Monash University

Education Committee Extraordinary Meeting - December 2004

An extraordinary meeting of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday, 15 December 2004 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus, commencing at 12.30pm.

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.

Agenda

PART A PROCEDURAL, POLICY & COMMITTEE MATTERS

1. ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

Invited to attend:

Ms A Birmingham, Student and Staff Services, and Mr Leo Ostroburski, MONSU Caulfield.

Apologies:

Professor C Browne, Professor M King, Assoc. Professor I Snyder.

2. STARRED ITEMS

The Committee should note one item has been starred as requiring discussion. Additional items may be starred at the discretion of the Committee.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee nominates any additional items to be starred.

3. MINUTES p1 - 12

The unconfirmed minutes of Education Committee Meeting 6/2004, held 27 October 2004, are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Committee receives the Minutes of Meeting 6/2004, for approval at Meeting 1/2005.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

5. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ACADEMIC BOARD MEETING 6/2004

The Academic Board noted all matters that were reported for information from Meeting 6/2004 of the Education Committee.

*5.1. STUDENT EVALUATION OF UNITS p13 - 16

Documentation was previously circulated and is attached. At its Meeting 6/2004, the Academic Board noted the advice of Professor Webb, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Quality, and endorsed the Unit Evaluation process with a proviso that the core set of questions be presented to Academic Board, for endorsement, after consultation with Associate Deans (Teaching) or Education Committee.

The recommendation to refer the matter to the Education Committee was further endorsed at a meeting of the Quality Subcommittee held on 1 December 2004. Accordingly, members are asked to provide further consideration to the issue of student evaluation of units, as set out in the documentation.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Education Committee reviews and confirms the core set of questions for student evaluation of units, for endorsement to Academic Board 1/2005.

*6. STAFF ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY

The chair will introduce this item for discussion. Ms A Birmingham, Student and Staff Services, has been invited to attend for this item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Education Committee notes the advice of Ms Birmingham and considers the issue of staff English language competency.

7. OTHER BUSINESS

PART B: FACULTY REPORTS AND PROPOSALS

There are no items under this section for this meeting.

PART C: NEXT MEETING

The next scheduled meeting of the Education Committee (Meeting 1/2005) will be held at
2:15 pm on Wednesday, 16 February 2005.

All final submissions for the agenda for that meeting are due by Wednesday, 2 February 2005.

Membership:

Professor Alan Lindsay (Chair)

Associate Professor Karen Bensley

Dr Heinz Kreutz

Associate Professor Alan Farley

Associate Professor Sally Joy

Dr Gaell Hildebrand

Associate Professor Ilana Snyder

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 Denise Kirkpatrick

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)

(MPA – graduate/postgraduate diploma) – position vacant

In Attendance:

Mr Clive Vernon

Mr David Secomb

Mr Peter Yates (alternate for Mr P Marshall)

Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree

Associate Professor Valerie Clifford

Associate Professor Yoni Ryan

Associate Professor Marg Lindorff

Ms Shana Chong (Secretary)

Further Distribution:

Faculty Managers/Registrars (*9)

Mr T Calder

Ms P Williams

Ms P Herman

Ms S Stafford

Ms B Le Grand