Learning and
Teaching Committee
LTC09-A2
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 4 June 2009 at 9.30 am in
the Council Chamber,
Administration Building 2.
Robert 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 2 June 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
LTC09-M1
To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting
of the Committee held on 12 February 2009.
4. Matters
Arising from the Minutes not otherwise appearing on the Agenda
4.1 Future of Teaching Quality Enhancement Funding (TQEF)
PVC(T) to report.
*4.2 Senate actions
To note that
Senate has approved the recommendations of the Committee in the following
matters:
(i) Assessment Flexibility Policy for
Religious Observance (M.09/4)
To note also
the discussion of Senate on this issue.
(ii) Programme proposals and other strategic
changes (M.09/13)
(iii) Admissions Policies (M.09/5)
(iv) Code of Practice on Staff/Student
Committees (M.09/6)
4.3 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
5.2 Science
5.3 Social Sciences and Humanities
6.
The reports under 6.1 and 6.2 below incorporate decisions made by the
Validation Sub-Committee meeting of 13 May 2009.
6.1 Report of Subject Advisers’ Visit
To consider
a report of the Subject Advisers’ Visit in April 2009.
6.2
Annual Institutional Level Review
LTC09-P19b
To consider a report on the Annual Institutional Level
Review held in April 2009.
6.3 Regulations issues
PVC(T) to report.
7.
To consider the report of a validation panel on proposed strategic
changes to existing Foundation degree programmes at the College.
8. Admissions
procedures
On the
recommendation of the Student Recruitment Team, to consider for recommendation
to Senate the adoption of a procedure for verifying entry qualifications.
9.
Widening Participation Strategic Assessment
LTC09-P22 (not available on the web)
On the
recommendation of the Student Recruitment Team, to consider for recommendation
to Senate a draft Widening Participation Strategic Assessment for submission to
HEFCE.
10. Semester
2 Examination Period
To consider options for handling
increased student numbers.
11. Learning
and Teaching Implementation Planning
LTC09-P24
To consider learning and teaching
implementation planning priorities for 2009/10.
12. Regulation
Changes
On the recommendation of the Programme Quality Team, to
consider for recommendation to Senate proposed amendments to the following:
12.1
Regulation XI
12.2
Regulation XX
12.3
Regulation XXI
13. Development
of Learning Spaces
To receive a
report from Dr Anne Mumford.
14. University
Risk Schedule
LTC09-P29 (not available on the web)
To review the ratings assigned to the various risks
identified in the Learning and Teaching section of the University Risk
Schedule.
15. Annual
report 2008 on student appeals under Regulation XIV
To receive a report.
16. Annual
report on cases of academic misconduct 2006/07
To receive a report.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*17. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 7 May 2009 (A)
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
*18. Programme exemptions from the University
credit framework
To approve recommendations from the group convened by the
PVC(T) to consider departmental requests for exemption.
*19. Policy on group work
To approve amendments to the
University policy statement on group work.
*20. External
examiners’ reports
To approve amendments to the
procedures for handling external examiners’ reports.
*21. Personal Development Planning (PDP)
To approve amendments to the University policy statement and
briefing sheet for staff.
SECTION C – ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*22. Curriculum Sub-Committee – 8 May 2008 (B)
To note further discussions of the Sub-Committee.
*23. E-Learning Advisory Group
To note the minutes of the meeting
held on 30 April 2009.
*24. National Student Survey
To note that the ‘final’ University response rate was 74%
compared with a final figure of 79% in 2008.
(National response rate 62%
compared with 64% in 2008.)
*25. Dates of Meetings
2009/10
Provisional dates:
Thursday 5 November 2009
Thursday 11 February 2010
Thursday 3 June 2010
all meetings to start at 9.30 am.
26. Any Other Business
Author – Robert Bowyer
Date – May 2009
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