(1) Each Course Advisory Board (CAB) will consider and evaluate the quality of individual coursework courses or cognates offered by UNE within an industry or community context as appropriate, with the benefit of input based on the professional experience and perspectives provided by its members. (2) An industry advisory board for a given discipline may act as a course advisory board. (3) Each Course Advisory Board will be comprised of individuals whose professional and/or academic expertise align with the nature of the course or cognate identified for consideration/evaluation. (4) Core members of the Course Advisory Board are as follows: (5) Official attendees of the Course Advisory Board may include but are not limited to: (6) The Committee may co-opt members from time to time for a specified period and purpose. (7) The Head of School or nominee will act as Chair. (8) Gender representation shall accord with the Gender Representation on Decision Making and Advisory Committees Policy. (9) Members of the Course Advisory Board will be normally appointed for a two year term, with the opportunity for reappointment. (10) The Board’s functions are as follows: (11) The Committee is established under the authority of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor to perform the advice and monitoring functions set out in these Terms of Reference, and all matters ancillary to those functions. (12) The Chair of the Board will provide a written report to the relevant Faculty Education Committee and the Education Quality Directorate Directorate, in accordance with clause 10(e) above. (13) Reports arising from the meetings of the Committee are prepared and circulated to members for their approval, no later than two weeks after the Committee’s meeting date. (14) Final copies of the Committee reports are forwarded to the relevant Faculty Education Committee and the Education Quality Directorate Directorate, no later than four weeks after the Committee’s meeting date. (15) Following further consideration by the Faculty Education Committee, recommendations for course amendments will be actioned as per the university’s process. (16) Each course is monitored on an annual basis therefore, a Course Advisory Board for that particular course must meet once per year, unless a course review is also scheduled. If a course review is scheduled, it is not mandatory to hold a Course Advisory Board. (17) Meetings of the Course Advisory Board should be conducted over the period of a single day, unless extenuating circumstances require otherwise. For clarity, it is not expected that a meeting would take a whole day. (18) Course Advisory Board meetings will ideally be scheduled to align with meetings of the associated Faculty Education Committee, to ensure feedback and recommendations feed from one Committee meeting to the next within an appropriate timeframe for consideration. (19) Unless the Chair directs otherwise, Committee business papers will be distributed to Committee members and other invited attendees, at least seven days prior to the meeting, or such shorter period as is practicable in the circumstances. Business papers must be treated confidentially by recipients. (20) Any external disclosure of business papers should be made via the Committee Secretary, and at the discretion of the Chair. (21) Core members of the Committee constitute a quorum. Core members who are unable to be present at a Committee meeting must nominate a representative to act on their behalf. (22) For the circulation of meeting papers, as well as to engage with members for meetings (and otherwise to conduct its business) the Committee and its members may use technology (including telephone, video-conferencing, telepresence, email and internet) as arranged by the Chair. (23) The nominee of the Head of School will act as Secretary to the Committee. Typically this is the Course Manager from the school initiating the Course Advisory Board. (24) The Secretary is responsible for ensuring all Committee papers and subsequent reports are recorded in the University’s corporate record keeping system (TRIM) in accordance with the University’s Records Management Rule.Terms of Reference (DVC Approved) - Course Advisory Board
Section 1 - Overview
Establishment of the Committee
Section 2 - Membership of the Committee
Core membership
In attendance
Co-opted members
Chair
Gender representative objectives
Term of membership
Section 3 - Functions of the Board
Functions
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Section 4 - Authorities
Section 5 - Conduct of Committee Business
Reporting
Meetings
Business Papers
Quorum
Use of Technology
Administrative support to the Committee
Section 6 - Definitions and Interpretation
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