DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Meeting 2 / 2014
Monday 19 May 2014 at 10.30pm
Room – W1.14, VMP name – Dial 52236900 and Psych VMP number 39319# to connect
Chair – Tess Knight, Deputy Chair – Jaclyn Broadbent
Secretariat: Maria Muthiah, phone ext - 46843 maria.muthiah@deakin.edu.au
1. Present: Tess Knight (chair), Janine McGuinness, Jarrad Lum, Jaclyn Broadbent, Merrilyn Hooley,
Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Skye McPhie, Melissa Hayden, Christian Hyde, Emily Kothe, Lisa Chee,
Sandra Hooper, David Austin, Hannah Bereznicki, Lucy Zinkiewicz, Emma Gould, Mark Stokes, Lata
Satyen, Vicki Kavadas, Jacqueline Mills, Leah McCabe, Stefanie Sharman
Apologies:
Wendy Sutherland-Smith, Robert Cummins, Michael Do, Ben Richardson, Andrew Day, Marita
McCabe, Jeromy Anglim, Jade Sheen, Rachael Cox, Ross King, Rachel Leung, Cathy Caballero,
Sharon Horwood, Lina Ricciardelli, Eric Koukounas, Bianca Klettke, Vanessa Sturre, Petra
Staiger, Peter Miller, Linda Byrne, Melanie Bertino, Andrew Lewis, Catherine Ward, Helen
Skouteris, Gillian Clark, Richard Moulding, Nicole Papadopoulos, Annette Dunham, Melissa
Weinberg, Mark Rogers, Shaun Brown, Nick Kambouropoulos, Alex Mussap, Annette Dunham,
Melissa Weinberg, Mark Rogers, Shaun Brown, Nick Kambouropoulos, Alex Mussap, Kathryn
Dib, Jacqui Macdonald
2. Procedural matters
No declarations from members of potential conflict of interest were noted.
3. Minutes
The minutes of Meeting 1/2014 held on 14 April 2014 were confirmed.
4. Action Items
None listed
GENERAL BUSINESS
Reports
5. Business of Teaching and Learning committee
5.1 To receive a report from the Faculty Teaching & Learning Committee
None received
5.2 To receive other reports.
5.2.1 4th year systematic reviews commencing 2015 – an update from Jarrad Lum.
Jarrad provided an update with discussions and questions from the forum.
The members noted that the plan to introduce systematic as part of the fourth year course work
program (for 2015) are going ahead. Content relating to systematic reviews will be undertaken as
part of the Research Methods coursework. At present we have been given APAC approval to
remove the literature review from the empirical report and have students complete a single
systematic review and be assessed as part of research methods. This assignment will be marked by
research methods teaching staff. In place of the literature review students will prepare a short
summary about the background and rationale for their study. This will be assessed by their
supervisors.
In developing the coursework for the systematic review Jarrad will be sending out an email to staff
asking for suggestion on what should be covered in the systematic review coursework.
6. Teaching and Learning meeting forum
Nothing to report
7. OTHER BUSINESS
7.1 Tess knight reminded staff that there will now be level co-ordinators and that they will be
contacting unit chairs to meet regarding assessment requirements at each level and how these
reflect the skills we would like students to gain during across their course.
7.2 Special Consideration applications from students for every unit in every trimester – Tess Knight
The members noted that there is an ongoing problem with students who apply for SC for each unit
every trimester and this is being monitored by HSAS. It was suggested that these students should be
applying for LAPs (Learning Access Plans).
Action – Tess Knight to keep members updated
7.3 A presentation from DSL for the next meeting – It was suggested that a presentation from a
member of the DSL staff on all the services available for students would be a good idea.
Action – Tess Knight to liaise with DSL
The following links provide information to students on various services offered by DSL
http://www.deakin.edu.au/campus-life/services-and-facilities/health-and-wellbeing
http://www.deakin.edu.au/campus-life/services-and-facilities
7.4 The members noted that new student representatives for the T & L meetings are required
for 2014. Members are requested to forward any suitable nominees currently studying at 3rd
or 4th year level from both campuses.
Next meeting – Monday 23 June 2014
Chair – Tess Knight – Date: 19 May 2014