ASC 17/09

University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee - Friday 6 October 2017

Periodic Subject Review: Updated Responses to Recommendations 5 and 13 Arising from the Review of School of Mathematics & Statistics held on 17 and 18 March 2016

Cover Sheet

Ms Catherine Omand, Senior Academic Policy Manager, Senate Offic

 
Brief description of the paper 

At its meeting on 24 March 2017, Academic Standards Committee received the responses to the recommendations arising from the Periodic Subject Review of the School of Mathematics & Statistics.

The response to Recommendation 5 (embedding of graduate attributes throughout the curriculum) indicated that a working group had been established to develop detailed proposals with implementation anticipated in 2018-19. Although consultation with some of the 20 other subjects which offered combined Honours degrees was required, ASC requested a further update, in September 2017, on any progress made for the 2017-18 session.

Recommendation 13, concerning limited flexibility of choice between Colleges, had been referred to ASC for consideration. The Convener advised that he would raise this issue with Chief Advisers, however the Dean (Learning & Teaching), College of Science & Engineering has provided an update

Action Requested 

Academic Standards Committee is asked to consider the adequacy of the responses and the progress made.

Recommended Person/s responsible for taking action(s) forward 

As identified in the report.

Resource implications 

No direct resource implications have been identified.

Timescale for Implementation 

As outlined.

Equality implications 

No specific implications identified, although the School should continue to embed consideration of equality and diversity in all its procedures and provisio

 

Prepared by: Karen Robertson