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Agenda 2020-08-19

TE POARI WHAI KOUNGA

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

Type:  Regular Monthly Meeting
Chair:  Simon Tries
Time:  0830h – 1030h
Date:  Wednesday, 2020-08-19

Location:  Zoom (Virtual Meeting)
Password:  953133

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

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1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment
    • Topic:  (TBA)
  2. Important Dates for Next Meeting
    • 2020-09-02:  Agenda submissions open
    • 2020-09-09:  Agenda submissions close
    • 2020-09-16:  Agenda target release date
    • 2020-09-23:  Next scheduled meeting
  3. Communications from the Chair of Te Poari Mātauranga
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 1.2.3

  4. Communications from the Chair of Te Poari Whai Kounga
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 4.2.6.

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Andrea Thumath – TBC
  2. Aroha Dykes
  3. Jayne Mercier
  4. Maura Kempin – Proxy:  Maureen Perkins
  5. Simon Nash

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

  1. 2020-07-15 QAB Minutes (Draft)

1.5. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance (Updated:  2020-07-15)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2020-08-10)
    1. May
      1. Internal Evaluation & Review (IER) Report – TBC
      2. Stakeholder Engagement Report – Refer to Item 2.1.
    2. July
      1. Internal Evaluation & Review (IER) Report – TBC
      2. QAB Review of Graduate Survey Report – Refer to Item 3.4.
    3. August
      1. Student Performance Report (Semester 1, 2020) – TBC
      2. PAQC Chair Reports (Term 2, 2020) – Refer to Item 3.5.
      3. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 2, 2020) – Refer to Item 3.5.
    4. September
      1. Course Evaluation & Planning (CEP) Outcomes Report (Semester 1, 2020)
      2. Interim Programme Evaluation & Planning (PEP) Report 2020
    5. October
      1. PAQC Chair Reports (Term 3, 2020) – Due to QAB Account by 20 September, 2020
      2. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 3, 2020)
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-10)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Industry Engagement Strategic Framework
    Heather Stonyer
    Memo with Industry Engagement Report

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 4.1.9.
    Simon Nash
    Memo (to the Board of Directors) with:

    1. Progress Overview
    2. Full Plan
  2. Report on School Evaluative Commentary on the Student Performance Report 2019 & IER Self-Evaluation
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 3.2.
    Simon Nash
    Copy of Memo to Te Poari Mātauranga with Copy of Memo directive from Chair AB to HOSs

    1. Student Performance Report 2019
      (Line item deferred from QAB 2020-07-15, Item 3.3.)
      (Content sourced from  Te Poari Mātauranga 2020-08-05, Item 3.1.)
      Simon Tries
      Memo with Summary Report and Full Report
  3. Approved Reporting Framework (for Unitec Academic Governance Committees)
    (Source:  Te Poari Mātauranga 2020-08-05, Item 2.3.)
    Simon Nash
    Memo with Reporting Alignment Framework
  4. Graduate Survey Report
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary Presentation
  5. Programme Academic Quality Committee (PAQC) Reporting – Term 2, 2020
    Steve Marshall
    Memo with PAQC Reports from:

    1. Applied Business
    2. Architecture
    3. Bridging Education and Supported Learning
    4. Computing
    5. Building Construction
    6. Community Studies
    7. Design and Contemporary Arts
    8. Environmental and Animal Science
    9. Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
    10. Engineering and Surveying
    11. Landscape and Interior Design
    12. Language Studies
    13. Medical Imaging
    14. Nursing
    15. Performing and Screen Arts
    16. Social Practice
    17. Unitec Pathways College
    18. Trades and Services
  6. Interim Programme Evaluation & Planning (PEP) Approach
    Eric Stone
    Memo

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

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

  1. Māori Success
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Toni Rewiri
    Presenter:  Te Hau Hona
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  2. Pacific Success
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Presenter:  Lupeti Fihaki
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  3. International Success
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Presenter:  Tracy Chapman
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  4. Under-25s Success
    Source: Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Presenter:  Andrea Thumath
    * Reporting requirements under review.

4.2. Oversight Reporting

  1. Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)
    Steve Marshall

  2. Degree Monitoring
    Steve Marshall
    Tracker
  3. Consistency Reviews
    Eric Stone
    Memo with Tracker and Rubric (together)
  4. Programme Reviews
    Jackie Tims
    Tracker
  5. Programme Closures
    Eric Stone
    Memo with Tracker and Rubric (separate)
  6. Academic Risk Management
    Simon Tries
    Memo with:

    1. Summary (August 2020)
    2. Sample of APM Reporting to PAQC

4.3. Ētahi Atu Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Update on Issues Relating to Enrolment, Re-enrolment, Credits and Graduation
    Trude Cameron
    Memo with Copy of Memo to ELT

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic:  (TBA)
    *
  3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
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Release target:  2020-08-12
Later release/s:  2020-08-13; 2020-08-18