Senate
SEN07-A5
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 21 November 2007 at 9.15am in
the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Business of the Agenda
Any
member wishing to speak to a starred item is asked to give notice to Dr J C
Nutkins by noon on Monday 19 November 2007.
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 Ordinary meeting held on 4 July 2007 (SEN07-M3) and,
subject to any correction, to sign them.
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
3.1
Any matters arising from the Minutes not appearing
elsewhere on the Agenda
SECTION
A – Items for Discussion
4. Powers
and Functions of Senate
SEN07-P69
To note the powers and functions of
Senate.
5. University
Strategy
SEN07-P70
To receive a report on the monitoring arrangements for implementation plans.
6. Advancement
SEN07-P71,
SEN07-P72 (to follow)
To receive an update from the Vice-Chancellor.
7. Reorganisation
of Committees
SEN07-P73
To approve revisions to the
Committee structure.
8. QAA
Institutional Audit 2008
SEN07-P74
To receive a progress report on
arrangements.
9. Monitoring
of Research Student Progress
SEN07-P75
On the recommendation of Research
Committee to approve revised proposals for the Monitoring of Research Student
Progress (minute 07/37 refers).
10. Revision
of Undergraduate Bursary Scheme and Access Agreement
SEN07-P76 (to follow)
To approve revisions to the Undergraduate
Bursary Scheme and Access Agreement.
11. Matters for Report by the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (
SEN07-P77
To receive
a report.
12. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
SEN07-P78
12.1 Student Recruitment.
SEN07-P79
12.2 National Student Survey 2007.
13. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN07-P80
13.1 Research
Applications – Quarterly Analysis by Department.
SEN07-P81
13.2 New Research
Grants and Contracts.
13.3 RAE 2008.
13.4 Research Outputs.
13.5 Other Matters.
14. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SECTION B – Starred Items for Approval
*15. Programme
Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on
the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:
*15.1 New programmes for introduction in the
2007-08 session
FdEng Foundation Degree programme in
Fundamentals of Powertrain Engineering
*15.2 Award, title or major programme changes with effect from
September 2007 entry (unless stated)
MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management (Higher Education
Administration) to MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management and Leadership (Higher
Education Administration)
MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management (NG Bailey) to MSc, PGDip,
PGCert Management and Leadership (NG Bailey)
MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management (Thomas Cook) to MSc, PGDip,
PGCert Management and Leadership (Thomas Cook)
MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management (Professional) to MSc, PGDip,
PGCert Management and Leadership (Professional)
PGCert Management (British Printing Industries Federation)
to PGCert Management and Leadership (Print and Packaging)
PGCert Management (Federation of Sports and Play Associates)
to PGCert Management and Leadership (Federation of Sports and Play
Associations)
BSc Retail Management to BSc Retailing, Marketing and
Management (October 2009 entry)
*15.3 Discontinuation of the following
programmes (last intake shown in brackets)
MSc Risk and Reliability Methods
(October 2004)
MSc, PGDip, PGCert Management
(Professional) – (FKI) (2001-02)
*16. Learning
and Teaching Committee
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee to
approve:
*16.1 English Language Entry Requirements
Amendments to English language entry requirements for entry
to postgraduate taught programmes.
SEN07-P84, SEN07-P84a, SEN07-P84b, SEN07-P84c
*16.2 Widening Participation Strategy
A revised widening participation
strategy and supporting documentation.
*16.3 Assessment of Students
Amendments to University assessment procedures as described
in the Academic Quality Procedures Handbook.
*16.4 Curriculum Sub-Committee
Revised terms of reference.
*16.5 Procedures for Approval, Monitoring and
Review of Collaborative Provision
Revised procedures, drawing together existing validation
procedures and the code of practice for collaborative provision.
*17.
To note the action of the BUE Validation Sub-Committee on
behalf of Senate in approving the validation of BUE degree programmes, and
other developments.
*18. Prizes
Committee
On the recommendation of Prizes Committee to approve:
*18.1 The establishment of new prizes, amendments to prizes, and the
discontinuation of prizes.
*18.2 Revised Terms of Reference of Prizes
Committee.
SECTION C –
Items for Information
*19. Librarian’s
Annual Report 2006-07
To note the annual report for
2006-07 from the Librarian.
*20. Membership
of Senate 2007-08
To note the membership of Senate for 2007-08.
*21. Reports
from Committees
To receive reports from the
following Committees:
*21.1 SEN07-P93 Learning
and Teaching Committee of 8 November 2007.
*21.2 SEN07-P94 Prizes
Committee of 8 November 2007.
*22. Any
Other Business
Any
member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on
Monday 19 November 2007.
*23. Dates of Future Meetings in 2007-08
Wednesday 30 January
2008 (am) (if necessary)
Wednesday 5 March 2008
(am)
Wednesday 2 July 2008
(am)
Author – Chris Dunbobbin
Date – November 2007
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