University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 15 February 2013 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 16 November 2012 (ASC 12/42) 

 

3. Matters Arising 

 

3.1 College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2011-12: College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC/2012/25.2) 

Professor Evans confirmed that reassessment is only being used where the original grade was below the threshold standard. 

3.2 Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee – 1 November 2012 (ASC/2012/27) 

Information on i) penalties for late submission of sub-components of coursework, and ii) considering good cause claims where the threshold grade has been met has been added to the Guide to the Code of Assessment. Changes relating to the definition of non submission v late submission of coursework will be introduced in 2013-14. 

3.3 University Guidelines for Boards of Examiners on the Exercise of Discretion (ASC/2012/28) 

The Guidelines have been added to the Guide to the Code of Assessment and will be disseminated to Schools and Colleges this month. 

4. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion

 

5. *School of Education – Planned Reshaping of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees (ASC 12/43) 

Mrs Moyra Boland will attend the meeting to speak to this paper.

6. *College Annual Monitoring Summaries 

 

6.1 Overview 

 

6.2 College of Arts (ASC 12/44) 

 

6.3 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 12/45 - to follow) 

 

6.4 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 12/46 - to follow) 

 

6.5 College of Social Sciences (ASC 12/47) 

 

7. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

7.1 12-Month Update Reports 

7.1.1 School of Life Sciences (ASC 12/48) 

7.2 Update Reports 

7.2.1 Electronics & Electrical Engineering (ASC 12/49)

7.2.2 Music (ASC 12/50) 

8. *Monitoring of Degree Classification Data (UG and PGT) (ASC 12/51a + ASC 12/51b) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

9. Summary Report for the Revalidation Event for the Bachelor of Theology and Master of Theology at the Free Church of Scotland College (ASC 12/52) 

 

10. Report of the Meeting of the Joint Board of the University of Glasgow and Free Church of Scotland College – 23 January 2013 (ASC 12/53) 

 

11. Quality Officers Forum - Remit and Composition 2012-13 (ASC 12/54) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

12. SCQF Level Descriptors (ASC 12/55) 

 

13. Dates of Semester 2 Programme Approval Groups (ASC 12/56) 

 

14. Any Other Business 

 

14.1 Reserved Business 

 

15. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 9.30am in the Melville Room.

 

Created by: Ms Helen Butcher