Monash UniversityEducation Committee Meeting 2-2003Meeting No. 2/2003 of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday, 19 March 2003 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 Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it. A G E N D A PART A PROCEDURAL AND POLICY MATTERS *1. APOLOGIES & ATTENDANCE Apologies:
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*2. STARRED ITEMS 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. *3. MINUTES The unconfirmed minutes of Education Committee Meeting 1/2003, held 5 February 2003, will be circulated separately. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee approve the Minutes of Meeting 1/2003. 4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 5. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ACADEMIC BOARD MEETING 1/2003 The Academic Board noted all matters that were reported for information from Meeting 1/2003 of the Education Committee. *6. TOWARDS A MARKETING PLAN 2003 p 1 - 8 A document is attached titled ‘Towards a Marketing Plan 2003: Development Framework’. Ms M Jackson, Executive Director, Marketing and Public Affairs, has been invited to attend this meeting to provide a presentation for this item. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee note the presentation provided by Ms M Jackson, Executive Director, Marketing and Public Affairs, regarding ‘Towards a Marketing Plan 2003’. *7. ACADEMIC POLICY BANK PROJECT p 9 - 18 The Academic Policy Bank Project, that was commissioned by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning), has previously provided progress reports to meetings of the Education Committee and the Committee of Associate Deans Teaching. Attached is the final report from the academic policy project, including information regarding policies requiring review, policy gaps, and recommendations about future requirements. Members are invited to look through the new Academic Policy Bank, involving a significant enhancement of the previous repository of academic policies that were in the academic section of the Policy Bank, located on the University Secretariat website at: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/unisec/academicpolicies/index.html Professor M Evans, Director, Planning and Academic Affairs will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Education Committee:
*8. EDUCATION COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Documentation will be circulated. This item was foreshadowed at Education Committee Meeting 1/2003 during consideration of implementation of the Learning and Teaching Plan 2003-2005 (LTP). As previously foreshadowed, the Education Committee’s Terms of Reference will likely undergo further revision following amendment of the Committee’s structure to take into account subcommittees and working parties that can effectively assist with the management of LTP implementation. Professor C Browne, Associate Chair of Academic Board, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Education Committee consider for endorsement the suggested structure for the Education Committee and discuss exposure draft terms of reference and membership of the subcommittees and working parties that were foreshadowed for establishment at Meeting 1/2003. 9. AMENDMENT TO STATUTE 4.1 - DISCIPLINE p 19 - 26 Documentation is attached including a memorandum from Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, a proposed amendment to Statute 4.1 – Discipline, and a copy of the relevant section of Statute 4.1 that shows the proposed amendment highlighted in strikeout for ease of reference. Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, will be in attendance to answer any questions about this item. The Central Discipline Committee (Appeals) recently heard an appeal from a decision of a Faculty Discipline Committee which raised concern. The ground of the appeal was "new evidence not presented at the original hearing". The new evidence was that the student had lied to the Faculty Discipline Committee. The proposal under this item seeks to amend the ground of appeal in the Discipline Statute from "evidence of a substantial nature not presented at the time of the original hearing" to "new evidence of a substantial nature, being evidence not reasonably available to the student at the time of the original hearing". This would bring the appeal grounds for Discipline in line with those for Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee endorse the suggested amendments to Statute 4.1 – Discipline, as recommended by the Deputy University Solicitor, Ms A Lazar. 10. KING’S COLLEGE LONDON – MONASH UNIVERSITY – SEEDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION IN E-LEARNING The information under this item has been provided for information. Monash University and King’s College London are pleased to announce a new seeding fund of $30,000 to support proposals consistent with the strategic directions of the Monash University Learning And Teaching Plan and the KCL Learning and Teaching Strategy. One or more projects may be funded. This initiative has been due to the generosity of Professor Alan Lindsay, DVC (Academic & Planning), Monash and Professor Arthur Lucas, Principal, King's College, London. Further details can be found on the Monash London website on: http://www.monash.ac.uk/teach_grant/index.html PART B: FACULTY REPORTS AND PROPOSALS *11. BIANNUAL FACULTY REPORTS ON APPROVED COURSE & UNIT DEVELOPMENTS p 27 - 186 All ten faculties have submitted their biannual reports for noting in this agenda. The report from the Faculty of Pharmacy includes details of new courses. Further information regarding unit developments in the Faculty of Pharmacy will be circulated prior to the meeting. The Associate Dean Teaching of each faculty is invited to highlight key course developments in the faculty. RECOMMENDATION: That Education Committee receive and note the biannual reports of approved course and unit developments for the second half of 2002 presented by the Faculties of Art and Design, Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Science. PART C: NEXT MEETING The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 3/2003) will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 21 May 2003. All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by Wednesday, 7 May. Membership: Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair) Mr Karen Bensley Dr Heinz Kreutz Associate Professor 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 Mr Leighton Morris Associate Professor Tony Luff Dr Glenice Ives Associate Professor Michael Page Dr Tony Patti Associate Professor Louis Roller Dr David Taylor Professor Max King Professor Chris Browne Professor Merran Evans Professor John Harris Professor Graham Webb Ms Mary Aldred (MONSU – Caulfield) Mr Anthony Hillen (MONSU – Peninsula) Mr Chris Hurley (MSA – Clayton) Ms Brooke Anderson (MUBS – Berwick) Mr Terry Pritchard (MUGSU - Gippsland) (Pharmacy Students Association) – position vacant Mr Lim Jian An (MPA – masters by coursework) Mr Earle Keegel (MPA – graduate/postgraduate diploma) In Attendance: Mr Clive Vernon Mr David Secomb 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) Further Distribution: Faculty Managers/Registrars (*9) Mr T Calder Mr D Mernagh Ms P Williams Ms P Herman Ms S Stafford Ms B Le Grand
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