Meeting No. 6/2002 of the Education Committee will be held on 23 October 2002 in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3A, Clayton Campus, commencing at 2:15pm.

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 to date.

Ms Jill Dixon, Quality Advisor, Support Services, CHEQ, and Dr Sid Nair, Quality Advisor, Research and Evaluation, CHEQ, have been invited to attend this meeting.

The Committee should note that certain items have been starred as requiring discussion. 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 unconfirmed minutes of Education Committee Meeting 5/2002, held 18 September 2002, have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting 5/2002.

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At its Meeting 3/2002, the Education Committee endorsed a set of recommendations in relation to the ‘Protection of Courseware on the Web’. These were approved by the Academic Board at its Meeting 3/2002 (item 7.2). (Those minutes are located at: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/com/ab/index.html)

The final recommendation was "that the university publish guidelines for staff about their rights and responsibilities in preparing web-based materials." The Academic Board noted that the Education Committee had established a small working party to draft appropriate guidelines for consideration. The working party included Associate Professor J Hurst (convenor), Ms A Lazar and a representative of Mr P Marshall (Ms C Wallace). The working party has met on a number of occasions and drafted guidelines that are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse for submission to Academic Board the guidelines presented for staff about their rights and responsibilities in preparing web-based materials.

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The Academic Board, at its Meeting 5/2002, noted the Proceedings of the Education Committee Report. The Board approved the recommendation in relation to ‘Characterising Graduate and Postgraduate Courses and Students’.

In relation to the item approved above, the Education Committee had endorsed this recommendation and noted that the full revised paper, including background on the issue, would be circulated to members for information. A copy of that full paper, that was submitted to and approved by the Board, is attached for information.

The revised draft of the ‘Learning and Teaching Plan (LTP) 2002’ will be circulated via email prior to the meeting.

This draft incorporates significant input from the Committee of Associate Deans Teaching, Faculty Boards and Executives, members of the university community, the Learning and Teaching Retreat, and the Academic Board. It is anticipated that the draft will be put to the November meeting of the Academic Board and the December meeting of Council.

Professor A Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), will introduce this item. Members are asked to note that approximately one hour has been allocated to consideration of the Plan at this meeting to allow for extended discussion.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee give detailed consideration to the revised draft and suggest specific amendments for incorporation into the Plan in preparation for its presentation to Academic Board on 13 November.

Documentation is attached including draft revised terms of reference for the Education Committee, together with a copy of the existing terms of reference of the Committee for members’ reference.

It is timely to review the Committee’s terms of reference in light of the Committee’s continuing role in academic policy development and approval of procedures, its engagement in developing, reviewing and monitoring the Learning and Teaching Plan, and the devolution of the course and unit approval process to faculties.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee consider and endorse, for submission to Academic Board, the revised draft terms of reference of the Education Committee.

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A memorandum from Professor Graham Webb, Director, CHEQ, regarding the ‘Monash Experience Questionnaire (MEQ)’, is attached. It is anticipated that, further to focus group discussions, some revised documentation for this item will be circulated electronically to members prior to the meeting.

The ‘Still Learning’ report of the 2002 Monash Self Review recommended the development of a Monash Student Experience Questionnaire to provide additional information for monitoring the student experience of Monash. A paper outlining the proposed Monash Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) was subsequently approved by VCG, and circulated for comment. The key purpose of the MEQ is to provide institutional and course level data that allows Monash to monitor, assure and improve the quality of its academic programs and student services, and to benchmark internally and with other universities.

Professor Webb will speak to this item.

Ms J Dixon, Quality Advisor, Support Services, CHEQ, and Dr S Nair, Quality Advisor, Research and Evaluation, will also be in attendance.

RECOMMENDATION:

That, in relation to the ‘Monash Experience Questionnaire (MEQ)’, the Committee:

• endorse the work undertaken to date; and

• forward comments to Ms Jill Dixon, Quality Advisor, Support Services, CHEQ, or Dr Sid Nair, Quality Advisor, Research and Evaluation, CHEQ.

The following dates have been approved by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), Professor A Lindsay.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the 2003 schedule for meetings of the Committee:

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 1/2003) will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 5 February 2003.

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Mr Karen Bensley

Dr Heinz Kreutz

Dr Denise Cuthbert

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

Ms Glenice Ives

Associate Professor Michael Page

Dr Tony Patti

Associate Professor Louis Roller

Professor Peter Stewart

Professor Max King

Professor Chris Browne

Professor Merran Evans

Professor John Harris

Professor Graham Webb

Mr Michael Josem (MONSU-Caulfield)

Mr Chad Brooks (MONSU – Peninsula)

Ms Shen Narayanasamy (MSA - Clayton)

Ms Natalie Lo’Ngok (MUBS - Berwick)

Mr Terry Pritchard (MUGSU - Gippsland)

(Pharmacy Students Association) – position vacant

Mr Richard Morgan (MPA – masters by coursework)

(MPA – Masters) – position vacant

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr Peter Lawford

Mr Peter Marshall (alternate - Mr Peter Yates)

Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree

Associate Professor Valerie Clifford

Associate Professor Marg Lindorff

Ms Kerri Wilson-Reid (Executive Officer)

Faculty Managers/Registrars (*9)

Mr T Calder

Mr D Mernagh

Ms P Williams

Ms P Herman

Ms S Stafford

Ms B Le Grand