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Agenda 2021-02-10

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2021-02-10
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Simon Nash, on behalf of Prof. Martin Carroll

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:  Aims and Concerns for Te Komiti Mātauranga in 2021
  2. Key Dates
  3. Chair Reporting, Te Komiti Mātauranga
    • Chair Report, Te Komiti Mātauranga (December 2020) – Verbal update

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

(None)

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

  1. Regular:  2020-12-02 Te Komiti Mātauranga Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2020-12-16 ACSC Minutes
  3. Standing:  2021-01-20 ACSC Minutes
  4. Standing:  2021-01-27 ACSC Minutes

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2020-12-02)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2021-02-03)
    1. NOVEMBER 2020
      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report for Semester 2, 2020 – Submission pending.
      2. Ako Ahimura Review of Student NPS Survey Results for Semester 2, 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.2.5.2.]
    2. DECEMBER 2020
      1. URC Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.1.1.]
      2. UREC Annual Report – Submission pending.
      3. PGRSC Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.3.1.]
      4. AAC Annual Report – Submission pending.
      5. AA-LTC Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.5.1.]
      6. QAB Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.6.1.]
    3. 2021 WEEK 7:  2021-02-10
      Submissions due:  2021-01-27

      • (None)
    4. 2021 WEEK 13:  2021-03-24
      Submissions due:  2021-03-10

      1. Te Komiti Mātauranga:  Annual Report 2020
      2. Ako Ahimura Review of Professional Development for Teachers:  Annual Report 2020
      3. Complaints & Appeals (Non-Academic):  Annual Report 2020
      4. Complaints & Appeals (Academic):  Annual Report 2020
    5. 2021 WEEK 19:  2021-05-05
      Submissions due:  2021-04-21

      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Surveys:  Annual Report 2020
      2. Degree Monitoring:  Annual Report 2020
      3. Assuring Consistency:  Annual Report 2020
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (Updated:  2021-01-14)
    • Action-046:  Committee Work Plans
    • Action-059:  Strategy, Policy & Procedure Approval Process

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Future Academic Governance Committee (AGC) Arrangements
    Related:  Te Komiti Mātauranga 2020-12-02, Item 3.2.
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash
    Memo with Terms of Reference 2021 (draft) for:

    1. Te Komiti Mātauranga
    2. Te Poari Whai Kounga
    3. Ako Ahimura
    4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Unitec-MIT Integration Issues
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash

    1. Open Letter to Minister Hipkins
    2. Letter to Tui Ah Loo
    3. Letter to Te Rōpū Manukura

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reports

  1. Māori Success
    Presenter/s:  Toni Rewiri
    >> Verbal update
  2. Pacific Success
    Presenter/s:  Falaniko Tominiko
    >> Verbal update
  3. International Success
    Presenter/s:  Annette Pitovao
    >> Verbal update
  4. Under-25s Success
    Presenter/s: Andrea Thumath
    >> Verbal update
  5. Student Success
    Presenter/s: Annette Pitovao
    >> Verbal update
  6. Student Voice
    Presenter/s:  Aroha Dykes (Student President)
    Memo with Press Release

4.2. Subcommittee Reporting

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams
    Chair Report:  URC

    1. URC Annual Reporting 2020
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Author/s:  Asher Lewis (Secretary, UREC)
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams
    Chair Report:  UREC – Submission TBC

    1. UREC Annual Reporting 2020 – Submission TBC
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams
    Chair Report:  PGRSC

    1. PGRSC Annual Reporting 2020
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report: AAC – Submission TBC

    1. AAC Annual Reporting 2020 – Submission TBC
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin
    Chair Report:  AA-LTC – No new meetings to report on.

    1. AA-LTC Annual Reporting 2020
    2. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Net Promoter Score (NPS) Survey Results for Semester 2, 2020
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report:  QAB

    1. QAB Annual Reporting 2020
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Presenter/s:  Chris King
    Chair Report:  ARC – Verbal update

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

  1. Programme Developments
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    >> Verbal update
  2. Consistency Reviews
    Author/s:  Eric Stone
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    >> Verbal update
  3. Degree Monitoring
    Presenter/s:  Steve Marshall
    >> Verbal update
  4. Programme Reviews
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    >> Verbal update
  5. Academic Risk Management (ARM)
    Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    >> Verbal update
  6. Te Pūkenga Updates

    1. Email from Te Pūkenga (Angela Beaton, 2020-12-04)
    2. Visual:  Academic Delivery Innovation Transition Pathway (Te Pūkenga, November 2020)
    3. Simon Tries:  New Zealand / Te Pūkenga Student Regulations  >> Verbal update

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Priority Groups 2021 – Learners with Disabilities
    Presenter/s:  Annette Pitovao
    Memo

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    (None)
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment – Response from Members
    Topic:  Aims and Concerns for Te Komiti Mātauranga in 2021
    (Refer to Item 1.2.1.)
    *
  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:  2021-02-03
Last update:
2021-02-09  //  Content of Items 2.1. and 3.1.  //  dweinholz
2021-02-05  //  Item 4.1.6. Student Voice Reporting  //  dweinholz