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Agenda 2021-05-05

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2021-05-05
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Simon Nash

Location:  180-2043
(Relocated from 115-1008 due to asbestos remediation work)

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. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Gus Gilmore
  2. Lee Baglow
  3. Martin Carroll

1.3. Committee Management

  1. Tracker:  Attendance (Updated:  2021-04-27)
  2. Tracker:  Work Plan (Updated:  2021-04-27)
    1. 2020 November
      1. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report for Semester 2, 2020 – [See:  Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
    2. 2020 December
      1. URC Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      2. UREC Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      3. PGRSC Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      4. AAC Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      5. AA-LTC Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      6. QAB Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
    3. 2021 Week 13:  2021-03-24
      1. Te Komiti Mātauranga Annual Report 2020 – Awaiting submission
      2. Ako Ahimura Review of Professional Development for Teachers:  Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.2. Subcommittee Reporting]
      3. Complaints & Appeals (Non-Academic):  Annual Report 2020 – [Item 4.4.1]
      4. Complaints & Appeals (Academic):  Annual Report 2020 – [Item 4.4.1]
    4. 2021 Week 19:  2021-05-05
      1. Degree Monitoring:  Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.3. Quality Management System Reporting]
      2. Assuring Consistency:  Annual Report 2020 – [Section 4.3. Quality Management System Reporting, included under Item 4.2.6.4.]
    5. 2021 Week 25:  2021-06-16
      Submissions due:  2021-06-02

      • (None)
    6. 2021 Week 27:  2021-06-30
      Submissions due:  2021-06-16

      1. Extraordinary Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga (Institutional Academic Evaluation and Planning)
    7. 2021 Week 31:  2021-07-28
      Submissions due:  2021-07-14

      1. Research Productivity Traffic Light (RPTL) Report
      2. QAB Review of Statutory Declaration to NZQA
  3. Tracker:  Actions (Updated:  2021-04-27)
    • Action-059:  Strategy, Policy & Procedure Approval Process

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

  1. Regular:  2021-03-24 Te Komiti Mātauranga Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2021-03-29 ACSC Minutes
  3. Standing:  2021-04-19 ACSC Minutes

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

  • (None)

1.6. Key Dates

  • AGC Meeting Schedule 2021 (Updated:  2021-05-03)
    • Added Te Komiti Mātauranga Institutional Academic Evaluation and Planning (Week 27)
    • Relocated bookings from Building 115 to Building 180 due to impact of asbestos remediation (Weeks 19, 33, 37, 39)
  1. Week 23 – Wed., 2021-06-02:  Due date for agenda items for Hui 2021-06-16
  2. Week 25 – Wed., 2021-06-16:  Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka
  3. Week 25 – Wed., 2021-06-16:  Due date for agenda items for Extraordinary Hui 2021-06-30
  4. Week 27 – Wed., 2021-06-30:  Extraordinary Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga (Institutional Academic Evaluation and Planning)
  5. Week 29 – Wed., 2021-07-14:  Due date for agenda items for Hui 2021-07-14
  6. Week 31 – Wed., 2021-07-28:  Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka

1.7. Chair Reporting

  • Chair Report, Te Komiti Mātauranga – Awaiting submission

1.8. Committee Self-Assessment:  Topic

  • Efficiency v Effectiveness – How well are we collectively balancing our limited committee time for efficient and effective coverage of agenda items?

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  • (None)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Unitec EER Report 2021
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries; Simon Nash
    Memo with NZQA Report

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reporting

(No reporting expected for this hui.)

  1. Māori Success
    Presenter/s:  Toni Rewiri
  2. Pacific Success
    Presenter/s:  Falaniko Tominiko
  3. International Success
    Presenter/s:  Annette Pitovao
  4. Under-25s Success
    Presenter/s: Andrea Thumath
  5. Student Success
    Presenter/s: Annette Pitovao
  6. Disabled Learners
    Presenter/s:  Annette Pitovao
  7. Student Voice
    Presenter/s:  Aroha Dykes (Student President)

4.2. Subcommittee Reporting

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

    1. Chair Report:  URC 2021-03-19 – Deferred in from last hui
    2. URC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    3. Chair Report:  URC 2021-04-20
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams

    1. UREC Annual Reporting 2020
      Author/s:  Maria Humphries-Kil; Asher Lewis
    2. Chair Report:  UREC 2021-04-21
      Author:  Asher Lewis (Secretary, UREC)
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Presenter/s:  Marcus Williams

    1. Chair Report:  PGRSC 2021-01-18 – Deferred in from last hui
    2. PGRSC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    3. Chair Report:  PGRSC 2021-04-20
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

    1. Chair Report: AAC 2021-03-12 – Deferred in from last hui
    2. AAC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    3. Chair Report:  AAC 2021-04-23
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin

    1. Chair Report:  AA-LTC 2021-03-03 – Deferred in from last hui
    2. AA-LTC Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    3. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Results (Semester 2, 2020) – Deferred in from last hui
    4. Ako Ahimura Review of Teacher Capability Development Annual Report 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    5. Chair Report:  AA-LTC 2021-04-14
    6. Ako Ahimura Review of New Teacher Inductions Report:  Intake 1, 2021
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

    1. Chair Report:  QAB 2020-12-02 – Deferred in from last hui
    2. QAB Annual Reporting 2020 – Deferred in from last hui
    3. PAQC Chair Reporting:  QAB Thematic Report (Round 1, 2021) – Deferred in from last hui
    4. Chair Report:  QAB 2021-04-23 (including links to Academic Risk Management and to 2020 Assuring Consistency Memo and Report)
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Presenter/s:  Chris King
    Chair Report:  ARC – Verbal update

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reporting

  1. Academic Quality Oversight – Regular Reporting (Original system)
    (Deferred in from Te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-03-24)
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

    1. Consistency Reviews:  Tracker 2021-03-03 with Rubric
    2. Degree Monitoring:  Tracker 2021-03-03 with Rubric
    3. Programme Reviews:  Tracker 2021-03-03 with Rubric
  2. Oversight of Quality Assurance Systems (2021-03-24)
    (Deferred in from Te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-03-24)
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries
    Memo with PowerBI Dashboard:

    1. Overview
    2. Snapshot
  3. Programme Developments – Regular Reporting
    (Deferred in from Te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-03-24)
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

    1. Programme Developments:  Tracker 2021-03-01 with Rubric
  4. Academic Quality Oversight – Regular Reporting (New system)
    Live Link:  Unitec Academic Quality (Overall)
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

    1. Memo:  Oversight of Quality Assurance Systems
    2. Snapshot:  Quality Assurance (2021-04-28)
    3. Snapshot:  Programme Development and Approval (2021-04-27)
  5. Programme Developments – Annual Reporting
    Presenter/s:  Simon Tries

  6. Academic Risk Management
    Live Link:  Unitec Academic Risk Dashboard
    Presenter/s:  Trude Cameron
    >> Verbal update
  7. Te Pūkenga Updates
    1. Regulating for Excellence (R4E)
      1. Email (2021-03-15) – Deferred in from last hui
      2. Project Summary (2021-03-15) – Deferred in from last hui
      3. Working Group Members – Deferred in from last hui
    2. Pānui 1, 2020 (Email from Angela Beaton, 2021-02-23) – Deferred in from last hui
    3. Te Poari Akoranga – Terms of Reference 2021 (Draft) – Deferred in from last hui
    4. Te Poari Akoranga – Terms of Reference 2021 (Approved)

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Student Complaint Reports for MIT and Unitec:  Annual Report 2020
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash (DCE Learner Experience and Success)
    Memo with:

    1. MIT Student Complaints Report 2020
    2. Unitec Student Complaints Report 2020

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    • (None)
  2. Committee Self-Assessment:  Response from Members
    • (Response to Item 1.8.)
  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:  2021-04-29
Last update:
2021-05-03  //  Change of location; Change of Chair  //  dweinholz