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Agenda 2020-11-04

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2020-11-04
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Simon Nash

Location:  110-2019 (confirmed)

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:  Review of Capability Needs of Members of Te Komiti Mātauranga
    • Question:  What capabilities have improved and what capabilities still need attention?
    • (Responses under Item 5.2.)
  2. Important Dates (December Meeting)
    • 2020-11-11:  Submissions open
    • 2020-11-21:  Submissions due
    • 2020-11-25:  Agenda release target
    • 2020-12-02:  Next meeting
  3. Chair Reporting, Te Komiti Mātauranga

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Andrea Thumath
  2. David Glover

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

  1. Regular:  2020-10-07 Te Komiti Mātauranga Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2020-10-14 ACSC Minutes
  3. Standing:  2020-10-28 ACSC Minutes

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-07)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2020-10-07)
    • JUNE
      1. QAB Review of Graduate Survey Report – Data published on PowerBI.  Submission pending to Te Komiti Mātauranga.
    • JULY
      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student NPS Survey Report for Semester 1, 2020 – Data published on PowerBI.  Submission pending to Te Komiti Mātauranga.
    • AUGUST
      1. Māori Success Interim Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.1]
      2. Pacific Success Interim Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.1]
      3. International Success Interim Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.1]
      4. Under-25s Success Interim Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.1]
    • SEPTEMBER
      1. Programme Evaluation & Planning:  Interim Report for 2020 – Submission pending to Te Poari Whai Kounga.
      2. Student Performance Report for Semester 1, 2020 – [Refer to Item 3.2]
    • OCTOBER
      (None)
    • NOVEMBER
      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report for Semester 2, 2020 – ETA to either Dec 2020 or Feb 2021.
      2. PAQC Thematic Report for Term 3, 2020 – [Refer to Item 3.1.]
    • DECEMBER
      1. UREC Annual Report
      2. URC Annual Report
      3. PGRSC Annual Report
      4. QAB Annual Report
      5. AA-LTC Annual Report
      6. AAC Annual Report
      7. Student NPS Survey Report for Semester 2, 2020
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (2020-10-07)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

None

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Student Course Completion Results for Semester 1 2020
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reports

Combined Covering Memo

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

4.2. Subcommittee Chair Reports

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

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

  1. Programme Developments
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    (Source:  Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou 2020-10-14, Item 4.1.1.)
    Tracker (Updated:  2020-09-30)
  2. Consistency Reviews
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries on behalf of Eric Stone
    (Source: Te Poari Whai Kounga 2020-10-21, Item 4.2.2.)
    Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  3. Degree Monitoring
    Presenter/s:  Steve Marshall
    (Source: Te Poari Whai Kounga 2020-10-21, Item 4.2.1.)
    Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-06)
  4. Programme Reviews
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    (Source: Te Poari Whai Kounga 2020-10-21, Item 4.2.3.)
    Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  5. Academic Risk Management (ARM)
    Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    (Source: Te Poari Whai Kounga 2020-10-21, Item 4.2.6.)
    Memo with:

    1. Summary Report (October 2020)
    2. Actions Tracker (Updated: 2020-10-16)
  6. Te Pūkenga Updates
    None.

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Annual Statutory Declaration to NZQA
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo
  2. Programme Development Commercial Approval Process
    Related:  Action-032
    Deferred to 2 December 2020 meeting pending further work.

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
  2. Committee Self-Assessment – Response from Members
    • Topic: Review of Capability Needs of Members of Te Komiti Mātauranga
    • Question: What capabilities have improved and what capabilities still need attention?
  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:  2020-10-29
Last update: 2020-10-30  // Item 3.1 removed  // kmiller; 2020-11-02  // Item 2.1 added  // kmiller; 2020-11-03  // Item 2.1 removed  // kmiller