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NOTICE OF MEETING: ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND QUALITY COMMITTEE DATE AND TIME: Tuesday 14 August 2012 at 9.30 am PLACE: Room 310, Lincoln Student Services Building D Anderson REGISTRAR 7 August 2012

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1. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 17 JULY 2012 The minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2012 are attached (Attachment 1). FOR APPROVAL 2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

2.1 Report to Academic Senate Academic Senate has not considered any reports since our last meeting. FOR NOTING

3. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CASES 3.1 Faculty Reports

An Individual Case Report has been received from the Faculty of Human Sciences. (Attachment 2)

FOR NOTING 4. REPORT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE SUB-COMMITTEE

The Undergraduate Sub-Committee met on 31 July 2012. The agenda and associated papers for the Sub-Committee’s meetings can be found for review by members on the ASQC web site at: http://senate.mq.edu.au/apc/sub_committees.html The report of the Sub-Committee’s meeting is attached. (Attachment 3). FOR DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO ACADEMIC SENATE

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5. REPORT OF THE POSTGRADUATE SUB-COMMITTEE

The Postgraduate Sub-Committee has not met since our last meeting.

6. POSTGRADUATE CURRICULUM RENEWAL – LANGUAGE UNITS IN POSTGRADUATE

DEGREES A paper has been received from the Faculty of Arts for consideration. (Attachment 4) FOR DISCUSSION

7. GUIDELINES FOR VARIATION TO EXAMINATION POLICY A draft paper has been received for consideration and discussion. (Attachment 5) FOR DISCUSSION

8. OUA – SCHEDULE OF UNITS 2013 The 2013 Schedule of units to be offered by OUA has been received and approved by the Chair on on behalf of ASQC. (Attachment 6) FOR NOTING

9. 700 LEVEL NEW UNIT

A further unit has now been submitted for consideration and recommendation to Academic Senate. It will be a required unit in the Master of Research. MRES700 - Research Communications (Attachment 7) FOR DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO ACADEMIC SENATE

10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

11. NEXT MEETING The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 11 September 2012 commencing at 9.30am. The

meeting will be held in Room 310 Lincoln Student Services Building.

FOR NOTING

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ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND QUALITY COMMITTEE

Minutes of the meeting of the Academic Standards and Quality Committee held on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 in Room 310, Lincoln Student Services Building, from 9.30am to 11:00am. PRESENT: Mr K Baird Ms J Bowden Mr A Burrell Ms F Burton Associate Professor H Carter Ms L Clark Associate Professor P Coutts (in the Chair) Associate Professor M Hitchens Associate Professor N Klein Mr W Lee Professor J Sachs (Provost) Dr A Semple Ms S Spinks Dr I Wells APOLOGIES: Ms D Anderson Dr N Anderson Dr A Bosanquet Professor J Fitness (Chair) Professor A Ross-Smith IN ATTENDANCE: Ms F Courtis Mrs R Grewal Mrs S Kelly Mrs B Liu Mrs K Shorrock Ms Z Williams Mr J Wylie 1. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 26 JUNE 2012

The minutes of the meeting held on 26 June 2012 were approved with the following amendments: Item 4.2: STAT399 Statistical Counsulting was listed under New Units – to be moved to the section Proposal to Add Existing Units to the Schedule of Participation Units Item 7: Recommendation 11: If a student completes a Planet or People unit which is acceptable for the degree in which they have enrolled, then transfers to a new degree in another faculty (as a result), where this will be part of the core, such a unit should not have to be done again – it should continue to be accepted as meeting requirements. Feedback: There is no student system that is able to manage this currently. The Committee also noted that there are few people and planet options in the OUA Bachelor of Arts due to

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an anomaly in the way OUA units are currently added to the systems. This issue will be addressed by applying the following recommendation: It is recommended that all OUA units that are listed as People or Planet units on-campus be listed with the same designation for OUA purposes. A list of these OUA units and their on-campus equivalents follows (TBA).

2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

2.1 Report to Academic Senate The Committee noted that Academic Senate will consider reports from the 26 June and 17 July ASQC meetings at its next meeting on 7 August 2012.

3. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CASES 3.1 Faculty Reports

The Committee noted reports received from the Faculty of Arts (tabled), Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Human Sciences (tabled).

The Committee noted the report from the Faculty of Business and Economics that included a deeming case involving units from both Faculties of Arts and Business and Economics, with the student (SID 42150493) admitted in the Master of International Trade and Commerce Law, a program owned by the Faculty of Arts. The Committee also noted the report from the Faculty of Arts that included a deeming case (SID 42381134) involving deeming of BUSL851, a unit owned by the Faculty of Business and Economics. The Committee agreed that faculties should ensure that there is an appropriate consultation process across faculties in cases such as the ones identified above. 3.2 2010 BBA Hong Kong students The Committee considered a memo from Professor Greg Elliott to the Faculty of Business and Economics Individual Cases Committee dated 25 June 2012 (tabled) regarding the proposal to reparent a number of Hong Kong students into the 2010 BBA Hong Kong program. These students were admitted in the Hong Kong BBA program in 2010 but have transferred to the Sydney campus location in 2011 and 2012. The Hong Kong program was exempted from the People and Planet requirement whereas this was a requirement as part of the program structure in the Sydney location. The Department of Marketing and Management proposed that these students be reparented into the 2010 BBA Hong Kong program to allow them to qualify without the need to complete the People and Planet requirement. The Committee agreed that instead of the above proposal, a more suitable solution would be to invoke the Saving Clause to allow these students to complete their program without completing the People and Planet requirement. It was noted that if these are approved as Saving cases at the 7 August Academic Senate, the students may be eligible to qualify and be included in the September graduations, provided all other requirements are met.

4. REPORT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE SUB-COMMITTEE

The Committee reviewed the minutes of the Undergraduate Sub-Committee meeting held on 2 July 2012. The agenda and associated papers for the Sub-Committee’s meetings can be found for review by members on the ASQC web site at: http://senate.mq.edu.au/apc/sub_committees.html


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4.1 2012 Academic Program

Emergency Changes to the 2012 Schedule of Units Faculty of Arts LAW204 Contracts The Faculty has requested to add a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW317 Equity and Trusts The Faculty has requested to add a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW480 Jessup Moot The Faculty has noted that this unit has a quota of 5 and also requested the addition of a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW491 Politics and the Constitution The Faculty has requested a quota of 60 as well as the addition of a Session 3 offering for 2012.

LAW551 Professional and Community Engagement The Faculty has requested to add a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW555 Remedies The Faculty has requested a quota of 90 as well as the addition of a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW575 Advanced Topics in Environmental Law LAW853 Comparative Environmental Law The Faculty has requested that both LAW575 and LAW853 be co-taught as well as the addition of a Session 3 offering for 2012. LAW582 Special Interest Seminar: International Criminal Law The Faculty has requested to add a Session 3 offering for 2012. The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the Emergency Change requests for the above units with immediate effect.

4.2 2013 Academic Program Emergency Changes to the 2013 Schedule of Programs Bachelor of e-Business – EBSS01 The Faculty requested to change the required unit COM125 to ISYS100. The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the above emergency change request, with effect from 1 January 2013. Revised Program Structures The Department of Psychology submitted amended programs of study that had PSY245 replaced with PSYC332, for the following: Bachelor of Arts Psychology Bachelor of Arts Psychology with the Bachelor of Health Bachelor of Arts Psychology with the degree Bachelor of Law


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Bachelor of Arts Psychology with the Diploma of Education Bachelor of Business Administration with the degree of Bachelor of Arts Psychology Bachelor of Commerce with the degree of Bachelor of Arts Psychology Bachelor of Science Psychology Graduate Diploma of Psychology Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology Psychological Science Major The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the revised structures for the above programs, with effect from 1 January 2013. New Award – Bachelor of Ancient History (BAncHist)

The Sub-Committee reviewed a revised structure of the Bachelor of Ancient History that included an additional 3 credit points. The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the 72 credit point structure for the Bachelor of Ancient History, with effect from 1 January 2013. The Committee also recommends that the prerequisites for AHIS348 be amended to include admission to the Bachelor of Ancient History and that the 30cp be changed to 39cp. The Committee further RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves that all new three year named Bachelor degrees be standardised at 72 credit points effective immediately. Emergency Changes to the 2013 Schedule of Majors PHY01 Physics ASA01 - Astronomy and Astrophysics PHO01 - Photonics The Faculty requested to amend the above majors to include “Required with PHYS104 or PHYS106” and “Required PHYS143 or PHYS107”. The Faculty also requested that the offerings and Prerequisites/ Co-requisites for PHYS140 and PHYS143 be amended. The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the emergency change requests for the above majors, with effect from 1 January 2013. Emergency Changes to the 2013 Schedule of Units

Faculty of Arts

AHIS368 Advanced Coptic Texts The Faculty requested to change the name for AHIS368 to Coptic C. MAS210 Non Fiction Writing: Travel The Faculty requested to add CUL240 as a co-requisite to MAS210. MHIS201 Indigenous-Settler Relations: Contact, Context and Shared Histories from 1750 The Faculty requested to change the unit name to “Indigenous-Settler Relations from 1750”.

MAS389 Public Relations Theories The Faculty requested to change the prerequisites to 39 credit point including CUL240 (pending approval from the Chair of FSQC).

LAW599 Legal Governance and Professional Leadership LEX300 Social Innovation, Governance and Professional Leadership The Faculty requested to change the offerings, unit descriptions and removal of the NCCWs.


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Faculty of Human Sciences PSY399 Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice PSYC104 Introduction to Psychology I PSYC105 Introduction to Psychology II LING214 Introduction to Psycholinguistics PSY224 Psychology, Health and Wellbeing PSY238 Introduction to Psycholinguistics PSY234 Social and Personality Psychology PSY235 Developmental Psychology PSY236 Biopsychology and Learning PSY245 Principles of Psychological Assessment PSY246 Perception I PSY338 Organisational Psychology PSY247 Perception I The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the Emergency Change requests for the above units, with effect from 1 January 2013. New Unit Proposals 2013

Faculty of Arts

CHIN362 Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society II

CHIN385 English-Chinese Translation II (Recoded from CHN385) CHIN387 Chinese-English Translation II (Recoded from CHN387) PICT102 Policing and Crime

Faculty of Science SCOM301 Science Communication in Action

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the introduction of the above units, with effect from 1 January 2013. 4.3 Request to extend BA-Psychology (Hons) and BSc-Psychology (Hons)

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the two year

extension, until 2015, of the add-on Honours component to the BA-Psychology (Hons) and BSc-Psychology (Hons).

4.4 Bachelor of Information Technology – Games Design and Development

The Faculty of Science submitted a request to establish a transfer policy for the above award. The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves that students admitted in the Bachelor of Information Technology – Games Design and Development who have completed at least 12 credit points with an overall GPA of 2.0 be allowed to transfer to the Bachelor of Information Technology, with immediate effect. Addendum An error to the above recommendation was identified subsequent to the 20 November 2012 ASQC meeting. The Chair on behalf of the Committee approved that it be amended to the following: The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves a transfer criteria for students who have completed at least 12 credit points with an overall GPA of 2.0 to be


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permitted to transfer to the Bachelor of Information Technology – Games Design and Development with immediate effect. The amendment was forwarded to Academic Senate for noting at its 13 December 2012 meeting.

4.5 Mapping of Old Curriculum Programs

The Committee noted that the Faculty of Business and Economics has mapped available alternate units for their old curriculum programs.

5. REPORT OF THE POSTGRADUATE SUB-COMMITTEE

The Committee reviewed the minutes of the Postgraduate Sub-Committee meeting held on 5 July 2012. The agenda and associated papers for the Sub-Committee’s meeting can be found for review by members on the ASQC website at: http://senate.mq.edu.au/apc/sub_committees.html. 5.1 2013 Academic Program Proposal for Establishment of New Award

Faculty of Business and Economics Master of Accounting (Professional) with Master of Commerce The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE RECOMMENDS TO COUNCIL the establishment of the above award, with effect from 1 January 2013.

Proposal for Establishment of Specialisations Faculty of Business and Economics Specialisation in Corporate Governance in the Master of Commerce Specialisation in Financial Crime and Governance in the Master of Commerce The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the establishment of the above specialisations, with effect from 1 January 2013.

Discontinuance of Awards

Faculty of Business and Economics Master of Corporate Governance Postgraduate Diploma of Corporate Governance (Exit Award) Postgraduate Certificate of Corporate Governance (Exit Award)

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the discontinuance of the above awards, with effect from 31 December 2012. Faculty of Science The Faculty submitted a proposal to reverse the discontinuance of the Master of Information Technology Consulting. [Approved for discontinuance ASQC 15 May 2012] The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the rescindment of the


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discontinuance of the Master of Information Technology Consulting, with effect from 31 December 2012. Discontinuance of Specialisations Faculty of Arts Specialisation in Ancient Art and Architecture in the Master of Arts Specialisation in Late Antiquity in the Master of Arts The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the discontinuance of the above specialisations, with effect from 31 December 2012. New Unit 2013 Faculty of Arts MECO839 Music Production Analysis and Research The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the introduction of the above unit, with effect from 1 January 2013. Units for Renewal 2013 MGSM MGSM871 Managerial Psychology MGSM880 Foundations of Management Thought MGSM955 Management Internship MGSM987 Law and Management MGSM989 International Perspectives in Management; Study Tour The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the renewal of the above units, with effect from 1 January 2013. Recoding of Units 2013 Faculty of Arts The Faculty proposed to recode OUA units in the PICT program with the new units and to list the former code as NCCW.

Unit Code Recode Unit Title NCCW

Revised NCCW

PIC 820 PICX 802 Terrorism Issues None PIC 820 PIC 860 PICX 806 Strategic Policing None PIC 860 PIC 880 PICX 808 Information Warfare and Cyberterrorism None PIC 880 PIC 831 PICX 813 Intelligence Analysis: Concepts and Application None PIC 831 PIC 841 PICX 814 Intelligence and National Security None PIC 841 PIC 881 PICX 818 National Security and Counter Terrorism Issues None PIC 881 PIC 873 PICX 837 Terrorist Support Networks and Operations None PIC 873 PIC 883 PICX 838 Insurgency and Non‐State Security Challenges None PIC 883 PIC 804 PICX 840 Cybercrime None PIC 804 PIC 814 PICX 841 Organised Crime None PIC 814 PIC 824 PICX 842 Protecting Society: Public Policing/Private Security None PIC 824


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PIC 834 PICX 843 Comparative Policing None PIC 834 PIC 844 PICX 844 Advanced Intelligence Analysis None PIC 844 PIC 864 PICX 846 Competitive Intelligence None PIC 864 PIC 910 PICX 901 International Security None PIC 910 PIC 930 PICX 903 Economic and Resource Security None PIC 930 PIC 960 PICX 906 International Security Law None PIC 960 PIC 970 PICX 907 Border Security and Migration None PIC 970 PIC 980 PICX 908 Globalisation and Security None PIC 980 PIC 931 PICX 913 Asia‐Pacific Security None PIC 931 PIC 902 PICX 920 Asian Economic Security Threats None PIC 902

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the recoding and the revised NCCWs of the above units, with effect from 1 January 2013.

5.2 Change of Grading Scheme The Committee noted the Sub-Committee’s approval of the change of the grading scheme of APPL922 Practicum in TESOL to a pass/fail basis from session 2, 2012. 5.3 General Specialisations The Committee noted that the Sub-Committee discussed general specialisations offered within the Master of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Postgraduate Diploma of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Master of Applied Linguistics, Postgraduate Diploma of Applied Linguistics, and the Postgraduate Certificate of Applied Linguistics. The Sub-Committee agreed that in accordance with original intent these general specialisations would be suppressed on the award testamur, academic transcripts and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statements. Academic Program staff would liaise with Student Systems and Business Solutions to facilitate the implementation in AMIS. Faculties would be asked to consider restructuring their programs without general specialisations in future. 5.4 Postgraduate Coursework Articulations, Nested and Exit Awards The Committee noted that postgraduate coursework articulations, nested and exit awards will be considered by a Working Group. It was noted that the Working Party for Recognition of Prior Learning is reaching the final stages of the policy development. It is expected that the policy will cover postgraduate coursework articulations.

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5.5 Amendments to OUA Program Structures (Tabled Paper) The item was omitted from the minutes and an amendment has been reported in the ASQC minutes of meeting held on 25 June 2013.

6. NEW 700 LEVEL UNITS The Committee noted that the Chair has approved on behalf of the Committee the details of the next batch of units. The Committee reviewed the remainder of the units (tabled). The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the full details of each 700 level unit as attached (Attachment 1), with effect from 1 January 2013. The Committee noted that Academic Senate at its 5 June 2012 meeting had approved the Schedule of 700 level units that included unit names, codes, credit points and offerings.


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7. GRADUATE AND VOCATIONAL GRADUATE CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS IN THE

AUSTRALIAN QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK The Committee reviewed a consultation paper Graduate and Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in the Australian Qualifications Framework, AQF Council, June 2012. The Committee noted that the AQF Council has invited feedback on their intended approach by 27 July 2012.

The Committee highlighted two areas of concern arising from the implications of the AQF Council’s preferred position on the Graduate and Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas qualification types in the AQF: (i) Postgraduate Diplomas to be renamed Advanced Graduate Diplomas; (ii) Postgraduate Certificates will not be AQF accredited and there is no basis for

Graduate Certificates to be retained.

The Committee was particularly concerned over the potential loss of Postgraduate Certificates and Graduate Certificates and the implications for Macquarie. The Committee agreed that Postgraduate Certificates are of significant value to the University in the following ways: (i) Postgraduate Certificates serve as important articulation pathways to Postgraduate

Diploma and Master level degrees; (ii) They offer attractive continuing professional development options; (iii) Many are part of strategic and/or commercial agreements, eg, Postgraduate

Certificate of Credit Analysis, Postgraduate Certificate of Social Health and Counselling, Postgraduate Certificate of TESOL;

APS was requested to provide some statistics on past Postgraduate Certificate, Certificate and Graduate Certificate qualifications. The following is the number of Postgraduate Certificate qualifications for the period 1 January 2007 to 17 July 2012, by faculty: Faculty of Arts: 250 Faculty of Business and Economics: 136 Faculty of Human Sciences: 618 Faculty of Science: 106 MGSM: 926 OUA: 66 Total: 2102 The following is the number of Certificate and Graduate Certificate qualifications for the period 1 January 2007 to 17 July 2012: Certificate in Ancient Languages: 7 Certificate in Languages: 123 Graduate Certificates: 804 Total: 934 The Committee also raised the need to seek clarity on what distinction will be applied between exit awards and nested awards under the revised classifications. In light of the above discussion of the AQF Council around level 7 and level 8 awards, the Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE, as a matter of urgency, establish a working group to recommend the nomenclature of Macquarie awards, and to consider the implementation priorities and intended timeline to be compliant by 2015.


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8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 Units

8.1.1 Emergency Changes to Postgraduate units approved by the Chair and Deputy Chair on behalf of ASQC (tabled).

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the 2012 Emergency Changes to Postgraduate Units as presented in the summary table, effective immediately (Attachment 2).

8.1.2 MGSM Unit Renewal in 2013 The following units (tabled) have been recommended to ASQC for renewal in 2013 by the Chair of the Postgraduate Sub-Committee on behalf of the Sub-Committee: MGSM800 Strategic Human Resource ManagementMGSM818 Marketing Communications MGSM848 Strategic Finance MGSM857 Competition and Strategy in Asia/Pacific MGSM858 Corporate Acquisitions MGSM866 Managing Change The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the above units for renewal, with effect from 1 January 2013. 8.2 Programs

Emergency Changes to Postgraduate programs approved by the Chair and Deputy Chair on behalf of ASQC (tabled).

The Committee RECOMMENDS THAT ACADEMIC SENATE approves the 2012 Emergency Changes to Postgraduate programs as presented in the summary table, effective immediately (Attachment 3). 8.3 Undergraduate Curriculum Transition Associate Professor Coutts reported that the Transition Working Group recently met to discuss outstanding issues in relation to undergraduate curriculum transition. The Group identified the following two cohorts of affected students and has advised faculties accordingly: (i) For students who need to transfer but no equivalent program has been identified for

such purpose, faculties have been asked to advise possible solutions; (ii) For students who could potentially complete their program in 2012, APS will advise

them on what units they should enrol in for Session 2 and/or Session 3. 8.4 Participation Streams Ms Clark reported on the proposal to the addition of Participation streams within existing units from 2013. The Committee noted that a range of related issues are being considered by a taskforce, including but not limiting to the following: • The need for a distinct prefix (eg. “Z” as the last letter of the code) for new units;


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• Enrolment arrangements that will not create additional administrative loads, eg, in Coursework Studies Section;

• Enrolment into participation streams need to be finalised by the first week of enrolment;

• Ensuring compliance with criteria of participation units; • Participation streams to be confined to elective units at this stage; The Committee acknowledged that the proposal presents as an innovative way of diversifying modes of offering of participation units. 8.5 The Roles of FSQCs and ASQC in Unit Review and Approval

Dr Wells raised the need for a review of the roles played by ASQC and FSQCs in relation to

unit review and approval. The Committee engaged in a wide ranging discussion which resulted in general consensus as follows:

• Greater clarity in the terms of reference and guiding framework for ASQC and FSQCs

could strengthen their positions in relation to quality assurance, review, audit unit review and approval;

• FSQCs, through their process should ensure their faculty submissions to ASQC comply with the University policies, for example the Assessment Policy;

The Committee also agreed to review figures on units that were not approved by ASQC due to non compliance with the Assessment Policy.

9. NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 14 August 2012 commencing at 9.30am. The meeting will be held in Room 310 Lincoln Student Services Building.


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ASQC Undergraduate Subcommittee

Minutes of the meeting held on 31 July 2012 Attending Members: Ms Sue Spinks (Chair), Dr Nicole Anderson, Mr Kevin Baird, Ms Lindie Clark, A/Prof Michael Hitchens In Attendance: Ms Barbara McLean (Item 4), Ms Suzanne Kelly, Ms Jemima Morley, Ms Sheena Pillai, Ms Kylie Shorrock Apologies: A/Prof Pamela Coutts ____________________________________________________________________________ 1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes from the previous meeting held on 2 July 2012 were submitted to the ASQC

meeting of 17 July 2012. For noting 2. BUSINESS ARISING

2.1 New Unit Proposals 2013

Faculty of Human Sciences

PSYC332 Principles of Psychological Assessment

The Subcommittee considered the amended unit proposal and agreed that amendments had been made to the prerequisites as requested.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that PSYC332 Principles of Psychological Assessment be introduced as a new unit with effect from 1 January 2013.

2.2 Report of UG Subcommittee Task Force re LAW448 Participation Stream The outcomes of the task force chaired by Ms Lindie Clark were discussed at the meeting and are attached to the minutes.

3. 2013 ACADEMIC PROGRAM

3.1 Emergency Changes Faculty of Arts

AHST490 Ancient History Honours (FT)

AHST495 Ancient History Honours (PT) The Subcommittee considered a request to amend the prerequisites for both units to “Admission to Bachelor of Ancient History (Honours)”. Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that the prerequisites for AHST490 Ancient History Honours (FT) and AHST495 Ancient History Honours (PT)


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be amended as noted above with effect from 1 January 2013. Faculty of Human Sciences

PSY351 Research Methods in Psychology

The Subcommittee discussed a request to amend the prerequisite for PSY351 as PSY245 has been recoded to PSYC332.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that the prerequisite for PSY351 Research Methods in Psychology be amended to include PSYC332.

3.2 Late Amendments to Programs/Majors/ Specialisations Faculty of Arts Politics and International Relations Major POL02

The Faculty of Arts requested that the 300 level requirements for the Politics and International Relations major be amended. The Subcommittee discussed the amendments and agreed to recommend the request, however it was noted that the changes will need to be expressed differently - LEX300 should be moved under the 300 level option set which will then change to “9 credit points from”.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that the Politics and

International Relations Major be amended as noted above with effect from 1 January 2013.

Media, Culture and Communications Major MED02

The Faculty of Arts requested that the program structure for the Media Culture and

Communications major be amended in order to give equal weighting to the CUL, MAS and ICOM disciplines.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC the late amendment

request to amend the structure of the Media, Culture and Communications major (MED02) with effect from 1 January 2013.

Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychology PSYC01

The Subcommittee discussed the Faculty’s request to amend the program for PSYC01

(new code PSYC02) from 24 credit points of PSY units at 300 level to 18 credit points of PSY units at 300 level. While the Subcommittee agreed to recommend the request clarification was requested regarding the general requirements.

Currently the general requirements in the revised program of study require 54 credit

points as a “minimum number of credit points at 100, 200 and 300 level in PSY”. However the “required” PSY units as listed in the program only adds up to 42 credit points at 100, 200 and 300 level PSY. It was suggested that the Faculty either change:

- the minimum requirements to 42 credit points required at 100,200 and 300 level

PSY; or - include 400 level PSY units within the minimum requirements - which total 56 credit

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request to amend the program structure of the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychology PSYC01 (PSYC02) with effect from 1 January 2013.

3.3 Units to be Deleted in 2013

PSY245 Principles of Psychological Assessment The Faculty of Human Sciences have requested that PSY245 be deleted from the

Schedule of Units from 2013 as it is being replaced by the new unit PSYC332.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that PSY245 Principles of Psychological Assessment be deleted from the Schedule of Units with effect from 1 January 2013.

3.4 Proposal to Discontinue an Award Faculty of Human Sciences

Graduate Diploma of Psychology The Faculty of Human Sciences requested that the Graduate Diploma of Psychology be discontinued from 2013 as there will be no new intakes into this program. The Subcommittee discussed the request and agreed to recommend it. Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that the Award of the Graduate Diploma of Psychology be discontinued with effect from 1 January 2013.

4 Session 3 – Limitations on Required Units Offered in Session 3

Ms Barb McLean addressed the Subcommittee on the issue of required units only being offered in Session 3 (and not in Sessions 1 and 2). The various negative impacts were discussed and concerns were raised regarding students who would need to prolong their studies to undertake their required units. International students were identified as being particularly vulnerable as they would likely not be able to satisfy their VISA requirements while waiting to undertake their required units. Therefore it was agreed by all, that Session 3 is a voluntary intensive offering and is not to be considered as part of a compulsory trimester system of offerings. Ms McLean advised the Subcommittee that a policy regarding Session 3 offerings was being developed. Therefore the Subcommittee agreed that a guideline be established stating that required units cannot not be offered in Session 3 only. It was noted that this guideline will become part of the policy regarding Session 3 offerings.

Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that a guideline be established stating that a required unit cannot be offered in Session 3 only, it must also be offered in Session 1 or Session 2.

5. People and Planet Unit Review for 2014 The Subcommittee commenced the review of People and Planet units for 2014. The review will be continued at an extra-ordinary meeting to be held on 21 August 2012 from 2pm to 5pm. The Subcommittee will deliver its report upon conclusion of the review.

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LAWZ448 Animal Law – Participation Nomination 2013 and New Unit Proposal

The Faculty of Arts requested that LAWZ448 be added to the Schedule of Participation Units from 2013. The Subcommittee discussed the request and noted that the new unit proposal for LAWZ448 had not yet been received. Action: The Subcommittee agreed to recommend to ASQC that LAWZ448 Animal Law be added to the Schedule of Participation Units with effect from 1 January 2013, provided that the new unit proposal for LAWZ448 is received.

Subsequent to the meeting, the new unit proposal for LAWZ448 was submitted to the Chair of the Undergraduate Subcommittee for consideration. Action: On behalf of the Undergraduate Subcommittee, the Chair recommends to ASQC LAWZ448 Animal law, as a new unit with effect from 1 January 2013.

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ASQC UG SUBCOMMITTEE Taskforce meeting re ‐ LAW448 Animal Law 'Participation stream' proposal 16 July 2012

Present: Prof Natalie Klein, A/Prof Pamela Coutts, Jemima Morley, Kylie Shorrock, Lindie Clark

BACKGROUND

"The ASQC UG Sub‐Committee supported in principle the suggestion (to introduce a Participation unit ‘stream’ for the proposed new Animal Law unit, LAW448) and tasked Ms Lindie Clark with leading a small working group to work through numerous issues and criteria for 2013 before recommending to ASQC." (ASQC UG Sub‐Committee 12 June 2012 minutes)

The taskforce met on 16 July and discussed the following issues:

* appropriate prefixes/codes for such units (to distinguish them from 'non‐Participation' versions of the same unit) * issues around the 'last day to enrol' in such units * criteria for/conditions under which units would suit streaming

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• The Taskforce noted that the key objectives of ‘streaming’ were to o Maximise range of student choices re Participation Units o Increase community partner access to students with skills and knowledge in discipline‐specific areas of

particular relevance to the partner’s needs o Spread the workload involved in the teaching and administration of Participation units

• We further noted that, in achieving these objectives, we need to make sure that we: o Minimise the amount of ‘manual’ administration required to ensure students are enrolled in the correct

version of the unit (i.e. Participation‐stream v. ‘mainstream’) o Don’t create a proliferation of new units (all of which incur administration costs)

Unit codes

• It was agreed that we definitely need a new unit code to distinguish the Participation ‘stream’ of the unit from its ‘mainstream’ counterpart. This will be essential for (inter alia) verifying/qualifying that students have met their Participation requirement once it becomes a general requirement in degrees. That said, we also need to arrive at a unit‐naming convention that somehow links the Participation‐stream of the unit with its ‘mainstream’ counterpart (this is important for student, partner, and staff audiences)

• A range of options were discussed for identifiable yet distinct prefixes/codes, including proposed use of ‘P’ as the fourth letter of the unit prefix (e.g. LAWP448 for the Participation stream of LAW448). This proposal was abandoned as there are many other existing units with a P in this position (e.g. ECHP). It is therefore recommended that ‘Participation‐stream’ units (1) use the same unit code number as their mainstream counterpart, (2) share the first three letters of the mainstream unit’s prefix, and (3) use ‘Z’ as the fourth letter of the unit prefix, e.g. LAWZ448

Enrolment deadlines

• It is recommended that Participation‐stream Units would have to observe the same enrolment deadlines as those for all other units (i.e. enrolment to be finalised before end of 1st week of the relevant session for External offerings, and before end of 2nd week for Internal offerings).

• The taskforce noted that, as is the case with all Participation units, there can be long lead times involved in arranging suitable student placements prior to the Session starting. An indicative timeline was provided by Deb


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• Ronan, convenor of LAW551 for the Session 1 and Session 2 offerings of that unit (see Attachment 1). In order to give Unit Convenors as much ‘advance notice’ of student intentions to enrol in such units, the Taskforce agreed that:

o Unit Convenors and Program Directors should be encouraged to use unit descriptions in the UG Handbook (and other relevant communication methods, e.g. Information Sessions in relevant ‘feeder’ units; program induction materials etc) to flag to prospective students the need to talk to the Unit Convenor well before Session starts if they are interested in enrolling in the Participation‐stream of the unit

o Longer‐term: the PACE team and SBSS have been exploring eApplication as a way of students submitting an EoI or application for Participation units well ahead of Session commencement.

Pre‐requisites

• It is recommended that Participation‐stream units require Exec Dean Approval as a pre‐requisite (as well as any other relevant pre‐reqs for unit content/level)

Criteria that proposed Participation‐stream units would need to meet

• It was noted that, in the normal course of events, the University would expect full Participation units to be created, rather than Participation‐streams, at least until the effectiveness of the latter mode of delivery has been evaluated (see below)

• That said, there will be specific circumstances in which the creation of a Participation‐stream is justified, e.g. when partner capacity or other reasons prevent the development of suitable placements to cater for all students enrolled in the ‘mainstream’ unit.

• It is recommended that all proposed Participation‐stream units would need to meet the following criteria:

o Compliance with the Senate‐approved Criteria for Participation Units and Activities (Sept 2011) o Learning Outcomes identical to ‘mainstream’ version of unit (but some L&T activities and/or assessment

tasks may differ) o Unit cannot be a core requirement in a program

(NB. It is proposed that this particular criterion hold for 2013‐14, until an evaluation of the effectiveness of this mode of delivery is undertaken. The results of the evaluation may suggest that a relaxation of this criterion is warranted for 2015 and beyond.)

Limited trial of Participation‐streams in 2013

• It is recommended that the Participation‐stream approach be trialled in a small number of units (2‐3) in 2013‐14, starting with LAWZ448 Animal Law. Lindie Clark has ask the Academic Directors of Participation in each Faculty to nominate (ASAP) any other units which may be suited to this mode of delivery for 2013

• As noted above, an evaluation of the effectiveness of this mode of delivery will then be undertaken, incorporating the perspectives of students, staff and partners. This can inform decision‐making on the continued viability/desirability of ‘Participation‐streams’

LAWZ448 Animal Law

• Prof Natalie Klein and Kylie Shorrock to finalise the outstanding paperwork required to create this new unit for 2013 and add it to the Schedule of Participation Units (LAW448 has already been approved as a new unit for 2013).

Lindie Clark PACE Academic and Programs Director


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Attachment 1 – Timelines for LAW551, existing Participation unit

Hi All,

Further to our meeting the other day, Deb Ronan has kindly provided the timelines she is using for LAW551, which could be put in place for the PACE streams as well:

For semester 2 Law 551:

1. Call for applications 12 May (week 10)

2. Closing date for applications 8 June (last day week 13). Students to have completed application form and participation activity form

3. DR checks applications, and forwards to MK (the Faculty Participation Manager) if approved.

4. MK contacts organisations and students re partnership agreements, and student agreements

5. Partner agreements and student agreements to be returned to MK by Friday 3 August (last day for sem 2 enrolment)

This allows a week before semester commences to 'tie up loose ends'

For semester 1 2013 Law 551:

1. First call for applications Friday 30 November (last day of exam period).

2. Final call for applications on Monday 10 December (the day exam Results are published) to catch any students who may have missed the first call

3. Closing date for applications ‐ Monday 4 February. Students must complete and submit the application form and participation activity form by this date

4. DR checks applications as they are submitted, and if approved forwards to MK.

5. MK contacts organisations and students re partnership agreements and student agreements

6. Signed partner agreements and student agreements to be returned to MK by Friday 15 Feb.

This allows 10 days before semester commences on 25 Feb to 'tie up loose ends' and enter waivers.


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MEMORANDUM TO: ASQC

DATE: 30 July 2012

FROM: Sherman Young, A/D L&T Arts

CC: John Simons, Exec Dean Arts,

Andrew Gillett, HoD, AHST

Martina Mollering, HoD, International Studies

SUBJECT: Language Units in PG Degrees

As part of the postgraduate curriculum renewal, ASQC established the very clear direction that

all PG units would need to consist of PG content - with commensurate prerequisites and learning

outcomes. We wish to raise some questions with respect to what might be called auxiliary skill

units. In Arts, we are particularly interested in the languages, but other Faculties may have similar

situations.

For example, a postgraduate student might study a Philosophy unit where core texts are written in

a language other than English. By allowing the student to read a text in its original language, an

undergraduate level German reading unit (for example) would provide a significant postgraduate

learning outcome beyond the immediate language capabilities. In Ancient History, the ability to

read a text in the ancient language is a key requirement for research. Internationally, it is regular

practice for postgraduate students in Ancient History and cognate areas to undertake introductory

to advanced level language units as a required part of postgraduate research training. For Ancient

History students in the Master of Research, the ability to undertake such units is essential for the

success of research training.

Likewise, a postgraduate student in a Masters of International Relations would benefit hugely

from having language skills - knowledge of an appropriate language would add significantly to

graduate capabilities and their employability in a range of both government and non government

areas.

Whilst it might be argued that such language skills should be a pre-requisite for specific

postgraduate study, such an approach disadvantages many students who may have relevant

disciplinary majors, but simply lack language experience. At present, a student cannot undertake

an undergraduate language unit for credit in a postgraduate program, so there is no incentive to

learn the language.

A relevant phrase in the AQF (pp 60) is:

Arguably, this does not disqualify the provision of component and specific units at postgraduate

level that might not in themselves be considered totally postgraduate.

For further discussion and recommendation in the context of MA and MRes programs


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(see examples of offerings from other universities on the next page)

Examples from other Universities

Other Australian institutions appear comfortable with offering language units in their

postgraduate program that aren’t at PG level.

For example, Sydney University offers postgraduate language units which give students the

opportunity to “begin or improve their proficiency in an Asian language”.

http://sydney.edu.au/arts/asian_studies/postgrad/units_of_study.shtml?u=ASNS_6010_2012_2

Likewise, UNSW offers postgraduate language units which “aim to develop basic communicative

competence.”

http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate/courses/2012/JAPN5100.html


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Internationally, there are more examples of this type of unit. Following are examples of

programs in ancient world studies at major universities in which introductory language units are

offered or required as part of postgraduate training.

Yale Graduate School

"New Testament" subfield of the Religious Studies degree : requirements: (c) Latin: if students

do not have a basic reading knowledge of Latin upon matriculation, they will be expected to

complete at least one year of introductory Latin during coursework.

(http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/fields/ntstudies.html)

Yale Divinity School:

Introductory languages are specifically offered at the graduate level (with graduate course

numbers). Introductory Greek and Hebrew are part of the standard "Master of Arts in

Religion" PhD preparation program:

"Language courses are offered at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels... REL

3604, Elementary Biblical Hebrew A rigorous two-term course designed to familiarize students

with the basic principles of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. The primary

goals are to read biblical prose texts with confidence, use a standard academic dictionary, and

develop a deep appreciation for the stylistic features unique to the Hebrew text. REL 3605,

Elementary New Testament Greek A two-term introduction to the language of the New

Testament intended for those with little or no knowledge of Koiné Greek. Concentration in the

first term is on elementary grammar and syntax, and a basic working vocabulary. The second

term is devoted primarily to rapid reading of the Johannine literature and to developing a

working knowledge of the critical apparatus and indexes of the Greek New Testament for use in

exegesis and interpretation."

( http://www.yale.edu/printer/bulletin/htmlfiles/div/areas-and-courses-of-study.html)

University of Toronto MA Medieval Studies: For those registering in September 2008 or after, the course requirement for the MA is four full

courses (or a combination of full and/or half courses totalling the same), one of which is Latin

(MST 1000Y), or three full courses for those who achieve the Level One pass in Medieval Latin

upon arrival in September of their first year of registration. Students who do not achieve the

Level One Latin pass on arrival are required to take MST 1000Y (Introductory Medieval

Latin). Latin is the most important and fundamental requirement of the degrees at the Centre, and

Latin classes meet daily.

http://medieval.utoronto.ca/studying/programs/masters/

University of Oxford: MPhil Egyptology MPhil students in the Syllabus B option undertake introductory Hieroglyphics (which is co-

taught with undergraduate introductory Hieroglyphics):

http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/eanes/mph_egyptology.html

University of Liverpool: MA Egyptology

MA students undertake introductory Hieroglyphics:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-

of-histories-languages-and-cultures/sace/taught/egyptology-ma/module-details/

See the unit description for the unit "Fast-track Egyptian for Postgraduate Students I

(ALGY717)."


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http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/fields/ntstudies.html

http://www.yale.edu/printer/bulletin/htmlfiles/div/areas-and-courses-of-study.html

http://medieval.utoronto.ca/studying/programs/masters/

http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/eanes/mph_egyptology.html

http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/sace/taught/egyptology-ma/module-details/

http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/sace/taught/egyptology-ma/module-details/


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GUIDELINES FOR VARIATION TO EXAM POLICY

Within the recently implemented Final Examinations Policy, there is an explicit role for

ASQC in considering cases requesting an exemption. The relevant section of the policy

is listed below

EXCEPTIONS Exceptions to this Policy will only be considered when supported by a case made on the

basis of a sound pedagogical or operational argument.

Cases for exception are to be submitted for consideration to the Academic Standards and

Quality Committee and will require the approval of Academic Senate.

Some departments are already considering submitting a request to be allowed an

exemption from the requirement to publish the examination when large sets of multiple

choice items are used. Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop a set of criteria

that can be both distributed to departments and used by ASQC in its decision making.

Based on the policy, the following principles and guidelines are suggested for both

implementation and consideration of exception requests.

1. Any case for a request for an exception to the provisions of the Final Examination

Policy must be submitted for consideration to the Academic Standards and

Quality Committee which will make a recommendation to Academic Senate.

2. Any request for an exception, and consequent decision, will be valid for one

teaching session only.

3. Where a unit has a formal supplementary examination, administered by the

department within 4 weeks of the end of the final examination period, the

publication of the final examination paper may be delayed until after the

supplementary examination is held without a request for an exception to the

policy.

4. Any request for an exception to the policy must be made on the basis of a sound

pedagogical or operational argument.

5. In the case of a request for an exception to the requirement to publish final

examinations because of the use of particular question types (e.g. multiple choice

items) the department must:

a. Provide evidence that the assessment regime for the unit is consistent with

the University Assessment Policy, Procedure and Guidelines;

b. Provide evidence and a sound pedagogical framework or sound

operational argument to support the re-use of the question sets;

c. Provide information about the measures that will be taken to ensure that

the question sets cannot leave the examination room,

FOR CONSIDERATION


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OUA Unit Offerings 2013

AcadCarOld Unit Code

OUA CodeAMIS CODE

Unit_TitleOUA Study Period (UG)

OUA Session

Remarks

UGRD ANT110 ANT 110 Drugs Across Cultures 1,3UGRD ANT151 ANT 151 Human Evolution and Diversity 1,3UGRD ANT202 ANT 202 Culture and Healing 1,3 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLEUGRD BIOX260 BIOX260 Science of Sex 2, 4 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 5/6/12UGRD CLT110 CLT 110 Text, Image, Culture 1, 3UGRD CLT120 CLT 120 Vision, Visuality and Everyday Life 2, 4UGRD CLT210 CLT 210 Australian Cultural Studies 1, 3UGRD CLT220 CLT 220 Graffiti, Kitsch and Trash: Crimes of Style 1, 3UGRD CLT230 CLT 230 The Cultural Studies of Writing: From the Great Poet to Viral Aesthetic 1, 3UGRD CLTX300 CLTX300 Changing Bodies Changing Selves 3, 4 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 14/2/12UGRD CLT310 CLT 310 Unassimilable Bodies: unAustralian Cultural Studies 2, 4UGRD CLT320 CLT 320 Asian Cultural Studies 2, 4UGRD CLT340 CLT 340 Genre Writing 2, 4UGRD CLT370 CLT 370 Advanced Research in Cultural Studies 1, 3UGRD EDU110 EDU 110 Education: The Psychological Context 1, 3UGRD EDU120 EDU 120 Education: The Social and Historical Context 2, 4UGRD EDU250 EDU 250 Mathematics in the Primary School RESTED IN 2013UGRD EDU310 EDU 310 Teaching Beginning Reading 1, 3UGRD ENGX108 ENGX108 Literature and the Political 2, 4 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 3/4/12UGRD ENG110 ENG 110 Approaches to English Literature 1, 3UGRD ENG210 ENG 210 Creative Writing: A Practical Introduction 1, 3UGRD ENG211 ENG 211 Literature and Culture: Representations of the Medieval 2, 4UGRD ENG315 ENG 315 Contemporary Australian Children's Literature 1, 3UGRD ENG320 ENG 320 Victorian Literary Culture 1, 3UGRD ENG340 ENG 340 Creative Writing: Narrative and Structure 2, 4 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLEUGRD ENG360 ENG 360 Shakespeare 1, 3UGRD ENG390 ENG 390 Textual Practices ‐ Capstone Unit 1, 3UGRD GEOX112 GEOX112 The Planet Earth 1, 3 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 5/6/12UGRD GEOX251 GEOX251 Minerals Energy and the Environment 2, 4 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 5/6/12UGRD HST110 HST 110 The Making of Australia 2, 3, 4UGRD HST120 HST 120 The World Since 1945: An Australian Perspective 1, 2UGRD HST130 HST 130 The Fall of the Roman Republic 2, 4UGRD HST140 HST 140 Myth in the Ancient World 2, 3UGRD HST150 HST 150 The Worlds of Early Modern Europe 1, 3, 4UGRD HST155 HST 155 Archaeology and the Early History of Israel 1, 3UGRD HST200 HST 200 Ancient Greek A 1, 2UGRD HST210 HST 210 Currency Lasses and Chesty Bonds: Gender in Australian History RESTED IN 2013UGRD HST220 HST 220 War and Peace in World History 2, 4UGRD HST225 HST 225 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age 1, 2UGRD HST230 HST 230 Latin A 2, 3UGRD HST240 HST 240 The Roman Eastern Frontier RESTED IN 2013UGRD HST245 HST 245 The Dead Sea Scrolls: Context and Content 2, 4UGRD HST250 HST 250 Pagans, Jews and Christians: Athens and Jerusalem 2, 4UGRD HST255 HST 255 From Constantine to Justinian: Church and State in Late Antiquity 2, 3UGRD HST260 HST 260 The Olympic Games, Ancient and Modern RESTED IN 2013UGRD HST265 HST 265 Art and Architecture Through Roman Eyes 3, 4UGRD HSTS290 HSTX290 European History from the French Revolution to Freud 1, 3 NEW UNIT APPROVED ASQC 27/7 PENDING SENATE 9/8/12UGRD HST310 HST 310 Twentieth Century Europe 2, 3UGRD HST320 HST 320 Australian History Since 1901 1, 3UGRD HST330 HST 330 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire RESTED IN 2013UGRD HST335 HST 335 Sparta and Greece: Archaic and Classical 1, 2UGRD HST340 HST 340 Prehistory to Pompeii: Archaeology in Ancient Italy 1, 2UGRD HST350 HST 350 Animals in the Ancient World 1, 4UGRD HST370 HST 370 From the Beats to Big Brother: Popular Culture Since the 1950s 1, 3UGRD HST380 HST 380 Making History Capstone Unit 2, 4UGRD HST390 HST 390 Ancient History Capstone 2, 3UGRD JPE101 JPE 101 Introductory Japanese I 2, 4UGRD JPE102 JPE 102 Introductory Japanese II 2, 4UGRD JPE201 JPE 201 Intermediate Japanese I 2, 4UGRD JPE202 JPE 202 Intermediate Japanese II 2, 4UGRD LEG102 LEG 102 Sustainability, Science and the Law 2, 3UGRD LST210 LST 210 Writing in English 2, 3UGRD PHI110 PHI 110 Philosophy, Morality and Society 1, 2, 3, 4UGRD PHI120 PHI 120 Critical Thinking 1, 2, 3, 4UGRD PHI130 PHI 130 Mind, Meaning and Metaphysics 1, 2, 3UGRD PHI210 PHI 210 Practical Ethics 3, 4UGRD PHI220 PHI 220 Body and Mind 1, 4UGRD PHI230 PHI 230 Business and Professional Ethics 1, 2UGRD PHIX250 PHIX250 Freedom and Alienation 2, 3 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 5/6/12UGRD PHI310 PHI 310 Philosophy and Cognitive Science 2, 4UGRD PHI320 PHI 320 Theories of Justice 1, 2UGRD PHI350 PHI 350 Film and Philosophy 3, 4UGRD PHI370 PHI 370 Philosophy Capstone 1, 3 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLEUGRD PLT110 PLT 110 Australian Politics in a Global Context 1, 2UGRD PLT120 PLT 120 Introduction to Global Politics 1, 2, 3UGRD PLT210 PLT 210 Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics: Race, Nation, Class & Gend 2, 3UGRD PLT220 PLT 220 Power and Legitimacy in Modern Political Thought 3, 4UGRD PLT310 PLT 310 States and Nations 1, 3UGRD PLT350 PLT 350 Australian Foreign Policy 2, 4UGRD PLT370 PLT 370 Australian Public Policy 1, 4UGRD PLT390 PLT 390 Political Thought in Action 2, 4UGRD PSY130 PSY 130 Organisational Behaviour 1, 2, 3, 4UGRD PSY210 PSY 210 Developmental Psychology 1, 2UGRD SCI140 SCI 140 Introduction to Brain, Behaviour and Evolution 2, 3UGRD SGY110 SGY 110 Australian and Global Society 1, 2, 4UGRD SGY120 SGY 120 Sociology of Everyday Life 2, 3, 4 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLEUGRD SGY220 SGY 220 Power, Difference and Recognition 1, 2UGRD SGY240 SGY 240 Methods of Social Research 2, 3, 4UGRD SGY280 SGY 280 Sociology of Media 1, 4UGRD SGY290 SGY 290 Generations: Childhood, Adulthood, Old Age 3, 4UGRD SGY310 SGY 310 Human Services: Organisations, Structures and Policy 1, 2

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OUA Unit Offerings 2013

AcadCarOld Unit Code

OUA CodeAMIS CODE

Unit_TitleOUA Study Period (UG)

OUA Session

Remarks

UGRD SGY320 SGY 320 The Sociology of the Public Sphere 3, 4UGRD SGY355 SGY 355 Naughty boys, bad girls: Gender and discipline at home and at school 2, 3UGRD SGY360 SGY 360 The Intimate Sphere: Love, Friendship and Family 1, 4UGRD SGY370 SGY 370 Understanding Contemporary Societies 2, 4UGRD SPS101 SPS 101 Introductory Spanish I 2, 4UGRD SPS102 SPS 102 Introductory Spanish II 2, 4UGRD SPS201 SPS 201 Intermediate Spanish I 2, 4UGRD SPS202 SPS 202 Intermediate Spanish II 2, 4PGRD HST801 HST 801 Ancient Egyptian Religion 2PGRD HST802 HST 802 Introduction to Coptic Art & Archaeology 2PGRD HST803 HST 803 History Writing in Antiquity: Herodotus and Thucydides 1PGRD HST804 HST 804 Ptolemaic Egypt from Alexander the Great to Augustus 2PGRD HST820 HST 820 The Athenian Empire 510‐404 BC 1PGRD PIC804 PICX840 PICX840 Cybercrime 2 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011PGRD PIC814 PICX841 PICX841 Organised Crime 1, 3 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011PGRD PIC820 PICX802 PICX802 Terrorism Issues 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC824 PICX842 PICX842 Protecting Society: Public Policing/Private Security 1 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011PGRD PIC831 PICX813 PICX813 Intelligence Analysis: Concepts and Applications 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLE & CODEPGRD PIC834 PICX843 PICX843 Comparative Policing 2 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011PGRD PIC841 PICX814 PICX814 Intelligence and National Security 2, 3 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLE & CODEPGRD PIC844 PICX844 PICX844 Advanced Intelligence Analysis 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC860 PICX806 PICX806 Strategic Policing 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC864 Competitive Intelligence RESTED IN 2013 (APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011)PGRD PIC873 PICX837 PICX837 Terrorist Support Networks and Operations 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC880 PICX808 PICX808 Information Warfare & Cyberterrorism 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLE & CODEPGRD PIC881 PICX818 PICX818 National Security and Counter Terrorism 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC883 PICX838 PICX838 Insurgency and Non‐State Security Challenges 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC902 Asian Economic Security Threats RESTED IN 2013 (APPROVED SENATE 4/10/2011)PGRD PIC910 PICX901 PICX901 International Security 1, 3 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT TITLE & CODEPGRD PIC930 PICX903 PICX903 Economic and Resource Security 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC931 PICX913 PICX913 Asia Pacific Security 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC960 International Security Law RESTED IN 2013PGRD PIC970 PICX907 PICX907 Border Security and Migration 2 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD PIC980 PICX908 PICX908 Globalisation and Security 1 NOTE CHANGE OF UNIT CODEPGRD SGY881 SGY 881 Developing Social Policy (Previously SGY381) 1PGRD SGY883 SGY 883 Work and Employment (Previously SGY383) 2PGRD SGY886 SGY 886 Social Care and Human Services (Previously SGY386) 2PGRD SGY887 SGY 887 Economy and Society (Previously SGY387) 3PGRD SGY888 SGY 888 Qualitative Methods (Previously SGY388) 3PGRD SGY889 SGY 889 Doing Social Survey Research (Previously SGY389) 1PGRD PICX915 PICX915 Humanitarian Intervention and Peacekeeping 2 NEW UNIT APPROVED SENATE 7/08/2012

CODE:

New unit in 2013Not running in 2013Change of unit titleChange of unit codechange of both unit title and code

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PROPOSAL FOR NEW UNIT TO BE INTRODUCED IN 2013

This unit has been submitted via the online Unit Submission System at http://senate.mq.edu.au/apc/webforms2 This unit is at the following stage in the approval process: ASQC. See Part 8 for further details of approvals to date.

PART 1 – HANDBOOK ENTRY DETAILS

Faculty: Research

Department: HDR

Unit name: Research Communications

Unit code: MRES700

Level: 700 level

Credit points: 4

Prerequisites: Admission to BPhil/Masters of Research program

Corequisites: 4 credit point unit at 700 level

NCCW:

FOE code:

Designations:

Offerings: D1

For external offerings, will there be compulsory on campus sessions?

No Projected dates:

Will there be a field trip or any other compulsory residential requirement?

No Projected dates:

Staff contact: Dean, Higher Degree Research

Unit description:

The aim of this unit is to help develop skills appropriate to the effective communication of academic research, in a variety of forms and for a range of audiences. Students will learn to analyse and practice different academic genres in writing, oral presentation, multimedia and other platforms, for both specialised and general audiences.

PART 2 – PLANNING DETAILS

Is this unit to be taught by staff from more than one Department? No

Departments:

Staff members consulted:

Is there substantial overlap with units taught in other Departments? No

Departments:

Staff members consulted:

Issues raised by the other Departments and the outcome of discussions held:

Does this unit replace an existing unit? No

Existing unit code and name:

Is this unit to replace all instances where the previous unit appeared in programs?

If not, where and how it is to be used in place of the existing unit and how this change this will impact programs containing the original unit.


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http://senate.mq.edu.au/apc/webforms2

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Frequency of Offering: Yearly

PART 3 – LEARNING OUTCOMES

Outline the expected learning outcomes of the unit

Acquire a coherent and advanced knowledge of strategies for research communication within a discipline area. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of principles and methods of research communication. Articulate clearly a coherent argument in written and oral form to a variety of audiences. Develop a high level of oral, written, and technological communication skills, with specialisation for the specific needs of a discipline.

Demonstrate how these are aligned with the level of the unit

700-level content is at advanced undergraduate level, equivalent to Bachelor's Honours at Level 8 of the AQF, and relate to the following AQF requirements at level 8: Communication skills to present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences. Cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge and theoretical concepts with advanced understanding in some areas.

PART 4 – PEOPLE, PLANET, PARTICIPATION AND CAPSTONE UNITS

Do you wish to nominate this unit as a PPP or capstone unit? No

Nomination:

For participation nominations: Faculty should have completed and submitted the participation nominations form

For people, planet and capstone nominations, how the unit addresses the criteria set down for the designation:

PART 5 – WORKLOAD AND ASSESSMENT

Student workload:

Activity Number of hours per semester

Lectures (scheduled contact hours) 13

Seminars / tutorials (scheduled contact hours)

26

Assignments (excluding exams) 100

Class preparation 39

Laboratory sessions / practicals (scheduled contact hours)

Note: Senate stipulates three hours of nominated activity per credit point per week per semester (15 weeks).

Unit assessment: Graded Forms of assessment: (*MQ Assessment Procedure stipulates the use of at least three assessment tasks involving diverse


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modes of performance)

Form of assessment Description % of overall assessment

Comments

Short written task 800 word text 10% This post-entry diagnostic task assesses students’ basic writing skills. Students will write an extended or comparative definition of an important term in their field. Those whose writing is identified as “at risk” will be given specific recommendations for remediation.

Analysis task Short answers to a series of questions

30% This task assesses students’ awareness of discipline conventions in the research article genre and their understanding of the role of cohesive devices. Students will analyse the generic structure and referencing conventions of a research article (of their choice), and cohesive devices in a short academic text (supplied).

Extended written task (‘essay’)

2000 word text 30% This written task assesses students’ critical reading and writing skills, argumentation, and ability to integrate and acknowledge other sources. Students will write either a comparative review of two journal articles or a critique of one journal article. Students will choose their own article(s) to critique (eg. from other units taken that semester).

Oral & visual presentation 8-10 minute talk and a visual prop

30% This task assesses students’ oral and visual communication skills, and their understanding of the different purposes, audiences and attributed values of different research communications. Students will present a short talk on the theme of contemporary practices in research communication, during which they will demonstrate one example of a visual text (eg poster, website, blog, YouTube clip) which they have produced, based on work done in this or other units.

PART 6 – RESOURCE DETAILS

Unit Convenor 1: Nick Mansfield

Contact Details: Email: [email protected] Phone: 8718

Unit Convenor 2: Juliet Lum

Contact Details: Email: [email protected] Phone: 4196

How many other staff would be able and available to teach the unit? 1

What is the estimated enrolment in this unit? 200


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Is this unit co-taught with another unit? No

Co-taught unit details:

Outline the proposed differences in the teaching and assessment practices of these two units:

Is any class teaching accommodation required? Yes

Activity Day or

evening Length (hours)

No. classes Maximum class size

Planned teaching location

Lecture1 Day 1 1 200

Tute1 Day/Evening

2 10 20

For external offerings: confirm that on campus requirements can be accommodated:

For external offerings: has the Centre for Open Education been consulted? No

Will the unit be fully supported for study online? Yes

Specify any other additional resources required:

Lecture recording required. For Week 13 only, 3 rooms equipped with a lectern computer & data projector are required for two whole days.

PART 7 – UNIVERSITY RESOURCES IMPACT Library Consultation

Consulting Liaison Librarian:

Date:

Summary Impact Information:

Resources: Services / Staffing:

Learning and Teaching Centre Consultation Consulting Manager, Educational Development or nominee:

Date:

Summary Impact Information:

Resources:

Services / Staffing:

PART 8 – APPROVALS Name Date Stage Action

Nick Mansfield 3/2/2012 5:05:20 PM Convenor Submitted for approval


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Nick Mansfield 3/2/2012 5:10:00 PM Head of Department Submitted for approval sherman young 3/8/2012 12:47:23 PM FSQC Submitted for approval sherman young 4/30/2012 10:01:23 AM FSQC Submitted for approval Michael Hitchens 5/22/2012 2:01:28 PM ASQC Comment only 40% for a 20 minute oral presentation? Not sure about that. Pamela Coutts 6/3/2012 11:31:05 AM ASQC Comment only Clarification needed about whether a written paper ( or slides etc) is part of the presentation assessment. Otherwise overall workload a little light Kylie Shorrock 6/5/2012 10:47:07 AM ASQC Rejected Subcommittee requires more detail about assessment tasks, especially presentation task. Suggest offering each semester. Nick Mansfield 6/21/2012 3:29:22 PM Convenor Submitted for approval Nick Mansfield 6/21/2012 3:31:00 PM Head of Department Submitted for approval Pamela Coutts 7/4/2012 3:53:22 PM FSQC Rejected To allow modifications by newly appointed convener Juliet Lum 8/8/2012 9:51:28 AM Convenor Rejected Juliet Lum 8/8/2012 9:51:32 AM Convenor Submitted for approval

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NOTICE OF MEETING: ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND QUALITY ...6. POSTGRADUATE CURRICULUM RENEWAL – LANGUAGE UNITS IN POSTGRADUATE DEGREES A paper has been received from the Faculty of Arts