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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

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
    • (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
    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:  2020-08-28
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