University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 15 November 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 4 October 2013 (ASC 13/21) 

 

3. Matters Arising 

 

3.1 *Periodic Subject Review: Update on Actions identified by ASC from previous PSR Reports (ASC/2013/2.1) (ASC 13/22) 

 

3.2 Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR) Reflective Analysis and Case Studies (ASC/2013/5) 

The Learning & Teaching Centre is currently working on the update of guidance on ILOs for undergraduate and postgraduate provision and once this has been completed it will be published online. 

3.3 Follow-up Report on External Examiners' Reports - Session 2011-12 (ASC/2013/7) 

BAcc Financial Accounting have confirmed that discretion was only considered in cases where student GPAs fell within the zones of discretion set out in the Code of Assessment and therefore discretion was applied correctly.  

3.4 Periodic Subject Review – 2012-13: Summary of Good Practice/Key Strengths (ASC/2013/10.1.2) 

Eight items of good practice were identified in the report for wider dissemination across the University and this is now being taken forward.

3.5 Development of Good Cause Claims in MyCampus (ASC/2013/11) 

Dialogue has commenced with SLSD regarding this development. The pilot will be co-ordinated by the Senate Office with the request that it takes place during the Semester 2 examination diet in April/May 2014.  

4. Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

5. *Undergraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2012-13 

 

5.1 College of Arts (ASC 13/23a - to follow) 

 

5.2 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 13/23b) 

 

5.3 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 13/23c) 

 

5.4 College of Social Sciences (ASC 13/23d) 

 

6. *Programme Approval 

 

6.1 Review of Programme Approval during 2012-13: Report of the Meeting of Deans of Learning & Teaching held on 5 November 2013 (ASC 13/24) 

 

6.2 Proposal for In-Principle Consideration: MRes/PhD Programme in Economics (ASC 13/25) 

 

6.3 Reports from Programme Approval Groups 

6.3.1 College of Arts (ASC 13/26)

6.3.2 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 13/27)

6.3.3 College of Social Sciences (ASC 13/28

7. *Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 28 October 2013 (ASC 13/29) 

 

8. Periodic Subject Review 

 

8.1 Reports on PSR to be Received during 2013-14 and Proposed ASC Reviewers (ASC 13/30) 

 

8.2 *Outstanding Reports from 2012-13 

8.2.1 Open Studies (ASC 13/31 - to follow) 

8.3 *Update Reports 

8.3.1 Management (ASC 13/32

8.3.2 School of Education (ASC 13/33)

8.3.3 School of Law (ASC 13/34)

8.3.4 School of Medicine - U/G (ASC 13/35)

8.3.5 School of Physics & Astronomy (ASC 13/36)

9. *Mapping of University of Glasgow Policy and Procedures for Collaborative Provision with QAA Quality Code for Higher Education: Chapter B10: Managing Higher Education Provision with Others (ASC 13/37) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

10. Review of the University’s Code of Practice for Validated Provision (ASC 13/38) 

 

11. Annual Report from the University of Glasgow/Glasgow International College Joint Academic Management Board (ASC 13/39) 

 

12. Report from the Meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art held on 31 January 2013 (ASC 13/40) 

 

13. Statement of Intent Approval – Masters of Contemporary Curatorial Practice (joint programme with The Glasgow School of Art) (ASC 13/41) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

14. Report on Accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies – Session 2012-13 (ASC 13/42) 

 

15. Notification of Institution Title Change – Free Church College (ASC 13/43) 

 

16. Any Other Business 

 

16.1 Reserved Business 

 

17. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 14 February 2014 at 9.30am in the Melville Room

 

Created by: Ms Helen Butcher