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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Minutes of the meeting of the Senate held in the Senate Room, The University of Western
Australia, Crawley on Monday 26 September 2011, at 4.00 pm
PRESENT:
the Chancellor (Dr M Chaney) in the Chair, the Pro Chancellor (Dr P Flett), the Vice-Chancellor
(Professor A Robson), Mr T Antoniazzi, Ms M Baba, Mr J W Biggs, Dr S Boyd, Professor S Bunt,
Mr R Cooper, Mr S Dawkins, Ms E Greeney, Dr L Hayes, Dr A Howarth, Mr J Inverarity, Dr S
Juniper, Mr J Langoulant, Professor N Laing, Professor A McKinley, Mr L Rowe, Ms H Silbert.
Ms D de Souza acting University Secretary.
BY INVITATION:
the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professor W Louden).
APOLOGIES:
Professor K Simmer, the Executive Director (Academic Services) and Registrar (Mr P W Curtis).
1.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST - REF F4815
No declarations were made.
2.
MINUTES
RESOLVED – 43
that the minutes of the meeting of the Senate held on 25 July 2011 be confirmed.
3.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Senate noted that in accordance with Statute 14 clause (2)(2) made under the University of
Western Australia Act 1911, the Vice-Chancellor on the 22 August 2011 conferred the respective
degrees, graduate diplomas and graduate certificates on the following graduands:
Bachelor of Arts
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Kimberley Jane Griffiths
Bachelor of Commerce
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Paul Mathew Stephenson
Bachelor of Commerce with
Second Class Honours (Division B)
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Huang Zixiang
Bachelor of Music
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Timothy Leigh Beahan
Bachelor of Science
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Zoe Claire Campbell
Natalie Janine Kleyn
Peter Redmond Lalor
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)
..
Ho Chin Yong Victor
Tan Mei Ru
Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science)
..
Farhana Binte Abu Bakar
Hsiao Jiun Ho
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
..
Mercy Pei Suan Lum
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Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
with Second Class Honours (Division A)
..
Lauren Gabrielle Grayson
Bachelor of Social Work
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Laura Fisher
Master of Architecture
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Davina Elise Allen
Christopher David Prince
Master of Business Administration
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Tan Wee Ping
Master of Business Research
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Amiruddin
Richard Macgowan
Master of Health Professional Education
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Nhat Lien Hoa Vo
Master of Laws
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Mara Rita Barone
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
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Lauren Gabrielle Grayson
Doctor of Philosophy
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Fausto Butta
Kathryn Louise Pellegrini
Carl Richard Schneider
Silvia Alejandra Torezani
Graduate Diploma in Business
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John Mulholland
Tan Wee Ping
Graduate Diploma in Education
..
Michael Karl Werner
Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas Engineering
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Aftab Tabish
Graduate Certificate in Modern Languages
4.
Marius Porojan
APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND AWARDS OF TENURE
Members noted the following information on appointments, promotions and awards of tenure in
accordance with Senate Resolution 274/00.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Promotion to Associate Professor (Level C)
Assistant Professor Britta Bienen (Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems)
Assistant Professor Doina Olaru (Management and Organisations, UWA Business School)
Assistant Professor Mark Pegrum (Graduate School of Education)
Assistant Professor Emiliano Roia (School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts)
Promotion to Professor (Level D)
Associate Professor David Atkinson (Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, School of
Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care)
Associate Professor Kieran Dolin (English and Cultural Studies, School of Social and Cultural Studies)
Associate Professor Defeng (David) Huang (Communication Technologies, School of Electrical,
Electronic and Computer Engineering)
Associate Professor Giacinta Parish (School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering)
Promotion to Winthrop Professor (Level E)
Professor Richard Read (Visual Arts, School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts)
Professor Jenny Gregory (School of Humanities)
RESEARCH
Promotion to Research Assistant Professor (Level B)
Dr Demelza Ireland (Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical
Sciences)
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Award of Tenure
Assistant Professor Luis Gallardo (Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth and Environment)
Assistant Professor James Fogarty (School of Agricultural and Resource Economics)
Assistant Professor Sam-Ho Lee (Economics, UWA Business School)
Associate Professor Meredith Blake (Law School)
Adjunct Appointments
SCHOOL
TERM
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Professor Linda Shields
Dr Mark Chase
Dr David Masters
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor
Mr Eujay McCartain
Adjunct Professor
Professor Paul Schmid-Hempel
Adjunct Professor
Professor Sarah Percy
Dr Andrew Whyte
Dr Marisa Gilles
Mr Kishore Sieunarine
Adjunct Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr Robert French
Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Rachael Foster
Clinical Lecturer
Dr Masatoshi Saito
Dr Anita Bourke
Dr Rudolf Boeddinghaus
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Dr Susannah Hart (Fletcher)
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Dr Lynn Priddis
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Dr Sashi Aggarwal
Dr David Anthony Toy
Adjunct Lecturer
Adjunct Teaching Fellow
Associate Professor Kim Scott
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Caroline Bulsara
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Ruth Thornton
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Richard Ball
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Nick Spadaccini
Dr Peter Santa Maria
Adjunct Research Fellow
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Piers Larcombe
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Paediatrics and
Child Health
School of Plant Biology
School of Animal Biology
School of Earth and
Environment
ARC Centre of Excellence,
Plant Energy Biology
School of Social and
Cultural Studies
School of Surgery
SPARHC/CUCRH
School of Surgery
Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture
Faculty of Medicine,
Dentistry and Health
Sciences
Women's and Infants'
Health
School of Surgery
School of Surgery
School of Women's and
Infant Health
School of Paediatrics and
Child Health
Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Surgery
School of Social and
Cultural Studies
Primary, Aboriginal and
Rural Health Care
Paediatrics and Child
Health
Centre for Excellence in
Natural Resource
Management
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Surgery
School of Earth and
Environment
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PROMOTIONS
Dr Adrian Charles
Clinical Professor
Dr Adrian Charles
Dr Marian Priyanthi
Kumarasinghe
Dr William Breidahl
Clinical Professor
Dr Timothy Bates
Dr Gareth Prosser
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Paediatrics and
Child Health
School of Women's and
Infants' Health
School of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
School of Surgery
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Surgery
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Dr John Wray
Associate Professor Wendy
Oddy
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr Peter O'Leary
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Senior Research
Fellow
Dr Robert Marano
Adjunct Professor
School of Paediatrics and
Child Health
Centre for Child Health
Research
School of Pathology & Lab
Medicine/Women's & Infant
Health
School of Surgery
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RENEWALS
Dr Peter Silbert
Dr Karim Khan
Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Dr Nigel Spry
Clinical Professor
Dr Geoffrey Dobb
Clinical Professor
Dr Peter Thompson
Dr Peter Thompson
Professor Charles Ironside
Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Adjunct Professor
Dr Peter Flett
Adjunct Professor
Dr Harold Nesbitt
Adjunct Professor
Mr Michael Henderson
Adjunct Professor
Dr Richard Goldfarb
Adjunct Professor
Dr Franco Pirajno
Adjunct Professor
Dr Kurt Gebauer
Clinical Associate Professor
Professor Vincent H S Low
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr Paul Chubb
Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Paul Chubb
Associate Professor Elizabeth
Milne
Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Susan Jenkins
Dr Lyndon Abreu
Dr Samuel Atlas
Dr James Bayford
Dr Paul Gorgolis
Dr Pui Man Kan
Dr Garrie Rao
Dr Thomas Vermeltfoort
Dr Asheen Behari
Dr Andrew Jacob Bochenek
Dr Mark Gregory Foster
Dr Frank Peter Welten
Dr Liew Suan Halliday
Mr Howard Holmes
Dr Peter John Gregory
Dr John William Martyr
Dr Allen Maserow
Dr Kim Wooi Pang
Dr Clive John Rogers
Dr Lisa Clare Standing
Adjunct Associate Professor
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Surgery/School
of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Surgery
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Population Health
School of Physics
School of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture
Faculty of Medicine,
Dentistry and Health
Sciences
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
Centre for Child Health
Research
School of Medicine and
Pharmacology
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
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Dr Keith Gale
Mr John Michael Kenwright
Dr Yee Sang Welten
Dr David Anthony Causer
Dr Tracey Gleeson
Dr Craig Macfarlane
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Dr Johanna AM van Eekelen
Ms Gemma Upson
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Tracy Reibel
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Nadezda Urosevic
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Birger Rasmussen
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Michael Wingate
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Christopher Wijns
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Peter Baillie
Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Clinton Foster
Adjunct Research Fellow
Adjunct Senior Research
Fellow
Dr Ian James Martins
5.
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
School of Plant Biology
Centre for Child Health
Research
School of Surgery
School of Primary ,
Aboriginal and Rural Health
Care
School of Psychiatry and
Clinical Neurosciences
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Earth and
Environment
School of Psychiatry and
Clinical Neurosciences
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CONFERRING OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
RESOLVED – 44
to confer their respective degrees, diplomas and certificates on the candidates listed below:
Bachelor of Arts
..
John Oliver Lekias
Alexandra Elizabeth Sinclair
Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies)
..
Chung Wai Yin Kristel
Bachelor of Commerce
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Andrew Melville
Marc Dominik Nagel
Scott William Northey
Amy Louise Seth
Karmen Wong
Bachelor of Commerce with Second Class
Honours (Division A)
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Devon Sundelowitz
Bachelor of Computer Science
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Jessy Abdurrahman
Bachelor of Economics
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Andrew Melville
Amy Louise Seth
Bachelor of Health Science
..
Samantha Hui En Seet
Bachelor of Science
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Leah Cardwell
Daniel Tobias Danvers Jackson
John Oliver Lekias
Karmen Wong
Bachelor of Science with Second Class
Honours (Division A)
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Choi Kwok Keong
Darcy Haydn Dixon
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Genetics)
..
Chia Li Ming Tania
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Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)
..
Youming Ng
Tan Tzih Wei Joey
Ting Yixin
Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)
..
Stephanie Peter
Bachelor of Science
(Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
..
Choi Kwok Keong
Kaisheng Kurt Neo
Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science)
..
Hong Kai Lee
Pan Eh Wee
Bachelor of Social Work with Third Class
Honours
..
Tan Si Yi Rachel
Master of Architecture
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Benjamin Randall Richards
Master of Architecture with Distinction
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Alexia Constantaras
Master of Business Administration
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Kok Seng Tang
Master of Commerce (Advanced)
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Abdulkarim Khalid Al Dandan
Master of Criminal Justice
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Mark Justin Wallbridge
Master of Engineering in Information and
Communications Technology
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Zhihua Guo
Master of Laws
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Christa Krell-Jorgensen
Master of Logistic Engineering and
Management
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Wei Zhong
Master of Teaching (Primary)
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Simon Kidd
Master of Science
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Siti Nurfadilah
Master of Science (Analytical Chemistry)
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Mohammed Abdullah S Al Talib
Doctor of Education
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Katalin Dobos
Doctor of Philosophy
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Christopher David Beer
Bandr Siraj A Fakiha
Rebecca Ellen Haling
Alexander Sydney John Wyatt
Diploma in Modern Languages
..
Daniel Tobias Danvers Jackson
Graduate Diploma in Arts
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Ivana Ninic
Graduate Diploma in Education
..
Bruce Lloyd Thompson
Graduate Diploma in Engineering
in Power Systems
..
Ng Terng Yaw
Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science
..
Meagan Renae Diver
Graduate Diploma in Human Resources
and Industrial Relations
..
Carla Loney
Graduate Diploma in Modern Languages
..
Melvin Jude D'Vaz
Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation
..
Michelle Maree Newton
Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas Engineering
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Mohammed Majid Ahmed
John Adam Di Giovanni
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Graduate Diploma in Professional Studies
in Education
..
Harvey Ryall
Graduate Diploma in Science
..
Samuel Jason Summerville
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Investigation
..
David Michael Hawley
Graduate Certificate in Adult Sleep Science
..
Jessica Zoe Langley
Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Rheumatology
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James Richard Croker
Christiaan Scott
Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Sleep Science
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Sarah Jane Morris Adams
Alana Jane Tui Perry
Kylie Anne Russo
5.1
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011 –
Ref 10555880
The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences had advised that as a result of an administrative error, Mr
Andrew Patrick Dalton Ahmat (Student ID: 20265291) had been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of
Science with First Class Honours in Physics instead of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science
Programme) with First Class Honours in Physics at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011.
RESOLVED – 45
to approve the award of a Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science Programme) with First Class
Honours in Physics to Mr Andrew Patrick Dalton Ahmat in place of the Bachelor of Science with
First Class Honours in Physics.
5.2
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011 – Ref
20269116
The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences had advised that as a result of an administrative error, Mr
Jeremy Francis Bourhill (Student ID: 20269116) had been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of
Science with First Class Honours in Physics instead of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science
Programme) with First Class Honours in Physics at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011.
RESOLVED - 46
to approve the award of a Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science Programme) with First Class
Honours in Physics to Mr Jeremy Francis Bourhill in place of the Bachelor of Science with First
Class Honours in Physics.
5.3
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011 –
Ref 20163515
The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences had advised that as a result of an administrative error, Ms
Rachel Louise Paterson (Student ID: 20163515) had been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of
Science with First Class Honours in Genetics instead of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science
Programme) with First Class Honours in Genetics at the Graduation Ceremony held on 29 March 2011.
RESOLVED - 47
to approve the award of a Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science Programme) with First Class
Honours in Genetics to Ms Rachel Louise Paterson in place of the Bachelor of Science with First
Class Honours in Genetics.
5.4
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 19 September 2011 – Ref
20166953
The Faculty of Law had advised that as a result of an administrative error, Miss Jennifer Clare O'Meara
(Student ID: 20166953) had been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Laws instead of the Bachelor of
Laws with Distinction at the Graduation Ceremony held on 19 September 2011.
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RESOLVED - 48
to approve the award of a Bachelor of Laws with Distinction to Miss Jennifer Clare O’Meara in
place of the Bachelor of Laws.
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 19 September 2011 – Ref
10513707
5.5
The Faculty of Law had advised that as a result of an administrative error, Miss Rosanna Kathryn Hill
(Student ID: 10513707) had been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Laws instead of the Bachelor of
Laws with Distinction at the Graduation Ceremony held on 19 September 2011.
RESOLVED – 49
to approve the award of a Bachelor of Laws with Distinction to Miss Rosanna Kathryn Hill in place of the
Bachelor of Laws.
Amendment of Award Conferred at the Graduation Ceremony held on 20 September 2011 – Ref
18017276
5.6
As a result of an administrative error, Miss Helen Frances Clapin (Student ID: 18017276) had been
admitted to the degree of Master of Public Health instead of the Master of Public Health with Distinction
at the Graduation Ceremony held on 20 September 2011.
RESOLVED – 50
to approve the award of a Master of Public Health with Distinction to Miss Helen Frances Clapin in place
of the Master of Public Health.
6.
REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD
6.1
Decision taken by circular dated 19 September 2011
6.1.1
Emeritus Professors – Ref F12209
RESOLVED – 51
that the title of Emeritus Professor be conferred upon the following:
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Winthrop Professor Lawrence J Beilin
Winthrop Professor William Ford
Professor Owen Hicks.
7.
REPORTS OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
7.1
Report of the meeting held on 3 August 2011
7.1.1
Faculty of Business - Transnational Postgraduate Programmes – Ref F34316
It was noted that the Faculty of Business had proposed to phase out current transnational
postgraduate programmes in line with cessation of current partnership agreements. This
recommendation was the result of a review of its existing transnational programmes with the
objective to align with the Faculty and the University’s strategic direction relating to
internationalisation. The Academic Council by its R157/11 had in accordance with the Faculty of
Business’s proposal approved that the last intake for the Master of Business Administration be in
Quarter 2, 2011, and that the Master of Business Research and the Doctor of Business
Administration cease to be available to new students in Singapore.
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7.1.2
The Board of Coursework Studies – New Postgraduate Courses for Offering from 2012 –
Ref F32907
RESOLVED - 52
(i) to approve the introduction of the Graduate Diploma in Dental Sleep Medicine with effect from 2012;
and
(ii) to approve the introduction of the Master of Agricultural Science; Graduate Diploma in Agricultural
Science; Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Science; Master of Biological Science; Graduate
Diploma in Biological Science; Graduate Certificate in Biological Science; Master of Environmental
Science; Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science; Graduate Certificate in Environmental
Science; Master of Urban and Regional Planning; Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional
Planning; Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning; Master of Geoscience; Graduate
Diploma in Geoscience; Graduate Certificate in Geoscience; Master of Hydrogeology; Graduate
Diploma in Hydrogeology; Graduate Certificate in Hydrogeology with effect from 2012
7.1.3
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics – Rescission of Degrees, Diplomas and
Certificates – Refs: F5412, F5411, F5411, F15003, F7966, F15319, F15319, F15320,
F5351, F3552
RESOLVED – 53
to approve the rescission, effective 2012 of the Graduate Certificate in Information
Technology; Graduate Diploma in Information Technology; Graduate Diploma in Information
Technology (Honours); Master of Information Technology (by Coursework); Doctor of
Engineering in Information and Communications Technology; Graduate Certificate in
Engineering in Power Systems; Graduate Diploma in Engineering in Power Systems; Master
of Engineering (by Coursework – Power Systems Stream); Graduate Diploma in Financial
Mathematics; Master of Financial Mathematics, subject to students currently undertaking
courses leading to these awards being able to complete their courses and graduate in
accordance with the relevant rules and policies.
7.1.4
Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences – Rescission of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
Refs: F5210, F19581, F7785, F7786, F19582, F5212
RESOLVED - 54
to approve the rescission of the Graduate Certificate in Science Education; Graduate
Certificate in Educational and Developmental Psychology; Graduate Certificate in Sports
Science (Administration/Management) and Graduate Certificate in Sports Science (Coaching);
Graduate Diploma in Educational and Developmental Psychology; Graduate Diploma in
Education and Master of Psychology with immediate effect.
7.1.5
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences – Rescission of the Graduate Diploma in
Public Health Practice – Ref F7968
RESOLVED – 55
to approve the rescission of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health Practice with immediate effect.
7.2
Report of the Meeting held on 7 September 2011
7.2.1
Undergraduate Diplomas - Proposals for Change – Ref F26592
At its meeting held on 15 December 2008 Senate resolved (R99/08)
(i)
(ii)
to endorse the principles of the report of the Review of Course Structures –
Education for Tomorrow’s World: Courses of Action as clarified in the Steering
Group paper ‘Responses to the Report’;
to endorse the implementation of the recommendations in line with the University’s
normal decision-making processes . . .
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Recommendation 29 of Education for Tomorrow’s World was as follows:
That existing skills-based undergraduate diploma courses comprising eight units equivalent to a major
(e.g. Diploma in Modern Languages) continue to be offered, provided that they can be undertaken
only if the student is enrolled concurrently for an undergraduate degree or is a graduate.
Following discussions in recent months in various forums across the University, the Senior
Academic Reviewer, W/Professor Ian Reid, prepared a paper entitled Undergraduate Diplomas:
Proposals for change. The recommendations in the paper reflected an identified need for a
vehicle to permit graduates to pursue a major in a new field of study. This had been met
previously by courses, such as the Bachelor of Science and Technology, which would not form
part of the New Courses structure.
The recommendations were considered by Academic Council at its meeting on 7 September
2011, when it was resolved (R169/11) to recommend:
(i)
that enrolment in an undergraduate diploma normally be open only to graduates;
...
(viii) to prevent proliferation of undergraduate diploma titles and repeated enrolment by any
student in sub-bachelor courses within the same area of knowledge, there be only four
qualifications available: Diploma in Arts, Diploma in Commerce, Diploma in Design and Diploma
in Science (within each of which a wide range of different majors may be offered);
(ix) that the University resolve to extend undergraduate diplomas beyond ‘skills-based’ fields,
making them potentially available in all fields that offer a major; and that the principle embodied
in Recommendation 29 in the Review of Course Structures report be modified accordingly;
...
In recognition of the University’s commitment to encouraging the study of languages, Council
approved that the Diploma in Modern Languages continue to be offered concurrently with a
bachelor’s degree course pending a comprehensive review in 2013.
RESOLVED – 56
to approve that the Diploma in Arts, Diploma in Commerce, Diploma in Design and Diploma in
Science be established effective 2012.
7.2.2
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences – Rescission of the Graduate Certificate in
Science and Graduate Diploma in Science – Refs F25829, F25717
RESOLVED – 57
to approve the rescission, effective 2012 of the Graduate Certificate in Science and Graduate
Diploma in Science subject to students currently undertaking courses leading to the awards
being able to complete their courses and have their awards conferred in accordance with the
relevant rules and policies.
8.
REPORT OF THE HONORARY DEGREES COMMITTEE
8.1
Honorary Degrees, Chancellor’s Medals – Ref F19866
The Honorary Degrees Committee met on 30 August 2011 to consider nominations for the
award of honorary degrees and to determine the award of Chancellor’s Medals at the 2012
graduation ceremonies. A report was attached to the agenda for members providing details of
those recommended for the award of an honorary degree and those approved for the award of a
Chancellor’s Medal, on the understanding that these details would remain confidential until the
recipients had been contacted and had advised their acceptance.
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RESOLVED – 58
to approve the recommendation for the award of the honorary degrees and note the decisions of
the Honorary Degrees Committee as to the award of Chancellor’s Medals.
8.2
Distinguished International Alumnus Award – Ref F8143
It was noted that in accordance with the regulations for the Distinguished International Alumnus
Award, the Honorary Degrees Committee had resolved that a Distinguished International
Alumus Award be made to Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Noramly bin Muslim, Dr Roland Dom
Mattu, Hon Dato’ Sri Wong Soon Koh, Professor Dato’ Dr Hood Mohammed Selleh and Ramli
Ibrahim. The Awards had been presented at an alumni function held in Kuala Lumpur on 3
September 2011.
Confirmed
CHAIR
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