UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS BOARD

Wednesday 27 February 2013

There will be a meeting of the Academic Partnerships Board on

Wednesday 27 February 2013 from 10.00 to 12.00 in Seminar Room 3, the Constable Building

AGENDA

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General business / 1 / Introduction and Announcements
General business / 2 / Starring of Agenda Items
Members are asked to indicate under this item any item which they wish to star for discussion or question, including Matters Arising and Any Other Business. Only starred items will be discussed at the meeting; all other items will be deemed noted and/or approved by the Board as appropriate.
For approval / 3 / Minutes of the meeting of the Academic Partnerships Board held on 21 November 2012 (circulated with agenda; copy attached)
General business / 4 / Matters arising (not covered elsewhere on the agenda)
* / To note / 5 / Academic Standards and Partnerships Office Report (Paper APB/13/1 attached) / CN
* / For information and discussion / 6 / Research-led education (Papers APB/13/2 and APB/13/3 attached) / JW
For information / 7 / Chair’s Action (Paper APB/13/4 attached)
8 / Partner Enrolment Data 2012-13
For information / a)  UK partnerships (Paper APB/13/5 attached)
For information / b)  International partnerships (Paper APB/13/6 attached)
* / For information / 9 / Annual Monitoring Reports overview (oral report from Associate Dean) / AH
For approval / 10 / Summary of Discontinued and Suspended Courses (Paper APB/13/7 attached)
To note / 11 / Summary of Responses to Validation and Periodic Review Conditions (Paper APB/13/8 attached)
12 / Partnership with Colchester Institute
* / To note / a)  Institutional level Annual Monitoring Report (Paper APB/13/9 attached) / JD
13 / Partnership with Kaplan Open Learning
* / For approval / a)  Institutional Review Report for Kaplan Open Learning (Paper APB/13/10 to follow) / DR/AJ
b)  Online programmes
* / To note / i)  Institutional level Annual Monitoring Report (Paper APB/13/11 attached) / DR
For information / ii)  Validation report for MSc Business and Management (Paper APB/13/12 attached)
c)  Edge Hotel School programmes
No formal business to report
14 / Partnership with South Essex College
* / To note / a)  Institutional level Annual Monitoring Report (Paper APB/13/13 attached) / CC
* / For approval / b)  Validation report for Part Delivery of the Media Common Year 1 and BA (Hons) TV Production and Screen Media Year 2 at the National Skills Academy Backstage Centre, Purfleet, Thurrock (Paper APB/13/14 attached) / AR
15 / Partnership with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
* / For approval / a)  Institutional Review Report for The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (APB/13/15 attached) / RF
16 / Partnership with Writtle College
* / To note / a)  Institutional level Annual Monitoring Report (Paper APB/13/16 attached) / MS
For information / b)  Validation report for BA (Hons) Contemporary Art and Design (APB/13/17 attached)
* / For approval / c)  Periodic Review report for MSc Horticulture (Crop Production) and MSc Postharvest Technology (APB/13/18 attached) / HF
17 / International partnerships
To note / a)  Minutes of the International Collaborative Provision Sub-Committee held on 12 November 2012 (Paper APB/13/20 attached)
18 / Any Other Business
Date of Next Meeting
Wednesday 27 February 2013 10.00 – 12.00

For this meeting of the Board, the themed discussion item which usually follows the formal business of the Board, has been incorporated into the agenda.

Discussion topic:

Item 6: Research-led education

Liz Laws

Academic Standards and Partnerships Officer

February 2013