Faculty of Engineering

FACULTY BOARD

 

ENG11-A1


 

The next meeting of the Engineering Faculty Board will take place on Wednesday 18 May 2011 at 1.15 pm in Meeting Room 3 (formerly the Council Chamber) in Administrative Building Two (please note change of venue from the minutes of the last meeting).  

A sandwich lunch will be served at 1 pm for all Board members.

(Ms Yasmina Mallam-Hassam will join members for lunch.)

 

The Board meeting will be followed immediately afterwards by the next meeting of the Engineering Directorate.

 

Marie Kennedy, Secretary


 

AGENDA

 

1.            Apologies for absence

 

2.            Minutes

ENG10-M2

To confirm, subject to the following correction, and to any other corrections, the Minutes of the last meeting held on 10 November 2010:

“Members understood that UCAS had now informed applicants whose places had been deferred to 2012 (not 2011) entry that they would be charged the higher rates of fees.”

 

3.            Matters arising from the Minutes, not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda

 

            .1         Recruitment 2010-11

(action on HoDs, item 3.2 refers)

 

.2         REF update

(action on all members, item 10.2(b) refers)

 


 

SECTION A – Items for Discussion/Report

 

4.            Graduate destination data (ENG11-P1) (to be tabled)

To receive a presentation from Ms Yasmina Mallam-Hassam of the Careers and

Employability Centre.

 

5.         Ethical Policy Framework consultation (ENG11-P2 (a) and (b))

To consider the draft University Framework and to offer comments.

 

6.         Reports from Faculty Officers

 

To receive reports from Faculty Officers:

 

.1         Dean

 

.2         Associate Dean (Research)

 

.3         Associate Dean (Teaching)

 

(a)  Recruitment (ENG11-P3 (a) & (b))

 

(b)  Annual Programme Reviews (ENG11-P4)

 

(c)  NSS 2011

 

To note:

-       That the final University response rate was 74.27, just short of the average over the last six years of 75%;

-       That Materials and Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering had the highest response rates among Faculty departments, with 81.63% and 80.54% respectively, and that other Faculty departments had rates between 68% and 82%;

-       That four subject areas in the Faculty - Aerospace Engineering, Chemical, Process & Energy, Materials & Minerals Technology and Building - all achieved scores above 80%;

-       That results were due in August and September, and Deans-Elect would be advised of their Schools’ results as soon as analyses of both quantitative and qualitative had been conducted.

 

7.         Award of Research Degrees (ENG11-P5) (to follow)

To award degrees to candidates whose examinations have been conducted since the last meeting of Senate.

 

8.         Personal Titles

To congratulate the following member of Faculty staff, who has been awarded a Personal Title:

 

Professor Ralph Gottschalg, Professor of Applied Photovoltaics, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Professor Andrew West, Professor of Intelligent Systems, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Professor Robert Harrison, Professor of Automation Systems, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Professor Changqing Liu, Professor of Electronics Manufacture, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

 


 

SECTION B – Formal ‘Starred’ Items for Approval

 

9.         Actions of the Associate Dean (Teaching) (ENG11-P6)

To approve actions of the AD(T) taken on behalf of the Faculty Board.

 


 

SECTION C – Items for Information

 

10.       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

9 June 2010

Chemical Engineering

UG/PG

27 October 2010

Civil and Building Engineering:

WEDC

 

PGT

 

8 November 2010

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

UG

8 December 2010

Materials

UG

16 February 2011

 

11.       Any other business

 


Author – Marie Kennedy

Date – May 2011

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