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Agenda 2021-09-08

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2021-09-08
Time:  0830h – 1130h
Chair:  Martin Carroll

Location:  Online via Microsoft Teams

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. Chris King – 0930h to 1030h (IMT hui)
  2. Irene Farnham
  3. Kate Barry – Dep. 1025h
  4. Toni Vaughan

Welcome to Hung Ngo (Item 2.1.) and Kevin Toto (new Student President).

1.3. Whakahaere o te Komiti | Committee Management

1.3.1. Attendance

1.3.2. Work Plan

  1. QAB Review of Graduate Survey Report:  Graduands 2020 – TBC
  2. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report:  Semester 1, 2021 – TBC
  3. Ako Ahimura Review of Student NPS Survey Report Extracts:  Semester 1, 2021 – TBC
  4. Research Annual Report 2020 – [Refer to Item 2.2.]
  5. Education Code of Practice Performance Self-Assessment Report – TBC

1.3.3. Actions

1.4. Committee Reporting

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

  1. Te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-07-28 – Uploaded 2021-09-08
  2. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-07-20
  3. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-07-21
  4. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-08-11
  5. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-08-17
  6. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-08-18

1.4.2. Chair Reporting

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

  • (None)

1.6. Key Dates

  1. Week 41 – Wed., 2021-10-06:  Due date for agenda items for Hui 2021-10-20
  2. Week 43 – Wed., 2021-10-20:  Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka
  3. Week 48 – Wed., 2021-11-24:  Due date for agenda items for Hui 2021-12-08
  4. Week 50 – Wed., 2021-12-08:  Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve / Endorse

  1. Unitec Academic Calendar 2023
    Presenter:  Hung Ngo (Manager, Timetabling Office)
    Memo with draft Calendar 2023
  2. Research Annual Report 2020
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Memo with Report

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  • (None)

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reporting

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

4.2. Subcommittee Reporting

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Chair Report URC
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Subcommittee Report UREC
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Chair Report PGRSC
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Presenters:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report AAC
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Presenter:  James Oldfield
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    Chair Report QAB
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Presenter:  Chris King

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reporting

  1. Academic Quality Assurance
    For reference – PowerBI Dashboard live link:  Unitec Academic Quality
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    Memo with:

    1. Academic Quality Oversight dashboard snapshot (2021-08-30)
    2. Programme Development dashboard snapshot (2021-08-30)
  2. Academic Risk Management
    For reference – PowerBI Dashboard live link:  Unitec Academic Risk
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    Memo with Report (July)

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Te Pūkenga Transition
    Presenter:  Martin Carroll (Chair)

  2. Te Pūkenga Working Group Update:  Academic Quality Framework
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    (Verbal update)
  3. EER Action Plan
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    (Verbal update)

5. Whakamutunga | Closing

5.1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)

  • (None)

5.2. 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:  2021-09-01 (draft)
Last update:
2021-09-07  //  Secretarial items  //  dweinholz