Postgraduate Committee Law School
MINUTES of Meeting held
on Tuesday 9th October 2007 at 1pm
In the Boardroom
PRESENT:
Neil Campbell (Chair), Stephen Penk, Mary-Rose Russell, Chris Nicoll, Megan Baker,
Mike Gedye, Michael Littlewood, Klaus Bosselmann, Peter Watts and Peter
Devonshire (from 1.15pm)
IN ATTENDANCE:
Joanne Anderson.
1.
APOLOGIES:
Paul Rishworth, Rick Bigwood.
2.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF AUGUST 28th 2007
Minutes of 28th August 2007
approved as a true and accurate record of that meeting.
3.
MATTERS ARISING MEETING OF AUGUST 28th 2007
None.
4.
PG COMMON ROOM
MEB sought approval from the committee for the purchase of six Apple Macintosh computers
for the PG Common Room. It is intended that these computers will be placed on work space
tables and all be networked.
The Committee approved this recommendation.
5.
MLS UPDATE
SFP reported that the proposed MLS degree had been approved in principle by the Academic
Programmes Committee (APC), for introduction in 2009. ATM would now complete the AP02
template, for consideration by APC, Senate and Council, and eventual referral to CUAP.
To forestall any objections at the CUAP stage, the Dean or PG Director should write to
colleagues at the other NZ law schools, to elicit their support for the introduction of the
proposed degree in 2009. NC agreed to pursue this, either himself of through the Dean.
6.
CALCULATION OF HONOURS
MEB highlighted an irregularity in calculating the honours marks for students in the LLM
programme.
NRC agreed to discuss the matter with the Dean and report to the next meeting if it is felt that
a case could be made to the Deputy VC (Academic) regarding the grade calculation.
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7.
PARTICIPATION IN ERASMUS MUNDUS
KB distributed a copy of the attached letter and emails inviting the Faculty of Law to
participate in the International network ELPIS II. The committee discussed the invitation and
agreed to create a working party to look into the proposal.
NRC, SFP, KB with an extended invitation to Paul Myburgh, agreed to review the proposal
and make a recommendation to the Dean.
8.
A.O.B. None.
There was no other business and the meeting closed at 1.40pm
Signed: Neil Campbell ……………………………………………………
Date:………………..
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