Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC05-A1

Agendas


NOTICE OF MEETING

The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 10 February 2005 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

 

R A Bowyer, 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 5.00 pm on Tuesday 8 February 2005. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

 

Please note that the papers for this Agenda can be found on the web site linked to the following URL: -

 

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/learning_teaching/index.htm

 

Normally, papers for Section A only will be circulated in hard copy.

 

3.         Minutes

LTC04-M3

To confirm and sign, subject to any correction, the Minutes of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Committee held on 11 November 2004. 

 

4.         Matters Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda

 

*4.1      M.04/51.2  Use of calculators in examinations

The recommendations were approved by Senate, including a list of approved calculators, to take effect from 2005/06.

 

*4.2      M.04/54  Foundation degrees: policy statement

The policy statement, revised in the light of the comments of LTC, was approved by Senate.

 

*4.3      M.04/59  Curriculum Sub-Committee

New programme proposals and other strategic changes were approved by Senate.

 

*4.4      M.04/60  Diploma in International Studies

The ‘combined’ route to the Diploma was approved by Senate in principle.

 

4.5       Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda

 


SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

5.         Periodic Programme Reviews

To consider the reports of Review Panels on programmes in the following departments, and the departments’ responses:

 

5.1       Electronic and Electrical Engineering

LTC05-P1

 

5.2       School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

            LTC05-P2

 

5.3       Human Sciences

LTC05-P3

 

6.         Impaired Performance Claims

            LTC05-P4

            To consider a further report from the Working Party on Impaired Performance Claims.

N.B. The report being circulated has not yet been confirmed by the Working Party members and a revised version may be provided before LTC on 10 February.

 

7.         Regulation XIV, Student Appeals against Programme Board or Module Board decisions: Reports for 2002, 2003, 2004

            LTC05-P5, LTC05-P5b

To consider a report on the operation of the appeals procedure in the last three years.

 

8.         Departmental Reviews Group

            LTC05-P6

To consider a report from the PDQ Team Departmental Reviews Group.

 

9.         Other PDQ Team Sub-Groups

To receive an update on the activities of the following sub-groups:

 

Online Learning Strategy Group

Audit Steering Group

TQEF Group

Professional Standards Group

 

10.       TQI update

To receive an update on developments in respect of the Teaching Quality Information web-site:  http://www.tqi.ac.uk/home/index.cfm

11.       NSS update

            To receive an update on the National Student Survey.

 


SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

*12.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 13 January 2005 (A)

LTC05-P7

 

To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee. 

 


SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

*13.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 13 January 2005 (B)

LTC05-P8

To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.

 

*14.     Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

To note the University’s success in bidding for the following CETLs to be created at Loughborough:

*15.     Access Agreement

LTC05-P9

To note the University’s proposed Access Agreement, as submitted to OFFA.

 

*16.     Student Feedback – Support Services 2003/04

            LTC05-P10

To receive a report from the Head of Academic Practice and Quality, Professional Development on student feedback 2003/04 in relation to the support services.


*17.     Extraordinary Meeting

To note that an extraordinary meeting of the Committee is being arranged to take place in early April in order to consider further changes in awards regulations.

 

*18.     Date of Next Ordinary Meeting

Thursday 2 June 2005 at 9.15 am.

 

19.       Any Other Business

 


Author – Robert Bowyer

Date – February 2005

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