Meeting No. 2/2004 of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday, 17 March 2004 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, Administration Building 3A, Clayton Campus, commencing at 2.15pm.

Apologies: Please telephone: 9905 5061, or e-mail to: Samantha.Rose@adm.monash.edu.au

Ms Shana Chong

Secretary

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.

Professor Graham Webb, Associate Professor Michael Page, Professor Max King, Mr Peter Yates, Professor Merran Evans, Dr David Taylor and Dr Louise McCall.

Mr Sean Mc Loughlin

Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor

Mr Vern Garth, Manager Examinations

Ms Rosemary Clerehan, Head, Language and Learning Services

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:

The unconfirmed minutes of Education Committee Meeting 1/2004, held 4 February 2004, have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION:

Refer to Items 7, 8 and 9.

The Academic Board noted all matters that were reported for information from Meeting 1/2004 of the Education Committee.

The Deputy University Solicitor, Ms A Lazar, has submitted a proposal regarding amendment to the University’s general and academic misconduct activities involving double degree students. The recommended amendments are set out in the attached memorandum.

These amendments are proposed for endorsement at this meeting as issues relating to these points have been raised for attention.

Ms Lazar will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

This item was initially raised at Meeting 1/2004 (refer to item 8 of the Minutes). Due to the timing considerations, the item was deferred until Meeting 2/2004.

A document is attached for information, regarding changes to the Open Learning Discipline Procedures, based on Monash Statute 4.1 – Discipline. Further information about the procedures can be located at:

Ms A Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

Documentation is attached. As noted at Meeting 1/2004, the follow up report from the Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress Procedures Review Working Party was submitted and noted by the Committee (refer to item 9 of the Minutes). Subsequent to the discussion, an updated report is provided that incorporates the recommendations made at that meeting.

RECOMMENDATION:

Documentation is attached. The Faculty Managers Group has submitted a proposal to review the double degree procedures in relation to Recommendation 1 of the Interim Report of the Working Party on Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress Procedures Review.

The majority view of the Faculty Managers Group is that it is the responsibility of the managing faculty to look after the candidatures of double degree students, and that this responsibility should extend to the conduct of academic progress reviews for double degree students, irrespective of whether failures have occurred in its own, or the "other" faculty’s, component of the course, or in both. This is a simple position, very much easier to administer, that would leave both faculties and the student in no doubt about where the responsibility for conduct of an academic progress review lies.

The Faculty of Law has submitted a proposal to the Education Committee recommending that, in referring the matter to the Working Party for further discussion, specifically ask that the Working Party consults with the Faculty of Law.

Mr David Secomb, Faculty of Engineering, representative from the Faculty Managers Group, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

Documentation is attached. This item was foreshadowed at CADeT Meeting 6/2003 during consideration of the issues raised in the informal review of the first cycle of implementation of the ‘Policy on Extra Examination Time for NESB Students’.

The principal recommendations are:

1. Establishment of an Implementation Steering Group;

2. More systematic publicity of the policy so that students are aware of it;

3. More systematic publicity of the policy so that faculty staff are aware of it; and

4. Development of a consistent template for the student application form.

Ms Rosemary Clerehan, Head, Language and Learning Services, will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

All 10 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:

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 3/2004) will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 19 May 2004.

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Associate Professor Karen Bensley

Dr Heinz Kreutz

Associate Professor Alan Farley

Ms Sally Joy

Dr Debbie Corrigan & Dr Paul Richardson

Professor Robin Alfredson

Professor William Young

Associate Professor John Hurst

Mr Chris Avram

Mr Leighton Morris

Associate Professor Tony Luff

Dr Louise McCall

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)

Ms Taryn Macfarlane (MONSU – Peninsula)

Ms Angie Wong (MSA – Clayton)

Mr Timothy Szalek (MUBS – Berwick)

Mr Sean Mc Loughlin (MUGSU - Gippsland)

(Pharmacy Students Association) – position vacant

Mr Tim Stephens (MPA – masters by coursework)

Ms Ann Healey (MPA – graduate/postgraduate diploma)

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr David Secomb

Mr P Yates (alternate for Mr P Marshall)

Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree

Associate Professor Valerie Clifford

Associate Professor Yoni Ryan

Associate Professor Marg Lindorff

Ms Sally Stafford

Ms Shana Chong (Secretary)

Faculty Managers/Registrars (*9)

Mr T Calder

Ms P Williams

Ms P Herman

Ms S Stafford