Meeting No. 1/2001 of the Education Committee was held on Wednesday, 31 January 2001 in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3A, Clayton Campus, between 2:15 and 2:50 pm.

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

There were present: Professor M Evans (Acting Chair), Dr M Peel, Mr K Bensley, Associate Professor A Farley, Dr I Walker, Associate Professors I Prince and J Hurst, Professor S Campbell, Associate Professors T Luff and M Page, Dr T Patti, Dr K Stewart (alternate for Associate Professor L Roller), Professors M King, J Harris and G Webb, Ms D Brown and Mr S Juster.

Professor M Evans acted as Chair of this meeting on behalf of Professor A Lindsay, who was an apology.

Professor Evans welcomed to the Committee the new members who were in attendance at this meeting, including Dr M Peel, Dr I Walker, Associate Professor T Luff, Associate Professor M Page, Dr T Patti, Ms D Brown and Mr S Juster.

Members noted that any items on an Education Committee agenda that related to new courses would automatically be starred for the attention of the Committee and that other items could be starred at the discretion of the Committee.

The Committee nominated items 6.1.6 and 6.1.10 as additional items to be starred and endorsed the recommendations for all items other than those starred.

The Committee approved the Minutes of Meeting 8/2000, held 6 December 2000, that were previously circulated.

No meeting of the Academic Board had been held since the last meeting of the Education Committee on 6 December 2000. Members noted that matters from Meetings 8/2000 and 1/2001 of the Education Committee would be reported to Meeting 1/2001 of the Academic Board, which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 21 February 2001.

A document was circulated (p 1-2).

Education Committee received and noted the Report of Meeting 9/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held 6 December 2000, and considered each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

At its last Meeting (8/2000), Education Committee endorsed the establishment of the Graduate Diploma in Languages (Language), subject to a requested amendment to the section of the course proposal titled "Credit Provision" (refer Meeting 8/2000 - Minute 8.1). The Committee noted that the Faculty had made the above amendment as requested and that the revised version would be forwarded to the Academic Board in the normal way. The amended proposal also contained a change to the title of the award from the Graduate Diploma in Languages (Language), to become the Graduate Diploma in Languages.

Education Committee:

Education Committee noted the disestablishment of the following ten (10) subjects by the Board of the Faculty of Arts:

A document was circulated (p 3-10).

Education Committee received the Report of Meeting 6/2000 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, held 8 December 2000, noted the Proceedings and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

A document was circulated (p 11-12).

The amendment proposed under this item would be effective from semester one, 2001.

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 Management (Human Resources), to five core units and seven elective units, to provide students with greater flexibility and also to bring the course into line with the Master of Management program.

Documentation was circulated (p 13-26).

Secretarial Note: The proposal under this item was included in the agenda as forwarded as a major amendment to course. Advice was subsequently received that, taking into account some minor amendments to the wording of the proposal that were required, the proposal was a minor amendment for noting by the Education Committee. The minute below reflects the amended version of the proposal as a minor amendment.

Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the Bachelor of Business and Commerce as detailed below and in the documentation presented:

• change of the International Trade major to become the International Business major, including some changes to the subjects recommended within that major, to be offered by distance education (to be organised through the Gippsland campus but with the Peninsula campus retaining its leadership role) from semester one, 2001;

• addition of the subject MGW2230 Organisational Behaviour to the list of subjects in the recommended major in management offered on the Berwick, Gippsland, Peninsula, Malaysian and South African campuses, as well as by distance education, from semester one, 2001;

• students would be permitted to take up to eight subjects in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce that were offered at campuses other than the home campus where those campuses offered the Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree; and

• minor changes and updates to the list of majors, specialisation sequences and prerequisite subjects as detailed in the lists presented.

Documentation was circulated (p 27-28).

The course proposed for amendment under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Law. Advice had been received from the Faculty of Law that the Board of that Faculty endorsed the re-structure of this double degree program at its Meeting 3/2000 held on 16 October 2000.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to re-structure the Bachelor of Business (Management) / Bachelor of Laws, from semester one, 2001, as detailed in the document presented.

A document was circulated (p 29-30).

The course proposed for amendment under this item had cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Law. Advice had been received from the Faculty of Law that the Board of that Faculty endorsed the re-structure of this double degree course at its Meeting 3/2000 held on 16 October 2000.

The amendment involved changes to reflect the re-structure of the Bachelor of Commerce and a change to some of the subject offerings.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to re-structure the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws, from semester one, 2001, as detailed in the document presented.

The amendment to the Bachelor of Communication referred to under this item was approved by the Academic Board at its Meeting 5/2000 subject to endorsement of the proposal by the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics (refer Minute 7.3.2).

Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics endorsed the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to amend the Bachelor of Communication so that it would be managed by the Faculty of Arts, restructured, and offered as a stand-alone award as well as within a double degree course with the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the Bachelor of Tourism.

Documentation was circulated (p 31-34).

The course being amended under this item has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Education. Advice has been received that it is expected that the proposal will be submitted to Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Education (to be held 14 March 2001).

This item was starred at the meeting by Associate Professor A Farley, Associate Dean Teaching of the Faculty of Business and Economics. Associate Professor Farley advised about two amendments that were required to the documentation for this proposal prior to its submission to the Academic Board, including amendment of the following references on page 32 of the agenda:

Subject to the amendments listed above, and subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Education, Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to re-structure the Bachelor of Business and Commerce / Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation, from semester one, 2001, as detailed in the document presented.

Documentation was circulated (p 35-36).

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to re-structure the Diploma of Business from semester one, 2001, to reflect the course structure of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree (enabling articulation into that degree), as detailed in the documentation presented.

A document was circulated (p 37-38).

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce was being offered in on campus mode, as well as off campus mode via distance education world-wide. The proposal under this item involved an extension of the course’s off campus mode of offering via distance education, specifically in the Malaysia region. In relation to Malaysia, the course was being offered on campus at the Monash University Malaysia campus (MUM), and via distance education that was remotely supported from Australia. The intention of this proposal was that students undertaking the course via distance education in the Malaysia region would also have the option of locally supported distance education that was supported by MUM.

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 extend the off campus distance education offering of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce in the Malaysia region, so that it could also be locally supported by the Monash University Malaysia campus (MUM), from February 2001, as detailed in the document presented.

Documentation was circulated (p 39-44).

The Bachelor of Business Studies is offered via Open Learning.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the structure of the Bachelor of Business Studies that is offered via Open Learning, as detailed in the document presented, to align it as closely as possible with the structure of the other, recently reviewed, undergraduate degrees offered by that Faculty.

Documentation was circulated (p 45-64).

Members noted the University’s requirements in relation to Teaching in Languages Other than English, approved at Academic Board and Council Meetings 5/97, that were circulated.

The proposal to offer the Executive and Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) in Mandarin Chinese by supported distance education involved a partnership arrangement with the Centre of Professional Management Studies, to be established by the East China University of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Executive Search Committee, Shanghai Municipal Government.

This item was starred at the meeting by the Acting Chair as the proposal was the first of this nature since the approval of the policy on Teaching in Languages Other than English. Discussion occurred regarding aspects of the proposal relating to recommendations 4, 5 and 6 of the University policy. During consideration of the proposal, it was noted that significant developments had occurred in relation to the globalisation of Monash since the approval of the University policy in 1997.

It was agreed that, in order to ensure consistency with the University’s approved policy on Teaching in Languages Other than English, the Faculty’s proposal document should be amended prior to its submission to the Academic Board to include / clarify information as follows:

Further, the Committee agreed to refer the University’s policy on Teaching in Languages Other than English to OQAC for further consideration in the current context, in the light of the globalisation of Monash, and taking into account developments since 1997. (It was noted that if draft amendments were made to the policy by OQAC, it would be appropriate for the re-drafted policy to be considered by the Education Committee prior to its submission to the Academic Board.) Specific points suggested for the consideration of OQAC were:

Subject to the changes to the course amendment proposal as detailed above, and subject to endorsement of the course amendment proposal by the Offshore Quality Assurance Committee, Education Committee:

A document was circulated for information (p 65-66).

Education Committee noted that the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics had amended the Master of Marketing, to broaden the range of 4000 or 9000 level elective units available to students in Stream A of the course, so as to provide students with an opportunity to develop a group of units in a specialised area to meet the prerequisite requirements for a greater range of 5000 level elective units.

The Committee noted that the courses listed for disestablishment under this item had ceased to have intake in the year specified in the recommendation below. It was noted that once these disestablishment of these courses was approved by the Academic Board, the Faculty would advise the University Solicitor’s Office about removal of the awards from Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to disestablish the courses listed below:

Handbook entries were circulated for the new subjects proposed for establishment under this item and documentation was attached for the additional year level of offering (p 67-78).

Of the subjects proposed under this item, six were new subjects for establishment, and one was a new subject by virtue of an additional year level of offering.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Education Committee the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to approve the seven subjects listed below:

The Committee noted that under items 8.1 and 9.7 of the Faculty Board Report Proceedings presented, the subjects AFF3132 Investments and Portfolio Management, AFF2341 International Financial Management, and MGW3132 Strategic Management for International Business, were to be extended to also be offered offshore at the Malaysia campus (as well as MGW3132 via distance education).

Education Committee noted the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to make major and minor amendments to subjects as detailed under items 8 and 9 of the Faculty Board Report Proceedings.

Documentation was circulated for reference (p 79-124).

Education Committee noted:

that, of the 2096 subjects recorded as being offered by the Faculty, the Callista Implementation Team identified 1,118 subjects as being eligible for disestablishment after the 2000 academic year and consequently disestablished those subjects on Callista (refer to Appendix 18A). The reasons for disestablishment of the subjects generally fell into two categories:

the disestablishment of 28 course codes (refer to Appendix 18B). The reasons for disestablishment of the course codes generally fell into two categories:

the changes to subject codes to fit the new coding structure of undergraduate subjects (refer to Appendix 18C);

the establishment of new course codes (refer to Appendix 18H); and

the information in Appendices 18D, 18E, 18F and 18G that relate to a series of generic subjects, the creation of which is an administrative requirement for Callista.

A document was circulated (p 125-126).

Education Committee received the Report of the Education Executive of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, on behalf of the Faculty Board, and considered each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board. (It was expected that items from this report would be ratified at Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine.)

The proposal under this item affected the core of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics. The change was requested so that all areas of Nutritional Physiology required for accreditation (including neurobiological components) with the Dieticians’ Associate of Australia, would be covered.

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to amend the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, to replace the first year elective subject with BMS1052 Human Neurobiology, as a first year core subject.

The change under this item was categorised as a major amendment as it had legislative implications. (Abbreviations for course titles are included under Statute 6.1.2 – Courses and Degrees.)

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to amend the formal abbreviation of the title Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics from "B.Nutr.Dietet." to "B.Nut.Diet".

A document was circulated for information (p 127-128).

Members also referred to item 7.3 "New Subjects" below.

Subject to approval of the subject PAR3142, Education Committee noted the decision of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to amend the Bachelor of Paramedic Studies, to include the new subject PAR3142 Clinical Practice (Advanced Life Support) to be offered as an elective subject in that degree.

Members referred also to item 7.2 above.

A handbook entry was circulated (p 129-130). (The subject proposed under this item was an off campus, industry-based subject, offered through the Peninsula campus, where the lecturer would travel to the location of the students at the relevant ambulance station.)

Education Committee endorsed for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish the subject PAR3142 Clinical Practice (Advance Life Support).

That Education Committee note the decision of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to make amendments to subjects as detailed under item 6 of the Faculty Education Executive Report presented.

A document was circulated (p 131-132).

Education Committee received the Report of a meeting of the Executive of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held 4 January 2001.

Documentation was circulated (p 133-134).

Education Committee noted the decision of the Faculty of Science to amend the semester of offering for the following subjects as detailed in the documentation presented:

The meeting formally concluded at 2:50 pm

Professor Evans advised that the LTP leadsite reports could be viewed on the Planning and Academic Affairs website at the address below. Feedback was invited, to be provided to Professor Evans or Ms N Mitchell, Office of Planning and Academic Affairs.

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/paa/plans/ltp/ltp_lsa.html

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 2/2001) will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 21 March 2001.

All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by 5pm, Wednesday, 7 March 2001. For other important dates, please refer to the 2001 Education Committee Submission Schedule and Evaluation Roster, which is located on the web at the following address:

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Dr Mark Peel (Acting)

Associate Professor David Garrioch (OSP 1/2001)

Dr Denise Cuthbert

Mr Karen Bensley

Associate Professor Alan Farley

Associate Professor Les Nethercott

Dr Ian Walker

Associate Professor Ian Prince

Associate Professor John Hurst

Mr Chris Avram

Professor Susan Campbell

Associate Professor Tony Luff

Associate Professor Malcolm Sim

Associate Professor Michael Page

Dr Tony Patti

Associate Professor Louis Roller

Professor Peter Stewart

Professor Max King

Professor Merran Evans

Professor John Harris

Professor Graham Webb

Mr Kenny Lee (MONSU – Caulfield)

Mr Colin Wolfe (MONSU – Peninsula)

Ms Deb Brown (MSA)

Mr Eyal Miller (MUBS)

Mr Sharn Juster (MUGSU)

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr Peter Lawford

Mr Peter Marshall (alternate Mr Peter 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