UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

STUDENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

A meeting of the Student Educational Experience Committee of the Academic Board will be held on Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 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: x4564; e-mail: ).

Apologies should be conveyed to the Clerk, Mrs K Waynforth (Telephone: x3305; e-mail: ).

A G E N D A

1APOLOGIES

To receive apologies for non-attendance at the meeting.

2MINUTES –19 MAY 2015

To confirm and sign the minutes.- Paper 2

(Confidential)

3MEMBERSHIP

To note the Committee’s current membership.- Paper 3

4CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS

4.1To receive the Chairman’s comments.

4.2Scope of the Committee – Minute 598.1.3refers

To consider theactivities and discussions of the Committee that have taken place during the Academic Year 2014-2015, and whether there is anything further the Committee could consider in order to enhance the Student experience within the University.

4.3Teaching and Induction

To receive a report from the Chairman concerning the impact of combining teaching and induction in Week one of the Academic Year 2015-2016, as discussed at the

Vice-Chancellor and Students Union Group (VCSU) on 20 May 2015.

4.4Summary of Actions

To receivethe summary of actions to date.- Paper 4.4

(Confidential)

5MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

5.1The Student Educational Experience Committee – Minutes 579.1 & 599.1refer

5.1.1To note the communiqués of thefourth and fifth meetingsof the Committee in the Academic Year 2014-2015 circulated to Heads of all Strategic Business Units, Deans of Schools, the Chief Executive’s Group, Student Representatives and School Student Representative Organisers. - Paper5.1.1

5.1.2To agree a member of the Committee responsible for producing the communiqué of the sixth and final meeting of the Academic Year 2014-2015.

5.2Student Educational Experience Strategy 2015-2020 – Minutes 578.2.3 & 599.3 refer

5.2.1To receive the updated draftof the Student Educational Experience Strategy

2015-2020 from the Chairman and Dr F L Haddleton, Director of the Centre for Academic Quality Assurance. - Paper 5.2.1

(Confidential)

5.2.2To receive the updated ‘Developmental Priorities’ report from Dr H C Barefoot, Deputy Director of the Learning and Teaching Innovation Centre, further to feedback from members. - Paper 5.2.2

(Confidential)

5.3SEEC Away Day – Minutes 519.2 and 599.5 refer

To note that the Committee’s Away day is due to be held in the afternoon of 7 July 2015.

5.4International Student Barometer – Minutes 473.3.2 & 602 refer

To receive confirmationthat the positive messages from the International Student Barometer survey have been communicated to the students by Marketing and Communications (MARCOMS).

5.5 Common Reading Programme (CONNECT) – Minutes578.1 and 599.2 refer

To receive an oral report from the Chairman concerning the proposed structure of the Common Reading Programme for the University, further to a meeting of the Steering Group for that Programme.

5.6Annual School Reports on Academic Standards and Student Experience

2013-2014 – Minutes 599.4 & 582.4 refer

To receive a report from Dr F L Haddleton concerning the School’s adoption of good practices from the Annual School Reports on Academic Standards and Student Experience 2013-2014. - Paper 5.6

(Confidential)

5.7The Future Online Learning Environment – Minutes 565.1 and 583.1 refer

To receive an update from Dr I Phillips, Associate Dean of School (Learning and Teaching, concerning the Future Online Learning Environment Project.

5.8Any other matters arising from the minutes not taken elsewhere on the agenda.

6ITEMS OF REPORT FROM HERTFORDSHIRE STUDENTS' UNION (HSU)

To receive areport from Mr G Singh, President of the Students’ Union and

Mr R Farooq, Vice-President of the Students’ Union, Education and Welfare.

- Paper 6

(To follow)

7LEARNING AND TEACHING INNOVATION CENTRE

7.1Anonymous Marking and ‘Turnitin’ – Minutes 481.2, 527.3 & 603.4.3 refer

To receive a report from each Schoolconcerning a review of the use of Anonymous Marking and ‘Turnitin’ during the Academic Year 2014-2015,from the Associate Deans of School (Learning and Teaching), as follows:

7.1.1Hertfordshire Business School, from Ms K Robins;- Paper 7.1.1

(Confidential)

7.1.2School of Computer Science, from Dr J Baillie;- Paper 7.1.2

(Confidential)

7.1.3School of Creative Arts, from Dr I J Phillips;- Paper 7.1.3

(Confidential)

7.1.4School of Education, from Ms R Allen;- Paper 7.1.4

(Confidential)

7.1.5School of Engineering and Technology, from Mr D A Germany;- Paper 7.1.5

(Confidential)

7.1.6School of Health and Social Work, from Ms J Vuolo;- Paper 7.1.6

(Confidential)

7.1.7School of Humanities, from Ms J Bradley;- Paper 7.1.7

(Confidential)

7.1.8School of Law, from Mr K Rogers;- Paper 7.1.8

(Confidential)

7.1.9School of Life and Medical Sciences, from Dr S Sharma and Dr V Bugeja;

- Paper 7.1.9

(Confidential)

7.1.10School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, from Dr J L Collett.- Paper 7.1.10

(Confidential)

(To follow)

7.2Grade Point Averages

(NOTE: Ms A Hammond, Principle Lecturer, will attend the meeting to present this item)

To receive a report from Dr Barefoot and Ms Hammond, concerning the pilot project launch of the Grade Point Average scheme. - Paper 7.2

(Confidential)

7.3Promoting Teaching: Good Practice Benchmarks – Minute 479 refers

To receive an update from Ms Barton and Dr Barefoot concerning the University’s consideration of the Higher Education Academy’s (HEA) ‘Promoting teaching – Good Practice Benchmarks’; and recognition of the potential to advance this within its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities.

8STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

8.1To receivea report from Mr R Renton, Dean of Students, concerning student engagement and communication.

8.2To receivean update from the Dean of Students Office and the HSU concerning Induction activities for the Academic Year 2015-2016. - Paper 8.2

(To follow)

9TIMETABLE OPERATIONAL GROUP

To receive a report from Mrs P Charlish-Jackson, Head of Operations & Customer Service,concerning the progress of the Timetable Operational Group.

10OFFICE 365 IMPLEMENTATION

(NOTE: Mr S Hussein, Head of Computing Support for Schools, will attend the meeting to present this item)

To receivean oral report fromMs Charlish-Jackson and Mr S Hussain, Head of Computing Support for Schools,concerning the implementation of Office 365 across the Schools and the support available to staff and students.

11CAMPUS LIFE GROUP

To receive the Annual Report of the Campus Life Group for the Academic Year

2014-2015.- Paper 11

(Confidential)

12INDEPENDENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (IST), ATHENS – Minutes 585 & 605refer

To note the confidential minutes of the meeting of the University of Hertfordshire/Independent Science and Technology Studies (UH/IST) Academic Executive Group held on30 April 2015. - Paper 12 (Confidential)

13STUDENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING GROUP (SPMG)

To receive the Annual Report of theStudent Performance Monitoring Group (SPMG) for the Academic Year 2014-2015. - Paper 13

(Confidential)

14People Development

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

15RISK

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

16AGENDA - PART II

To note and approve Part II of the Agenda (itemsA-C).

(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 K Waynforth, e-mail: - telephone extension 3305, not less than 48 hours before the meeting. If no such indications are received, Part II will be taken as noted and approved.)

17EMERGENCY BUSINESS

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

18DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, 22 September 2015, at 09.30 hours, Central Committee Room, MacLaurin Building.

Items for the Agenda, together with supporting papers, should be lodged with the Clerk,

Mrs K Waynforth (e-mail: ,telephone extension:3305), B204, College Lane, Hatfield byTuesday, 3 September 2015.

A G E N D A - PART II

AWORKING GROUPS AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE STUDENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE

To note the sub-committees and working groups of the Committee, their Chairs and convenors and where appropriate their terms of reference and composition.

- Paper A

BWORKING GROUPS AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE STUDENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE – PART II ITEMS

B.1Academic Standards and Audit Committee (ASAC)

B.1.1To note:

ithe unconfirmed minutes of ASAC held on 2 June 2015 will be published on the following site:

iithe actions and recommendations arising from the meeting held on 2 June 2015 will be circulatedtomembers as soon as possible following the meeting;

iiiASAC will next meet on 29 September 2015;

ivagendas, agenda papers and minutes of ASAC which can be viewed on the Electronic Document Record Management System (EDRMS).

CMATTERS REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

There are no matters to report on this occasion.

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