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

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

No apologies have been received at this time.

Any items on this Education Committee agenda that relate to the approval of new courses have automatically been starred for the attention of the Committee.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

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

The Minutes of Meeting 1/2001 were circulated previously.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting 1/2001, held 31 January 2001.

Academic Board, at its Meeting 1/2001, approved all items forwarded by the Education Committee in its Report of Meetings 8/2000 and 1/2001, with the exception of the following matters.

The proposals for major amendment to the Master of Business Systems, the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the Executive and Graduate Certificates of Business (Management), were withdrawn from the Academic Board agenda prior to the meeting pending appropriate fulfilment of Offshore Quality Assurance Committee requirements.

p 1-56

Refer also to item 6.

At CADeT Meeting 1/2001, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, provided a progress report on the implementation of the new integrated academic and resource planning approach. All new courses and those significant amendments falling within the defined categories of university-wide interest would utilise the new approach from 21 March 2001. It was also noted that, effective from 7 March, faculties would have in place their own procedures to handle all subject approval processes, and course amendments not falling into one of the defined categories of university-wide interest, on a devolved basis. Faculties were requested to report on their devolved procedures to this meeting of the Education Committee. These faculty reports are attached.

Advice has been received from various faculties (in particular Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Information Technology and Science) that the procedures set out in the reports will require further consideration and approval at the faculty level.

For further reference about the new integrated planning approach, please refer to the web page for the planning approach that is located on the University Secretariat website at the address below. (The web page for the new approach can also be accessed via the Secretariat homepage and the "Useful Resources" page on the Secretariat website.)

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/res/cds/index.html

A copy of the report on implementation of the new Integrated Academic and Resource Planning Approach, similar to that which was previously circulated to the Committee of Associate Deans Teaching at its Meeting 1/2001, is also attached for reference.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee:

p 57-60

Refer also to item 5.

The new integrated academic and resource planning approach will involve faculty-level approval of all course and subject developments. At CADeT Meeting 1/2001, it was noted the current Education Committee approval/reporting system would need to be replaced by a simple proforma that would be used to inform Education Committee of all course and subject developments and amendments (including disestablishments), approved by deans and faculty boards.

A draft of this proforma, prepared by the Secretary to the Education Committee, Ms K Wilson-Reid, is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee:

Professor G Webb, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Quality, will provide an oral report on progress with the quality agenda. (It is anticipated that this item will become a standing item on the Education Committee agenda from this meeting.)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the verbal report provided by Professor G Webb, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Quality, on progress with the quality agenda.

p 61-62

A draft Monash University Global Equal Opportunity Policy, forwarded by Ms K Gardner, Manager, Student Equity and Access, is attached.

This draft has had initial exposure in areas such as Student and Staff Services, Planning and Academic Affairs and the Offices of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Academic and Planning) and (Resources). It is anticipated that the draft policy will also be considered at the Committee of Deans and other relevant University committees.

Ms Gardner has been invited to attend the meeting for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee consider the draft Monash University Global Equal Opportunity Policy presented.

p 63-64

A memorandum is attached dated 7 March 2001, together with a draft amendment to two specific sections in Statute 4.1 – Discipline, from Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor. The memorandum sets out specific issues in relation to penalties for academic misconduct and requests Education Committee endorsement of a draft amendment to two sections in Statute 4.1 – Discipline.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee consider for endorsement the principles set out in Ms Lazar’s memorandum, dated 7 March 2001, regarding Statute 4.1 – Discipline and penalties for academic misconduct and endorse the subsequent draft amendments proposed to sections 14.3.2 and 14.3.3 of Statute 4.1 – Discipline.

p 65-66

A memorandum from Ms A Lazar is attached, dated 7 March 2001, regarding the inclusion of copyright warnings on course materials.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse the proposal presented by Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, that copyright warnings be included in course materials across the University as set out in the memorandum presented.

At Academic Board Meeting 3/2000, the following statement was endorsed as proposed by the Education Committee:

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee request that each faculty provide a report on the processes in place in the faculty to ensure implementation of the above statement.

p 67-68

A Library Impact Statement is attached for the period January to December 2000.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the Library Impact Statement presented for the period January to December 2000.

p 69-70

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Report of a meeting of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held 7 March 2001, and consider each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

Members are asked to note that this meeting of the Board of the Faculty of Arts was inquorate and that all matters forwarded under this report will be submitted to the next meeting of the Faculty Board, to be held 18 April 2001, for ratification.

This course amendment is included for approval under the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics.

p 71-72

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Arts at its next meeting, Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Faculty of Arts to amend the structure of the Bachelor of Arts (International Communication) as detailed in the document presented.

p 73-74

An explanatory paper for this item, prepared by the Associate Dean (Teaching) of the Faculty of Arts, is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Arts, Education Committee:

p 75-78

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, held 19 February 2001, note the Proceedings and consider each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

p 79-80

Refer also to item 13.1.1.

A document is attached.

This course has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business and Economics is the managing faculty. The proposal under this item has also been endorsed by the Board of the Faculty of Arts. However, that meeting of the Arts Faculty Board was inquorate and the proposal will be returned to the next Faculty Board meeting for ratification.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, subject to endorsement by the Board of the Faculty of Arts, Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Arts to make a major amendment to the course structure of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce / Bachelor of Communication as detailed in the document presented.

p 81-86

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to approve the following subjects:

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to make amendments to subjects as detailed under items 5 and 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

p 87-88

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of a meeting of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering, held 13 February 2001, and consider each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

p 89-90

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to change the title of the Master of Engineering Maintenance Management, to become the Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering.

p 91-108

Documentation is attached.

(The subject amendments under Faculty Board Report items 2.1 and 2.2 involve an extension of the mode of offering to now also include off-campus delivery.)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the amendments to subjects made by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering as detailed under item 2 of the Faculty Board Report and the documentation presented.

p 109-116

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology, note the Proceedings and consider each item that requires action for submission to the Academic Board.

p 117-122

Documentation is attached.

The course under this item has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Art and Design. The required cross-faculty consultation has occurred.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish the Bachelor of Multimedia (Honours), to be offered as an on-campus course at the Berwick campus, commencing semester one, 2001.

p 123-126

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to the Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Master of Network Computing as detailed in the documentation presented, from semester one 2001, to:

p 127-128

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Bachelor of Software Engineering to:

p 129-130

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Bachelor of Computing, to authorise the course leader of the Bachelor of Computing, after consultation with the course leader of the Bachelor of Information Management and Systems, to permit a variation to progression of SYS major students in the Bachelor of Computing (course code 0961 only), by the substitution of a CSE subject at second or third year level for a SYS or IMS subject when it is not feasible for the student to enrol in a SYS or IMS subject because of timetabling constraints.

p 131-132

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the Master of Digital Communications, to include CSE5302 'Digital Video Coding and Compression' as an approved communications subject.

p 133-134

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the structure of the Information Systems Development specialisation within the Master of Information Management and Systems, to remove IMS5029 Managing Legacy Systems from the prescribed list, cancel its proposed offering in first semester, and permit students to take either IMS5026 Data Warehousing, or IMS4401 Developing Multimedia Systems, instead.

p 135-144

Documentation is attached for the new subjects proposed for establishment under this item.

The new subject below coded IMS4401 has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Art and Design. The required consultation for this proposal has occurred. Additional consultation has occurred between the Faculties of Information Technology and Business and Economics in relation to the subjects BUS2710, BUS5960 and BUS4710.

Subsequent to submission of the Faculty Board Report, the Faculty has advised that the proposals contained in the report for the new subjects MMS4401 Introduction to Multimedia Research, and BTW3641 Information Law, should be withdrawn from consideration at this time.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to approve the following subjects:

p 145-158

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend subjects as detailed under item 4 of the Faculty Board Report and the documentation presented.

The Faculty of Information Technology advises that it has endorsed the subject proposals of the Faculty of Art and Design listed below. The proposals MMS4001, MMS5002 and VCM4101 were approved by the Academic Board at its Meeting 1/2001. VCM4002 was approved at Academic Board Meeting 8/98.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note that the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology has ratified the proposals of the Faculty of Art and Design for the following subjects:

p 159-170

Documentation in relation to the Proceedings of this Report is attached for information.

p 171-172

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Law, held 6 March 2001, and consider each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

p 173-178

Handbook entries are attached for the proposals under this item.

The subject below titled LAW7262 Goods and Services Tax: Complex Issues and Planning, is proposed to be taught in partnership with the Australian Taxation Studies Program at the University of New South Wales (ATAX).

RECOMMENDATION:

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

18. FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

p 179-180

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the memorandum dated 26 February 2001 from Mr M Lewenberg, Director of Academic Programs for the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, together with the attached major amendment to course proposal, and consider the item for submission to the Academic Board.

p 181-196

A proposal for major amendment to the Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is attached. For further detail about the processes followed during the development of this proposal, please refer to the covering memorandum from Mr M Lewenberg. Cross-faculty consultation about this proposal has occurred with the Faculties of Arts, Science and Law. The proposal has also been evaluated by two Education Committee evaluators, Associate Professors L Roller and J Hurst.

This proposal involves the Faculty’s move to introduce a five year medical curriculum.

Associate Professor T Luff, Associate Dean (Teaching) for the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, will be invited to introduce this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to amend the Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), to change the structure of the course, as detailed in the documentation presented, to become a five year medical curriculum.

p 197-200

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meetings 5/2000 and 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held 4 October 2000 and 7 March 2001, and consider each item requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

• the addition of two tags to the degree, to be titled Master of Psychology (Counselling) and Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental); and

• offering the Master of Psychology (Counselling) tagged specialism off-campus by distance education from the Clayton campus (in addition to the on-campus option at Clayton).

• GAW3010 Ethics and welfare

• GAW3020 Biology and ethology

• GAW3030 Domestication and management

• GAW3040 Research project: observing behaviour (including industry placement)