ACADEMIC SENATE – ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES FOR 2014
(Items in bold were reported to Council throughout the year)
Meeting number & date / Policies, Items Linked to the Strategic Plan & Priority Items / Evaluation & Quality Improvement / Reporting & Monitoring / Approvals / Routine Business /Standing Academic Committee
5 February 2014 / Amendments to Membership Structure
Strategic Research Plan 2014-2018 - feedback
Meeting 1/2014
21 February / Academic Senate Membership / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:
- Review of the demand driven system
- ARC Industrial Training Centres – UTAS success
- Terms of Reference between AMC and Royal Australian Navy
- Australia Day Honours – Prof Kate Warner and Dr Frank Madill
- Commencement of Prof Mike Calford as Provost / New Prize - Ken McCracken Honours Prize in Physics / 2013 Academic Senate Report
Curriculum Principles for the University of Tasmania / Portfolio report from the Provost
- Academic Profile Reinvestment
- IMAS Launceston
- Voluntary Positions Committee/Adjunct and Clinical Titles
- Distinguished Professors Policy / Amendments to Prizes:
- Inst. Of Chartered Accountants Aus Award for High Achievement (Accounting)
- Inst. Of Chartered Accountants Aus Award – Outstanding Achievement (MPA)
- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 1st Year Prize
- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 2nd Year Prize
- Economic Society of Australia (Tas Branch) 3rd Year Prize
- CPA Australia Prize (C03)
- CPA Australia Prize (C04)
- CPA Australia Prize (C05)
- CPA Australia Prize for Honurs Study in Accounting (C49) / Call for Nominations – casual vacancy
Meeting 1/2014
21 February cont’d / Academic Staff Promotions Policy Review 2013 / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:
- QS Rankings – active engagement for improvement / New Academic Senate Members
Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:
- OLT Strategic Advisory Committee
‘Let’s Explore Tasmania’ Program / Standing Academic Committee Elections
Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-committee / Annual Review of membership of Committees
Report from the Transnational Education Programs Sub-committee / Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associate Titles
Teaching Development Grants for 2014 / Awards of Higher Degrees by Research
Load Report
Standing Academic Committee Reports from 5 December 2013, 17 December 2013 and 5 February 2014
Report from Council
Standing Academic Committee
13 March 2014 / Amendments to Rule 1 – Rules of Awards
Doctor of Health Service Management
Standing Academic Committee
31 March 2014 / Amendment to the Current Course Titles of the Clinical Leadership Courses to Include (Specialisation) and Introduce Healthcare Improvement and Nursing as Specialisation Streams
Meeting 2/2014
11 April / UTAS Progress with Compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework / Report from the Learning and Teaching Evaluation Sub-Committee / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:
- new State Cabinet
- base funding review
- Philanthropic fundraising
- Academic Re-profiling project
- Opening of Launceston catering facilities / Introduction of a new Master of Finance (Specialisation) / Call for Nominations for Externally Funded Research Fellow position
SLIMS Program – Progress Report / Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:
- Academic Profile Reinvestment
- Joint Commonwealth & Tasmanian Economic Council (Prof J Allison appointment)
- NRAS project at West Park / Significant Amendments to Courses
- Master of Business Administration suite of courses
- Discontinuation and teach out of existing Master of Business Administration suite of courses
- New specialisation in Art Theory for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Introduction of Quality & Safety stream for the Bachelor of Nursing (Professional Honours) and Graduate Diploma/Certificate of Nursing / Call for Nominations for Casual Vacancies on Academic Senate
Information Technology Strategy 2014-2024 / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:
Increase in publications (HERDC return)
- Decrease in ARC & NHMRC submissions
QS & THES Rankings
- Scholarship allocations. / University Learning and Teaching Committee Sub-committee membership changes / Call for Nominations for Casual Vacancy on the Standing Academic Committee
Meeting 2/2014
11 April Cont’d / English Language Proficiency Policy / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:
- Relationship between University and TasTAFE
- UTAS Friendly Program
- University of the Third Age – 12 week program “Current Trends in Education: Local, National and Global” / New Prize – Faculty of Law Prize / Outcome of Call for Nominations – Casual Vacancy for one Male Academic Staff Member on Academic Senate
Change to Academic Structure Policy – Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology / Load Report / Amended Prizes
- Tenbensel & Dee Medal
- Sir Victor Burley Scholarship in Engineering / Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associated Titles
Change to Academic Structure Policy – Faculty of Education / Report from the Students & Education Incentivisation Sub-committee / Amended Scholarships
– Dr Joan Woodberry Postgraduate Fellowship for women in Engineering or Bioscience / Award of Higher Degrees by Research
Report on Recipients of University Medals for 2013
Standing Academic Committee Reports
Report from Council
Standing Academic Committee
28 May 2014 / Academic Freedom
Meeting 3/2013
6 June
Meeting 3/2013
6 June cont’d / Academic Freedom / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:
- Progress of NRAS and ACIPA Projects
- Federal budget and higher education reforms
- Ranking – publications in Nature & Science
- TEQSA Advisory Council
Higher Education Standards Framework / Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:
- Public lectures and forums
- Academic Profile Reinvestment / Significant Amendments
- Bachelor of Pharmacy with Professional Honours
- New Specialisation in Medicines Management in the Master of Business Administration (Professional)
- Delivery of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Nautical Science) and Bachelor of Applied Science (Marine Engineering) Year 1 (Pre-Sea) at the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy
- Amendments to Published Indicative ATAR Score for the Bachelor of Business (Maritime and Logistics Management), Associate Degree in Maritime and Logistics Management, Bachelor of International Logistics (Freight Forwarding), and Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology Management)
- Change of Nomenclature and Schedule for the Geography and Environmental Studies Major and Minor in the Bachelor of Social Science
- Introduction of a Creative Writing Programme for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Meeting 3/2013
6 June cont’d / SLIMS Progress Report / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:
- HERDC Return including increase in publications
- Reduction in number of submissions to major grants schemes
- University Research Centres
- Clinical Trials Review / Amendments to Rule 2 – Academic Assessment
Faculty of Health Disciplines / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about:
- Digitisation of Library collections
- Relocation of Science Library to Morris Miller Library
-Release of Course Structures and Curriculum Planning and Fees components of SLIMS
- Development of a national Peer Review Network / New Prize – UTAS HR Prize
Admission Policy Committee Report / Load Report
Revised Teaching Development Grant Guidelines / Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee
Recipients of 2013 Teaching Merit Certificates
Standing Academic Committee Report
Report on Presentations to Academic Staff
Report from Council
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 23 June 2014 /
Proposed Higher Education Standards Framework – Institutional Response
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 7 July 2014 / Introduction of the Bachelor of Medicines Management (Professional Honours)Meeting 4/2013
25 July / Strategic Research Plan 2014-2018 / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about the Federal Budget together with University achievement and success in relation to:
- Research Performance
- Office of Learning & Teaching Grant Performance
- philanthropic efforts / Admissions Policy Committee – Eligibility for Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank / Appointment to Admissions Policy Committee
Budget Progress Presentation / Portfolio report from the Provost including information about:
- Academic Reprofiling Project
- Public Events
- Progress on West Park site- / New Course Proposal – Bachelor of Arts with Professional Honours (Specialisation) / Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associated Titles
SLIMS Progress Report / Portfolio Report – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about:
- Future Fellowships success
- release of ERA Guidelines
- Commercialisation
- Research Week / Significant Amendments to Existing Courses
- Change of nomenclature AMC Bachelor of Engineering courses
- Introduction of Journalism, Media and Communications Major to the Bachelor of Social Science
- Amendments to the Master of Journalism, Media and Communications / Award of Higher Degrees by Research
Admissions Policy Committee – Review of the Bonus Points Scheme / Portfolio Report – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about
- International recruitment and marketing
- Peer Assisted Study Session Scheme / Minor Amendments to Existing Courses
- Application of consistency across specialisations offered in the Grad Cert in Fine Art and Design, Grad Dip in Fine Art and Design and Master of Fine Art and Design
Meeting 4/2013
25 July cont’d / Social inclusion Plan 2013-2015: Progress Report for 2013 / Load Report
Joint University Board of Engineering and Joint University Board of Business / Report from the Levy Incentivisation Sub-committee
Student Experience Committee Funding Scheme Recipients for 2014 / Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-committee
Standing Academic Committee Reports
Report from Council
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 8 September 2014 / Amendments to the Master of Journalism, Media and Communications
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 12 September 2014 / Renaming of majors and minors for all streams in the Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science (K3S)
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 15 September 2014 / Review of Academic Senate Committees
Meeting 5/2014
19 September
Meeting 5/2014
19 September cont’d / Strategic Research Plan: Implementation Framework 2014-2015 / Feasibility of the Continuation of e-Exams / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:
Open Day 2014, the Denison Debate, the Arthur Cobbold Lecture and the Student Matters Forum; the official opening of IMAS Launceston; the University’s place in the QS Rankings; changes to Senior Divisional portfolios; the latest round of graduations; proposed building works at West Park and Inveresk and successes of the waterfront IMAS building at recent Architecture Awards ; the SLIMS Release 4; and student successes. / New Course Proposals (all subject to approval of the Resource Impact Statement)
- Master of Education (Leadership)
- Master of Education (Global Education)
- Graduate Certificate in Protected Area Planning and Master of Protected Area Governance and Management
- Introduction of the Master of Marketing Management and Teach Out of the Existing Master of Marketing
- Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership)
- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Early Childhood Specialisation)
- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Teaching Digital Technologies Specialisation)
- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Higher Education Specialisation)
- Bachelor of Adult and Applied Learning
- Bachelor of Animal Science / Call for Nominations – Standing Academic Committee
Academic Senate Proposed Dates and Locations for 2015
Revised Rule 4 – Rules of Graduate Research / Proposed Revisions to the Higher Education Standards Framework / Portfolio report from the Provost including information about: the Academic Profile Reinvestment program; The Asia Institute; Global Engagement recruitment initiatives and international delegation visits. / Significant Amendments to Existing Courses (all subject to approval of the Resource Impact Statement):
- New Specialisation in Creative Communications in Master of Business Administration (Professional)
- Change of Nomenclature and Specifications for Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Four Year Bachelor of Engineering Courses
- New specifications for the Master of Economic Geology / Appointments to Adjunct, Clinical or Associated Titles
Review of the University of Tasmania Generic Graduate Attributes / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) including information about: Research Week; Research Funding; Higher Degree Research students; Australian Research Council updates; staff successes regarding grants and appointments / New Prize – Peter Smith CSL Postgraduate Award
Amended Prize – JF Correy Prize / Award of Higher Degrees by Research
Meeting 5/2014
19 September cont’d / Revised Managing Allegations of Research Misconduct Procedure / Portfolio report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education) including information about: Domestic Student recruitment, evaluation and marketing; and the Library’s Print Collections Review. / New Scholarship – Tall Foundation Tasmania University Scholarship
Amended Scholarships:
- Lloyd Robson memorial Australian History Scholarships
- Merle Weaver Postgraduate Scholarship
Faculty of Arts – Faculty Board / Faculty of Health – Faculty Board Terms of Reference
Faculty of Education – Faculty Board Terms of Reference and Membership / Minor Amendments to Rule 2 – Academic Assessment and Rule 3 – Admission and Student Progress
Load Report / Minor Amendment to Ordinance 13 – Academic Senate
2014 Recipients of Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching
Levy Incentivisation Sub-committee Report
Student Experience Committee Funding Scheme Recipients for 2014
Report from the Transnational Education (TNE) Programs Sub-committee
Report from the Cross Faculty Learning and Teaching Sub-committee
Standing Academic Committee Reports
Report from Council
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 15 October 2014 / New Course Proposal - Bachelor of Business Administration
Standing Academic Committee Meeting 4 November 2014 / Minor amendments to Specification – Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Meeting 6/2014
21 November 2014 / 2015 Budget / Establishment of Academic Quality and Standards Committee as a
Sub-committee of Academic Senate / Report from the Vice-Chancellor including information about:
Appointment of new Governor; Award of Man Booker Prize, Antarctic Gateway and recent launches. / New Course Proposals:
- Master of Management
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Introduction of Advanced Paramedicine Suite of Courses
-Graduate Certificate in Education (Inclusive Education)
- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Inclusive Education)
- Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Leadership)
- Graduate Certificate in Participatory Development and Specialisation for the Master of Business Administration (Professional) and Master of Business Administration (Specialisation)