Education Committee Meeting 5-2007

Meeting No. 5/2007 of the Education Committee will be held on Wednesday 5 September 2007, in the Sir George Lush Room, Building 3a, Clayton campus commencing at 2.15pm.

Apologies: Please telephone: 9905 5023, or e-mail: madeleine.soederberg@adm.monash.edu.au

Madeleine Soederberg, 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 MATTERS

*1. MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

Membership:

New DVC(E) and Chair – Professor Adam Shoemaker (apology for this meeting)

Invited to attend:

Mr Con Moraitis (for Ms Joanne Tyler)

Apologies:

Associate Professor John Hurst, Professor Tony Luff, Professor Adam Shoemaker, Ms Joanne Tyler, Professor Graham Webb

Observers:

*2. ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA AND STARRING OF 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 Education Committee nominate any additional items to be starred, and endorse the recommendations for all items other than those starred.

3. MINUTES pp 1-10

The unconfirmed Minutes of Meeting 4/2007, held on Wednesday 8 August 2007 are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee confirm the Minutes of Meeting 4/2007 held on 8 August 2007 to be a true and accurate record.

PART B POLICY & COMMITTEE MATTERS

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

*5. ITEMS FROM ACADEMIC BOARD

Academic Board Meeting 5/2007 will be held 29 August.

6. MATTERS ARISING FROM BOARD OF STUDIES OF MONASH SOUTH AFRICA pp 11-26

Attached for noting are the minutes of the Board of Studies of Monash South Africa meetings 2, 3 and 4/2007.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the minutes of the Board of Studies meetings 2, 3 and 4/2007.

7. MATTERS ARISING FROM ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD (MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA) pp 27-74

Attached for noting are the minutes of the Academic Advisory Board (Monash University Malaysia) meetings held on 27 March and 2 July 2007.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the minutes of the Academic Advisory Board meetings held on 27 March and 2 July 2007.

8. MATTERS ARISING FROM EDUCATION POLICY AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE (EPPC) pp 75-76

Attached is the report from EPPC Meeting 5/2007, held on 31 July 2007.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the report of meeting 5/2007 of the Education Policy and Programs Committee.

9. MATTERS ARISING FROM COURSEWORK ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE

9.1 Receipt of Report    pp 77-80

Attached is the Report of the Coursework and Admissions Scholarships Committee Meeting 3/2007, held on 9 August 2007.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and note the Report of Meeting 3/2007 of the Coursework Admissions and Scholarships Committee held on 9 August 2007.

9.2 Revised Membership Structure    pp 81-84

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee approve the revised CASC membership structure.

*9.3 Recruitment of Top 5% Students    pp 85-88

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee receive and consider the attached report on recent CASC discussions regarding the recruitment of top 5% students.

9.4 Coursework Scholarships Policy and Procedures    pp 89-96

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee endorse the draft Coursework Scholarships Policy for transmission to the Academic Board

That Education committee approve the draft Coursework Scholarships Procedures.

10. MATTERS ARISING FROM EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY OUTCOMES COMMITTEE (EEOC) pp 97-98

Attached is a report from the EEOC.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the report from the Employment and Employability Outcomes Committee.

PART C OTHER ITEMS

*11. GOOD UNIVERSITIES GUIDE pp 99-104

Attached is a briefing paper on Monash University’s rating in the Good Universities Guide 2008 Edition.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the briefing paper in relation to the Good Universities Guide 2008 Edition.

*12. LEARNING AND TEACHING PERFORMANCE FUND 2008 – MONASH RESULTS pp 105-108

Attached is a report on the LTPF results for 2008.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the report on the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2008.

13. OTHER BUSINESS

PART D FACULTY REPORTS

*14. BIANNUAL FACULTY REPORTS ON APPROVED COURSE AND UNIT DEVELOPMENTS pp 109-291

Nine faculties have submitted reports on approved course and unit developments. The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences will submit a report for the next meeting. A summary and the reports are attached.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Education Committee note the reports received from Faculties.

PART E NEXT MEETING

15. NEXT MEETING

Final submissions for the agenda for Meeting 6/2007 are due by Wednesday, 26 September 2007. Meeting 6/2007 will be held on Wednesday 10 October 2007 at 2.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room, Building 3a, Clayton Campus.