Curriculum Sub-Committee at its meeting on 16 October 2009 recommended to Learning and Teaching Committee and Senate that approval be given to the following proposals. Details are available from the Secretary.
It was noted that Senate had
approved the new programme at its meeting on 1 July 2009. The parent department would be Ergonomics
(Human Sciences).
2. MA Art
and the Public Sphere: New Programme Proposals
.1 The
Sub-Committee considered proposals from LUSAD for a new full-time/part-time
programme with effect from October 2010. It had been queried whether there
might be an over-reliance on links with Radar, the University’s
contemporary arts programme, for realising projects in the public realm.
Members were assured that there were other contacts which could serve as
partners in this.
.2 It was
AGREED to recommend the proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee, subject
to the following matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the AD(T) prior
to the meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee:
(a)
Programme
Regulations
(i)
Possibility of
PGCert/Dip awards should be stated
(ii)
Part-time and
full-time options should be stated
(iii)
Requirement for
180 credits for the MA award should be stated if intended
(iv)
(v)
Paras 3.4 and 3.5
to be revised to avoid repetition
(b)
Programme
Specification
(i)
(c) Module Specifications
(i)
Question marks
appearing in module specifications should be converted back to bullet points.
(This general problem should be reported to IT Services – Action by Secretary)
(ii)
Methods of
feedback should be transferred from MTLA field to MoF field
(iii)
SAP013:
Assessment items required re-numbering
(iv)
SAP010: The
contact hours appeared to be incorrect
.3 It was
commented that the programme to some extent was concerned with sustainability.
It was AGREED that, in order to supplement the recently compiled list of
programmes having elements of sustainability, the Secretary should keep a
record of any such new programmes coming forward to the Sub-Committee.
.4 Attention
was drawn to the comments of the Librarian and the importance of these
generally, particularly in view of the issue of the availability of Library
material highlighted in the National Student Survey. It was noted, however,
that the consultation form would not pick up whether or not departmental staff
were ordering sufficient copies of material.
3. MRes
Art, Design and Performance by Practice: New Programme Proposals
The Sub-Committee considered
proposals from LUSAD for a full-time version of a new programme with effect
from October 2010, and part-time version with effect from October 2011.
It
was AGREED to recommend the proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee,
subject to the following matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the
AD(T) prior to the meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee:
(a)
Programme
Regulations
(i) Possibility
of PGCert/Dip awards should be stated. Their titles would be ‘Advanced
Studies in Art, Design and Performance’
(ii) Full-time and (later) part-time options
should be stated
(iii) Requirement for 180 credits for the MA
award should be stated if intended
(v)
(vi)
Paras 3.4 and 3.5
to be revised to avoid repetition
(b)
Programme
Specification
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(c) Module Specifications
(i) Question
marks appearing in module specifications should be converted back to bullet
points. (This general problem should be reported to IT Services – Action by Secretary)
(ii)
Methods of
feedback should be transferred from MTLA field to MoF field
(d) Consultation Forms
(i) Confimation
was required that the HoD of Design & Technology was content with the
operational proposals
4. BSc,
DPS/DIntS Mathematics with Mathematics Education: New Programme Proposals
.1 The Sub-Committee considered proposals
from the
.2 It
was AGREED to recommend the proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee
subject to the following matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the
AD(T) prior to the meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee:
(a) Assurance that the HoD was aware of the
proposal
(b) Clarification
that the programme was distinct i.e. that
it would not be possible for a student on another programme within the School
to undertake all the same modules as a student who would graduate with the
proposed new title
(c)
Programme Regulations
(i)
(ii) Some
qualification on choice from the University’s module catalogue would be
advisable (e.g. approval by the Programme Director)
(d) Programme Specification
(i) ‘DIS’ should read
‘DIntS’
(ii)
(e) Module Specifications
(i) MAB130:
The contents appeared to be a list of lectures. If so, this was inadvisable as
it might need updating each year
(ii) MAB230/MAC330:
compulsory modules did not need to be listed as pre-/co-requisites
(f)
Curriculum Map
(i)
T1 was too
general and should be made more specific
(ii)
The assessment of
K6 by just one module should be reconsidered, to ensure that this ILO could be
met by a student failing that module
(iii)
The limited
assessment of cognitive skills in Part A should be reflected upon
(iv)
The 3 hour
examination for MAC130 appeared excessive for a 10-credit module. However, the
module specification indicated this module to be by coursework only.
Clarification was required.
(g)
Consultation
forms
(i)
The 3 external
responses were very supportive of the proposal but none addressed the questions
required to be asked of external reviewers. Confirmation was needed that the
reviewers had been provided with the required material on which to comment
(ii)
Consultation
forms from the Library and IT Services were awaited
5. MSc Efficient Fossil
Energy Technologies (Curriculum-based component of the EngD): New Programme
Proposals
(a)
The Sub-Committee considered proposals from Materials
for a new programme as an exit award to the new EngD in Efficient Fossil Energy
Technologies, with effect from October 2009. Professor Thomson attended for
this item. It was noted that the EngD had been approved by Senate in July 2009,
subject to formal approval of the taught
elements. The programme was in collaboration with Nottingham and
(b)
It was AGREED to
recommend the proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee subject to the
following matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the AD(T) prior to the
meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee:
(c)
Programme
Regulations
(i)
(ii)
Para 1.6: Eligibility of awards in accordance with
Regulation XXI was in conflict with the requirements stated in the EngD
Handbook and needed to be resolved
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Paras 3.1&3.2: To refer to Loughborough modules
only
(d)
Programme Specification
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Paras 8 & 9: To include links to generic
information
(e) Module Specifications
(i)
Annotated comments from the ADT to be addressed
(ii)
References linking credits to assessment to be removed
(iii)
MPP801:
Requirement for at least 50 literature references in literature review (of 5000
to 10000 words) to be reflected upon.
Reference to ‘project work’ in last sentence of MTLA field to be
removed.
(iv)
MPP802: Wide
range of 10000 to 20000 words for report to be reflected upon
(v)
MPP163:
Weightings and/or length of the two assignments to be reflected upon.
Subject-specific practical skills would be expected e.g. developing practice-based skills.
(f)
Consultation
forms
Forms from the Library, Careers Centre, IT Services,
and Facilities Management were awaited
(Secretary’s Note: This programme has subsequently
been approved by Chair’s action on behalf of Learning and Teaching
Committee, Senate and Council.)
6. PGCert
in Management for Engineers (ECITB): New Programme Proposals
It was AGREED to ratify the
action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching
Committee proposals from the
7. Professional
Graduate Certificate in Education: Exit Award for MSc Education with QTS
It was AGREED to ratify the
action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching
Committee the Professional Graduate Certificate in Education as an additional
exit award for the MSc in Education with QTS.
(Ordinance XXXIII has been revised to accommodate the new award).
8. Changes
to Programme Titles
It was AGREED to ratify the
action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching
Committee the following title changes (effective date in brackets):
BSc Information Technology and Mathematics to
BSc Applied
Computing and Mathematics (Oct 2007 intake)
MSc Coaching to
MSc Sport Coaching (Oct 2009 intake)
MSc Mathematical Processes in Finance to MSc Mathematical Finance (Oct 2010
intake)
9. Discontinuation
of Programmes
It was AGREED to recommend to
Learning and Teaching Committee the discontinuation of the following programmes
(last intake shown in brackets):
MSc Industrial Sales and
Strategic Marketing (October 2004)
MDes Product Design in
Business (October 2008)
(MA/MSc routes continue)
MEng Electrical and Renewable
Energy Systems Engineering (October 2009)
MEng Electronics and Software
Engineering (October 2009)
BEng/MEng Electronic and
Electrical Engineering (Control and Power/ Digital Communications/Microelectronics)
(October 2009)
MEng Electronic and Electrical
Engineering (Renewable Energy) (October 2009)
MEng
Systems Engineering (Aeronautical/ Control and Power/Human Factors/Renewable
Energy)
(October 2009)
BSc Publishing with E-Business
(October 2009)
Author
– Jennie Elliott
Date
– October 2009
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