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Language Studies PAQC – Agenda 02 December

Regular Meeting of Language Studies PAQC
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 2.30-4.30pm
Building 170, Room 1032
Chair:  Steve Varley
Secretary: Fiona Riches

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.

1.4 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.

1.6 Mahi Tātai | Work-plan

1.6.1 That the Committee receives update on progress with achieving programme SMART goals

1.7 Te Whakahaere Mōrearea  | Managing Risk

That the Committee receive the update from the APM to the risk register.

  1. NZC English Language (Level 3) (General)
  2. NZC English Language (Level 3) (Applied)
  3. NZC English Language (Level 4) (Academic)
  4. NZC English Language (Level 5) (Academic)
  5. C Liaison Interpreting (Level 6)
  6. All Language Studies

1.8 Key Quality Dates

  1. Programme Evaluation and Planning Report (PEP) Dates for 2021
  2. Next Consistency Review for NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 5), date] – Consistency Review Schedule
  3. Programme Development and Improvement Dates for 2021

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

2.1 Committee Administration

2.1.1 That the Committee approves the proposed membership and dates for the PAQC for 2021:

2.1.2 That the Committee approves the proposed Delegated Authority register for 2021:

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

3.1 Student Evaluation of Courses

That the Committee discuss closing the loop for end of year course surveys

3.2 Student Progress

3.2.1 That the Committee discuss the preliminary Success and Retention rates for Semester 2, 2020

  1. NZC English Language (Level 3) (General)
  2. NZC English Language (Level 3) (Applied)
  3. NZC English Language (Level 4) (Academic)
  4. NZC English Language (Level 5) (Academic)
  5. C Liaison Interpreting (Level 6)
  6. All Language Studies

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

3.3.1 That the Committee discuss the refreshing of the Programme Stakeholder Register 

  1. [link to plan] and [link to associated documents]. Presented by [APM or delegate].

3.4 Moderation

3.4.1 That the Committee discusses the External Moderation for the following programmes

  1. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 4)
  2. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
    1. Ara Report
    2. Response to Ara Report

3.5 Programme Development

3.5.1 That the committee receive an update on the development C Liaison Interpreting micro-credentials

3.6 Consistency Review

3.6.1 NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 4)

 

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1 Delegated Authority & Subcommittee Reports

That the Committee receive the notification of the following delegated activities

  1. Grade Approvals Committee Semester 2, 2020 Grade Approvals
    1. NZC English Language (General) (Level 3)
    2. NZC English Language (Applied) (Level 3)
    3. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 4)
    4. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
    5. C Liaison Interpreting (Level 6)
  2. Completions
    1. NZC English Language (General) (Level 3)
    2. NZC English Language (Applied) (Level 3)
    3. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 4)
    4. NZC English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
    5. C Liaison Interpreting (Level 6)

4.2 Governance Committee Reporting

4.2.1 That the Committee receive the Chair reports of Unitec Academic Committees

  1. Te Komiti Mātauranga | Unitec Academic Committee – Report: UAC
  2. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee – Report:  URC
  3. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee – Report:  UREC
  4. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee – Report:  PGRSC
  5. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee – Report:  AAC
  6. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee – Report:  AA-LTC
  7. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board – Report:  QAB
  8. Academic Recovery Committee – Report:  ARC– No report for September

4.2.2 That the Committee receives the following updates from other committees

  1. Academic Calendar 2022 – Memo with Academic Calendar 2022 (draft)
  2. Programme Evaluation & Planning (PEP): Memo_PEP Process EoY 2020
  3. Student Non-completions – Memo_Non-completions; Recommendations: Non-completions
  4. Student Course Completion Results for Semester 1 2020 – Memo
  5. Enrolment Issues – Maximum and Minimum Credit Values – Memo
  6. Centralised Oversight of Moderation Practices – Memo
  7. Annual Statutory Declaration to NZQA – Memo

4.2.3 That the Committee note the minutes of other Academic committees

4.3 Strategic Reports

  1. Māori Success – Author:  Toni Rewiri
  2. Pacific Success – Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
  3. Under-25s Success – Author:  Andrea Thumath
  4. International Success  – Author:  Annette Pitovao

Source:  Te Komiti Mātauranga, 2020-11-04

4.4 Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

4.4.1 That the Committee receive and review the following quality oversight reporting

  1. Programme Developments – Tracker (Updated:  2020-09-30)
  2. Consistency Reviews – Tracker (Updated:  2020-11-18)
  3. Degree Monitoring – Tracker (Updated 2020-11-18), Rubric
  4. Programme Reviews – Tracker (Updated:  2020-11-18)
  5. Te Komiti o ngā Hotaka | Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs). Memo to QAB
    1. Tracker – PAQC Escalations (Updated:  2020-10-21)
  6. Academic Risk Management (ARM) –Memo with:
    1. Summary Report (November 2020)
    2. Actions Tracker (Updated: 2020-11-18)
    3. Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
  7. Programme Closures Memo with Tracker (Updated:  2020-11-18)
  8. Te Pūkenga Updates – None.
  9. Course Evaluation Reports PowerBI Report
  10. CEPs Reports as of 1 December 2020

 

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

5.1 Important Dates

  • Next meeting:  dd-mm-yyyy
  • Agenda item submission due two weeks prior to meeting

5.2 Committee Self-Assessment

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

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!

 

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First release:  2020-MM-DD