Subject: EngD Minute of Curriculum Sub-Committee on 4 May 2006


06/26 EngD Systems Engineering: New Programme Proposals

CSC06-P30
26.1 The Sub-Committee considered proposals from Electronic and
Electrical Engineering for a new full-time programme with effect from
October 2006. A tabled paper was received presenting the responses to some
queries posed to the proposer. It was noted that the programme was being
developed in conjunction with four other collaborating institutions. The
Sub-Committee was concerned that two elements of the proposal, namely the
intention for the MSc to be an exit award only rather than a dual award
with the EngD and the submission of a thesis for the research element
rather than publications, were at variance with the general regulations
for the EngD as contained in para 17 of RHDR and the existing EngD
programme in Civil & Building Engineering. These were matters that were
the remit of Research Committee and the Sub-Committee therefore felt that
it could not approve the proposals in their current form until such time
as any agreement had been made to change the general regulations and the
existing EngD programme as appropriate.

26.2 It was AGREED that revised paperwork should be provided to
Research Committee on 18 May and to the Sub-Committee at a reconvened
meeting on 24 May (with the unconfirmed minute of Research Committee's
discussion and a statement from Dr Brigette Vale that matters had been
resolved) covering the following matters:

26.2.1 Until such time as the new generic MSc in Systems Engineering
had been approved, the title of the MSc proposed as the exit award should
be revised so that it was not the same as the existing but different MSc
in Advanced Systems Engineering.

26.2.2 Clarification of how the general competences outlined in para
17.22 of RHDR would be met.

26.2.3 Clarification of whether all students would receive their EngD
award from Loughborough, or just those registered here.

26.2.4 Clarification in the Programme Regulations that the Semester 1 &
2 modules would be undertaken in different years, and clarification of the
years in which the specialist modules would be undertaken.

26.2.5 Clarification of what each group of students would be doing,
where and in which study mode (eg block v semester).

Prior to this a meeting should be convened between representatives of
Research Committee, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Civil & Building
Engineering and any other interested departments to discuss those matters
raised in .1 above.

26.3 It was commented that it might in the future be sensible to
remove from the regulations for the curriculum element of the EngD any
text relating generally to the EngD which could be found in RHDR para 17.
In addition to shortening the programme regulations this would help to
ensure consistency between all EngD regulations and the general EngD
regulations.