Regular Meeting of Applied Business PAQC
[times from/to; Day, date] Building [No.], Room [No.] Chair:  Nick Kearns
Secretary: Lydia Pillay (on leave) – Riza Aguilar (acting secretary)

Meeting resources

• Programme Academic Quality Committee Terms of Reference
• Kaupapa | Standing Orders
• Tikanga | Processes & Guidelines
• PAQC Information Sheet
• Committee OneDrive Link

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1 Karakia

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.

• 20200615 ABUS PAQC Minutes

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. Actions for improvement Tracker_PEPs 2019
2. Action Plan NZDB-Annexure A
3. Consistency Review Action Plan-NZCRE
4. Action Items from Monitors’ reports

1.7 Te Whakahaere Mōrearea  | Managing Risk

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

1. Risk Register Updates

Link to PowerBI Portal

1.8 Key Quality Dates

1. Course Evaluation and Planning Report (CEP)
   • Memo regarding CEP’s in Semester 2, 2020
   • Note: QAB have mandated that the On-line CEP is to be used by all courses in Semester 2, 2020
2. Programme Evaluation and Planning Report (PEP)
   • Memo regarding Interim PEP
3. Degree Monitoring QAB Memo with Tracker
   • BBS, GDBUS 10 November 2020
   • MBUS, PGDBS 10 November 2020
   • MAP (PA) 06 November 2020
4. External Evaluation/Professional Accreditation Visit [TBA]
5. Consistency Review  – Consistency Review Schedule
   • NZCR-03 August 2020
6. Programme Review – Programme Review Schedule
7. Programme Development and Improvement Dates for 2020

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

2.1 Student Issues

2.1.1 That the Committee consider and approve the following study plan and transitional arrangement for MAP(PA) students:

1. MAP(PA) 1204 Study Plan
2. MAP(PA)_2020-Professional Accounting Transition

That the Committee consider and approve the application of Student 1227562 to graduate from the NZDB6 programme:

1. Paper work from Antoinette

2.2 Moderation

2.2.1 That the Committee approves the Moderation Plans for the following programmes:

1. MBUS Moderation Plan-Tracker 2019-2021
2. MAP(PA) Moderation Plan-Tracker 2019-2021
3. NZDB5 Moderation Plan-Tracker
4. BBS Moderation Plan-Tracker 2019-2021 (Waiting for updated version)

2.2.2 That the Committee approves the PAQC Response to the External Moderators’ Reports for the following courses for 1194:

1. Moderation Folder

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

3.1 Degree Monitoring/Professional Accreditation/Consistency Review

1. Preparation for forthcoming Degree Monitoring

3.2. School Evaluative Commentary on 2019 PEPs and Student Performance Data

That the Committee receive and discuss evaluative commentary

1. School Evaluative Commentary on 2019 PEPs and Student Performance Data

3.3 Complaints and Appeals

That the Committee receive and discuss outcomes/feedback from any complaints and/or appeals

1. Any issues

3.4 Student Progress

3.4.1 That the Committee notes the extension of Student 1385364 until November 2020 under the MIC programme:

1. Extension of Student 1385364_MIC programme

3.4.2 That the Committee discuss course succession and retention rates for courses and programmes:

1. Success and Retention data: PowerBI Portal
2. EPI/ Priority Groups at whole course level: PowerBI Portal
3. Students at Risk

3.5 Program Developments and Improvements

3.5.1 That the Committee discuss any proposed changes to programmes for 2021 to ensure that deadlines are met

• Type 2 – now past due date for Sem 1, 2021. Type 2 changes can still be proposed, but NZQA will not guarantee a resolution in time for Semester 1, 2021.
• Type 1 changes for Sem 1, 2021 must be submitted prior to 10 Dec, 2020.

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Governance Committee Reporting

4.1.1 That the Committee receives the following updates from other committees.

1. Communications from the Chair of Academic Board Source:
   1. Academic Board 2020-07-01, Item 1.2.3.2
   2. AB Chair’s Report (June 2020)
2. Communications from the Chair of Quality Alignment Board
   1. Source: Academic Board 2020-07-01, Item 4.2.6.
   2. QAB Subcommittee Report (June 2020)

4.1.2 That the Committee notes minutes from other Unitec Governance Committees.

1. Academic Board Minutes, Site – Te Poari Mātauranga | Academic Board (AB)
2. QAB Minutes, Site – Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board (QAB)
3. Ako Ahimura Minutes, Site – Ako Ahimura | Learning & Teaching (AALTC)

4.2. Delegated Authority & Subcommittee Reports

4.2.1 That the Committee receive the notification of the following delegated activities

1. Grade Approval Committee Minutes GAC Minutes
2. DEF and Missing Grade Report 1202
3. COG Tracker_ABUS
4. APC Tracker_ABUS

4.2.2 That the Committee notes the completion of students from various Applied Business programmes, forwarding to Academic Board for approval:

1. Completions

4.3 External Moderation        

That the Committee receives the External Moderators’ Reports for 1194 courses

1. Moderation

4.4 Consistency Review and NZQA Monitoring        

4.4.1 That the Committee receives the progress report to NZQA for the NZDB programme:

1. NZDB progress report for NZQA Final Approval

4.4.2. That the Committee receives the interim Consistency report for the NZCRE programme:

1. 3111 Unitec Interim Report with feedback

4.4.3. That the Committee receives the summary report sent to NZQA or the NZCR programme:

1. Unitec 2235 NZCR self-assessment-summary-report 20 July 2020

4.5. Programme Evaluation and Planning (PEP)

That the Committee receive and review the following quality oversight reporting for the MBUS/PGDBS, MAP(PA) and NZDB5 programmes:

• Final 2019EoY PEPs

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

5.1 Important Dates

• Next meeting:  31 August 2020
• Agenda item submission due two weeks prior to meeting

5.2 Committee Self-Assessment

• Topic: PAQC Chairs report to QAB – Any issues to raise?

5.3 Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)

5.4 Karakia

Version Tracking

First release:  2020-07-27