University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 2 October 2015 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 Thursday 21 May 2015 (ASC 15/01) 

 

2. Matters Arising 

 

3. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

4. *Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2015 (ASC 15/02) 

 

5. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

5.1 Summary Reports 

5.1.1 2014-15: Summary of Recommendations (ASC 15/03)

5.1.2 2014-15: Summary of Good Practice / Key Strengths (ASC 15/04) 

5.2 Full Review Reports Approved under Summer Powers 

 

5.3 Update Reports 2013-14 

5.3.1 Economic & Social History (ASC 15/06)

5.3.2 Open Studies (ASC 15/07)

5.3.3 School of Education - Community Development & Adult Education (ASC 15/08)

5.3.4 Sociology (ASC 15/09) 

5.4 Update Reports 2012-13 

5.4.1 Celtic & Gaelic (ASC 15/10) 

6. *Deans of Graduate Studies / Deans of Learning and Teaching - Special Meeting to Discuss Graduate Teaching Assistants (ASC 15/11) 

 

7. *Report of the Academic Review of Glasgow International College (GIC) (ASC 15/12) 

 

8. *The Glasgow School of Art: Programme Proposal for the MDes Silversmithing & Jewellery (ASC 15/13) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

9. Remit, Composition and Membership 2015-16 

 

9.1 Remit and Composition (ASC 15/14) 

 

9.2 Membership (ASC 15/15) 

 

10. Programme Approval Groups – Membership and Dates for 2015-16 (ASC 15/16) 

 

11. Items Referred from Scotland’s Rural College 

 

11.1 Report of the Validation Meeting of the MSc Agricultural Professional Practice (ASC 15/17) 

 

11.2 Report of the Revalidation Meeting of the BA Sports Coaching & Development (ASC 15/18) 

 

11.3 Report of the Revalidation Meeting of the BSc Countryside Management (ASC 15/19) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

12. Report on Items Approved under Summer Powers (ASC 15/20) 

 

13. Report on New Courses and Course Amendments Approved by Schools during 2014-15 (ASC 15/21) 

 

14. Any Other Business 

 

15. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 13 November 2015 at 9.30am in the Melville Room. 

 

Created by: Mrs Lesley Fielding