Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC05-A3

Agendas


NOTICE OF MEETING

The thirty-first meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 2 June 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 31 May 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

LTC05-M1; LTC05-M2

 

To confirm and sign, subject to any correction, the Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Committee held on 10 February 2005 and the Thirtieth Extraordinary Meeting held on 14 April 2005 . 

 

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

*4.1     School of Sport and Exercise Sciences PPR (M.05/4.2)

To report that the working group on Joint Degrees will submit a report to the PDQ team at its next meeting.  The degree classification rules were clarified at the extraordinary meeting of LTC in April (subject to recommendation to Senate on 29 June).  A paper seeking to clarify the role and responsibilities of external examiners has been discussed by the PDQ Team and will be circulated to departments for consultation.  Seminars involving postgraduate research students were at undergraduate level with the exception of some on Advanced Research Skills to which PGRs contributed.  The points concerning accommodation were referred to the Director of Estates Services: the scope for a new building accommodating Health and Exercise Bio-Sciences Labs is currently being discussed; the issue of accommodation for visiting academics is being pursued between SSES and Estates Services directly.

*4.2     Human Sciences PPR (M.05/4.3)

To report that the wording of the report was revisited before publication on the TQI web-site.  It has been possible to indicate in the response to the report that the Department is expecting to regain occupancy of its refurbished accommodation [in Wavy Top] over the summer vacation, prior to the start of the 2005/06 academic year.

*4.3     Impaired Performance Claims (M.05/5)

Policy on student absences for participating in sporting and cultural activities is still under discussion.

*4.4     Departmental Reviews Group (M.05/7)

It has been agreed via the PDQ Team that Derek Blease (now employed on a part-time basis in Professional Development on issues relating to student assessment) will progress work on the development of policy relating to the supervision of students undertaking projects or dissertations.

 

4.5       Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda

 


SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

5.         Annual Programme Reviews

To consider reports from the AD(T)s on the Annual Programme Reviews in their respective Faculties:

 

5.1       Engineering

LTC05-P15

 

5.2       Science

            LTC05-P16

 

5.3       Social Sciences and Humanities

LTC05-P17

 

6.         Changes in General Regulations

            LTC05-P18 (to follow)

Further to the issues of principle agreed at the April meeting, and subsequent further consultation with departments, to consider proposed revisions to General Regulations and make recommendations to Senate.  (The revisions are being submitted in parallel through Ordinances and Regulations Committee.)

 

7.         Academic Misconduct

            LTC05-P19a and LTC05-P19b

To consider a report on incidents of academic misconduct in 2002/03 and 2003/04.

 

8.         Amendments to Regulation XIV – Student Appeals

            LTC05-P20, LTC05-P20b

            To consider proposed amendments and make recommendations to Senate.

 

9.         Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

            LTC05-P21

To consider a report from the Department on its ‘pilot’ year of operating undergraduate programmes with 15-credit modules and offer advice to Senate.

 

10.       Procedure for handling external examiners’ reports

            LTC05-P22

On the advice of the PDQ Team, to consider revised procedures for handling external examiners’ reports and make recommendations to Senate.

 

11.       Criteria for external examiner appointments

            LTC05-P23

On the advice of the PDQ Team, to consider proposed criteria for external examiner appointments and make recommendations to Senate.

 

12.       TQI update

            LTC05-P24

To receive an update on developments in respect of the Teaching Quality Information web-site.

 

13.       NSS update

            LTC05-P25

To receive an update on the National Student Survey and consider actions in readiness for the publication of the results.

 

14.       Online Learning

            The Chair of the Online Learning Strategy Group to report on developments. 

15.       Establishment of University Graduate School

LTC05-P26

(A minute from the Engineering Faculty Board of 18 May 2005 is attached as Appendix I.)
To consider proposals from the Strategic Review Working Group and offer advice to the Group.


SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

*16.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 5 May 2005 (A)

LTC05-P27

 

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

 

*17.     Assessment Policy for Students who have a Disability

            LTC05-P28

To approve a paper clarifying aspects of the current assessment policy for students who have a disability.

*18.     Employment of Postgraduate Students for Teaching and Marking

            LTC05-P29

To recommend to Senate a Code of Practice on the employment of postgraduate students for teaching and marking.


SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

*19.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 5 May 2005 (B)

LTC05-P30

To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.

 

*20.     Teaching Prizes, Academic Practice Awards and Mini-Projects

            LTC05-P31

            To note awards made in the current session.

*21.     Access Agreement

To note that the University’s proposed Access Agreement has been approved by OFFA:

http://www.offa.org.uk/acc_agr/statemnts/H-0152.pdf

 

*22.     E-learning Strategy

To note the contents of HEFCE circular letter 05/2005 announcing the publication of the HEFCE strategy for e-learning and allocations of capital funding to support investment in e-learning:  

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/circlets/2005/cl05_05

 

*23.     QAA Review of Foundation Degrees

            23.1    FD in Leisure Management at Loughborough College

                        To report that the draft Review Report indicates that

(i) the reviewers have confidence in the standards and achievements of students;

(ii) the reviewers have confidence in the quality of learning opportunities.

23.2     FD in Sports Science with Sports Management at Loughborough College

             The reviewers hold their ‘judgement meeting’ on 2 June 2005.

*24.     Dates of Meetings 2005/06

            The following dates are proposed , all meetings to start at 09.30 am:

 

            Thursday 10 November 2005

            Thursday 9 February 2006

            Thursday 8 June 2006

 

*25.     Date of Next Ordinary Meeting

Thursday 10 November at 9.30 am.

 

26.       Any Other Business

 


Author – Robert Bowyer

Date – May 2005

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