CAPC Agenda 8/2015
Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee 8/2015
(A standing committee of Academic Board)
CAPC Meeting 8/2015 will be held on Wednesday 9 December 2015, commencing at 3.15pm, in the Council
Chambers, First Floor, Chancellery Building A, 27 Chancellors Walk, Clayton Campus.
Melanie Koo
Secretary
Agenda
Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest
to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any
matter concerning it.
Part A
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Procedural Matters
Welcome:
Ms Margaret Murphy and Ms Madeleine Soederberg (for item 7.2)
Mr Brent Muir and Ms Amelia Veronese (for item 9 – Minors on Academic Transcripts)
Via Teleconference:
Professor Alwyn Louw
Apologies:
Professor Darrell Evans, Ms Samantha Lipscombe
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2
Arrangement of Agenda and Starring of Items
Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These
are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not
appear to need discussion are unstarred. Items may be starred prior to the meeting
by contacting the Secretary, or at this point in the meeting.
Recommendation:
That the unstarred items on the agenda be adopted without discussion and that the
actions recommended are taken or the information therein noted.
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting
3.1
CAPC Meeting 7/2015
pp 1
Recommendation:
That the Minutes of Meeting 7/2015, held on 28 October 2015, be confirmed.
3.2
Monash Business School Scholars Scholarship
pp 9
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the Report of Resolution of 25
November 2015.
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Matters Arising from the Minutes of Previous Meeting
4.1
CAPC Schedule of Action Items
pp 11
Recommendation:
That the Committee receive and note the updated schedule of action items.
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Chair’s Business
Professor Sue Willis will report on matters of current interest.
Part B Items for Approval
6
Course Proposals
Documentation for all course proposals are available on the Course Accreditation website
under the tab ‘CAPC 08-2015 Course Proposals’ and ‘CAPC 08-2015 Disestablishments’.
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6.1
Proposals for new Offerings (Course, Major, Minor, Specialisation, Partners,
Locations)
pp 13
Recommendation:
That CAPC endorse the proposal for a new offering listed below:
Course
Code
Existing Course Title
New Course Title
Bachelor of Architectural Design &
Master of Architecture
6.2
Existing
Course
Code
A2000
D30015
1679
3848
2778
4439
4519
Managing
Faculty
Notes
MADA
New Vertical Double Degree
Proposals for Amendments to Courses for forwarding to Academic Board for
noting
pp 15
Recommendation:
That CAPC approve the following proposals for amendments to existing
courses and forward to Academic Board for noting:
New
Existing
Managing
Course
Notes
Course Title/s
Faculty
Title
Request to approve a new stream within the
Bachelor of Arts to be called ‘Masters accelerated
Bachelor of
pathway’. CAPC is also asked to note that this will,
Arts
Arts
from the perspective of students, provide a vertical
double degree pathway into Masters.
Bachelor of
Education
(Honours)
Graduate
Certificate in
Business
Graduate
Diploma in
Business
Graduate
Diploma in
Human
Resource
Management
Master in
Actuarial
Studies
Master of
Addictive
Behaviours
Bachelor
of
Education
(Honours)
Education
Business
and
Economics
Business
and
Economics
Amendment to the name of one specialisation and
award title.
Transition to Course Architecture compliant, and
disestablish the old course code.
Transition to Course Architecture compliant, and
disestablish the old course code.
Business
and
Economics
Transition to Course Architecture compliant, and
disestablish the old course code.
Business
and
Economics
Transition to Course Architecture compliant, and
disestablish the old course code.
MNHS
Transition to Course Architecture compliant, and
disestablish the old course code.
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Recommendation:
That CAPC note the following proposal for amendments to an existing non-award course and forward to
Academic Board for noting:
Existing
Course
Code
Existing
Course Title/s
4300
Monash
Access
Program
6.3
New
Course
Title
Managing
Faculty
Notes
Education
Consistency with genre and new Course
Architecture code.
Proposals for Disestablishments of Courses
pp 31
Recommendation:
That CAPC:
• Note 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 6.2 above).
• Forward the proposals to Academic Board for endorsement.
Existing
Course
Code
Existing Course Title/s
Managing
Faculty
2681
Graduate Certificate in
Pharmacoeconomics
Business &
Economics
3807
Graduate Diploma in Health
Economics and Policy
Business &
Economics
4519
Master of Addictive Behaviours
MNHS
1679
Graduate Certificate in
Business
Business &
Economics
3848
Graduate Diploma in Business
Business &
Economics
2778
Graduate Diploma in Human
Resource Management
Business &
Economics
4439
Master of Actuarial Studies
Business &
Economics
6.4
Notes
Insufficient enrolments to be maintained as a
stand-alone course, units will be offered as part of
the Graduate Certificate in Business.
Insufficient enrolments to be maintained as a
stand-alone course, units will be offered as part of
the Graduate Diploma in Business.
Disestablish course code due to Course
Architecture transition – no teach out implications
as the course is ongoing
Disestablish course code due to Course
Architecture transition – no teach out implications
as the course is ongoing
Disestablish course code due to Course
Architecture transition – no teach out implications
as the course is ongoing
Disestablish course code due to Course
Architecture transition – no teach out implications
as the course is ongoing
Disestablish course code due to Course
Architecture transition – no teach out implications
as the course is ongoing
Course Review
Bachelor of Nutrition Science (3956, M2001 from 2016)
pp 35
Recommendation:
That CAPC endorse the course review report and implementation plan and
recommends the course for re-accreditation by the Academic Board.
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Policies and Procedures
7.1
Proposed Revisions to Credit Policy and Procedures (Ms Natalie Mitchell)
pp 61
Recommendations:
That CAPC:
• Approve the revised Credit procedures
• Endorse the revised Credit policy for approval by Academic Board; and
• Note that once the Credit policy is endorsed by CAPC that the Office of the
General Counsel will be requested to redraft the Monash University (Academic
Board) Regulations to facilitate the proposed changes.
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7.2
Course Review and Re-Accreditation
Ms Margaret Murphy and Ms Madeleine Soederberg to report.
pp 77
Recommendation:
That CAPC:
1.
Approve the Coursework Course Review Procedures; and
2.
Approve the revised Coursework Course Accreditation Procedures.
7.3
Corrections to award titles in AHEGS Statements
pp 101
Corrections are proposed for the following award titles:
- Bachelor of Industrial Design
- Bachelor of Computer Science in Data Science
- Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours)
Recommendation:
That the Coursework Admissions and Program Committee approve the
following amendments to the award titles in AHEGS Statements.
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7.4
CPEG Membership in 2016
pp 103
Recommendation:
That CAPC members nominate Academic Reviewers for CPEG.
7.5
Coursework Scholarships Policy and Procedures Amendments
pp 107
Recommendation:
That the committee consider and recommend Academic Board approve the changes
made to the Coursework Scholarships Policy and Procedures
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Scholarships and Prizes
8.1
Scholarship Proposals
pp 121
Recommendation:
That the committee approve the introduction of the following scholarship for
administration by the Coursework Scholarships Unit:
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Younus Ramdad Engineering Scholarship
Master of Financial Mathematics Scholarship
Kath Byer Indigenous Scholarship
Mallee Division of General Practice Scholarship
Pauline Gandel Scholarship Proposal
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John Gandel Scholarship Proposal
Republic Polytechnic Education Scholarship
Part C Items for Discussion
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Minors on Academic Transcripts (Mr Brent Muir)
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10
Graduate Education Portfolio Structure (Professor Zlakto Skrbis)
Part D Matters for Noting
Part E Other Business
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Next Meeting
CAPC 1/2016 is scheduled for Wednesday, 3 February 2016 in the Sir George Lush
Room, Ground Floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus – submissions are due by CoB
Monday 25 January 2015.
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2016 Meeting Dates
CAPC meetings will be held on Wednesday at 3.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room,
Ground Floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus on the following dates:
CAPC
Meeting
Number
1/16
2/16
3/16
4/16
CPEG
Submission Date
due by
Mon 5.00pm
18 Jan
14 Mar
2 May
20 Jun
CAPC
Submission Date
due by
Mon 5.00pm
25 Jan
21 Mar
9 May
27 Jun
6 Jul
5/16
6/16
7/16
8/16
1 Aug
12 Sep
10 Oct
21 Nov
8 Aug
19 Sep
17 Oct
17 Aug
28 Sep
26 Oct
7 Dec
(Council Chambers)
28 Nov
Meeting Date
Sir George Lush Room
Wednesday 3.15pm
3 Feb
30 Mar
18 May
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Coursework Admissions and Programs Committee Membership
Ex-Officio
Vice-Provost (Education Programs) - Chair
Professor Sue Willis
Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching)
Professor Darrell Evans
Vice-Provost (Graduate Education)
Professor Zlatko Skrbis (alt Dr Greg Cusack)
University Librarian/nominee
Ms Lisa Smith
Director University Policy/nominee
Ms Natalie Mitchell
Director, Student and Educational Business
Services/nominee
Associate Vice-President Marketing,
Communications and Student Recruitment
Mr Neville Hiscox (alt Mr Mark Hatwell)
Ms Sunny Yang
Director, Admissions
Mr James Marshall
President, Academic Board
Professor Ben Canny
Education Programs Change Manager/nominee
Ms Glenda Key (alt Ms Jean Minutolo)
Faculty Members
Art, Design & Architecture
Dr Kate Tregloan (alt Dr Spiros Panigirakis)
Arts
Ms Heather Fletcher (alt Assoc Prof Susanna
Scarparo)
Business and Economics
Professor Rob Brooks (alt Dr Nell Kimberley)
Education
Assoc Prof Alan Reid (alt Dr Allie Clemans)
Ms Samantha Lipscombe (alt Professor Julia
Lamborn)
Engineering
Information Technology
Law
Ms Martine Xavier (alt Professor Ann Nicholson)
Medicine, Nursing and Heath Sciences
Professor Wayne Hodgson
(alt Professor Marilyn Baird)
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ms Marian Costelloe
Science
Professor David Paganin
(alt Professor Cristina Varsavsky)
Assoc Prof Moira Paterson (alt Dr Patrick Emerton)
President-led Campus PVCs/Nominees
Monash South Africa
Professor Alwyn Louw (alt Ms D Lees)
Monash University Malaysia
Mr Donald Wong
Vacant (papers circulated to Professor Leon
Piterman for noting)
Berwick/Peninsula
Student Members
Two undergraduate students
One postgraduate cwk student
Observers
Ms Neda So (to 31 December 2016)
Ms Kelly Anderson (to 31 December 2015)
Ms Li Ping (Kylie) Chow (to 31 December 2015)
Ms Cynthia Kralik (alt Ms Amanda Semertzian)
Ms Irene Png (to 30 March 2016)
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