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Agenda 2020-06-17

TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA

(Terms of Reference and Membership are located on the main page for Quality Alignment Board.)

Regular Meeting of Quality Alignment Board
Time:  0830h – 1030h
Day:  Wednesday, 2020-06-17
Chair:  Simon Nash (TBC), deputizing for Simon Tries

Location:  Zoom Video Link
Password:  782241
Host:  Simon Tries

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

Manawa mai te mauri nuku
Manawa mai te mauri rangi
Ko te mauri kai au
he mauri tipua
Ka pakaru mai te pō
Tau mai te mauri
Haumi e, hui e, taiki e!
Embrace the power of the earth
Embrace the power of the sky
The power I have
Is mystical
And shatters all darkness
Cometh the light
Join it, gather it, it is done!

1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment
    • Topic:  (TBA)
  2. Important Dates
    • 2020-06-24:  Agenda submissions open
    • 2020-07-01:  Agenda submissions close
    • 2020-07-08:  Agenda target release date
    • 2020-07-15:  Next scheduled meeting
  3. Communications from the Chair of Academic Board
  4. Communications from the Chair of Quality Alignment Board
    Source: Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 4.2.6.

  5. Membership Changes
    1. Incoming
      1. Senior Academic – School of Building Construction:  Sadegh Aliakbarlou
      2. Senior Academic – School of Community Studies:  Jayne Mercier
      3. Senior Academic – School of Computing, Engineering & Applied Technology:  Bashar Barmada
    2. Outgoing
      1. Senior Academic – School of Computing and Information Technology:  Dila Beisembayeva

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

(None)

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

  1. 2020-04-22 QAB Minutes (Draft; Corrected) – Corrected and deferred in from QAB 2020-05-20
  2. 2020-05-20 QAB Minutes (Draft)

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2020-05-20)
  2. Work Plan
    ACTION:  Review the Work Plan and decide on scheduling for all items.
    MOTION:  That QAB adopt the Work Plan 2020 and report the final version up to Academic Board through the Subcommittee Report.

    1. April
      1. Report on Process and Outcomes from PEP Process
        1. Process Section – Completed at QAB 2020-04-22, Item 2.1.
        2. Outcomes Section – Work in progress
      2. Student Performance Report
        >> (Below) Item 3.3.
    2. May
      1. Report on the IER – TBC due to impact of Lockdown.  Simon Nash:  Verbal update
      2. Report on Stakeholder Engagement – Chair has contacted Simon Nash and Heather Stonyer.  QAB to discuss the purpose and objectives this report.
    3. June
      1. Results of Annual Attestation Compliance Process
        (i.e. Statutory Declaration to NZQA)
        >> (Below) Item 3.4.
    4. July
      1. PAQC Chair Reports for 2020-Q2 – Rescheduled from June to July – Reschedule to August to allow Semester 1 to end.
      2. PAQC Thematic Report for 2020-Q2 – Rescheduled from June to July – Reschedule to August to allow Semester 1 to end.
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (Updated:  2020-06-11)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 4.1.9.
    Simon Nash
    Memo to Academic Board and ELT along with:

    1. AQAP Progress Overview
    2. Full AQAP Project Plan
  2. Academic Risk Management
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary Report
  3. Student Performance Report 2019
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 3.1.
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary Report and Full Report
  4. Statutory Declaration to NZQA
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 3.2.
    Simon Tries
    Memo

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Rīpoata a te Kaiwhakahaere o ngā Rōpū Whakaarotau | Priority Group Director Reports

  1. Māori
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-06-03
    Author:  Toni Rewiri
    Presenter:  Te Hau Hona
    Report
  2. Pacific
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-06-03
    Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Presenter:  Lupeti Fihaki
    Report
  3. International
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-06-03
    Presenter:  Tracy Chapman
    Report
  4. Under-25s
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-06-03
    Presenter:  Andrea Thumath
    Report

4.2. Oversight Reporting

  1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
    Steve Marshall
    Verbal update

    1. Tracker of PAQC Actions for QAB (Updated:  2020-05-20)
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Jackie Tims
    Memo with Tracker
    (Replaces deferred report from QAB 2020-05-20)
  3. Consistency Reviews
    Jackie Tims
    Memo with Tracker
    (Replaces deferred report from QAB 2020-05-20)

4.3. Ētahi Atu Rīpoata | Other Reports

(None)

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic:  (TBA)
    *
  3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
    Ka wehe atu tātou
    I raro i te rangimārie
    Te harikoa
    Me te manawanui
    Haumi ē! Hui ē! Taiki ē!    		We are departing
    Peacefully
    Joyfully
    And resolute
    We are united, progressing forward!

 

First release:  2020-06-11
Updates:
2020-06-16  //  1.2.3. AB Chair’s Report; 1.2.5. Membership Changes; 1.4.2. Minutes 2020-05-20; 3.2. Academic Risk Management  //  dweinholz