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Academic Board Meeting 4-2009Index of Recommendations and Supplementary PapersMeeting No 4/2009 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday 26 August 2009, from 3:00pm-5:30pm, in the Council Chambers, First floor, Building 3A, Clayton campus. Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio, elected and appointed members. A non-member may request permission to attend a meeting of the Board as an observer by telephoning extension 59005. Observers have no speaking or voting rights. Members of the Board are reminded that the Secretary should be notified, preferably in advance of the meeting of Steering Committee (Tuesday 18 August 2009) of any items to be starred so that the Agenda recommendations may be arranged appropriately prior to circulation. Items may, however, also be starred at the commencement of the meeting. Members are asked to note that apologies should be telephoned to extension 59005 or emailed to Rhonda.Hinds@adm.monash.edu.au Members’ attention is directed to agenda item 6 – Questions on Notice. Please note that questions relating to specific agenda items will be taken at the end of each such item. Therefore, 24 hours’ notice of questions not related to agenda items would be appreciated. Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting. Rhonda Hinds AGENDAA PRELIMINARY AND FORMAL BUSINESS 1 WELCOME 2 ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA 2.1 Starring of Items Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point. 2.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items The Chair will move: That the recommendations of the Steering Committee be adopted without discussion for all items other than those starred. C 2.3 Confidential Items 3 MINUTES * 3.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 3/2009 The Minutes of Meeting 3/2009, held on Wednesday 17 June 2009, were distributed to members via email on 24 June 2009. Recommendation: That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 3/2009, held on 17 June 2009, be confirmed. 3.2 Business arising from the Minutes 3.2.1 Schedule of Action Items pp 1-2 The updated Schedule of Action Items is attached for noting. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the updated Schedule of Action Items. 4 PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS * 4.1 President’s Report Professor Jayne Godfrey will report. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the President’s report. 4.2 Meeting Dates 2010 pp 3-4 Attached are the proposed Academic Board meeting dates for 2010. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the 2010 meeting dates. 5 VICE-CHANCELLOR’S BUSINESS * 5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Report The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ed Byrne AO, will outline to members his vision for Monash. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Vice-Chancellor’s report. 6 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Members are requested to provide at least 24 hours’ notice for questions on items not related to the agenda. B DIRECTION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS * 7 PRESENTATION – MONASH UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART (MUMA) pp 5-48 Professor John Redmond will present to Academic Board on the strategic vision for MUMA. Attached for information is the latest MUMA Annual Report. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note Professor Redmond’s presentation. * 8 ANNUAL PLAN PROGRESS REPORT pp 49-60 Attached for noting is the 2009 Annual Plan Mid-year Progress Exceptions Report forwarded by the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Quality). Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the 2009 Annual Plan Mid-year Progress Exceptions Report. * 9 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – VET/HIGHER EDUCATION INTERFACE pp 61-82 Attached is a briefing paper on the VET/Higher Education Interface prepared by the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Quality). Recommendation: That Academic Board:
C SUPERVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 10 ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW 10.1 Review of the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (GCHE) pp 83-88 This item has been deferred to the next meeting of Academic Board. 10.2 Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) - Accreditation to enrol HDR Students Attached is a request for accreditation to enrol HDR Students from ARMI, made pursuant to the “Guidelines for Accreditation of Centres for the purposes of enrolment of PhD candidates”. This request was endorsed by RGSC Meeting 6/2009 subject to probation until 31 December 2010. ARMI and the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences are required to report to RGSC at the end of the probationary period. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute’s request for accreditation to enrol HDR candidates subject to probation until 31 December 2010. 10.3 Early Offers Pathway into the Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS) pp 153-160 Attached is a progress summary for students admitted in 2008 from the DoTS early offers pathway and request for extension of the early offer pathway into the DoTS for another year (2010). Recommendation: That Academic Board:
* 11 MAINTENANCE OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS 11.1 Benchmarking Audit pp 161-166 Professor Merran Evans will report on latest AUQA developments, including the attached audit of Monash benchmarking processes. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note Professor Evans’ report. 11.2 Good Universities Guide Overview pp 167-172 Professor Evans will introduce the attached overview of the Good Universities Guide 2010 edition. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive the overview of the Good Universities Guide 2010 edition and note Professor Evans’ advice. * 12 REPORTS FROM THE DEPUTY-VICE CHANCELLORS Professor Edwina Cornish, Professor Stephanie Fahey and Professor Adam Shoemaker will report on the latest developments in the Research, International and Education Portfolios. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the reports from the Deputy Vice-Chancellors. 13 ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS pp 95-102 Attached for noting are the statistics relating to the 2008 Academic Promotion Round. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the 2008 Academic Promotion Round Statistics. D GOVERNANCE 14 LEGISLATION 14.1 Staff PhD Candidature pp 103-106 Attached for noting are amendments to the Doctor of Philosophy Part I – General regulations regarding staff PhD candidature made by the Research Graduate School Committee. Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the amendments to the Doctor of Philosophy Part I – General regulations regarding staff PhD candidature. 14.2 Review of Monash Electoral Legislation pp 173-196 Attached are a memorandum regarding the review of Monash electoral legislation, draft revised Statute 9.1 – Election Procedure and proposed Elections Regulations, for consideration and endorsement by Academic Board. Recommendation: That Academic Board endorse for transmission to Council the draft:
15 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW 15.1 Length of Semesters pp 197-200 Attached for consideration by Academic Board is a proposal for a new 12 week semester structure for the University. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the proposed 12 week semester structure, for introduction in Semester 1, 2011. 15.2 Repeal of Policies pp 201-210 Attached are recommendations for repeal of the Flexibility of Pedagogy and Relevance of the Curriculum policies. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve repeal of the Flexibility of Pedagogy and Relevance of the Curriculum policies. 15.3 Faculty Academic Progress Policy - Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education Committee Meeting 4/2009 endorsed the attached faculty variation to criteria for referral of a student to an Academic Progress Committee. Members are invited to note that Regulation 3.1 of the Exclusion for unsatisfactory progress or inability to progress regulations allows Academic Board to determine criteria for referral other than those set out in the regulations. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the Faculty Academic Progress Policy for Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ students (excluding BEng/BPharmSci students and BPharm/BCom students after they have completed the BPharm component), for implementation from 2010. 15.4 Grading Scale Policy and Procedures pp 215-230 Education Committee Meeting 4/2009 endorsed amendments to the Grading Scale Policy and approved amendments to the accompanying Procedures. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the:
That Academic Board note the:
15.5 Deferment Policy and Procedures pp 231-234 Education Committee Meeting 4/2009 endorsed amendments to the Deferment Policy and approved amendments to the accompanying Procedures. Recommendation: That Academic Board:
15.6 Internal Course Transfer Policy and Procedures pp 235-240 Education Committee Meeting 4/2009 endorsed amendments to the Internal Course Transfer Policy and approved amendments to the accompanying Procedures. Recommendation: That Academic Board:
15.7 Course Structure Policy pp 241-250 Education Committee Meeting 4/2009 endorsed the revised Course Structure Policy. Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the revised Course Structure Policy. 16 ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP 16.1 Special Leave Academic Board Regulation 6.1.2 provides that a casual vacancy in the office of an elected member occurs where a member is absent from three consecutive meetings without special leave granted by the Board at or before the last of those meetings. Requests for special leave have been received from: Prof. Arie Freiberg Law Meetings 4-5/2009 Recommendation: That Academic Board grant special leave from attendance at meetings of the Board to the members listed above. 16.2 Elections to Steering Committee of Academic Board pp 107-108 Attached for noting is the Returning Officer’s Declaration of Results in the above election. Academic Board is requested to confirm the nomination of the following members to the resultant casual vacancies on Steering Committee: Assoc Prof. Cristina Varsavksy Head of Academic Unit member Recommendation: That Academic Board:
16.3 Membership of Academic Board Academic Board is requested to note that, pursuant to Academic Board Regulation 6.4.2, the following academic staff have been elected to the Board. Prof. Ilana Snyder Education to 30 June 2011 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the above advice. * 16.4 Proposals to amend aspects of the office of the President and Vice-Presidents Attached for consideration and endorsement by Academic Board are proposals to:
Members are invited to note that these proposals were recommended for transmission to Academic Board by the meeting of Steering Committee held on 18 August 2009. Recommendation: That Academic Board:
17 REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES 17.1 Monash University Research Committee Meeting 3/2009 pp 109-110 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2009 of the Monash University Research Committee. 17.2 Monash University Research Committee Special Meeting 2009 – ARC Centres of Excellence Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of MRC Special Meeting regarding ARC Centres of Excellence. 17.3 General Library Committee Meeting 2/2009 pp 113-120 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2009 of the General Library Committee. 17.4 Research Graduate School Committee Meetings 5 and 6/2009 pp 121-128 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Reports of Meetings 5 and 6/2009 of the Research Graduate School Committee. 18 FACULTY BOARD REPORTS 18.1 Faculty of Information Technology Meeting 3/2009 pp 129-134 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 3/2009 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology. 18.2 Faculty of Arts Meeting 2/2009 pp 135-138 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note:
18.3 Faculty of Engineering Meeting 3/2009 pp 139-144 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 3/2009 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering. 18.4 Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Meetings 2 and 3/2009 pp 145-148 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meetings 2 and 3/2009 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. 18.5 Faculty of Business and Economics Meeting 3/2009 pp 149-152 Recommendation: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 3/2009 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics. E ITEMS OF OTHER BUSINESS 19 OTHER BUSINESS 20 NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Academic Board for 2009 will be held on Wednesday 21 October 2009 in the Council Chambers, 1st floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus commencing at 3.30pm. |