08.2 Report of Senate Council 20.08.18.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
8.2

MATERIAL FOR COUNCIL FROM
THE MEETING OF SENATE 30.07.18

Assessment Policy and Procedures

At its meeting of 30.07.18, Senate discussed and considered each clause of the Policy for which there were
concerns  and  the  following  changes  were  made  to  the  recommendations  of  the  Deputy  Vice-Chancellor
(Academic):

Clause 9: To remove: “and not by reference to the achievement of other students”

Clause 21: To add to the “note: where plussage is employed, a minimum of 30% of the final grade must

  be derived from coursework”: “exceptions can be approved by the Associate Deans.”

The Assessment Procedures document would be reviewed together with the definitions the end of the Policy
at the Senate meeting of 24. September 2018.

Please see the Vice-Chancellor’s memorandum, 31.07.18 to Council together with a track changed version
of the Policy which includes the DVC(A)’s recommendations for altered wording based on the submissions
and the two changes mentioned above. (See item 8.1)

PART A:
i)  RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SENATE REQUIRING TO BE CONSIDERED/RECEIVED BY COUNCIL

REVIEWS

1.
Review of the School of Medical Sciences

  The Review Panel had identified a number of issues that the School needed to address:
  As with the previous review, the Panel identified issues related to the distinctive identity
of the School and the consequential experience of students in the School;
  The Report also mentioned the enhancement of recruiting of Māori and Pacific students
in the School. In the Implementation Plan the School noted a number of initiatives that
were currently being developed but that were not part of the review portfolio.
  There  were  also  recommendations  regarding  the  School  oversight  of  the  teaching
curriculum. The School was teaching over a range  of programmes and this might be
more challenging than in other schools or departments.
  The  Panel  commended  the  School  for  its  research  and  identified  questions  about
succession planning and the transitioning of fixed-term research staff into permanent
academic positions.

The Implementation Plan demonstrated the school’s progress on these issues.

Senate 30.07.18 recommends to Council that it receive: Review of the School of Medical

Sciences Review Report and Draft Implementation Plan

ii) RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SENATE REQUIRING COUNCIL CONSIDERATION/APPROVAL

ACADEMIC MATTERS AND REGULATIONS

2.
CUAP AMENDMENTS

Senate, 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council approve the following Regulation

Amendments for submission to CUAP:

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Arts
2018-005
BA
Amends Schedule
2018-006
BA
Amends Schedule
2018-008
BA
Amends Schedule
2018-023
GradDipArts
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure
and Content, Commencement clauses; adds
Dissertation/Project clause
2018-030
BA, BA/BCom,
Introduces a Classical Studies and Ancient History major,
BA/BE(Hons),
ANCHIST 304; deletes CLASSICS 140; amends Schedule,
BA/BFA,
ANCHIST 300, 302, 314, 322, 324, 330, 349, 352-363, 377,
BA/BFA(Hons),
378, 379, CLASSICS 110, 214, 310, 314-317, 320, 330, 340,
BA/BGlobalSt,
350, 360, 377, 378
BA/BHSc,
BA/BMus, BA/BSc,
BA/BTheol,
BA/LLB,
BA/LLB(Hons)
2018-033
BA
Amends Schedule
2018-034
BA
Amends Schedule
2018-050
MA, MTran,
Introduces a Master of Translation, Postgraduate Certificate in
PGDipTranslationSt
Translation, TRANSLAT 700, 720, 791, 791A/B; amends
ud, PGCertTran
Schedules, TRANSLAT 713, 715; deletes TRANSLAT 705, 708,
724
2018-053
BA(Hons)
Amends name of Ancient History major
2018-056
PGCertAdvInterp
Deletes qualification
2018-058
BTheol(Hons),
Deletes quals, THEOLOGY 700, 700A/B, 703, 705, 705A/B,
GradDipTheol,
706, 706A/B, 707, 707A/B, 708, 708A/B, 731, 731A/B, 732,
PGDipTheol
732A/B, 735

Business and Economics
2018-108
BCom
Introduces a Business Analytics major, subject, BUSAN 200,
201, 300-304; amends Schedule; deletes INFOMGMT 290,
292, 390, 392, 393, 394
2018-112
BBIM
Deletes qualification
2018-150
MBA, PGDipBus,
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure
PGCertBus
and Content, Reassignment, Commencement clauses,
Schedules; adds subject, BUSMBA 700-714, 750-753, 760,
770
2018-151
PGDipCom
Amend Admission, Structure and Content, Commencement
clauses, Schedule
2018-155
MMgt, MHRM,
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure
MIntBus, MMktg,
and Content, Commencement clauses, BUSMGT 701-704,
MProfAcctg,
712, 718, 734, 752; adds Distinction clause, BUSMGT 725,
PGDipMgt
756


Creative Arts and Industries
2018-202  GradDipAS
Introduces a Graduate Diploma in Architectural Studies
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2018-204  BDes,
Introduces a Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Advanced
BAdvSci(Hons)/BD
Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of
es, BA/BDes,
Arts/Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of
BCom/BDes,
Design, Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Engineering
BDes/BE(Hons),
(Honours), Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Global Studies,
BDes/BGlobalSt,
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of
BDes/BHSc,
Design/Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Law
BDes/LLB(Hons),
(Honours), Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of
BDes/BMus,
Design/Bachelor of Property, Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of
BDes/BProp,
Science, subject, DESIGN 100, 101, 200, 201, 210-213, 220-
BDes/BSc
223, 230-233, 240-243, 300-302

Education and Social Work
2018-303
BSportHPE
Amends Admission, Commencement clauses, Schedule
2018-307
BEd(TESOL)
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure
and Content, Commencement clauses, Schedule; adds
EDPROFST 207, 207A/B, 306, 306A/B

Engineering
2018-403  BA/BE(Hons),
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure
BCom/BE(Hons),
and Content, Commencement clauses, Schedule; adds
BE(Hons)/BGlobalSt EDPROFST 207, 207A/B, 306, 306A/B
,
BE(Hons)/BMus,
BE(Hons)/BProp,
BE(Hons)/BSc,
BE(Hons)/LLB,
BE(Hons)/LLB(Hons)
,
BAdvSci(Hons)/BE(
Hons)

Medical and Health Sciences
2018-602  MBChB
Amends Admission, Commencement clauses
2018-657  MHlthLd
Amends International Health specialisation to Global Health
2018-660  PGDipHlthLd,
Amends Admission, Commencement clauses
PGCertHlthLd

Science
2018-710  BSc
Deletes Bioinformatics major
2018-712  GradDipSci
Amends Admission, Duration and Total Points Value, Structure

and Content, Commencement clauses; deletes Award of
Diploma clause
2018-753  MSc
Amends Schedule, STATS 732
2018-763  BSc(Hons)
Deletes Medical Statistics specialisation
2018-767  MInfoTech
Amends Structure and Content clause

Interfaculty
2018-800  BGlobalSt/BHSc  Introduces a Bachelor of Global Studies/Bachelor of Health
Sciences
2018-807  BSc/BTheol
Deletes qualification
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2018-808  TertFoundCert
Amends qualification abbreviation, Structure and Content,
Variations, Commencement clauses, Schedule; adds Tertiary
Foundation Certificate Academic English Studies, Tertiary
Foundation Certificate Arts General, Tertiary Foundation
Certificate Biological Science, Tertiary Foundation Certificate
Business, Tertiary Foundation Certificate Creative Arts, Tertiary
Foundation Certificate Chemistry, Tertiary Foundation Certificate
Education, Tertiary Foundation Certificate English, Tertiary
Foundation Certificate English Writing, Tertiary Foundation
Certificate Geography, Tertiary Foundation Certificate History,
Tertiary Foundation Certificate Māori, Tertiary Foundation
Certificate Mathematics, Tertiary Foundation Certificate Pacific
Studies, Tertiary Foundation Certificate Physics, Tertiary
Foundation Certificate Sociology, Tertiary Foundation Certificate
Social Work,  Tertiary Foundation Certificate Statistics subjects,
TFACENG 93F, TFCARTS 92F, TFCBIO 91F, TFCBIO 92F, TFCBUS
92F, TFCCAI 92F, TFCCHEM 91F, 92F, TFCEDUC 12F, 13F, 14F,
15F, 16F, 16F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 51F, TFCGEO 91F,
92F, TFCHIST 91F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCMATHS 89F, TFCMATHS
91F, 92F, 93F, 94F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCPHYS 91F, 92F, TFCSOCIO
91F, 92F, TFCSOCW 17F, TFCSTATS 92F
2018-810  BGlobalSt/BMus  Introduces a Bachelor of Global Studies/Bachelor of Music

2018-811  BAdvSci(Hons),
Amends Continuation, General Education clauses
BA/BCom,
BA/BE (Hons),
BA/BFA,
BA/BFA(Hons),
BA/BGlobalSt,
BA/BHSc,
BA/BMus,
BA/BSc,
BA/BTheol,
BA/LLB,
BA/LLB(Hons),
BCom/BGlobalS
t,
BCom/BE(Hons)
, BCom/BHSc,
BCom/BMus,
BCom/BProp,
BCom/BSc,
BCom/LLB,
BCom/LLB(Hons
),
BE(Hons)/BGlob
alSt

3.
GRADUATING YEAR REVIEWS

  Senate 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council approve the following Graduating Year

  Reviews for submission to CUAP:

Arts
01. 06 UA13
MA
Translation Studies for the MA


Business and Economics
02. 07 UA12
BCom
Information Management for the BCom

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Creative Arts and Industries
03. 02 UA14
MCommDance
Master of Community Dance

Education and Social Work
04. 04 UA14
PGDipEd
Reading Recovery for the Postgraduate Diploma in
Education

`
Engineering
05. 13 UA13
ME
Master of Engineering

Science
06. 08 UA12
BSc
Earth Sciences for the BSc
07. 01 UA14
PGCertInfoTech
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology
08. 01 UA14
MInfoTech
Master of Information Technology

Interfaculty
09. 01 UA13
MDisMgt
Master of Disaster Management

4.
Regulation Amendments:

Senate,  30.07.18  RECOMMENDS  that  Council  approve  the  following  Regulation

Amendments:

1.  Regulation Amendment 2018/903: Examination Regulations
  To amend the Grades and Marks, 20 (l) and (n) for the Bachelor of Nursing
2.  Regulation Amendment 2018/904: General Statutes and Regulations –

  Enrolment and Programme Regulations

1. To amend the regulation that specifies the maximum number of points a student

may enrol in.

2. To add a new regulation allowing faculties to specify if a programme will be offered

full or part-time.

  3. To add a regulation to govern the enrolment into courses not specified in a students’


programme.

4. To add a regulation regarding the meaning of completion.

5. To amend the academic integrity regulations so that COPOS and students are required

    to complete the course.

6. To amend the note about approved standards included in the AELR regulations.

7. To add a regulation about the impact of a withdrawal on the calculation of GPA.

8. To make provision for double-quarter courses and specify deadlines for making changes

to enrolment in double-quarter (A&B) courses.
3.  Regulation Amendment 2018/905: Examination Regulations
1.  To add a reference to the use of computer-based examinations.
2.  To amend the Conceded Passes part of the Examination Regulations
4.  Regulation Amendment 2018/906: Examination Regulations

To add a defer result clause for BMedImag(Hons)
5.  Regulation Amendment 2018/907: Examination Regulations

To delete Bachelor of Architecture from Aegrotat and Compassionate

  Consideration in the Examination Regulations
6.  Regulation Amendment 2018/954: Closing Dates for Application for Admission to

Specified Programmes

To add a Late Year List
7.  Regulation Amendment 2018/960: General Statutes and Regulations – 2018 Closing

Dates for Application for Admission to Specified Programmes

To amend the application closing dates for the Master of Energy

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8.  Regulation Amendment 2018/962: General Statutes and Regulations –

and Diplomas Statutes 1991

1. To update the Degrees and Diplomas Statute with new programmes that are being

submitted by the University of Auckland for approval to CUAP in 2018.

2. To delete some programmes from the Degrees and Diplomas Statute.
9.  Regulation Amendment 2018/963: General Statutes and Regulations –

Conferment of Academic Qualifications and Academic Dress Statute 1992
1. To add regalia specifications to the Conferment of Academic Qualifications and
    Academic Dress Statute for the Degrees of Bachelor of Global Studies, Master of
    Dance Movement Therapy, Master of Education Practice, Master of Engineering
    Project Management, Master of Health Practice, Master of Human Resource
    Management.
2. To delete the following degrees from the Conferment of Academic Qualifications
  and Academic Dress Statute: Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Music
  Education, Bachelor of Human Biology, Bachelor of Performing Arts, Bachelor of
  Social Science (Human Services), Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Physical
  Education (Honours), Bachelor of Human Biology (Honours), Master of Applied
  Finance, Master of Building Science, Master of Commercial Law, Master of
  Environmental Legal Studies, Master of Health Management, Master of Planning
  Practice.
  3. To move Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Theology (Honours)   and  Master  of

Theology from Theology to Arts and delete the   Theology section.

4. Add reference to Distinction and Merit to regulation 3.

5. Add reference to Distinction and Merit to regulation 4.

6. Amend regulation 5.

7. Amend the note in regulation 9g.

10.  2019 Programme Limitations

The following comments were made about the 2019 Programme Limitations

for Law:

The  Dean  of  Law,  along  with  all  other  Deans,  had  received  a  memorandum  from  the
Vice-Chancellor asking him to recommend programme limitations for 2019; The Dean
provided the 2019 Programme Limitations by the required deadline and this progressed
together  with  the  recommendations  from  other  Deans  to  Education  Committee  and
Senate in July 2018.

Some members of the Faculty of Law noted that the proposed number for the intake in
Part 2 Law (410) included an increase of 30 students compared to 2018. In  2017 an
additional 50 students had been admitted into Part 2 Law. The current increase had been
submitted to Senate a working day after submissions to the Vice Chancellor closed on
the Dean’s draft 10-Year Academic Plan for the Faculty of Law. Some members expressed
concern that the approval of the proposed number would be premature, as they were of
the opinion that the Vice-Chancellor did not have the time to consider the results of the
consultation.

The Vice-Chancellor responded that he had read all the 44 submissions on the 10-Year
Academic Plan for the Faculty of Law:
The 44 submissions included 5 or 6 from professional staff members
23 Submissions were largely in favour of the Plan and recognised there were benefits
from a further growth in  student numbers provided it was managed appropriately; of
these  23,  5  submissions  were  explicit  in  stating  that  the  Plan  was  not  sufficiently
ambitious with regards to growth rate.
8 Submissions were strongly opposed to the Plan and in particular to the proposed growth
in student numbers.
13 Submissions were neutral with regards to the Pan and mentioned both its advantages
and disadvantages.
The Vice-Chancellor added that the proposed increase in intake into Part 2 Law was not
inconsistent with the diversity of views in the submissions on the 10-Year Academic Plan.

Some members from the Faculty of Law argued that the proposed limitations  could

not  be  proposed  by  the  Dean  and  needed  to  be  discussed  by  the  Faculty,  as  they

were  of  the  opinion  that  this  was  not  solely  a  resource  matter  but  also  included  an

intrinsic  academic  aspect.    However,  other  deans  stated  that  the  Programme
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Limitations  were  always  proposed  by  the  Dean  and  then  submitted  to  Education

Committee; they were never discussed by the Faculty.

The  Vice  Chancellor  noted  that  programme  limitations  are  sought  in  response  to  the

Limitation  of  Entry  Statute  1991  which  states  in  clause  2  “Where  the  Council  is

satisfied that it is necessary to do so because:

  a students cannot be allocated places in appropriate lecture rooms or  laboratories

  at times when they can reasonably be expected to attend


or


  b the number of teaching staff does not ensure all students expected to seek a

  place in a particular programme or course can be adequately taught;

there shall be deemed to be an insufficiency of accommodation or of staff.”

The  Deans  were  asked  to  consider  the  intent  of  the  limitations  which  was  that

students  should  be  allowed  into  the  University  unless  limitations  on  resources

applied. The fact the limitations at this point might permit an increase in numbers  did

not preclude further changes following from the 10-Year Academic Plan.

  The following motion was presented to Senate:

    Motion:
(Professor Manning/Associate Professor Kawharu)

    “That the approval of the 2019 Programme Limitations for the Faculty of Law be delayed”

Senate voted:

23 voted in favour of the motion

31 voted against the motion

The motion was declared LOST.

Senate, 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council approve the 2019 Programme

Limitations

11.  Assessing Te Reo Māori in Coursework and Examination Procedures

Senate, 30.07.18  RECOMMENDS that Council approve Assessing Te Reo

Māori in Coursework and Examination Procedures

12.  New Entry requirements for the Bachelor of Music

Senate, 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council approve the New Entry

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music

13.  Centre for Brain Research

Senate, 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council, approve to categorise the Centre for

Brain Research as a University Centre now that support has been received from

the Deans of the Faculties of Medical and Health Sciences and of Science.


PART B: ITEMS FROM SENATE FOR NOTING BY COUNCIL

1.
Reports on Leave

Senate 30.07.18 RECOMMENDS that Council note the following research and study leave reports:

Name
School/Department

Professor James Sneyd
Mathematics
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Professor Peter Xu
Mechanical Engineering
Assoc Prof Patrice Delmas
Computer Science
Assoc Prof Duncan McGillivray
Chemical Sciences
Dr Mark Harvey
Dance Studies
Dr Theuns Henning
Civil Engineering
Dr Prakash Ranjitkar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr Gwenda Willis
Psychology

PART C: MATTERS RECEIVED AND APPROVED UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

  1.
ACADEMIC MATTERS

Senate, 30.07.18 advises Council that the following academic matter was approved


Academic Teaching Dates for 2022

New Subject area Perinatal Science

2.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD REGULATIONS

Senate, 30.07.18 advises Council that the following 11 new Scholarship and Award Regulations
were approved:

1.
Green Cross Health Leadership in Pharmacy Studies Part IV Prize
2.
Hauora Māori Development in Pharmacy Practice Prize
3.
Jean O’Reilly Memorial Masters Scholarship
4.
Kupe Leadership Scholarship
5.
NZHPA Clinical Pharmacy Prize
6.
Peter Kermode Scholarship
7.
Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand Leadership in  Pharmacy  Studies  Part

III Prize
8.
Philip Deibert PhD Scholarship in Planning

9.
SGS Women in Engineering Scholarship
10.
The Tom and Julia Stephanian Prize
11.
  University of Auckland Marsden Grant PhD Scholarship in G Protein-Coupled

  Reception Signalling

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