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[Agendas]
The 312th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 5 March
1997 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building
Two.
N A McHard, Secretary
26 February 1997
Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr B P
Vale by noon on Monday 3 March 1997.
Please note that the papers for items in Sections B and C, unless circulated
with this Agenda, will be found on the Information Gateway linked to the
following URL:
http://info.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/SEN/index.html
To confirm the Minutes of the 310th Meeting held on 27 November 1996 (SEN 96:M6
previously circulated).
SEN97-P1
To receive a report on the current position.
SEN97-P2
To receive a report on progress.
SEN97-P3
On the recommendation of Teaching and Learning Committee to consider:
- i)
- Amendments to the GRUA/ARUA (amendments are presented under agenda item
12.2) - the timing of implementation
- ii)
- the award of Honours on re-assessment
SEN97-P4
On the recommendation of Research Committee to consider a proposal to require
all full-time research students to submit their theses within 4 years of their
initial registration date. (For students commencing in October 1997 and
thereafter) and to note a recommendation concerning Health and Safety
legislation.
SEN97-P5
On the recommendation of the Teaching and Learning Committee and on the advice
of the Curriculum Sub-Committee to recommend to Council the following:
- i)
- For the introduction in the 1996/97 session:
- MSc Automotive Systems Engineering (self financing) and the consequent
discontinuation of the MSc in Advanced Automotive Engineering
- ii)
- For introduction in the 1997/98 session:
- MSc Engineering Management (self financing)
- BSc Mathematics and Management
- LPC Back Care Management (self financing)
- MSc Financial Economics/MSc International Economics and Finance/MSc
Monetary Economics/MSc Economics and Finance and the consequent discontinuation
of the MSc in European Economics and Finance and the MSc in Economics
- iii)
- The discontinuation of the following programmes:
- BEng/MEng Mechanical and Materials Engineering - September 1997 entry
- BEng/MEng Mechanical and Optical Engineering - September 1997 entry
- MA Modern French Studies - September 1997 entry
- MA Post War German Studies - September 1997 entry
- iv)
- To approve the retitling of BSc Mathematics and Education to Mathematics
with Education - September 1997 entry.
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- [Additional information on these items is available from the Secretary
on request.]
On the recommendation of the Teaching and Learning Committee and where
appropriate on the advice of the Curriculum Sub-Committee:
- .1
- Bachelor of Library Studies
- SEN97-P6
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- To approve revised arrangements for the award of BLS to students importing
credit from French and African institutions previously approved by Senate.
- .2
- Personal Tutoring and Academic Guidance
- SEN97-P7
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- To approve minimum standards on Personal Tutoring and Academic Guidance.
- .3
- Optional Module Availability
- SEN97-P8
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- To approve a proposal concerning the availability of optional
modules.
On the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee:
- .1
- To approve amendments to the General Regulations for Undergraduate Awards;
the General Regulations for Higher Awards by Course; the General Regulations
for Modular Postgraduate Awards in respect of;
- i)
- the clarification of the Attendance Requirement
- SEN97-P9
- ii)
- the introduction of consistent procedures for handling requests for Leave
of Absence
- SEN97-P10
- .2
- To approve amendments to the General Regulations and Assessment Regulations
for Undergraduate Awards to accommodate the new degree classification scheme
and associated changes approved by Senate at its meeting on 27 November
1996.
- SEN97-P11
- .3
- To recommend to Council that Ordinances and Regulations Committee be
authorised to make as appropriate amendments to Ordinances and Regulations
necessitated by the introduction of Faculty boards.
To note the date of the Winter 1997 degree congregation is Tuesday 16 December
1997.
To receive reports from the following Committees:
- SEN97-P12 Research Committee of 8 January 1997 and Research Committee of
6 February 1997
- SEN97-P13
Ordinances and Regulations Committee of 7 February 1997
- SEN97-P14 Resources and Planning Committee of 14 February 1997
- SEN97-P15
Teaching and Learning Committee of 13 February 1997
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr B P Vale by noon on
Monday 3 March 1997.
Friday, 27 June 1997 (am). Please note the change to the usual day of the
Senate meeting.
Author - Nick McHard
February 1997
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