee, and did not therefore consider this revision.
10.2.14 Master of Arts - Italian stream
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Master of Arts stream in Italian by making provision for a student to complete a portion of the course through coursework and the remainder through a thesis worth 66%.
10.2.15 Master of Arts - French stream
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Master of Arts stream in French by making provision for a student to complete one eight or twelve point subject within another department or centre in the Faculty of Arts.
10.2.16 Master of Arts - Bibliographical and Textual Studies stream
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Master of Arts stream in Bibliographical and Textual Studies to make the MA more research-oriented, as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.17 Master of Arts - Japanese Business Communication stream
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Master of Arts stream in Japanese Business Communication as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.18 Master of Arts - Japanese Interpreting and Translation stream
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Master of Arts stream in Japanese Interpreting and Translation as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.19 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Business Communication)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Business Communication) as detailed in the document presented.
10.2.20 Graduate Diploma in Bioethics
The Committee endorsed the proposal to additionally offer the Graduate Diploma in Bioethics through Distance Education, as detailed in the document presented.
10.3 New Subject Proposals
The Committee noted several minor omissions in the subject proposals before them, including a small number of items which neglected to mention the campus of offer and the mode of teaching to be used.
10.3.1 AHY1040/CCV1040 The Age of Augustus
10.3.2 ARY1010 Origins of Western Civilisation 1: The Bronze Age
10.3.3 ARY1020 Origins of Western Civilisation 2: The Mediterranean World from 1000 BC - AD 14
10.3.4 CHI3550/CHI4550/CHI4459 Professional Chinese Language Internship, Part 1
10.3.5 CHI3560/CHI4560/CHI4569 Professional Chinese Language Internship, Part 2
10.3.6 CHI4499 Honours Seminar in Chinese
10.3.7 CRT4xxx/WMN4xxx/PHL4xxx/CRT5xxx/WMN5xxx/PHL5xxx Deconstruction and Feminism
10.3.8 ENH2230/ENH3230 Shakespeare: interpretations and transmutations
10.3.9 ENH2340/ENH3340 Literature and the Christian Tradition
10.3.10 ENH2xxx/ENH3xxx The Languages of Literature
10.3.11 ENH2xxx/ENH3xxx Rewriting Victorian Narratives: Origins and Oblivion
10.3.12 EUR4120 Australia and Europe
10.3.13 GES2882 Prehistoric People and Environments
10.3.14 GES2992 Development and the Environment - Worlds Apart?
10.3.15 GRN2660/GRN3660 Introduction to German for Business and Trade
10.3.16 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx The Australian City: Contemporary Problems in Historical Perspective
10.3.17 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx/RLT2xxx/RLT3xxx Pursuing the Millennium: Dissent, Apocalypse and the Golden Age
10.3.18 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx/AUS2xxx/AUS3xxx Australian Popular Culture
10.3.19 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx The Renaissance in Florence (Study Abroad)
10.3.20 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx Imagining Australia's Tomorrow, 1888-1988
10.3.21 HSY2xxx/HSY3xxx European Cultural History, 1780-1920
10.3.22 LCS11 Language in Australian Society: An Open Learning Unit
10.3.23 MUS2140 From Schubert to Strauss: Music of the Romantic Ideal
10.3.24 MUS2580/MUS3580/DTS2580/DTS3580 New Dances from Old Cultures
10.3.25 MUS3490/MUS4490 Indonesian Gamelan (Special Studies)
10.3.26 PCE2040 Legal Regulation and Social Relationships
10.3.27 PCE2050 Police, Politics and the Community
10.3.28 PLT1xxx Power and Resistance in Contemporary Culture: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
10.3.29 PLT1xxx Australia and Asia
10.3.30 PLT4xxx/PLT5xxx/EUR4xxx/EUM5xxx The Left in Postwar Europe: Democracy, Dictatorship and Disorder
10.3.31 PLT3320 Australian Constitutional Democracy
10.3.32 PLT4xxx Culture, Norms and Ideas in International Politics
10.3.33 SCY3000 Society and Environment
10.3.34 SLA2040 Polish II/1A
10.3.35 SLA2050 Polish II/2A
10.3.36 VSA2390 Screen Production I
10.3.37 VSA3010/VSA4010/VAD4010/VAM4010 Making Art History
10.3.38 WMN4xxx/CRT4xxx/WMN5xxx/CRT5xxx Contemporary Issues in Feminist Theory
10.3.39 GSC1611 Understanding University Learning
10.3.40 GSC2308 Welfare Methods IIC
10.3.41 GSC2309 Welfare Organisational Practice 3
10.3.42 GSC2310 Social Policy - Untangling the Threads
10.3.43 GSC3303 Welfare Methods IIIA
10.3.44 GSC3304 Welfare Methods IIIB
10.3.45 GSC2507 Politics and Society
10.3.46 GSC2901 Journalism Theory and Practice A
10.3.47 GSC2902 Journalism Theory and Practice B
10.3.48 GSC2903 Journalism Technology and Information Society
10.3.49 GSC3421 Writing 1: Techniques
10.3.50 GSC3422 Writing 2: Portfolio
10.3.51 JBC5940 Internship in Japanese Business
10.3.52 JIT5940 Project in Japanese Interpreting and Translation
10.3.53 JBC5712 Survey of Japanese Business Communication Practices
10.3.54 JBC5930 Research Project in Japanese Business Communication
10.3.55 JBC5821 Translation of Japanese Business Documents
10.3.56 ITM5960 Special Italian Reading Course
10.3.57 HYSxxxx Reading Landscapes: Cultural Environments as Historical Documents
10.3.58 HYSxxxx World Heritage Issues
10.3.59 HSY4xxx/HYM4xxx/HYM5xxx Reading and Writing Australian History
10.3.60 ALM54xx Special Topic in Applied Linguistics
10.3.61 AST4xxx/AST5xxx Gender, State and Religion in South Asia
10.3.62 AST4xxx/AST5xxx Thinking About Asia: Cultural Concepts in Context
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 10.3.1 to 10.3.62 inclusive.
10.4 Minor Amendments
The Committee noted the following minor amendments made to subjects of the Faculty of Arts:
11. FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REPORT
The Committee's comments (prefacing item 8 of these minutes) should also be noted for this item.
The Committee received the Report from the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics Meeting held on 31 May 1995 and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board. The Faculty had amended the original report, and those amendments are attached to these minutes. (Attachment 3)
11.1 New Course Proposals
11.1.1 Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance).
11.1.2 Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/ Bachelor of Business (Management)
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Management).
11.1.3 Graduate Certificate of Business (Management)
The Committee noted that the Faculty also proposed to offer an Executive Certificate of Business (Management) as a short course, which varied from this proposal only in its admission requirements.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Certificate of Business (Management), and noted the introduction of an Executive Certificate of Business (Management), a short course which varied from the proposed graduate certificate only in its admission requirements.
11.2 Amendments to courses
11.2.1 Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Executive Certificate courses - Admission
The Committee
11.2.2 Bachelor of Business - all disciplines
The Committee noted that, as a result of a recent review of the core component of the various Bachelor of Business degree programs, a number of amendments were suggested, including deletion of a number of subjects, inclusion of new subjects, and an amendment to an existing subject code.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the amendments to the core course, as detailed in the document presented, for the following degree programs:
11.2.3 Bachelor of Commerce - Management stream and Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Management)
Specific amendments were requested to the Bachelor of Commerce - Management stream and Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Management) degree programs, including changes to compulsory first year subjects, changes to pre-requisite requirements and restructuring of a number of subjects.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the amendments to the Bachelor of Commerce - Management Stream and Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Management) as detailed in the document presented, with the exception of recommendations 1 and 8 contained therein.
11.2.4 Bachelor of Commerce - Category C Electives
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the definition of Category C subjects in all Bachelor of Commerce regulations to include subjects from campuses of the Faculty of Business and Economics other than Clayton as detailed in the document presented.
11.2.5 Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)
The proposed amendments related to entrance requirements (see also item 11.2.1), pre-requisite requirements and the descriptive wording of course structure and sequence of subjects.
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the amendments to the Graduate Diploma of Business (Management) as detailed in the document presented.
11.3 New Subject Proposals
The Committee endorsed additional prohibitions for item 11.3.8,as detailed in the amendments to the Faculty Report attached to these minutes.
11.3.1 MGC1020 Introduction to Management: Managing Organisations
11.3.2 MGC1030 Introduction to Management: People and Organisations
11.3.3 MGC2230 Organisational Behaviour
11.3.4 MGC3510 The Management of Technology
11.3.5 MGC3xxx The Management of Change
11.3.6 ECO2300 Current Issues in Applied Macroeconomics
11.3.7 ECO2400 Current Issues in Applied Microeconomics
11.3.8 FINxxxx Singapore and Malaysian Company Law
11.3.9 MKT1211 Advertising Principles and Practice
11.3.10 MKT2221 Advertising Copywriting
11.3.11 MKT2231 Advertising Media Strategy
11.3.12 MKT3671 Advertising Campaigns
11.3.13 MKT1221 Public Relations Principles and Practice
11.3.14 MKT2251 Publicity and Promotion
11.3.15 MKT2271 Government and Financial Relations
11.3.16 MKT3231 Public Relations Consulting
11.3.17 MKT3261 Public Relations Campaigns
11.3.18 GBU8056 Management Methods and Decision Making
11.3.19 GBU8057 Organisational Change and Development
11.3.20 MGC3xxx/MGC6xxx/MBA6xxx Overseas Study in International and Comparative Management
11.3.21 AAF3150M Malaysian Income Tax Law
11.3.22 AAF3xxx Malaysian Company Law
The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 11.3.1 to 11.3.22 inclusive.
11.4 Minor Amendments
The Committee noted the following minor amendments made to subjects of the Faculty of Business and Economics:
11.5 Guidelines for Subject Amendments and New Subject Proposals
The Committee noted the guidelines developed by the Faculty of Business and Economics to define major and minor subject amendments.
12. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
12.1 Amendment to course - Bachelor of Computing
At Meeting 3/95 the Education 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. At Council Meeting 4/95, this proposal was questioned in light of the wider issue of reducing the focus of degrees. The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology prepared a further justification of their proposal, and this is attached to these minutes. (Attachment 4)
The Committee reaffirmed its original decision to endorse this amendment, which allows those students who wish to take a double major in Computing to do so, and noted that not only was this an optional program, but that even were this program undertaken it allows a greater range than many existing degree programs of the University.
12.2 Commendation to Dr Evans
The Committee commended Dr M Evans for her work in initially examining the large number of subject proposals as a member of the Evaluation Panel for Undergraduate subjects. Her diligence allowed the Committee to examine proposals which had already had minor omissions rectified.
13. NEXT MEETING
The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Education Committee would be held at 9 am on Wednesday 9 August 1995 in the Sir George Lush Room, University Offices, Clayton campus.