Meeting No. 5/2001 of the Education Committee will be held on 26 September, 2001 in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3A, Clayton Campus, commencing at 2:15pm.

Apologies: Please telephone: 9905 9001 or e-mail to: Kelly.Drayton@adm.monash.edu.au.

Ms K Wilson-Reid

Executive Officer

Apologies have been received for this meeting from Associate Professor L Roller, Mr C Avram and Ms D Brown.

Some items on the agenda have been starred for the attention of the Committee. Additional items may be starred at the discretion of the Committee.

RECOMMENDATION:

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

The Minutes of meeting 4/2001 will be circulated separately.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting 4/2001, held 1 August, 2001.

The Committee is invited to note that the item that was forwarded to the Academic Board from the last meeting, the proposal for establishment of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours), was approved. The Board noted all other matters forwarded by the Committee. It was also noted that the proposal for establishment of university procedures in relation to standard course titling and abbreviation had been forwarded to the Research Graduate School Committee for endorsement prior to lodgement of the procedures on the web.

p 1-10

At Meeting 3/01, members noted that following Council’s consideration of this course portfolio overview paper (at its Meeting 2/2001), a further report would be provided to Council about initiatives in this area later in the year.

A paper is attached. This paper includes the responses provided by faculties to update and expand the original information contained in the first course overview paper entitled ‘Development of the Curriculum: Engagement with Stakeholders’. It is anticipated that a further response from the Faculty of Engineering will be forwarded prior to the Meeting. The course portfolio overview paper, as presented to Council Meeting 2/2/001, is also attached for reference. Following discussion at this meeting, a summary paper will be prepared based on the responses that will be forwarded to Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the faculty responses provided and note that Professor Lindsay will prepare a summary paper from the responses to be forwarded to Council.

p 11-16

At its Meeting 4/2001, the Education Committee considered reports from each faculty regarding implementation of the university's principles and procedures for special consideration, together with feedback for consideration during the evaluation of those principles and procedures. As agreed, a small working group convened by Professor M Evans, Director of Planning and Academic Affairs, met and drafted revised university principles and procedures, together with a revised application form, for consideration by the Committee. These are attached.

Professor Evans will introduce this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of Professor Evans, Education Committee consider and endorse the attached revised principles and procedures and application form for special consideration.

p 17-22

At Meeting 3/2001, the Committee endorsed some of the recommendations that were put to that meeting about information to be included on the university’s student academic transcripts. The Committee formed a working group to consider issues that arose from discussion at that meeting. A paper from that working group, that includes recommendations regarding academic transcripts, is attached. (Also attached for reference is a document that contains information about a survey of Australian universities regarding academic transcripts.)

Professor Evans and Mr Yates will speak to this item. Mr T Hogan, Manager Student Administration, and Mr V Garth, Manager Examinations, have also been invited to attend.

Ms M Pernat and Ms M Young, Services and Systems, will be in attendance as observers for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of Professor Evans and Mr Yates, Education Committee consider and endorse the recommendations set out below regarding academic transcripts as presented by the working group. (The attached document on Monash academic transcripts contains the entire set of recommendations relating to transcripts including those set out below and the recommendations previously approved at Meeting 3/2001.)

A third course portfolio overview paper is being prepared by the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning). The paper, that will proceed to Academic Board and Council, will be on the ‘Use of On-line Technologies to Support Flexible Learning’. Information for that paper will be derived from the following sources.

p 23-32

A paper provided by Professor J Harris, Director, CeLTS, is attached that provides the outcomes of the survey of electronic supplementation of unit delivery.

Professor Harris will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the advice of Professor Harris, and the document attached, regarding the outcome of the survey of electronic supplementation of unit delivery.

p 33-52

Faculty strategy papers on electronically supported teaching and learning have been forwarded to the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), and are attached for reference. These papers provide information (together with the above survey results) for the preparation of the third course portfolio overview paper ‘Use of On-Line Technologies to Support Flexible Learning’. They will also form the basis of continuing dialogue between the Steering Committee on Electronically Supported Teaching and Learning and the Faculty Consultative Panel. It is anticipated that papers from the Faculties of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Science will be forwarded prior to the Meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the advice of Professor Lindsay and the attached faculty strategy papers on electronically supported teaching and learning, and discuss directions in relation to the use of on-line technologies to support flexible learning.

p 53-56

A paper regarding plagiarism, that was prepared by Professor M Evans and Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, is attached. This item originated at Committee of Deans Meeting 6/2001, held 21 August, when a set of recommendations were approved that had been forwarded by Professor Evans. (The same paper was emailed to Associate Deans Teaching on 12 July, and ADTs provided information for reference about faculty policies and procedures in relation to plagiarism). Ms Lazar has been invited to attend the meeting for this item.

Professor Evans and Ms Lazar will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, noting the advice of Professor Evans and the paper presented, Education Committee consider and endorse the recommendations from the attached paper as set out below:

p 57-60

A range of issues have been raised by staff in relation to examinations. These issues have been discussed in the first instance by a working group including Ms D Brown, Professors M Evans, S Campbell, A Farley and J Harris, Mr V Garth, Mr T Hogan, Ms M Pernat and Mr P Yates. A report from that group, containing recommendations about the issues raised, is attached for consideration.

Professor M Evans will introduce this item. Mr T Hogan, Manager Student Administration, and Mr V Garth, Manager Examinations, have also been invited to attend.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education consider for endorsement the recommendations contained in the paper presented regarding examinations matters as set out below:

Recommendation 1: That a formal approval process for changes to examination policy and procedures that have academic ramifications be introduced.

p 61-62

A briefing paper is attached regarding the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS). This paper has been jointly prepared by Professor M Evans, Director, Planning and Academic Affairs, and Professor S Joy, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Business and Economics.

Professors M Evans and S Joy will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the attached briefing paper and the advice of Professors M Evans and S Joy, regarding implications of the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS).

p 63-74

A paper titled ‘Student Profile: Past and Future’, prepared by the office of Planning and Academic Affairs, is attached.

Professor M Evans will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the advice of Professor Evans and the paper presented titled ‘Student Profile: Past and Present’.

p 75-112

Biannual reports were noted at the last meeting from the following Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, and Law. Pharmacy had advised that no matters had been approved during that time for report.

The following faculties have submitted their biannual reports for noting at this meeting: Art and Design, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Science. It is anticipated that the Faculty of Education will forward a report to the next meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the biannual reports of course and unit developments presented by the Faculties of Art and Design, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Science.

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee, Meeting 6/2001, will be held on 21 November, 2001.

All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by Wednesday, 7 November. Further information regarding the Education Committee can be found at:

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

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Associate Professor David Garrioch

Dr Denise Cuthbert

Mr Karen Bensley

Professor Alan Farley

Professor Sally Joy

Dr Debbie Corrigan & Dr Paul Richardson

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 Simon Szewach (MONSU – Caulfield)

Mr Colin Wolfe (MONSU – Peninsula)

Ms Natalie Lo-Ngok (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 T Calder

Mr D Mernagh

Ms C Holland

Ms P Herman

Ms S Stafford

Mr B Eddy

Ms M Fairbanks

Ms L Davies