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Contact Officer | Director, Governance and Legal Services |
Approval Date | 17/12/2010 |
Approval Authority | Council |
Date of Next Review | 01/12/2012 |
Modification History
University Academic Board is a Council committee established in accordance with Council Procedure 1 - Committees . University Academic Board is accountable to Council for fulfilling the following terms of reference.
Terms of reference
University Academic Board:
- advises Council and recommends where appropriate on the academic strategic directions and practices
of the University;
- advises Council and recommends where appropriate on quality assurance of courses and research;
- approves, on delegated authority of Council, all new course developments and significant changes
to existing courses;
- approves, on delegated authority of Council, academic and research policy and procedures;
- confers, on delegated authority of Council through the Student Rules, academic awards (this authority
may be delegated).
Faculty academic boards ( A/3.7 ) report to University Academic Board, which
also has standing committees addressing appeals, teaching and learning, and
research. The Board may delegate any of its functions, other than those delegated
to it by Council, to its standing committees, particularly matters of an operational
nature.
Membership
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) ex officio as Chair
- Vice-Chancellor ex officio
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) ex officio
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) ex officio
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) ex officio
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Development) ex officio
- Executive Director, Finance and Resource Planning ex officio
- Registrar ex officio
- Executive deans of faculty ex officio
- Dean of Research and Research Training ex officio
- Dean of Studies ex officio
- Manager, Oodgeroo Unit ex officio
- Chancellor or Council member nominated by Chancellor
- One Council member nominated by Council
- One academic staff member from each faculty, elected by and from academic staff of each faculty
- Six members of academic staff elected by and from all academic staff of the University, with no more than two elected from each faculty
- Two postgraduate students, nominated by QUT Postgraduate Students Association
- Six undergraduate students, nominated by QUT Student Guild Council
One member shall be nominated as Deputy Chair of University Academic Board by the Chair of the Board.
A nominee of the Registrar is secretary.
Tenure and frequency of meeting
Terms of office are as detailed in section 6 of Council Procedure 1 - Committees .
University Academic Board normally meets in the cycle of meetings leading up to Council meetings.
Reporting
Following each meeting, University Academic Board reports to the next meeting of Council.
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Modification History
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Date |
Sections |
Source |
Details |
17.12.10 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Periodic review - no change required |
16.07.09 |
All |
Governance Services |
Editorial amendment to remove references to approval of collaborative centres (consistent with policy D/4.2 and delegation C048) and approval of structure of faculty advisory committees (consistent with policy A/3.8 and delegation C028)
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24.10.08 |
All |
Governance Services |
Renumbered and relocated to A/3.6 (formerly A/3.2.4) |
27.02.08 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership provisions of University Academic Board (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) to chair; new position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) added) |
15.12.07 |
All |
Vice-Chancellor |
Revised membership provisions of University Academic Board and Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee to remove position of Executive Director, Northern Campuses (position disestablished from 31.12.07) |
14.12.05 |
All |
Council |
Amended terms of reference of University Academic Board relating to course approval for new or significantly changed courses (endorsed by University Academic Board 17.10.05 and Teaching and Learning Committee 01.11.05), and to devolve authority for approval of membership of faculty and school advisory committees to faculty academic boards (endorsed by University Academic Board 18.11.05) |
30.08.05 |
All |
Vice-Chancellor |
Revised membership provisions of University Academic Board to include Dean of Graduate Studies |
02.06.04 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference and membership provisions, in accordance with recommendations of Council Panel of the 2003/2004 Committees Review |
28.03.01 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership provisions (effective from 01.12.01) |
28.03.01 |
All |
Council |
Revised membership to include Director, QUT Carseldine ex officio in accordance with faculty restructure (effective 1.7.01) |
28.03.01 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference (to take effect 01.04.01) |
06.11.00 |
All |
Vice-Chancellor |
Replaced position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) with Executive Director, Finance and Resource Planning due to restructure of Planning and Resources Department |
18.10.00 |
All |
Council |
Extended appointment of Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson to end of 2003 |
08.12.99 |
All |
Council |
Extended appointment of Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson to end of 2000 |
17.08.99 |
All |
MOPP Officer |
Editorial |
02.12.98 |
All |
Council |
Approved continuation of Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson for 1999 |
02.12.98 |
All |
Council |
Revised terms of reference |
28.05.98 |
All |
Council |
Approved appointment of Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson to end of 1998 |
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