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Agenda 2021-03-24

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2021-03-24
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Simon Nash, on behalf of 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 | Opening Remarks

  1. Committee Self-Assessment:  Topic
    • Topic:  TBA
  2. Key Dates
  3. Chair Reporting, Te Komiti Mātauranga
    1. Chair Report, Te Komiti Mātauranga (February 2021) – Discussion under Section 3 Mea Hei Kōrero, Item 3.1..
      1. Minutes, Te Komiti Mātauranga, 2020-11-04 (Nov 2020)
      2. Minutes, Te Komiti Mātauranga, 2020-12-02 (Dec 2020)
  4. Incoming Member/s
    1. Gus Gilmore
    2. Irene Farnham (Student Representative)
    3. Martin Carroll
  5. Welcome to Invited Guests and Members of the Public
    1. Monique Cairns
    2. Peter Winder
    3. Robert Reid
    4. Steven Renata

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Gus Gilmore
  2. Marcus Williams – Proxy:  Marie Shannon

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

  1. Regular:  2021-02-10 Te Komiti Mātauranga Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2021-02-10 ACSC Minutes
  3. Standing:  2021-02-15 ACSC Minutes
  4. Standing:  2021-02-17 ACSC Minutes
  5. Standing:  2021-02-24 ACSC Minutes
  6. Standing:  2021-03-04 ACSC Minutes
  7. Standing:  2021-03-11 ACSC Minutes
  8. Standing:  2021-03-18 ACSC Minutes

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated:  2021-02-10)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2021-03-18)
    1. NOVEMBER 2020
      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report 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 – TBC
      3. PGRSC Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.3.1.]
      4. AAC Annual Report – [Refer to Item 4.2.4.1.]
      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 13:  2021-03-24
      1. Te Komiti Mātauranga:  Annual Report 2020 – TBC
      2. Ako Ahimura Review of Professional Development for Teachers:  Annual Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 4.2.5.3.]
      3. Complaints & Appeals (Non-Academic):  Annual Report 2020 – TBC
      4. Complaints & Appeals (Academic):  Annual Report 2020 – TBC
    4. 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:  2021-02-10)
    • Action-046:  Committee Work Plans
    • Action-059:  Strategy, Policy & Procedure Approval Process

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Appeal Resolution Committee Membership
    Presenter/s:  Sue Crossan
    Memo with Terms of Reference and Procedure

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Unitec-MIT Integration Issues
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash
    Related:  Item 1.2.3.1. Chair Reporting, Te Komiti Mātauranga

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reporting

  1. Māori Success
    Presenter/s:  Toni Rewiri
    Memo
  2. Pacific Success
    Presenter/s:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Memo
  3. International Success
    Presenter/s:  Annette Pitovao
    Memo
  4. Under-25s Success
    Presenter/s: Andrea Thumath
    Memo
  5. Student Success
    Presenter/s: Annette Pitovao
    Memo (Disabled Learners) with:

    1. Unitec Student Success Strategy 2020-2022 (amended)
    2. RoVE Summary Paper on Disabled Learners (Oct 2020 ~ Feb 2021)
  6. Student Voice
    Presenter/s:  Aroha Dykes (Student President)
    >> Verbal update

4.2. Subcommittee Reporting

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Presenter/s:  Marie Shannon, proxy for Marcus Williams
    Chair Report:  URC

    1. URC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from, and updated since, last hui.
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Author/s:  Asher Lewis (Secretary, UREC)
    Presenter/s:  Marie Shannon, proxy for Marcus Williams
    Chair Report:  UREC – Submission to next hui.

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

    1. PGRSC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui.
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report: AAC

    1. AAC Annual Reporting 2020
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin
    Chair Report:  AA-LTC

    1. AA-LTC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui.
      (Source:  Ako Ahimura 2021-03-03, Item 1.2.4.2.)
    2. AA-LTC Review of Student Course Survey Results (Semester 2, 2020)
    3. AA-LTC Review of Teacher Capability Development Annual Report 2020
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report:  QAB

    1. QAB Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui.
    2. PAQC Chair Reporting:  QAB Thematic Report (Round 1, 2021)
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Presenter/s:  Chris King
    Chair Report:  ARC – Verbal update

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reporting

  1. Academic Quality Oversight
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo with Overview and Snapshot of the new PowerBI Dashboard

    1. Consistency Reviews
      Tracker (Updated:  2021-03-03)
    2. Degree Monitoring
      Tracker (Updated:  2021-03-03)
    3. Programme Reviews
      Tracker (Updated:  2021-03-01)
  2. Programme Developments
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Tracker (Updated:  2021-03-17)
  3. Academic Risk Management
    Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries; Trude Cameron
    >> Verbal update
  4. Te Pūkenga Updates
    1. Regulating for Excellence (R4E)
      1. Email (2021-03-15)
      2. Project Summary (2021-03-15)
      3. Working Group Members
    2. Pānui 1, 2020 (Email from Angela Beaton, 2021-02-23)
    3. Te Poari Akoranga – Draft Terms of Reference 2021

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

(None)

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    (None)
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment:  Response from Members
    (Response 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:  2021-03-18
Last update:
2021-03-22  //  Items 2.1.; 3.1.; 4.1.3.; 4.1.5.; 4.2.1.; 4.2.3.  //  dweinholz
2021-03-19  //  1.4.1.1. Minutes of Previous Meeting (draft)  //  dweinholz