Performing & Screen Arts PAQC – Agenda 16 November

Regular Meeting of PASA PAQC
10.45 am – 12.30 pm; Monday, 16 November 2020
Building: 111, Room: 2037
Chair: Daniel Wagner
Secretary: Manjula Kambalapuram/Riza Aguilar

Meeting resources


1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1 Karakia

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

  1. Welcome from the Chair

1.3 Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

That the Committee accepts apologies from the following members and acknowledges their nominated proxy in attendance.

  1. [name]
  2. [name]

Link to Attendance Tracker

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

That the Committee approve the minutes of the previous meeting(s) as being a true and accurate record.

1.5 Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

That the Committee discuss any Matters Arising from the previous minutes.

  1. [Discussed in meeting]
  2. Action items from previous meetings

1.6 Mahi Tātai | Work-plan

That the Committee discusses and approves the updates to the Committee Work-plan Actions table.

  1. Action Items from PEPs PEP Action Plan Tracker_2020
  2. Action Items from Monitors’ reports Degree monitoring action plans 2019

1.7 Te Whakahaere Mōrearea  | Managing Risk

That the Committee receive the update from APM(s) to the risk register.

  1. APM to PAQC Risk action report Nov 16

Link to PowerBI Portal

1.8 Key Quality Dates

  1. Course Evaluation and Planning Report (CEP)
    1. Memo regarding CEP’s in Semester 2, 2020 (Please note that the on-line version of the CEP is now mandatory)
    2. Reports (Progress of engagement) – PowerBI Portal
  2. Programme Evaluation and Planning Report (PEP)
    1. Process Interim Report 2020 – Memo with Report
  3. Degree Monitoring
    1. BPSA – 2 & 3 September 2020-Complete
    2. QAB Memo with Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-06)
  4. Programme Review
    1. BPSA and GDCP are scheduled for completion by end 2020
    2. Programme Review Schedule – Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  5. Programme Development and Improvement

The following updates 2021 approval deadlines for Programme Development and Improvement submissions. Strict adherence to submission dates is required to meet NZQA deadlines. The link is: 2021 Programme Development Approval dates

NB: We must ensure that the processes leading up to the submission date are completed prior to the Academic Approvals Committee deadline. This means, all applications must:

    • Be pre-approved by the Portfolio Leadership Group (PLG) (not required for Type 1 changes); and
    • Include:
      • a change application form
      • an updated tracked changes programme document
      • a PID (Programme Information Details) spreadsheet
    • Be supported by evidence of PAQC endorsement
    • Be submitted to aac@unitec.ac.nz

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

2.1 Student Issues

2.1.1 That the Committee approves the 75-credit load for following BPSA students for 1204:

  • 1497708
  • 1499457
  • 1473523

2.1.2 That the Committee approves the waiver of prerequisite, allowing the following BPSA students to study both courses concurrently in 1204:

  • 1497708
  • 1499457
  • 1473523

Prerequisite Course: PASA6902

Required Course: PASA7902

Secretary’s Notes: Discipline Lead e-mailed student about the enrolment in PASA6902 and PASA7902 for Semester 2 2020 and student confirmed their acceptance as follows : Comms from DL to student

2.2 Moderation

That the Committee receives the External Moderators’ Reports and approves the Response to the External Moderators’ Reports for 2019 as presented below:

2.3 Degree Monitoring/Professional Accreditation/Consistency Review

That the Committee accepts the report and approves the response as presented below:


3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

3.1 Student Progress

  • Open to committee discussion for urgent issues

3.2 Retention of Assessment Materials

That the Committee discuss and confirm the arrangements to meet the requirement for the retention of assessment materials for all programmes

3.2 Unitec Research Strategy 2020 – 2024

That the Committee receives and takes some time to discuss and understand the Unitec Research Strategy 2020 – 2024.

3.4 Grades

That the Committee discuss the following Grade Process:


4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1 Delegated Authority & Subcommittee Reports

That the Committee receive the notification of the following delegated activities

  1. CR Tracker_PASA
  2. DEF and Missing grades Tracker_PASA
  3. Grade Approval_1202

4.2 Governance Committee Reporting

4.2.1 That the Committee receive the Chair reports of Unitec Academic Committees

  1. Te Komiti Mātauranga | Unitec Academic Committee – Report: UAC
  2. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee – Report:  URC
  3. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee – Report:  UREC
  4. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee – Report:  PGRSC
  5. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee – Report:  AAC
  6. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee – Report:  AA-LTC
  7. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board – Report:  QAB
  8. Academic Recovery Committee – Report:  ARC– No report for September

4.2.2 That the Committee receives the following updates from other committees

  1. Academic Calendar 2022 – Memo with Academic Calendar 2022 (draft)
  2. Programme Evaluation & Planning (PEP): Process Interim Report 2020 – Memo with Report
  3. Student Course Completion Results for Semester 1 2020 – Memo
  4. Enrolment Issues – Maximum and Minimum Credit Values – Memo
  5. Centralised Oversight of Moderation Practices – Memo
  6. Annual Statutory Declaration to NZQA – Memo

4.2.3 That the Committee notes the 2020 Interim PEP, as reviewed by QAB and as presented below:

4.2.4 That the Committee note the minutes of other Academic committees

4.3 Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

4.3.1 That the Committee receive and review the following quality oversight reporting

  1. Programme Developments – Tracker (Updated:  2020-09-30)
  2. Consistency Reviews – Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  3. Degree Monitoring – Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-06)
  4. Programme Reviews – Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  5. Te Komiti o ngā Hotaka | Programme Academic Quality Committees (PAQCs). Memo to QAB
    1. Tracker – PAQC Escalations (Updated:  2020-10-21)
  6. Academic Risk Management (ARM) –Memo with:
    1. Summary Report (October 2020)
    2. Actions Tracker (Updated: 2020-10-16)
    3. Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
  7. Programme Closures Memo with Tracker (Updated:  2020-10-12)
  8. Te Pūkenga Updates – None.

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

5.1 Important Dates

  • Next submissions due:  dd-mm-yyy
  • Next meeting:  dd-mm-yyyy

5.2 Committee Self-Assessment

  • There has been a request to provide PAQCs with questions to support their self-assessment. The following are provided
    • To what extent is the PAQC assured that the programmes for which it is accountable continue to be effectively managed?  – Consider the 14 risk areasas a starting point.
    • Has the PAQC struck the correct balance between planning for the future and reporting on the past?

5.3 Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)

5.4 Karakia

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!

 


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