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

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
   • AB Chair Report (July 2020)
4. Communications from the Chair of Te Poari Whai Kounga
   Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 4.2.6.
   
   • QAB Chair Report (July 2020)

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
   • Tracker – PAQC Actions for QAB (Updated:  2020-08-11)
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)
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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!

Release target:  2020-08-12
Later release/s:  2020-08-13; 2020-08-18