University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Monday 22 November 2010 at 9:30 AM in the Melville Room

Ms Helen Butcher
Clerk to the Committee

Agenda

 

Starring Items

This agenda will operate with a system of starred items. Only items highlighted with a (*) will be discussed. At the beginning of the meeting members will be given the opportunity to request that any unstarred items are included in the Committee's discussion. 

 

1. Apologies 

 

2. *Minutes of the Meeting held on Friday 8 October 2010 (ASC 10/16) 

 

3. Matters Arising 

 

3.1 Internal Subject Review (DPTLA Review): Full Review Reports 2010 - Accounting & Finance (ASC/2010/2.2) (ASC 10/17) 

 

3.2 Actions Arising from Annual Monitoring Report (Session 2008-09) (ASC/2010/6.1) 

To note that the responses received at the last meeting of ASC have been disseminated to former FQAE Officers and will be circulated to the new Quality Officers appointed this session.

Response from the Convenor of the Medical Ethics Committee remains outstanding. 

3.3 Periodic Subject Review - 2009-10: Summary of Recommendations (ASC/2010/8.2.1) 

To note that the action identified for Human Resources has been fowarded to them.  

3.4 Programme Approval Groups - Membership and Dates for 2010-11 (ASC/2010/10) 

To note that no Semester 1 PAGs were convened for November 2010. Special Mid-December PAGs are being set up to receive proposals from the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences and Science & Engineering. 

3.5 Report on Items Approved under Summer Powers (ASC/2010/13) 

The actions relating to programme documentation (programme specifications and proposal support documents) will be reported to ASC in the report from the Programme & Course Approval Working Group which should be submitted to the next meeting on 18 February 2011. 

4. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

5. *Report from Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee - 1 November 2010 (ASC 10/18) 

 

6. *Programme Approval - Follow-Up on Internal Audit Recommendation 5 - Report of Meeting with College Deans for Learning & Teaching (ASC 10/19) 

 

7. *Proposed Introduction of an Integrated LLB/LLM Degree in the School of Law (ASC 10/20) 

 

8. Period Subject Review (formerly DPTLA Review) 

 

8.1 Six Year Timetable for Periodic Subject Review (ASC 10/21) 

 

8.2 Reports to be Received during 2010-11 and Proposed ASC Reviewers (ASC 10/22) 

 

8.3 *Update Reports 

8.3.1 Economics (ASC 10/23)

8.3.2 English Language (ASC 10/24)

8.3.3 Mathematics (ASC 10/25)

8.3.4 Mechanical Engineering (ASC 10/26)

8.3.5 Scottish Literature (ASC 10/27) 

9. *Joint and Double Degrees/Multiple Degrees: Minimum Period of Study to be Required for the Award of a University of Glasgow Degree (ASC 10/28) 

 

10. *Quality Update (ASC 10/29) 

 

Section B: Items for Noting or Information 

 

11. Report from the University of Glasgow/Glasgow International College Joint Academic Management Board (ASC 10/30) 

 

12. Report on New Courses and Course Amendments Approved by Faculties during 2009-10 (ASC 10/31) 

 

13. Any Other Business 

 

13.1 Reserved Business 

 

14. Date of Next Meeting 

 The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 18 February 2011 at 9.30am in the Melville Room.

 

Created by: Ms Helen Butcher