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March-April 2008 MOPP Updates |
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Chapter A - Governance and organisation Chapter B - Human resources Chapter C - Teaching and learning Chapter D - Research and development Chapter E - Student services and administration Chapter F - Information management Chapter G - Financial management Chapter H - Physical facilities Chapter I - International and community engagement Appendices Other CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION A/3.1 QUT Council - Revised role of Chancellor relating to transition arrangements for management of the University; disestablished Honorary Doctorates Committee (recommendations for award of Doctor of the University now made by Chancellor's Committee) (approved by Council 27.02.08) A/3.2 QUT committees structure - Revised membership provisions of University Academic Board (to be chaired by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and to include new position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) (approved by Council 27.02.08); revised terms of reference of Chancellor's Committee (relating to honorary doctorates) (approved by Council 27.02.08); revised membership of Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee (to include new position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) (approved by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08) A/4.1 Academic organisational structure - Removed references to QUT Carseldine; updated references to Faculty of Information Technology and Creative Industries Faculty consistent with new structures A/4.2 Non-academic organisational structure - Policy updated (to clarify the term independent section and to remove reference to Executive Office from Chancellery structure) (approved by Vice-Chancellor 04.03.08) B/1.1 Enterprise agreements and legislative environment - Updated policy to remove references to Australian Workplace Agreements consistent with current industrial environment (approved by Human Resources Director 10.03.08); policy renamed (formerly "Workplace agreements and legislative environment") B/12.2 Staff orientation - Revised policy (approved by Vice-Chancellor 04.03.08) B/3.2 Position descriptions - Updated to remove references to Appendix 6 and to refer instead to Enterprise Bargaining Agreements B/4.11New Professors Scheme – Revised policy (approved by Vice-Chancellor 04.03.08); policy renumbered (formerly B/12.8) B/5.2 Vice-Chancellor's Performance Fund - Revised policy to include casual professional staff (approved by Vice-Chancellor 04.03.08) B/5.4 Promotion for academic staff (Level A to Level B) - Minor editorial amendment to clarify eligibility relating to research only academic staff (approved by Human Resources Director 12.03.08) B/8.7 Acceptable use of information facilities – DELETED – policy now incorporated into F/1.1 Provision and use of information resources and services (approved by Vice-Chancellor 19.03.08) CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING C/1.3 Committee structure relating to teaching and learning - Revised membership provisions of Teaching and Learning Committee (to be chaired by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality)) (approved by Council 27.02.08); minor variation for Faculty of Information Technology academic board consistent with new faculty structure (approved by Council 05.09.07) CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT D/1.1 Research and development - Revised policy to reflect current organisational arrangements (incorporates former policies D/2.2, D/2.3 and D/2.4) (approved by University Academic Board 04.04.08) CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION E/4.3 Enrolment programs - Revised policy to provide additional information relating to students in special entry programs (approved by Registrar 27.02.08) E/6.3 Alternative arrangements for assessment - Revised policy to provide additional information relating to students in special entry programs (approved by Registrar 27.02.08) E/7.4 Student Financial Assistance Scheme Committee - Revised membership provisions relating to student representation (approved by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08) CHAPTER F - INFORMATION MANAGEMENT F/1.1 Provision and use of information resources and services - Revised policy to include reference to Schedule 1 of Information Facilities Rules as policy applying to all staff and students, and to indicate that QUT routinely logs network activity (incorporates former policy B/8.7 Acceptable use of information facilities) (approved by Vice-Chancellor 19.03.08) F/3.1 Marketing strategy and planning - Revised to remove reference to Marketing Committee (disestablished by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08) F/3.2 Marketing Committee – DELETED - Committee disestablished by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08 CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT G/5.5 Travel policy - Revised policy to include new position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) as eligible for Business Class travel (approved by Vice-Chancellor 28.02.08) CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES No updates CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I/2.1 International Steering Committee - Revised membership provisions to include Chairs of Regional Reference Groups (approved by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08) I/2.5 Engagement Committee - Revised membership provisions to include new position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching Quality) (approved by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08) Appendix 3 Schedule of Authorities and Delegations - Revised to include new authority relating to transitional arrangements when Vice-Chancellor’s position vacant (approved by Council 27.02.08) Appendix 6 Position descriptions - DELETED following Vice-Chancellor's decision to no longer offer Australian Workplace Agreements (position descriptions are available in Enterprise Bargaining Agreements) Appendix 8 QUT Committees Structure – Updated - Marketing Committee disestablished by Vice-Chancellor 26.02.08; Honorary Doctorates Committee disestablished by Council 27.02.08 Various policies amended to reflect restructure within Division of Finance and Resource Planning (approved by Vice-Chancellor 18.10.07)
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