Senate

 

Subject: Terms of Reference of Teaching and Learning Committee

Origin: Teaching and Learning Committee, unconfirmed Minutes of 16 November 1999

 

 The Committee noted its constitution and membership. It was RESOLVED to RECOMMEND amendments in the terms of reference to Senate.

Secretary's Note

Revised terms of reference are set out below. Amendments have been introduced into para 5 to acknowledge the fact that the processes of modularisation and semesterisation have been completed and into para 6 in the light of organisational changes in the supporting committee structure.

Annex

Teaching and Learning Committee

 

Subject: Constitution, Membership and Terms of Reference

Origin: Secretary

Constitution and Membership

VICE-CHANCELLOR

: Professor D J Wallace

 

SENIOR PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR

: Professor R McCaffer

 

PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR (TEACHING)

: Professor J P Feather (Chair)

 

ASSOCIATE DEANS (TEACHING)

: J G Dickens
: Dr D R Green
: W P J Maunder

 

Three members appointed by Senate, one from each Faculty

: Professor M A King (SSH)
: Dr P Lawson (SCI)
: Dr S J Rothberg (ENG)

2002
2001
2002

The Convenor of the Academic Services Network Group

: Dr D A Wilson

 

The Chair of the Curriculum Sub-Committee

: Dr S A Austin

 

Two students nominated by the Students' Union (one of whom should be a postgraduate)

: Ms R Church
: Vacancy

2000

By invitation (to receive Agenda and Minutes)

 

 

Director of Quality Assessment Unit

 

 

The Heads of the Academic Support Services, as appropriate:

 

 

Audio Visual Services
Computing Services
Flexible Learning
Library
Staff Development

 

 

 

 

 

Terms of Reference

  1. To advise Senate on matters of policy relating to teaching and learning.
  2. In the light of agreed institutional aims and objectives, to keep under review and monitor the structures and mechanisms in place for quality assurance and control, to receive relevant statistical indicators, and to promote measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning in the University.
  3. To encourage and monitor good practice and innovation in teaching and learning; and in the assessment of student performance.
  4. To keep under review Regulations relating to the conduct of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
  5. To keep under review the operation of the University's modular, credit-based curriculum framework, the semesterised academic year, and the associated assessment processes, and to advise Senate on potential areas for development.
  6. To receive reports and recommendations from the Programme Development & Quality Team, the Curriculum Sub-Committee and the Academic Services Network Group.
  7. To keep under review the activities of the Quality Assessment Unit and to receive annual reports therefrom.
  8. To receive reports from Associate Deans (Teaching) on appropriate Faculty matters including annual and periodic programme reviews.
  9. To consider such other issues related to teaching and learning as may be referred to it by Senate.
  10. To report to Senate and offer advice as appropriate after each meeting.