Proposed Higher Education Standards Framework ...€¦ · Web view- Suspension of the Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management and the Tourism Management specialisation in the

ACADEMIC SENATE – ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES FOR 2014(Items in bold were reported to Council throughout the year)

Meeting number & date

Policies, Items Linked to the Strategic Plan & Priority Items

Evaluation & Quality Improvement

Reporting & Monitoring Approvals Routine Business

Standing Academic Committee

5 February 2014

Amendments to Membership Structure

Strategic Research Plan 2014-2018 - feedback

Meeting 1/201421 February

Academic Senate Membership

Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:- Review of the demand driven system- ARC Industrial Training Centres – UTAS success- Terms of Reference between AMC and Royal Australian Navy- Australia Day Honours – Prof Kate Warner and Dr Frank Madill- Commencement of Prof Mike Calford as Provost

New Prize - Ken McCracken Honours Prize in Physics

2013 Academic Senate Report

Curriculum Principles for the University of Tasmania

Portfolio report from the Provost- Academic Profile Reinvestment- IMAS Launceston- Voluntary Positions Committee/Adjunct and Clinical Titles- Distinguished Professors Policy

Amendments to Prizes:- Inst. Of Chartered Accountants Aus Award for High Achievement (Accounting)- Inst. Of Chartered Accountants Aus Award – Outstanding Achievement (MPA)- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 1st Year Prize- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 2nd Year Prize- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 3rd Year Prize- CPA Australia Prize (C03)- CPA Australia Prize (C04)- CPA Australia Prize (C05)- CPA Australia Prize for Honurs Study in Accounting (C49)

Call for Nominations – casual vacancy






Meeting 1/201421 February cont’d

Academic Staff Promotions Policy Review 2013

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:- QS Rankings – active engagement for improvement

New Academic Senate Members

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:- OLT Strategic Advisory Committee‘Let’s Explore Tasmania’ Program

Standing Academic Committee Elections

Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-committee

Annual Review of membership of Committees

Report from the Transnational Education Programs Sub-committee

Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associate Titles

Teaching Development Grants for 2014

Awards of Higher Degrees by Research

Load ReportStanding Academic Committee Reports from 5 December 2013, 17 December 2013 and 5 February 2014Report from Council


13 March 2014

Amendments to Rule 1 – Rules of Awards

Doctor of Health Service Management







31 March 2014

Amendment to the Current Course Titles of the Clinical Leadership Courses to Include (Specialisation) and Introduce Healthcare Improvement and Nursing as Specialisation Streams

Meeting 2/201411 April

UTAS Progress with Compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework

Report from the Learning and Teaching Evaluation Sub-Committee

Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:- new State Cabinet- base funding review- Philanthropic fundraising- Academic Re-profiling project- Opening of Launceston catering facilities

Introduction of a new Master of Finance (Specialisation)

Call for Nominations for Externally Funded Research Fellow position

SLIMS Program – Progress Report

Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:- Academic Profile Reinvestment- Joint Commonwealth & Tasmanian Economic Council (Prof J Allison appointment)- NRAS project at West Park

Significant Amendments to Courses- Master of Business Administration suite of courses- Discontinuation and teach out of existing Master of Business Administration suite of courses- New specialisation in Art Theory for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)- Introduction of Quality & Safety stream for the Bachelor of Nursing (Professional Honours) and Graduate Diploma/Certificate of Nursing

Call for Nominations for Casual Vacancies on Academic Senate

Information Technology Strategy 2014-2024

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:Increase in publications (HERDC return)- Decrease in ARC & NHMRC submissionsQS & THES Rankings- Scholarship allocations.

University Learning and Teaching Committee Sub-committee membership changes

Call for Nominations for Casual Vacancy on the Standing Academic Committee






Meeting 2/201411 April Cont’d

English Language Proficiency Policy

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:- Relationship between University and TasTAFE- UTAS Friendly Program- University of the Third Age – 12 week program “Current Trends in Education: Local, National and Global”

New Prize – Faculty of Law Prize Outcome of Call for Nominations – Casual Vacancy for one Male Academic Staff Member on Academic Senate

Change to Academic Structure Policy – Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology

Load Report Amended Prizes- Tenbensel & Dee Medal- Sir Victor Burley Scholarship in Engineering

Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associated Titles

Change to Academic Structure Policy – Faculty of Education

Report from the Students & Education Incentivisation Sub-committee

Amended Scholarships – Dr Joan Woodberry Postgraduate Fellowship for women in Engineering or Bioscience

Award of Higher Degrees by Research

Report on Recipients of University Medals for 2013Standing Academic Committee ReportsReport from Council


28 May 2014

Academic Freedom

Meeting 3/20136 June

Academic Freedom Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:- Progress of NRAS and ACIPA Projects- Federal budget and higher education reforms- Ranking – publications in






Meeting 3/20136 June cont’d

Nature & Science- TEQSA Advisory Council

Higher Education Standards Framework

Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:- Public lectures and forums- Academic Profile Reinvestment

Significant Amendments- Bachelor of Pharmacy with Professional Honours- New Specialisation in Medicines Management in the Master of Business Administration (Professional)- Delivery of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Nautical Science) and Bachelor of Applied Science (Marine Engineering) Year 1 (Pre-Sea) at the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy- Amendments to Published Indicative ATAR Score for the Bachelor of Business (Maritime and Logistics Management), Associate Degree in Maritime and Logistics Management, Bachelor of International Logistics (Freight Forwarding), and Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology Management)- Change of Nomenclature and Schedule for the Geography and Environmental Studies Major and Minor in the Bachelor of Social Science- Introduction of a Creative Writing Programme for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

SLIMS Progress Report

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:- HERDC Return including increase in publications- Reduction in number of submissions to major grants schemes- University Research

Amendments to Rule 2 – Academic Assessment






Meeting 3/20136 June cont’d

Centres- Clinical Trials Review

Faculty of Health Disciplines

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:- Digitisation of Library collections- Relocation of Science Library to Morris Miller Library-Release of Course Structures and Curriculum Planning and Fees components of SLIMS- Development of a national Peer Review Network

New Prize – UTAS HR Prize

Admission Policy Committee Report

Load Report

Revised Teaching Development Grant Guidelines

Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-CommitteeRecipients of 2013 Teaching Merit CertificatesStanding Academic Committee ReportReport on Presentations to Academic StaffReport from Council

Standing Academic Committee Meeting

23 June 2014

Proposed Higher Education Standards Framework – Institutional Response

Standing Academic Introduction of the Bachelor of Medicines






Committee Meeting 7 July 2014

Management (Professional Honours)

Meeting 4/201325 July

Strategic Research Plan 2014-2018

Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about the Federal Budget together with University achievement and success in relation to:- Research Performance- Office of Learning & Teaching Grant Performance- philanthropic efforts

Admissions Policy Committee – Eligibility for Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

Appointment to Admissions Policy Committee

Budget Progress Presentation

Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:- Academic Reprofiling Project- Public Events- Progress on West Park site-

New Course Proposal – Bachelor of Arts with Professional Honours (Specialisation)


SLIMS Progress Report

Portfolio Report – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:- Future Fellowships success- release of ERA Guidelines- Commercialisation- Research Week

Significant Amendments to Existing Courses- Change of nomenclature AMC Bachelor of Engineering courses- Introduction of Journalism, Media and Communications Major to the Bachelor of Social Science- Amendments to the Master of Journalism, Media and Communications


Admissions Policy Committee – Review of the Bonus Points Scheme

Portfolio Report – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about- International recruitment and marketing- Peer Assisted Study Session Scheme

Minor Amendments to Existing Courses- Application of consistency across specialisations offered in the Grad Cert in Fine Art and Design, Grad Dip in Fine Art and Design and Master of Fine Art and Design

Meeting 4/2013 Social inclusion Plan Load Report






25 July cont’d 2013-2015: Progress Report for 2013Joint University Board of Engineering and Joint University Board of Business

Report from the Levy Incentivisation Sub-committee

Student Experience Committee Funding Scheme Recipients for 2014


Standing Academic Committee ReportsReport from Council

Standing Academic Committee Meeting 8 September 2014

Amendments to the Master of Journalism, Media and Communications


Renaming of majors and minors for all streams in the Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science (K3S)


Review of Academic Senate Committees

Meeting 5/201419 September


Strategic Research Plan: Implementation Framework 2014-2015

Feasibility of the Continuation of e-Exams

Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:Open Day 2014, the Denison Debate, the Arthur Cobbold Lecture and the Student Matters Forum; the official opening of IMAS Launceston; the University’s place in the QS Rankings; changes to Senior Divisional portfolios; the latest round of graduations; proposed building works at West Park

New Course Proposals (all subject to approval of the Resource Impact Statement) - Master of Education (Leadership) - Master of Education (Global Education) - Graduate Certificate in Protected Area Planning and Master of Protected Area Governance and Management - Introduction of the Master of Marketing Management and Teach Out of the Existing Master of Marketing - Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership) - Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Early Childhood Specialisation)

Call for Nominations – Standing Academic Committee

Academic Senate Proposed Dates and Locations for 2015






cont’d and Inveresk and successes of the waterfront IMAS building at recent Architecture Awards ; the SLIMS Release 4; and student successes.

- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Teaching Digital Technologies Specialisation) - Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Higher Education Specialisation) - Bachelor of Adult and Applied Learning - Bachelor of Animal Science

Revised Rule 4 – Rules of Graduate Research

Proposed Revisions to the Higher Education Standards Framework

Portfolio report from the Provost including information about: the Academic Profile Reinvestment program; The Asia Institute; Global Engagement recruitment initiatives and international delegation visits.

Significant Amendments to Existing Courses (all subject to approval of the Resource Impact Statement): - New Specialisation in Creative Communications in Master of Business Administration (Professional) - Change of Nomenclature and Specifications for Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Four Year Bachelor of Engineering Courses - New specifications for the Master of Economic Geology


Review of the University of Tasmania Generic Graduate Attributes

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about: Research Week; Research Funding; Higher Degree Research students; Australian Research Council updates; staff successes regarding grants and appointments

New Prize – Peter Smith CSL Postgraduate Award

Amended Prize – JF Correy Prize



cont’d

Revised Managing Allegations of Research Misconduct Procedure

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about: Domestic Student

New Scholarship – Tall Foundation Tasmania University Scholarship

Amended Scholarships: - Lloyd Robson memorial Australian History






recruitment, evaluation and marketing; and the Library’s Print Collections Review.

Scholarships - Merle Weaver Postgraduate Scholarship

Faculty of Arts – Faculty Board

Faculty of Health – Faculty Board Terms of Reference

Faculty of Education – Faculty Board Terms of Reference and Membership

Minor Amendments to Rule 2 – Academic Assessment and Rule 3 – Admission and Student Progress

Load Report Minor Amendment to Ordinance 13 – Academic Senate

2014 Recipients of Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and TeachingLevy Incentivisation Sub-committee ReportStudent Experience Committee Funding Scheme Recipients for 2014

Report from the Transnational Education (TNE) Programs Sub-committeeReport from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-committeeStanding Academic Committee ReportsReport from Council

Standing Academic Committee Meeting 15 October 2014

New Course Proposal - Bachelor of Business Administration

Standing Academic Committee Meeting

Minor amendments to Specification – Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice






4 November 2014Meeting 6/2014

21 November 20142015 Budget Establishment of

Academic Quality and Standards Committee as aSub-committee of Academic Senate

Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:Appointment of new Governor; Award of Man Booker Prize, Antarctic Gateway and recent launches.

New Course Proposals: - Master of Management - Master of Professional Psychology - Introduction of Advanced Paramedicine Suite of Courses -Graduate Certificate in Education (Inclusive Education) - Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Inclusive Education) - Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Leadership)- Graduate Certificate in Participatory Development and Specialisation for the Master of Business Administration (Professional) and Master of Business Administration (Specialisation)- Graduate Certificate in Lean Management Systems - Graduate Certificate in Regional Innovation

Annual Review of Membership of Committees

Meeting 6/201421 November 2014

Higher Degrees by Research Policy Framework

Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:Recent appointments andInternational Student applications

Significant Amendments to Existing Courses: - Teach out of the following Faculty of Education Courses -o Master of Education (E7E)o Master of Education (Honours) (E7D)o Bachelor of Education (43D)o Bachelor of Education (Health and

Physical Education and Health Science) (43H)

o Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education and Outdoor Education) (43I)

o Bachelor of Education (Primary) with Honours (E4L)

o Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) with Honours (E4M)

Outcome of Call for Nominations - Standing Academic Committee






cont’d

21 November 2014 cont’d

o Bachelor of Education with Honours (E4N)

- Teach out of the Combined Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Business Administration and the Combined Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and Master of Business Administration - Amendment to Entry Requirements for the Master of Finance (Specialisation) - Amendment to Entry Requirements for the Master of International Business (Specialisation) - New Stream in Remote and Polar Health for the Master of Public Health - Amendments to the Specifications for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - Amendments to Course Content and Structure of the Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) - Restructure of the First Year of the Bachelor of Pharmacy - Amendments to the Structure of the Bachelor of Medical Research - New Specialisations for the Associate Degree in Engineering (Specialisation) - Amendments to the Structure of the Bachelor of Nursing - Specification for Master of Finance (Specialisation) - Teach Out of the following Tasmanian School of Business and Economics Postgraduate Coursework Degrees:o Graduate Certificate in Business (C5D)o Graduate Certificate in General Studies

(C5C)






Meeting 6/2014 o Master of Business (Specialisation) (C7P)

o Master of Marketing (Specialisation) (C7J)

o Master of Commerce by Coursework (C7C)

- Inclusion of Research Components in the following Faculty of Education Professional Honours Courses:o Bachelor of Education with Professional

Honours (E4D)o Bachelor of Education with Professional

Honours (TESOL) (E4E)o Bachelor of Education with Professional

Honours (Higher Education) (E4W)Research Performance Expectations – UTAS Academic

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:University Research Grant successProf Jocelyn McPhie – election as Fellow to the Academy of Technical Sciences & Engineering

Report on Additional Course Amendments: - Suspension of Offering: Corporate Governance Major in the Bachelor of Business - Suspension of the Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management and the Tourism Management specialisation in the Master of Business Administration (Professional) - Removal of the Corporate Internship Unit as a Core Unit in the Tourism Major in the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Further Call for Nominations - Standing Academic Committee

Proposed Revision to Commencement of Formal Examination Period – Semester 1 and Semester 2

Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:National plagiarism issuesCurriculum ReviewCommonwealth Indigenous Advancement Strategy

New Course Codes – Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology Engineering Honours Courses

Elections for 2015 – Call for Nominations for Six (6) Academic Staff members of Academic Senate

Faculty of Arts – Faculty Board Report

Amended Scholarship: - Dr Sergio Giudici Hydro Tasmania

Finalisation of 2015 Meeting






Postgraduate Research Scholarship DatesMeeting 6/2014

21 November 2014 cont’d


Amended Prizes: - Royal Institution of Naval Architects/Austal Ship Systems Prize - D’Arcy Wentworth Addison Memorial Scholarship


Summary Report: 2013 Teaching Development Grant Project Outcomes


Standing Academic Committee ReportsReport from Council

Planning Session4 December 2014

The External Environment – TEQSA & Higher Education Standards FrameworkThe Internal Environment – Appropriate Terms of Reference for Academic Senate CommitteesEnhancing Strategic Value – Streamlining meeting processes

Standing Academic Committee Meeting 8 December 2014

Correction to Amendment Rule ASL14/40 - Graduate Certificate in Participatory DevelopmentAdditional Course Code - Bachelor of Advanced Paramedicine (Professional Honours)(Specialisation)New Course Proposal - Master of Health Information ManagementSignificant Amendments to Existing Courses - Addition of the International Logistics Major in the Bachelor of Business - New Specialisation in the Master of






Teaching

ATTENDANCE REPORT

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Planning Meeting4.12.14

Academic SenateMembers:Dr Megan Alessandrini 4/7 Assoc Prof Pam Allen 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AMs Clair Andersen 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Clive Baldock 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mr Anthony Beckett 3/7 Assoc Prof Luke Bereznicki 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Neil Bose 5/7 * N/A Professor Margaret Britz 5/7 Dr Chris Burke 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Mike Calford 5/6 N/A * Professor Elissa Cameron 3/7 Professor Steven Campbell 5/7 Dr Andrea Carr 3/7 Dr Shuhong Chai 5/5 N/A N/A * * Professor Mike Coffin 6/7 * Mr Clark Cooley 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Ralph Crane 4/7 * *Dr Stuart Crispin 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof Kate Crowley 1/7 Dr Julian Dermoudy 2/7 Assoc Prof Mark Dibben 6/7 Professor John Dickey 5/7


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Professor Sue Dodds 5/7 N/A Dr Richard Doyle 3/7 Professor Mardi Dungey 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Dr Renee Dwyer 4/5 N/A N/A Mr Nigel Ewan 6/6 N/A Assoc Prof Doug Ezzy 4/7 Professor Denise Fassett 4/7 * Mr Isaac Foster 5/7 N/AProfessor Noel Frankham 2/2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Stewart Franks 3/7 N/AProfessor Dominic Geraghty 7/7 Assoc Prof Martin Grimmer 4/7 Professor Emily Hilder 4/7 Miss Marilyn Ho 2/5 N/A N/AMs Wendy Hoyle 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ADr Menna Jones 3/5 N/A N/A Dr John Kenny 4/7 Mrs Aarati Khanal 4/7 Assoc Prof Anthony Koutoulis 5/6 N/A Miss Heidi La Paglia 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof Andrew Legg 4/5 N/A N/A *Professor Stephen Loo 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Thomas Marwick 2/7 Assoc Prof Hamish Maxwell-Stewart 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Jan McDonald 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Holger Meinke 4/7 Assoc Prof Caroline Mohammed 6/7 Professor Dianne Nicol 7/7 Professor Paddy Nixon 7/7 Professor Gary O'Donovan 6/7 Professor Margaret Otlowski 6/6 N/A Dr Ceridwen Owen 7/7 Professor Catherine Palmer 5/7 *


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Professor Greg Peterson 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof John Purser 4/4 N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof Jan Radford 5/7 Professor Dev Ranmuthugala 3/7 Professor Peter Rathjen 5/5 N/A N/A Dr Anya Reading 3/7 Professor Jim Reid 6/7 Dr Adam Russell 4/7 Professor David Sadler 7/7 Dr Andrew Seen 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AMiss Cassandra Shim 0/6 N/A N/AProfessor Marie Sierra 2/2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ADr Jane Skalicky 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof Rick Snell 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AAssoc Prof Elaine Stratford 4/7 Assoc Prof Karen Swabey 3/7 * Mrs Stephanie Taylor 0/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Giles Thomas 1/2 * N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ADr Sharon Thomas 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor John Tisdell 2/6 N/A Dr Ashley Townsend 7/7 Professor Rene Vaillancourt 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AProfessor Bruce Waldrip 1/4 N/A N/A N/A Professor Justin Walls 3/6 N/A Professor Maggie Walter 1/3 N/A N/A N/A N/A Assoc Prof Erik Wapstra 5/5 N/A N/A Professor Imelda Whelehan 6/6 N/A Professor Rob White 3/5 N/A N/A Dr Stewart Williams 5/7 Professor John Williamson 6/7

Academic Senate Observers:Professor Janelle Allison 0/7Mr Paul Barnett 7/7


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Assoc Prof Natalie Brown 5/7 Mr David Clerk 3/7 Professor Richard Coleman 1/7 Professor Peter Frappell 0/7Professor Sue Kilpatrick 6/7 Mrs Karmen Pemberton 6/6 N/A Professor Andrew Wells 1/7

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Proposed Higher Education Standards Framework ...€¦ · Web view- Suspension of the Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management and the Tourism Management specialisation in the