CAB Forum 5 July 2017 Professor Stephen Naylor Chair, Academic Board This is an alternative title page with space for images.

Agenda Academic Board Minutes summary Key presentations from Academic Board Academic Offerings Policies Q & A

Key features from the minutes Vice Chancellor’s report Chair of the Academic Board report Chair of the Research Committee report Chair of the Education Committee report College on a pedestal: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre JCU College report JCU academic calendars and study periods – important dates 2019 Academic and student delegations register University policy - student experience of learning and teaching (SELT) policy enhancements Governance issues: joined-up policy University policy – student services – academic and student delegation policy – amendments Academic offerings Yourjcu surveys institutional performance, uptake and response rates

Reports VICE CHANCELLOR’S REPORT Federal Budget 2017-18 Respect. Now. Always. initiative; Admissions Transparency Implementation Organisational Reporting: Division of Academic and Student Life 2017 JCU Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning CHAIRPERSON OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD – REPORT Academic Board Expressions of interest University Performance Indicators related to Student Satisfaction and Good Teaching analysis. CHAIR OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT Course Coordinator Essentials Workshop PDP and Your JCU survey data IRU Academic Calibration Update CHAIR OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT External Research Revenue Update A Draft Framework for a Possible Research Pathway Coursework Masters Degree JCU 2017 Trial Research Internship Program

COLLEGE ON A PEDESTAL: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CENTRE Professor Nakata gave a presentation on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre (ATSIC), which included the implementation of a change management programme over the last eighteen months and the identified changes and focus on recruitment of staff to improve support for student success

JCU COLLEGE REPORT 2016 retention improved with a 28 percent attrition rate decline in 2017 enrolments was being investigated and there had been some good student feedback Investigation into a holistic pathways program

JCU ACADEMIC CALENDARS AND STUDY PERIODS IMPORTANT DATES 2019

REVISED ACADEMIC AND STUDENT DELEGATIONS REGISTER Adjustment of band levels Identification of committees with delegations Inclusion of some delegations that were missing or located in other documents (eg Academic Board Charter) Articulation mapping delegations

STUDENT EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING AND TEACHING (SELT) POLICY ENHANCEMENTS enhancements to the Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) Policy; Subject and YourJCU Teaching Survey responses may be removed or redacted if they include threatening, intimidating, abusive or discriminatory content. amended Student Experience of Learning & Teaching (YourJCU) Distribution List.

Joined-up policy

Academic Offerings All minor amendments are listed in the Academic Board Minutes Division of Tropical Environments and Societies Division of Tropical Health and Medicine New Courses Bachelor of Laws (HONOURS) [Embedded] Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (Honours) [Embedded] Bachelor of Creative Arts & Media (Honours) [End-on] Master of Data Science Master of Science Graduate Certificate of Data Science Graduate Diploma of Data Science Foundation Program Bachelor of Business– Marketing Major (New Availability) Bachelor of Business – Tourism Management (New Availability) New Courses Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health Master of Nursing Graduate Certificate of Nursing Graduate Diploma of Nursing

General Business Yourjcu surveys institutional performance, uptake and response rates have increased to 32% Expiration of terms of office: Deputy Chair Academic Board and 3 skill based appointments

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