Approved
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
SENATE
Wednesday 17 January 2007
(2.00 pm – 4.45 pm)
MINUTES
(Unreserved)
Chair
Professor Sir Ivor Crewe, Vice Chancellor
Present
Ms Akinde, Mr Al-Aqel, Mr Doughty, Professor Atkinson, Mr Bannerman,
Dr Bartle, Professor Busfield, Dr Burnett, Mr Butler, Mrs Collett, Mr Cornford,
Professor Downton, Professor Gillies, Professor Green, Professor Higgins,
Professor Hopfl, Dr Hughes, Professor Iversen, Professor Jenkins, Dr Jones,
Mr Joondan, Mr Bob Mack, Dr Mackenzie, Professor Massara, Ms McFaull,
Dr McGenity, Mr Murphy, Professor Muthoo, Professor Pretty, Professor Radford,
Dr Regibeau,, Dr Robinson, Professor Russo, Professor Sanders, Dr Schulze,
Professor Schurer, Dr Scott, Dr E Smith, Professor South, Dr Steel, Miss Stockdale,
Dr Stones, Professor Sunkin, Professor Temple, Mr B Watt,
Apologies
Professor Cairns, Mrs Cassell, Mr Cornes, Dr Dorussen, Dr Han-Pile, Professor
Rubin, Dr Salhi,
Secretary
Senior Assistant Registrar
In attendance
Registrar and Secretary, Director of Finance, Director of Personnel Services,
Director of Strategic Planning
WELCOME
Noted
The Vice-Chancellor welcomed new members.
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STARRING OF AGENDA ITEMS
Noted
In accordance with Standing Orders, para 5, the following items were
starred for discussion:
Agenda item 1
Minutes of the meeting on 18
October 2006
Agenda item 8(b)
Report of Undergraduate School
Board
Agenda item 8(c)
Report of Graduate School Board
Agenda item 13
Name of Department of Health and
Human Sciences
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MINUTES
Approved
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The Minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2006
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Noted
(a)
It was noted that reference to the International Strategy Committee (ISC)
carrying out a ‘strategic review of the University’s study abroad provision’
(S.M.257/06) was inaccurate. The remit of the ISC was to review and
develop the University’s international strategy in the context of student
recruitment. This would include consideration of student numbers on study
abroad programmes, and consultation on this matter with the Study Abroad
Office had already been initiated.
BUSINESS TAKEN WITHOUT DISCUSSION
Approved
(b)
Noted
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Without discussion, those items not already starred on the agenda or
indicated in advance of the meeting in accordance with Standing Orders,
para 5.
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FORMAL BUSINESS (S/07/01)
Items of Formal Business reported in Paper S/07/01, copy attached to the
file copy of the Minutes. A number of minor amendments was recorded.
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MATTERS ARISING
None
VICE CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT
Noted
The Vice-Chancellor reported on a number of issues:
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Applications and Admissions
8/07
At undergraduate level there was strong growth in new areas of
development, at University of Essex Southend (UoES) and in health-related
courses. There was a continuing decline in applications to Computer
Science and some Humanities schemes, including the Areas. Figures for
postgraduate admissions were volatile at this time of year. However, there
was growth in overseas applications in specific areas, alongside a
continuing decline in interest in schemes in ESE and Computer Science.
The overall pattern of applications had led to the establishment of the
working party to review home/EU recruitment to postgraduate programmes.
Research Assessment Exercise
9/07
In spite of Government announcements in 2006, it had now been agreed
that the RAE 2008 would proceed as originally planned. However, from
2010, QR funding for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) would be determined by an annual assessment based on a
basket of metrics, including research income, research student numbers and
citations. Other subjects would retain a lighter touch peer review and new
arrangements would not be phased in until 2013/14.
The University sector had succeeded in delaying and diluting proposed
changes to the RAE. However, it was clear that external research income
and successful PhD completions would count for more after RAE 2008.
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Leitch Report on Skills
11/07
The Government had commissioned the Leitch Report because of growing
concerns about low skills in a high proportion of the population and
increasing competition from high skill, low wage economies such as China,
South Korea, India and Eastern Europe. The declining birth rate meant that,
by 2020, 80% of jobs, many of which would require new skills, would need
to be carried out by people who had completed their compulsory education.
The Leitch Report made a number of recommendations, such as increasing
the school leaving age to 18 and setting a target of 40% of the adult
population with first degrees by 2020. Although there were few substantive
recommendations about the role of the higher education sector, there was
emphasis on the role of employers, both individually and through their
organisations, in determining and investing in skills development. The role
of educational institutions, particularly further education colleges, but also
universities, was to respond to employer-led demand.
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The Government agenda for higher education continued to focus on
generating skills for the labour market and widening the social composition
of the student body. HEFCE had been tasked with a number of specific
objectives, including increasing the number of students registered for
Foundation Degrees, increasing employer-led provision, and providing
targeted funding to develop such activity.
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The University should not expect any foreseeable growth in funded places
on traditional full-time schemes aimed at school leavers, such as those
provided at Colchester. Special funding initiatives and growth were all
expected to be targeted on non-traditional modes of education such as those
provided at the University’s satellite campuses and in its collaborative
partnerships.
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The Government had also announced an expected increase of around £90
million in research funding. Part of this was expected to be earmarked for
business-related research, and the development of future research strategy
at the University needed to take account of this.
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The Vice-Chancellor responded to a number of questions and comments, as
follows:
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(a)
the new arrangements for research assessment were unlikely to be
altered by a change in Government;
(b)
initiatives relating to employer-led funding of higher education
were not new, though they were being presented differently. There
was concern that employer bodies were unlikely to be in a position
to predict future skills needs, given rapid economic changes. In
addition, UK employers did not have a good reputation for
investing in training and development;
(c)
although there had been some discussion at national level about the
accreditation of student volunteering activities, no formal policy
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had yet been developed. The University’s current policy emphasis
on developing employability skills and personal development
planning would lend itself well to any policy to formalise records of
volunteering activity;
(d)
the University’s regional expansion policy did not conflict with its
medium-term strategy, which highlighted the importance of
developing and maintaining research excellence and the
University’s international dimension; rather, it enabled the
University to take advantage of and respond readily to new
Government initiatives.
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BUDGET UPDATE 2006/07 AND LATER YEAR FINANCIAL FORECASTS TO
2009/10 (S/07/02)
Noted
It was noted that research income in 2006/07 was expected to be £1 million
lower than originally budgeted. The possibility of transferring a greater
proportion of research grant income to departments was discussed, as a
means of incentivising academic staff to apply for grants. Although the
University was obtaining increased levels of Research Council funding as a
consequence of full economic costing, these funds were intended to meet
the overheads associated with the research undertaken, i.e. the costs
incurred by the University and not departments. In addition, it was noted
that substantial incentive schemes already existed for individuals to bid for
research funding, including the University’s study leave policy, the
Graduate Teaching Assistantship scheme which allowed academic staff
time to be released, and the Research Promotion Fund. The University’s
policies for supporting research active staff compared favourably with
competitor institutions in the 1994 and Russell Group universities.
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It was noted that the decrease in research income against the original
2006/07 budget reflected research grants that had been spent and not
necessarily all those that had been obtained. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Research and Business Development) reminded Senators that the
University consistently underperformed in terms of research income gained,
compared with similar institutions.
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There was discussion about the potential for further investment in student
recruitment, in order to increase income to fund further investment, e.g. in
the capital building programme. Recent initiatives were targeted at
addressing falling student recruitment, especially to postgraduate schemes
and from international students. These included the appointment of the
Director of the International Office, the establishment of the International
Strategy Committee and the engagement of Hobsons to support
postgraduate recruitment. The latter would provide valuable data about
where enquiries and applications where coming from. It was important to
invest in student recruitment initiatives only where there would be a
demonstrable return.
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REVISION OF UNIVERSITY CHARTER, STATUTES AND ORDINANCES (S/07/03)
Noted
The Registrar and Secretary introduced this item and described the internal
and external factors which had led to the proposed revision of the
University’s Charter, Statutes and Ordinances. These included the recent
reviews of the University’s academic decision-making structures and
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reviews of the effectiveness of the Council and Senate, as well as a
statement from the Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher
Education early in 2006, about the de-regulation of University governance.
This had encouraged universities to review and revise their Charters,
Statutes and Ordinances such that only items requiring Privy Council
oversight and approval should remain in the Charter and Statutes.
The proposed revised Charter, Statutes and Ordinances presented to the
Senate had been scrutinised by a specialist adviser at the Department for
Education and Skills (DfES).
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(a)
Proposed Revised Charter
Noted
The Senate discussed an apparent change in the relationship between the
Senate and Council. It was noted that the Lambert Review and guidance
provided by the Committee of University Chairmen (CUC) following the
Review necessitated a shift in University governance which established the
Council as the University’s supreme governing body. However, although
the Council was de iure the University’s supreme decision-making body, de
facto the Senate operated as its supreme academic decision-body, acting
with powers delegated by the Council.
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There was general agreement that the wording of proposed paragraph 20,
concerning the process for amending ordinances, should be revised in order
to ensure that the Council approved amendments on the recommendation of
the Senate. Revised wording for paragraph 20 would be drafted and
submitted to the Senate for approval by circulation.
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RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that the revised Charter as set out in Paper S/07/03 (Appendix A) be
approved with effect from 1 August 2007, subject to the approval of revised
wording for paragraph 20.
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(b)
Proposed Revised Statutes
Noted
The majority of items in the current University Statutes had been moved
into the proposed revised Ordinances (Paper S/07/03, Appendix C), since
these items did not require scrutiny by the Privy Council. Amendments to
Ordinances could be approved by an internal University process requiring
scrutiny and approval by the Senate and Council.
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On the recommendation of the Working Party to Review the Effectiveness
of Council and in accordance with the requirements of the Lambert Review,
the Council had approved a reduction in its membership to 25, with 13
external members and 12 internal members. The DfES specialist adviser
had advised that the proposed composition of the Council was unlikely to
be approved by the Privy Council, since a quorum including a majority of
external members was required to conduct Council business. Following
consultation with Heads of Department, it was therefore proposed that the
Council should consist of 14 external members and 11 internal members
and that the representation of Senate on Council should be amended to
reflect this.
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RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that the revised Statutes be approved with effect from 1 August 2007, as set
out in Paper S/07/03 (Appendix B).
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(c)
Proposed Revised Ordinances
Noted
Section XXVII of the current Statutes, concerning the employment of
academic staff, had been moved into the proposed revised Ordinances
without any substantive amendment. The current wording was out-of-date
and no longer consistent with current employment law. Amendments would
be recommended to the Senate in due course following a review by the
Personnel Section, which would include consultation with the relevant
unions. In his role as President of the local UCU branch, Dr Mackenzie
confirmed that he had been consulted and was satisfied with the current
position.
32/07
Clarification was requested as to whether the planned Ordinance on the
definition of academic staff would include Graduate Teaching Assistants.
Student representatives were invited to submit a written request on this
issue to the Working Party on Academic Career Paths.
33/07
It was noted that further work was required on the proposed revised
Ordinances. Minor amendments to wording and drafts of Ordinances or
parts thereof which were still missing would be submitted to the Senate for
approval on 25 April 2007.
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RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that, subject to amendments and additions to be approved by the Senate at
its meeting in April 2007, the revised Ordinances be approved with effect
from 1 August 2007, as set out in Paper S/07/03 (Appendix C).
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UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX SOUTHEND: ACADEMIC PLANNING
(PRESENTATION)
Noted
Professor Nigel South, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Regional
Development) gave a presentation about developments to date at the
University of Essex Southend (UoES). A number of issues arose in general
discussion.
36/07
Although the UoES and South East Essex College (SEEC) buildings were
co-located, they were distinct institutions. SEEC courses included first
degrees validated by the University and there were opportunities to share
facilities and resources. However, SEEC and UoES operated in distinct
markets, with the former focusing principally on FE provision and the latter
on HE provision, including postgraduate courses.
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There were reciprocal arrangements for SEEC and UoES students to access
library resources in the Albert Sloman Library (ASL) and in the SEEC
library. Online resources in the ASL were available only to UoES students
because of the contractual arrangements with the publishers.
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Departments were encouraged to consider opportunities to extend existing
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provision at Colchester to UoES. It was suggested, however, that the focus
should be on the development of more innovative, creative provision, and
opportunities needed to be provided to free up academic staff at Colchester
to work on such developments.
It was suggested that opportunities for learning and teaching using
networked IT facilities should be explored further. All teaching rooms in
the new UoES building had networked audio-visual facilities and the I-Lab
would include video-conferencing facilities. Some blended learning,
including virtual distance learning, was already taking place on the
Foundation Degree in Project Management at UoES. It was noted that
students needed to identify with an institution as their ‘home base’
regardless of how teaching was delivered.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES THAT REPORT TERMLY TO SENATE
Quality Assurance Committee (S/07/04)
(a)
Membership and Terms of Reference
Resolved
that the terms of reference of the Quality Assurance Committee be revised
as set out in Appendix A to the report of the Quality Assurance Committee
(1.1.06) with immediate effect.
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Undergraduate School Board (S/07/05)
(a)
Undergraduate Rules of Assessment
Noted
There was discussion about the difference between the proposed guidelines
for rules of assessment for four-year degree schemes. Some concern was
expressed that students who were native speakers might be at an advantage
in terms of the academic credit load depending on where they spent their
placement year. It was noted that the academic credit requirements for a
year in continental Europe differed from those for a year in the United
States. It was agreed that the text describing each rules of assessment model
should be amended to remove reference to native speakers.
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Resolved
that the following additions to the new Undergraduate Rules of Assessment
be approved with effect from 2007/08:
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Four-year degree schemes
i.
Four-year schemes must be defined in line with the guidelines
attached as Appendix A, table 1, to the report of the Undergraduate
School Board (6.12.06) and that the allocation of a scheme to
model 1, 2, 3 or 4 be approved by the appropriate Faculty Board.
The Senate further resolved that the table setting out guideline rules
of assessment for four-year degree schemes should be amended ;
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ii.
The credits required in dominant quality calculations of degree
classification for four-year degree schemes are as described in table
2 of Appendix A;
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iii.
For the LLB/Maîtrise scheme, Years 2 and 4 are each weighted
50% towards the final Essex degree;
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Foundation Degrees
iv.
All courses contributing to Foundation Degrees are assigned credits
in line with the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment;
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v.
The Rules for Progression from Year 1 to Year 2 of a Foundation
Degree are in line with the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment;
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vi.
For the award of a Foundation Degree a minimum of 225 credits
are required;
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vii.
Foundation Degree awards are classified as Pass, Merit or
Distinction on the achievement of a Year 2 arithmetic average mark
of 40%, 60% or 70% respectively;
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viii.
For University of Essex Foundation Degrees, the Year 2 marks of
the Foundation Degree are used in the calculation of the honours
degree in line with the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment (40:60
weighting ratio). Results are assessed by both arithmetic average
and dominant quality in line with Section 6 of the Undergraduate
Rules of Assessment;
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ix.
For non-University of Essex Foundation Degrees, the honours
degree mark is calculated using Year 3 marks and results are
assessed by arithmetic average only;
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x.
In line with the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment, each year of
the Foundation Degree should be divided into four components of
30 credits each, eight components of 15 credits each, or any
combination of these to a total of 120 credits. A component may be
filled with one 30-credit course or two 15-credit courses. Credit is
awarded to the student in recognition of achieved learning at the
level of the component. A pass mark of 40% is required to achieve
credit;
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xi.
15 credits can be condoned in the award of Foundation Degree or
Diploma of Higher Education, to allow for a total of 30 credits to
be condoned over Year 2 and Year 3 for honours degree students
with a University of Essex Foundation Degree;
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xii.
For the award of an honours degree for students with a University
of Essex Foundation Degree, a total of 30 credits over years 2 and 3
are condonable;
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xiii.
No credits can be condoned in the award of the Certificate of
Higher Education;
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xiv.
Section 1.10 of the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment for threeyear degrees to be amended to incorporate the possibility of
condoning 15 credits in the Diploma of Higher Education;
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xv.
No credits to be condoned in the award of an honours degree for
students with a non-University of Essex Foundation Degree;
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xvi.
Work-based learning and modules necessary to meet professional
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body requirements should be excluded from condoning;
xvii.
Foundation Degrees should have an exit route at Certificate of
Higher Education level.
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Outside Options
xviii.
(b)
An Outside Option is defined as any course which is not run by the
student’s main department and the joint department(s) in the case of
joint degree with the exception of CS101, MA123, and LG and LA
courses which may be regarded as distinct.
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Institutional Review of South East Essex College
Resolved
that South East Essex College of Arts and Technology be re-approved as a
partner institution of the University of Essex for a period of five years
commencing in 2006/07.
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Graduate School Board (S/07/06)
(a)
Rules of Assessment for Taught Masters Schemes
Resolved
(b)
Noted
that where a Postgraduate Certificate is offered as an exit award from a
Masters degree or Postgraduate Diploma, Departments should have the
option of awarding a Certificate with a different, more generic title.
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that students who exit from a Doctoral Programme should be awarded
credit for any credit-bearing taught courses they have passed and should be
eligible to be considered for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma or
Postgraduate Certificate, in accordance with the postgraduate taught Rules
of Assessment.
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Graduate Diplomas and Certificates
Resolved
(f)
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Research Degree Programmes
Resolved
(e)
that the credit framework approved for taught postgraduate schemes apply
to one-year MRes schemes.
Postgraduate Certificates
Resolved
(d)
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MRes Schemes
Resolved
(c)
that changes to the Rules of Assessment for Taught Masters schemes be
approved as set out in Appendix A to the report of the Graduate School
Board (13.12.06).
that the Credit Framework for Graduate Schemes and the Rules of
Assessment Templates for Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates be
approved as set out in Paper GS/06/42.
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Examination Board Discretion
The Graduate School Board had determined that Examination Boards
should be permitted to exercise discretion on two grounds: extenuating
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circumstances and exceptional circumstances. The use of discretion by
Examination Boards on grounds other than extenuating circumstances was
undesirable in principle because of the potential for inconsistent decisionmaking by different Boards, leading to inequity for students. However, in
the first year of operation of the new Rules of Assessment the Graduate
School Board believed that unanticipated issues might arise on application
of the rules and the option to exercise discretion in exceptional
circumstances should therefore remain.
Resolved
The decision of the Graduate School Board, whose membership included all
Heads of Departments, had been reached following appropriate consultation
and discussion. While individual members of the Senate might take issue
with a decision taken by one of its sub-committees, the Chair affirmed that
the Senate was not an appropriate forum at which to challenge a majority
decision reached following appropriate scrutiny by a sub-committee such as
the Graduate School Board.
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that the Rules of Assessment templates for taught postgraduate and
graduate schemes should include the following statement on Examination
Board discretion:
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‘Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, the Board of
Examiners should restrict its use of discretion to exceptional
circumstances. Where the Board of Examiners agrees to exercise its
discretion the reasons must be documented as part of the
Examination Board report, setting out the reason for exercising
discretion and the reason for the decision taken, a copy sent to the
Graduate School.’
(g)
Rules of Assessment Templates
Resolved
(h)
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MSc Psychology
Resolved
(i)
that the Rules of Assessment templates for Masters degrees, Postgraduate
Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates be approved as set out in Paper
GS/06/42.
that the scheme structure and rules of assessment for the MSc in
Psychology, as set out in Paper GS/06/44, be approved as an exception to
the Credit Framework and Rules of Assessment.
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New Research Degree Scheme Titles
Resolved
that the following research degree scheme titles be approved for
introduction in 2006/07:
Chemical Biology
Molecular Medicine
Marine Biology
Sport and Exercise Science
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Sport and Exercise Psychology.
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REPORTS OF FACULTY BOARDS
Humanities & Comparative Studies (S/07/07)
(a)
Discontinuation of Awards
Resolved
that the following degree schemes be discontinued with effect from October
2007:
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BA American Studies (Latin American & United States) (three-year)
BA American Studies (Latin American & United States) (four-year)
(b)
Amendment of Award Titles
Resolved
(c)
that the following changes of scheme title be approved with effect from
October 2006:
from:
to:
MA Modern Art: Painting and its Discontents
MA Modernism and Anti-Modernism
from:
to:
MA Architectural History: City and Country
MA Architectural History and Theory.
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Approval of New Awards
Resolved
that the following degree scheme be approved for introduction in October
2007, subject to the conditions prescribed by the Faculty Board being met
prior to commencement of the scheme:
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BA Film Studies.
Social Sciences (S/07/08)
(a)
Discontinuation of Awards
Resolved
that the following degree schemes be discontinued with effect from October
2006:
BA Social Sciences Theories and Methods
BA Psycholinguistics
BA Sociolinguistics
BA Linguistics
MA Sociology of Development.
Administrative Note: The decision to discontinue the MA Sociology of
Development supersedes the recommendation of the Periodic Review Panel
that the scheme should continue until the next cycle of Periodic Review (see
M.82/07).
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(b)
Amendment of Award Titles
Resolved
that the following changes of scheme title be approved with effect from
October 2006:
from:
to:
(c)
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BA Linguistic Studies
BA Linguistics.
Approval of New Awards
Resolved
(i)
that the following degree schemes be approved for introduction in
October 2007:
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BA English Language and Sociolinguistics
BSc Economics (International Exchange)
BA Criminology with Social Psychology.
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(ii)
that the following degree schemes be approved for introduction in
October 2006:
MSc Computational Finance (part-time)
MSc Agent-Based Computational Economics (part-time).
(d)
Periodic Reviews
Resolved
that the following schemes be continued until the next cycle of Periodic
Review:
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MA Sociology
MA Criminological Research
MA Sociology of Development
MA Sociological Research
MA Gender, Culture and Society
MA Media, Culture and Society
MA Criminology and Sociology
MA Sociology of Nation, Citizenship and Human Rights
MA Sociology and Panel Data Analysis
MA Sociology (by Dissertation)
MA Cultural and Social History.
Science & Engineering (S/07/09)
(a)
Discontinuation of Awards
Resolved
that the following degree schemes be discontinued with effect from the
dates indicated: :
MSc Health Service Management &
Research (24 month version)
October 2006
MSc Computer Studies
October 2007
BA/BSc Developmental Psychology
October 2008
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(b)
Amendment of Award Titles
Resolved
that the following changes of scheme title be approved with effect from
October 2007:
from:
to:
(c)
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MSc Photonic Systems and Networks
MSc Photonic Devices, Systems and Networks.
Approval of New Awards
Resolved
(i)
that the following awards be approved for introduction in October
2006:
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HS604 Non Medical Prescribing (M level course)
PG Diploma Advanced Clinical Practice
PG Certificate Clinical Practice.
(ii)
that the following degree schemes be approved for introduction in
October 2007:
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PG Diploma Biomathematics
MSc Biomathematics.
(d)
Periodic Reviews
Resolved
that the following schemes be continued until the next cycle of Periodic
Review:
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MEnv Environment, Science and Society
MSc/PG Diploma Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
MSc/PG Diploma Operational Research and Computer Science
MSc/PG Diploma Statistics and Computer Science
MSc/PG Diploma Statistics and Data Analysis
MSc/PG Diploma Statistics and Econometrics
MSc/PG Diploma Statistics and Operational Research
MSc/PG Diploma Mathematics
HS604 Non Medical Prescribing (level 3 course).
Law & Management
Noted
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University of Essex Southend
Noted
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Academic Partnerships (S/07/10)
(a)
Discontinuation of Awards
Resolved
that the MSc Educational Psychology, formerly offered at the Tavistock and
Portman NHS Foundation Trust, be discontinued with effect from the
2006/07 academic year
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(b)
Approval of New Awards
Resolved
(i)
that the following awards be approved for delivery at Colchester
Institute for a period of five years commencing September 2006:
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CertHE Construction
CertHE Art and Design.
(ii)
that the following award be validated for delivery at South East
Essex College for a period of five years commencing in February
2007:
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CertHE Professional Studies in Childcare and Education.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES THAT REPORT ANNUALLY TO SENATE
Disciplinary and Membership Panel (S/07/11)
Noted
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Learning and Teaching Committee (S/07/12)
Noted
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Library Committee (S/07/13)
Resolved
that Regulations 11.15 and 11.16 be amended as follows with effect from
2007/08 (new wording underlined, deleted wording struck through):
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11.15 Borrowers as defined in 11.10 above shall be allowed to have at one
time not more than twenty-four thirty books borrowed from the Library.
11.16 Undergraduate Students may borrow up to twelve books and graduate
students up to eighteen the following number of books at any one time:
(a)Undergraduate students: fifteen books
(b)Masters students: twenty books
(c)Doctoral programme students: twenty-five books.
INSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION REPORT: SUFFOLK COLLEGE (HE SECTOR)
(S/07/14)
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that Suffolk College (HE sector) be approved as a partner institution of the
University of Essex.
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW REPORT: THE TAVISTOCK AND PORTMAN NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST (S/07/15)
Resolved
that the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust be re-approved as a partner
institution of the University of Essex for a period of five years commencing
in 2006/07, subject to the conditions determined by the Institutional Review
Panel being responded to by June 2007.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
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SCIENCES (S/07/16)
Noted
Some members of the Senate believed that use of the term School to
describe an academic department was undesirable because of the potential
for confusion with the Undergraduate and Graduate Schools. However,
several departments, in particular those at East 15 and UoES were already
called Schools and other departments, such as the International Academy,
used unique names. There was general agreement that an academic
department should be permitted to change its name to School if this
provided advantages from an external perspective, e.g. for marketing
purposes.
97/07
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that the Department of Health and Human Sciences be re-named the School
of Health and Human Sciences with effect from 1 August 2008 and that
Ordinance 6 be amended accordingly.
98/07
TERM DATES 2015/16 TO 2019/20 (S/07/17)
Resolved
that term dates for academic years 2015/16 to 2019/2020 be approved as set
out in Paper S/07/17, subject to the amendment of the autumn term dates
for 2015/16 as follows:
99/07
Thursday 1 8 October 2015 – Friday 11 18 December 2015.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICE HOLDERS (Reserved Business Agenda, S/07/18&19)
(a)
Appointment of Heads of Department
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that the following be appointed as Heads of Departments for the periods
indicated:
Professor Peter Vergo
Dr Todd Landman
Dr Peter Martin
Professor Andrew Radford
Professor Elaine Fox
Dr Michael Roper
(b)
Art History & Theory
Government
Health & Human Sciences
Language & Linguistics
Psychology
Sociology
100/
07
1/8/07-31/7/10
1/8/07-31/7/10
1/8/07-31/7/10
1/8/07-31/7/10
1/1/08-31/12/10
1/8/07-31/7/10.
Re-Appointment of Heads of Department
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that the following be re-appointed as Heads of Departments for the periods
indicated:
Professor Jules Pretty
Professor Peter Higgins
Professor Riccardo Russo
Biological Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Psychology
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1/8/07-31/7/08
1/8/07-31/7/10
1/8/07-31/12/07.
101/
07
(c)
Re-Appointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Resources)
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that Professor Christine Temple be re-appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Resources) for the period 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2010.
(d)
102/
07
Appointment of Dean of Law and Management
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:
that Sean McCartney be appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Law and
Management for the period 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2010.
Joanne Tallentire
Senior Assistant Registrar
11 February 2007
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103/
07