Faculty of Engineering
FACULTY BOARD
ENG06-A2
The next meeting
of the Engineering Faculty Board will take place on Wednesday 8 November 2006 at
2 pm in the Council Chamber, Administration Building Two.
(This will
be followed immediately afterwards by the next meeting of the Engineering
Directorate.)
Marie
Kennedy, Secretary
AGENDA
1.
Apologies
for absence
2.
Business
of the Agenda
Any member wishing to
unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by 12
noon on Tuesday 7 November 2006. Starred
items will otherwise be taken without discussion.
3.
Minutes
ENG06-M1 (available on the web at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/engineering_fb/meetings/eng06-m1.htm)
To confirm, subject to any corrections, the Minutes of the last
meeting of the Board held on 24 May 2006.
4.
Matters arising
from the Minutes, not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda
4.1 PhD applications (item 4.2(c) applies)
To receive a report from the AD(R) regarding breakdown
of data on applications from international students (i)
by country and (ii) by conversion rates.
4.2 Annual Programme Reviews 2004-05 (item
4.3 (c) applies)
To
note that members’ comments were received by the AD(T).
4.3 Condonement (item 4.3 (f) applies)
To
note that departmental responses had been received by the AD(T)
for submission to Learning and Teaching Committee.
4.4 Future Learning and Teaching Strategy as part
of the planned Strategic Review (item 4.3 (g) applies)
To
note that departmental comments were received by the AD(T)
for submission to Senate and Council as part of the awayday
in June.
SECTION A – Items for
Discussion/Report
5.
Admissions and
recruitment
ENG06-P6
(Mr Andrew Cooney, Marketing Team
Manager, will attend for this item)
To:
(i)
consider data on applications and conversions,
especially the downturn for some subject areas;
(ii)
identify any trends;
(iii)
suggest courses
of action.
6.
Constitution and
powers of the Faculty Board
To consider the constitution and powers of the Faculty Board:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/engineering_fb/tor/index.htm)
7.
Membership
6.1 To note membership of the Board for 2006-07.
6.2 To ratify the action of the Dean in co-opting five members for
2006-07 http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/engineering_fb/index.htm
8.
Representation on
other bodies
To note Board and Faculty
representation on other committees for the current year;
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/engineering_fb/extra/index.htm
9.
Briefing note for
members
To note a summary of the Board’s formal powers and
of practice.
10.
Draft Corporate
Strategy
To
consider and offer comments on the University’s draft Corporate Strategy (a revised
draft will then be considered by Senate on 22 November 2006).
11.
Periodic
Programme Review
To consider and comment on the
report of the PPR held in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive
Engineering in May 2006, together with the Department’s response.
12.
Reports from
Faculty Officers
To receive reports from Faculty
Officers:
12.1 Dean
To include:
(a)
Validation of BUE degrees
(b)
(c)
Pro Vice Chancellor (
To note the appointment of Peter
Winter, previously Director of the Manchester Science Enterprise Centre based
at the
12.2 Associate Dean (Research)
To include:
(a)
Example of 100-word statement for
RAE output
ENG06-P13
(b)
Research student registrations
October 2005 and October 2006
(c)
Grant success rates
12.3 Associate Dean (Teaching)
To include:
(a) National
Student Survey 2006
To note:
i. That
although the University had slipped in some areas compared to the 2005 results,
overall, it performed very well in the 2006 Survey and maintained most of its
relative positions,
ii.
That the NSS will run again in early spring 2007, to
enable a three-year body of data to be produced.
(b) engCETL
To receive a progress report.
12.4 Technology Transfer Manager
To receive
a verbal report.
13.
Award of Research
Degrees
ENG05-P16 - to follow
To award degrees as recommended by the Examiners.
SECTION B – Formal
“Starred” Items for Approval
*14. Actions of the Associate Dean (Teaching)
To ratify actions taken by the
Associate Dean (Teaching) on behalf of the Board.
SECTION C – Items for
Information
*15.
External Examiners’ Reports
To note
that reports of External Examiners, and Departmental responses, have been
deposited with the Secretary, and are available for consultation on
request. Any major issues have been
brought to the attention of the appropriate Head of Department and the
Associate Dean (Teaching).
*16. Appointment
of Boards of Examiners, Module Boards and External Examiners
To note that details of appointments made by the Associate
Dean (Teaching) are available from the Secretary on request.
17. Curriculum Sub-Committee
To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee has recommended the
following programme proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee:
17.1 New programme for introduction in the 2006/07
session:
MSc Sustainable Infrastructure
Services Management (WEDC)
17.2 Restructuring
of existing programmes for introduction in the 2006/07 session (subject
to the following matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the ADT prior to
the meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee):
BEng/MEng Electronic and
Electrical Engineering (Control and Power/Digital Communications/
Microelectronics)
MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Renewable
Energy)/ MEng Systems Engineering (Aeronautical/
Control and Power/ Human Factors/ Renewable Energy)
17.3 Change of title from the 2005/06 session:
From:
MSc Construction Innovation &
Management
To: MSc
Engineering Innovation and Management
*18. Staff-Student Committees
To note that reports of the following Staff-Student
Committees have been deposited with the Secretary, and are available for
consultation on request:
|
Department |
Level |
Date |
|
Aeronautical
and Automotive Engineering |
UG |
14 June 2006 |
|
Civil and
Building Engineering: Transport Studies Transport Studies Transport Studies Building Services Engineering Building Services Engineering Construction Engineering Management Commercial Management and Quantity
Surveying Civil Engineering |
UG/PG UG/PG UG/PG PG PG UG UG UG |
16 November 2005 22 March
2006 10 May
2006 24 November 2005 30 June
2006 9
November 2005 22 March
2006 8
November 2005 |
|
Electronic
and Electrical Engineering |
UG |
16
November 2005 |
|
Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering |
UG |
22 March
2006 |
|
|
PG |
24 March
2006 |
19. Date of the next meeting
Wednesday 23 May 2007 at 2 pm in the
Council Chamber
(closing
date for receipt of agenda items 5 pm Monday 15 May 2007)
20. Any other business
Author –
Marie Kennedy
Date – November
2006