Monash University

Education Committee Meeting 4/97

Meeting 4/97 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday 2 July 1997 at 10:00 am in the Sir George Lush Room, University Offices, Clayton Campus.

There were present:

Professor AW Lindsay, Chair
Associate Professor R Alfredson, Engineering
Dr C Browne (for Professor G Taylor), Medicine
Associate Professor N Cameron, Science
Mr P Hawman, MPA (Graduate Diploma)
Associate Professor S McKemmish (for Associate Professor J Hurst), Computing and Information Technology
Professor B Parmenter (for Professor M King), PhD and Scholarships
Associate Professor S McNicol, Law
Mr J Poussard, MUSU Inc, Peninsula
Professor J Redmond, Art and Design
Associate Professor L Roller, Pharmacy
Ms K McGillivray, MUGSU
Mr G Tickell, Education
Associate Professor N White, Arts
Professor W Young, Co-Opted

In Attendance were:

Ms ER Brooks, Secretariat
Professor B Jacobs, Arts
Mr D Secomb, Faculty Registrar, Engineering
Professor T Threadgold, Arts
Dr J Wallace, Monash Mt Eliza

Apologies were received from:

Mr M Cabrie, MSA
Associate Professor M Evans, Business and Economics
Professor L Johnson, MME
Professor L Nethercott, Business and Economics
Ms B Presutto, MUBSU
Professor P Stewart, Pharmacy
Mr J Welikala, MPA (Masters)
Mr M Williams, MUSU, Inc, Caulfield

MINUTES

* 1. WELCOME

The new Chair of the Committee, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & Planning) Professor Alan Lindsay, was welcomed to the Committee. Professor Lindsay spoke briefly to the Committee, mentioning in particular his impression of an atmosphere receptive to change and the challenges posed by the future faced by the tertiary sector. Regarding the future role of the Education Committee in particular, Professor Lindsay advised that his priority was to ensure that while the important role of careful consideration of new academic initiatives was maintained, it was equally important to ensure that a balance was struck between the need for due deliberation and effective and timely decision processes.

* 2. STARRED ITEMS

The Committee noted that all items related to course approval and amendment were starred for the attention of the Committee, and that certain other items were starred as requiring discussion. No additional items were starred, and the recommendations for items other than those starred were endorsed.

* 3. MINUTES

The Minutes of Meeting 3/97 held on Wednesday 7 May 1997 were confirmed subject to the addition of Mr J Poussard (MUSU Inc, Peninsula) to the list of those present, and the removal of his name from the list of apologies received for the meeting.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

4.1 Matters requiring Resolution from Meeting 2/97

The matters relating to course proposals raised in items 14.1.2 and 14.2 as requiring response from the Faculty of Education have not yet been resolved.

The Committee noted that the matters relating to course proposals raised in items 14.1.2 and 14.2 at Meeting 2/97 continue to require response from the Faculty of Education.

Action / Information: Mr P Yates, Mr G Tickell

5. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MEETING 4/97 OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD

The Committee noted the items of interest from Meeting 4/97 of the Academic Board held on 4 June 1997.

* 6. TEACHING IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

At Education Committee Meeting 3/97, it was agreed that a small working party would examine the issue of teaching and assessment in languages other than English and develop a discussion paper for the Committee.

Professor Jacobs addressed the meeting, and clarified a number of minor matters contained in the document. He confirmed that the proposal at this point related only to those courses taught off-shore, that there was no current intention to make the two new options available at Australian campuses of the University, and that there was no current plan to make single subjects available under the proposed scheme.

When a member queried the Quality Assurance mechanisms outlined in the paper, the Committee agreed that an additional sentence should be inserted into the discussion paper and the recommendations indicating that all proposals to offer courses under one of the three options would be required to be submitted in English through the usual committee structure. The additional information would make clear the intention that any proposals to establish courses using one of the three options would be submitted via the appropriate Faculty Board to the Education Committee and subsequently to the Academic Board for consideration.

It was agreed that particular care would need to be taken when considering such course proposals, because of the particular problems which might face programs offered off-shore, especially if they were taught in a language other than English. However, the discussion paper did not detail the specific issues to be faced, since it was a policy proposal rather than a procedural document.

It was further agreed that at this time the policy could be applied to either existing courses being adapted for off-shore availability or to courses developed specifically for the off-shore market.

The Committee endorsed the following recommendations for submission to the Academic Board:

  1. That the University adopt three options in the provision of Monash courses overseas:
    1. Courses taught and assessed in English.
    2. Courses taught and assessed in both English and another specified language (with students choosing to be assessed in either English or the language other than English when enrolling.)
    3. Courses taught and assessed in a language other than English.
  2. That the minimum language requirements upon admission for all courses of the University be maintained as at present for courses assessed in English and be set at the equivalent level for courses assessed in languages other than English: ie secondary or tertiary education in the language of assessment or a minimum of 6.0 IELTS (undergraduate) and 6.5 IELTS (postgraduate) or equivalent scores on tests conducted in the language of assessment.
  3. All courses taught and assessed in languages other than English must be considered using the University's usual course approval and amendment procedures. Any proposals to establish such courses would be submitted in English, to all committees usually concerned with the approval of courses. In addition, such proposals must also include statements justifying the course in educational, cultural and economic terms and demonstrating that proposals for off-shore courses will have adequate and regular monitoring of the course and the overseas staff responsible for its teaching and assessment. (Change to recommendation italicised)
  4. All courses taught and assessed in languages other than English must appoint External Examiners for each subject and for the course as a whole, who would assess the quality of teaching, the translation of teaching materials, and the appropriateness of assessment materials. These external examiners must be fluent in both English and the language of teaching and assessment as well as be competent in the discipline area of the course or subject. The external examiners would then be able to assist in the process of regular review of courses conducted throughout the University.
  5. All appointments of academic staff to teach in programs conducted off-shore must be made using similar criteria for appointments to a similar academic level in the discipline area in Australia. In addition, academic staff appointed to assess student work in a language other than English must be fluent in both English and the language of teaching and assessment.
  6. If teaching and assessment was conducted in a language other than English, the testamur and transcript of a student enrolled in the course must be clearly differentiated from that of a student taught and assessed in English. The language of assessment in an approved course or stream of a course will be included in the formal title of the award and in the University's Statutes and legislation, allowing any non-differentiated award to remain instantly recognisable as a course taught and assessed in English.

Action / Information: Ms ER Brooks, Professor B Jacobs

* 7. FACULTY CERTIFICATES WORKING PARTY

At Meeting 2/97 of the Education Committee, a working party was established to consider the matter of Faculty Certificates. The working party had prepared a number of recommendations and conditions for the establishment of two new categories of award. The proposals, it was noted, arose from recommendations made in the Graduate Studies Policy approved by the University Council at Meeting 8/95.

Discussion concerned whether credit towards undergraduate awards would be permitted from any such certificates, the proposed titles of certificates to be offered, the rationale for establishing such awards, and the benefit or otherwise of using such awards instead of using the previously agreed principles for the Recognition of Prior Learning.

It was agreed that further consideration of this matter was required, and the Executive Officer undertook to circulate the document to Faculties, with a request for comment and information regarding the non-award programs currently made available by each Faculty. Comments would then be considered by the working party, and a second discussion paper prepared for the Committee.

Action / Information: Professor T Threadgold, Associate Professor J Hurst, Mr J Welikala, Ms ER Brooks

* 8. MICROCOMPUTER ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES

At Education Committee Meeting 2/97, the Committee considered a policy proposed by the Distance Education & Open Learning Committee whereby "Distance Education students should own or have access to a microcomputer". The Committee subsequently requested Ms K McGillivray to prepare a paper outlining the access and equity issues to be considered.

The Committee agreed to refer the matter of microcomputer access requirements to the meeting of the Distance Education & Open Learning Committee to be held on 22 July for the development of a more detailed policy proposal, taking into account Ms McGillivray's document and the comments of the Committee at Meeting 2/97.

Action / Information: Professor AW Lindsay, Ms ER Brooks

* 9. POLICY ON CANCELLATION OF SUBJECTS

When a policy statement on the cancellation of subjects was referred to the Academic Board at Meeting 1/97, it was agreed that a University-wide policy should be established. The Education Committee considered a policy based on the policy originally presented by the Faculty of Business and Economics, which had suggested that a minimum of three days notice be given to students when it was necessary to cancel a subject. This time frame was proposed as the University policy.

Verbal advice from the Solicitor's Office indicated that this might be too short a time frame, and the Committee agreed that more substantial notice should be given to students in the event that it became necessary to cancel a subject. After discussion, it was agreed that a greater time frame would be necessary, for reasons of equity for students, convenience for students, and staffing issues for departments and faculties.

The Committee recommended that the following proposed policy be considered by members, and referred to the University Solicitor for advice on its applicability. It will then be reconsidered for submission to the Academic Board at the next meeting.

The University may cancel a subject normally no less than one week prior to the commencement of teaching of that subject. Students must be advised in writing of the cancellation of the subject, and the cancellation must also be clearly posted in the faculty office not less than one week before the commencement of teaching of the subject. University publications should carry advice regarding the methods by which a faculty may notify its students of the cancellation of a subject, and the advice that students would be given at least one week's notice of a cancellation.

Action / Information: University Solicitor, Ms ER Brooks

* 10. STATUTE 4.1 - DISCIPLINE

The Committee considered the question of whether to recommend that students be included as members of Faculty Discipline Committees when the revised discipline Statute was implemented. After discussion, it was agreed that while it was important that student representation be permitted on Faculty Discipline Committees, this matter would comprise part of the Code of Practice to be developed and approved by the University Council to stand beside the revised Discipline Statute. Associate Professor S McNicol, the Chair of the working party which had considered the policy issues surrounding the revision of the Discipline Statute, undertook to prepare (in consultation with the Executive Officer) a Code of Practice document to be submitted to the next meeting of the Education Committee. This document would include the membership of FDCs and the Central Discipline Committee and other procedural matters.

The Committee noted the advice that a draft version of the Statute should be available for its Meeting 5/97.

Action / Information: Associate Professor S McNicol, Ms ER Brooks

11. SUMMARY OF LIBRARY IMPACT STATEMENTS

The Education Committee received and noted the summary of Library Impact Statements submitted to the University Librarian for the period January to May 1997.

* 12. DISCIPLINE AREAS WORKING PARTY

At Meeting 6/96, a small working party was established to develop a policy recommendation related to the matter of subjects and courses offered across disciplinary boundaries; for example when the Faculty of Education wishes to offer a subject related to methods of art instruction.

The Committee considered the proposed policy statement, and endorsed the following for transmission to the Academic Board:

  1. Faculties have a responsibility to consult with other faculties which may have an interest in the discipline area when developing subject and course proposals, and information regarding the persons consulted must be included on course and subject proposals;
  2. Faculties are enjoined to take due and sensitive care with disciplinary responsibility when developing subjects and courses;
  3. Faculties are enjoined particularly to take due and sensitive care when naming subjects, so that appropriate acknowledgment was given (for example Art for Teachers was a more appropriate title than Art 1 if the subject was intended to prepare art teachers for teaching);
  4. Research matters related to interdisciplinary areas should be handled carefully and with appropriate consultation within each faculty;
  5. Matters of supervision across disciplinary boundaries should be referred to the PhD and Scholarships Committee for its consideration and the possible development of a statement of policy on the matter;
  6. Interdisciplinary initiatives are exciting and often important developments, and require appropriate but not constrictive Quality Assurance procedures: to that end, it was recommended that the following basic procedural steps be adhered to -
    1. Associate Deans (Teaching) should bear the primary responsibility for ensuring that discipline area matters are conducted with adequate consultation, by seeking that staff in their faculties obtain adequate advice and that the name of the person providing such advice was recorded on proposals
    2. AD(T)s should examine each draft handbook entry submitted to the Education Committee for subjects and courses which might overlap discipline boundaries; in particular, evaluation panels of the Education Committee should take particular care when considering proposals submitted to the committee that they do not cross discipline boundaries without having undertaken adequate consultation
    3. AD(T)s should consult prior to the meeting of the Education Committee to resolve the matter if discipline boundaries have been overlapped
    4. Should the AD(T)s involved remain unable to arrange a resolution, the Education Committee should determine a resolution, or appoint an arbiter to resolve the situation.

Action / Information: Ms ER Brooks

* 13. DIPLOMA COURSES

This matter was raised at Education Committee Meeting 3/97 (item 18.1) and it was agreed that the University should consider its policy regarding the offering of Diploma courses before considering any specific proposals.

The Committee established a working party, comprising Dr K Macrae (Science), Associate Professor M Evans (Business and Economics) , Associate Professor N White (Arts) and Professor G Taylor (Medicine), to consider the matter, and prepare a discussion paper for Meeting 5/97 of the Committee.

Some of the issues to be considered were outlined in the Agenda papers for this meeting.

The Committee further agreed that a decision regarding the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a Diploma in Languages should be deferred until the working party had prepared its discussion paper.

Action / Information: Dr K Macrae, Associate Professor M Evans, Associate Professor N White, Professor G Taylor, Ms ER Brooks

At this point, the Chair advised that due to the short time remaining for the conduct of the meeting, all recommendations (including those for starred items) would be considered endorsed unless queried by a member of the Committee. This was to be done before 5 pm Friday 4 July. Any queried items were to be held over for full discussion at the next meeting of the Committee.

Action / Information: Members, Faculty Registrars/Managers

14. FACULTY OF ARTS

The Faculty of Arts had presented four different reports to the Committee. Items have been re-arranged for this Agenda, but each report was also presented as submitted by the Faculty.

The Report of Meeting 3/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held on Wednesday 21 May 1997 was presented.

A memorandum from the Faculty Registrar (Arts) on behalf of the Faculty Executive, dated 2 June 1997 was presented.

A memorandum from the Faculty Registrar (Arts) on behalf of the Faculty Executive, dated 11 June 1997, endorsing the recommendations presented in the Report of the Committee for Graduate Studies was presented.

The Agenda for Meeting 3/97 of the Committee for Undergraduate Studies, which was considered by the Faculty Executive on 25 June, was presented. The Faculty Registrar had confirmed prior to the meeting that the Agenda recommendations were correct.

The Committee received the reports, agendas and memoranda as presented and the verbal advice of the Associate Dean (Teaching) of the Faculty of Arts, and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Ms C Jordon

* 14.1 New Course Proposals

14.1.1 Masters Qualifying

This proposal was withdrawn and will be considered at Meeting 5/97 of the Education Committee.

14.1.2 Diploma in Languages

This proposal was held over until the working party established at this meeting of the committee could prepare a discussion paper concerning the University's position on the availability of Diploma courses.

14.1.3 the honours degree of Bachelor of Communications

This proposal was withdrawn and will be considered at Meeting 5/97 of the Education Committee.

* 14.2 Amendments to Existing Courses

14.2.1 the honours degree of Bachelor of Arts - additional stream in Women's Studies

This stream was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998 on the Clayton campus.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new stream in Women's Studies in the existing honours degree of Bachelor of Arts.

14.2.2 Masters Qualifying - English stream

This proposal was withdrawn and will be considered at Meeting 5/97 of the Education Committee.

14.2.3 Masters Qualifying - History stream

This proposal was withdrawn and will be considered at Meeting 5/97 of the Education Committee.

14.2.4 Masters Qualifying - Bioethics stream

This proposal was withdrawn and will be considered at Meeting 5/97 of the Education Committee.

14.2.5 Master of Bioethics - additional mode of offer - distance education

This proposal to offer this course in the distance education mode was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998 through the Gippsland campus.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to offer the existing Master of Bioethics by distance education in addition to its on-campus mode of offer.

14.2.6 Master of Bioethics - deletion of research component in coursework stream

This amendment to the structure of the Master of Bioethics coursework stream was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998.

The amendment would remove the requirement for coursework students enrolled in the Master of Bioethics to undertake a research paper.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to amend the existing coursework stream of the Master of Bioethics by removing the research paper requirement.

14.2.7 Bachelor of Arts - minor in International Studies

This minor was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, on the Clayton campus.

Students would be required to undertake a portion of their study at an overseas institution, and would receive a letter at the time of their graduation indicating their participation in this program.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to establish a new minor in International Studies in the existing Bachelor of Arts.

14.2.8 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Communications) - amendment to structure of Communications major

This amendment would standardise the communications major in the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from Semester One 1998.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to amend the structure of the communications major in the existing Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Communications).

14.3 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

14.3.1 MFA5010 Multilateral Diplomacy

14.3.2 WMN4180 Sex, Power, Self: Feminist Interventions in Contemporary Discourse

14.3.3 WMN4005 Minor Thesis

14.3.4 JWC1090 Jewish Foundations Texts 1A

14.3.5 JWC1110 Jewish Foundations Texts 1B

14.3.6 JWC3010 Hebrew Language and Literature III (Part A)

14.3.7 JWC3020 Hebrew Language and Literature III (Part B)

14.3.8 COS4100/ANY4100/SCY4100 Violences

14.3.9 PLT2010/PLT3010 Public Opinion and Australian Democracy

14.3.10 SCY2560/3560 Sociology of Working Life

14.3.11 PLT2020/PLT3020 The Politics of Cultural Conflict

14.3.12 PLT2030/PLT3030 Inventing Reality: The Politics of Propaganda, States and Publics

14.3.13 PLT2040/PLT3040 Raging Against the Machine: The Politics of Rock and Global Identities

14.3.14 PLT2050/PLT3050 World Politics and International Law

14.3.15 PLT2060/PLT3060 Images of Democracy: Early Greek Origins

14.3.16 LIN3010 BA (Languages) Cap 1: Second Language Acquisition

14.3.17 LIN3020 BA (Languages) Cap 2: Language, Culture and Society

14.3.18 CAD2XXX/CAD3XXX Past and Present: Continuity in European Visual Culture

14.3.19 AUS1060 Contemporary Australia

14.3.20 ENM4120 Dissertation

14.3.21 CRT4080 Research Project

14.3.22 ASM4100/ASM5100 Violences

14.3.23 CHB4215 Bioethics Supervised Research Paper

14.3.24 CHB5206 Bioethics Supervised Reading Subject

14.3.25 AST2930/AST3930/HSY2930/HSY3930/MUS2930/MUS3930 The American West: From wilderness to urban sprawl

14.3.26 CLS2140/CLS3140 Cultural Studies and its Figures of Knowing

14.3.27 CLS3880/CLS4880 Modern and Postmodern Subjects

14.3.28 CLS2860/CLS3860 Music and Philosophy

14.3.29 CLS3870/CLS4870 Prefacing: From Kant to Derrida

14.3.30 DTS2870/DTS3870 Stages: Issues in Theatre History

14.3.31 DTS2660 Technical Aspects of Performance Making

14.3.32 PER1050 Music Theatre: Theory and Practice

14.3.33 JWC2030/JWC3030 Jewish Law - Ancient, Medieval, Modern

14.3.34 CHI2610/CHI3610 Advanced Chinese Part 5

14.3.35 CHI2620/CHI3620 Advanced Chinese Part 6

14.3.36 KOR3410 Advanced Korean Part 1

14.3.37 KOR3420 Advanced Korean Part 2

14.3.38 ENH1230 Language, Style and Literature

14.3.39 GES1050 Human Geographies of Global Change

14.3.40 GES2430 Environmental Policy and Management

14.3.41 GES2490 Applied Geography and Field Studies

14.3.42 GES2660 Power and Poverty: Geographies of the Third World

14.3.43 GES2750 Cities and Communities

14.3.44 GES3880 Prehistoric People and Environment

14.3.45 GRN2015 Two Centuries of German Literature I: From Lessing to Büchner

14.3.46 GRN2025 Two Centuries of German Literature II: From Rilke to Grass

14.3.47 HSY2940/HSY3940/AST2940/AST3940 The American Experience: Faith, Freeways, Success and Consumption.

14.3.48 HSY2950/HSY3950/EUR2950/EUR3950 Europe in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution, c. 1680 - 1850.

14.3.49 JPL3850 Advanced Texts A

14.3.50 JPL3852 Advanced Texts B

14.3.51 JPL1250R/JPL2250R Japanese Level B part 1(Berwick Campus)

14.3.52 JPL1260R/JPL2260R Japanese Level B part 2(Berwick Campus)

14.3.53 PHL2120 Language Truth and Power

14.3.54 GSC3402R Policies, Audiences, Futures

14.3.55 WMN4770 Gender, Race and Empire: Feminist Readings

14.3.56 IAS2001 Thinking about Science - 6 point subject @ Peninsula

14.3.57 IAS2005 Thinking about Science) - 8 point subject @ Clayton

14.3.58 PHL1070 Philosophy: Life, Death and Morality

14.3.59 PHL1080 Time, Self and Freedom

14.3.60 PHL2090 Introduction to Logic

14.3.61 PHL2110 Origins of Modern Philosophy

14.3.62 PHL2150 Ethics

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 14.3.1 to 14.3.62 inclusive.

14.4 Minor Amendment to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Arts had agreed to recommend minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects as detailed in the documents presented.

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendment to existing subjects of the Faculty of Arts as detailed in the documents presented.

14.5 Disestablishment of subjects

The Faculty of Arts had agreed to recommend the disestablishment of the following subjects and/or codes for subjects:

The Committee noted the disestablishment of the subjects listed above by the Faculty of Arts.

14.6 Minimum Standards for Entry to Honours Programs

The Committee noted the advice of the Faculty of Arts that the minimum entry requirement for honours programs in the Faculty of Arts be set at an average mark of 65 (Credit grades range from 60-70), and that departments may choose to set higher minimum entry standards than the Faculty minimum.

15. FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Action / Information: Ms A Pilgrim

15.1 Amendment to Existing Subject

The Faculty of Business and Economics had agreed to recommend an amendment to the existing subjects ACC3511 Strategic Management Accounting as detailed in the document presented.

The Committee noted the amendment to the existing subject ACC3511 of the Faculty of Business and Economics as detailed in the document presented.

15.2 Disestablishment of subjects

The Faculty of Business and Economics had agreed to recommend the disestablishment of 273 subjects and/or codes for subjects, as detailed in the document presented.

The Committee noted the disestablishment of 273 subjects and/or codes for subjects by the Faculty of Business and Economics, as detailed in the document presented.

16. FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Committee received the Report of Meeting 2/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Mr K Hobbs

* 16.1 New Course Proposals

16.1.1 Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Librarianship)

This new course was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, through on-campus, distance education and mixed delivery modes.

This course would replace the existing Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Librarianship).

16.1.2 Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Teacher Librarianship)

This new course was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, through on-campus, distance education and mixed delivery modes.

This course would replace the existing Graduate Diploma of Education (School Librarianship).

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Teacher Librarianship).

16.1.3 Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Recordkeeping)

This new course was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998, through on-campus, distance education and mixed delivery modes.

This course would replace the existing Graduate Diploma in Archives and Records Management.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Recordkeeping).

* 16.2 No Further Intake to Courses

The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology had recommended that there be no further intake to the following courses from Semester Two 1997:

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the advice of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology that there would be no further intake to the courses listed above from Semester Two 1997.

* 16.3 Amendments to Existing Courses

16.3.1 Bachelor of Information Systems - amendment to structure

This proposal would be introduced from Semester One 1998. It arose from a restructure of the Department of Information Systems.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to restructure the Bachelor of Information Systems as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.2 Bachelor of Computing - amendment to information systems major and minor sequences

This proposal would be introduced from Semester One 1998. It arose from a restructure of the Department of Information Systems.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to restructure the information systems major and minor sequences of the Bachelor of Computing as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.3 Bachelor of Information Management - development of streams in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping

These streams would be introduced from Semester One 1998. They would allow professional accreditation in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish streams in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping in the Bachelor of Information Management as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.4 the honours degree of Bachelor of Information Management - development of streams in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping

These streams would be introduced from Semester One 1998. They would allow professional accreditation in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to establish streams in Librarianship, Teacher Librarianship and Recordkeeping in the honours degree of Bachelor of Information Management as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.5 Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) - restructure of Part I

This proposal would be introduced from Semester One 1998. It arose from a reconsideration of the subjects offered Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to restructure Part I of the Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.6 Master of Information Management (Library and Information Studies) - restructure of Part I

This proposal would be introduced from Semester One 1998. It arose from a reconsideration of the subjects offered Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to restructure Part I of the Master of Information Management (Library and Information Studies) as detailed in the document presented.

16.3.7 Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of Computing - restructure of Bachelor of Computing component, and retitling of course

The change to the name of this course was approved by the Education Committee at meeting 2/97 (minute 19.1). This proposal would allow students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Computing to undertake a Business Systems major sequence.

This proposal had been approved by the Faculty of Science (see item 21.2.2).

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology to restructure the Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Computing (at the Gippsland campus) to permit the completion of a Business Systems major sequence, and noted that the change of title referred to in the report was approved at Education Committee meeting 2/97, Minute 19.1.

16.4 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

16.4.1 CFR1150 World Wide Web Applications

16.4.2 SYS1002 Information Systems 2

16.4.3 SYS1003 Information Systems for Business & Government

16.4.4 SYS2001 Information Systems 3

16.4.5 SYS2002 Information Systems 4

16.4.6 SYS2003 Professional Practice in Information Systems

16.4.7 SYS3001 Management Support Systems

16.4.8 SYS3002 Information Systems Strategy & Management

16.4.9 SYS3110 Information Systems Security

16.4.10 SYS3160 Decision Aids

16.4.11 SYS3230 Systems Development Methodologies

16.4.12 SYS3280 Electronic Commerce

16.4.13 SYS3290 Inter-Organisational Systems

16.4.14 SYS3330 Geographical Information Systems

16.4.15 SYS3470 Human-Computer Interaction

16.4.16 SYS3540 Intelligent Decision Aids

16.4.17 SYS4230 Systems Development Methodologies

16.4.18 SYS4330 Geographical Information Systems

16.4.19 SYS5290 Developing Electronic Commerce Systems

16.4.20 SYS5300 Managing Legacy Systems

16.4.21 SYS5400 Data Warehousing

16.4.22 CFR3613 Concurrent programming with Java

16.4.23 GCO4010 Research methods & reading in Info Tech.

16.4.24 GCO4012 Image processing and computer vision

16.4.25 GCO4013 Formal methods in software engineering

16.4.26 GCO4014 Multimedia programming

16.4.27 GCO4500 Honours research project

16.4.28 GCO4600 Honours applied research project

16.4.29 LAR3630 Recordkeeping contexts and clients

16.4.30 LAR3631 Appraisal and description

16.4.31 LAR3632 Recordkeeping concepts

16.4.32 LAR3634 Professional practice

16.4.33 LAR3650 Information resources: acquisition and access

16.4.34 LAR3651 Information resources: organisation

16.4.35 LAR3652 Reference principles and practice

16.4.36 LAR3653 Library contexts and clients (Lib)

16.4.37 LAR3654 Professional practice (Lib)

16.4.38 LAR3671 Libraries, curriculum and literature

16.4.39 LAR3672 Professional practice (teacher librarianship)

16.4.40 LAR4001 The information continuum

16.4.41 LAR4002 Computing for information professionals

16.4.42 LAR4630 Recordkeeping contexts and clients

16.4.43 LAR4631 Appraisal and description

16.4.44 LAR4632 Recordkeeping concepts

16.4.45 LAR4634 Professional practice (Recordkeeping)

16.4.46 LAR4650 Information resources: acquisition and access

16.4.47 LAR4651 Information resources: organisation

16.4.48 LAR4652 Reference principles and practice

16.4.49 LAR4653 Library contexts and clients

16.4.50 LAR4654 Professional practice (Librarianship)

16.4.51 LAR4671 Libraries, curriculum and literature

16.4.52 LAR4672 Professional practice (Teacher Librarianship)

16.4.53 LAR4610 Managing information services

16.4.54 LAR4633 Recordkeeping and archival processes

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 16.4.1 to 16.4.54 inclusive.

16.5 Minor Amendment to Existing Courses and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology had agreed to recommend minor amendments to existing courses and amendments to existing subjects as detailed in the documents presented.

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and amendment to existing subjects of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology as detailed in the documents presented.

16.6 Disestablishment of subjects

The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology had agreed to recommend the disestablishment of the following subjects and/or codes for subjects (from January 1998, except where noted):

The Committee noted the disestablishment of the subjects listed above by the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology.

17. FACULTY OF EDUCATION

The Committee received the Report of Meeting 2/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Education and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Mr P Yates

* 17.1 New Course Proposal

17.1.1 Bachelor of Sport and Resource Recreation / Bachelor of Education

This course was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998. It would be offered on-campus at Gippsland.

The Bachelor of Sport and Resource Recreation would be available only in conjunction with another award of the University, and would not be undertaken as a stand-alone degree, although it may be awarded if the student failed to complete the Bachelor of Education.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Education to establish a new double degree course, Bachelor of Sport and Resource Recreation / Bachelor of Education.

17.2 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

17.2.1 GEDXXXX Advanced Studies In Gifted Education

17.2.2 GEC2101B Teaching and Curriculum Studies: Studies of Society and Environment, and Science

17.2.3 EDP2101 Mathematic Education and Learning Technologies

17.2.4 EDP2102 Literacy and Culture in the Curriculum

17.2.5 EDP2103 Arts & Technology

17.2.6 EDP2104 Structuring Education

17.2.7 EDP2105 Education and the Individual 2

17.2.8 EDP2106 Early Childhood Literacy and Studies of Society

17.2.9 EDP2201 Conservation of Bio-resources

17.2.10 EDP2202 Environmental Health

17.2.11 EDP2203 Exercise Physiology

17.2.12 EDP2204 Fitness Leadership

17.2.13 EDP2207 Graphical Computer Programming

17.2.14 EDP2208 Computer Control

17.2.15 EDP2302 Popular Culture: Structures, Perceptions, Interpretations

17.2.16 EDP2303 Studio Arts in Education - Two Dimensional Studies

17.2.17 EDP2304 Studio Arts in Education - Three Dimensional Studies

17.2.18 EDP2305 Keyboard Musicianship

17.2.19 EDP2306 Program Music: Seeing with your Ears

17.2.20 GEC4514 Science Education Studies

17.2.21 GEC4520 Special Topic in Education Studies

17.2.22 GEC4523 History of Childhood

17.2.23 GEC4525 Outdoor Education

17.2.24 GEC4527 Gender and Schooling

17.2.25 GEC4529 Teaching Language & Literacy: Curriculum & Pedagogy

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 17.2.1 to 17.2.25 inclusive.

18. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The Committee received the Report of Meeting 3/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering held on 11 June 1997 and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Mr D Secomb

* 18.1 Amendments to Existing Course

These amendments, providing for a common first year in all Engineering programs, would be introduced from Semester One 1998 on all campuses and in all courses which include a Bachelor of Engineering component, viz.:

The Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Laws double degree program at Clayton, which was entered at the end of the first year of study, was not affected by the proposed changes.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Engineering to restructure the courses listed above to permit a common first year engineering program on all campuses, as detailed in the documents presented.

18.2 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

18.2.1 ENG1101 Chemical Engineering

18.2.2 ENG1201 Civil Engineering

18.2.3 ENG1301 Electrical Engineering

18.2.4 ENG1401 Mechanical Engineering

18.2.5 ENG1501 Materials Engineering

18.2.6 ENG1601 Engineering Context

18.2.7 ENG1602 Engineering Computing

18.2.9 ENG1603 Engineering Systems

18.2.10 ENG1701 Chemistry A

18.2.11 ENG1801 Physics A

18.2.12 ENG1802 Physics B

18.2.13 ENG1803 Physics C

18.2.14 ENG1901 Engineering Mathematics A

18.2.15 ENG1902 Engineering Mathematics B

18.2.16 ENG1302 Engineering for Medicine and Biology

18.2.17 CIV4249.05 Foundation engineering (Clayton campus)

18.2.18 CIV4248.05 Geoengineering hazards (Clayton campus)

18.2.19 CVE3146.04 Geoengineering: stability and settlement (Caulfield campus)

18.2.20 CHE4151.03 Wastewater treatment processes

18.2.21 CHE4152.03 Cleaner production technologies

18.2.22 ENE4601.04 Risk assessment, occupational health and toxicology

18.2.23 ENE4603.06 Environmental project

18.2.24 ENE4506.04 Materials and the environment

18.2.25 ENE4201.05 Transport, land use and the environment

18.2.26 ENE4212.06 Environmental design

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 18.2.1 to 18.2.26 inclusive.

18.3 Minor Amendment to Existing Course and Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Engineering had agreed to recommend minor amendments to existing courses and an amendment to an existing subject as detailed in the documents presented.

The Committee noted the minor amendments to existing courses and the amendment to an existing subject of the Faculty of Engineering as detailed in the documents presented.

19. FACULTY OF MEDICINE

The Committee received the Report of Meeting 3/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine held on 28 May 1997 and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Mr B Ruck

* 19.1 New Course Proposals

19.1.1 Graduate Diploma in International Health

This new course would be introduced from Semester One 1998 at the Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma in International Health.

19.1.2 Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry

This course would be introduced from Semester One 1998 in distance education made.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry.

19.1.3 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Anaesthesia / Post Anaesthesia)

This course would be introduced from Semester One 1998 at the Monash Medical Centre in on-campus mode.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a new award, to be titled Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Anaesthesia / Post Anaesthesia).

* 19.2. Amendments to Existing Courses

19.2.1 Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Psychiatric)

This proposal would amend the structure of this Graduate Certificate, which was approved for introduction in 1990 and never offered. The proposal calls for retro-active awards to be made, upon registration of interest by students previously enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Psychiatric) who did not complete the award.

The amendments would be made effective immediately.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to amend the structure of the Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Psychiatric), and to make the award available retroactively to former students of the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Psychiatric) who did not complete that qualification.

19.3 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

19.3.1 NUR9201 Case Management and Care Integration

19.3.2 NUR9202 Nursing Informatics

19.3.3 MPH2057 Aboriginal Health

19.3.4 MPH2058 Managing Community-based HIV Programs

19.3.5 CGPP1001 Introduction to General Practice Psychiatry

19.3.6 CGPP1002 Depression and Other Mood Disorders

19.3.7 CGPP1003 Anxiety Disorders

19.3.8 CGPP1004 Alcohol and Drugs

19.3.9 CGPP1005 Introduction to Psychotherapy

19.3.10 CGPP1006 Stress Management and Relaxation Therapy

19.3.11 CGPP1007 Introduction to Family Therapy

19.3.12 CNS6591 Specialist Anaesthesia / Post Anaesthesia Nursing Practice 1

19.3.13 CNS6591 Specialist Anaesthesia / Post Anaesthesia Nursing Practice 2

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 19.3.1 to 19.3.13 inclusive.

19.4 Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Medicine had agreed to recommend amendments to existing subjects as detailed in the documents presented.

The Committee noted the amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Medicine as detailed in the documents presented.

20. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Action / Information: Dr P Rodan

* 20.1 Amendments to Titles of Existing Graduate Diplomas

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Science to retitle two Graduate Diplomas of the Faculty, viz.

* 20.2 No Further Intake to Course

The Faculty of Science had recommended that there be no further intake to three Graduate Diplomas of the Faculty, effective immediately, and that since there are no current students, these awards may be deleted from Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the advice of the Faculty of Science that there will be no further intake to the:

21. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

The Committee received the Report of Meetings 2/97 and 3/97 of the Board of the Faculty of Science held on 23 April 1997 and 28 May respectively and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Action / Information: Dr P Rodan

* 21.1 New Course Proposals

21.1.1 Graduate Diploma in Psychology

This new course would be introduced from Semester One 1998 on the Clayton, Peninsula and Caulfield in on-campus mode, and by distance education via the Gippsland campus.

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Science to establish a new course, to be titled Graduate Diploma in Psychology.

* 21.2 Amendments to Existing Courses

21.2.1 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology - amendment to structure

This amendment was proposed for introduction from Semester One 1998.

The Committee endorsed the proposal of the Faculty of Science to amend the structure of the existing Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology as detailed in the document presented.

21.2.2 Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Computing - amendment to structure

See item 16.3.7.

The Committee noted that this matter was considered at item 16.3.7 of this Agenda.

21.2.3 Bachelor of Behavioural Science - amendment to structure

This amendment was proposed for introduction from Semester Two 1997.

The Committee endorsed the proposal of the Faculty of Science to amend the structure of the existing Bachelor of Behavioural Science as detailed in the document presented.

21.3 New Subject Proposals

Documentation was available from the Executive Officer regarding these proposals for perusal by members. Handbook entries were attached to the Agenda.

21.3.1 ASP1022 Life and the Universe

21.3.2 MMS2011/MAT2091 Mathematics for Industry

21.3.3 MMS3012/MAT3182 Operations Research

21.3.4 ASP4000 Astrophysics Honours

21.3.5 ATM4000 Atmospheric Science Honours

21.3.6 ASP1010 Earth to Cosmos - Introductory Astronomy

21.3.7 ASC2666 Introductory Microbiology

21.3.8 ASC2676 The Microorganisms

21.3.9 ASC2687 Microbial Cell Function

21.3.10 ASC2697 Food Microbiology

21.3.11 ASC3666 Pathogens of Food and Water

21.2.12 ASC3676 Industrial Microbiology

21.3.13 ASC3697 Environmental Microbiology

21.3.14 ENV2626 Conservation of Bioresources

21.3.15 ENV2657 Environmental Health

21.3.16 CHM2616 Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

21.3.17 CHM2627 Organic and Biocoordination Chemistry

21.3.18 CHM2636 Instrumental Techniques

21.3.19 CHM2647 Chemical Analysis and Chromatography

21.3.20 CHM3616 Biotransformations and Natural Products

21.3.21 CHM3626 Advanced Elemental Analysis

21.3.22 CHM3637 Advanced Chemical Principles

21.3.23 CHM3647 Chemistry of New Materials

21.3.24 ASC1619 Communication and Methods in Science

21.3.25 ASC3615 Laboratory and Workplace Management

21.3.26 MAT3199 Mathematical Sciences Project

21.3.27 BIO3011 Research Methods in Biology

21.3.28 BIO3031 Marine and Freshwater Ecology

21.3.29 BIO3041 Mammalian Biology

21.3.30 BIO3061 Marine Botany

21.3.31 BIO3072 Animal Ecophysiology

21.3.32 BIO3052 Animal Behaviour

21.3.33 BIO3082 Plant Ecophysiology

21.3.34 BIO3092 Ecology and Evolution of the Australian Flora

21.3.35 BIO3112 Ecological Management of Biological Resources

21.3.36 PSY2011 Psychology 2A

21.3.37 PSY2022 Psychology 2B

21.3.38 MIC3032 Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

The Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the subject proposals listed in items 21.3.1 to 21.3.38 inclusive.

21.4 Amendments to Existing Subjects

The Faculty of Science had agreed to recommend amendments to existing subjects as detailed in the documents presented.

The Committee noted the amendments to existing subjects of the Faculty of Science as detailed in the documents presented.

21.5 Disestablishment of subjects

The Faculty of Science had agreed to recommend the disestablishment of the following subjects and/or codes for subjects from the end of 1997 (unless otherwise indicated):

The Committee noted the disestablishment of the subjects listed above by the Faculty of Science.

22. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

No additional matters were raised at this meeting.

23. NEXT MEETING

Members noted that the next scheduled Meeting of the Education Committee would be held at 10:00am on Wednesday 13 August 1997, and that course and subject proposal submissions for that meeting would be due on or before Wednesday 16 July; and full reports would be due on or before Friday 1 August.