UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
9 DECEMBER 2015
AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the Education Committee at 2pm
on Wednesday 9 December 2015 in the Lakeview Room, Silberrad Centre
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General Business
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To note
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Apologies for absence
For information
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Education Committee – Membership and Terms of
Reference 2015-16 (paper EC/15/70 attached)
For approval
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Business taken without discussion
For approval
4
Minutes of meeting held on 17 June 2015 (paper EC/15/71
attached and previously circulated)
To note
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Matters arising from the minutes
For information
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Report on Chair’s action (paper EC/15/72 attached)
For information
and discussion
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Chair’s verbal report
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Section A - Education Strategy and Policy
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For information
and discussion
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Education Action Plan 2015-16: Progress Report (paper
EC/15/73 attached)
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For information
and discussion
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BIS Green Paper on Higher Education (paper EC/15/74
attached)
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Academic Infrastructure
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For information,
discussion and
recommendation
to Senate
(a) Module Optionality (paper EC/15/75 attached)
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For information
and discussion
(b) Postgraduate Taught Credit Framework (verbal update)
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Education Key Performance Indicators:
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For information
and discussion
(a) National Student Survey Outcomes 2015 (paper EC/15/76
attached)
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For information
and discussion
(b) Student Engagement (paper EC/15/77 attached)
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For information
and discussion
(c) Graduate Employment (paper EC/15/78 attached)
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For information
and discussion
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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2015 (paper
EC/15/79 attached)
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For information
and discussion
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Personal Tutoring System: Update (paper EC/15/80 attached)
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For information
and discussion
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Postgraduate Taught Employability Toolkit (paper EC/15/81
attached)
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For information
and discussion
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Annual Report from the Dean of Postgraduate Research and
Education (paper EC/15/82 attached)
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Section B - Academic Business
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For information
Reports from Education Committee Sub-Committees:
(a) Faculty Education Committee (Humanities) (paper
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EC/15/83 attached)
For information
(b) Faculty Education Committee (Science & Health)
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(paper EC/15/84 attached)
For information
(c) Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)
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(paper EC/15/85 attached)
For information
(d) Partnerships Education Committee (paper EC/15/86
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attached)
For information
and approval
(e) Academic Quality and Standards Committee (paper
For information
and approval
(f) Student Experience Committee (paper EC/15/88
For information
and approval
(g) University Campus Suffolk Joint Academic
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EC/15/87 attached)
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attached)
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Committee (paper EC/15/89 attached)
For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Proposed Changes to Rules of Assessment and
Progression Requirements for Taught Provision (paper
EC/15/90 attached)
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For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Proposed changes to University Regulations: Compliance
duties and resolving potential conflicts with existing
institutional regulations (progress and assessment) (paper
EC/15/91 attached)
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Proposed Changes to Entry Requirements
For approval
(a) Czech Republic (paper EC/15/92 attached)
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For approval
(b) Bulgaria (paper EC/15/93 attached)
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For approval
(c) Poland (paper EC/15/94 attached)
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For approval
(d) Belgium (paper EC/15/95 attached)
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For information
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Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (paper EC/15/96
attached)
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For information
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Student Surveys 2016 (paper EC/15/97 attached)
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Any Other Business
Richard Stock
Deputy Academic Registrar
December 2015
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