Meeting No. 7/2000 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday, 15 November 2000, in the Elizabeth Burchill Room, Ground Floor of the Performing Arts Complex, Building 68 at the Clayton campus, between 10:00am and 11:45 am.

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

There were present: Professor A Lindsay (Chair), Associate Professor D Garrioch, Dr D Cuthbert, Mr K Bensley, Associate Professors A Farley, L Nethercott, P Gronn, I Prince and J Hurst, Mr C Avram, Professors S Campbell and G Taylor, Associate Professor M Sim, Dr K Macrae, Professors M King, M Evans, J Harris, and G Webb and Ms C Hortis.

Mr P Lawford, Mr P Yates, Mr T Hogan, Ms K Wilson-Reid (Executive Officer), Ms N Mitchell and Ms S Stafford.

The Chair, Professor A Lindsay, welcomed to the Committee new members Associate Professor I Prince, Ms T Short and Mr J Raynes (in absentia), and Mr T Hogan who was invited to attend for items under Part A of the agenda.

On behalf of the Committee, the Chair farewelled and thanked retiring members Associate Professor K Ng, for his substantial contribution to the work of the Committee including evaluation panels and working parties, and Professor L Johnson, for his consistent attendance and valuable contributions to the discussions of the Committee.

The Executive Officer, Ms K Wilson-Reid, read an amendment to the title of a new subject as detailed under item 12.3 of the minutes.

Professor Lindsay highlighted to the Committee the diversity and complexity of a number of the proposals that were included under Part B of the agenda. These included in particular course matters that involved cross-faculty, cross-institutional, partnership, offshore, off-campus and other arrangements and matters of strategic significance to the University’s course profile. The Committee noted the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s advice that the imminent move to the new Integrated and Devolved Academic and Resource Planning Approach would require rigorous academic and administrative processes to ensure appropriate management and approval of such proposals.

Apologies were received from Associate Professors M Morgan and L Roller, Professor L Johnson, Ms J Nicholas, Mr C Vernon and Mr P Marshall.

The Committee noted that certain items had been starred as requiring discussion including new courses that were automatically starred for the attention of the Committee. At the meeting, items 11.2.6, 12.4 and the Proceedings of 13 were nominated as additional items to be starred.

The Committee endorsed the recommendations for all items other than those starred.

Associate Professor I Prince, Associate Dean Teaching of the Faculty of Engineering, highlighted that the two "CHM" subject codes referred to under minute 12.1.2 should instead be coded "CHE".

The Committee approved the Minutes of Meeting 6/2000 (that were circulated separately), held Wednesday, 20 September 2000, subject to the following amendment of Minute 12.1.2:

• amend subject codes CHM4155 and CHM3132 to read CHE4155 and CHE3132.

The Committee noted that, with the exception of the matter detailed below, all items that were forwarded to the Academic Board were approved.

In relation to the item that was forwarded by the Faculty of Arts regarding the creation of 4 and 8 point subjects as a transition arrangement during the Arts Faculty’s move to a six credit point system, the Board noted the Chair’s advice that this matter had been resolved and the item was withdrawn from the agenda.

Following the release of Leading the Way: Monash 2020, it was time to re-consider the Learning and Teaching Plan (LTP). The original LTP required update and further development in order to respond to changes within the university and the external environment and to reflect the continued development of learning and teaching at Monash. A proposal was circulated (p 1-2).

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, informed members that he had held discussions with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor D Robinson, and the Director of Planning and Academic Affairs, Professor M Evans, regarding directions for further development of the LTP. In the context of the University’s current planning environment, it was thought appropriate to adopt a more strategic focus for the LTP from 2001, including the incorporation of broader, longer-term strategies as well as annual targets.

Members were invited to reflect on the implementation of the LTP to date, including in particular:

• consideration of the extent to which the objectives of LTP had been achieved;

• reflection upon each faculty's experience with implementing the LTP;

• identification of those aspects of the LTP that were useful and those that were not;

• identification of issues that needed to be incorporated;

• identification of revisions or amendments;

• consideration of the most appropriate process for developing the updated plan; and

• consideration of the most appropriate format for the updated plan.

Suggestions were noted that:

• the development and implementation of the LTP should, to a more significant extent, involve input from the faculty and departmental/school level in order to achieve a greater sense of involvement and ownership of the Plan. This suggestion received broad support from members of the Committee;

• wherever appropriate (with relevance to the broader University community), issues raised by staff at the faculty level should be canvassed and taken into account during the re-drafting of the Plan;

• the targets set out in the Plan should be realistic and readily able to be implemented;

• the LTP could focus on a small number of key themes;

• once pilots of faculty lead site activities had been tested, it may be valuable to circulate the reports of those activities to Associate Deans Teaching for information;

• broad circulation and exposure of the Plan and its working party outcomes were fundamental to its acceptance and success;

• the teaching and learning sections of faculty operational plans may provide valuable information in relation to ongoing updates of the LTP; and

• the primary emphasis for the Plan should be on students as learners.

The Committee discussed methods for bringing forward ideas and feedback from faculty staff in relation to the implementation of the LTP to date and its further development, including the possible formation of a group to identify issues in departments / schools and relevant feedback from the faculty level. During discussion the timelines that were anticipated in the attached document were also considered. It was agreed that each Associate Dean Teaching (ADTs) would seek feedback about the LTP from members of their faculty and forward a one page summary of the outcome of that consultation to the Committee. These reports would include in particular information about process, priorities, positive and negative aspects of the LTP to date and coming issues. The Chair noted that ADTs would be subsequently advised about the timing for submission of the above summary reports from faculties.

At its Meeting 2/99, the Academic Board approved University-wide principles and procedures in relation to Special Consideration, that were to be effective immediately. It was noted at the time of approval that these would be evaluated at the end of 1999 for further refinement if necessary. A copy of the Special Consideration principles and procedures, together with the accompanying form for Application for Special Consideration, were circulated for reference (p 3-6).

The Education Committee requested that each faculty provide a written report regarding the faculty’s implementation of the University’s principles and procedures for Special Consideration, together with any feedback for consideration during the evaluation of those principles and procedures.

Consideration of this item was foreshadowed at the last meeting by Ms J Nicholas, undergraduate student member for the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses and President of MONSU. Ms Nicholas requested that the Committee consider the need to introduce a formal period of swot-vac between the end of the semester and the commencement of the examination period. It was intended that if, following consideration of this matter, the Education Committee endorsed this proposal, the Committee could make a formal recommendation to the appropriate area about the introduction of a swot vac period.

As requested at the last meeting, a proposal for this item was forwarded by Ms J Nicholas. A copy of the proposal, together with supporting memoranda from the Presidents of the undergraduate student associations MONSU (Caulfield and Peninsula) and MSA (Clayton), was circulated (p 7-10). Mr T Hogan, Manager of Examinations and Certifications, was invited to attend the meeting for this item.

The Committee gave initial consideration to the proposal and several issues were raised including:

• that strong support existed throughout the student community for the notion of having a swot vac period;

• a previous decision of the Academic Board to provide for a swot vac period. It was suggested that this decision be located for reference in relation to this proposal;

• the practice in some faculties of not teaching (except revision) during week thirteen;

• the requirement in some cases for the submission of assignments until week thirteen and beyond;

• the suggestion that marking time for examinations and the broader assessment regime should be taken into account during consideration of this proposal;

• concern about the timing format of the teaching semester including the relatively late positioning of the mid-semester break. (Professor Campbell noted that the last sentence of the fourth paragraph under "Background to request" (agenda p 7) should be disregarded to the extent that no formal research had been conducted.);

• that some students wished to complete the examination period as soon as possible whereas other students preferred to spread examinations allowing more time for preparation;

• advice that recently the examination period had commenced on the Monday rather than the Wednesday;

• additional timing required for the return of examination papers for remotely-located students; and

• potential for the conduct of evening examinations to take into account examinations held on a global basis;

The Education Committee established a group to consider the proposal to introduce a formal swot vac period. The group would take into account the issues raised and set out above and also consider which matters could appropriately be dealt with in the shorter and longer terms. Membership of the group included Professor S Campbell (convenor), Associate Professor A Farley, Dr D Cuthbert, Mr P Lawford (or a Faculty Registrar/Manager nominated by the Registrars), Ms J Nicholas and Ms C Hortis. Members noted that due to existing commitments, the group would be convened for its first meeting in February 2001.

At Meeting 5/2000 of the Committee of Associate Deans Teaching (CADeT), an issue was raised by Mr P Yates, Director of Systems and Services, Student and Staff Services, that involved a proposed change to the rules for recording discontinuations on academic transcripts. At that meeting, CADeT gave initial consideration and provided comment to Mr Yates about the proposal. Noting that CADeT was not a formal approving body, the Committee requested that Mr Yates prepare a written proposal about this matter, taking into consideration the comments and concerns raised at the meeting, to be forwarded to the Education Committee for appropriate consideration. A proposal was forwarded and was circulated (p 11-12).

Mr P Yates informed the Committee about background issues in relation to the proposal, including the administrative nature of this recommended change. Members noted the difference in the timing of the census date in first and second semesters and the consequent difference in the recommended timing for the recording of discontinuations.

The Education Committee endorsed the proposal presented by Mr Yates, regarding a variation to the rules for production of the University’s academic transcripts such that discontinued subjects only appear on transcripts after the census date in semester one and after the first four weeks in semester two.

Additional matters were raised with regard to the proposal under this item. The Committee indicated its support for retrospective implementation of the proposal. Mr Hogan agreed to further investigate previous and existing rules for the recording of such information on academic transcripts in order to determine the feasibility of retrospective implementation. (In relation to retrospectivity, a member requested that at least the transcripts generated from this point include the new format.) The second matter highlighted was the timing of the record of discontinued summer semester subjects that was not taken into account in this proposal. Mr Yates agreed to examine the different summer semester timetables and provide a further recommendation about the recording of subjects discontinued in that semester. A further request was noted that the recording of the word "discontinued" on academic transcripts be less prominent.

A document was circulated (p 13-16).

The Education Committee received and noted the Report of Meeting 4/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design, and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design ratified the proposals for the new subjects listed below that were forwarded by the Faculty Executive and approved at Academic Board Meeting 5/2000:

• DWG3508 Drawing (Concept and Research) C
• FNA1001 Introduction to Drawing 1

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design to make amendments to subjects as detailed under items 1.3 and 1.4 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

The Education Committee noted the disestablishment of the following subjects by the Board of the Faculty of Art and Design:

A document was circulated (p 17-20).

The Education Committee received and noted the Report of Meeting 7/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held Wednesday, 11 October 2000, and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Arts had ratified the proposal to amend the structure of the Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Laws that was approved by Academic Board at its Meeting 5/2000. The Arts Faculty ratified the approved change to the total number of Music points (102 points), and added clarification that 54 points of this were to comprise the Music Performance major.

A document was circulated (p 21-22).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish a Criminology and Criminal Justice Major as detailed in the document presented.

Handbook entries were circulated for the new subjects proposed for establishment under this item (p 23-26).

The Committee noted that of the eleven new subjects proposed under this item, five are new subjects for establishment, four are changes to credit points for existing subjects and two are additional year levels of offering.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to approve the eleven subjects listed below (noting that five of those subjects were new subjects for establishment and six were changes to/extensions of existing subjects):

• JPL2540/3540/4540/JLG4540 Interpreting and Translating between Japanese and English

• JST5060 Projects in Australia – Japan cultural interaction

• JST4060 Projects in Australia – Japan cultural interaction

• PLT2631/3631 China: Revolution Versus Pragmatism

• ASN4499 Honours Seminar in Asian Studies

• CLS3250 Post-Marxist Critical Theory

• GES2760 Remapping Cultural Geographies extend to GES2760/3760 Remapping Cultural Geographies

• CLS3250 Post-Marxist Critical Theory extend to CLS2250/3250 Post-Marxist Critical Theory

Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend subjects as detailed under item 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

Documentation was circulated containing lists of the subjects to be disestablished under this item (p 27-32).

The Education Committee noted the disestablishment of undergraduate, postgraduate and cross-listed subjects as listed in the documentation presented.

A document was circulated (p 33-40).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 5/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, held on Wednesday 20^th September, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 41-46).

It was noted that the Graduate Certificate in Electronic Business would be managed by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Members noted that the course proposed for establishment under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Information Technology. The Chair advised that cross-faculty matters and other course developments that have particular significance for the wider University would involve a supplementary process under the new Integrated and Devolved Academic and Resource Planning Approach. Members noted Professor Lindsay’s advice that Ms S Stafford, Executive Officer to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), would be running that process for the new approach under his direction. Further work would also be undertaken with Mr N Adolphson, Consultant, ITS Development, and the working party on the development the interactive system for implementation of the new approach.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Graduate Certificate in Electronic Business, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 47-52).

Members noted that the course proposed for establishment under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Information Technology. The Graduate Diploma in Electronic Business would be managed by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Graduate Diploma in Electronic Business, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 53-58).

Members noted that the course proposed for establishment under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Information Technology. The Master of Electronic Business would be managed by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Based on the tertiary qualifications expected in the admission requirements, this course would need to be included in the Schedule of Exceptions in the Graduate Studies Policy. The course proposed was a 72 point coursework masters degree with previous tertiary entry requirements of a pass degree or equivalent qualification. 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 was from an undergraduate degree that did not provide an appropriate academic foundation.) However, members noted in the Admission Requirements for this course that in addition to the required pass degree or equivalent, applicants were required to have two years of relevant employment experience.

The Chair highlighted the proposed abbreviated title for this course, namely the "M.eBus", and invited the Committee to consider the suitability of the abbreviated title. Professor Lindsay also advised that a comparable abbreviated course title, the "MBA.com", had recently been approved as a tag to the Master of Business Administration. The Committee noted that there was no current University policy in relation to nomenclature for award titles or their abbreviations. Standard procedure was for the University Solicitor’s Office to act on faculty advice in relation to nomenclature. (Advice was provided that the normal patterns followed by Australian universities for abbreviated titles were set out in the Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, under its section "Commonwealth University Degree Abbreviations", that could be located at the website: http://www.acu.ac.uk/home/index.html)

Issues in relation to the appropriateness of the abbreviated title were considered including the recording of the degree title on the transcript and testamur, the abbreviated recording of qualifications, appropriate descriptors for programs (including traditional tags in brackets, use of capitals etc.), the nature of popular degree titling for marketing purposes and the possibility of industrial implications. A number of views about the appropriateness of such abbreviations and titling were put forward during the discussion. The Committee agreed that the Academic Board and its Steering Committee should be invited to further consider the matter of the suitability of this type of "popular" title abbreviation.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Master of Electronic Business, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 59-68).

Refer also to item 11.1.6.

The Committee noted that, as highlighted under the proposal section "Location and Mode of Enrolment", the Faculty intended that it may in future propose further locations for the offering of this course.

The proposal under this item involved existing partnership arrangements between the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) in Singapore, as well as the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) in Hong Kong.

Subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Graduate Certificate in Risk Management, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus, via distance education in Australia and via locally supported distance education in Singapore and Hong Kong (with partnership arrangements highlighted above), from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 69-78).

Refer also to items 11.1.6 and 11.1.7.

The courses proposed for establishment under this item and item 11.1.6 had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculties of Information Technology, Engineering, Science and Law. In addition to supporting correspondence that was received from the areas above, letters of support were received from the Monash Institute of Public Health, the Association of Risk and Insurance Managers of Australasia LTD (ARIMA) and the Victorian Chapter of ARIMA.

The proposal under this item involved existing partnership arrangements between the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) in Singapore, as well as the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) in Hong Kong.

The Committee noted that, as highlighted under the proposal section "Location and Mode of Enrolment", the Faculty intended that it may in future propose further locations for the offering of this course.

Subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Graduate Diploma in Risk Management, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus, via distance education in Australia and via locally supported distance education in Singapore and Hong Kong (with partnership arrangements highlighted above), from Semester 1, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 79-90).

Refer also to item 11.1.5 and 11.1.7 in relation to cross-faculty involvement.

The proposal under this item involved existing partnership arrangements between the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) in Singapore, as well as the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) in Hong Kong.

The Committee noted that, as highlighted under the proposal section "Location and Mode of Enrolment", the Faculty intended that it may in future propose further locations for the offering of this course.

Based on the tertiary qualifications expected in the admission requirements, this course would need to be included in the Schedule of Exceptions in the Graduate Studies Policy. The course proposed was a 72 point coursework masters degree and applicants could enter with a pass degree that was not necessarily in a related field. At the Meeting Associate Professor L Nethercott, Associate Dean Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Business and Economics, read to the Committee amended wording for the Admission Requirements for this degree that would be included in the proposal documentation to be forwarded to the Academic Board. The amended Admission Requirements for this proposal would read:

Subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee and amendment of the "Admission Requirements" as detailed above, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Master of Risk Management, to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus, via distance education in Australia and via locally supported distance education in Singapore and Hong Kong (with partnership arrangements highlighted above), from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 91-98).

Refer also to items 11.1.5 and 11.1.6.

The proposal under this item involved an existing partnership arrangement between the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) in Singapore.

The Committee noted that, as highlighted under the proposal section "Location and Mode of Enrolment", the Faculty intended that it may in future propose further locations for the offering of this course.

Subject to endorsement by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Bachelor of Business (Risk Management), to be offered on campus at the Caulfield campus, via distance education in Australia and via locally supported distance education in Singapore (with a partnership arrangement as highlighted above), from semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 99-102).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the course structure of the Master of Public Policy and Management from 16 subjects to 12 subjects, to be consistent with other courses within the Faculty and to gain a competitive advantage in the market place.

Documentation was circulated (p 103-104).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to change the admission criteria of the Graduate Certificate of Business (Tourism Operations) to ‘applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution’.

Documentation was circulated (p 105-106).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to change the admission criteria of the Graduate Diploma of Business (Tourism Operations) to ‘applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution’.

Documentation was circulated (p 107-110).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to restructure the Bachelor of Business and Commerce / Advanced Diploma of Business (Accounting), to be offered at the Gippsland campus from Semester 1, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 111-112).

Refer also to item 13.1.2

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to restructure the Bachelor of Business and Commerce / Bachelor of Computing to be offered on the Gippsland campus from Semester 1, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 113-114).

At its Meeting 5/2000, the Academic Board approved this change subject to endorsement by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics had ratified the amendment to restructure the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Engineering to be offered at the Clayton campus from Semester 1, 2001.

A request for clarification was received about an apparent requirement for a small number of students, that were admitted with the minimum prerequisite for the course, to complete an additional subject resulting in an overload situation. This was of particular concern in relation to the first year of study (pages 113-114 of the agenda). Implications of overload were noted such as concerns about academic progress and the need to directly monitor the students concerned. Discussion occurred and alternative options to an overload situation were suggested. It was agreed that the Faculties of Business and Economics and Engineering would give further consideration to this matter and forward information about a resolution to the apparent overload situation.

Secretarial Note: Consultation about the above query occurred between the Faculties of Business and Economics and Engineering subsequent to the meeting. A memorandum has been forwarded by the two faculties as a clarification of this matter. Members are invited to note the memorandum which is attached to these Minutes (Attachment A).

Documentation was circulated (p 115-118).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to restructure the Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Business and Commerce as detailed in the documentation presented.

Documentation was circulated (p 119-120).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to restructure the Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Business and Commerce to be offered at the Gippsland campus from Semester 1, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 121-140).

Under current classification the course offering proposed under this item was locally supported distance education. The proposal involved a partnership in Australia, but with some features similar to partnerships in Singapore and Hong Kong. Under the foreshadowed change in classification for course delivery, this course would be offered off-campus on a specific partner site.

Subject to University approval of the partnership arrangement, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to extend the Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree, to be offered in Perth by locally supported distance education at the location of the Australian Institute for University Studies (AIUS), via a partnership arrangement with that body as detailed in the documentation presented.

A document was circulated (p 141-142).

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics had amended the Bachelor of Business (Law), to replace the subject AFX1300 Money and Capital Markets with AFF2051 Financial Modelling in the outer core of the degree.

Handbook entries were circulated (p 143-162).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Education Committee the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the eighteen new subjects listed below:

• AFF4XXX Principles of Risk Transfer

• AFF5XXX Case Studies in Risk Management

• AFF5XXX Issues in Risk Management

• AFF9XXX Introduction to Risk Principles

• BTF9XXX Insurance Law

• BTX5XXX Information Technology Law

• ELC5XXX Cases in e-Business

• ELC5XXX Minor Thesis in e-Business

• MGX5301 e-Government

• MGX5311 Managing in an e-World

• AFC2340 Debt Markets and Fixed Income Securities

• AFX1XXX Introduction to Risk

• AFX2XXX Risk Identification and Mitigation

• AFX3XXX Risk Financing

• AFX3XXX Risk Transfer

• ETX3XXX Quantitative Methods for Risk Analysis

• BTF3XXX Environmental Law for Business

• BTX2300 Health Law

The Education Committee endorsed a change to the course rules of the Bachelor of Accounting to require students to take AFC1140 Business Finance or AFC2140 Business Finance, in the short term. In the longer term, after AFC1140 Business Finance had been deleted, the requirement for the Bachelor of Accounting would be AFC2140 Business Finance.

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to make amendments to subjects as detailed under Proceeding No. 7 in the Faculty Board Report presented.

A document was circulated (p 163-166).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 4/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Education, held on Friday, 8 September 2000, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 167-168).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to create the following new Master of Education tagged pathway to be offered on the Clayton, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses, commencing 1 January 2001:

• Master of Education (Mathematics / Science Education)

Documentation was circulated (p 169-172).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to create the following new Postgraduate Diploma of Education tagged pathway to be offered on the Clayton, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses, commencing 1 January 2001:

• Postgraduate Diploma of Education (TESOL – International)

Documentation was circulated (p 173-174).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to create the following new Postgraduate Certificate of Education tagged pathway to be offered on the Clayton, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses, commencing 1 January 2001:

• Postgraduate Certificate of Education (TESOL)

Documentation was circulated (175-176).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to change the title of the Postgraduate Diploma in TESOL, to become the Postgraduate Diploma of Education (TESOL), effective 1 January 2001.

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Education had amended the second year of the Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation / Bachelor of Education, as a result of the subject ASC2736 being offered in semester two, 2001.

Handbook entries were circulated (p 177-178).

At the beginning of the meeting, the Executive Officer read an amendment to the title of the subject EDF6324 "European Perspectives" to read "European Perspectives on Music Education".

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Education Committee the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to establish the two subjects listed below:

• EDF3229 Communicating with New Technologies

• EDF6324 European Perspectives on Music Education

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Education to make amendments to subjects as detailed under Item No. 3 and Proceeding No. 2 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

A request was received from Dr K Macrae for additional information regarding the amendments to EDF subjects under this item. Associate Professor Gronn agreed to liaise with Dr Macrae about further information requirements.

A document was circulated (p 179-184).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 4/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology, held 27 September 2000, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 185-188).

Subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Arts, Education Committee endorsed for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) / Bachelor of Computing as detailed in the documentation presented.

Members referred to item 11.2.5 for the recommendation for this item.

A document was circulated for information (p 189-190).

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology had amended the Master of Digital Communications, to allow for the inclusion in the Group 2 subject list for that course all approved fifth level Master of Telecommunications subjects.

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to make amendments to subjects as detailed under Item No. 3 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

Discussion occurred about the ability of students to undertake an honours years for a degree following the completion of a different degree program. (This matter was a related issue to the Report of the Honours Degree Review Committee that was included under the Proceedings.) Members noted that in such an instance it would appear that the student had completed two degree programs which would be misrepresentative of the actual program completed. It was suggested that it may be appropriate to give further consideration to this matter in the context of discussion at the Committee of Associate Deans Teaching (CADeT), or during the Education Committee’s consideration of the Monash Qualifications Framework (MQF). (The Chair advised that a revised version of the draft MQF had been forwarded by the Office of Planning and Academic Affairs and that it would likely be presented to the Education Committee for further consideration early in 2001.)

A document was circulated (p 201-206).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 3/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Law, held Monday, 16 October 2000, noted the Proceedings (Section B) and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 207-218).

The course proposed for establishment under this item also involved (and had been supported by) the Faculty of Science.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to establish the combined course Bachelor of Laws / Diploma of Psychology, with the Faculty of Law as the managing faculty, to be offered as an on-campus course on the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2001.

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Law to amend the courses listed below:

Master of Laws:

Amendment of the tagged Master of Laws degree titled the Master of Laws (Commercial Law), to add the subjects LAW7024 International Air Law and LAW7124 International Space Law to the list of specialist elective subjects that comprise the specialisation in Commercial Law; and

Bachelor of Laws (four year course):

Amendment of the four year Bachelor of Laws degree so that the 24 credit points presently required to be satisfied by completion of non-law subjects were allocated to law subjects. (This requirement could previously be satisfied by any subjects, irrespective of their content, offered at Monash or at other tertiary institutions, if credit for work done elsewhere was allowed under s.19 of the Faculty of Law regulations). This change would direct students to the broad range of elective subjects offered in the law curriculum, including research subjects.

Handbook entries were circulated (p 219-226).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to establish the subjects listed below:

• LAW4173 Research Unit A
• LAW4174 Research Unit B
• LAW4214 Research Unit 412
• LAW7249 Fact-finding in administrative proceedings*
• LAW7250 Administrative justice issues in tribunal adjudication*
• LAW7259 Current issues in international environmental law*
• LAW7260 Indigenous rights and international law*

*Approved by Executive Committee Meeting 9/00 held on 19 October 2000, and to be ratified by Faculty Board 1/01.

The Education Committee noted the disestablishment of the following subject by the Board of the Faculty of Law:

• LAW4146 Research subject

A document was circulated (p 227-228).

The Education Committee approved the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to set subject quotas for the Faculty of Law for 2001 as detailed in the document presented.

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Law had ratified matters that were previously (conditionally) approved as detailed under Item No. 2.1 and the Proceedings (Section B) of the Faculty Board Report presented.

A document was circulated (p 229-234).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 6/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, held Wednesday, 1 November 2000, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 235-242).

Members noted the Chair’s advice that this proposal involved a mixture of on and off-campus teaching. Professor Lindsay highlighted that adequate descriptions were required for the different modes of enrolment and increasingly diverse teaching methods used by the University. Brief discussion occurred regarding the need for appropriate processes for the future approval of offerings such as cross-campus, cross-faculty, cross-institutional, combination on/off-campus delivery and offshore offerings. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor advised that attention was being given to these issues and relevant requirements during development of the operational implementation of the new integrated system.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Cardiac Care), to be offered as an on-campus course at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, commencing semester one, 2001 for Peninsula and semester two, 2001 for Gippsland.

Documentation was circulated (p 243-250).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Critical Care), to be offered as an on-campus course at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 251-258).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Emergency), to be offered as an on-campus course at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 259-264).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Children), to be offered as an on-campus course at the Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 265-274).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, to be offered as an on-campus course through the International Health and Development Unit, Clayton Campus, commencing semester two, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 275-284).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate in Emergency Medicine, to be offered as an on-campus course through the International Health and Development Unit, Clayton Campus, commencing semester two, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 285-290).

It was noted that the Department of Forensic Medicine mentioned below was a department of the Faculty of Medicine. (Refer also to item 15.1.9.)

(As the Department mentioned below was a Monash site rather than a campus, the Faculty would record the course on MUSIS / Callista as an ‘external’ course via the Clayton campus.)

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Medicine, to be offered as a distance education course via the Monash site of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Southbank, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 291-296).

It was noted that the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine mentioned below was a department of the Faculty of Medicine.

(As the Department mentioned below was a Monash site rather that a campus, the Faculty would record the course on MUSIS and Callista as a Clayton campus course.)

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods, to be taught at the Monash site of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 297-310).

(Refer also to item 15.1.7.)

(As the Department mentioned below was a Monash site rather than a campus, the Faculty would record the course on MUSIS / Callista as an ‘external’ course via the Clayton campus.)

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the Master of Forensic Medicine, to be offered as a distance education course via the Monash site of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Southbank, commencing semester one, 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 311-318).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to amend the structure of the Master of Public Health, from 96 points to 72 points, as detailed in the documentation presented.

Documentation was circulated (p 319-322).

The amendment proposed under this item involved a cross-institutional arrangement with the George Washington University, Washington DC.

Advice was received from the Faculty that Monash University approval was being sought for all subjects to be taught within this course offering, including those subjects that were primarily to be taught by the George Washington University. (Students would be enrolled as distance education students through the Clayton campus.) Two members of the teaching staff from the George Washington University would have honorary appointments with Monash. It was planned that four Monash University teaching staff would be involved with teaching the program.

Once appropriate approval of the proposal and the cross-institutional agreement for the program occurred, the intention of the Faculty was that the testamur would include the crests of Monash University and the George Washington University, although the award would be by Monash University.

The Chair advised that further matters were being considered in relation to this proposal, with particular regard to cross-institutional and OQAC reporting and approval requirements. Members noted that some additional detail/clarification was required in relation to the levels of academic and administrative involvement and processes prior to the proposal proceeding to the Academic Board.

Subject to endorsement of the proposal by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee and approval of the cross-institutional agreement, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to extend the Master of Health Services Management, to be offered via distance education from Clayton that would be locally supported by Monash University Malaysia (MUM), from semester one, 2001, in a cross-institutional arrangement with the George Washington University, Washington DC.

This was an amendment to the core subjects within the second year of the course structure of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, to be effective from 2001. During the introduction of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics it became evident that there was considerable overlap between one of the new subjects developed of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (BND2011 Nutritional Physiology) and a core subject (BMS2031 Body Systems) utilised from the Bachelor of Biomedical Science. Therefore it was requested that the core subject BMS2031 Body Systems, be replaced with BMS2011 Structure of the Human Body.

The Education Committee endorsed the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to amend the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics as detailed above.

A document was circulated (p 323-324).

The Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Medicine had amended the Bachelor of Paramedic Studies, to include the subject PAR3132 Clinical Practice (degree conversion) – 2, as an elective subject in that degree.

Documentation was circulated (p 325-326).

The Education Committee:

• endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to disestablish the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nursing) - Gippsland campus (code 1729); and

• noted that the Board of the Faculty of Medicine has disestablished the Single Subject Enrolment, Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing - Clayton Campus (code 1285).

Handbook entries were circulated (p 327-352).

Associate Professor K Ng, former Associate Dean Teaching of the Faculty of Engineering and an evaluator for this cycle, requested that the Education Committee note the subject PAR3132 as an exemplar of how a subject proposal should be presented. The full proposal for that subject was therefore included in the documentation for this item for reference.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to establish the subjects listed below:

• NUR4902 Emergency 1: Illness

• NUR4903 Emergency 2: Trauma

• NUR4904 Emergency 3: Special Populations

• NUR4911 Critical Care 1: Ventilation & Haemodynamic Monitoring

• NUR4912 Critical Care 2; General & Special Populations

• NUR4921 Cardiac 1: Advanced Cardiovascular Nursing

• NUR4922 Cardiac 2: Cardiac Surgery

• NUR4923 Cardiac 3: Transitional Cardiac Care

• NUR4901 Acute Cardio-Respiratory Management

• MPH2077 Data Management and Computing

• MPH2078 Advanced Health Services Management

• MPH2079 Introduction to Health Services Management and Policy

• MPH2080 Comparative Health Systems

• MPH2081 Using Health Information to Build Knowledge

• PAR3132 Clinical Practice (degree conversion)

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to amend subjects as detailed under item 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

A document was circulated (p 353-356).

The Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 5/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held 4 October 2000, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

Documentation was circulated (p 357-360).

The course proposed under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Medicine.

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to establish the Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience (Honours), to be offered on campus at the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2002.

Documentation was circulated (p 361-366).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to amend the following courses as detailed in the documentation presented:

• Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
• Postgraduate Diploma of Applied Psychology
• Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

Documentation was circulated (p 367-372).

The Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to approve the subjects listed below:

• BNS4000 Advanced behavioural neuroscience
• ENV3011 Environmental analysis part 2 - decision making

• LSC1643 Biodiversity and bioresources (change from 6 to 4 points)

• LSC1644 Conservation biology (change from 6 to 4 points)

The Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Science to amend subjects as detailed under Proceeding No. 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

A document was circulated (p 373-374).

The Education Committee noted the disestablishment of the following subjects by the Board of the Faculty of Science:

• ANT3011 Anatomy
• ANT3022 Anatomy
• MIC2011B Microbiology
• MIC2032 Biomedical microbiology
• MIC3011B Molecular biology of microorganisms
• MIC3022 Biotechnology and medical microbiology
• MIC3022B Biotechnology and medical microbiology
• MIC4000 Microbiology honours, full time, full year
• BCH3011 Biomolecules and technology
• BCH3022 Molecular biology of the cell
• BCH3031 Biomedical biochemistry and molecular biology
• BCH3042 Biochemistry and molecular biology of disease

Psychology subjects as listed in the attached document

The Education Committee approved the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Science to set subject quotas for 2001 for departments in the Faculty of Science as listed below. (The quotas in these subjects were all determined by places available on field trips, which constituted a major element of each subject. The Faculty Board also noted subject quotas for departments in the Faculty of Medicine.):

• BIO2051 Plant and animal ecology - quota 60

• BIO2103/BIO3103 Field methods in botany - quota 50

• GES3530 Landscape processes - quota 28

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 8/2000) will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, 6 December 2000, in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor of Administration Building 3A.

All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting were due by 22 November 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

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 Ian Prince

Associate Professor John Hurst

Mr Chris Avram

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)

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr Peter Lawford

Mr Peter Marshall (alternate Mr P Yates)

Ms Kerri Wilson-Reid (Executive Officer)

Faculty Registrars/Managers (*9)

Mr B Eddy

Ms M Fairbanks

Dr A Mitchell

Mr P Siggins

Ms C Holland

Ms P Herman

Ms S Stafford

Mr T Hogan