Minutes of the 206th Meeting of Academic Council

held at 11.30 a.m. on 14th December 2016, in DIT Aungier St

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Present: Prof B. Norton (Chairperson) Dr A. Behan Dr P. Behan Dr J. Bernard Prof B. Bowe Dr R. Burbach Mr F. Clarke Dr K. Cody Dr P. Cohen Prof M. Conlon Mr M. Deegan Dr C. Dixon Dr J. Donovan Mr D. Doran Dr J. Doran Dr J. Dunne Prof G. Farrell

Dr S. Feeney Ms M. Fitzsimons Mr B. Gormley Dr P. Hanlon Dr J. Harvey Dr C. Hills Dr A. Hore Dr M. Hunt Dr T. Hurley Dr K. Lalor Dr K. Lawlor Ms M. Maguire Mr J. McCauley Prof D. McCormack Dr O. McDonagh Prof M. McNamara Dr S. Meaney

Dr M. Mulvey Dr J. Murray Dr S. Norton Dr C. O’Connor Mr J. O’Connor Dr N. O’Connor Ms M. O’Flynn Mr C. O’Leary Prof. B O’Neill Dr S. O’Sullivan Mr K. Pierson Dr M. Prendergast Ms M. Scally Dr K. Shanahan Dr K. Uí Ghallachóir Mr H. Van der Kamp Ms M. Whelan

Apologies: Ms J. Boyer Mr T. Butler Mr K. Corcoran Dr F. Cullen Dr J. Curtin Prof M. Devereux Dr D. Dillane Ms E. Doyle

Mr T. Dunne Dr N. Fitzpatrick Dr S. Flanagan Ms B. Gleeson Dr D. Hooper Mr P. Kenny Dr D. Lillis Dr M. Murphy

Mr E. Nevin Mr M. O’Connor Mr B. Odoemene Mr P. O’Reilly Mr G. Reilly Mr J. Turner Prof B. Wu

In attendance: Ms B. Lowe

Ms J. Cairns

Mr D. Feeney (for Minute 206/5)

ACTION TIME

FRAME

206/1 Apologies Apologies were noted from those members of Council unavailable to attend.

206/2 Minutes of previous meetings The minutes of the 205th meeting held on 9th November 2016 were approved and signed.

Noted and approved

206/3 Matters Arising

(a) Nomination of a Student Disciplinary Panel It was noted that the nominations to the Student Disciplinary Panel and a Student Disciplinary Appeals Panel were approved at the meeting of Academic Council on 9 November 2016 and that there was a small number of outstanding nominations at that time. In this regard Academic Council noted and approved the additional nominations to the Student Disciplinary Panel and a Student Disciplinary Appeals Panel, for recommendation to Governing Body. The full membership of the Student Disciplinary Panel and a Student Disciplinary Appeals Panel is included in Appendix 1.

Noted and approved

(b) Update in relation to EGB Project It was noted that Dr M. Murphy, Director of Digital Campus & Learning Transformation, was unavailable to attend the meeting today but that an update in relation to the EGB Project was provided by email. In this regard it was also noted that the request for tender process was completed as per schedule and that the proposals were evaluated and a contract was awarded to Tekenable who are currently on site developing the business case.

Noted

206/4 Chairman’s Communications

(a) Correspondence from Governing Body Secretary (10/11/16) Advising that the Governing Body, at its meeting on 9th November 2016, approved the recommendations made and decisions taken by Academic Council at its meeting on 5th October 2016.

Noted

(b) Proposal in relation to Membership of Academic Council’s Academic Quality Assurance Committee Academic Council adopted the proposal that Ms Jennifer Farrell, Head of Student Administration, should replace Dr Julie Bernard, Manager of Access & Civic Engagement, as the Student Services representative on the Academic Quality Assurance Committee.

Adopted

(c) Recommendation in relation to the exclusion of a student following a Student Disciplinary Process Academic Council noted that pursuant to a meeting of a Student Disciplinary Board to consider a Student Disciplinary Complaint relating to a Student a decision was made to exclude the Student from the Institute. It was agreed that a recommendation to exclude the Student should be forwarded to Governing Body.

Noted

(d)

Correspondence from QQI in relation to Annual Institutional Quality Report (AIQR) 2015/2016 Academic Council noted the correspondence from Mr P. Walsh, Chief Executive, QQI, requesting the completion of the AIQR 2015/2016 by the Institute by 15th February 2017. It was noted that the AIQR is completed online and that as part of the AIQR 2015/2016 the Institute is required to have taken on board new QQI

Guidelines, in particular, the Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines and Sector Specific Quality Assurance Guidelines for Universities and other Designated Awarding Bodies. It was also noted that the report will be circulated to members of Academic Council prior to the next scheduled meeting on 15th February. It was further noted that the Institute’s AIQR to the QQI will be brought forward to Senior Leadership Team on 12th January and to the meeting of Governing Body on 25th January, for approval, before its submission to the QQI.

206/5 Update on Programme/Module Catalogue It was noted that Mr D. Feeney, Programme/Module Catalogue Project Manager, was unavailable to attend the meeting today to provide an update in relation to the Programme/Module Catalogue. Dr M. Mulvey, Director of Academic Affairs and Registrar, addressed the meeting in relation to the Programme/Module Catalogue Project. Dr Mulvey stated that Stage 1 of the Project will improve the completeness and quality of the data, improve the presentation of the data, develop a User Interface for data entry and make it possible to obtain reports from the existing Catalogue. It was noted that it is anticipated that Stage 1 will be completed by the end of March 2017. Dr Mulvey further stated that there is a wider and more substantive issue of the Programme/Module Catalogue not being fit for purpose and that an elaborative specification for the Programme/Module Catalogue, based on the wishes of the academic community, was drawn up in 2014. It was noted that the market informed DIT in 2014 that it was not possible to build the system to our requirements in terms of functionality and data integration and that the project will need to be broken down into a number of projects and tackled individually. It was noted that it will be necessary to look at the specification for the Programme/Module Catalogue again and that the specification may need to be changed to be more amenable to a customised off-the-shelf product. In this context Academic Council adopted the proposal that a Working Group to consider the specification for the Programme/Module Catalogue should be formed and that this Working Group should be comprised of a representative of academic staff from each College, the Heads of Learning Development, a representative of the Graduate Research School Board and a representative of DITSU. In response to a query it was agreed that the detail of the technical functions which were included in the original request for the Programme/Module Catalogue Project should be circulated to members of Academic Council. Dr R. Burbach, Assistant Head, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, stated that he does not see any benefit in updating the existing module catalogue, as it does not capture all relevant information including in the M1 (e.g. the manner in which assessments are linked to learning outcomes, any derogations etc) as well as other key pieces of information that are not currently captured by even the M1 form (e.g the length of the exam in hours and the number of questions in the exams).

Noted

Dr Burbach stated that the existing catalogue captures imperfect and incomplete information that, should a new catalogue be introduced, information cannot be simply transferred across and as a result, the information would have to be input again resulting in a huge waste of time and effort.

It was agreed that Mr Feeney should be requested to deliver his presentation at the next meeting of Academic Council on 15th February 2017. It was also agreed that Dr Burbach should document his concerns and forward them to Mr Feeney and that Mr Feeney’s presentation should address the points raised by Dr Burbach. The Chairman stated that there are a number of commercial off-the-shelf products available but that they do not deliver everything that the Institute would like to have in a Programme/Module Catalogue. He also stated that the Institute needs to find out what commercial products exist and also establish what is acceptable to us in terms of specification. It was noted that it is the purpose of the Working Group is to establish the necessary requirements of academic staff with a view to customising an off-the–shelf Module/Programme Catalogue. It was agreed that any members who wish to be on the Working Group should contact Dr Mulvey.

206/6 Report from Academic Council’s Committees

(a) Academic Quality Assurance Committee Academic Council ratified, for recommendation to Governing Body, the decisions of the Academic Quality Assurance Committee from its 156th meeting on 21st November 2016, in relation to the following:

Ratified

(i) Appointment of Programme Validation /Review Panels

PgDip in Advertising and Digital Communication (delivered by IAPI)

External Members Dr A. McCartan Ms T. Hemphill MSc Mr E. Roghan Ms D. Wood

Course Director, School of Communication, University of Ulster, Co. Antrim Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Creative Technologist, McCannBlue, The Malting Tower, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2 Director Insights and Strategy, Dentsu Aegis Network, Monkstown, Co. Dublin

Internal Members Mr A. Gibson (Chair) Mr W. Bergin Mr C. Hughes

School of Hospitality Management and Tourism School of Multidisciplinary Technologies School of Retail and Services Management

BSc in Digital Technology & Design/BSc (Hons) in Digital Technology, Design & Innovation

External Members Mr M. Callaghan BTech PgCert MSc

Senior Lecturer, Ambient Intelligence and Virtual Worlds Research Team, School of

CHEP FHEA (UK) Mr M. O’Brien Cert Dip PgDip BA Ms F. Leigh PgDip BBS BA Prof F. Roche MBA PhD

Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Derry Marketing Manager, Big Red Cloud, Rathdown Hall, Upper Glenageary Road, Glenageary, Co. Dublin CEO, Unipupil.com, The Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylor’s Lane, Dublin 8 Former Deputy Principal of the College of Business and Law (Retired), UCD, Co. Dublin

Internal Members Prof B. Bowe (Chair) Dr S. Feeney Dr K. Houston

Head of Learning Development, College of Engineering and Built Environment Head of Learning Development, College of Business Conservatory of Music and Drama

(ii) Appointment of a Programme Validation /Review Panels – not considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee and for consideration and approval by Academic Council:

MA in Public Relations and MA in Public Affairs and Political Communication

External Members Mr B. Kenny MA Prof R. Tench Dr F. Morrison Mr M. O’Keeffe MA

Corporate Communications Manager, Irish Rail, Connolly Station, Dublin 1 Professor in Communications Education, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, UK Course Director of the MSC programmes in Public Relations, Public Affairs and Health Communication, School of Communication, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Co. Antrim CEO of the Pembroke Slattery Group (PSG), Cranford House, Montrose, Priesthouse, Dublin 4

Internal Members

Academic Council approved the proposal that the Chairman of the Academic Quality Assurance Committee should take Chairman’s action to approve the internal Panel members.

(iii) Appointment of a School Review Panel

School of Management

External Members Prof P. Gunnigle BComm MBS PhD Dr C. Cross BComm MBS PhD Ms C. Lynch

Professor Business Studies, Personnel & Employment Relations, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick Head of Department, Personnel & Employment Relations, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick Head of Human Resources, Doosan Trading Ltd (Global Machinery Company), Swords, Co. Dublin

Mr T. Hayes Former CEO, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Ireland (CILT), Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2

Internal Members Dr K. Kelly (Chair) Dr P. Ennis

School of Multidisciplinary Technologies School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A Representative of the College of Business (to be confirmed)

(iv) Appointment of Unit Review Panels

Campus Life

External Members Mr J. Hannon Dr M. Byrne Dr C. Bohan Dr I. Pickup

Director of Student Services, NUI Galway Head of Student Experience, University College Cork Director of Student Support and Development, Dublin City University Director of Academic Services, SOAS, University of London

Internal Members Dr P. Cohen (Chair)

A Representative of College Managers (to be confirmed) A Representative of Assistant Heads of School (to be confirmed) A Representative of DITSU (to be confirmed)

(v) Reports of Validation/Review Panels MA in Mentoring, Management and Leadership in the Early Years (Chair: Dr S. Daly; Date: 23 September 2016) Academic Council adopted the Validation Panel’s report recommending approval, with conditions now met, of the Master of Arts in Mentoring, Management and Leadership in the Early Years with classifications of First Class Honours; Second Class Honours, Upper Division; Second Class Honours Lower Division; Pass, and Postgraduate Diploma in Mentoring, Management and Leadership in the Early Years with classifications of Distinction; Merit Upper Division; Merit Lower Division; Pass, at level 9 in the National Framework of Qualifications. It was noted that a Response from the School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences, including clarifications, has been received. It was noted that the programme title was amended since initial approval by SLT’s Academic and Research Sub-Committee in February 2015 and that the Q1A form has also been amended and approved by SLT’s Academic and Research Sub-Committee.

Adopted

(vi) Annual Monitoring and College Action Plans

Update in relation to Annual Monitoring and College Action Plans It was noted that Q5 Annual Monitoring Reports are being submitted in the Colleges and that the work is ongoing.

Summary Report on Academic Council Theme 2014/15 The Committee noted the Draft Summary Report on Academic Council

Theme 2014/15 ‘Feedback to Students on Performance’, as outlined by Ms J. Cairns, Quality Assurance Officer. It was noted that the Draft Summary Report is incomplete and that more feedback will be incorporated into the Report when it becomes available. It was also noted that the College of Engineering and Built Environment’s revised annual monitoring report (Q5) template now includes a direct question in relation to feedback to Students and that all Programme Committees responded to these questions. There was some discussion in relation to the key issues identified by responses to the Theme for 2014/2015 which include students not always being aware that they are receiving feedback, particularly in some practical classes, where feedback is such a natural part of the delivery process, and where assignments are discussed in class. The issue of the challenges associated with the provision of feedback to large classes was also highlighted. It was suggested that the issues raised could be highlighted as part of the

National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher

Education Seminar in January 2017 and Dr J. Harvey, Head of the Learning and Teaching Centre, agreed that she would bring this matter forward to the Seminar. There was some discussion in relation to how feedback methodologies could be considered as ‘coaching’ and it was noted that this appears to be a developing trend in some Universities. Mr K. Pierson, DITSU Vice President for Education, queried how students should raise the issue of being denied the opportunity to view examination scripts or receive feedback within four days of the publication of results as provided for in the General Assessment Regulations. It was clarified that such matters should be flagged with the Assistant Head of School.

(vii) QQI business

QA Procedures (Section 30 of the 2012 Act) for RCSI and DIT (i.e. Designated Awarding Bodies that are not Previously Established Universities The Committee noted the QA Procedures (Section 30 of the 2012 Act) for RCSI and DIT (i.e. Designated Awarding Bodies that are not Previously Established Universities). Ms N. O’Neill, Quality Assurance Officer, informed the meeting that the Annual Dialogue meeting with the QQI has recently taken place and that the QQI has outlined that following a positive conclusion of the discussion of the QA Procedures at the ADM the QQI will send out a note of the ADM to the Institution for agreement, including a reference to the QA Procedures stating that they are recommended for approval. The QA Procedures will then be recommended to the next QQI Programmes and Awards Committee (PAEC) meeting for approval.

White Paper for consultation - Draft Statutory Guidelines for the

Quality Assurance of Research Degree Programmes It was noted that the QQI has recently issued a revised White Paper for consultation - Draft Statutory Guidelines for the Quality Assurance of Research Degree Programmes and that the closing date for receipt of responses to the revised document was 4th December. It was agreed that the document should be circulated to Committee members after the meeting and that comments should be forwarded to Prof M. McNamara, Head of the Graduate Research School, by noon on Monday 28th November. A member of the Committee stated that the short timeframe for providing a response does not allow for a considered response and it was suggested that a comment to this effect should be communicated to the QQI. It was also noted that the QQI will be publishing QA Guidelines on Blended Learning shortly.

Survey regarding Professional body accreditation in HEIs associated with QQI The Committee noted the correspondence and Surveys regarding Professional body accreditation in HEIs associated with QQI. It was noted that the survey aims to enable QQI, and HEIs, to reach a clearer understanding of both the scope and scale of professional body accreditation across Ireland and that it is intended to be a mutually beneficial project for both QQI and the participating HEIs. To this extent, all institutions will receive the complete raw data set for their institution in 2017. It was also noted that the QQI intends to present the initial project findings at the QQI Enhancement conference on 15 December 2016 at Dublin Castle. It was further noted that the survey has two parts, as follows: 1. Institutional – all HEIs to compete one institutional survey response 2. Unit - a response from each of the ‘units’ in each institution with professional accreditation (a ‘unit’ is the element within the educational establishment that takes responsibility for professional accreditation for programmes). It was noted that the Surveys in relation to the Workload involved in Professional Accreditation have been forwarded to Heads of School for completion and that responses have been requested as soon as possible.

(viii) Student Evaluation of DIT Programmes and Modules It was noted that the Proposal to invest in a new Student Evaluation System has been forwarded to Campus Development Committee for approval and that it was positively received but that the applications for funding exceeds the funding available and therefore the Committee is in the process of prioritising projects submitted.

(ix) Proposal to discontinue a Programme (Q8) – BA (Hons) in

International Business and English (DT558) The Proposal to discontinue a Programme (Q8) in respect of the BA (Hons) in International Business and English (DT558) was noted.

(x) Minor, Supplemental, and Special Purpose Award Proposals

Minor, Supplemental, and Special Purpose Award Proposals – considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee Academic Council noted the approval of the Colleges in respect of the following Awards: College of Business CPD Diploma in Mediation (Special Purpose Award, 20 ECTS at NFQ Level 6) (Delivered off campus in IBEC offices) College of Sciences and Health CPD Certificate in Spirometry for Healthcare Professionals (Minor Award, 15 ECTS at NFQ Level 7) (Delivered by the Irish Association for Respiratory Scientists)

Minor, Supplemental, and Special Purpose Award Proposals – not considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee and forwarded directly to Academic Council Academic Council noted the approval of the Colleges in respect of the following Awards: College of Arts and Tourism CPD Certificate in Introduction to Mindfulness (Special Purpose Award, 5 ECTS at NFQ Level 7) College of Business CPD Certificate in Organisation Design and Organisation Development (Minor Award, 5 ECTS at NFQ Level 9) College of Engineering and Built Environment Minor Awards - All 5 ECTS credits and NFQ Level 8 CPD Certificate in System Design Practice – Software Module CPD Certificate in Electrical Power & Distribution Systems Module CPD Certificate in Dissertation Module CPD Certificate in Refrigeration Module CPD Certificate in Lighting & Acoustics Module CPD Certificate in Engineering Mathematics (Comp) Module CPD Certificate in Applied Fluid Mechanics Module CPD Certificate in Air Conditioning & Ventilation Module CPD Certificate in System Design Practice HVAC Module CPD Certificate in Emerging & Renewable Energy Technology Module CPD Certificate in Building Heat Transfer Module CPD Certificate in Heating Systems Engineering Module

(xi) Minor/Major Programme amendments

Minor/Major Programme amendments considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee Academic Council noted/approved the minor/major amendments to programme modules/programmes submitted from the College of Arts and Tourism and the College of Business (See Appendix 2), and the College of Sciences and Health as follows:

College of Sciences and Health Module Amendment: Thermodynamics & Maths for Chemistry CHEM2020 (Programme to offer the module: DT261/2) The amendments in relation to Assessment, from Exam 60% Laboratory 40% to Exam 50%, Continuous Assessment 10% and Laboratory 40% were noted and approved. It was noted that the examination board may require that candidates are reassessed in either the written examination, continuous assessment, laboratory or all components of a module. If a candidate is required only to be reassessed in one element of a module (examination, laboratory or continuous assessment), as a second or subsequent attempt, then, at the discretion of the examination board, the final mark for that module may be based entirely upon this component where this is beneficial to the candidate. There is no floor on the continuous assessment. Research Methods 1 – Nutritional Epidemiology BIOL3904 (Programme to offer the module: DT223) The amendments in relation to Assessment, from summative assessment 60%, Continuous Assessment 40% to Continuous Assessment 100% were noted and approved. Students must obtain at least 50% in all Continuous Assessment Components. It was noted that the amendment will be implemented immediately. Programme Amendment: BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science (DT204) The amendment in relation to Stage 3 Module Schedule as submitted was approved. It was noted that the amendment will be implemented immediately.

Minor/Major Programme amendments – not considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee and forwarded directly to Academic Council Academic Council to noted/approved the minor/major amendments to programme modules/programmes submitted from the College of Arts and Tourism (See Appendix 3) and the College of Engineering and Built Environment, as follows: Module Amendment: Socio-Economic Environment SSPL9005 Programme(s) to offer the Module: DT123 MSc Spatial Planning Fields on module template for proposed modifications: Learning Outcomes, Indicative Syllabus, Learning and Teaching Methods, Total Teaching Contact/Self Directed Learning Hours, Assessment, Reading/References Proposed Amendments:

The new third learning outcome clearly locates the rationale for spatial planning within the social and economic context of sustainable development.

Changes have been made to the indicative syllabus and reading/references to bring them up to date.

Assessment by examination is to be changed to assessment by assignment.

The social component of the assessment will address learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4.

The economic component of the assessment will address learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4.

Learning outcomes 3 and 4 consider the interface between the social and economic, assessment measures the integration of both elements.

Date Changes to be Implemented from: 1st

September 2017 Module Amendment: Advanced Dynamics with Applied Computer Modelling MECH9000

Programme(s) to offer the Module: DT087, DT088 Fields on module template for proposed modifications: All Proposed Amendments:

The module content descriptor is amended to highlight a more rigorous and generally applicable approach to the topic, which is independent of particular software packages or application areas.

The description of the module is updated to reflect this approach.

The Learning outcomes section is updated to include a more specific set of outcomes related to the principal aims of the module.

Reading lists are updated to include standard reference texts on multibody dynamics, and system simulation

The current module descriptor format is adopted, which necessitates minor changes to the assessment section.

Date Changes to be Implemented from: January 2017 Programme Amendment: MSc in Construction Informatics DT167/DT168 (CITA) Proposed Amendment: Introduction of three 5 ECTS Credit Modules: BIM for Building Performance Analysis, Green FM for Post Occupancy BIM Energy Management, and BIM Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for BREEAM and LEED

Date Change to be Implemented: for 2016/2017 academic year only Introduction of a New Module: Cross Domain BIM Civil and Structural Engineering Associated Programme Codes: DT9875, DT9876, DT9775 5 ECTS credits

(b) Linked/Collaborative Provider Committee The report from the Linked/Collaborative Provider Committee from its meeting on 8th November 2016 was noted. It was noted that the new Draft Templates for MoU and an amended new Draft MoA Approval Sheet have been circulated to Colleges for consideration at College Leadership Teams/College Boards.

(c) Board of the Graduate Research School Academic Council ratified, for recommendation to Governing Body, the decisions of the Board of the Graduate Research School in relation to the

Ratified

following (see Appendix 4):

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Recommendations for the Appointment of Transfer/ Confirmation Examiners Students who successfully transferred to Higher Register /passed their Confirmation Examination Recommendations for the Appointment of Examiners Recommendations for Awards

206/7 Student Handbook Compliance - Audit of Information and Services for Students Academic Council noted the Reports submitted from the College of Arts and Tourism and the College of Engineering and Built Environment including a listing for each programme and confirming compliance in relation to provision of Student Handbooks. It was also noted that Dr S. Flanagan, Head of Academic Policy and Planning, was unavailable to attend the meeting today to address this matter. Ms J. Cairns, Quality Assurance Officer, stated that Class Representatives initially highlighted the issue by expressing concern that not all programmes had an up-to-date Student Handbook. It was noted that Class Representatives provided a list of programmes that were without Student Handbooks to the Quality Assurance and Academic Programme Records Office and that College Directors were then requested to provide an evidence based report with a listing for each programme and confirming compliance in relation to provision of Student Handbooks. The Chairman emphasized the importance of providing information to Students on where to locate the relevant Student Handbook (such as the URL) and the importance of ensuring that Student Handbooks are up-to-date and comprehensive and in accordance with the specification as outlined in the Handbook for Academic Quality Enhancement. Mr C. O’Leary, Head of Learning Development in the College of Sciences and Health, and Dr S. Feeney, Head of Learning Development in the College of Business, confirmed that Student Handbooks are available for all programmes in their respective College. Dr Feeney stated that the outstanding Student Handbooks in the College of Business related to programmes which were jointly managed with a separate College and that measures have been put in place to ensure that this will not re-occur. Mr K. Pierson, DITSU Vice President for Education, stated that he welcomes the Institute being proactive on compliance in relation to Student Handbooks and he further stated that the Dublin School of Architecture has moved away from Webcourses and now provides Student Handbooks through Google Apps and that other Schools should consider this platform. The Chairman stated that updates to Student Handbooks should be completed by May of the previous academic year and that any issues identified by Students relating to Student Handbooks should be raised at meetings of the relevant Programme Committee. It was agreed that the outstanding reports from the College of Business and the College of Sciences and Health should be submitted for the record and that Dr

Flanagan should report back to the next meeting of Academic Council on the matter. It was also agreed that where programmes are jointly managed by two Colleges then Staff should ensure that there is no confusion in relation to who has responsibility for the provision of Student Handbooks.

206/8 The Student Voice There was no business conducted under this heading.

206/9 External Examiners Academic Council noted and approved, for recommendation to Governing Body, a number of new appointments and extensions of periods of appointment of External Examiners for 2016/17 in respect of the Colleges (See Appendix 5).

206/10 Minutes received from College Boards/Committees of Academic Council Academic Council noted the following minutes from College Boards /Committees of Academic Council:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

College of Arts and Tourism– minutes of the meetings on 2nd June and 29th September 2016 College of Engineering and Built Environment – minutes of the meetings on 20th June and 29th September 2016 Student Experience Committee – minutes of the meetings on 30th May and 14th June 2016 Graduate Research School Board – minutes of the meeting on 1st November 2016

The next meeting is scheduled for 10.00 am on the 15th February 2016 Signed:___________________________ Date:________________

Appendix 1

Student Disciplinary Panel/Student Disciplinary Appeals Panel (for a three year period ie: until November 2019)

The following list was approved at the meeting of Academic Council on 9 November 2016 (Additional nominations approved by Academic Council on 14 December are

highlighted in red and italics) (a) Student Disciplinary Panel College of Arts and Tourism

College of Business College of Engineering and Built Environment College of Sciences and Health Directorate of Academic Affairs and Registrar Directorate of Research, Enterprise, and Innovation Services Directorate of Human Resources Directorate of Student Services Directorate of the Digital Campus & Learning Transformation Directorate of Campus Services & Relocation

Dr Denise O’Leary Dr Vivienne Byers Professor Max Ammann Dr Ariane Perez-Gavilan Dr Brendan Devlin Dr Sandra Fisher Ms Susan Thompson Dr Louis Gunnigan (Chairperson) Ms Dolores McManus Mr Paul Flynn

(b) Student Disciplinary Appeals Panel College of Arts and Tourism

College of Business College of Engineering and Built Environment College of Sciences and Health Directorate of Academic Affairs and Registrar Directorate of Research, Enterprise and Innovation Services Directorate of Human Resources Directorate of Student Services Directorate of the Digital Campus & Learning Transformation Directorate of Campus Services & Relocation

Dr Matt Bowden Dr John Murray Mr Joseph Little Dr Pat Goodman Mr Frank Costello Professor Mary McNamara Head of Workplace Relations (position is in recruitment) Dr Rachel O’Connor (Chairperson) Ms Rachel Richardson Mr Paul McDunphy

Appendix 2

College of Arts and Tourism

Form School Programme Title Programme Code

Mode Module Module Code

Modification Details Status

M3 SCAFT BSc Culinary Entrepreneurship

DT416 L8 FT TFBS 4021 ADVANCED WINE STUDIES

TFBS 4021

Change for 2016/2017 only for 1 student due to extenuating circumstances ; Add TFOS Occup Health & Safety 4021 to DT416 to replace TFBS 4021

AQEC C.A. 16.11.16

M3 Media BA Photography DT559 L8 FT Stage 3 'Self-Directed Project' 10 ECTS new module approved June 2016

PHOT 3015

Re - instate the previous module ( Stage 3) 'Self-Initiated Research and Practice, PHOT 3015, 15 ECTS

AQEC C.A. 16.11.16

College of Business – Minor Amendments to Programmes/Modules

School Programme Code Yr Module Title Module Code Programme Amendments

Module Amendments

Date of Implementation

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Rationale

A&F PGD Finance

DT374/DT9374 1 (i)Financial Econometrics 1; (ii)Financial Econometrics 2; (iii) Derivatives 1; (iv) Derivatives 2; (v). Macroeconomics & Intl Finance

(i) FNEC 1001; (ii) FNEC 1000; (iii) DERI 1001; (iv) DERI 1000; (v)MEIF 1000

Offer these modules to the Financial Services Stream of the MSc Strategic Management full-time DT349 & part-time Year 2 DT346 programmes

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB Broaden module options for the MSc Strategic Management students who opt for the Financial Services Stream

GBS MSc Strategic Management

DT349 & DT346/2

1 (i)Financial Econometrics 1; (ii)Financial Econometrics 2; (iii) Derivatives 1; (iv) Derivatives 2; (v). Macroeconomics & Intl Finance

(i) FNEC 1001; (ii) FNEC 1000; (iii) DERI 1001; (iv) DERI 1000; (v)MEIF 1000

Add these DT374/DT9374 modules to the Financial Services Stream of the MSc Strategic Management full-time & part-time Year 2 programmes

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB

GBS MSc Strategic Management

DT349 & DT346/1

1 (i) Strategic Marketing; (ii) Understanding & Leading Organisations

(i) MRKT 1038; (ii) MGMT 1055 (DT349; MGMT 1063 (DT346/1)

Understanding & Leading Organisations to be delivered in Semester 1 and Strategic Marketing to be delivered in Semester 2

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

HoS Recent retirement of Strategic Marketing Lecturer

GBS MSc Strategic Management

DT349 & DT346/1

1 Strategy & Leadership 1

(i) STLP 1000 (DT349); STLP 1003 (DT346/1)

Assessment:

CA Breakdown: FROM

25%/15%/10% TO

20%/10%/10%

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB

GBS MBA DT348 2 Corporate Governance Ethics & Responsibility

CGVE 1000

Update to Module Descriptor re Overview Re Assessment:

Group and Individual Assessments to include methods to ensure the individual's result reflects the individual's achievement of the learning outcomes . For example, any peer assessment element to have a low weighting or peer feedback quality to be assessed by lecturer and

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

PC To ensure that assessment methods capture the individuals contribution to group assignments and the final grade reflects the individuals learning outcomes

have a high weighting; group work to include an individual report element. There is no change to the weightings. the Breakdown remains 40% Exam /60% CA

GBS MBA DT348 2 Project Management

PRJM 2000

Assessment: FROM 100%

CA (Individual Research Assignment 40%/Group Case Study 30%; 2x Labs 30% )TO

100% CA as follows: Individual Research Assignment 35%/3 x Individual MC Questionnaire 35%/1 x Lab 30%

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB Aligns to PMP assessment which is the defacto standard on Project Management education. This change was proposed to and supported by the external examiner, Prof Sean Meehan.

Marketing BSc Marketing

DT341 4 Consumer Research

CNRS 4000 Assessment: FROM Exam

30%/CA 70% TO Exam

40%/ CA 60% as follows: Group CA 1 30%; Individual CA

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB Module redesign is intended to focus more intently on the process of analysing qualitative data. In other

15%; Group CA 2 15%

programmes with similar outcomes required a positive impact has been seen on the data analysis element of dissertation research as a result of a similar focus. Therefore this module will aim to include both an individual element to the assessment (i.e. each student collecting interview & netnographic data) and then as a group collectively engaging in thematic analysis & generation of thematic findings.

Management BSc Transport & Logistics

DT358 4 Strategic Logistics Management

STMG 4000 Offer this module as option to DT364/4 (BBS/4) in Semester 1 . The existing offering - Global SCM module (GSCM 4001)- is moved to Semester 2 but remains as an option for DT364/4 .

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016 CB

As the DT358/4 Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM 4001)module - already offered as an option to DT364/4 students - is now moved to S 1 from S2, it is proposed to offer the DT364/4 students both Strategic Logistics Mangement in Semester 1 and Global Supply Chain Management in Semester 2 - so as not to limit their options.

Retail BBS DT364 4 Straetgic Logistics Management

STMG 4000 Offer this module as option in Semester 1 (in addition to the existing Global Supply Chain Management module GSCM 4001 , which has moved from Semester 1 TO Semester 2

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB As the DT358/4 Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM 4001)module - already offered as an option to DT364/4 students - is now moved FROM S2 TO S1, it is proposed to offer the DT364/4 students both Strategic Logistics Mangement in Semester 1 and Global Supply Chain Management in Semester 2 - so as not to limit their options .

Retail BSc Retail & Services Mgmt

DT343 4 Strategic Management

MGMT 4003 1. Change of Title TO

Strategic Retail Management 2. Assessment: FROM 70%

Exam/30% CA TO Exam

60%/CA 40%

Academic Year 2016/17 i.e. from September 2016

CB 1.The title

change reflects the specialist nature of the programme and the applied module content. All assignments and class examples are based on the retail industry. 2. The

weighting for this module has been 70% summative assessment and 30% individual assessment. Over the last number of years it is clear that the students do not perform as well in the written exam and their scores for this module reflect this. This change should give students the opportunity to raise their

scores. The assessment requires knowledge of strategic theory however is more applied in nature than an academic literature review.

Appendix 3

College of Arts and Tourism – Minor Amendments to Programmes/Modules

(not considered by the Academic Quality Assurance Committee and for consideration and approval by Academic Council)

Form School Programme Title

Programme Code

Mode Module Module Code

Modification Details Status

M3 MEDIA BA in Game Design, BA in Journalism

DT508, DT582

L8 FT new module - Relational Data Bases and Information Systems 1

NEW Add new Module (Relational Databases and Information Systems 1) as option.

Approved C.A. 6.12.16

M1 media BA in Game Design, BA in Journalism

DT508, DT582

L8 FT new module - Relational Data Bases and Information Systems 1

NEW Approved (subject to Amendments) C.A. 6.12.16