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[Agendas]
The 314th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Friday 27 June
1997 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building
Two.
Please note the change to the usual day of the meeting.
N A McHard, Secretary
19 June 1997
Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr B P
Vale by noon on Wednesday 25 June 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://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/SEN/index.html
To confirm the Minutes of the 312th Meeting held on 5 March 1997 (SEN 97-M1
previously circulated).
SEN97-P20
To consider the University's Strategic Plan 1997/98 - 2000/01 and to offer
comment to Council.
SEN97-P21
On the recommendation of Teaching and Learning Committee to consider proposals
following the review of semesterisation.
SEN97-P22
To consider proposals regarding changes to the membership of Council and to
offer comment to Council.
SEN97-P23
To consider a recommendation from the Faculty Board of Engineering for the
establishment of a School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and to
make a recommendation to Council.
SEN97-P24
On the recommendation of Staff Review Committee to consider proposals regarding
promotions to Senior Lectureships and if appropriate to make a recommendation
to Council.
SEN97-P25
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 1997/98 session:
- IGDS MSc Surface Design and Engineering
- MSc in Management (self financing)
- MSc in Waste and Environmental Risk Management (self financing), (revision
and retitling of Hazardous Waste Management)
- ii)
- For introduction in the 1998/99 session:
- BSc/MChem Chemistry with Environmental Science
- BSc/MChem Chemistry with a European Language
- BSc/MChem Chemistry with Information Studies
- BSc/MChem Chemistry with Forensic Analysis
- iii)
- The discontinuation of the following programmes with no further student
intake:
- BSc Quantitative Economics
- MSc Construction Management (part-time in conjunction with the University
of Wolverhampton)
- Certificate and Diploma Programmes in Co-operative Studies (validated
programmes)
- MBA Business Development (validated programme).
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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
- Postgraduate Programme Credits
- SEN97-P26
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- To approve a recommendation that the University move to a system of 180
credits for a postgraduate Masters degree to be in place for 1998/99.
- .2
- Guidelines on Bought in Teaching
- SEN97-P27
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- To approve guidelines on bought in teaching.
- .3
- RAF Cranwell Validation Review
- SEN97-P28
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- To approve recommendations.
- .4
- Validation Procedures
- SEN97-P29
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- To approve revised validation procedures.
- .5
- Credit for Year Abroad
- SEN97-P30
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- To approve a recommendation concerning credit for study on the year abroad.
- .6
- Loughborough University Coursework Code of Practice
- SEN97-P31
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- To approve a coursework code of practice.
- .7
- Student Feedback
- SEN97-P32
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- To approve a code of practice on student feedback.
On the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee:
- .1
- Assessment Procedures: GRUA and ARUA
- SEN97-P33
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- To approve amendments to the GRUA and ARUA.
- .2
- RHDR
- SEN97-P34
- i)
- to approve amendments to the RHDR in respect of thesis submission
deadlines.
SEN97-P35
- ii)
- to approve an amendment to the RHDR in respect of the award of MPhil.
- .3
- Regulation VIII
SEN97-P36
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- To approve an amendment concerning student indebtedness.
- .4
- Regulation XI
- SEN97-P37
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- To approve an amendment concerning the award of the Diploma of Professional
Studies.
- .5
- Students' Union Constitution
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- To recommend to Council amendments to the Students' Union Constitution.
-
- (Details of the amendments are available from the Planning and Secretariat
Office ext: 4003)
SEN97-P38
On the recommendation of Faculty Boards to approve qualifications for admission
to postgraduate study.
On the recommendation of Information Services Committee
- .1
- Audio Visual Services - Annual Report 1996
- SEN97-P39
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- To receive the annual report from the Director of Audio Visual Services
1996.
- .2
- Computing Services
- SEN97-P40
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- To receive the annual report from the Director of Computing Services
1995/96.
[Copies of the above reports are available on request from the
Planning and Secretariat Office ext: 4013.]
To recommend to the Council the establishment of the following prizes:
- i)
- The Jonathan Young Memorial Prize to the value of 200 sterling to be
awarded to the best final year project by a student on the degree programme in
Automotive Engineering.
- ii)
- The Alan Booth Memorial Prize to the value of 250 sterling to be awarded to
the best MSc student in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering. This
prize is to be awarded for a fixed term of 4 years, from September
1997.
To receive reports from the following Committees:
- SEN97-P41 Information Services Committee of 28 February and 30 May 1997
- SEN97-P42 Student Services Committee of 5 March 1997
- SEN97-P43 Research Committee of 19 March and 16 May 1997
- SEN97-P44 Ordinances and Regulations Committee of 28 May 1997
- SEN97-P45 Teaching and Learning Committee of 5 June 1997
- SEN97-P46 Resources and Planning Committee of 6 June 1997
To note the publication of the Careers Service Advisory Board Annual Report for
1995/96.
[The report has been circulated to all Heads of Departments and further copies
are available for consultation in the Careers Service.]
SEN97-P47
To note the annual report of the Ethical Advisory Committee.
To note a schedule of meetings for next session as follows:
- Wednesday 22 October 1997 am (if required)
- Wednesday 26 November 1997 am
- Wednesday 28 January 1998 am (if required)
- Wednesday 4 March 1998 am
- Wednesday 24 June 1998 am.
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr B P Vale by noon on
Wednesday 25 June 1997.
- Wednesday 22 October 1997 am (if required)
- Wednesday 26 November 1997 am.
Author - Nick McHard
June 1997
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