Monash University Secretariat - Education Committee - Minutes

Meeting 5/96 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday 14 August 1996 at 9:00 am in the Sir George Lush Room, University Offices, Clayton campus.

* 1.	STARRED ITEMS
	The Committee starred items 3, 5, 13.3 and 14.2 as requiring discussion, and then endorsed the recommendations for items other than those starred.
* 2.	MINUTES
	The Minutes of Meeting 4/96 held on Wednesday 3 July 1996 were approved as circulated.
* 3.	MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
	The Chair addressed the Committee regarding a number of outstanding matters, including the strong support expressed by the Vice-Chancellor for the Committee (see also Agenda Item 5), and informed the meeting that the Academic Board and many of the Deans had also expressed support for the Committee and its work. Members also noted that proposals for new courses intended to be offered through the VTAC system for 1998 would need to have passed through Faculty Boards before the Christmas break if they were to be fully approved before the deadlines imposed by VTAC for submissions to the Guide. The Committee noted that submissions for quotas for subjects for 1997 would need to be submitted shortly, and the Executive Officer agreed to write to Faculty Registrars regarding this requirement. Regarding the procedures for subject proposals, the Executive Officer reminded members that from Meeting 6/96, no subject proposal would be put to the Committee which did not include a draft handbook entry. It was agreed that if a draft handbook entry could be included with new course proposals, that would also be of use.	Faculty Registrars Faculty Registrars Ms Brooks Faculty Registrars
	*3.1 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) / Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Science)/Bachelor of Education
	The Faculty of Education provided a document detailing the amendments required to two subjects in order to allow the reduction of workload in the second semester of the fourth year as approved at Education Committee Meeting 4/96 (Minute 3.1). The Education Committee noted the amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Education (detailed in the document presented) as follows: GEC4101 Teaching and Curriculum Studies 4A - amendment to credit points from 8 to 10 (assessment amended), and subject to be additionally coded and additionally offered at the higher point value as GEC4111; and GEC4102 Teaching and Curriculum Studies 4B - amendment to credit points from 8 to 6 (assessment amended), and subject to be additionally coded and additionally offered at the lower point value as GEC4112.	Mr Yates
	* 3.2 Courses and Subjects considered at Education Committee Meeting 4/96
	The Committee noted that a number of matters presented by the Evaluation Panels at Meeting 4/96 regarding course or subject proposals have not yet been resolved. It was further noted that the Committee would be notified when this had been finalised. The Committee also noted, however, that any specific comments Minuted at that Meeting or at future Meetings of the Committee would be presented to the Committee for information when they had been resolved.	Ms Brooks
* 4.	MATTERS RELATING TO THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE
	4.1 Formal Liaison for Legislative Matters The Committee had requested at Meeting 3/96 (Item 15.2) that each Faculty formally nominate a person located in the Faculty Office to be the liaison for all matters regarding legislation for that Faculty. To date, the following nominations have been received: Faculty of Arts Ms C Holland College of Art & Design Ms M Hah Faculty of Business and Economics Ms A Pilgrim Faculty of Medicine Ms J Tong Subfaculty of Nursing Ms H Hind Faculty of Science Dr P Rodan The Committee again requested that other Faculties nominate a person located in the Faculty Office to be the liaison for all matters regarding legislation for that Faculty.	Mr Hobbs Mr Ruck Mr Watson Ms Wilson Mr Yates
	4.2 Proposed Proforma for Preparing Instructions to the Solicitor's Office The University Solicitor, Mr R Wortley, attended Meeting 3/96 to discuss a proposed proforma for the preparation of instructions for writing legislation. He revised a draft proforma and procedural statement prepared by the Executive Officer, and this revision was distributed with the Minutes of Meeting 3/96. The Committee considered the proposed pro forma for preparing instructions for degree or diploma regulations, and recommended its circulation and implementation by Faculty staff.	University Solicitor
* 5.	MATTERS REFERRED TO THE ACADEMIC BOARD
	The Committee noted the extract from the unconfirmed Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 5/96, which advised of items which were amended or concerning which there was discussion at the Board or its Steering Committee. Regarding the request from the Academic Board that a briefer set of information regarding new courses should be submitted to the Academic Board, since the full examination of course proposals was completed at the Education Committee, members agreed that the draft Faculty handbook entry could be used providing that there were adequate guidelines for preparing handbook entries. It was agreed to request that the Course Publications Overview Committee advise the Committee regarding current guidelines, if any, so that consideration could be given to whether they were appropriate for the purpose of the Academic Board. It was also agreed to request that the Course Publications Overview Committee consider the matter of advice provided in "unofficial" materials issued by faculties, where that material conflicted with that provided in "official" publications, with a view to issuing a statement to Faculties on the matter.	Academic Registrar Academic Registrar
6.	REPORT OF THE DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING COMMITTEE
	The Committee received the report and noted the proceedings of Meeting 3/96 of the Distance Education and Open Learning Committee, held on 12 June 1996.	Ms Wilson-Reid
*7.	TEN QUESTIONS ON SUBJECT MANAGEMENT - FACULTY RESPONSES
	The Committee received and considered the responses made by Faculties to the ten questions regarding subject management, and agreed to forward a slightly revised version of the document presented with the Agenda to the Academic Board. The Committee noted that although some Faculties had not answered the questions posed to the letter, each had provided information which would be of use to the Academic Board, and each had now considered the matters raised in the memorandum. The Committee agreed that although the responses differed from one faculty to another, this was to be expected because of differences in the sizes and focuses of individual faculties. The Committee noted that the responses of faculties clearly showed the influence of current budget considerations, but expressed overall satisfaction with the responses. It was also noted that graduate subjects should be quarantined from the general move away from very small class sizes, and members commented that pedagogical issues relating to 'survival rates' for first years in large classes should be addressed. The Committee requested that a report be prepared in twelve months regarding the practices used to teach first year students and the attention given to first year subjects by each Faculty. Regarding the issue of maximum class sizes and the sizes of tutorial and laboratory groups, it was noted that resource concerns drove some of the current practices. Some discussion then ensued regarding the issue of an automatic review function to be applied to subjects once they had been taught for a number of years. This was seen as a necessary additional task for Faculties. The Chair also advised members that Associate Deans (Teaching) and Faculty Registrars were to be invited to a meeting regarding the increased use of the alias function available in MUSIS and that Faculties would be expected to review their practices regarding the coding of subjects before the roll-over of subjects for the 1998 academic year. This should facilitate reporting of subject numbers and sizes to the Academic Board.	Deans, Faculty Registrars Associate Deans (Teaching), Faculty Registrars
* 8.	REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE STATUTE
	The Committee received a document prepared by the Working Party established by the Education Committee (Meeting 3/96) to collate and consider comments forwarded to them by all other interested parties. This report is the second of two parts; the first part was presented to the Committee at its last meeting. This second report presented further recommendations for the consideration of the Education Committee relating to a number of matters of policy intrinsic to the development of a revised Discipline Statute. The Committee noted that the Working Party had agreed that the revised Statute should be approached in four distinct sections: Non-Examination Academic Misconduct, Examination Academic Misconduct, General Misconduct and Research Misconduct. It was agreed that the Committee would make recommendations to the Committee of Deans for referral to the Academic Board regarding the first two sections indicated, but that Section Three, General Misconduct, should be referred to the Committee of Deans for the establishment of a Working Party to consider those issues in a similar format as that used for Sections One and Two. Section Four, Research Misconduct, should be referred to the PhD and Scholarships Committee and CADRES for consideration, using as a base the report prepared by the PhD and Scholarships Committee regarding disciplinary matters for PhD and doctoral candidates, and the policies recommended in Section One, Non-Examination Academic Misconduct. The two Committees should then make a report to the Committee of Deans for consideration. Regarding the referral of the section for Research Misconduct, it was agreed that as a general rule degrees offered by Faculties should fall under the system and policies proposed in Section One, but that University awards, like the PhD, would need to be covered separately. However, other Committees or working parties examining the matter of revising the discipline statute should bear in mind that the principles applied to any decisions should be compatible with those used for Sections One and Two. The Committee then considered each of the recommendations made in the latest report. Regarding Recommendation 6, the definition of students to be covered by the statute, the Committee agreed that the definition should encompass (for this Section) only those persons actively involved in studying at Monash. The category of persons resident on campus was deleted, as it was considered only applicable to matters of general misconduct. The principle, however, that the revised Statute should cover people as opposed to places was endorsed, and recommended to those others considering such matters. It was also agreed that those who register for higher doctorates should be covered by the Statute. Regarding Recommendation 7, the rights of students, it was agreed that the recommendation should be forwarded, with discussion centring around whether it was necessary to articulate the right of persons accused not to incriminate themselves. The Committee agreed that remaining silent on the matter was best, although it was agreed that some form of recital indicating that certain common law rights would be upheld should be included in the revised Statute. The Committee agreed to refer the list of terms for definition to the University Solicitor's Office and the University's Policy and Legal Counsel for consideration when the revised Statute was drafted, since all of the terms queried by respondents to the current draft may not be used when the next version is prepared. A list of additional questions raised in submissions was also to be referred to the Committee of Deans for forwarding to those drafting the next version of the Statute. The Committee noted that this list should include the important question of how to treat allegations of academic misconduct raised by a fellow student. The Committee then considered each of the policy issues previously addressed from the perspective of Examination Academic Misconduct. It was agreed that the Statute should clearly indicate that this Section applied only to those examinations conducted under the auspices of the General Manager, and that other examinations (those conducted by departments or in classes) would fall under Section One, Non-Examination Academic Misconduct. The Committee agreed that Recommendation 2 should refer to an authorised officer rather than a staff member, as only designated staff would be able to enforce the Statute, and considered the question of fines in examination situations at some length. It was finally agreed that fining for possession of unauthorised materials would be considered a matter of general misconduct, although students would be permitted to appeal such a fine. The Committee noted that if the officer at the examination venue considered that there was a chance that the materials had been used, the matter would instantly become a matter of academic discipline, and would be considered following the procedures to be used for academic matters. A final matter revisited by the Committee was that of representation. Under the documents presented, a person alleged to have perpetrated academic misconduct would be permitted to have a person present at all levels of disciplinary action, but that person would be permitted to act as an advocate only during the final level of appeal to a Central Discipline Committee. Student members of the Education Committee have argued that the person invited by the student to be present should be permitted to act as an advocate at any formal level of disciplinary action. The Committee agreed that this point should be included in the information presented to the Committee of Deans. The Chair again thanked Associate Professor S McNicol and the Working Party for their work in this area	Ms Brooks, Ms Newham, Ms Herman, Ms Gleeson
* 9.	DEGREE SPECIALISATIONS ON TESTAMURS
	The Committee received a document prepared by the Faculty of Arts requesting consideration of their proposal to record majors or specialisations on certain degree testamurs. At Academic Board Meeting 3/96, Minute 14.1, the following decision was taken: The Academic Board: endorsed the recommendation of the Education Committee that faculties be permitted to make a case to the University Council should they wish to include the specialisation of the student in the wording of the official testamur for all students receiving a particular degree; and endorsed the further recommendation of the Committee that prior to making such a case to Council, the faculty be required to define the administrative process which would be used to determine the specialisation proposed to be included Since the Faculty of Arts had not yet submitted the definition as required in the second dot point above, the Committee decided to await the information regarding the definition of the administrative process prior to considering the Faculty's request for submission to the Academic Board and subsequently to Council.	Ms Jordon
* 10.	DEFINITION OF "STUDENTS"
	The Committee noted that, as part of the paper presented by the Working Party examining the draft revised Discipline Statute, the need to redefine the term student was highlighted. The Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics had also made this point in a memorandum and advice from the University Solicitor's Office presented to the Education Committee. When considering how to define the term student, it was noted that the University now teaches students in a range of programs and using a range of methods, including Open Learning, short courses and Faculty based awards. The University also makes awards to students who have not enrolled at this University but at private institutions with which there are instructional arrangements. The issue of students living and studying overseas was raised, as were a number of ambiguities surrounding University facilities, fee payments and rights of access. The definition proposed as part of report of the working party examining the draft revised Discipline Statute was recommended for referral to the University Solicitor's Office, with a view to revising the definition currently found in the legislation of the University, and subsequently for consideration of such an revised definition by the Academic Board.	University Solicitor; PVC and Dean, Business and Economics
11.	REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN The Committee received and noted the summary of the Library Impact Statements submitted to the University Librarian for the period May 1996 to July 1996.
12.	REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS
	The Committee received the report of the Executive Committee Meeting of the Faculty of Arts held on 30 July 1996, noted that the Faculty Board would ratify these decisions at its next Meeting and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.	Ms Jordon
	* 12.1 New Course Proposals
	12.1.1 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Family-Centred Practice) This course would be taught on the Gippsland campus through distance education mode. It was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997. The Committee commended the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Gippsland campus for their work on this excellent course proposal. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Diploma of Arts (Family-Centred Practice).	Ms Jordon
	* 12.2 Amendment to Existing Course
	12.2.1 Master of Social Work - amendment to mode of offer The Committee noted that the Faculty of Arts already offered this course through on- campus study. The Faculty had proposed to additionally offer this course through distance education mode, through the Clayton campus. It was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997 for local students and from Semester 1 1998 for international students. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to amend the existing Master of Social Work by additionally offering the course via distance education.
	12.3 New Subject Proposals
	Members of the Committee were reminded that the new procedures for subject approvals had been used for this meeting. When a subject proposal is received by the Executive Officer it is copied and circulated to the appropriate Evaluation Panel for consideration. The Evaluation Panel returns comments regarding the proposal to the Executive Officer, who then notifies the Faculty staff of the question or questions raised. Faculty staff submit amendments to the Executive Officer, who considers them in light of the Evaluation Panel's comments. If the Executive Officer is satisfied that the response of the Faculty answers the questions raised by the Evaluation Panel, no further action need be taken, and the Executive Officer reports to the next Education Committee Meeting that all concerns regarding subject proposals have been satisfactorily resolved. If there is any question that the response from the Faculty might not be satisfactory, the matter is then immediately referred to the Evaluation Panel for further consideration. As indicated in the Minutes of Meeting 4/96, all subject approvals are therefore conditional on there being an appropriate response from the Faculty regarding any queries raised by the Evaluation Panels. In addition, although subject proposals are available in the office of the Executive Officer for perusal by members of the Committee, only the draft handbook entry will be submitted to the full Committee in future. The Committee noted that subject proposals which did not include a draft handbook entry from the next Meeting of the Committee would not be included in the Agenda. 12.3.1 ALX4130/ALX5200 Language in Society 12.3.2ALX4150/ALX5220 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 12.3.3ALX5230 Bilingualism 12.3.4ALX5350 English in South East Asia and the Pacific 12.3.5 SWD5000 Knowledge in Social Work Activity 12.3.6SWD5110 Advanced Casework 12.3.7SWD5120 Criminology and Social Work 12.3.8SWD5130 Social and Community Service Organisations: Their Behaviour and Management 12.3.9SWD5140 Policy and Program Planning and Evaluation 1	Members, Faculty Registrars
	12.3.10SWD5150 Policy and Program Planning and Evaluation 2 12.3.11SWD5160 Child Abuse: Child Protection and the Child in Society 12.3.12SWD5180 The Management of Human Resources in the Social and Community Services 12.3.13SWD5190 Social Work Research 12.3.14SWD5195 Health and Social Work 12.3.15GSC4301 Family-Centred Practice: Concepts and Skills 12.3.16GSC4302 Models of Family-Centre Practice: Critical Perspectives 12.3.17GSC4303 Challenging Fields of Practice 12.3.18GSC4303 Paradigms for practice 12.3.19ASM4220 A Prominent Social Theorist (Talcott Parsons) The Education Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 12.3.1 to 12.3.19 inclusive.
	12.4 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects
	The Faculty of Arts had agreed to recommend the following minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects as follows: EUM4520 Reading the Past: European Cinema, History and National Identity - to be retitled Filming the Nation: The Recent Past in European Cinema DSM5130 Special Topics in Public Health: International Health - to be retitled Special Topics in Public Health: Primary Health Care in Developing Countries EPH2032 MPH Elective I: Field Methods for International Health Planning and Evaluation - to be additionally coded DSM5135 for offering within the MA in Development Studies ECO4670 Economic Development Theory - to be additionally coded DSM5670 for offering within the MA in Development Studies Master of Arts - Environment and Public Policy stream - to be disestablished Master of Arts - Housing, Environment and Public Policy stream - to be disestablished The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Arts as listed above, and noted that the amendment proposed to MUM4270 was withdrawn from consideration by the Faculty.
	12.5 Disestablishment of subjects The Faculty of Arts had agreed to recommend the disestablishment of the following subjects and/or alternative codes for subjects: GYM4390 Techniques of Survey and Analysis GYM5120 Law, the Environment and Policy Process GYM5390 Housing Policy and Housing Problems GYM5400 Environmental Regulation The Committee noted the disestablishment of the subjects listed above by the Faculty of Arts.
13.	REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	The Committee received the Report of Meetings 4/96 and 5/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology held on 19 June and 31 July 1996, noted the proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.	Mr Hobbs
	* 13.1 New Course Proposals
	13.1.1 Graduate Certificate in Decision Support Systems This course would be offered through the Caulfield campus. This course was proposed to be available from Semester 1 1997. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Certificate in Decision Support Systems, subject to clarification of the relationship between the methods of teaching and the objectives and the methods of assessment and the objectives. 13.1.2 Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology withdrew the proposal to establish a Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems to allow for further consideration of the proposal within the Faculty.
	* 13.2 Amendments to Existing Courses
	13.2.1 Bachelor of Computing - new major sequence in Business Systems This new major sequence in Business Systems was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997. The course would be offered through the Gippsland campus in both on-campus and distance education modes. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to introduce a new major sequence in Business Systems in the existing Bachelor of Computing. 13.2.2 Diploma in Librarianship - amendment to title The Faculty wished to formally amend the title of a course which had not previously been amended due to an oversight. The amendment would take effect immediately, and would apply to currently enrolled students in the course. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the title of the existing Diploma in Librarianship so that it becomes Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies, and noted that the amendment to the title would take effect immediately.
	13. 2.3 Undergraduate Degree Regulations - amendment particularly relating to minor sequences The Faculty proposed various amendments to the undergraduate degree regulations, particularly in relation to minor sequences of study. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the undergraduate degree regulations of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology such that they: define "disciplines outside the faculty" as "any sequence of subjects from the offerings of other faculties of the University"; modify the minor regulations to allow greater flexibility for students to choose from second and third year level subjects (28 points with 12 points at first year level, and at least sixteen points from second and third year levels); widen the definition of a major to allow 12 points of first year level, at least 8 points at second year level, and a third part comprising second year level and/or third year level subjects totalling at least 32 points, with at least 24 points from third year level. 13.2.4 Graduate programs - linked programs and multiple awards The proposal would allow the Faculty to permit students to be awarded the lesser of a linked series of awards while still completing the higher award (eg graduate certificates linked to graduate diplomas linked to masters). It was noted that this conforms to recommendations made in the Graduate Studies Policy regarding cumulative awards. The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal that, where a graduate certificate and graduate diploma and/or a graduate diploma and masters degree are linked, a student should be permitted to take out the lesser award while still completing the higher award, noted that this recommendation would apply to the following linked programs: � Graduate Certificate in Computing / Graduate Diploma in Computing � Graduate Certificate in Information Technology / Graduate Diploma in Information Technology � Graduate Certificate in Digital Communications / Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications � Graduate Certificate in Robotics / Graduate Diploma in Robotics � Graduate Diploma in Business Systems / Master of Business Systems � Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication / Master of Digital Communications � Graduate Diploma in Information Technology / Master of Computing � Graduate Diploma in Information Systems / Master of Information Systems � Graduate Diploma in Archives and Records Management / Master of Arts (Archives and Records) � Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies / Master of Arts (Librarianship) � Graduate Certificate in Decision Support Systems / Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems (when finalised), and requested that the Faculty provide linking information when developing further awards which would be included in this category. 13.2.5 Non-Computing Minor - deletion of requirement The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to remove from the regulations for the Bachelor of Computing (majors in applications development, software development, information systems and computer technology), Bachelor of Information Management and Bachelor of Information Systems the requirement that a student complete a non-computing minor sequence, replacing the "non-computing" requirement with the requirement of a minor sequence "in another discipline in any faculty", and other minor amendments as detailed in the document presented.
	* 13.3 New Subject Proposals
	13.3.1GCO2816 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design 13.3.2GCO3821 Object-Oriented Programming 13.3.3GCO3822 Multimedia Concepts and Applications 13.3.4 GCO3823 Client-Server & Mobile Database Applications 13.3.5GCO3824 Data Communications & Networks II 13.3.6GCO2851 Programming for Business Applications 13.3.7GCO3601 Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce 13.3.8GCO3900 Business Systems Project 13.3.9GCO2601 Electronic Commerce Systems - Analysis and Design 13.3.10SFT2000 Application Programming With C++
	13.3.11SFT3207 Programming Language Paradigms 13.3.12SFT2200/SFT3200 Developing Graphical World-Wide Web Applications 13.3.13SFT2007/SFT3007 Rapid Applications Programming for Windows 13.3.14SFT3002 Windows Programming in C++ 13.3.15SFT3205 Commercial Programming in COBOL 13.3.16LAR5530 Managing the Records Continuum 13.3.17GCO5801 Trading Systems and Electronic Commerce 13.3.18GCO5802 Financial Modelling 13.3.19GCO5805 Multimedia Computing and Communications

The Committee discussed the issue of subjects developed by Faculties where the subject matter might legitimately fall into disciplines which were traditionally the responsibility of another Faculty. After some discussion regarding the level of consultation which had taken place in a number of specific instances, it was agreed that the proforma would be amended to include a section which recorded efforts made at consultation by a Faculty when developing a subject proposal. This would include recording the name of the person from the other Faculty with whom the matter had been discussed.

It was noted that there were matters of principle raised by such subjects that had not been subject to significant academic debate within the University. These included disciplinary responsibilities and objective determination of content level for a subject in a particular discipline. It was noted further that these were long term issues within the University, and it would be arbitrary to reject subjects because of these principles at this particular point of time. Professor Pargetter undertook to initiate a debate on these issues at the next Meeting of the Committee of Deans.

Regarding the matter at hand, the Education Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 13.3.1 to 13.3.27 inclusive, subject to confirmation from Professor Pargetter that he was satisfied that either all appropriate procedures had been followed and adequate consultation had taken place, or that other circumstances warranted the approval of the subjects in this instance.

Subsequent to the Meeting, Professor Pargetter confirmed that he was satisfied with the level of consultation which had been attempted.

13.4 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology had agreed to recommend the following minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects as follows:

Graduate Diploma in Computer Science - amendment to core subjects (including name changes to subjects)

Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications - to amend the course structure as detailed in the Report from Faculty Board

Bachelor of Computing - replacement of existing core subject GCO2817 Computer Programming II with new (proposed) subject GCO2816 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

COT5210 Data Security and Cryptography - to be retitled Advances in Information Security

DGS3710 C++ programming for embedded systems - to be retitled Programming for embedded systems

SFT2208 UNIX Programming - to be additionally coded and offered additionally at third year level as SFT3208

GCO4802 Computer Models for Business Decisions - to be additionally coded and additionally offered at second year level as GCO2802

GCO4803 Inventory Management Systems - to be additionally coded and additionally offered at second year level as GCO3803

GCO4806 General Operations Management - to be additionally coded and additionally offered at second year level as GCO3806

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology as listed above.

The Committee received the Report from Meetings 2/96 and 3/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Education and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.

This course would be offered through the Peninsula campus, with some subject enrolment through the Berwick campus. This course was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Early Childhood Education.

This course would be offered through the Peninsula campus. This course was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Primary Education.

This course would be offered through the a combination of on-campus and distance education modes, and would be available through Clayton, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses. This course was proposed for introduction from January 1997.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Master of Teaching, subject to the requirement that a satisfactory proposal for the Practicum be approved by this Committee and the Academic Board prior to any students being permitted to enrol in the course.

This course would be available only to students who did not wish to continue with the Master of Teaching, and as such would be an "exit award" only.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning.

14.2.49 GEC4526 Adult and Vocational Education and Training: Policies and Practices

The Committee revisited the discussion held at Item 13.3, regarding subjects developed by Faculties where the subject matter might legitimately fall into disciplines which were traditionally the responsibility of another Faculty.

The Education Committee endorsed for transmission to the PhD and Scholarships Committee the subject proposal in item 14.2.1, and endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 14.2.2 to 14.2.57 inclusive, subject to confirmation from Professor Pargetter that he was satisfied that all appropriate procedures had been followed and that either adequate consultation had taken place or that other circumstances existed that warranted the approval of the subjects in this instance.

It was noted that similar matters of principle to those raised in Minute 13.3 were raised with a number of these subjects, and that these were major matters requiring significant academic debate within the University. Professor Pargetter, as noted earlier, undertook to initiate such debate.

Subsequent to the Meeting, Professor Pargetter confirmed that he was satisfied with the level of consultation which had been attempted. The titles of items 14.2.10, 14.2.11, 14.2.12, 14.2.30 and 14.2.31 were amended to the titles shown in these Minutes.

14.3 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Education had agreed to recommend the following amendments to existing subjects as follows:

GED2847 Teaching to Difference: Curriculum Frameworks - to be retitled Strategies to Difference, Equity and Education: Issues of Gender, Ethnicity and Class

GED2841 Resource Management in Educational Institutions - to be retitled Financial Management in Educational Institutions

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Education as listed above.

The Committee received the Report from Meeting 4/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.

15.1 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Engineering had agreed to recommend the following minor amendments to existing courses as follows:

Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering - amendment to subjects offerings pursuant to changes made recently to subjects

Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Engineering - addition of pair of subjects to those available in first year

Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Engineering - amendment to core and elective subjects for students in the Computer Science major and the ECSE stream

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Engineering as listed above.

The Committee received the report of the Associate Dean (Teaching) confirming the decisions of the Meeting of the Board of the Faculty of Law held on 25 July and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.

16.1.1 LAW5146 Intellectual Property I: Copyright, Designs and Confidential Information

16.1.2 LAW5147 Intellectual Property II: Patents, Trade Marks and Unfair Competition

16.1.7 LAW7208 Contemporary Problems in the Administration of Criminal Justice

The Education Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in item 16.1.1 to 16.1.11 inclusive.

The Faculty of Law had agreed to recommend the following amendments to existing subjects as follows (brief documents are attached):

LAW7027 International Taxation - amendments to content, objectives and methods of teaching and assessment

The Committee noted the amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Law as indicated above.

The Committee received the Report from Meeting 4/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on 7 August (confirmed at the meeting by the Associate Dean (Teaching)) and considered each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.

This course would be offered through the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. It was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Neonatal Care).

This course would be offered through the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. It was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Children).

The proposal was intended to provide the same core curriculum to the two Nursing Schools at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses. The amended course would be introduced from Semester 1 1997 for Year One students at Gippsland and Years One and Two students at Peninsula.

The Subfaculty tabled a document outlining the revised version of the course structure (Attachment 1 to these Minutes). This document had previously been considered in some detail by the heads of the undergraduate Evaluation Panels. This information was provided in addition to that submitted to Meeting 4/96 of the Education Committee.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the amendments to the structure of the Bachelor of Nursing as detailed in the document presented which would provide the same core curriculum for students at the Gippsland and at the Peninsula campus.

The amended course title would be introduced from Semester 1 1997. It is suggested that the amended title would better describe the focus of the course and remove any ambiguity from the title.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to amend the title of the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Extended Care) so that it becomes Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Aged Care).

17.2.3 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) - separation of Emergency stream

This amended course was proposed for introduction from Semester 2 1996. This date was queried, and the Subfaculty indicated that this was the desire of the students enrolled in the existing course, and that any student who wished to would still be able to take out the award under the earlier title.

This course separates out the Emergency nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care), which would then be restructured.

Representatives of the Subfaculty emphasised that the commonality of three-quarters of this course with several others also under discussion was a normal outcome of developing tagged awards. However, it was emphasised that each of the award structures did in fact have measurable differences in content which would be made obvious during the professional development component, when students in each of the tagged awards would undertake work specifically targeted towards their specialty, although they would be enrolled in the same official subject. Throughout the course, the practical component of subjects would be distinct and related specifically to the stream of the award in which the student was enrolled.

In addition, it was noted that the Subfaculty would not permit the granting of more than 50% credit towards a new award on the basis of work credited towards a previously awarded qualification.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to separate out the Emergency nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) and title the new award Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Emergency).

17.2.4 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) - separation of Intensive Care stream

This course separates out the Intensive Care nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care), which would then be restructured.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to separate out the Intensive Care nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) and title the new award Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Intensive Care).

17.2.5 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) - separation of Cardiac stream

This course separates out the Cardiac nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care), which would then be restructured.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to separate out the Cardiac nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) and title the new award Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Cardiac).

17.2.6 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) - separation of Renal stream

This course separates out the Renal nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care), which would then be restructured.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to separate out the Renal nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) and title the new award Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Renal).

This amended course structure was proposed for introduction from Semester 1 1997.

This proposal redefines the Critical Care nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care).

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the proposal to restructure the Critical Care nursing stream of the existing Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care).

17.3.5 NUR1202 Introduction to Nursing Studies 2: Realities of Contemporary Nursing

17.3.16 NUR2403 Psychosocial Studies 3: Social Origins of Health and Illness

17.3.20 NUR3202 Transition to Professional Roles: Ethics, Law and Management

17.3.37 MPHxxxx Field Methods for International Health Planning and Evaluation

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 17.3.1 to 17.3.42 inclusive.

The Faculty of Medicine had agreed to recommend the following amendments to existing subjects as follows:

NSG6401 Extended Care Nursing I - to be retitled Adult Care and the Challenge of Ageing

NSG6402 Extended Care Nursing II - to be retitled Professional Issues in Gerontological Nursing

NSG6403 Extended Care Nursing III - to be retitled Nursing Therapeutics in Rehabilitation and Aged Care, and to have prerequisites removed

NSG6404 Management and Interdisciplinary practice - to be retitled Management of Nursing Resources

The Committee noted the amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Medicine as indicated above.

The Committee received the Report from Meeting 3/96 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on 15 May 1996, noted the proceedings and consider each item requiring action separately for transmission to the Academic Board.

The Committee noted that the Faculty had withdrawn this proposal to allow the submission to be finalised. This would then be submitted to the next Meeting of the Committee.

The Committee endorsed for transmission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 18.2.1 to 18.2.9 inclusive.

The Committee noted that the date for Meeting 6/96 had been changed to 11 September, and that course and subject proposal submissions for that meeting are now due on 14 August, and final submissions for 6/96 are now due on 30 August.

Monash University

Education Committee Meeting 5/96