Faculty of Science

Faculty Board

SCI11-A1

                                                                                                                                                                

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

The next Meeting of the Faculty Board will be held on Thursday 19 May 2011 at 2.15pm in the Council Chamber in the Hazlerigg Building. Please note the change of location for the meeting.

 

M Ashby, Secretary

                                                                                                                                                                

 

AGENDA

1.         Welcome

2.         Apologies for Absence

3.         Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by midday on Wednesday 18 May. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

4.         Minutes

SCI10:M2 [previously circulated]

To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Science Faculty Board held on 11 November 2010.

5.         Matters Arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda

                                                                                                                                                                

 

SECTION A: Items for Discussion/Report

6.         University Ethical Policy Framework

SCI11-P1

To consider a draft ethical policy framework for the University. Members are asked to consider the draft framework and to offer feedback in preparation for a penultimate draft to be presented to Senate and Council in July 2011.

Secretary’s Note: Professor Steve Rothberg, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, will attend to respond to members’ questions or comments.

 

7.         Dean’s Report

.1  University Financial Position

.2  University Structure

.3  Other Issues   

8.         Associate Dean’s (Research) Report

.1  REF Update

.2  Research Studentship Allocation       

.3  Matters from the Research Team

.4  Other issues   

9.         Associate Dean’s (Teaching) Report

.1  Recruitment 2011

SCI11-P2

.2  HEIF

.3  School-level Roles

.4  Other Issues

10.       Career Destinations (3.15pm)

SCI11-P3

To receive a presentation on Career Destinations for graduates of the Faculty.

Secretary’s Note: Susan Reed, Careers Advisor, will attend for this item.

11.       Award of Research Degrees

SCI11-P4 (To be tabled)

To award Higher Degrees to candidates whose examinations have been conducted since the last meeting of Senate.

 

                                                                                                                                                                

SECTION B: Formal 'starred' items - None

                                                                                                                                                                

SECTION C: Items for Information

*12.     Curriculum Sub-Committee

To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee has recommended to Learning and Teaching Committee approval of the following:

Major Changes

BSc Information Management & Business Studies

BSc Information Management & Computing

BSc Information Management & Web Development

  (from Oct 2012 entry)

 

 

Changes to Programme Awards

From:            MComp Computer Science

 MComp Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

 MComp Computer Science & E-Business

 

To:      MSci Computer Science

 MSci Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

 MSci Computer Science & E-Business

(for all current students; already approved from Oct 2011 entry)

 

*13      Annual Programme Review

SCI11-P5

To note a report from the Associate Dean (Teaching).

*14.     Associate Dean (Teaching):  Actions between meetings

To note the action of the Associate Dean (Teaching) in approving the following:

- appointment of review boards

- appointment of programme boards

- appointment of University examiners

- waivers of programme regulations

Full details of these actions are available from the Secretary upon request.

*15.     Staff-Student Committees

To note that reports of Staff-Student Committee meetings have been deposited with the Secretary as follows:

 

Chemistry                          27 October 2010           24 November 2010

Computer Science            28 April 2010                 3 November 2010            19 January 2011

                                           2 March 2011

Information Science          17 November 2010        15 December 2010           2 March 2011

Mathematical Sciences     1 December 2010          26 January 2011                2 March 2011

Physics                              10 November 2010        23 February 2011

 

 

*16.     Faculty IT Support

SCI11-P6

To note a report from the Faculty IT Coordinator.

*17.     Faculty Quality Enhancement Officer Report

SCI11-P7

To note a report from the Faculty Quality Enhancement Officer.

 

                                                                                                                                                                

18.       Any Other Business

                                                                                                                                                                

Martine Ashby

May 2011
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