CAPC Minutes 6/2015
Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee 6/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
Meeting 6/2015 of Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee commenced at 3.15pm on Wednesday
23 September 2015 in the Sir George Lush Room, Ground Floor, Chancellery Building A, 27 Chancellors Walk,
Clayton Campus.
MINUTES
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There were present:
Professors Sue Willis (Chair), Professors Darrell Evans, Ben Canny, Rob Brooks, Wayne Hodgson, Cristina
Varsavsky (for Professor David Paganin), Associate Professor Alan Reid, Moira Paterson, Ms Vivian Chan
(for Professor Zlatko Skrbis), Ms Lisa Smith, Ms Madeleine Soederberg (for Ms Natalie Mitchell), Mr
Neville Hiscox, Mr James Marshall, Dr Kate Tregloan, Ms Heather Fletcher, Ms Martine Xavier, Ms
Debbie Lees (via teleconference), Mr Donald Wong (via video conference), Ms Kelly Anderson.
Observers:
Ms Amanda Semertzian, Ms Glenda Key.
Apologies:
Professor Zlatko Skrbis, Ms Natalie Mitchell, Ms Sunny Yang, Associate Professor Susanna Scarparo, Ms
Samantha Lipscombe, Ms Marian Costelloe, Professor David Paganin, Ms Neda So, Ms Li Ping (Kylie)
Chow.
In attendance: Professor Iekhsan Othman, Ms Gurmeet Singh and Associate Professor Md Ezharul
Hoque Chowdhury (via video conference for item 7.1), Dr Matthew Mundy (for item 7.1), Ms Melanie
Koo.
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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.
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Minutes
3.1 The Minutes of Meeting 5/2015 of the Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee, held on
19 August 2015, were confirmed.
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Matters arising from the minutes of previous meeting
4.1 The Committee noted the updated schedule of action items.
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Professor Willis reported that she has not yet met with Ms Sunny Yang regarding the course
accreditation, publication and marketing and recruitment timeline. However Professor Willis
has spoken to Professor Zlatko Skrbis regarding course guides and that Professor Skrbis had
distribute these two faculties attached to a correspondence about publication timelines for post
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graduate guides.
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Professor Willis reported that publication dates for the international undergraduate and
postgraduate University course guides will be moved forward from April to the end of February.
Action Items
Item
Responsibility
Due
1. Professor Willis to send the revised of the
course accreditation, publication and
marketing and recruitment timeline to CAPC
members.
Professor Sue Willis.
Before
meeting
7/2015.
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Chair’s Business
- No report this meeting.
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Items for Discussion
Subsumed into substantive agenda items.
7
Course Proposals
- Clarification was sought regarding version control of course proposals on the OVPLT Accreditation
Site. An issue was raised that some course proposals were being amended after the CAPC agenda
has been sent to members.
Professor Willis noted that if a course proposal is updated after the agenda is distributed, the
submitter will be asked to clearly explain the changes made in the new version and the Committee
Secretary will advise the committee that a new version is available and what changes have been
made.
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Notice of Planning (NoP) is to foreshadow any problems before the proposal is presented to CAPC.
Although there is a latest date for submission of NoPs, this is not the preferred date. It is preferable
that NoPs are submitted sufficiently early, that the faculty is aware of any issues that might arise and
can address them before submission of the final proposal to CAPC.
7.1 Proposals for New Offerings (Courses, Major, Minor, Specialisation, Partners, Locations)
Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced (Dr Matthew Mundy)
- 100% online.
- PSY4407 allows students to see beyond clinical psychology as a pathway and allows students to
consider alternative career paths.
- Comment was made that care should be taken to alert students that they may be subject to English
language requirements required of the profession separate to the University’s requirements.
- Comment was made that the course outcomes were very wordy and difficult for students to
understand.
- There was a potential that this course was in competition with a course in the Faculty of Education.
This issue has been resolved as there is a difference in what the courses are trying to do.
- The committee recommends that Academic Board accredit the course.
Master of Environment and Sustainability (Professor Cristina Varsavsky)
- The committee recommends that Academic Board accredit the course.
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Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Science (Professor Iekhsan Othman)
- The committee recommends that Academic Board accredit the course.
- The committee noted that Monash University will not be able to issue AHEGs to graduates of this
course because the award is not recognised in the AQF, although it is in the Malaysian Qualifications
Framework.
Resolution: CAPC endorsed the proposals for a new offerings listed below for approval by Academic Board:
Course
Code
Existing
Course
Title
3854
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7.2
New Course Title
Graduate Diploma
of Psychology
Advanced
Master of
Environment and
Sustainability
Postgraduate
Diploma in
Biomedical Science
Managing
Faculty
Notes
MNHS
Course will be offered only in online mode using the
Monash Pearson Alliance recruitment model
Science
MNHS
New course for introduction in Semester 1, 2017
incorporating the existing Master of Environmental
Management and Sustainability
New entry course to be offered in Malaysia as a
pathway to HDR. Note: PG Diploma award is not
recognised by the AQF but is included in the MQF.
Proposals for Amendments to Courses to align with Course Architecture
Mr Neville Hiscox queried the wording “pass degree” in the BusEco courses 0181, 4414 and 3169. It
was agreed by members that this term is no longer relevant. Student Education Business Services to
edit this out of all AHEGS statements currently being used and the term will not be used in future.
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Professor Evans requested amendments to MNHS courses 2872, 2314 and 2870 on page 23 of the
agenda papers. The amendment is as follows:
“The faculty has not conducted a review of the three courses but will do so in 2016. Therefore the
faculty is seeking an extension of the current accreditation for two one years and will bring back to
Academic Board a proposal for re‐accreditation by mid‐2017 at the latest 31 December 2016.”
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[Following the meeting, Mr Hiscox noted that M6001 Master of Advanced Health Care Practice had
inconsistency in the document relating to the exit award. It is 'Graduate Certificate in Advanced
Healthcare Practice' (AHEGS has correct title) but the name under the Exit Award is 'Graduate
Certificate of Advanced Healthcare Practice'.]
Action Items
Item
Responsibility Due
2. Ms Glenda Key to update the following
proposals:
Ms Glenda
Key.
- 0181, 4414, 3169 stand-alone honours
proposal for Business and Economics.
[Following the meeting this action item has
been completed. The revised documents are
now available on the OVPLT Accreditation
Site.]
- M6001: Master of Advanced Health
Care Practice.
- 2872, 2314, 2870: Master of Health
Services Management
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Graduate Diploma of Health Services
Management
Graduate Certificate in Health Services
Management.
Resolution: CAPC approved the following proposals for amendments to existing courses (subject to the editorial
changes above), and forwarded to Academic Board for noting:
Existing
Course
Code
M3704
0181
4414
3169
M6001
1250
4513
2872
2314
2870
Existing
Course Title/s
Bachelor of
Nursing
(Honours)
Bachelor of
Commerce
(Honours)
Bachelor of
Business
Science
(Honours)
Bachelor of
Business and
Commerce
(Honours)
Master of
Advanced
Health Care
Practice
Master of
Nursing
Master of
Advanced
Nursing (Nurse
Practitioner)
Master of
Health
Services
Management
Graduate
Diploma of
Health
Services
Management
Graduate
Certificate in
Health
Services
Management
New
Course
Title
Master of
Advanced
Nursing
Managing
Faculty
Notes
MNHS
Include Peninsula as a campus of offer for the
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours). This was an
omission from the transition documentation.
Business &
Economics
Transitioning to CA with modest amendments to
ensure compliance
Business &
Economics
Transitioning to CA - CA compliant but will
continue under existing code - MSA
Business &
Economics
Transitioning to CA compliance – Malaysia
MNHS
change the name of the specialisation (M60011)
from International Primary Health Care Practice to
Primary Health Care Practice
MNHS
Transition to CA – rename Master of Nursing to
Master of Advanced Nursing, and the Master of
Advanced Nursing (Nursing Practitioner) will be
integrated to into the Master of Advanced Nursing
(to be offered in 2016).
MNHS
Transition to CA and extend current accreditation
for 2 years until review for re-accreditation in 2017
by 31 December 2016.
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Master of
Health
Administration
4528
MNHS
Transition to CA – introduce 2 exit awards Graduate Diploma in Health Administration (to
replace the existing exit award of Graduate
Diploma in Health Services Management) &
Graduate Certificate in Health Administration (to
replace the existing exit award of Graduate
Certificate in Health Services Management)
7.3
Proposals for Disestablishments of Courses
Resolution:
CAPC:
Noted the proposal for disestablishment of course codes as a result of amendments to courses to
align with Course Architecture (members were invited to note that the disestablishments are colocated with proposals relating to item 7.2 above).
CAPC to forward the proposals below to Academic Board for endorsement.
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Existing
Course
Code
Existing Course Title/s
New
Course
Title
Managing Faculty
M60017
Master of Advanced Health Care
Practice - Advanced Rural
Health Practice Specialisation
MNHS
No students currently enrolled so there are no
teach out implications.
4513
Master of Advanced Nursing
(Nurse Practitioner)
MNHS
This will become a specialisation of the Master of
Advanced Nursing
1250
Master of Nursing
MNHS
No teach out implications.
7.4
Course Architecture Course Descriptions for Noting
- An editorial change was requested to L5001 Graduate Diploma in Law on page 28 of the agenda
papers. The footer has appeared in the text in error, and should read as followings:
“demonstrate knowledge of legal research principles and methoLAW Grad
DipLaw_1.0_2015.docxds appropriate to the discipline.”
- NOTE: That this error was not in the Word document submitted and had occurred when the
document was turned into a PDF presumably as a computer glitch.
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Amendment to Master of Biomedical and Health Sciences on page 47 of the agenda papers should
read as follows:
“Students may exit this course early and apply to graduate with one of the following awards,
provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award during their enrolment in the Masters
course:”
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Following the meeting, Mr Neville Hiscox commented on the following:
Graduate Diploma in Law - the 'Features' statement appears not to conform to the CAPC-approved
guidance on AHEGS statements.
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Action Items
Item
Responsibility
Due
3. Ms Glenda Key to update the following
proposals:
- Graduate Diploma in Law.
Ms Glenda Key.
[Following the meeting this action
item has been completed. The
revised documents are now
available on the OVPLT
Accreditation Site.]
- Master of Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Resolution:
CAPC:
•
•
Noted the rewritten course descriptions for the following course; and
CAPC to forward to Academic Board for noting.
Course
Code
Course Title
Managing
Faculty
Notes
L5001
Graduate Diploma in Law
Law
For noting
L6005
Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
Law
For noting
Master of Biomedical and
Health Sciences
Medicine
For noting
Graduate Diploma of Clinical
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
For noting
*3470
*Note: Following the CAPC meeting, Ms Glenda Key has identified that the Graduate Diploma of Clinical
Pharmacy has not had Course Architecture approval (as stated in the meeting) and will therefore, not be
forwarded to Academic Board for noting.
This item will need to go back to CAPC as a full transitioning proposal when Professor Zlatko Skrbis has
approved of this to go forward.
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Course Accreditation End Dates and Course Review Dates (Professor Sue Willis)
- At CAPC meeting 4/2015, the Committee agreed that rather than seeking approval for unit changes
affecting course learning outcomes from CAPC, that units be mapped to course learning outcomes
at the time of re-accreditation of the course by Academic Board every 5-7 years.
- Course architecture doesn’t automatically update the reaccreditation date.
- Faculties may now elect to take 2 extra years (total 7 years accreditation).
- It was suggested that in future the accreditation date should consistently be aligned to a specific
date, for example mid-year or 31 December, rather than at the date that Academic Board approves
reaccreditation. CAPC members generally supported this suggestion. Professor Ben Canny and
Professor Sue Willis to revise the current document to reflect this in the extended accreditation
end dates to be presented to Academic Board 6-2015. Professor Willis will also enquire about
whether continuing this practice will require a change to policy or only to procedures.
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Action Items
Item
Responsibility
Due
4. Professor Willis to enquire about whether
continuing this practice will require a change
to policy or only to procedures.
Professor Sue
Willis.
Report back to CAPC meeting 72015.
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Malaysia MQA framework requires courses taught at Monash Malaysia to be reviewed every 5
year (as did TEQSA previously). This does not impact on Monash University accreditation timelines,
but it does mean that faculties will need to review some courses in less than seven years and they
may then seek reaccreditation early.
Action Items
Item
Responsibility
Due
5. Updates to Attachment A as follows:
Professor Sue Willis
Before
submission to
Academic Board
meeting 6/2015.
- MADA pg. 2) 3113 M Design accreditation date to
read as 31 Dec 2016.
- Pharmacy pg. 9) Grad Cert Pharmacy Practice
(Internship) course code should read as P4001.
- Pharmacy pg. 9) Grad Dip Clinical Pharmacy course
code should read as 3470.
- Science pg. 9) S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours) 1 yr accreditation date should read as 10 Oct 2017.
Resolution:
CAPC recommended to Academic Board that it:
- approved the course accreditation end dates provided in Attachment A (subject to the above
amendments and the revisions to end dates to align them to mid and end of year)
- noted the proposed schedule of associated Course Reviews.
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Policies and Procedures
9.1 Coursework Course Accreditation Procedures (Ms Madeleine Soederberg)
- At CAPC meeting 5/2015, it was suggested that amendments be made to items 10.2 and 10.3 of
the procedures, to make the responsibilities statement more generic, and then link to a more
specific document specifying administrative responsibilities.
Resolution:
CAPC approved the amendments to the Coursework Course Accreditation Procedures.
10 Scholarships and Prizes
No scholarship proposals to this meeting.
11 Next meeting is scheduled for 28 October 2015 at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.
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