Regular Meeting of Applied Business PAQC
[0900-1030; Monday 15th June, 2020] Building [115], Room [3045], via Zoom [Zoom Link] Chair: Nick Kearns
Secretary: Lydia Pillay (on leave) – Riza Aguilar (acting secretary)

Meeting resources

• Programme Academic Quality Committee Terms of Reference
• Kaupapa | Standing Orders
• Tikanga | Processes & Guidelines
• PAQC Information Sheet
• Committee OneDrive Link

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1 Karakia

1.2 Mihi Whakatau | Welcome

1. Welcome from the Chair

1.3 Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

That the Committee accepts apologies from the following members and acknowledges their nominated proxy in attendance.

1. [name]
2. [name]

Link to Attendance Tracker

1.4 Pitopito Kōrero o ngā Hui | Minutes of the Previous Meeting/s

That the Committee approve the minutes of the previous meeting(s) as being a true and accurate record.

• 20020511 ABUS Minutes Draft V1.pdf

That the Committee notes the minutes of the previous meeting(s) as approved by Chair’s actions, as being a true and accurate record.

• 20200330 ABUS PAQC Minutes.pdf

1.5 Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

1.5.1 That the Committee discuss any Matters Arising from the previous minutes.

• [Discussed in Meeting]

1.5.2 That the Committee notes the following Action Items from previous meetings

•  Action Items from Previous Meetings.pdf

1.6 Mahi Tātai | Work-plan

That the Committee discusses and approves the updates to the Committee Work-plan Actions table.

1. Actions for improvement Tracker_PEPs 2019.pdf
2. Action Items from Monitors’ reports

1.7 Te Whakahaere Mōrearea  | Managing Risk

That the Committee receive the update from APM(s) to the risk register.

1. Risk Register Update.pdf

Link to PowerBI Portal

1.8 Key Quality Dates

1. Programme Evaluation and Planning Report (PEP) Dates for 2020
2. Next Degree Monitoring for [all to be re-scheduled see 3.4 below] – Degree Monitoring Schedule
   • BBS, GCPA, GDPA, GDBUS          27 March 2020
   • MBUS, PGDBS               27 March 2020
   • MAP (PA)                      24 March 2020
3. Next External Evaluation/Professional Accreditation Visit [BBS Accounting Major. TBA]
4. Next Consistency Review for [NZCR-03 August 2020] – Consistency Review Schedule
5. Next Programme Review for [Business Programmes] – Programme Review RAG sheet
6. Programme Development and Improvement Dates for 2020

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

2.1 Student Issues

That the Committee consider and approves a resolution for the following escalated student issues:

1. No Items Yet – open to the committee for urgent items

2.2 Moderation

2.2.1 That the Committee approves the Moderation Plans for the following programmes:

1. Link to folder
   • BBS (and GDips) Programme  – BBS Moderation Plan.pdf
   • MBUS  (and PGDips) Programme – MBUS Moderation Plan.pdf
   • MAP(PA) Programme  – MAP(PA) Moderation Plan.pdf
   • NZDB5 Programme  – NZDB5 Moderation Plan.pdf

2.5.2 That the Committee approves an audit of progress of Moderation of courses for Semester 1 2020 to be reported to QAB in the next Chairs Report

QAB has asked for an update of progress against the Moderation plan. This will involve checking that CEPs are underway and have included confirmation that internal pre-moderation has been completed. Also the Committee is asked to confirm that all scheduled Post Moderation (Internal and External) is on track.

2.5.3 That the Committee receives the audit of progress of External Moderation for 1194 courses

External Moderation Tracker_ABUS_1194.pdf

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

3.1 Grades

That the Committee discuss the following Grade Process:

1. Compliance with timeline
2. Resolution of No Grades, Deferred Grades, Change of Grades [link to memo and associated documents].

3.2 Student Progress

3.2.1 That the Committee notes the Suspension of Candidature for term 1194 of Student 1478340 from the MBUS programme:

1. Memo to PGSRC Student 1478340.pdf

3.2.2 That the Committee discuss progress of initiatives for improved outcomes for priority groups for the following:

1. EPI/ Priority Groups at whole course level: PowerBI Portal
2. Students at Risk [link to data]

3.3 Stakeholder Engagement

That the Committee discuss the PAQC’s role in assuring that Programme Stakeholder Engagement Plan for 2020 is compliant

3.4 Degree Monitoring/Professional Accreditation/Consistency Review

That the Committee discusses the rescheduled Monitor’s visits for the following programmes:

• BBS, GDBUS, GDPA, GCPA
• MBUS, PGDBS
• MAP (PA)

3.5 Program Developments and Improvements

• Updates on BBS submissions from APM
• Any other Type 2 changes for Sem 1, 2021?

Notes: (Type 2 – Any if before 20 March for Sem2. For Sem1, L 7-10 if before 20 June or L1-6 if before 20 July) 

3.6 New Program Developments

• Updates on Certificate submissions from APM
• Document submissions to NZQA

Notes: (Any if before 20 March for Sem2. For Sem1, L 7-10 if before 20 June or L1-6 if before 20 July) 

3.7 Temporary changes to NCEA and UE due to Covid-19

Please see below NZQA notification of changes to NCEA for this year in light of the impact from Covid.
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/news/ncea-and-university-entrance-changes-for-2020/

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Governance Committee Reporting

Updates from QAB 02/06/2020 – Simon Tries (Chair QAB). [Supporting documents]

That the Committee receives the following updates from other committees.

1. Academic Board Minutes, Site – Te Poari Mātauranga | Academic Board (AB)
2. QAB Minutes, Site – Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board (QAB)
3. Ako Ahimura Minutes, Site – Ako Ahimura | Learning & Teaching (AALTC)

4.2. Delegated Authority & Subcommittee Reports

4.2.1 That the Committee receive the notification of the following delegated grade approvals

1. Chair’s Action approval for the completion of Student 1448296 from the MIC programme:
   • Student 1448296_MIC.pdf
2. Deferred grades for 1194 and the change of grades from previous and current semesters
   • DEF Grades Tracker_ABUS.pdf
   • COG Tracker_ABUS.pdf

4.2.2 That the Committee notes the completion of students from the NZCRE programme, Class #2819 and 2822

1. List of completed students from the different programmes are available and can be viewed in HDrive:\\2. Academic Development\Academic Administration\12. Completion Checking and Graduation\2. Current Work

4.2.3 That the Committee notes the following Cross credits for students noted in the following list:

1.  CR Tracker_ABUS.pdf

4.3. Oversight Reporting

That the Committee receive and review the following quality oversight reporting

1. Course Evaluation and Planning (CEP) Reports (Progress of engagement) – PowerBI Portal
2. Affected Performance Considerations (Volume by course, Themes, No. approval/declines) – PowerBI Portal
3. Resubmissions/Reassessment (Volume by course, Themes, No. approval/declines) – PowerBI Portal
4. Unit and Achievement Standards (Review of Versions for next delivery cycle) – [link to report]

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

5.1 Important Dates

• Next PAQC agenda items submissions due:  Two weeks prior to meeting
• Next meeting:  03 August 2020

5.2 Committee Self-Assessment

• Topic: [TBA provided by QAB]-PAQC Self-Assessment for 2020

5.3 Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)

5.4 Karakia

Version Tracking

First release:  2020-06-11