University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 3 October 2014 at 10:00 AM in the Melville Room

Mrs Lesley Fielding
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. *Minutes of the Meeting held on Friday 23 May 2014 (ASC 14/01) 

 

2. Matters Arising 

 

2.1 *Online Learning Project: Regulatory and Policy Implications (ASC/2013/71) 

 

2.2 Report from the Meeting of Programme & Course Approval Working Group – 1 May 2014 (ASC/2013/72.1) 

To note that the Working Group will report to the November meeting of ASC. 

2.3 Request for Postponement of the Institutional-led Subject Review for Environmental Sciences (ASC/2013/76.1) 

To note that the University of Edinburgh has agreed to the postponement of the review until 2014-15. 

3. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

4. *Follow-up Report on External Examiners Reports – Session 2012-13 (ASC 14/02) 

 

5. *Update from Short-Life Working Group on Degree Classification Data (ASC 14/03 - Reserved Business)  

This item is reserved to members of the committee.

6. *Report from Fast-Track Programme Approval Group – College of Social Sciences (ASC 14/04) 

 

7. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

7.1 Summary Reports 

7.1.1 2013-14: Summary of Recommendations (ASC 14/05)

7.1.2 2013-14: Summary of Good Practice / Key Strengths (ASC 14/06)

7.2 Periodic Subject Reviews 2014-15: Changes to the PSR Process following Second Cycle Review (ASC 14/07) 

 

7.3 Update Reports 2012-13 

7.3.1 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - PGT (ASC 14/08)

7.3.2 School of Modern Languages & Cultures (ASC 14/09)

7.3.3 School of Veterinary Medicine (Undergraduate Provision) (ASC 14/10) 

7.4 Update Reports 2011-12 

7.4.1 School of Education (ASC 14/11)

7.4.2 School of Medicine - U/G (ASC 14/12)

7.4.3 School of Physics & Astronomy (ASC 14/13) 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

8. Remit, Composition and Membership 2014-15 

 

8.1 Remit and Composition (ASC 14/14) 

 

8.2 Membership (ASC 14/15) 

 

9. Programme Approval Groups – Membership and Dates for 2014-15 (ASC 14/16) 

 

10. Report from the Meeting of the Joint Board of the University of Glasgow and Christie’s Education held on 8 July 2014 (ASC 14/17) 

 

11. Report from the Meeting of the Joint Board of the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh Theological Seminary (formerly Free Church of Scotland College) held on 19 August 2014 (ASC 14/18) 

 

12. Report from the Meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art held on 26 February 2014 (ASC 14/19) 

 

13. Report from the Meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) held on 11 December 2013 (ASC 14/20) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

14. Report on Items Approved under Summer Powers (ASC 14/21) 

 

15. Report on New Courses and Course Amendments Approved by Schools during 2013-14 (ASC 14/22) 

 

16. Business for Validated Provision – Christie’s Education (ASC 14/23) 

 

17. Any Other Business 

 

18. Date of Next Meeting 

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

 

Created by: Mrs Lesley Fielding