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[Agendas]
The 320th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 24 June
1998 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building
Two.
Dr D E Fletcher, Registrar
17 June 1998
Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr B P
Vale by noon on Monday 22 June 1998.
Please note that the papers for items in Sections B and C, unless circulated
with this Agenda, are available as Web pages linked to the following URL:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/sen/index.html
To confirm the Minutes of the 318th Meeting held on 4 March 1998 (SEN98-M1
previously circulated) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.
To note any matters arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on the
agenda.
SEN98-P22
- .1
- On the recommendation of the Teaching and Learning Committee and on the
advice of the Curriculum Sub-Committee to recommend to Council as appropriate
the following:
- i)
- New programmes for introduction in the 1998/9 session:
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- BSc in Business Studies (Peterborough)
MEng in Electronic and Computer
Systems Engineering
LPC in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Project
Management
MSc in Manufacturing Management
- ii)
- New programmes for introduction in the 1999/2000 session:
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- BSc in Geography and Recreation Management, subject to approval by
Operations Sub-Committee
MSc in Exercise Physiology
- iii)
- The incorporation of existing validated programmes at Loughborough College
of Art & Design into the University's portfolio, on the merger of LCAD and
the University, and revised versions of these programmes for new entrants in
the 1998/99 sessions.
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- BA in Printing
BA in Sculpture
BA in Multi-media Textiles
BA in
Printed Textiles
BA in Woven Textiles
BA in Ceramics
BA in
Furniture
BA in Silversmithing and Jewellery
BA in Graphic
Communication
BA in Illustration
BA in History of Art and Design with
Studio Practice
- iv)
- The conversion of the following programme from full-time to part-time with
immediate effect:
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- BSC in Retail Automotive Management (Ford)
- v)
- The discontinuation of the following programmes with no further student
intake:
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- MSc in Research for Health Care Professionals
MSc in Human Factors in
Information Technology Systems
- .2
- To ratify the action of the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate in
approving with immediate effect a change in the degree awarded in the
undergraduate programmes in Materials Engineering and Materials with Business
Studies from BSc to BEng.
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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:
- i)
- Coursework Code of Practice
SEN98-P23
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- To approve a revised coursework Code of Practice.
- ii)
- Postgraduate Programmes 1998/99 - Transitional Arrangements
SEN98-P24
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- To approve transitional arrangements for postgraduate students who are
registered on programmes now under the 120 credit tariff and expect to graduate
later under the 180 credit tariff.
- iii)
- Postgraduate Programmes: Return to Percentages
SEN98-P25
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- To note proposals for the adoption of a scheme for determining distinction
at postgraduate level based on percentages instead of grades and the
discontinuation of the use of grades in the context of assessment for
postgraduate awards generally; and to refer the proposals to Faculty Boards for
comment.
- iv)
- Bought-in Teaching
SEN98-P26
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- To approve revised procedures with respect to bought-in teaching.
- v)
- Computer Aided Assessment
SEN98-P27
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- To approve a proposed Code of Practice for the use of the Optical Mark
Reader (OMR) in relation to undergraduate and postgraduate examinations,
together with a Service Level Statement for the use of OMR for CAA.
- vi)
- Code of Practice for Departmental Staff/Student Liaison
Committees
SEN98-P28
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- To approve revisions to the Code of Practice.
- vii)
- Additional Programme Costs
SEN98-P29
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- To approve procedures for notifying students of additional personal
expenditure they are liable to incur in undertaking specific programmes or
modules.
- viii)
- Arrangements for LCAD
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- To approve that as a transitional arrangement, in the case of students
currently registered on LCAD degree programmes who will continue under LU
regulations from the beginning of 1998/99, the degree classification be based
entirely on their final year module assessments; and that, for the same
students, Part B modules be formally accepted as being at degree level for the
purpose of meeting the minimum progression/award requirements stipulated in
GRUA.
- ix)
- East Anglian Ministerial Training Course: Validation of MA Programme
in Contextual Theology
SEN98-P30
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- To approve the validation of the MA programme in Contextual Theology
delivered at the East Anglian Ministerial Training Course.
- i)
- Institute of Youth Sport
SEN98-P31
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- On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Social Sciences and
Humanities to ratify the action of the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate in
recommending to Council the establishment of the Institute of Youth Sport.
- ii)
- Disbanding of the International Electronics Reliability
Institute
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- On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Engineering to recommend to
Council the disbanding of the International Electronics Reliability Institute.
The recommendation reflects current staff interests and recent staff
changes.
- iii)
- Institute of Sports Planning and Recreation
Management
SEN98-P32
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- To approve the retitling of the Institute of Sports Planning and Recreation
Management as the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy.
- To approve on the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee
- .1
- Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research
SEN98-P33
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- an amendment to the Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research to give
effect to Senate's decision that Supervisors of research students should no
longer be able to act as internal examiners but be permitted to attend the viva
voce examination as Observers unless the student concerned objects.
- .2
- Library Regulations
SEN98-P34
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- an amendment to the Library Regulations.
On the recommendation of Information Services Committee
- .1
- Computing Services
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- To receive the annual report from the Director of Computing Services for
1996/97.
- [Copies of this report are available on request from the Planning and
Secretariat Office ext: 4013]
- .2
- Information Policy
SEN98-P35
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- To recommend to Council an Information Policy for the
University.
To receive reports from the following Committees:
- SEN98-P36 Information Services Committee of 27 February 1998
- SEN98-P37 Research Committee of 27 March and 21 May 1998
- SEN98-P38 Information Services Committee of 29 May 1998
- SEN98-P39 Student Services Committee of 3 June 1998
- SEN98-P40 Teaching and Learning Committee of 4 June 1998
- SEN98-P41 Resources and Planning Committee of 5 June 1998
To note the publication of the Careers Service Advisory Board Annual Report for
1996/97.
[The report has been circulated to all Heads of Departments and further copies
are available for consultation in the Careers Service.]
SEN98-P42
To note the annual report of the Ethical Advisory Committee.
To note a schedule of meetings for next session as follows:
Wednesday 21 October 1998 (if required)
Wednesday 25 November
1998
Wednesday 27 January 1999 (if required)
Wednesday 3 March
1999
Wednesday 23 June 1999.
To co-opt Dr B Negus to membership of Senate until 31 July 2000.
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr B P Vale by noon on
Monday 22 June 1998.
Wednesday 21 October 1998 (if required)
Wednesday 25 November
1998.
Dr D E Fletcher
June 1998
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