University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 24 November 2017 at 9:30 AM in the Gilbert Scott Conference Suite 250, Main Building

Ms Ruth Cole
Clerk to the Committee

Agenda

 
 Only items listed under Sections A and B will be discussed. At the beginning of the meeting members will be given the opportunity to request that any items listed under Section C be included in the Committee's discussion.

 

1. Minutes of the Meeting held on Friday 6 October 2017 (ASC 17/25) 

 

2. Matters Arising (ASC 17/26-revised) 

 

2.1 Update on Progress on the Recommendations Arising from the Academic Review of Glasgow International College (GIC) held on 26 March 2015 (ASC/2016/20) 

 

2.2 Interim Responses to College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2015-16 (ASC/2016/46) 

 

2.3 Additional Time/Related Arrangements for Students with Disabilities for Short Examinations/Class test (ASC/2017/2.5) 

 

2.4 Programme Approval: Feedback from College Deans of Learning & Teaching/College Boards of Studies on the Revised Programme & Course Approval Processes (ASC 2017/4.2) 

 

2.5 Periodic Subject Review: Update Reports 2015-16: Mathematics & Statistics (ASC 2017/5.2.4) 

 

2.6 Audit Reports on Course Approval Activity (ASC 2017/10) 

 

2.7 Progress Report on Issues Relating to GTAs 

 

3. Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

4. Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 9 November 2017 (ASC 17/27-paper not submitted) 

Professor Marc Alexander will provide an oral report

5. Undergraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2016-17 

 

5.1 Overview (ASC 17/28) 

 

5.2 College of Arts (ASC 17/29) 

 

5.3 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 17/30) 

 

5.4 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 17/31) 

 

5.5 College of Social Sciences (ASC 17/32) 

 

6. Periodic Subject Review 

 

6.1 Reports on PSR to be Received during 2017-18 and Proposed ASC Reviewers (ASC 17/33-revised) 

 

6.2 Update Reports 

6.2.1 Dental School (ASC 17/34)

6.2.2 English Language & Linguistics (ASC 17/35)

6.2.3 Interdisciplinary Studies (ASC 17/36)

Section B: Items for Formal Approval 

 

7. Items Referred from The Glasgow School of Art 

 

7.1 Programme Approval: MLitt Art Writing (ASC 17/37) 

 

7.2 Programme Approval: Master of Education in Learning, Teaching & Supervisory Practice in the Creative Disciplines (ASC 17/38) 

 

7.3 Major Programme Amendment Proposal: BA (Hons) Fine Art (ASC 17/39) 

 

7.4 First Year Experience Curriculum Reform (ASC 17/40) 

 

8. Item Referred from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) 

 

8.1 Update on Progress to Recommendations Arising from the Review of Programmes in the Horticultural and Landscape Subject Group held on 15 and 16 February 2017 (ASC 17/41) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information 

 

9. Items Referred from The Glasgow School of Art 

 

9.1 School of Design: Final Update on the Periodic Review Action Plan 2015-16 (ASC 17/42) 

 

9.2 School of Design: Final Update on GSA Singapore/Singapore Institute of Technology Collaborative Review Action Plan 2016-17 (ASC 17/43) 

 

9.3 Major Programme Amendment Approval 2016-17; Update on Recommendations for the MLitt Fine Art Practice – Performance Pathway (ASC 17/44) 

 

10. Report on Accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Report on Accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory (ASC 17/45) 

 

11. Any Other Business 

 

12. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 26 January 2018 at 9.30am in the Melville Room. 

 

Created by: Ms Ruth Cole