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

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

An apology has been received for this meeting from Professor M Evans.

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 2/2001 were circulated separately.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting 2/2001, held 21 March 2001.

The Academic Board, at its Meeting 2/2001, approved all matters that were forwarded by the Education Committee from its Meeting 2/2001.

As an additional matter of interest, the Academic Board endorsed, for submission to the University Council, legislation that revises Statute 6.2 – Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress and the Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress Regulations. (The revised Statute 6.2 will also require sign off by the Minister following Council.) Appropriate approval of this revised legislation will enable implementation of the recommendations contained in the Report of the (Education Committee) Working Party on the Review of Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress, that was previously approved by the Academic Board at its Meeting 2/2000.

For information, members may refer to the web page for the new course development software and the Integrated Academic and Resource Planning Approach at the address below. For reference, the proforma for faculties to report bi-annually to the Education Committee about their approved course and subject developments for noting, that was adopted by the Committee at its last meeting, can also be located at this site.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That members discuss any issues of interest arising from implementation of the devolved approval process under the integrated academic and resource planning approach.

p 1-14

The Learning and Teaching Plan – Performance Report 2000, presented by the offices of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning) and Planning and Academic Affairs, is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Learning and Teaching Plan – Performance Report 2000.

p 15-16

An extract from the minutes of Council Meeting 2/2001, held 19 March 2001, is attached. The extract relates to a report that was presented to the Council by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, entitled "Development of the Curriculum: Engagement with Stakeholders".

This report, the first of a series of overviews of the university’s course portfolio, was one of a number of Future Directions Reports that are scheduled and submitted to the Academic Board and Council throughout the year. For reference, Future Directions Reports can be located on the University Secretariat website at:

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

Professor A Lindsay will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the minute from Council Meeting 2/2001 and the advice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, regarding Council’s consideration of the report entitled "Development of the Curriculum: Engagement with Stakeholders".

A draft paper entitled ‘Course structures for employment and professional needs’, presented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay, will be distributed to members prior to the meeting.

This paper is the second of a series of three overviews of the university’s course portfolio, as foreshadowed in a paper from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), The Relationship between Academic Board and Council, that was presented to Council 4/2000. The Relationship paper discussed how the introduction of the new integrated and devolved approach to course approvals would provide an opportunity for the Council and the Board to more effectively undertake strategic overviews of the academic profile. The paper proposed that an annual cycle of overview papers dealing with the key dimensions of the course portfolio would be prepared for consideration by the Board, which would then provide the Council with assessments of the ‘vitality’ of the various dimensions of the academic enterprise.

At its Meeting 5/2000, the Education Committee considered a paper presented by Professor M Evans, Director of Planning and Academic Affairs, entitled ‘Engagement with the Community and Teaching and Learning’. Taking into account feedback that was received, a further draft of that document was considered at the Committee’s next meeting. Due to the nature and scale of the paper, it was then divided into two course portfolio overview papers. The first, presented to Council 2/2001, entitled ‘Development of the Curriculum: Engagement of Stakeholders’, focussed on the theme of engagement, which was one of the three defining themes as set out in ‘Leading the Way: Monash 2020’ (item 7 of this agenda details Council’s consideration of that paper). The second is the overview paper coming forward at this meeting entitled ‘Course structures for employment and professional needs’. It is anticipated that this second overview paper will be considered at Meeting 3/2001 of the Academic Board, to be held on 6 June.

Professor A Lindsay will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee:

p 17-22

A proposed Training and Support of Sessional Teaching Appointees Policy, and accompanying Guidelines, are attached.

The development of this draft policy was considered at Meetings 3/2000 and 6/2000 of the Committee of Associate Deans (Teaching) (CADeT). The proposal was amended by Dr K Macrae, Associate Professor M Eley and Associate Professor A Farley, taking into account feedback that was received from faculties and other units. The amended proposal was attached to the minutes of CADeT Meeting 6/2000 for any further comments and endorsement (refer Minute 2.2). On the recommendation of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), the draft policy and guidelines have since been adapted to conform with the format of the proforma for policy and procedures that was adopted by the Education Committee at its Meeting 5/2000.

Dr K Macrae, Acting Faculty Manager and Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Science, will be in attendance for this item. Associate Professor M Eley, Higher Education Development Unit, CeLTS, will also be in attendance for this item.

Dr Macrae will introduce this proposal.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of Dr K Macrae, Education Committee:

p 23-26

A Report on the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (GCHE), prepared by Dr P Jamieson, Course Coordinator, GCHE, is attached.

Associate Professor M Eley and Dr P Jamieson, Higher Education Development Unit, CeLTS, will be in attendance for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the report presented on the recent evaluation of the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.

p 27-44

A document is attached, presented by Professor G Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality (CHEQ), titled Guidelines for Academic Review (exposure draft).

A further document, titled Quality at Monash, will be distributed to the Committee on Monday, 7 May 2001, prior to the meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note and provide comment about the documents presented by Professor G Webb, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Quality, titled:

p 45-48

A paper titled Recommendations for Enhancement to Academic Transcripts (dated 23 April 2001), presented by Mr P Yates, Director of Services and Systems, Student and Staff Services Division, is attached. Preparation of this document was done in consultation with Professor M Evans, Director of Planning and Academic Affairs.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, taking into consideration the information provided in the paper presented, Education Committee consider for endorsement the recommendations contained in that paper, set out below, for enhancement to the University’s academic transcripts:

p 49-50

A memorandum from Mr P Yates, Director of Services and Systems, dated 13 February 2001, is attached.

In early 2000, the Committee of Associate Deans (Teaching) (CADeT) endorsed a principle, that was proposed by the IAS Project (Callista), that the University’s use of terminology in relation to subjects be changed to "subject/unit", with the intention that the University would in future adopt the single term "unit". Following this period during which the University has had an opportunity to adapt to the changed terminology, it is now proposed that the University formally adopt use of the term "unit" to replace the term "subject".

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse the proposal presented by Mr P Yates, Director of Services and Systems, that the University formally adopt the use of the term "unit" in replacement of the traditionally used term "subject".

p 51-54

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, held 18 April 2001, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

p 55-64

Handbook entries are attached for the new subjects proposed for establishment under this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish the twenty-six (26) subjects listed below, noting that of those subjects nine (9) are new subjects for establishment, twelve (12) are new subjects by virtue of a change to credit points, and five (5) are new subjects by virtue of an additional year level of offering:

p 65-68

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to make amendments to subjects as detailed under items 1.5 and 2.1 of the Faculty Board Report and the documentation presented.

RECOMMENDATION:

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

14.4 Cessation of Intake into Subjects

That Education Committee endorse the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to cease intake into the following subjects:

At Meeting 2/2001 of Education Committee, it was noted that the previous meeting of the Board of the Faculty of Arts was inquorate and that all matters forwarded under that report were to be submitted to the next meeting of the Faculty Board, to be held 18 April 2001, for ratification.

Education Committee members are invited to note that the Board of the Faculty of Arts has ratified those matters as previously forwarded.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note that the matters listed below, which were approved subject to ratification by the Board of the Faculty of Arts, were ratified by the Board at its Meeting 1/2001, held 18 April 2001:

The report that was forwarded under this item (reports from all faculties requested in the agenda for Education Committee 7/2000) will be presented to the Education Committee when all faculty reports on this matter have been received.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to disestablish the following course codes for courses in that Faculty:

p 69-72

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 2/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics, held 18 April 2001, note the Proceedings and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

p 73-80

Documentation is attached. (The proposal also includes two new subjects, MGC5810&5820, proposed under the item "New Subjects" below.)

The course proposed for establishment under this item has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Information Technology. The Faculty of Business and Economics advises that the relevant consultation has occurred with the Faculty of Information Technology.

The proposal indicates that the introduction of an off campus Master of Business Management will enable articulation into masters for students completing current graduate certificates and diplomas off campus, including those successfully completing the Executive Certificate in Business (Management).

Approval is sought for establishment of the Masters program for off campus delivery to Australian students. The course has been designed to provide a possible vehicle for use in future programs outside Australia. Should there be a proposal to take the course outside Australia, approval would be sought to do so at that time.

The Master of Business Management would be included in the University’s Schedule of Exceptions in the Graduate Studies Policy. The admission requirements for the masters degree (72 points) are as follows: "Applicants must hold either an undergraduate degree or an executive certificate at a credit level average from the Faculty of Business and Economics."

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the Master of Business Management, to be offered off campus (within Australia), from the Gippsland campus commencing semester two, 2001.

p 81-82

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 extend the Master of Business Law, to allow for the course to also be offered off campus, effective from semester two, 2001.

p 83-84

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 amend the title of the Master of Management (International Business), to become the Master of International Business.

p 85-86

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 amend the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources, to reduce the number of core subjects from seven to five and increase the number of electives to three subjects.

p 87-88

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

p 89-90

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to amend the courses listed below as detailed under item 6 of the Faculty Board Report presented:

Permit students to choose up to two level 9 or up to four level 4 subjects, or up to four level 5 subjects offered by the Department of Business Law and Taxation.

Offer an increased range of elective subjects in particular in the information technology and business related area.

Increase the choice of elective subjects and replace MDF5301 Thesis/Project, with MKF5150 Major Project.

p 91-94

Handbook entries are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish the four (4) subjects listed below:

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 7 and 8 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

p 95-96

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Education, held 14 March 2001, note the Proceedings and consider the item requiring action for submission to Academic Board.

16.1. Major Amendment to Existing Course - Postgraduate Diploma of Education – Tagged Pathway

p 97-100

Documentation is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to amend the Postgraduate Diploma of Education, to offer the tagged award Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Special Education), on campus at the Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses, commencing semester two, 2001.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Education to amend the first year of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, to allow EDF1514 Visual Arts in Early Childhood to be moved from semester one to semester two, and EDF1513 Music in Early Childhood to be moved from semester two to semester one, effective from semester one, 2001.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Education to make amendments to subjects as detailed under item 2 of the Proceedings in the Faculty Board Report presented.

p 101-102

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 2/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering, held 4 April 2001, and consider the item for submission to Academic Board.

p 103-104

The handbook entry is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to establish the subject CHE4153 Chemical Engineering Troubleshooting.

The Board of the Faculty of Engineering approved the following motion submitted by the Engineering Education Committee:

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to devolve approval of subjects/units and amendments to subjects/units as outlined above.

p 105-106

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 2/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology, held 18 April 2001, and consider the matters requiring action for submission to the Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to amend the courses listed below, as detailed under item 1 of the Faculty Board Report presented:

Amend the structure of the Information Systems Development specialisation of the Master of Information Management and Systems, to permit:

Amend the course structure to:

p 107-110

Handbook entries are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish the two (2) subjects listed below:

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to make amendments to subjects as detailed under item 3 of the Faculty Board Report presented.

p 111-114

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 1/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Law, held 11 April 2001, note the Proceedings and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

p 115-122

Documentation is attached.

The existing Master of Laws (Legal Practice), was approved at Academic Board Meeting 5/2000 as a 192 credit point masters degree to be undertaken by non-law graduates. This masters provided a single course that would allow admission as a legal practitioner. The Faculty of Law also offers the Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics, a 48 credit point award in practical legal training that leads to admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria, following completion of an LLB.

This amendment expands the LLM (Legal Practice), now to be called the LLM (Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics), to also permit students who have completed an LLB to undertake the course. Students who hold an LLB and have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics (see proposal for specifics), will complete a 72 credit point version of the LLM (LPSE), including 48 points credit granted for the Postgraduate Diploma.

Members are also invited to note the initiatives currently being considered by the Faculty of Law in relation to forming a consortium of the Law Schools of Monash, Griffith and the ANU to develop a national course based on the existing post graduate diplomas of legal practice courses, which can be provided on-line direct into law firms. (It is anticipated that students who completed the national post graduate diploma course would be able to proceed to an LLM at one of the consortium universities.)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to amend the Master of Laws (Legal Practice), as detailed in the documentation attached, to:

The amendment under this item has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Arts. The Faculty of Law advises that the amendment has also been approved by the Board of the Faculty of Arts.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the decision of the Board of the Faculty of Law to amend the Bachelor of Performing Arts / Bachelor of Laws, as detailed under item 2.1 of the Faculty Board Report presented, due to the standardisation of Arts subjects to 6 or 12 credit points, to decrease the total number of credit points for the combined Bachelor of Performing Arts / Bachelor of Laws by four points from 256 to 252. (As a consequence, the previous two alternative structures have been combined and the decrease will occur in subjects offered by the Centre of Drama and Theatre Studies in the third year. There is no change to the structure of the Bachelor of Laws.)

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note that the Board of the Faculty of Law has ratified matters that were previously (conditionally) approved as detailed under Proceedings (Section B) of the Faculty Board Report presented.

p 123-124

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive the Report of Meeting 2/2001 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, held 28 March 2001, and consider each item requiring action separately for submission to the Academic Board.

p 125-134

Documentation is attached. (This proposal also involves the proposals for four new "MEU…." subjects as proposed under the "New Subjects" item below.)

Members are invited to note that the course proposed for establishment under this item has cross-faculty involvement with the Faculty of Education. The relevant cross-faculty consultation has occurred.

(This 24 credit point Graduate Certificate allows for credit provision from external courses on a case by case basis. In addition, those who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, may be granted a maximum of 12 credit points towards the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education in RPL.)

The Graduate Certificate in Medical Education will be delivered off-campus within Australia. It is anticipated the course may in future be delivered to students overseas. A separate proposal to extend the course would be prepared at that time.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish a Graduate Certificate in Medical Education, to be offered off campus (via distance education within Australia) from the Clayton campus, commencing semester one, 2002.

p 135-144

Handbook entries are attached.

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 establish the five (5) subjects listed below:

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 4/2001) will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 1 August 2001.

All submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by 5pm, Wednesday, 18 July 2001. For further information about the Education Committee including meeting dates and the submission schedule, please refer to the University Secretariat website at the following address:

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/com/ec/information.html

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

Professor William Young

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)

Mr Eyal Miller (MUBS)

Ms Deb Brown (MSA)

Mr Sharn Juster (MUGSU)

Ms Marian Mahat (MPA – Masters)

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr Peter Lawford

Mr Peter Marshall (alternate Mr Peter Yates)

Ms Kerri Wilson-Reid (Executive Officer)

Faculty Registrars/Managers (*9)

Mr P Siggins

Mr D Mernagh

Ms C Holland

Ms P Herman

Mr B Eddy

Ms M Fairbanks

Dr A Mitchell

Ms S Stafford