TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA

Regular Meeting of Quality Alignment Board
0930h – 1130h, Wednesday, 2019-10-31
Building 180, Room 2043
Chair:  Simon Tries

Terms of Reference and Membership are located on the main Quality Alignment Board page.

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

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1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

1. Important Dates
   • Next submissions due:  2019-11-14
   • Next meeting:  2019-11-28 (Final meeting for 2019)
2. Committee self-assessment
   • Today:  Performance of Chair
   • Next meeting:  Summative QAB Self-Assessment for 2019
   • Immediate future:  View toward EER
3. Calendar for 2020
   • Proposed calendar for Academic Governance Committees 2020
   • Feedback to QAB@unitec.ac.nz before 2019-11-14

1.3. Tae Ā-tinana, Ngā Whakapāha & Kōrama | Attendance, Apologies & Quorum

Apologies

1. Simon Goodlud
2. Maura Kempin – Proxy nominated as Maureen Perkins
3. Aroha Lewin

1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

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

• 20190926 QAB Minutes (Draft)

1.6. Committee Work and Actions

1. Committee Work Plan (2019) – Under review to align with the Academic Quality Action Plan
2. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions for Review 20191031

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

1. Programme Academic Quality Committee (PAQC) Generic Work Plan 2020
   Steve Marshall
   Related:  Quality Alignment Board 2019-09-26, Item 3.2.1.  //  Review of the PAQCs and Approved Recommendations
   Related:  2019.QAB.Action-017  //  Priority Group, IAC & PAQC Reporting System
   Memo with supporting Visual
2. Programme List for End of Year 2019 Programme Evaluation and Planning (PEP) Reporting
   Rosemary Dewerse
   Related:  Quality Alignment Board 2019-09-26, Item 5.1.  //  Proposed Approach to 2019 End of Year Programme Evaluation and Planning
   Memo with List
3. Template for End of Year 2019 Programme Evaluation and Planning (PEP) Reports
   Rosemary Dewerse
   Memo with Template

3. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

3.1. Rīpoata a te Kaiwhakahaere o ngā Rōpū Whakaarotau | Priority Group Director Reports

1. Māori
   Toni Rewiri – Verbal update
2. Pacific
   Falaniko Tominiko
   Report cascaded from Academic Board 2019-10-09
3. International
   Tracy Chapman
   Report cascaded from Academic Board 2019-10-09
4. Under-25s
   Andrea Thumath – Verbal update

3.2. Oversight Reporting

1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
   Steve Marshall – Verbal update
   1. Report from Community Studies
   2. Report from Environmental and Animal Science and Research
2. Degree Monitoring
   Simon Tries – Verbal update
3. Consistency Reviews
   Simon Tries
   Memo with Tracker

3.3. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

1. Graduate Survey Ownership and Review Process
   Rosemary Dewerse – Verbal update
   Related:  Quality Alignment Board 2019-09-26, Item 5.2.  //  Graduate Survey Working Group
   
2. Resolution of Preferred Graduate Survey Email Addresses
   Rosemary Dewerse – Verbal update
   Related:  Quality Alignment Board 2019-09-26, Item 5.2.  //  Graduate Survey Working Group
   
3. Āta-tuhi: Te Korowai Kahurangi Analysis of the 2019 Interim PEPs
   Rosemary Dewerse / Simon Tries
   Memo with Report

3.4. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP) Updates

Simon Nash
(Source:  Academic Board 2019-10-09, Item 3.4. AQAP Updates)

1. Memo from Director Ako to Academic Board, ELT and the Commissioner
2. AQAP Progress Overview
3. Full AQAP Project Plan

4. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

1. Postgraduate Representation on Relevant Programme Academic Quality Committees
   Marcus Williams
   Memo with related Policy and Guidelines

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
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2. Committee Self-Assessment
   Topic:  Performance of Chair
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3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
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First release:  2019-10-23
Updates:
2019-10-24  //  Apologies – Simon Goodlud  //  dweinholz
2019-10-30  //  Apologies – Maura Kempin  //  dweinholz
2019-10-31  //  Apologies – Aroha Lewin  //  dweinholz