SENATE
SEN06-A3
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 1 March 2006 at 9.15am in the
Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary
AGENDA
1. In Memoriam
Members
will be asked to observe a minute of silence in memory of Professor Peter
Smith.
2. 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 27 February 2006.
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
3. Minutes
To
confirm the Minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 25 January 2006 (SEN06-M1)
and, subject to any correction, to sign them.
4. Matters
Arising from the Minutes
Any matters
arising not appearing elsewhere on the Agenda.
SECTION A – Items
for Discussion
5. Key
Strategic Planning Issues
To consider a paper.
6. Information Strategy and Implementation
Plan
On the recommendation of
Information Services Committee, to recommend to Council the adoption of the
Information Strategy and associated Implementation Plan.
7. Matters
for Report by the Director of Business Partnerships, Innovation and Knowledge
Transfer
To receive a report.
8. Matters for Report by the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
SEN06-P10a, SEN06-P10b and SEN06-P10c
8.1 Student
Recruitment 2006/07.
8.2 Condonement.
9. Matters for Report by the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN06-P12
9.1 New Research
Grants and Contracts.
SEN06-P13
9.2 Research
Grants and Contracts Applications.
9.3 RAE 2008
Update.
10. Matters for
Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SECTION B – Starred
Items for Approval
*11. Programme Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning
and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend
to Council as appropriate:
11.1 New programmes for introduction
in the 2005-06 session
MSc Psychology of Sport
and Exercise
11.2 New programmes for introduction
in the 2006/07 session
MSc Construction Project
Management (Work-based DL)
MRes Human Biology/MRes
Ergonomics/MRes Psychology
BSc Business Studies
with Human Resource Management (
BA Fine Art
MSc Advanced Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering
MSc Healthcare Governance
11.3 Award, Title, or Major
Programme Changes from the 2006/07 session
MSc
Environmental Dynamics: Monitoring, Evaluation and Management to MSc Environmental Monitoring for
Management (from October 2007 entry)
BA European
and International Studies to BA
European Studies (from October 2006 entry)
BSc Mathematics and Sports Science
to BSc/BSc, DPS Mathematics and Sports Science (from October 2007 entry)
MSc Manufacturing Management to
MSc Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and Management (from October 2006 entry)
MSc Business and Management
Research to MRes Business and Management (from
October 2006 entry)
11.4 Discontinuation
of the following programmes (last intake shown in brackets)
BA/BSc
Industrial Design and Technology with Education (October 2005)
BSc
Industrial Design and Packaging Technology (October 2005)
MEng
Computer Network and Internet Engineering (October 2005)
*12. Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma
Awards on MRes Progammes
On the recommendation of Learning
and Teaching Committee, to recommend to Council that Postgraduate Certificate
and Diploma awards are made available to students on MRes programmes.
*13. Review of the Effectiveness of Senate
SEN06-P16 (to follow)
To note the proposed membership of
the Working Group to review the effectiveness of Senate.
*14. Prizes Committee
On the recommendation of Prizes
Committee to approve the establishment of new prizes, and amendments to
existing prizes.
SECTION C – Items
for Information
*15. Reports from
Committees
To
receive reports from the following Committees:
*15.1 SEN06-P18 Learning and
Teaching Committee of 9 February 2006.
*15.2 SEN06-P19 Prizes
Committee of 31 January 2006.
*16. QAA
Consultations
To
note the following recent consultation paper from the Quality Assurance Agency:
Operational
description for the revised institutional audit process, CL14/05
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/circularLetters/CL1405.asp
*17. Any Other Business
Any
member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday
27 February 2006.
*18. Date of Next Meeting
9.15am,
Wednesday 28 June 2006.
Author:
Chris Dunbobbin
Date:
February 2006
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