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Agenda 2021-10-20

Te Komiti Mātauranga

Academic Committee

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2021-10-20
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. Falaniko Tominiko
  2. Gus Gilmore
  3. Irene Farnham – Late arrival 0900h
  4. Kevin Toto – Proxy:  Destiny Povey (Student Vice-President)
  5. Marcus Williams – Early departure 0945h

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 – Submission pending.
  2. Ako Ahimura Review of Student Course Survey Report:  Semester 1, 2021 – Submission pending.
  3. Ako Ahimura Review of Student NPS Survey Report Extracts:  Semester 1, 2021 – Submission pending.
  4. Education Code of Practice Performance Self-Assessment Report – Submission pending.

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 2021-09-08
  2. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-09-06
  3. Te Komiti Matua o te Komiti Mātauranga 2021-09-16

1.4.2. Chair Reporting

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

  • (None)

1.6. Key Dates

  1. Week 48 – Wednesday, 2021-11-24:  Due date for agenda items for Hui 2021-12-08
  2. Week 50 – Wednesday, 2021-12-08:  Hui o Te Komiti Mātauranga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve / Endorse

  1. Revisions to the Admission and Enrolment Procedures
    Presenter:  Martin Carroll
    Memo with:

    1. Admission and Enrolment Procedures (clean)
    2. Admission and Enrolment Procedures (tracked)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  • (None)

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reporting

  1. Māori Success
    Presenter:  Toni Vaughan

    1. Report
    2. Te Pae Tawhiti
  2. Pacific Success
    Presenter:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Report
  3. International Success
    Presenter:  Annette Pitovao
    Report
  4. Under-25s Success
    Presenter: Andrea Thumath
    Report
  5. Student Success
    Presenter: Annette Pitovao
    (Verbal update)
  6. Disabled Learners
    Presenter:  Annette Pitovao
    Report
  7. Student Voice
    Presenter:  Destiny Povey on behalf of Kevin Toto
    Report

4.2. Subcommittee Reporting

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Report URC
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Report UREC
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Presenter:  Marcus Williams
    Report PGRSC
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hōtaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Presenters:  Simon Tries
    (No new meetings to report on.)
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Presenter:  James Oldfield
    Report AALTC
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    (No new meetings to report on.)
  7. Academic Recovery Committee
    Presenter:  Chris King
    Report ARC

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 (2021-10-03)
    2. Programme Development Oversight (2021-10-05)
  2. Academic Risk Management
    For reference – PowerBI Dashboard live link:  Unitec Academic Risk
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    (Verbal update)

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. RoVE Updates
    Presenter:  Martin Carroll (Chair)
    Memo
    Outcomes of Simplification of Vocational Qualifications

    1. New qualifications and credentials schema
    2. Simplifying vocational qualifications FAQ
    3. Summary of feedback
    4. WDCs fact sheet for providers
  2. Te Pūkenga Working Group Update:  Academic Regulatory Framework
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    (Verbal update)
  3. EER Action Plan
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    Memo
  4. Combined Student Complaints Report 2021-Q1 and 2021-Q2
    Presenter:  Annette Pitovao
    Memo
  5. EPI Reporting on Postgraduate Programmes
    Response to:  Te Komiti Mātauranga, 2021-09-08 Minutes, Item 4.2.3. > Action point
    Presenters:  Simon Tries; Marcus Williams
    Memo

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:  2021-10-14
Last update:
2021-10-19  //  Item 4.4.1.  //  dweinholz
2021-10-20  //  Items 2.1., 4.2.5., 4.2.7.  //  dweinholz