UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Academic Standards and Audit Committee of the Student Educational Experience Committee, will be held on Tuesday, 7 June 2016 at 09.30 hours in the Central Committee Room, MacLaurin Building.

Agenda papers for this meeting have been issued to members, named alternates and officers in attendance only. Non-confidential papers may be obtained on request from Governance Services (telephone: 4564; e-mail: ).

Apologies should be conveyed to the Clerk, Mrs R E Haller (telephone: 4108; e-mail: ).

A G E N D A

1 APOLOGIES

1.1 To receive apologies for non-attendance at the meeting.

1.2 To welcome Mr D J Goodridge, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Governors, to the meeting.

2 MEMBERSHIP

2.1 Category 8: Associate Deans of School (Academic Quality Assurance) (or named alternate who shall be the relevant Associate Dean of School (Learning and Teaching))

To note that with effect from 1 March 2016, Mr R Wilkinson has been appointed as Associate Dean (Academic Quality Assurance) for the School of Engineering and Technology and will serve on this Committee in place of Dr A Lewis. Ms S J Flynn has been appointed Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) and will serve as his named alternate.

2.2 Category 3: Director of Learning and Teaching (or named alternate)

To note that Ms K Clark has been nominated to serve as the named alternate of the Director of Learning and Teaching with effect from 14 March 2016.

3 CHAIRMAN’S OVERVIEW

To receive the comments of the Chairman.

4 MINUTES – 15 MARCH 2016

To confirm and sign the minutes. - Paper 4

(Confidential)

5 MATTERS ARISING

5.1 Summary of actions – 15 March 2016

To note the actions arising from the meeting of 15 March 2016. - Paper 5.1

(Confidential)

5.2 Summary to School Academic Committees

5.2.1 To note the circulation to Deans of School and Associate Deans (Academic Quality Assurance) by the Chairman on 30 March 2016 of matters for report and consideration by the School Academic Committees from the meeting of the Committee held on

15 March 2016.

5.2.2 To note that information for noting by the School Academic Committees from the meeting of the Committee held on 15 March 2016 has been circulated.

5.3 To note any matters not taken elsewhere on the agenda.

6 ANNUAL REPORTS FROM QUALITY LIAISON MANAGERS

6.1 Hertfordshire International College

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2014-2015 from Mr S Culliford, Quality Liaison Manager. - Paper 6.1

6.2 Intercollege University of Nicosia

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2014-2015 from Ms J Hulse, Quality Liaison Manager. - Paper 6.2

6.3 IST Athens

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2014-2015 from Ms C A Rendell, Deputy Director of Academic Quality Assurance. - Paper 6.3

6.4 INTI Holdings Malaysia

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2014-2015 from Ms V Earle, Quality Liaison Manager. - Paper 6.4

(To follow)

6.5 Hertfordshire Higher Education Consortium

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2014-2015 from Ms Higgins, presented by Dr M J Cahill. - Paper 6.5

7 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTS ON ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE– Minute 602 refers

7.1 To receive the updated action plan for the School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics from Dr S J Kane, Associate Dean (Academic Quality Assurance).

- Paper 7.1

(Confidential)

7.2 To note the final Annual School Report on Academic Standards and Student Experience 2014-2015, and updated Action Plan, for the School of Engineering and Technology from Dr A Lewis, received by the Student Educational Experience Committee (minute 747.1, Student Educational Experience Committee, 17 May 2016, refers). - Paper 7.2

(Confidential)

MINUTE BOOK ONLY

7.3 To note items of good practice identified for dissemination from the Annual School Reports on Academic Standards and Student Experience for the academic year

2014-2015 (Annual School Reports). - Paper 7.3

7.4 To note items identified for consideration by the senior management of the University from the Annual School Reports and the responses received. - Paper 7.4

7.5 To note that an interim report on items identified for consideration will be received by the Committee at its meeting in November 2016.

8 COLLABORATIVE PROVISION

8.1 Collaborative Operational Delivery Plan

To receive a proposal for the introduction of a collaborative operational delivery plan from Mrs J A Bowyer, Associate Director (Academic Quality Assurance). - Paper 8.1

(To follow)

8.2 Student Exchange/Study Abroad modules – Minutes 583 and 607 refer

To receive an oral report from Ms C A Rendell, Deputy Director of Academic Quality Assurance, concerning the remaining action arising from the gap analysis of QAA UK Code of Conduct: Chapter B10 undertaken in the academic year 2013-2014.

9  GRADE POINT AVERAGES – Minute 586 refers

This item is confidential and available only to members and officers in attendance.

10 AUDITS 2015-2016

This item is confidential and available only to members and officers in attendance.

11 INTERIM AWARDS - 09.45 hours

(NOTE: Mrs A Austin, Assistant Registrar (Exams and Awards) will attend for this item)

To receive proposals from Mrs Austin for a revised process to record the grant of interim awards. - Paper 11

12 UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

Amendment/endorsement of the academic regulations for the academic years 2016-2017 – Minutes 585 and 607 refer

12.1 UPR AS11-‘Schedule of Awards’

To note the Chairman’s summary of changes to UPR AS11which were approved at the meeting on 15 March 2016 for recommendation to the Academic Board. - Paper 12.1

12.2 UPR AS12-‘Assessments and Examinations Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate and Conferments (University-delivered provision)’ and UPR AS13- ‘Assessments and Examinations Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate and Conferments (Partner Organisation-delivered provision)’

To note and approve the Chairman’s summary of changes to UPR AS12 and UPR AS13 to be recommended to the Academic Board, and in so doing to note the final text concerning double blind marking and assessment processes. - Paper 12.2

12.3 UPR AS14-‘Structure and Assessment Regulations - Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes’

To note and approve the Chairman’s summary of changes to UPR AS14 to be recommended to the Academic Board. - Paper 12.3

12.4 UPR AS 17 – Academic Quality

To note the recommendation of the Committee that UPR AS17 stand without amendment for the academic year 2016-2017.

13 Annual Reports from External Examiners

To receive a summary of the significant issues and comments identified from external examiners’ annual reports for the academic year 2015-2016. - Paper 13

14 PLACEMENT POLICY GROUP

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2015-2016 from Ms S Flynn, Convenor of the Placement Policy Group ,and in so doing to note that this is the first report receivable by the Committee since the classification of the Placement Policy Group as a Standing Working Party of the Academic Standards and Audit Committee. - Paper 14

(To follow)

15 student performance Monitoring Group (SPMG)

To receive the annual report for the academic year 2015-2016 and in doing so to note that this will be the first annual report receivable by the Committee since the classification of the SPMG as a Standing Working Party of the Academic Standards and Audit Committee. - Paper 15

(Confidential)

16 QAA Higher Education Review

To note publication of the University’s action plan in response to the findings of the recent QAA HE Review which will be noted at the meeting of the Academic Board to be held on 22 June 2016 and can be viewed via:

http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/qaa-review

17 Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Regulations 2013

To receive a report from Mrs H Davidson, Assistant Registrar (Academic Services) concerning the responsibilities of the University under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulations. - Paper 17

18 AGENDA – PART II

To note and approve Part II of the Agenda (items A-E).

(NOTE: Members wishing to comment on any item in Part II of the Agenda, which consists of items requiring formal note and /or approval, are asked to inform the Chair, through the Clerk, Mrs R E Haller, e-mail: , telephone extension 4108, not less than 48 hours before the meeting. If no such indications are received, Part II will be taken as noted and approved.)

19 CHECK LIST FOR COMMUNICATIONS

To agree how decisions and actions to be taken as outcomes of this meeting will be communicated.

20 PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

To identify people development needs and to refer them to HR Development.

21 RISK

To consider any risks inherent in the matters dealt with by the Committee during the meeting but not discussed when the item concerned was taken.

22 EMERGENCY BUSINESS

(Admissible only with the consent of the Chairman given prior to the meeting.)

23 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 09.30 hours, Central Committee Room, MacLaurin Building.

Items for the Agenda should be notified to the Clerk, Mrs R E Haller, (e-mail: , telephone extension: 4108), B204, Hatfield by Tuesday 13 September 2016. Supporting

papers should be lodged with the Clerk no later than Tuesday, 20 September 2016.

It will be assumed that items from the Schools have been submitted with the approval of the Dean of School.


A G E N D A – PART II

A ACADEMIC QUALITY

A.1 Programmes, Courses and Collaborative Agreements

To note the reports confirmed by the Chairman of the Student Educational Experience Committee and ratified by the Vice-Chancellor for the period 1 March 2016- 24 May 2016 with the summary of conclusions and recommendations, which will be noted at the meeting of the Academic Board to be held on 22 June 2016. - Paper A.1

B ACADEMIC SERVICES

To note the amendments/revisions to the Academic Services publications for the period 22 January 2016– 20 May 2016. - Paper B

Publications are available for inspection online at:

http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/aqo.nsf/Homepage?ReadForm

Members and named alternates wishing to view or obtain copies should refer to this site.

C STUDENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE

To note publication of the unconfirmed minutes of the meeting of the Student Educational Experience Committee held on 8 March 2016. - Paper C

(Confidential)

MINUTE BOOK ONLY

(NOTE: Agenda Paper C has not been issued with the agenda, but is available to members and officers in attendance for inspection online via the Electronic Document Record Management System.)

D minutes of the meetings of the Consortium Quality Committee

To note publication of the following minutes:

22 October 2015; 10 December 2015; 4 February 2015; 21 April 2016.

E MATTERS REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

E.1 Navitas UK Holdings Limited: Hertfordshire International College (HIC).

To note receipt of the key findings letter dated 5 May 2016 from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for the higher education review (embedded colleges) to Navitas UK Holdings Ltd - Paper E.1

(Confidential)

E.2 SEEVIC College, Benfleet

To note receipt of the key findings letter dated 20 May 2016 from the QAA for the higher education review to SEEVIC College, Benfleet. - Paper E.2 (Confidential)

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