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ACADEMIC SENATE A meeting of the Academic Senate will be held at 9.30 am on Tuesday 25 August 2015, in the Senate Room, Lincoln Building C8A, Level 3. This symbol indicates items that have been starred for discussion at the meeting. Members are requested to notify the Chair of Academic Senate, Professor Dominic Verity, of any additional items which they wish to have starred, and the reason for seeking discussion of those items. Members who are unable to attend the meeting are requested to send their apologies to Ms Amanda Phelps, University Committee Secretary (phone +61 2 9850 7316 or email [email protected]). AGENDA Page Numbers 1. APOLOGIES / WELCOME / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 2. ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA 2.1 Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest 2.2 Adoption of Unstarred Items 3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Pages 3 to 12 Minutes of meeting held on 2 June 2015 were approved by flying resolution on 22 July 2015. 4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES (not dealt with elsewhere in the Agenda) Pages 13 to 15 4.1 Academic Senate items requiring action Pages 16 to 19 5. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR 6. STRATEGY AND POLICY Pages 20 to 36 6.1 Context for Change – Learning and Teaching Strategic Framework Pages 37 to 67 6.2 Learning and Teaching Strategic Framework (White Paper) Pages 68 to 148 6.3 The University of Sydney’s Taskforce on Academic Misconduct Pages 149 to 159 6.4 Student Disability Support Policy 7. QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Members are requested to submit Questions on notice to the Chair two days in advance of the meeting. 8. GENERAL BUSINESS Pages 160 to 169 8.1 Revisions to the General Coursework Rules Pages 170 to 176 8.2 Revisions to the Academic Senate Rules Pages 177 to 178 8.3 Issuing of Qualifications 1 Pages 179 to 187 8.4 Governance of Research and Research Training • Draft Terms of Reference for Research & Research Training Committee • Draft Terms of Reference for Thesis Examination Subcommittee Pages 188 to 189 8.5 University Council and Academic Senate dates for 2016 Pages 190 to 191 8.6 Vice-Chancellor Commendations - Undergraduate Pages 192 to 194 8.7 Vice-Chancellor Commendations - Postgraduate Pages 195 to 197 8.8 Transition Admission Scheme for SIBT Students 9. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES Pages 198 to 200 9.1 Academic Senate Standing Committee Report of the meetings 14 July and 4 August 2015. Pages 201 to 208 9.2 Academic Standards and Quality Committee Report of the meetings of 19 May, 16 June and 21 July 2015. • Refer to item 8.8. Pages 209 to 213 9.3 Higher Degree Research Appeals Committee Minutes of the meeting of 30 July 2015. Pages 214 to 217 9.4 Senate Learning and Teaching Committee Report of the meetings of 15 June, 13 July and 10 August 2015. • Refer to item 6.4. 10. REPORTS FROM FACULTY BOARDS 10.1 Faculty of Arts Minutes of the meeting of 7 July 2015 can be accessed via this link. 10.2 Faculty of Business and Economics Minutes of the meeting of 7 July 2015 can be accessed via this link. Pages 218 to 219 10.3 Faculty of Human Sciences Report of the meeting of 2 June 2015. Minutes of the meeting of 7 July 2015 can be accessed via this link. 10.4 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Minutes of the meeting of 6 July 2015 can be accessed via this link. 10.5 Faculty of Science & Engineering Minutes of the meeting of 7 July 2015 can be accessed via this link. 11. OTHER BUSINESS 12. CONSIDERATION OF CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS 12.1 University Discipline Committee The minutes of the University Discipline Committees held on 3 June, 22 July and 5 August 2015 will be tabled. 13. NEXT MEETING The next meeting of Academic Senate will be held on Tuesday 6 October 2015. Agenda items are due by Tuesday 22 September 2015. 2 Academic Senate Agenda 25 August 2015 Item 3 ITEM 3 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the meeting held on 2 June 2015 were approved by flying resolution as a true and accurate record on 22 July 2015. 3 ACADEMIC SENATE – MINUTES Minutes of a meeting of Academic Senate held on 2 June 2015 at 9.34 am in the Senate Room, Level 3, Lincoln Building. PRESENT Professor Dominic Verity Deidre Anderson Professor Amanda Barnier Dr Ayse Bilgin Dr Wylie Bradford Dr Yvonne Breyer A/Professor David Coutts A/Professor Pamela Coutts Professor Linda Cupples Harry Dang Dr Kate Fullagar Professor Simon George Anna Glen Jeremey Gunter Gabrielle Hardy Professor Norma Harrison Professor Mariella Herberstein Professor Lesley Hughes Professor Mike Jones Jinji Kong Professor Nick Mansfield Nicholas McGuigan Professor Patrick McNeil Professor Barbara Messerle Professor Kathryn Millard Professor Martina Mollering Professor Peter Nelson Dr Kerry-Ann O’Sullivan Professor Jacqueline Phillips Simon Populin Professor Sakkie Pretorius Professor Peter Radan Cathy Rytmeister Professor John Simons JoAnne Sparks Professor Lucy Taksa A/Professor Estela Valverde Cheryl Ware Dr Tracey Bretag IN ATTENDANCE Ellen Carlson Alexander Christou Gillian Downie Neil Fraser Jake Garman Tessa Green Ainslee Harvey David Lin Kerri Mackenzie Dorian Minors Amanda Phelps Professor Athula Ranasinghe Ian Robertson Professor Anne Ross-Smith Sonia Saddiqui Adam Stepcich Vanessa Todd Susan Vickery Kathryn Whittingham 4 Zoe Williams Jonathan Wylie Professor Bruce Dowton APOLOGIES Professor Alex Frino Professor Mark Gabbott Professor Jim Lee A/Professor Ian Solomonides Professor Sherman Young 1. APOLOGIES / WELCOME The Chair welcomed the following newly elected student representatives; Anna Glen (Undergraduate representative from the Faculty of Arts), Gabrielle Hardy (Undergraduate representative from the Faculty of Business and Economics), Jeremey Gunter (representative from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Simon Populin (Undergraduate representative from the Faculty of Science and Engineering), Jinji Kong and Harry Dang (Postgraduate Coursework representatives) and Cheryl Ware (Higher Degree Research representative) to their first Academic Senate meeting. The Chair also welcomed a number of observers in attendance, including Susan Vickery, Tessa Green, Vanessa Todd, Dorian Minors, David Lin, Gillian Downie and Alexander Christou. The Chair noted that apologies had been received from Professor Bruce Dowton, Professor Alex Frino, Professor Mark Gabbott (with Professor Anne Ross-Smith attending in his absence), Professor Jim Lee, Associate Professor Ian Solomonides and Professor Sherman Young. 2. ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA 2.1 The Chair requested that Senate members declare any conflicts of interest. No conflicts were recorded. 2.2 Adoption of Unstarred items The following additional items were starred for discussion: Item 9.2 – Updated Terms of Reference Item 10.6 – Bachelor of Science and related double degrees – Program Change Resolution 15/51 That the items not starred for discussion be noted and, where appropriate, be adopted as recommended. 3. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 21 APRIL 2015 The Chair advised that the minutes of the 21 April 2015 Academic Senate meeting would be circulated for approval by flying minute. 4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 4.1 Academic Senate items requiring action The Chair noted that a number of these action items would be discussed during the course of the meeting. An update on the progress of arrangements for the University Medals Committee working party was provided and the Chair noted that a report from the working party would be provided to a subsequent meeting of Academic Senate. 4.2 Election of Chair and Deputy Chair of Academic Senate The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Registrar) and Returning Officer advised that in accordance with the Macquarie University By-Law Schedule 1 Procedures for an election, on 19 May 2015 nominations were called for Chair and Deputy Chair of Academic Senate. As at the close of nominations, at 9am 2 June 2015, the following nominations were received: Chair of Academic Senate Candidate 1: Professor Dominic Verity Proposed by: Associate Professor David Coutts, Director, MQ Photonics Research Centre, Deputy Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Science and Engineering (Faculty Elected Member) Deputy Chair of Academic Senate Candidate 1: Professor Jacqueline Phillips Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Proposed by: Professor Dominic Verity 5 Candidate 2: Dr Wylie Bradford Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics Proposed by: Dr Yvonne Breyer, Director of Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Business and Economics (Faculty Elected Member) Chair of Academic Senate As the number of nominees did not exceed the number of positions available an election will not be held. Professor Verity is declared as elected as Chair of Academic Senate for a further two year term. Deputy Chair of Academic Senate As the number of nominees exceeded the number of positions available an election will be held. The election will be conducted by electronic ballot in accordance with the Macquarie University By-Law Schedule 1 Procedures for an election. Academic Senate members will receive additional information on the election via email. 5. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR The Chair referred members to the Report from the Chair within the Agenda papers. Academic Senate noted the update. 6. STRATEGY AND POLICY 6.1 Review of Disruption to Studies Policy The Manager of Student Connect briefed members on the key themes to have emerged during the review of the Disruption to Studies Policy and on issues that had been identified with the application of the associated Procedure. Members were referred to the specific recommendations presented to Academic Senate (refer to item 6.1 within the Agenda papers). Particular reference was made to the connection between Withdrawal Without Academic Penalty (WWAP) and the Disruption to Studies Policy. Senate was informed that the working party was of the view that granting of WWAP should be added as a possible outcome of a successful disruption application.

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