Learning and Teaching Committee
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday 11 February 2010 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 9 February 2010.
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 5 November 2009.
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)
Constitution and membership (M.09/48)
(ii)
Terms of reference of the Committee (M.09/49)
(iii)
Nanyang
(iv)
Regulation XXIII Validated Undergraduate
Awards (Higher Education in
(v)
New programme proposals and strategic changes
(M.09/60)
and noted reports on
(vi)
(vii)
National Student Survey 2009 (M.09/57)
(viii)
Undergraduate reassessment (M.09/67.1)
4.2
Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda
SECTION A ITEMS
FOR DISCUSSION
5. Periodic Programme Review
To consider the report of the PPR of Electronic and
Electrical Engineering held during Semester 2, 2008/09, and the response of the
department concerned. (Item deferred
from previous meeting.)
6. Disability Equality Scheme
To
consider the draft Disability Equality Scheme and Action Plan for the period
2009-12 and comment to the Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee (of HRC).
7. Condonement 2008/09
To consider a review of the use of condonement for
undergraduate students in 2008/09.
8. Assessment flexibility policy for elite
athletes; stretched degree policy for elite athletes
LTC10-P4a, LTC10-P4b, LTC10-P4c, LTC10-P4d
To recommend to Senate, on the advice of PQ Team, proposed
amendments to the above.
9. Research Programmes with a Taught Element
To consider at the request of Curriculum Sub-Committee issues
relating to programmes of study based in the Doctoral Training Centres.
10. Student
Portal
LTC10-P6 to follow
To receive a
presentation from the Director of IT Services.
11. Student
Feedback Support Services 2008/09
To
receive a report from the Teaching Centre on student feedback 2008/09 in
relation to central support services.
12.
To receive an update on developments since the previous
meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee.
13. Future arrangements for quality
assurance in
To consider a response to the above consultation paper. The consultation paper can be found at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2009/09_47/
SECTION B ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
*14. Curriculum Sub-Committee 21 January 2010
To recommend new programme proposals and other strategic changes to Senate on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee.
*15. Regulation
Changes
To recommend to Senate, on the advice of Programme Quality
Team, amendments to the following Regulations:
15.1 Regulation XI - Diplomas
in Industrial Studies, Professional Studies, International Studies
15.2
Regulation XXI Postgraduate Awards
*16. Approved list of calculators for use in
University examinations
To approve, on the advice of Programme Quality Team, changes
in the approved list of calculators.
SECTION C ITEMS
FOR INFORMATION
*17. Learning Spaces
To receive a report from the
Director of Change Projects on recent developments.
*18. E-Learning Advisory Group
To note the minutes of the meetings held on 28 October 2009 and
10 December 2009.
*19. Student Recruitment Team
To note the minutes of the meetings held on 23 November 2009
and 18 January 2010.
*20. Points-based Immigration System
To note the actions being put in hand to enable the
University to fulfil its reporting duties as a Tier 4 Sponsor.
*21. National Student Survey 2010
To receive a briefing note.
*22. Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2010
To receive a briefing note.
*23. External reviews in the area of Quality and Standards
To receive an update on other reviews
complementing the review of quality assurance arrangements (item 12 above).
*24. Date of Next Meeting
Thursday 3 June 2010 to start at 9.30 am.
25. Any Other Business
Author Robert Bowyer
Date February 2010
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