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Agenda 2020-02-19

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

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. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment
    • Today: Reflection on 2019 and Direction for 2020
    • Next:  TBC
  2. Important Dates
    • Submissions:  2020-03-04
    • Meeting:  2020-03-18
  3. Communications from Academic Board
  4. Members – Incoming, Outgoing, Reappointed, Co-Opted
    1. Incoming
      1. Anna Wheeler
      2. Chantelle Daniels
      3. Jake Curran
      4. Lupeti Finaki
      5. Te Hau Hona
      6. Steve Varley
    2. Outgoing
      1. Rowena Fuluifaga
      2. Aroha Lewin
      3. Simon Goodlud
      4. Sally Conway
    3. Reappointed
      1. Dila Beisembayeva
    4. Co-opted
      (Motion/s for the Committee)

      1. New – Steve Marshall (Lead – Quality Partnering, Te Korowai Kahurangi)
      2. Renew – Maura Kempin (Manager, Te Puna Ako)

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Steve Marshall
  2. Steve Varley
  3. Maura Kempin (Lateness due to heavy traffic)
  4. Cris De Groot (Sick child to care for)
  5. Tracy Chapman (Directing the International Orientation Day)
  6. 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

1.7. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions for Review

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Review of Industry Advisory Committee Guidelines
    Heather Stonyer
    Memo with Guidelines

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP) Updates
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-02-05, Item 1.8.
    Simon Nash

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

  1. Māori
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-02-05
    Toni Rewiri
    Report
  2. Pacific
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
    Falaniko Tominiko
    Report
  3. International
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
    Tracy Chapman
    Report
  4. Under-25s
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-02-05
    Andrea Thumath
    Report

4.2. Oversight Reporting

  1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
    Steve Marshall
    (2020-02-17:  Uploaded)  Report for Discussion
  2. Degree Monitoring
    From QAB 2019-11-28:  Memo and Tracker from Jackie Tims
    Steve Marshall
    Memo
  3. 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

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
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  2. 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?
  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:  2020-02-14
Updates:
2020-02-17  //  1.2.4. Members; 1.3. Apologies; 4.2.1. PAQCs  // dweinholz