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Agenda 2020-07-15

TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA

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

Type:  Regular Monthly Meeting
Chair:  Steve Marshall (deputizing for Simon Tries)
Time:  0830h – 1030h
Date:  Wednesday, 2020-07-15
Location:  180-2043

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
    • 2020-07-29:  Agenda submissions open
    • 2020-08-05:  Agenda submissions close
    • 2020-08-12:  Agenda target release date
    • 2020-08-19:  Next scheduled meeting
  3. Communications from the Chair of Academic Board
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-07-01, Item 1.2.3.2

  4. Communications from the Chair of Quality Alignment Board
    Source: Academic Board 2020-07-01, Item 4.2.6.

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Andrea Thumath – Proxy:  Sarah Sommerville
  2. Aroha Dykes – No proxy available.  Entire team on duty for International O-Week
  3. Cris De Groot
  4. Lian Wu – Teaching duties
  5. Linda Aumua – No proxy available
  6. Simon Tries
  7. Tracy Chapman – No proxy available

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

  1. 2020-06-17 QAB Minutes (Draft)

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2020-06-17)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2020-07-06)
    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. Degree Monitoring Annual Report – Delayed ETA 2020-08-19 due to Lockdown impact.
      3. Assuring Consistency Annual Report – Delayed ETA 2020-08-19 due to Lockdown impact.
    2. May
      1. Report on the IER – ETA yet TBC due to Lockdown impact.
      2. Report on Stakeholder Engagement – ETA 2020-07-15 as a Late Submission
        (2020-06-17:  Chair has contacted Simon Nash and Heather Stonyer.  QAB to discuss the purpose and objectives this report.)
      3. Graduate Survey Report – Delayed due to Lockdown impact.  ETA yet TBC.
    3. August
      1. Student Performance Report (Semester 1, 2020)
      2. Course Evaluation & Planning (CEP) Outcomes Report (Semester 1, 2020)
      3. Programme Evaluation & Planning (PEP) 2020 Interim Annual Report
      4. PAQC Quarterly Chair Reports 2020-Q2
      5. PAQC Thematic Report 2020-Q2
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (Updated:  2020-07-06)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-07-01, Item 4.1.9. – No specific report submitted
    Simon Nash

    1. Copy of Memo to Board of Directors regarding activity in Trades & Services and Applied Business
  2. Academic Risk Management
    Related:  Item 4.3.1. Managing Academic Risk (below)
    Eric Stone, on behalf of Simon Tries
    Memo with:

    1. Summary Report
    2. Copy of Memo to PAQCs, HOSs and APMs
    3. Flowchart – Risk Management Process
    4. Sample of a Risk Action Report Memo from an APM to a PAQC
  3. Student Performance Report 2019
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 3.1.
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary Report and Full Report
    (2020-07-07:  Motion required.  Review Minutes 2020-06-17 to check closure of feedback action/s.)
  4. Statutory Declaration to NZQA
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-06-03, Item 3.2.
    Related:  Action-030 (new)
    Simon Tries
    Memo
    (2020-07-07:  Motion required.  Review Minutes 2020-06-17 to check closure of feedback action/s, especially regarding followup on noncompliances reported.)

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, 2020-07-01
    Author:  Toni Rewiri
    Presenter:  Te Hau Hona
    Report
  2. Pacific
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-07-01
    Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Presenter:  Lupeti Fihaki
    Report
  3. International
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-07-01
    Presenter:  Tracy Chapman – Apologies
    Report
  4. Under-25s
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-07-01
    Presenter:  Andrea Thumath
    Report

4.2. Oversight Reporting

  1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
    Steve Marshall

    1. Tracker of PAQC Actions for QAB (Updated:  2020-07-06)
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Steve Marshall
    Memo with Tracker
  3. Consistency Reviews
    Eric Stone
    Memo with Tracker (RAG Report) and RAG Criteria

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:  2020-07-10
Updates: