Agenda 2022-02-23


Te Poari Whai Kounga

Quality Alignment Board

Type:  Regular Meeting
Date:  Wednesday, 2022-02-23
Time:  0830h – 1030h
Chair:  Simon Tries
Location:  Online via Teams


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. Ngā Whakapāha | Membership and Apologies

1.2.1. Membership Changes

  1. Lupe Kautoke – Replaced by Ali Johar
  2. Steve Varley – Departed from Unitec; replacement TBA
  3. Tahreem Zia – Departed from Unitec; replaced by Tina Hsieh

1.2.2. Apologies

  1. Andrea Thumath – Arriving 1000h
  2. Bryan Davis – Proxy:  Jake Curran
  3. Diane Fraser
  4. Linda Aumua
  5. Sadegh Aliakbarlou
  6. Martin Carroll
  7. Norberto Ricacho – Departing 1000h
  8. Tina Hsieh
  9. Yusef Patel – Arriving 1000h

1.3. Whakahaere o te Komiti | Committee Management

1.3.1. Attendance

Tracker:  Attendance (Dated:  2021-11-17)

1.3.2. Work Plan

Tracker:  Work Plan (Dated: 2021-11-17) – Years 2021 (completed) and 2022 (draft)

1.3.3. Actions

Tracker:  Actions (Dated: 2021-11-17)
Action-038:  PAQC Student Representative Recruitment

1.3.4. Rārangi Wā | Key Dates

Submission and Hui Dates 2022

  1. Hui 2022-02-23 (this agenda)
  2. Submissions due 2022-03-23 for Hui 2022-04-06
  3. Submissions due 2022-05-04 for Hui 2022-05-18
  4. Submissions due 2022-06-16 for Hui 2022-06-29
  5. Submissions due 2022-07-27 for Hui 2022-08-10
  6. Submissions due 2022-09-07 for Hui 2022-09-21
  7. Submissions due 2022-10-19 for Hui 2022-11-02
  8. Submissions due 2022-11-23 for Hui 2022-12-07

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

2021-11-17 QAB Minutes (draft)

1.3.6. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None notified.)

1.4. Chair Reporting

  1. Te Poari Whai Kounga
    1. (Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2021-10-20) – No new hui reported.
    2. (Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2021-12-08) Chair Report:  QAB
    3. (Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2022-02-09) – No new hui reported.
  2. Te Komiti Mātauranga
    1. (Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2021-12-08, Item 1.4.2.) Chair Report:  TKM to Unitec-MIT Board of Directors (November 2021)
    2. (Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2022-02-09, Item 1.4.2.) – No new written report.

2. Oversight Reporting

2.1. Programme Academic Quality Oversight

  1. Consistency Reviews
    Presenter:  Eric Stone
    Oversight (Dated:  2022-02-22) with Rubric and Memo
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Presenter:  Eric Stone
    Oversight (Dated:  2022-02-14) with Rubric
  3. Programme Reviews
    (For reference:  Live Dashboard Link)
    Presenter:  Eric Stone
    Oversight (Dated:  2022-02-17 with Rubric

2.2. Te Komiti o ngā Hotaka | Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs)

Presenter:  Simon Tries – Verbal update

2.3. Academic Risk Management

Presenter:  Trude Cameron – Verbal update


3. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)


4. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. QAB Terms of Reference and Workplan 2022
    Presenter:  Simon Tries
    Memo with Workplan (draft summary) 2022

5. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

5.1. Strategic Reporting

(Source:  Te Komiti Mātauranga, Agenda 2021-12-08 & 2022-02-09)

No new written reports available for presentation.

  1. Māori Success
    Presenter:  Marama Haines-Te Whare
  2. Pacific Success
    Presenter:  Falaniko Tominiko
  3. International Success
    Presenter:  Tina Hsieh
  4. Under-25s Success
    Presenter:  Andrea Thumath
  5. Disabled Learners
    Presenter:  Anna Wheeler
  6. Student Voice
    Presenter:  Ali Johar

5.2. Ētahi Atu Rīpoata | Other Reporting

  1. Updates to the Affected Performance Consideration (APC) Process
    Presenter:  Sue Crossan
    Memo with:

    1. Student Form (2022)
    2. Health Professional Form (2022)

6. Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
  2. 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!

Released:  2021-02-16
Update:
Final agenda  //  2022-02-21  //  dweinholz