Landscape & Interior Design PAQC – Agenda 09 September

Regular Meeting of LAND PAQC
1:00pm to 3:00pm – Wednesday, 9th September 2020 – Via Skype
Chair:  Sue Wake
Secretary: Julia Gu

Meeting resources


1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1 Karakia

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

  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. Sandra Arnet

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.

1.5 Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

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

  1. Discussed in meeting
  2. Action Items from Previous Meetings.pdf

1.6 Mahi Tātai | Work-plan

  1. A revised workplan will be created from the combined action plans of Interim PEP’s and Monitors Reports.

1.7 Te Whakahaere Mōrearea  | Managing Risk

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

  1. LAND Risk Register Updates.pdf

Link to PowerBI Portal

  1. Memo – change to Risk Reporting
  2. APM to PAQC Risk action report SAMPLE
  3. August 2020 Academic Risk Summary with amended recommendations 20200830

1.8 Key Quality Dates

  1. Course Evaluation and Planning Report (CEP)
    1. Memo regarding CEP’s in Semester 2, 2020
  2. Programme Evaluation and Planning Report (PEP)
    1. Memo regarding Interim PEP
  3. Next Degree Monitoring (Degree Monitoring)
      • BLA – 12/13 November 2020
      • MARCH – 30 Nov-02 Dec, 2020
      • MLA – 5-6 Nov, 2020
  4. Next External Evaluation/Professional Accreditation Visit [TBA]
  5. Next Consistency Review (Consistency Review Schedule)
      • NZCLD 18/03/2020
      • NZDLD – TBA
      • NZDI5 – TBA
      • NZDI6 – TBA
  6. Next Programme Review (Programme Review Schedule) – To be aligned with accreditation process
      • BLA – Sem 1, 2020
      • MARCH – Sem 1, 2020
      • MLA – Sem 1, 2020
  7. Programme Development and Improvement Dates for 2020

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

2.1 Programme Evaluation and Planning (PEP)

That the Committee evaluate and approve the following Programme Evaluation and Planning Report for 2020

  1. BLA
  2. MLA/MARCH
  3. NZDL
  4. NZCLD
  5. NZDI5
  6. NZDI6

2.2 Student Issues

That the Committee consider and approve a resolution for the following escalated student (ID 144062) issues:

An email was sent out to the academic staff seeking confirmation of the suggested equivalent courses that can be used for cross credit purposes, and the student only enrol to LAND 5215 CAD Documentation to complete the resolution for the student’s complaint issue. The response from Discipline Leader approved the following cross credit proposal:

NZDL (Design) Requirements 2019

Course # Course Name Level Credits Possible Equivalencies
LAND4113 Design Studio 4 15 LAND4111
LAND5213 Representation 5 15 LAND4115 and LAND5013 and LAND7013
LAND5214 Design Studio Extended 5 15 LAND5222
LAND5401 Plants and Ecology 5 15 NSCI5730
LAND5111 Landscape History 5 15 LAND5111
LAND5215 CAD Documentation 5 15
LAND5021 Studio1 5 30 LAND5021

2.3 Moderation

2.3.1 That the Committee discusses and approves the update to the Moderation Plans for Semester X

  1. Landscape & Design_Moderation Planner and Tracker

2.4 Program Developments and Improvements

2.4.1 That the Committee endorses the following Type 2 Change Applications (effective Semester 1, 2021), for submission to Academic Approvals Committee (AAC) for approval:

  1. T2 App NZDL V1 NZ2888-1 Sem1-2021
  2. T2 CDs NZDL V1 NZ2888 Sem1-2021
  3. T2 Prog Doc NZDL V1 NZ2888-1 Sem1-2021

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

3.1 Accreditation Progress

3.1.1 That the Committee discuss the arrangements for the Accreditation visit and the alignment of Programme Review.

3.2 Stakeholder Engagement

3.2.1 That the Committee receive and discuss the Industry Engagement Framework

  1. Industry Engagement Framework excerpt

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Governance Committee Reporting

4.1.1 That the Committee receive the following updates from other committees

  • From QAB regarding most recent QAB meeting of 19 August:
  1. Memo QAB to PAQC 20200907
  2. PAQC Thematic Report Memo_PAQC-Reporting_SM_20200811
  3. August 2020 Academic Risk Summary with amended recommendations 20200830
  4. Industry Engagement Framework excerpt
  • Outcome from the most recent Academic Board meeting:
  1. Memo – change to Risk Reporting
  2. APM to PAQC Risk action report SAMPLE

4.1.2 That the Committee receives the following updates from other committees.

  1. Updates from QAB Chair – Simon Tries (Chair QAB). [Supporting documents]
  2. Update from the Chair of Academic Board– AB Chair’s Report

4.2. Delegated Authority & Subcommittee Reports

That the Committee receive the notification of the following delegated activities

  1. APC Tracker
  2. DEF & Missing Grades Tracker

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 meeting:  05-11-2020
  • Agenda item submission due two weeks prior to meeting

5.2 Committee Self-Assessment

5.3 Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)

5.4 Karakia

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!

Version Tracking

First release:  2020-09-07