2011 MOPP Updates
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
January/February 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/3.5 Planning and Resources Committee - Minor policy revision
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/3.4 Classification and reclassification of professional staff positions: Policy rescinded, please refer to the QUT Enterprise Agreement
B/7.4 Periodic review - Minor policy revision
B/7.11 Periodic review - Policy revised to reflect current industrial instrument
B/8.4 Academic and Professional Staff Misconduct: Policy rescinded, please refer to B/8.1 Staff code of conduct
B/9.4 Probation Reviews - Academic Staff: Policy rescinded, please refer to the QUT Enterprise Agreement
B/9.6 Unsatisfactory Performance Procedures for Academic and Professional Staff: Policy rescinded, please refer to the QUT Enterprise Agreement
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
No updates
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
D/6.7 University Animal Ethics Committee - policy reviewed, minor policy revision
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
No updates
No updates
CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
No updates
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
No updates
APPENDICES
No updates
OTHER
Changed all references from 'Faculty of Business' to 'QUT Business School' due to name change
Changed all references from 'Office of Teaching Quality' to 'Learning and Teaching Unit' due to name change
Changed all references from 'QUT Publications Unit' to 'Visual Communication Services' due to name change
Changed all references from Trade Practices Act 1974 to Competition and Consumer Act 2010
March/April 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/1.5 QUT Assurance and Risk Management Charter - Periodic review - minor revisions only
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/4.8 Transfer of sick leave credits for academic staff on appointment – Policy rescinded
B/6.1 Staff Leave - Periodic review, policy revised to reflect the current industrial instrument
B/6.2 Recreation Leave - Revised policy to clarify arrangements relating to application for leave
B/6.3 Personal, Sick/Carer’s, and Compassionate Leave - Periodic review, policy revised to reflect the University's industrial instruments and incorporate policies B/4.8 Transfer of sick leave credits for academic staff on appointment and B/6.7 Personal Leave
B/6.4 Long Service Leave - Periodic review, policy revised to reflect the current industrial instrument
B/6.7 Personal leave – Policy rescinded
B/6.8 Other types of leave - Periodic review, policy revised to reflect the current industrial instrument
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
No updates
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
No updates
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
No updates
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CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
No updates
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
No updates
APPENDICES
No updates
OTHER
Changed all references from 'Governance Services’ to ‘Governance and Legal Services’
Changed all references from ‘Office of Teaching Quality’ to ‘Learning and Teaching Unit’
May/June 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/1.4 QUT Seal - Policy revised to clarify execution of documents under the QUT seal
A/3.2 QUT committees structure - policy rescinded
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/6.2 Recreation Leave - Revised policy to clarify arrangements relating to application for leave
B/8.1 QUT Staff Code of conduct - Periodic review - policy revised
B/8.7 Conflict of interest policy - new policy
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
C/1.2 Learning and Teaching Plan - policy rescinded
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
D/3.1 Intellectual property policy - Periodic review - minor changes
D/5.2 Research Degrees Committee - Policy revised - terms of reference and membership updated
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
E/9.2 Grievance resolution procedures for student related grievances - Periodic review - minor changes only
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CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
No updates
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
No updates
APPENDICES
New entry added to Schedule of Authorities and Delegations - C152 - Relating to the execution of documents (other than award parchments) under seal
OTHER
No updates
July/August 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/2.1 QUT's vision, goals and organisational values
A/2.4 QUT Quality Framework - Periodic review - Policy revised
A/8.4 Equal opportunity and diversity policy - Policy reviewed - No change required
A/8.7 Cultural diversity and anti-racism policy - Policy reviewed - No change required
A/9.2 Health and safety management - Policy revised to include information relating to health and safety in research
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/8.3 Public Interest Disclosure management - Policy revised and renamed due to changes in legislation
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
No updates
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
No updates
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
No updates
F/1.2 Information security - Periodic review - Policy revised
CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Major policy review and restructure of Chapter H
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I/2.6 QUT Staff Community Welfare Fund Committee - Policy revised to reflect membership requirements, and change of Contact Officer
APPENDICES
No updates
OTHER
Universal change in terminology from VTE (Vocational and Technical Education) to VET (Vocational Education and Training)
September/October 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/1.1 QUT Governance Framework – Periodic review, policy revised
A/3.6 University Academic Board – Membership updated to include Manager, Oodgeroo
A/3.7 Faculty academic boards - Revised terms of reference regarding the upholding of student appeals
A/9.3 Biosafety policy – Policy revised to include D/6.4 Biosafety Assurance
A/9.7 Policy on smoking – Periodic review, no changes required
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/1.1 Enterprise agreements and legislative environment – Policy revised to reflect current industrial instrument
B/3.2 Position descriptions – Policy revised to reflect current industrial instrument
B/3.8 Academic Internship Scheme – Policy revised to reflect current industrial instrument
B/7.8 Incremental progression – Policy revised to reflect current industrial instrument
B/8.2 Official misconduct – Periodic review, minor revisions only
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
No updates
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
D/2.2 Student Research Misconduct Committee – Minor amendments to clarify terms of reference
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
E/1.2 Appeals Committee - Revised terms of reference to clarify role Faculty Academic Boards in appeals process
E/1.3 Student Misconduct Committee – Minor amendments to clarify terms of reference
E/1.4 Faculty Academic Misconduct Committees – Minor amendments to clarify terms of reference
E/6.7 Unsatisfactory academic performance and exclusion - Revised policy to reflect changes to appeals process
E/9.3 Student Ombudsman – Periodic review, minor editorial changes only
F/1.1 Provision and use of information resources and services - Policy revised to include information from repealed F/1.9 Telecommunications policy
F/1.4 Policy on web pages and web servers – Periodic review, policy revised
F/1.7 Information Technology Governance Committee – Revised membership to include Head of School nominee of VCAC as an alternate to Executive Dean and chairs of advisory committees as ex officio position
F/1.9 Telecommunications policy – Deleted (see F/1.1)
CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
No updates
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I/2.1 International Steering Committee - Renamed committee and revised terms of reference and membership
APPENDICES
Appendix 3 – Updated to reflect changes to student appeals process – revised (C127), deleted (C153)
OTHER
Various Chapter B policies amended to reflect revised titles for Human Resources
November/December 2011
CHAPTER A - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
A/1.1 QUT Governance Framework – Periodic review, policy revised
CHAPTER B - HUMAN RESOURCES
B/6.6 Parental leave - Periodic review, policy revised
CHAPTER C - TEACHING AND LEARNING
C/4.6 Course quality assurance – Policy revised to reflect new terminology (“at risk” replaced by “underperforming”); removal of C/4.6.4 Midyear performance meetings with faculties and schools
CHAPTER D - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
No updates
CHAPTER E - STUDENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION
E/10.3 Academic dress – Revised policy to update new faculty name (Science and Engineering)
No updates
CHAPTER G - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
No updates
CHAPTER H - PHYSICAL FACILITIES
H/1.2 Space management – Policy revised to include new section on work space planning
CHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
No updates
APPENDICES
Appendix 5 QUT Organisational Structure – Removed Information Security Institute (ISI) and Institute for Sustainable Resource (ISR). Added Institute for Future Environments (IFE)
Appendix 8 QUT Committees structure – Updated committee name change, International Steering Committee to International Strategy Committee
OTHER
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