Monash University

Education Committee Meeting 6/2000


Meeting No. 6/2000 of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday, 20 September 2000 in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3A, Clayton Campus, commencing at 10:00am.

Apologies: Please telephone: 9905 9003; or e-mail to: Kerri.Wilson-Reid@adm.monash.edu.au.

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

A G E N D A

PART A PROCEDURAL AND POLICY MATTERS

*1. APOLOGIES

An apology for this meeting has been received from Dr K Macrae.

*2. STARRED ITEMS

The Committee should note that certain items have been starred as requiring discussion. Any items related to new courses are automatically starred for the attention of the Committee.

Additional items may be starred at the discretion of the Committee.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee nominate any additional items to be starred, and endorse the recommendations for all items other than those starred.

*3. MINUTES

The minutes will be circulated separately.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting /2000, held 2000, which have been circulated separately.

4. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ACADEMIC BOARD MEETING 5/2000

The Committee is invited to note that each recommendation contained in the Report of Education Committee Meeting 5/2000 was approved by the Academic Board.

*5. THE MONASH CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL & EMPLOYER NEEDS

p 1-28

A paper titled "The Monash Curriculum and Professional and Employer Needs", presented by the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), is attached. An initial draft paper in relation to this matter, titled "Engagement with the Community", was considered by the Education Committee at its Meeting 5/2000.

Professor A Lindsay will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, Education Committee consider the paper presented titled "The Monash Curriculum and Professional and Employer Needs".

*6. COURSE DELIVERY ENVIRONMENT

p 29-38

Documentation for this item, presented by Professor A Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), is attached. The documentation includes a discussion paper titled "Course Delivery Environment", together with a memorandum from Professor Lindsay, dated 7 September 2000.

Professor A Lindsay will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the memorandum presented dated 7 September 2000 and the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, Education Committee consider and provide feedback about the discussion paper titled "Course Delivery Environment", including the draft recommendations contained therein.

*7. REVIEW OF ASPECTS OF STATUTE 4.1 – DISCIPLINE & THE STUDENT ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE POLICY

p 39-84

A memorandum from the Deputy University Solicitor, Ms A Lazar, regarding a review of aspects of Statute 4.1 – Discipline, and the "Student Academic Grievance Policy", is attached. For reference, a copy of the current Statute 4.1 – Discipline, the University’s "Discipline Guidelines" and the "Student Academic Grievance Policy" are attached.

Background:

Student Discipline: Following a detailed review of the University’s legislation, policy and procedures in relation to discipline, a revised Statute 4.1 – Discipline (approved Council 5/98) and "Discipline Guidelines" (approved Academic Board 5/98) were introduced in 1998. It was noted that the revised statute and accompanying guidelines had been the product of extensive consultation with, and detailed consideration by, the Education Committee, the faculties and student groups. Among the changes made was a recommendation that responsibility for academic and general misconduct be devolved to faculties. A number of cases have been processed by the various faculty discipline committees (FDCs) during the past two years. As mentioned in the attached correspondence from the Deputy University Solicitor, this system appears to be working well on the whole. However, some issues have caused concern. These issues are addressed by Ms Lazar in the first half of the attached memorandum. Statute 4.1 – Discipline can also be located in the University Calendar at the following website:

http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/calendar/

Student Academic Grievance: At its Meeting 4/97, the University Council approved a university-wide policy that was forwarded by the Education Committee titled "Student Academic Grievance Policy" (dated 9 July 1997). It was foreshadowed within the policy document that the "Student Academic Grievance Policy" should be reviewed following its implementation. The second half of the attached memorandum from the Deputy University Solicitor highlights issues about the policy that have been raised and areas of concern, and recommends that the policy be reviewed in consultation with the Student Rights Officers of the University. The "Student Academic Grievance Policy" can also be located on the Policy Bank on the University Secretariat’s website at:

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/pol/polind.htm

Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, has been invited to attend the meeting to speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of the Deputy University Solicitor and the documentation presented, Education Committee:

PART B: FACULTY REPORTS AND PROPOSALS

8. FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN

p 85-86

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Report of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Art and Design, held 18 August 2000, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

*8.1 New Course Proposals

8.1.1 Master of Multimedia

p 87-96

Documentation is attached.

The Committee is invited to note that this course will need to be included in the Schedule of Exceptions in the Graduate Studies Policy. The course proposed is a 72 point coursework masters degree (normal duration) with entry requirements of a previous bachelors degree qualification that may be in a non-cognate area. (In accordance with the principles approved by Academic Board 4/2000 in relation to coursework masters, 72 points would be the normal duration for a masters with entry from a relevant three-year undergraduate pass degree or equivalent. Additional coursework of 1 to 2 semesters would be required, depending on the requirements of the discipline area, where entry is from an undergraduate degree that does not provide an appropriate academic foundation.)

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting that the course would need to be included in the Schedule of Exceptions, Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design Board to establish the Master of Multimedia (including the possibility of exiting with the Graduate Diploma of Multimedia or Graduate Certificate in Multimedia), to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus commencing semester one, 2001.

8.1.2 Master of Multimedia Design

p 97-104

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Art and Design to establish the Master of Multimedia Design (including the possibility of exiting with the Graduate Diploma of Multimedia Design or the Graduate Certificate in Multimedia Design), to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus commencing semester one, 2001.

9. FACULTY OF ARTS

p 105-112

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held Wednesday 26 August 2000, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

*9.1 New Course Proposals

9.1.1 Bachelor of Communication / Bachelor of Multi-media

p 113-122

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish the Bachelor of Communication / Bachelor of Multi-media, to be offered on campus at the Berwick campus commencing semester one, 2001.

9.1.2 Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Arts

p 123-134

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish the Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Arts, to be offered on campus at the Clayton campus commencing semester one, 2001.

9.1.3 Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Geographic Information Systems)

p 135-140

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish the Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Geographic Information Systems), to be offered both on and off-campus from the Clayton campus commencing semester two, 2001.

9.2 Major Amendments to Existing Courses

Undergraduate course amendments - double degrees with the Faculties of Business and Economics, Education and Law

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note for transmission to Academic Board that the Board of the Faculty of Arts has ratified the major amendments to the courses listed below, noting that these amendments were approved by the Education Committee and the Academic Board at their respective meetings 5/2000 subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Arts, and noting a point of clarification highlighted below.

The change is to the minimum Arts requirement in combined Arts degrees. The minimum Arts requirement for the following degrees will be 96 points from Arts comprising an Arts major, Arts minor, first year Arts sequence and a further 12 points in Arts. The change is to take effect from the 2001 intake.

Other Undergraduate Major Course Amendments:

p 141-156

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the courses listed below as detailed in the documentation presented:

*In principle agreement has been reached with the Faculty of Information Technology on the changes to the Arts component.

Postgraduate Major Course Amendment:

p 157-160

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the Masters Qualifying in History with a research component as detailed in the documentation presented.

9.3 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses

p 161-164

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the courses listed below, as detailed under item 4 of the Faculty Board Report and the documentation presented:

9.4 Disestablishment of Courses

p 165-166

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to disestablish the following courses:

9.5 Cessation of Intake Into Courses

p 167-170

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to cease intake into the following courses:

* As a result of the disestablishment of the School of Public Policy and Social Work

# No new intake since 1998

9.6 New Subject Proposals

p 171-204

Handbook entries are attached for the new subjects proposed for establishment under this item. Documentation for the changes to credit points is available for perusal upon request to the Executive Officer.

Under this item, twenty-seven subjects are proposed for establishment (including seven subjects being offered at additional year levels) and three are new subjects by virtue of a change to the credit point value of existing subjects.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish twenty-seven new subjects and amend the credit point value of three existing subjects as follows:

New subjects for establishment:

Changes to credit points of existing subjects:

8 points to 12 points

4 points to 6 points

9.7 Amendments to Existing Subjects

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to make amendments to subjects as detailed under item 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

9.8 Disestablishment of Subjects

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the disestablishment of the following twenty-one subjects by the Board of the Faculty of Arts:

9.9 Additional Item from the Arts Faculty

p 205-206

An explanatory memorandum for this item, from Associate Professor D Garrioch, Associate Dean Teaching for the Faculty of Arts, is attached. The matter forwarded in the memo has been endorsed by the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Faculty of Arts (Meeting 6/2000).

RECOMMENDATION:

That, as a transition measure, Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to create and enrol students into 8 point or 4 point versions of subjects, in instances where students would be disadvantaged by the Faculty’s new system of offering 6 credit point subjects, noting that if permission is granted, the Arts Faculty will report all such instances to the Education Committee on an annual basis.

10. FACULTY OF LAW

p 207-208

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 3/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Law, held 16 October, note the Proceedings and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

10.1 Minor Amendments to Existing Courses

The faculties of Business and Economics and Law have agreed to a cross-crediting arrangement whereby students enrolled in the following courses include in the fourth year subject LAW4170 Corporations Law.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note that the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Law has approved a minor amendment to the following courses as detailed above, subject to ratification by the Faculty Board of Business and Economics at its Meeting 6/2000:

10.2 Ratification of Amendment to the Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Laws

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note for transmission to Academic Board that, in accordance with the conditional approval given by the Academic Board for this amendment at its Meeting 5/2000, the Faculties of Law and Arts have ratified the proposal to amend the Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Laws.

10.3 New Subject Proposals

p 209-226

Handbook entries are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Law to establish the following thirteen new subjects:

11. FACULTY OF MEDICINE

p 227-230

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 5/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, held 23 August 2000, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

*11.1 New Course Proposals

11.1.1 Graduate Certificate in Health Risk Sciences

p 231-238

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate in Health Risk Sciences, to be offered as an on-campus course at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, commencing semester one, 2001.

11.1.2 Graduate Certificate in the Foundations of Clinical Medicine

p 239-246

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Education Committee endorse, for submission to Academic Board, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a Graduate Certificate in the Foundations of Clinical Medicine, to be offered as a distance education course via the International Health and Development Unit, Clayton, commencing January 2001 (summer semester).

11.1.3 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Community Health and Development)

p 247-256

Documentation is attached.

In accordance with the approved report of the Academic Board LTOP Working Party on Cross-Institutional Programs, a governing agreement for this course is being submitted by the Faculty of Medicine to the Vice-Chancellor for approval.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Community Health and Development), to be offered as a distance education course via the School of Nursing, commencing semester one, 2001.

11.1.4 Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics

p 257-264

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics, to be offered as a distance education course via the Centre for Medical Informatics, Monash Medical Centre, commencing semester one, 2001.

11.1.5 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Community Health and Development)

p 265-274

Documentation is attached.

In accordance with the approved report of the Academic Board LTOP Working Party on Cross-Institutional Programs, a governing agreement for this course is being submitted by the Faculty of Medicine to the Vice-Chancellor for approval.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Community Health and Development), to be offered as a distance education course via the School of Nursing, commencing semester one, 2001.

11.2 Minor Amendment to Existing Course

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to make a minor amendment to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), to change the subject sequencing in the fifth and sixth years of the program.

11.3 Disestablishment of Courses

Documentation is attached.

The Department of Pathology and Immunology has not been able to attract new enrolments in this course for the past two years and all continuing students completed 12 months ago.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to disestablish the courses listed below:

11.4 New Subject Proposals

p 275-292

Handbook entries are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the twelve new subjects listed below:

11.5 Amendment to Existing Subject

p 293-294

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine in relation to subject amendment as detailed under item 5 of the Faculty Board Report and the documentation presented.

11.6 Disestablishment of Subjects

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the disestablishment of the following ten subjects by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine:

12. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

p 295-302

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the supplementary Reports of the Board of the Faculty of Science for meetings 2/2000 and 3/2000, and the Report of Meeting 4/2000 of the Faculty Board, held 3 May, 5 July and 16 August 2000, note the Proceedings, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

*12.1 New Course Proposals

12.1.1 Postgraduate Diploma in Human Factors and Ergonomics

p 303-306

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Postgraduate Diploma in Human Factors and Ergonomics, to be offered part-time via distance education commencing semester one, 2001.

12.1.2 Diploma of Biotechnology (Research and Management)

p 307-316

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Diploma of Biotechnology (Research and Management), to be offered on campus and via distance education at the Clayton and Gippsland campuses, commencing semester one, 2001.

12.1.3 Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

p 317-322

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management), to be offered on campus at the Malaysia campus commencing semester one, 2001.

12.1.4 Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) (Honours)

p 323-328

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) (Honours), to be offered on campus at the Malaysia campus commencing semester two, 2001.

12.1.5 Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) (Honours)

p 329-334

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) (Honours), to be offered on campus at the Malaysia campus commencing semester two, 2001.

12.2 Major Amendments to Existing Courses

12.2.1 Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

p 335-336

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to amend the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) as detailed in the documentation presented.

12.2.2 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education

p 337-340

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to amend the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education as detailed in the documentation presented.

12.3 New Subject Proposals

p 341-376

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the sixteen new subjects and change the credit points for twenty existing subjects listed below:

New subjects for establishment:

Changes to credit points:

12.4 Amendments to Existing Subjects

p 377-378

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Science to make amendments to subjects as detailed under items 5 and 6 of the Faculty Board Report for Meeting 4/2000 and the documentation presented.

Proceedings

PART C: NEXT MEETING

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 7/2000) will be held on Wednesday, 1 November 2000.

All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by Wednesday, 18 October 2000. For other important dates, please refer to the 2000 Education Committee Submission Schedule and Evaluation Roster, which is located on the web at the following address:

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/com/comind.htm

Membership:

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Associate Professor David Garrioch

Dr Denise Cuthbert

Mr Karen Bensley

Associate Professor Alan Farley

Associate Professor Les Nethercott

Associate Professor Peter Gronn

Associate Professor Kim Ng

Associate Professor John Hurst

Mr Chris Avram

Associate Professor Susan Campbell

Professor Grahame Taylor

Associate Professor Malcolm Sim

Dr Kristina Macrae

Associate Professor Michael Morgan

Associate Professor Louis Roller

Professor Peter Stewart

Professor Max King

Professor Merran Evans

Professor John Harris

Professor Graham Webb

Professor Les Johnson

Ms Terri Short (MUBS)

Ms Jessamy Nicholas (MONSU)

Mr James Raynes (MSA)

Ms Chris Hortis (MUGSU)

In Attendance:

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr Peter Lawford

Mr Peter Marshall

Ms Kerri Wilson-Reid (Executive Officer)

In attendance for Meeting 6/2000:

Ms A Lazar

Ms S Stafford

Further Distribution:

Pro Vice-Chancellors (*4)

Faculty Registrars/Managers (*9)

Mr B Eddy

Ms M Fairbanks

Dr A Mitchell

Mr P Siggins

Ms C Holland

Ms P Herman