Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Faculty Board

SSH01-M5

Minutes

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Minutes of the Thirty-First Meeting of the Faculty Board held on Wednesday 31 October 2001.

Members: Professor P H Roberts (Chair)

Dr K M Armour (ab), Mr J Barker, Professor M Bell, Professor S J H Biddle, Mr A Bunkum, Ms A Carter (ab), Mr J Costello, Mr D N Deacon, Dr H G Denton, Dr H P Drake, Dr A Gould (ab), Mr R Hamilton, Professor C Hanson (ab), Mr D R Johnson, Professor T Kavanagh, Dr R A Kay, Professor M King (ab), Professor D Kirk (ab), Dr J Leaman, Mr P G Lewis (ab), Professor R Lister (ab), Mr W P J Maunder (ab), Professor T Mills, Dr J Mottram, Mr G Murdock, Mr A Pittwood (Ex-officio), Dr C D Rhodes, Dr S P Rice, Mr J S Smith, Professor M H Smith (ab), Miss R Stubbings, Professor D J Wallace, Professor T G Weyman-Jones (ab)

Apologies for absence: Dr Armour, Ms Carter, Dr Gould, Professor Kirk, Professor Lister, Mr Maunder

By invitation: Mr D Blease (Minute 69), Ms A Hughes (Minute 72)

Present: Ms L M Dutton

In attendance: Ms S J McKinley

66. Minutes

SSH01-M3 and M4

The Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth (Ordinary) Meeting and the Minutes of the Thirtieth (Special) Meeting of the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Board, held on 22 May 2001, were CONFIRMED and signed by The Dean subject to the following correction:

Item 35.3 (iii) should read 'The Faculty were informed that it would now be the responsibility of all departments to make sure reading systems were updated and maintained'.

67. Matters arising from the Minutes

SSH01-M3 Item 34: The Dean confirmed that the Director of the Academic Registry was in the process of instigating notes of guidance on acceptable submissions under the Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research.

SSH01-M3 Item 35.3: Thanks were extended to all staff for their cooperation with respect to the updating of reading systems in the Library.

68. Dean's and Associate Dean's Reports

1. Congratulations were extended to the Department of European Studies and their colleagues in QEU for their ESR results; an outstanding 23 out of 24.
2. Several Departments had been mentioned in recent press releases. The Business School was involved with the development of an Innovation Centre for high growth start-up companies which would open in Spring 2002. Mr Nick Rodgers, printed textiles tutor at LUSAD, was awarded a Craft and Design Bursary from East Midlands Arts to develop an exclusive range of hand printed fabrics for the interior market. A fashion textiles postgraduate, Ms Savithri Bartlett, was selected by the Design Council to take part in UkwithNY - a huge celebration of design to be staged in New York. Industrial Design and Technology graduate, Mr Joe Stephens, was appointed Creative Director of Ellula Sounds Ltd, Loughborough's first student spin out company, with his revolutionary concept of the world's first inflatable speaker system.
3. Professor Peter Taylor, Geography Department and Professor Mike Smith, Department of European Studies, had been elected Academicians in the Academy of Learned Societies for Social Science.
4. An increase in the recruitment of students would offset some of the Faculty deficit.
5. A Graduate School within the Faculty was currently being initiated. Its activities would include responsibility for Faculty-wide research training and external research recruitment. A Management Group consisting of the AD(R) and the Directors of Research from each Department would manage the School. The Graduate School would be situated in the Matthew Arnold Building. Some space in the Matthew Arnold Building was still available for lease to postgraduate and research students.
6. In order to raise the internal and external status, the visibility, and in support of the activities of the research programme of Humanities at Loughborough University, a Humanities Research Centre would, in due time, be incorporated within the Graduate School. A Humanities Forum would be formed, which would include, and strengthen the work of, 20-30 scholars/researchers from across the Faculty, led by a professorial chair. The intention would be to strengthen their work, by association, in order to generate external research funds and to establish the Humanities Research Centre.

Heads of Departments would be informed of progress at the next Directorate meeting.

ACTION: Dean

1. Half of the Departments in the Faculty had signalled that they were Humanity based researchers.
2. RAE results were due out on 12 December 2001. The new PVC(R), Professor Neil Halliwell, would be informing Directorates of a new PhD scholarship scheme and the University's vision for management and development of research.
3. The securing of external funding for research grants needed to be improved and staff should be encouraged to make more applications.
4. Full details of the New Route PhD was available on the web accessible from the Research page. One application from the Business School had been accepted on the New Route PhD and commenced October 2001. The Geography Department and English and Drama Department had confirmed they would like to participate in the New Route PhD.

(SSH01-P27)

The Board RECEIVED and NOTED a report from the AD(T) on External Subject Review, Programme Reviews and a Staff Secondment Scheme.

69. Programme Reviews

The Board RECEIVED, and AGREED, a proposal from Mr Derek Blease, Director of Quality Enhancement, on the next phase of the annual and periodic programme reviews.

1. Annual Programme Review

The AD(T)s had revisited the review process and the outcome would be determined by the January 2002. It was likely that the External Subject Review, for the most part, would be abolished and replaced by an Institutional Subject Review. It was anticipated that there would be a return to a more formally based paperwork arrangement for APR. AD(T)s required receipt of paperwork a week before the meeting which would take place by 28 March 2002. Dr Jennie Elliott would be writing to Heads of Departments outlining the paperwork entailed.

2. Periodic Programme Review
   Departments would be informed of details of the next five year review cycle. English and Accountancy would be visited any time between September 2002 and June 2004.
   The Board CONSIDERED the need for standard data to be fed into periodic programme reviews. Clarity was needed about what data should be collected. The Board RESOLVED to report this view to Dr Jennie Elliott.

70. Nominations for Honorary Graduates in 2002

The Board CONSIDERED the view that there should be a wider subject mix of candidates for Honorary Graduates. The Board RESOLVED to bring forward any Departmental suggestions and nominations to the Honorary Degree Committee.

71. QAA Subject Reviews

1. (SSH01-P28)

The Board NOTED the response from the Business School on the Subject Review Report of the QAA with reference to the BSc in Retail Automotive Management (Ford) for comment to Learning and Teaching Committee. The Board also NOTED that the supplementary report from the Department of Civil and Building Engineering was not necessarily pertinent to the Business School.

2. (SSH01-P29)

The Board NOTED the response from the Department of Economics on the Subject Review Report of the QAA with reference to Economics for comment to Learning and Teaching Committee.

3. (SSH01-P30)
   The Board NOTED the response from the Department of PE, Sports Science and Recreation Management on the Subject Review Report of the QAA with reference to Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation, Sport and Tourism for comment to Learning and Teaching Committee. It was CONFIRMED that the issues to be addressed had been effectively instigated.

72. Graduate Apprenticeship Schemes

(SSH01-P31)

The Board RECEIVED a report from Ms Anna Hughes, Graduate Apprenticeship Project Manager, on the development of two graduate apprenticeship schemes aimed at new graduates needing business management training skills. The Board NOTED the following:

• This was a 12 month HEFCE-funded project aimed at encouraging SME employees to venture into higher education on a day-release basis and new graduates needing business management training and skills. Two frameworks were envisaged: an undergraduate course leading to a Diploma in Professional Studies and a postgraduate course leading to a certificate (LPC) in Industrial Management.
• Consultation with interested Departments and market research into the viability of the programme was underway. It was anticipated that Senate would approve the short courses in Spring 2002 for commencement in April 2002 of the first SME participants on the postgraduate certificate. It was hoped that in September 2002 the undergraduate framework would be up and running.
• QAA guidelines would be applied, led by the PVC(T) and Dr Robin Wilcockson.
• The Board CONSIDERED the module values and it was AGREED that the total value must be 60 credits.

73. Award of Degrees

(SSH01-P32)

The Board CONFIRMED the award of Research Degrees to candidates listed on the agenda paper.

74. Proposal for the Board of Studies

(SSH01-P33)

The Board RESOLVED to ratify a proposal to allow 75 credits to holders of the NEBOSH Diploma upon admission to the Postgraduate Programme in Occupational Health and Safety Management. Further, to ratify proposed arrangements for the award of MSc with distinction.

75. Degrees Awarded by Senate

(SSH01-P34)

The Board NOTED the research degrees awarded by Senate at its 343^rd (Special) meeting on 27 June 2001.

76. Curriculum Sub-Committee

The Board NOTED that Curriculum Sub-Committee had recommended the following new programme proposals to Learning and Teaching Committee, subject to certain requirements being resolved to the satisfaction of the AD(T), prior to the meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee on 8 November 2001:

1. BSc (&DPS) Geography and Management
2. BScBusiness and Law
3. BA Business & Social Studies/Law & Social Studies
4. MSc Sports Biomechanics
5. MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology
6. MSc Physical Activity and Health
7. MSc Policy-making in the European Union
8. MA Media & Cultural Analysis
9. MSc in Management (Professional)

77. Associate Dean (Teaching) Actions

The Board RESOLVED to ratify the action of the Associate Dean (Teaching) in approving the following:

• Waivers of Programme Regulations
• Appointment of Programme Boards
• Credit Transfers
• Appointment of Examiners of the University

Further details of the actions were available from the Faculty Board Secretary upon request.

78. Constitution and Powers of the Faculty Board

SSH01-P35

These were NOTED.

79. Membership

SSH01-P36

The membership of the Faculty Board for the session 2001-2002 was NOTED.

80. Representation on Other Bodies

SSH01-P37

Representation of the Faculty on other bodies was NOTED.

81. Staff/Student Committees

The Board NOTED that reports of Staff/Student Committee meetings had been deposited with the Faculty Board Secretary as follows:

82. Senate

The Board NOTED that the Minutes of the 342nd Ordinary Meeting of Senate held on 27 June 2001 were available on the University Web pages.

83. Reports of Committees

The Board NOTED that reports of the following Committees were available, or would be, on the University web pages:

• Learning and Teaching Committee of 7 June 2001
• Curriculum Sub-Committee of 11 October 2001

84. Matters from Learning and Teaching Committee and Senate

The Board NOTED matters approved by the Learning and Teaching Committee on 7 June 2001 and by Senate on 27 June 2001 in respect of the following:

• Service Teaching
• General Regulations for Undergraduate Awards (GRUA) 2000 Edition, Appendix 3
• Academic Misconduct - ARUA, ARMPA
• Invigilation - Regulation VII
• Undergraduate Certificates and Diplomas
• Non-attendance at timetabled sessions and the reduction of module marks

85. Degree Congregation

The Board NOTED that degrees for programmes and research in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities would be awarded at the Congregation on the afternoon of Monday 17 December 2001.

• Tuesday 5 February 2002 pm.

Author - Ms S J McKinley
Date - November 2001
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