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Agenda 2020-03-18

TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA

Regular Meeting of Quality Alignment Board
0830h – 1030h, Wednesday, 2020-03-18
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:  (TBA)
  2. Important Dates
    • Submissions:  2020-04-08
    • Meeting:  2020-04-22
  3. Members – Incoming, Outgoing
    1. Incoming
      1. Antoinette Wessels (Applied Business) – Replacing Malama Saifoloi
      2. Aroha Dykes (Student Representative) – Replacing Nikki Makamba
      3. Diane Fraser (Environmental and Animal Science and Research)
    2. Outgoing
      1. Malama Saifoloi (Applied Business)
  4. Communications from Academic Board
  5. Communications from the Chair of QAB
    • (Format and contents TBC)

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Andrea Thumath – Proxy:  Sarah Sommerville
  2. Chantelle Daniels – Proxy:  None
  3. Rosemary Dewerse – Proxy:  None
  4. Steve Varley – Proxy:  (TBC) Sally Conway

1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

  1. Contingency plans and measurement of service quality and course delivery

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

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker as at 2020-03-12
  2. Work Plan
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Action Items

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-03-04, Item 4.1.9.
    Simon Nash
    Memo to Academic Board, ELT and the Commissioner along with:

    1. AQAP Progress Overview
    2. Full AQAP Project Plan
  2. Managing Academic Risk
    Simon Tries
    Memo with supporting Appendix and link to Academic Risk Dashboard
  3. Terms of Reference for QAB (2020)
    (Withdrawn from Agenda.)

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, 2020-03-04
    Author:  Toni Rewiri
    Presenter:  Te Hau Hona
    Report
  2. Pacific
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-03-04
    Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Presenter:  Lupeti Fihaki
    Report
  3. International
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-03-04
    Tracy Chapman
    Report
  4. Under-25s
    Author:  Andrea Thumath
    Presenter:  Sarah Sommerville
    Report updated with Debt Investigation news from initial presentation to Academic Board 2020-03-04, plus link to Strategy on OneDrive.

4.2. Oversight Reporting

  1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
    Steve Marshall
    Memo with Key Information and link to Main PAQC Website
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Te Korowai Kahurangi
    Memo with Schedule
  3. Consistency Reviews
    Te Korowai Kahurangi
    Memo with RAG Tracker

4.3. Ētahi Atu Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Pre-Requisite Enrolment Issues
    Related:  Action-025
    Author:  Chantelle Daniels – Apologies
    Memo to provide an update on progress
  2. Launch of Course Evaluation Planning (CEP) Online
    Author:  Sue Crossan – Unable to attend
    Memo with:

    1. Table showing CEP uptake by Schools as at Week 3
    2. Table showing CEP uptake by Programmes as at Week 3
    3. Snapshot of the online CEP form

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic:  (TBA)
    *
  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:  2020-03-12, 1500h
Updates:
2020-03-18  //  Updates to 1.3. Apologies  //  dweinholz
2020-03-17  //  Item 3.3. withdrawn from the Agenda.  Item 1.4.1. Added into Matters Arising  //  dweinholz
2020-03-13, 0854h  //  Contents of 3.2. Managing Academic Risk  //  dweinholz