Learning and
Teaching Committee
LTC09-A1
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 12 February 2009 at 9.30 am
in the Council Chamber,
Administration Building 2.
Robert Bowyer, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Business on the agenda
Any member wishing to unstar an
item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February 2009.
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 > Meetings:
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
To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting
of the Committee held on 6 November 2008.
4. Matters
arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the agenda
*4.1 Senate actions
To note that
Senate approved the recommendations of the Committee in the following matters:
(i) Terms of reference (M.08/48)
(ii) Loughborough University International
Foundation Programme (M.08/53)
(iii) Credit values of
(iv) Assessment flexibility policy for elite
athletes (M.08/56)
(v) Programme proposals and other strategic
changes (M.08/58)
(vi) Regulation XVIII, academic misconduct
(M.08/59)
(vii) Validated programmes at
(viii) End of programme feedback (M.08/61)
4.2 Learning
and Teaching Spaces (M.08/51)
Anne Mumford to
report on developments since the previous meeting on:
(i) Learning space developments
(ii) Establishment of consultative group
(iii) Timetabling and room allocation
4.3 Periodic
Programme Review Reports (M.08/52)
AD(T)s to report
on issues raised on the PPR Reports on:
(i) Physics
(ii) Economics
PVC(T) to report
on action taken by Programme Quality Team on the PPR Report on
(iii) Social Sciences
4.4 Any
other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS
FOR DISCUSSION
5. Assessment
Flexibility Policy for Religious Observance
(Results
of consultation with departments to follow.)
To consider at the
request of Senate and on the
recommendation of Programme Quality Team a proposed assessment flexibility
policy for religious observance.
6. Admissions
Policies
To consider on the
recommendation of the Student Recruitment Team admissions policies relating to:
6.1 Criminal convictions
6.2
Applicants
with disabilities
7. Code of Practice on Staff/Student
Committees
To
consider on the recommendation of the Programme Quality Team proposed revisions
to the Code of Practice on Staff/Student Committees.
8. Student Feedback – Support Services 2007/08
To receive a report from the Director of the Teaching Centre
on student feedback 2007/08 in relation to central support services (Library,
IT Services, Media Services).
9. Condonement 2007/08
To consider a review of the use of condonement for
undergraduate students in session 2007/08.
10.
BUE
Validation
LTC09-P8
To receive a report.
11.
E-learning
Advisory Group
The Chair to report.
12. Teaching
Centre Advisory Board
The Chair to
report.
13. Future of
Teaching Quality Enhancement Funding
The PVC(T) to report.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*14. Curriculum Sub-Committee, 22 January 2009
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
*15. Validated programmes at
15.1
Criteria for transfer of FD
graduates to a Part C Honours degree programme in SSES
To approve changes in requirements.
15.2
Outline proposals and establishment
of validation panel for strategic changes to existing FD programmes
To note outline proposals (awaiting approval by Operations
Committee) and approve the establishment of a validation panel to undertake
scrutiny of detailed proposals in due course.
*16. Validated programmes at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA),
To note a summary of outline proposals (already approved by
Operations Committee) and approve the establishment of a validation panel to
undertake scrutiny of detailed proposals in due course.
SECTION C – ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*17. Curriculum
Sub-Committee – 22 January 2009
To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.
*18. NSS 2009
To receive a briefing note.
*19. Dates of Next Meeting
Thursday 4 June 2009 at 9.30am
20. Any Other Business
Author – Robert Bowyer
Date – February 2009
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