University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 4 October 2019 at 9:30 AM in Room 253, 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 B be included in the Committee's decision.

 

1. Minutes of the Meeting held on Friday 24 May 2019 (ASC 19/01) 

 

2. Matters Arising 

 

2.1 External Examiner Approval of Summative Assessment (ASC/2018/43.3) 

 

2.2 Convener’s Business (ASC/2018/44) 

 

2.3 Report on the Review of Annual Monitoring (ASC/2018/46.1) 

 

2.4 Responses to Issues Raised in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries 2017-18 (ASC/2018/46.2) 

 

3. Convener's Business 

 

 Section A: Items for Discussion

 

4. Report from Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 11 September 2019 

 

5. Annual Report on External Examiners’ Reports – Session 2017-18 (ASC 19/02) 

 

6. Periodic Subject Review 

 

6.1 Full Review Report 

6.1.1 MVLS Graduate School (ASC 19/03)

6.2 Responses to Recommendations 

6.2.1 School of Modern Languages & Cultures (ASC 19/04)

6.3 Update Reports 

6.3.1 Accounting & Finance (ASC 19/05)

6.3.2 History of Art (ASC 19/06)

6.3.3 Management (ASC 19/07)

6.3.4 Music (ASC 19/08)

6.3.5 School of Law (ASC 19/09)

6.3.5 School of Physics & Astronomy (ASC 19/10)

7. Programme Approval 

 

7.1 Feedback from College Deans of Learning & Teaching/College Boards of Studies on the Programme & Course Approval Process 2018-19 (ASC 19/11) 

 

7.2 Audit Report on Programme Approval Activity Undertaken by Colleges (ASC 19/12) 

 

7.3 Report on Programme Approval 2018-19 (ASC 19/13) 

 

8. Draft Annual Report to the SFC: Institutional Report on Quality Assurance and Enhancement 2018-19 (ASC 19/14) 

 

9. World-Changing Glasgow Transformation: Assessment and Feedback Project: Vision and Principles (ASC 19/15) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval

 

10. Remit, Composition and Membership 2019-20 

 

10.1 Remit and Composition (ASC 19/16) 

 

10.2 Membership (ASC 19/17-revised) 

 

11. Item Referred from The Glasgow School of Art 

 

11.1 Report from the Meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art held on 27 March 2019 (ASC 19/18) 

 

12. Item Referred from Scotland’s Rural College 

 

12.1 Report from the Meeting of the Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and Scotland’s Rural College held on 23 November 2018 (ASC 19/19) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information

 

13. Item Referred from Edinburgh Theological Seminary 

 

13.1 Report from the Meeting of the Joint Board of the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh Theological Seminary held on 30 April 2019 (ASC 19/20) 

 

14. Audit Reports on Course Approval Activity 

 

14.1 College of Arts (ASC 19/21) 

 

14.2 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 19/22) 

 

14.3 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 19/23-moved to November meeting) 

 

14.4 College of Social Sciences (ASC 19/24) 

 

15. Report on Items Approved under Summer Powers (ASC 19/25) 

 

16. Any Other Business 

 

17. Date of Next Meeting 

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 22 November 2019 at 9.30am in Room 253, Main Building.

 

Created by: Ms Ruth Cole