Learning and Teaching
Committee
NOTICE
OF MEETING
A meeting of the Committee will take place on
Thursday 13 December 2012 at 2.00
pm in the Council Chamber, Hazlerigg
Building.
Rob Pearson, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Apologies
for absence and welcome to new members
2. Business
of the Agenda
Any member wishing to unstar
an item is asked to notify the Secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 11 December 2012.
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
To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the
Committee held on 25 October 2012.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes not
otherwise appearing on the Agenda
SECTION A – ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
5. ‘Transforming the
library’: the 2012/13 Loughborough University Library Refurbishment
Ruth Jenkins to make a short presentation of
progress with the work being undertaken in the Library and to seek the advice
of AD(T)s as necessary.
6. Student Module Feedback
Members will be asked to reflect on the Code
of Practice on Student Module Feedback Questionnaires. A key part of the process is that Deans of
School/Heads of Department or their nominee will make a written report to the
appropriate Staff-Student Liaison Committee on the quantitative outcome of
questions 1-12, taking account of module tutor responses. A copy of this report should also be sent to
the VP Education.
7. Code of Practice for Staff-Student
Liaison Committees
To consider revisions to the Code of Practice.
8. Programme and Module approval and review
8.1 Review of Section 3 of the AQPH: Approval
for New or Revised Programmes and Modules
To consider revisions to the policy in the AQPH.
8.2 New Programme Specification Template
LTC12-P66, LTC12-P66a, LTC12-P66b, LTC12-P66c
To consider a new template for Programme Specifications.
8.3 Review of the Processes Involved in the
Annual Review of Programme and Module Specifications
Anne Mumford to be in attendance to present outcomes of the review.
9. Report of the Working Group to Review
Practice and Guidance on Plagiarism Detection
LTC12-P68, LTC12-P68a, LTC12-P68b, LTC12-P68c
To receive
recommendations from the Working Group, to include a draft institutional code of practice on plagiarism
detection and proposed amendments to Regulation XVIII.
10. Learning and Teaching Development Plan
To receive an
update on the development of the Plan.
SECTION B – ITEMS FOR APPROVAL
11. Review of Information Science,
Information Systems and Information Management (RISM)
SEN12-P131 (not available on the web)
To approve
the transfer of ownership of Department of Information Science programmes, with
effect from 1 August 2013 (3.3 refers).
12. Assessing English Language Competency for International Students to ensure they meet minimum UKBA requirements
13. Preparing a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for Students Admitted onto an English Language Pre-sessional Course
SECTION C – ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
*14. Minutes of the Sub-Committees:
1.
Learning
and Teaching Futures Group – 4 October 2012
2.
Teaching
Partnerships Sub-Committee – 8 October 2012
*15. Dates of Meetings 2012/13
7
February 2013, 9.30am, Hazlerigg Committee Room 201.0.09
21 March
2013, 2.00pm, Hazlerigg Committee Room 201.0.09
25 April
2013, 9.30am, Hazlerigg Committee Room 201.0.09
6 June
2013, 2.00pm, Hazlerigg Committee Room 201.0.09
16. Any Other Business
Author – Rob Pearson
Date – December 2012
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