SENATE
SEN12-A8
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on
Wednesday 7 November 2012 at 9.15am,
in the Council Chamber, Hazlerigg Building.
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 5 November 2012.
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 2012 (SEN12-M5),
and of the Extraordinary meeting held on 11 October 2012 (SEN12-M7) 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
To note the powers
and functions of Senate.
5. University
Strategy and Planning
SEN12-P99
To consider proposals for a
fundamental review of University Strategy.
6. British
University in Egypt
SEN12-P100
To approve a
recommendation from Learning and Teaching Committee that Loughborough
does not validate the degrees of any further cohorts of students at the BUE,
and to note information relating to the honouring of Loughborough’s
existing commitment to validate the degrees of the BUE students up to and
including the cohort entering the Preparatory year in autumn 2013.
7. Developing an Academic Activity on the
Olympic Park
SEN12-P101 (not available online)
To consider an update, following discussions at the October 2012
meetings of Senate and Council, and to agree to defer a final decision on whether
to proceed until early 2013.
8. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN12-P102
(not available online)
To receive a
report.
9. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
SEN12-P103A
9.1 Student
Recruitment 2012 Entry.
9.2 National
Student Survey 2012
10. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Enterprise)
SEN12-P104 (not available online)
To receive a
report.
11. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SECTION B –
Starred Items for Approval
*12. Programme
Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and
Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to
Council as appropriate:
*12.1 New programmes:
International Foundation Programme for Business (three
semester variant) from July 2013
International Foundation Programme for Science and
Engineering (three semester variant) from July 2013
Taught Component of the PhD with Integrated Research
Studies for School of Science from April 2013
*12.2 Award, title or major programme changes (with effect from October 2012 unless stated):
BSc Accounting and
Financial Management (addition of DIntS award from Oct 11 for 2008 entrants onwards)
MSc in Advanced Methods in Aeronautical Engineering
(reinstatement of programme) from October 2012
BEng/MEng Automotive
Materials (including addition of DIntS award)
BSc Banking, Finance and Management (addition of DIntS award from Oct 11 for 2008 entrants
onwards)
MSc Building Services Engineering to MSc Low Energy Building
Services Engineering (Oct 13 entry, and existing students by agreement)
MBA (full-time)
MBA International Sports Management (additional intake in January 2013
only)
BSc
Business Economics and Finance (addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc/MChem Chemistry
(addition of DPS from Oct 11 for current and new students)
BSc/MChem Chemistry
and Analytical Science (addition of DPS from Oct 11 for current and new
students)
BSc Chemistry and Sports Science (addition of DIntS for
current and new students)
BSc/MChem Chemistry
with Analytical Chemistry (addition of DPS from Oct 11 for current and new
students)
BSc/MChem Chemistry
with Forensic Analysis (addition of DPS from Oct 11 for current and new
students)
BEng/MEng Design with Engineering Materials (including addition of DIntS award)
BSc Economics
(addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc Economics with
Accounting (addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc Economics with
Geography (addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc Economics with
Politics (addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc
International Economics (addition of DIntS for new entrants)
BSc Management Sciences (addition of DIntS award from Oct 11 for 2008 entrants onwards)
BEng/MEng Materials Engineering (including addition of DIntS award)
BSc/MChem Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (addition of DPS from
Oct 11 for current and new students)
BSc Retailing, Marketing and Management (addition of DIntS award from
Oct 11 for 2008 entrants onwards)
*12.3 Suspension of
programmes:
MSc Communication Networks, Security and Forensics (Last intake: October
2011; Next intake: October 2013)
MSc Economics (Last intake: October 2010; Next intake October 2014)
MSc Economics and
Econometrics (Last intake: October 2010; Next intake October 2014)
MSc International
Economics (Last intake: October 2010; Next intake October 2014)
*12.4 Discontinuation of programmes:
BA European Studies (Last intake: Oct 2010)
MSc Exercise Physiology (p/t version) (No intake in last 5 years)
BSc Physics and Management (Last intake: Oct 2012)
MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition (p/t version) (No intake in last 5
years)
*13. Ethics
Committee
SEN12-P106 (to follow) (not available online)
To receive a report of the meeting
on 19 October 2012, and to:
*13.1 Approve an amendment to the constitution of
Ethics Committee.
*14. Research Committee
SEN12-P108
To receive reports of the meetings
on 2 July, 3 September and 8 October 2012, and to:
*14.1 Approve an amendment to the Code of Practice
on Research Degree Programmes in relation to Leave of Absence, with immediate
effect.
*15. Health, Safety and Environmental Committee
To receive a report of the meeting on 17
October 2012, and to approve:
*15.1 Amendments to the constitution and terms of
reference of Health, Safety and Environment Committee.
*15.2 The Annual Plan for the Health, Safety and
Environmental Office.
*15.3 Amendments to the Environmental Policy.
*16. Prizes
Committee
To receive the Annual Report from
Prizes Committee.
*17. Academic Misconduct
In accordance with
paragraphs 18 and 30 of Regulation XVIII, to appoint the Academic Misconduct
Committee and the Academic Misconduct Appeals Committee for 2012-13, as below:
*17.1 Academic Misconduct Committee
Two Associate Deans (Teaching), one of whom shall act as Chair: Dr Brian
Jarvis (Chair), Dr Ray Dawson.
One University member of the Loughborough Students’ Union Executive
nominated by the Executive: Lazar Zindovic.
Two further Associate Deans (Teaching), appointed on an annual basis as
reserves, to act as full members in cases where the Chair and/or other
appointed member have a previous connection: To be confirmed.
*17.2 Academic Misconduct Appeals Committee
Two Associate Deans (Teaching) of whom shall act as
Chair: Dr Keith Pond, Dr Lorraine Cale.
One University member of the Loughborough Students’
Union Executive nominated by the Executive: To be confirmed.
Two further Associate Deans (Teaching) shall be appointed on an annual
basis as reserves, to act as full members in cases where the Chair and/or other
appointed member have a previous connection: To be confirmed.
SECTION C – Items for Information
*18. Membership
of Senate 2012-13
To note the membership of Senate for
2012-13.
*19. Librarian’s
Annual Report 2011-12
To note that the annual report for 2011-12
from the Librarian is available at
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/media/wwwlboroacuk/content/library/downloads/annualreports/annrep11-12.pdf.
*20. Reports from Committees
To receive reports from the
following Committees:
*20.1 SEN12-P116 Advancement
Committee of 24 October 2012 (not available online)
*20.2 SEN12-P117 Arts
Committee of 23 October 2012.
*20.3 SEN12-P118 Enterprise
Committee of 12 July and 7 September 2012 (not available online)
*20.4 SEN12-P119 Estates
Management Committee of 27 September 2012 (not available online)
*20.5 SEN12-P120 Finance
Committee of 21 June and 12 October 2012 (not available online)
*20.6 SEN12-P121 IT
Committee of 24 October 2012 (not available online)
*20.7 SEN12-P122 Learning
and Teaching Committee of 27 September and 25 October 2012.
*20.8 SEN12-P123 Research
Performance Monitoring Committee of 12 June, 10 July and 11 September 2012 (not available online)
*20.9 SEN12-P124 Student
Discipline Committee of 30 October 2012 (to follow) (not available online)
*20.10 SEN12-P125
Student Experience Committee of 23
October 2012 (to follow) (not available online)
*21. Dates of Meetings in 2012-13
Wednesday 23 January 2013 (if
required)
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Wednesday 26 June 2013
*22. Any
Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked
to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 5 November 2012.
Author – Chris
Dunbobbin
Date – October
2012
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