SENATE

SEN99-A3

[Agendas]

NOTICE OF MEETING

The 326th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 10 March at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building Two.

Shelagh Wheelans

3 March 1999

AGENDA

1. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr B P Vale by noon on Monday 8 March 1999.

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

2. Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the 324th Meeting held on 27 January 1999 (SEN 99-M1 previously circulated) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

SEN99-P7

  1. Further to Minute 99/3.1 of Senate's 324th meeting to note the current position with respect to ID cards.
  2. Further to Minute 99/3.2 of Senate's 324th meeting to note the position with respect to an analysis of the academic progress of students from the Foundation Year.
  3. To note any other matters arising.

Section A - Items for discussion

4. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor

5. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)

6. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

7. QAA Consultation Paper on Qualifications Frameworks : Postgraduate Qualifications

SEN99-P8

To consider and comment on a consultation paper from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

Section B - Starred items

*8. Programme Proposals

SEN99-P9

On the recommendation of the Teaching and Learning Committee and on the advice of the Curriculum Sub-Committee to recommend to Council:

i) New programmes for introduction in the 1999/2000 session.

BSc in Logistics
BSc in Air Transport Management
BSc in Commercial Management & Quantity Surveying (three-year version)
Professional Certificate in Management for the Sports Industries Federation (self-funding - from March 1999)

ii) Revised/restructured programmes for introduction in 1999/2000

MA in Education Studies (including distinct Peterborough-based and 'HEADLAMP' and School Effectiveness & School Improvement versions)
MSc in Mathematical Education (transferring from the Department of Mathematical Sciences to the Department of Education)
BSc in Communication & Media Studies
BSc in Social Policy
BSc in Social Psychology
BSc in Sociology with a minor subject

iii) Revised title, from October 2000 intake

BSc in Banking and Finance to be retitled BSc in Banking, Finance and Management

(Further details are available on request from the Secretary.]

*9. Departmental Titles

  1. To recommend to Council on the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to rename the Department of Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering & Transport Studies, the Department of Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering consequent upon the transfer of the Transport Studies Group to the Department of Civil and Building Engineering with effect from 24 March 1999.
  2. To recommend to Council on the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to rename the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with effect from 24 March 1999, in recognition of the financial contribution from the Wolfson Foundation to the Engineering Complex project.

*10. Materials Characterisation Centre

SEN99-P10

On the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Science to recommend to Council the establishment of a Materials Characterisation Centre with effect from 24 March 1999.

*11. QAA Audit Report

SEN99-P11

On the recommendation of Teaching and Learning Committee to receive the Audit Report from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and to note an action plan.

A copy of the report is available on the University Web pages at: http://www/lboro.ac.uk/admin/central admin/qualrep/qar1.html.

*12. Teaching and Learning Committee

On the recommendation of the Teaching and Learning:

i) Percentages and Postgraduate Programmes

SEN99-P12

To approve a scheme for the award of Masters degrees and Loughborough Postgraduate Diplomas with distinction based on percentage marks rather than grades, and the discontinuation of the use of grades at postgraduate level generally.

ii) General Regulations/Assessment Regulations for Introductory Studies

SEN99-P13

To approve General Regulations and Assessment Regulations for Introductory Studies (FEFC funded provision in LUSAD).

*13. Honorary Degrees

SEN99-P14

To ratify the action of the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate in recommending to Council pursuant to Statute XVIII and with the advice of the Honorary Degrees Committee six additional persons to be invited to receive Honorary Degrees at Degree Congregations in 1999.

*14. Research Committee

To approve a recommendation from Research Committee that Examiners Reports on research theses be released routinely to all candidates from the start of the 1999/2000 academic session and that the process be reviewed in two years.

*15. Ordinances and Regulations Committee

On the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee:

.1 Ordinance X : Procedure for the appointment of the Chairman of Council

SEN99-P15

To approve amendments to Ordinance X with immediate effect.

.2 Amendments to GRMPA and ARMPA

SEN99-P16

To approve amendments to the GRMPA and ARMPA consequent upon the proposed scheme for the award of Masters degrees and LPDs with distinction based upon percentage marks rather than grades, with effect from 1999/2000.

.3 General Regulations/Assessment Regulations for Introductory Studies

To note that the recommendation to approve General Regulations/Assessment Regulations for Introductory Studies is presented under Senate agenda item 11ii).

*16. Reports from Committees

To receive reports from the following Committees:

1. SEN99-P17 Research Committee of 11 December 1998 and 4 February 1999
  1. SEN99-P18 Ordinances and Regulations Committee of 5 February 1999
  2. SEN99-P19 Teaching and Learning Committee of 11 February 1999

4. SEN99-P20 Resources and Planning Committee of 12 February 1999

Section C - For information

*17. Degree Congregation in Winter 1999

To note that the date of the winter degree congregation will be Tuesday 21 December 1999.

18. Any Other Business

Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr B P Vale by noon on Monday
8 March 1999.

*19. Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday 23 June 1999 at 9.15 am.

Brigette Vale

March 1999

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