TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA
Regular Meeting of Quality Alignment Board
0830h – 1030h, Wednesday, 2020-02-19
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
- Committee Self-Assessment
- Today: Reflection on 2019 and Direction for 2020
- Next: TBC
- Important Dates
- Submissions: 2020-03-04
- Meeting: 2020-03-18
- Communications from Academic Board
- Chair Reports from the meetings of 2019-11-13 and 2019-12-11.
- Located under “Communications from the Chair” of https://thenest.unitec.ac.nz/TheNestWP/our-unitec/academic-governance-committees/academic-board/
- To improve activity against the Terms of Reference (Te Poari Whai Kounga), Section 4 Accountability and Reporting
- Members – Incoming, Outgoing, Reappointed, Co-Opted
- Incoming
- Anna Wheeler
- Chantelle Daniels
- Jake Curran
- Lupeti Finaki
- Te Hau Hona
- Steve Varley
- Outgoing
- Rowena Fuluifaga
- Aroha Lewin
- Simon Goodlud
- Sally Conway
- Reappointed
- Dila Beisembayeva
- Co-opted
(Motion/s for the Committee)- New – Steve Marshall (Lead – Quality Partnering, Te Korowai Kahurangi)
- Renew – Maura Kempin (Manager, Te Puna Ako)
- Incoming
1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies
- Steve Marshall
- Steve Varley
- Maura Kempin (Lateness due to heavy traffic)
- Cris De Groot (Sick child to care for)
- Tracy Chapman (Directing the International Orientation Day)
- Daniel Irving (Lateness due to heavy traffic)
1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising
(None)
1.5. Pitopito Kōrero o ngā Hui | Minutes of the Previous Meeting/s
1.6. Work Plan
- Work Plan – QAB (Draft)
1.7. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions for Review
2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve
- Review of Industry Advisory Committee Guidelines
Heather Stonyer
Memo with Guidelines
3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss
- Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP) Updates
Source: Academic Board 2020-02-05, Item 1.8.
Simon Nash- Memo from Director Ako to Academic Board, ELT and the Commissioner
- AQAP Progress Overview
- Full AQAP Project Plan
- Attendance at Academic Governance Committees (2019)
Source: Academic Board 2020-02-05, Item 3.2.
Simon Tries
Memo
4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive
4.1. Rīpoata a te Kaiwhakahaere o ngā Rōpū Whakaarotau | Priority Group Director Reports
- Māori
Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
Toni Rewiri
Report
- Pacific
Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
Falaniko Tominiko
Report - International
Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
Tracy Chapman
Report - Under-25s
Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
Andrea Thumath
Report
4.2. Oversight Reporting
- Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
Steve Marshall
(2020-02-17: Uploaded) Report for Discussion - Degree Monitoring
From QAB 2019-11-28: Memo and Tracker from Jackie Tims
Steve Marshall
Memo - Consistency Reviews
From QAB 2019-11-28: Memo and Tracker from Jackie Tims
Steve Marshall
Memo with Tracker
4.3. Ētahi Atu Rīpoata | Other Reports
(None)
5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing
- Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
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* - Committee Self-Assessment
Topic: Reflection on 2019 and Direction for 2020
Key Words: Excellent; Good; Marginal; Poor
Guide points:- Reflection on 2019
- Terms of Reference – How well did QAB perform?
- Membership Structure (Section 5) – How suitable was the structure of membership?
- Direction for 2020
- Work Plan (draft)
- Is there too much / too little to achieve the Terms of Reference?
- What evidence should come from each line of work?
- Should Waitākere be explicitly represented?
- Work Plan (draft)
- Reflection on 2019
- Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
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First release: 2020-02-14
Updates:
2020-02-17 // 1.2.4. Members; 1.3. Apologies; 4.2.1. PAQCs // dweinholz