University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 14 February 2014 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 15 November 2013 (ASC 13/44) 

 

3. Matters Arising 

 

3.1 Proposal for In-Principle Consideration: MRes/PhD Programme in Economics (ASC/2013/26.2) 

To note that in December 2013 RPSC gave in-principle approval to the above proposal. 

3.2 Reports from Programme Approval Groups: College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC/2013/26.3.2) 

To note the programme proposers decided to make additional changes to the programme structure for the proposed MSc Sport and Exercise Science & Medicine (Distance Learning) and resubmit for approval at a later date. 

3.3 Review of the University’s Code of Practice for Validated Provision (ASC/2013/30) 

The submission of the proposal for amendment of the current Partnership Review Procedure to be applied to Validated Partners has been deferred as the process for approval of this Procedure is currently under review.  

4. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

5. Programme and Course Approval 

 

5.1 *Proposed Revision to Programme and Course Approval Procedures (ASC 13/45) 

Professor Munck (College of Arts) will attend the meeting to speak to this item. 

5.2 *RIO Review of PGT Market Assessment Process (ASC 13/46) 

 

5.3 *Proposed Revision to Programme Withdrawal Process (ASC 13/47) 

 

5.4 *Course Specification Amendments (Assessment and Teaching Data) (ASC 13/48) 

 

5.5 Follow-up Report from Semester 1 Programme Approval Groups (ASC 13/49) 

 

5.6 Report from Fast-Track Programme Approval Group 

5.6.1 College of Social Sciences and Science & Engineering (ASC 13/50) 

6. *Multiple Programme Specifications for Similar Awards (ASC 13/51) 

 

7. *College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2012-13 

 

7.1 Overview (ASC 13/52) 

 

7.2 College of Arts (Undergraduate) (ASC 13/53) 

 

7.3 College of Arts (PG Addendum) (ASC 13/54) 

 

7.4 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (PG Addendum) (ASC 13/55 - to follow) 

 

7.5 College of Science & Engineering (PG Addendum) (ASC 13/56) 

 

7.6 College of Social Sciences (PG Addendum) (ASC 13/57) 

 

8. *Academic Regulations 

 

8.1 Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 27 January 2014 (ASC 13/58) 

 

8.2 Repeating PGT Programmes (ASC 13/59) 

 

9. *Monitoring of UG Degree Classification Data (ASC 13/60 - Reserved Business) 

The information in a section of this item is confidential information of the University of Glasgow. The information must not be released in response to any request without first seeking advice from the DP/FoI Office. 

10. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

10.1 Outstanding Reports from 2012-13 

10.1.1 Open Studies (ASC 13/61

10.2 Update Reports 

10.2.1 Medicine - U/G (ASC 13/62)

10.2.2 School of Physics & Astronomy (ASC 13/63

11. *Establishment of a Minimum Threshold for the Contribution of a Partner Leading to the Award of Joint or Double/Multiple Degrees (ASC 13/64) 

Wendy Muir (Head of Academic Collaborations Office) will attend to speak to this item. 

12. *QAA Consultation: Strengthening the Quality Assurance of UK Transnational Education (ASC 13/65) 

Wendy Muir (Head of Academic Collaborations Office) will attend to speak to this item. 

13. *Mapping of University of Glasgow Policy and Procedures for Collaborative Provision (Student Mobility) with QAA Quality Code for Higher Education: Chapter B10: Managing Higher Education Provision with Others (ASC 13/66) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

14. Re-validation of the MA (Hons), Graduate Diploma and MLitt History of Art and Art-World Practice Programmes at Christies Education – Proposal for an Extension (ASC 13/67) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

15. Dates of Semester 2 Programme Approval Groups (ASC 13/68) 

 

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 Tuesday 15 April 2014 at 9.30am in the Melville Room

 

Created by: Ms Helen Butcher