Learning and Teaching Committee

LTC07-A3

Agendas


NOTICE OF MEETING

A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 8 November 2007 at 9.30 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

 

Robert Bowyer, Secretary


AGENDA

1.         Welcome to new members

2.         Apologies for Absence

3.         Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 6 November 2007. 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.

 

4.         Minutes

LTC07-M2

 

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 7 June 2007.

 

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

*5.1      Senate actions

To note that Senate approved the recommendations of the Committee in the following matters:

(i)                 British University in Egypt (M.07/30)

(ii)                Loughborough College – Sports Performance FD (M.07/31)

(iii)              Sharing External Examiners’ reports with students (M.07/35)

(iv)              New programmes and strategic changes (M.07/39)

 

5.2       Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda


 

SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

6.         Terms of reference

LTC07-P39

To consider the terms of reference of the Committee with a view to reflecting on

(i)         their fitness for purpose

(ii)        members’ responsibilities

 

7.         Major issues for the Committee 2007/08

            LTC07-P40

            To identify major issues for the Committee’s consideration in 2007/08.

 

8.         QAA Institutional Audit 2008

LTC07-P41

To receive a progress report on arrangements.

 

9.         Learning and teaching spaces

            LTC07-P42

            To consider a report from the Director of Media Services.

 

10.       Periodic Programme Reviews

To consider the reports of Periodic Programme Reviews held in the summer of 2007 and the responses of the relevant departments:

 

            10.1     Business School

                        LTC07-P43

 

            10.2     Chemistry

                         LTC07-P44

 

11.       English Language entry requirements

            LTC07-P45

To consider amendments to English Language requirements for entry to postgraduate taught programmes.

 

12.       Widening Participation Strategy

            LTC07-P46, LTC07-P46a, LTC07-P46b

To consider, on the advice of the Student Recruitment Team, a revised widening participation strategy and supporting documentation.

 

13.       Assessment of students

            LTC07-P47

To consider, on the advice of the Programme Quality Team, amendments to University assessment procedures as described in the AQPH.

 


 

SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

*14.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 18 October 2007 (A)

LTC07-P48

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

 

*15.     Procedures for the approval, monitoring and review of collaborative    provision

            LTC07-P49

To recommend to Senate revised procedures, drawing together existing validation procedures and the code of practice for collaborative provision.

 

*16.     Code of Practice on Use of the OMR CAA Bureau Service for undergraduate and postgraduate examinations

            LTC07-P50

            To approve a revised version of the above code, with the associated service level statement.

 

*17.     Code of Practice on the use of Question Mark Perception for coursework testing

            LTC07-P51

            To approve a revised version of the above code.

 


SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

 

*18.     Constitution and membership

            LTC07-P52

            To note.

 

*19.     Curriculum Sub-Committee – 18 October 2007 (B)

LTC07-P53

To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.

 

*20.     The British University in Egypt

            LTC07-P54

            To note developments.

 

*21.     National Student Survey 2007

            LTC07-P55 (attachments not available on the web)

To note the results of the 2007 NSS.

 

*22.     ‘Beyond the Honours degree classification’. The final report of the Burgess Group

            To note the publication of the above, available at:

            http://bookshop.universitiesuk.ac.uk/downloads/Burgess_final.pdf

 

*23.     Dates of Meetings for the remainder of 2007/08

14 February 2008

 5 June 2008

both meetings to begin at 9.30am.

 

24.       Any Other Business


Author – Robert Bowyer

Date – October 2007

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