CAPC Minutes 5/2015
Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee 5/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 5/2015 of Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee commenced at 3.15pm on Wednesday
19 August 2015 in the Council Chambers, First Floor, Chancellery Building A, 27 Chancellors Walk, Clayton
Campus.
MINUTES
1
There were present:
Professors Sue Willis (Chair), Professors Judi Walker (for Professor Ben Canny), Rob Brooks, Wayne
Hodgson, David Paganin, Associate Professors Alan Reid, Moira Paterson, Dr Greg Cusack (for Professor
Zlatko Skrbis, Ms Lisa Smith, Ms Natalie Mitchell, Mr Mark Hatwell (for Mr Neville Hiscox), Ms Sunny
Yang, Mr James Marshall, Dr Kate Tregloan, Ms Martine Xavier, Ms Laura Den (via teleconference, for
Ms Marian Costelloe), Ms Debbie Lees (via teleconference, for Professor Alwyn Louw), Ms Kelly
Anderson, Ms Li Ping (Kylie) Chow.
Observers:
Ms Amanda Semertzian, Ms Glenda Key, Ms Michaela Hill.
Apologies:
Professor Alwyn Louw, Professor Ben Canny, Professor Darrell Evans, Professor Zlatko Skrbis, Mr Donald
Wong, Ms Heather Fletcher, Ms Marian Costelloe, Ms Neda So, Mr Neville Hiscox, Ms Samantha
Lipscombe.
In attendance: Professor Michelle Leech and Ms Jennifer Lindley (for item 8.1), Ms Melanie Koo.
2
Arrangement of Agenda and Starring of Items
The Committee agreed that all items on the agenda not starred be adopted without discussion, and that
the actions recommended be taken or the information therein noted.
3
Minutes
3.1 The Minutes of Meeting 4/2015 of the Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee, held on
15 July 2015, were confirmed.
Professor Willis noted that at the previous meeting, CAPC approved the addition of two new
specialisations in the Honours degree of the Bachelor of Social Science. However, the course was
not made Course Architecture (CA) compliant and retained its existing award title of Honours
degree of the Bachelor of Social Science. This award is not recognised in the AQF and hence
Monash cannot issue an AHEGS for this award. This issue also exists for two other honours degrees
offered at Monash South Africa. Professor Willis has communicated with Professor Alwyn Louw to
ask if MSA would like to change the existing course and award titles, so that they take the form
recognised by the AQF (that is, Bachelor of Social Science (Honours)), in which case Monash will be
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able to issue an AHEGS for graduates. If it is decided to change the award title, a memo to
Academic Board requesting the administrative change will suffice as the approval process.
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Matters arising from the minutes of previous meeting
4.1 The Committee noted the updated schedule of action items.
5
Chair’s Business
- Professor Willis reported that a proposal on the scholarship program was discussed and supported at
a recent Vice Chancellor’s Executive Committee (VCEC) meeting.
The proposal recommended that:
- Additional fundraising be conducted focussed particularly on the community leaders scholarship,
accommodation scholarships and particular targeted groups.
- Savings be achieved in the merit scholarship budget largely by restricting the length of merit
scholarships to four years.
- Savings in the merit scholarship budget be redirected to increase the number of equity
scholarships.
- Remove the distinction in scholarships policy and procedures between scholarships and
bursaries.
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Course Accreditation, Publication and Marketing and Recruitment Timeline (Professor Sue Willis)
- Intention of the diagram is to explain the interdependencies between course development and
approval, course publication and course marketing and recruitment in order to inform planning
timelines.
- Courses can be submitted over quite a long period and can be approved to quite short timelines but
may miss critical marketing and recruitment activities, events and publications.
Action:
Professor Willis to send a revised version of the diagram to CAPC members, following discussion with Ms
Sunny Yang.
7
Waiving of English Language Proficiency for Incoming Exchange Students Selected for the Mevlana
Exchange Program from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
Resolution
CAPC approved the exemption of Mevlana Exchange Program scholars from English Language Proficiency
testing.
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Course Proposals
8.1
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Proposals for New Offerings (Courses, Major, Minor, Specialisation, Partners, Locations)
(Professor Wayne Hodgson, Professor Michelle Leech and Ms Jennifer Lindley)
Last year, CAPC approved Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) as an AQF 8; however,
it has been redesigned into a vertical double degree with the first component an AQF level 7
qualification and the second component an AQF level 9 qualification. Learning outcomes have been
mapped against AQF 9 extended Masters criteria. Learning outcomes reflect professional practice.
Further work will need to be undertaken to set the vertical double up in Calista in a helpful way for
students but essentially students will be enrolled as an undergraduate, and then as a postgraduate
(not both UG and PG at the same time) and all students completing the UG three years will be able to
progress to the two PG years.
Professor Leech advised that the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine would be
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Commonwealth supported throughout the full course (including both undergraduate and
postgraduate studies).
Monash Connect is to be advised that there will be no planned changes to admissions requirements
for this course, or duration or fee structures.
Ms Kelly Anderson recommended that FMNHS is cautious regarding how the course is marketed to
prospective students.
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Resolution: CAPC endorsed the proposal for a new course listed below for approval by Academic Board:
Course New course Managing
Notes
Code
title
faculty
Bachelor of
New vertical double degree to replace the existing joint degree
Medical
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) for offering in
Science and MNHS
2017 at the Australian locations and Malaysia campus (subject to
Doctor of
external accreditation and approvals)
Medicine
8.2
Proposals for Amendments to Courses to align with Course Architecture
Action:
- Ms Laura Dean and Ms Martine Xavier to provide signed copies of Faculty endorsements before these
course proposals can be forwarded to Academic Board.
- Ms Glenda Key to amend the AHEGS statement for the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
(Internship).
Resolution: That CAPC approved the following proposals for amendments to existing courses and forward
to Academic Board for noting:
Existing
course
code
4321
3460
3460
Existing
course
title/s
Graduate
Diploma in
Data
Science
Graduate
Certificate
in Pharmacy
Practice
(Internship)
Graduate
Certificate
in Pharmacy
Practice
(Internship)
New
course
title
Graduate
Diploma
of Data
Science
Managing
faculty
Notes
Info Tech
Transitioning under Course Architecture. Changes have
been made to course name, core units and learning
outcomes.
Pharmacy
Transitioning under Course Architecture.
Pharmacy
Disestablishment – no teach out implications
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8.3
Proposals for Disestablishments of Courses
Resolution:
CAPC noted the proposal for disestablishment of the following courses and forward to Academic Board for
noting:
Existing
Course
code
0099
1240
Course
title/s
Master of
Family
Medicine
Graduate
Diploma of
Midwifery
Managing
faculty
Notes
MNHS
Does not meet viability requirements for Course Architecture
transition – final intake Sem 1, 2015.
MNHS
No teach out implications - unviable student cohort in absence of
CSP funding.
Resolution:
CAPC:
• noted the disestablishment of course codes as a result of amendments to courses to align with Course
Architecture (members are invited to note that the disestablishments are co-located with proposals
relating to item 8.2 above).
• forwarded the proposals to Academic Board for noting.
Existing
course
code
Existing
course title/s
4321
Graduate
Diploma in
Data Science
3460
3460
Graduate
Certificate in
Pharmacy
Practice
(Internship)
Graduate
Certificate in
Pharmacy
Practice
(Internship)
New
course
title
Graduate
Diploma
of Data
Science
Managing
faculty
Notes
Info Tech
Transitioning under Course Architecture. Changes
have been made to course name, core units and
learning outcomes.
Pharmacy
Transitioning under Course Architecture.
Pharmacy
Disestablishment – no teach out implications
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8.4
Course Architecture Course Descriptions for Noting
Resolution:
CAPC:
•
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Noted the rewritten course descriptions for the following course; and
Forwarded to Academic Board for noting.
Course
Code
New course title
C6004
Master of Data Science
Managing
faculty
Information
Technology
Notes
Policies and Procedures
9.1 Coursework Course and Unit Accreditation Policy and Procedures
- Mr Mark Hatwell suggested some minor editorial changes to the Coursework Course and Unit
Accreditation Policy and Procedures.
- It was suggested that amendments be made to items 10.2 and 10.3 of the procedures, (page 76
of the agenda) to make the responsibilities statement more generic, and then link to a more
specific document specifying administrative responsibilities.
- Professor Willis thanked Ms Mitchell and her team for producing the much improved Coursework
Course and Unit Accreditation Policy and Procedures.
Action: Mr Hatwell to email Ms Mitchell the suggested changes. Ms Mitchell to make editorial changes as
necessary.
Resolution:
Coursework Admissions and Program Committee:
1. Endorsed the amendments to the Coursework Course and Unit Accreditation Policy for transmission to
Academic Board;
2. Approved the amendments to the Coursework Course Accreditation Procedures (noting there may some
minor editorial changes); and
3. Noted the Guidelines for determining responsibility for approving course proposals.
9.2 Proposed Amendments to the AHEGS Policy and Procedures
- Mr Mark Hatwell suggested minor editorial changes to the AHEGS Policy and Procedures.
Action: Mr Hatwell to email Ms Mitchell the suggested changes. Ms Mitchell to make editorial changes as
necessary.
Resolution:
CAPC endorsed the amendments to the AHEGS Policy and Procedures, for transmission to Academic Board.
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9.3 Revision to the transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS)
- Professor Willis congratulated the Student and Education Business Services team for their work on
the revision to the transcript and AHEGS.
Resolution:
Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee endorsed and submitted to Academic Board for approval
the above amendments that will enable minors, majors, extended majors or specialisations to be recorded
on the transcript and the AHEGS.
Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee endorsed and submitted to Academic Board for approval
the amendment of the Academic Transcript policy to include ‘Specialisations, extended majors, majors and
minors, where appropriate’ in the list of items that will appear on academic transcripts with regards
coursework programs.
10 Scholarships and Prizes
10.1 Scholarships Proposals
Resolution:
The Committee approved the introduction of the Monash Asylum Seekers Bursary and Bachelor of
International Business Diploma Pathway Scholarship for administration by the Coursework Scholarships
Unit.
10.2 New Prizes to be included on Academic Transcripts
Resolution:
The Committee received and noted the list of new prizes to be included on Academic Transcripts.
11 Next meeting is scheduled for 23 September 2015 at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.
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