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Agenda 2020-09-02

TE POARI MĀTAURANGA

Regular Meeting of the (Unitec) Academic Committee

Date:  Wednesday, 2020-09-02
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Simon Nash

Location:  Zoom Videoconference
Password:  169017

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

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1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment Topic
    • (Item 5.2.) Topic:  Readiness for EER
  2. Important Dates (October Meeting)
    • 2020-09-16:  Submissions open
    • 2020-09-23:  Submissions due
    • 2020-09-30:  Agenda release target
    • 2020-10-07:  Next meeting
  3. Communications from the Chair of Te Poari Mātauranga
  4. Membership Changes
    • Outgoing – Tracy Chapman
    • Outgoing – Merran Davis
    • Incoming – Gus Gilmore (Chief Executive, Unitec and MIT)
    • Incoming – Maura Kempin (Chair, Ako Ahimura)

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

(None)

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

  1. Regular:  2020-08-05 AB Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2020-07-22 ABSC Minutes
  3. Standing:  2020-07-29 ABSC Minutes
  4. Standing:  2020-08-05 ABSC Minutes
  5. Standing:  2020-08-13 ABSC Minutes
  6. Extraordinary:  2020-08-26 AB Minutes (draft) – Using the Academic Risk Register

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-05 & 2020-08-26)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2020-08-31) [Extraction of incomplete & upcoming line items listed below.]
    • MAY
      1. Staff Pulse Survey Report – * Reporting requirements under review.
    • JUNE
      1. Graduate Survey Report – Data published on PowerBI.  Deferred to QAB 2020-09-23, then Te Poari Mātauranga 2020-10-07
    • JULY
      1. Student Course Survey Report for Semester 1, 2020 – Received by Ako Ahimura 2020-08-26.  Submission pending to Te Poari Mātauranga.
      2. Student NPS Survey Report for Semester 1, 2020 – Data published on PowerBI.  Submission pending to Te Poari Mātauranga.
      3. Award of Qualifications Report – * Reporting requirements under review.
      4. PAQC Thematic Report for Term 2, 2020 – Refer to Item 4.2.6.2.
    • AUGUST
      1. Māori Success Review – * Reporting requirements under review.
      2. Pacific Success Review – * Reporting requirements under review.
    • SEPTEMBER
      1. Programme Evaluation & Planning:  Interim Report for 2020 – Submission pending.
      2. Staff Pulse Survey Report – * Reporting requirements under review.
      3. Student Performance Report for Semester 1, 2020 – Submission pending.
      4. Education Code of Practice Performance:  Self-Assessment Report – * Reporting requirements under review.
    • OCTOBER
      (None)
    • NOVEMBER
      1. Staff Engagement Survey Report – Te Korowai Kahurangi
      2. Student Course Survey Report for Semester 2, 2020
      3. PAQC Thematic Report for Term 3, 2020 – Te Korowai Kahurangi
    • 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 – Te Korowai Kahurangi (TBC)
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (2020-08-28)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Learning and Teaching Strategy
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash (on behalf of Maura Kempin)
    Memo with Strategy (2020-08-28) and Success Indicators

  2. EER Self-Assessment
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash
    Memo with EER Self-Assessment Document (emailed to Members only for review)
  3. Impact of Historic Enrolment Practice on Qualification Completion Rates (QCR)
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

(None)

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reports

  1. Māori Success
    Toni Rewiri
    Report:  Māori Success
  2. Pacific Success
    Falaniko Tominiko
    Report:  Pacific Success
  3. International Success
    (Tracy Chapman – departed Unitec)
    Report:  International
  4. Under-25s Success
    Andrea Thumath
    Report:  Under-25s Success
  5. Student Success
    Annette Pitovao & Helen Vea
    Memo with Student Success Strategy (as approved by ELT)
  6. Industry Partnerships Strategy
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  7. Waitākere Strategy
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  8. Manaakitia te Rito | Renewal Strategy
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  9. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Simon Nash
    Memo (to the Board of Directors) with:

    1. Progress Overview (Updated:  2020-08-21)
    2. Full Plan (Updated:  2020-08-21)

4.2. Subcommittee Chair Reports

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Marcus Williams
    Report:  URC
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Marcus Williams
    Report:  UREC – Submission pending
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Marcus Williams
    Report:  PGRSC
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Simon Tries
    Report:  AAC
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Simon Nash
    Report:  AA-LTC (July)
    Maura Kempin
    Report:  AA-LTC (August)
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Simon Tries
    Report:  QAB with:

    1. Excerpt of Industry Engagement Strategy Framework
    2. Copy of PAQC (Thematic) Report Memo to QAB (Term 2, 2020)
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Simon Nash
    Report:  ARC with:

    1. Minutes – May 11, 13, 15
    2. Minutes – May 18, 20, 22
    3. Minutes – May 25, 27, 29
    4. Minutes – June 3, 5
    5. Minutes – June 10, 12
    6. Minutes – June 17
    7. Minutes – June 24
    8. Minutes – July 1
    9. Minutes – July 22
    10. Minutes – August 12

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

  1. Programme Management
    Simon Tries / Steve Marshall / Jackie Tims

    1. Programme Developments
      Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-26)
    2. Programme Reviews (5-year Reviews)
      Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-12)
    3. Programme Closures (Expiring and Discontinued Programmes)
      * Oversight of this report shall move to Te Poari Whai Kounga (QAB).
      (Nothing new to report for August 2020.)
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Simon Tries / Steve Marshall
    Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-22)
  3. Academic Risk Management (ARM)
    Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
    Simon Tries
    Memo with ARM Report (August 2020)
  4. NZQA and ITP Sector / RoVE Updates
    * Reporting requirements under review.

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Bachelor of Nursing Research Productivity Traffic Light Status
    Related:  Action-058
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams; Kate Barry
    Memo
  2. Update on Course Durations Actions
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic:  Readiness for EER
    *
  3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
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First release:  2020-08-28
Last update:
2020-09-02  //  Item 2.1. appendices (Te Tīpare)  //  dweinholz
2020-09-01  //  Item 2.1. and Item 2.2 and Item 2.3. //  dweinholz