University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 23 May 2014 at 9:30 AM in the Melville Room

Mr Gavin Lee
Acting 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 Tuesday 15 April 2014 (ASC 13/90) 

 

3. *Matters Arising (ASC 13/91) 

 

3.1 Revised Market Assessment Process Update from RIO (ASC/2013/55.3) and (ASC/2013/58.2) 

 

3.2 Reports from Semester 2 Programme Approval Groups – College of Science & Engineering (ASC/2013/58.1.3) 

 

3.3 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/2013/49) 

 

4. Convener's Business 

 

4.1 *Penalties for Late Submission of Coursework – Issues Raised by Computing Science 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

5. *Annual Report on External Examiners’ Reports – Session 2012-13 (ASC 13/92) 

 

6. *Update from Short-Life Working Group on Degree Classification Data (ASC 13/93 - Reserved Business) 

This item is reserved to members of the committee.

7. *Online Learning Project: Regulatory and Policy Implications (ASC 13/94) 

 

8. Programme Approval 

 

8.1 *Report from the Meeting of Programme & Course Approval Working Group – 1 May 2014 (ASC 13/95) 

 

8.2 Follow-up Reports from Programme Approval Groups 

8.2.1 College of Arts (ASC 13/96)

8.2.2 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 13/97)

8.2.3 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 13/98)

8.2.4 College of Social Sciences (ASC 13/99) 

8.3 Fast Track Arrangements – Summer 2014 (ASC 13/100) 

 

8.4 Draft Timetable for Programme Approval 2014/15 (ASC 13/101) 

 

9. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

9.1 Full Review Reports - 2014 

9.1.1 Economic & Social History (ASC 13/102)

9.1.2 Philosophy (ASC 13/103)

9.1.3 School of Computing Science (ASC 13/104)

9.1.4 Sociology (ASC 13/105)

9.1.5 Theology & Religious Studies (ASC 13/106) 

9.2 12-Month Update Reports 

9.2.1 Celtic & Gaelic (ASC 13/107)

9.2.2 School of Engineering (ASC 13/108) 

9.3 Update Reports 

9.3.1 School of Physics & Astronomy (ASC 13/109) 

9.4 A Reflective and Critical Evaluation of the Second Six Year Cycle (2008-14) (ASC 13/110) 

 

10. *Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) Year 1 Review – Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Design Engineering (ASC 13/111 - Reserved Business) 

This item is reserved to members of the committee.

11. Items Referred from The Glasgow School of Art 

 

11.1 Periodic Review Update: Digital Design Studio (ASC 13/112) 

 

11.2 Update on Programme Approval Recommendations: Session 2012/13 (ASC 13/113) 

 

11.3 Programme Approvals: Session 2013/14 (ASC 13/114) 

 

11.4 *Proposed Amendment to PGT Generic Regulations at The Glasgow School of Art (ASC 13/115) 

 

12. Items Referred from Scotland’s Rural College 

 

12.1 Request for Postponement of the Institution-led Subject Review for Environmental Sciences (ASC 13/116) 

 

12.2 Report of the Review of Programmes in the Applied Science and Technology Subject Group (ASC 13/117) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

13. Dates for Next Session 

 

Friday 3 October 2014

Friday 14 November 2014

Friday 13 February 2015

Tuesday 14 April 2015 (Good Friday - 3 April 2015)

Friday 22 May 2015

14. Any Other Business 

 

15. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 3 October 2014 at 9.30 a.m. in the Melville Room.

 

Created by: Ms Helen Butcher