SENATE
SEN04-A7
Agendas
NOTICE OF MEETING
The 370th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Friday 26 November 2004 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building Two.
Dr J C Nutkins
Secretary
19 November 2004
AGENDA
1. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr J E M Elliott by noon on Wednesday 24 November 2004.
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/senate/meetings/index.htm
2. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the 368th meeting held on 23 June 2004 (SEN04-M5, attached) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
*3.1 Minute
04/62 – New Regulation XIX: Hall Committees
To note that the Vice-Chancellor has approved revisions to Regulation XIX, which is now available on the web site at:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/calendar/regulations/reg19.htm
3.2
Minute 04/64- Departmental Student Representatives
The LSU President to report.
3.3
Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the
Agenda
SECTION A – Items for Discussion
4. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
(i) Sunday Times League Table
(ii) THES World Rankings
(iii) Marketing Team
5. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN04-P82
(i) New Research Grants and Contracts
SEN04-P83
(ii) Research Grants and Contracts Applications
(iii) Improving the Quality of Research Applications
(iv) HEFCE Research Performance Indicators
6. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
(i) Student Recruitment
(iii) Teaching Quality Information: National Student Survey
(iv) HEFCE Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(v) HEFCE Performance Indicators
7. Matters for Report by the Director of Business Partnerships, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer
SEN04-P86
To receive a report.
8. Tuition Fees Strategy Group
SEN04-P87
To receive a progress report from the Group, together with a timetable for key decisions concerning the OFFA Agreement.
(The OFFA guidance to institutions on Producing Access Agreements can be found at: http://www.offa.org.uk/pubs/)
9. Strategic Review
.1 Further to Minute 04/87 of Senate’s 369th (Special) meeting on 23 June 2004, to receive a progress report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor on the Academic Organisation of the University.
.2 The Deputy Vice-Chancellor to report on discussions at Council on 29 October 2004 on the strategic development of the University.
SECTION B – Starred Items for Approval
*10. Programme Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:
(i)
New Programmes for Introduction in the 2005/06 session
MSc International Relations
MSc Transatlantic Relations
(ii) Revised
Awards from Autumn 2004 entry (by Chair’s action)
Prof Cert in Management (SIF) to PGCert
Prof Cert in Management (BPIF) to PGCert
MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) – Thomas Cook
to MSc/PGCert/PGDip
MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in
Management (Professional) (FKI)
to MSc/PGCert/PGDip
MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) (HEA)
to MSc/PGCert/PGDip
(iii) Revised Title from 2004 entry (by Chair’s action)
MSc Industrial Sales and Marketing to Industrial Sales and Strategic Marketing
(iv) Discontinuation of the Following
Programmes (last intake shown in brackets)
BA History of Art and Design (October 2003) (by Chair’s action)
BEng Chemical Engineering with Bioprocessing (October 1999)
Diploma in Technology for Development (DL) (July 2004)
(Further details are available on request from the Secretary)
*11. Timing of the Academic Year
Further to Minute 04/66 of Senate’s 368th meeting on 23 June 2004, to approve recommendations on the timing of the academic year arising from the recommendations from the Committee to Review the Structure of the Academic Year.
*12. Ordinances and Regulations Committee
On the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee:
.1 Regulations for Higher Degrees by
Research: Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Engineering (EngD)
· To approve a revision to para 17.2 of RHDR with effect from 26 November 2004, to bring this line with the requirements of GRMPA.
· To note amendments to para 17.22 approved by Chair’s action.
.2 Ordinance
XXXIII: Diplomas and Certificates
To note that the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of Senate has approved revisions to Ordinance XXXIII with effect from October 2004, which bring the Ordinance in line with the change in title of the Loughborough Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate to Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate approved as part of the revisions to GRMPA in June 2004.
*13. Learning and Teaching Committee
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee:
.1 Regulation VII: Conduct of Examinations and other Assessments
· On the recommendation of Ordinances and Regulations Committee, to approve revisions to para 26, with effect from the academic year 2005-06, consequent upon the approval by Senate on 23 June 2004 of proposals for a list of approved calculators for use in examinations.
· To approve a list of approved calculators with effect from 2005-06.
.2 Foundation Degrees: Policy Statement
To approve.
.3 Diploma
in International Studies
To approve in principle a Diploma route in International Studies combining study (in an educational institution) and work experience (in an industrial placement abroad).
*14. Resources and Planning Committee
On the recommendation of Resources and Planning Committee:
Revisions to Terms of Reference of Sub-Committees
To approve revisions to the Terms of Reference of:
(i) Operations Sub-Committee
(ii) Information Services Committee
*15. Student Services Committee
On the recommendation of Student Services Committee:
Terms of Reference and Constitution of the Committee
Further to Minute 04/81 of the 368th meeting of Senate on 23 June 2004, to approve revisions to the Terms of Reference and Constitution of the Committee.
*16. Prizes Committee
To recommend to Council the establishment of new prizes, amendments to prizes and the discontinuation of prizes.
SECTION C – Items for Information
*17. Membership of Senate 2004/05
To note.
*18. Corporate Planning Statement
To note the Corporate Planning Statement 2004, approved by Council at its meeting on 13 July 2004.
*19. Executive Management Group Responsibilities and Organisational Chart
To note.
*20. Accessibility at Loughborough University
Further to Minute 04/29 of Senate’s 366th meeting on 3 March 2004, to receive a report from the Director of Estates Services on how priorities are being set and on action being taken.
*21. Librarian’s Annual Report 2003/04
To note the Annual Report for 2003/04 from the Librarian.
*22. Director of Registry Services: Change of Title
To note that the Vice-Chancellor has agreed that the title of the post of Director of Registry Services be revised to Academic Registrar with effect from 1 July 2004. References to the post in Ordinances and Regulations have been revised accordingly.
*23. QAA Audit Report
To note that the University’s QAA Audit Report can be found on the QAA web site at:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/revreps/instrev/loughborough2004/summary.htm
The report will be considered by other University bodies in the first instance.
*24. Higher Education Academy (HEA) Accreditation
To note that in July 2004 an HEA Accreditation Team visited the University to review our pathway to what used to be ILTHE Membership. The Team has recommended that the New Lecturers’ Programme be accredited as a pathway until 2009 and that a new Associateship pathway be similarly approved subject to HEA scrutiny of the new documentation.
*25. QAA Special Review of Foundation Degrees 2004/05
To note that the following programmes delivered by Loughborough College and leading to Foundation Degrees awarded by the University have been selected by QAA to be included in a sample of FDs to be reviewed during 2004/05:
FdA in Leisure Management
FdSc in Sports Science with Sports Management
*26. Reports from Committee
To receive reports from the following Committees:
*.1 SEN04-P103 Research Committee of 28 October 2004
*.2 SEN04-P104 Ordinances and Regulations Committee of 29 October 2004
*.3 SEN04-P105 Learning and Teaching Committee of 11 November 2004
*.4 SEN04-P106 Resources and Planning Committee of 29 October 2004
*.5 SEN04-P107 Student Services Committee of 3 November 2004
*.6 SEN04-P108 Prizes Committee of 11 November 2004
*27. Any Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J E M Elliott by noon on Wednesday 24 November 2004.
*28. Dates of Future Meetings in 2004/05
Wednesday 15 December 2004 (am)
Wednesday 26 January 2005 (am) (if necessary)
Wedneday 2 March 2005 (am)
Wednesday 29 June 2005 (am)
Author – Jennie Elliott
Date – November 2004
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