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Teaching and Learning Committee

Curriculum Sub-Committee

CSC96-A3


NOTICE OF MEETING

The fourth meeting of the Sub-Committee will take place on TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1996 at 2.15 PM in Committee Room 2, Administration Building 2

R A Bowyer, Secretary


AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item for discussion is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Friday 11 October 1996. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion, as will items in Section C.

Please note that the papers for items in Section B and C will be found on the Information Gateway linked to the following URL:

http://info.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/CSC/index.html

3. Minutes

- CSC96-M2

To confirm and sign, subject to any correction, the minutes of the third meeting held on 14 May 1996.

4. Matters Arising

*4.1 Attendance Requirement (CSC96-M2,M21)

- CSC96-P24

To note the relevant Minute of the Teaching and Learning Committee; that the issue was further discussed at the meeting of the TLC Steering Group on 18 September 1996; and that the AD(T) of SSH has been requested to bring forward revised proposals to the next meeting of the Steering Group.

*4.2 Credit Requirement for entry on to the Dissertation element of Master's Degree programmes (CSC96-M2,M.21)

- CSC96-P25

To note the relevant Minute of the Teaching and Learning Committee.

*4.3 Loughborough College of Art & Design (CSC96-M2,M.22)

- CSC96-P26

To note the relevant minutes of the Teaching and Learning Committee. A substantive item appears elsewhere on this Agenda.

4.4 Any Other Matters Arising


SECTION A - Items for Discussion

5. BSc in Physics with Computing; BSc in Physics with Environmental Science; discontinuation of BSc in Electronic Engineering and Physics

- CSC96-P27

To consider proposals from the Department of Physics and make recommendations to the Teaching and Learning Committee.

6. BSc/MSc in Retail Automotive Management (Ford)

- CSC96-P28

To consider proposals from the Business School for the introduction of new self-financing programmes and make recommendations to the Teaching and Learning Committee.

7. Undergraduate Programmes in the Department of European Studies involving German

- CSC96-P29

To consider proposals from the Department of European Studies for the introduction of a new stream to facilitate the entry of students without A level German or equivalent.

Secretary's Note:

Exceptionally, these proposals have already been approved in principle by the Chair of the Sub-Committee and by the PVC(T) on behalf of the Teaching and Learning Committee to facilitate inclusion in the Undergraduate Prospectus for 1998 entry, but subject to further discussion of the detail.

8. Loughborough College of Art & Design

- CSC96-P30

Further to previous discussions, to consider proposals from the College for additions to its portfolio of degree programmes to be validated by the University.

9. MSc Collaboration with Joint Board for Engineering Management

To receive a verbal report from the AD(T) Engineering.

10. Procedures for the Approval of New or Revised Programmes Amended Programme Regulations, New or Amended Modules

- CSC96-P31

To review current documentation in the light of experience over the last session and recent discussions in the TLC Steering Group.


SECTION B - Starred Items for Approval

*11. Corporate MBA
* CSC96-P32

To ratify action taken by the Chair on behalf of the Sub-Committee in recommending to Teaching and Learning Committee the redesignation of the `Consortium MBA' as a `Corporate MBA' with revised programme regulations consolidated with those for the part-time variants of the MBA based in Loughborough and in Peterborough; and also to note that the Operations Sub-Committee has approved a revised programme costing associated with this development.


SECTION C - Items for Information

12. Membership and Terms of Reference
* CSC96-P33

To note the Membership and Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee.

13. Module Specifications and Programme Regulations

To note that the vast majority of module specifications and programme regulations were satisfactorily revised and appropriate approvals obtained from AD(T)s and the Chair of the Sub-Committee in time for the beginning of the session. Outstanding issues are being pursued to ensure that the modular database on the Information Gateway is complete and that a complete set of programme regulations is lodged with the Secretary.

14. Teaching Provided by the English Language Support Unit (ELSU)
* CSC96-P34

To note action taken in respect of proposals from ELSU for the provision of modules in the current session.

15. Dates of Future Meetings 1996/97
Tuesday 21 January 1997
Tuesday 13 May 1997
at 2.00 pm


16. Any Other Business


Author - Robert Bowyer

8 October 1996

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