Faculty of Engineering

Engineering

Terms of reference

Strategic Responsibilities

  • To provide a forum for deliberation on matters of academic policy and the development of taught education* across the Faculty to enable the achievement of the College Strategy.
  • To consider and advise on developments in the educational portfolio of the Faculty.
  • To assess the implications of proposed new policies and procedures (both internal and external) and contribute to QAEC discussion or directly to external bodies.
  • To advise, implement and monitor new policies and procedures (both internal and external) which affect the activities and/or administration of teaching.

* Includes undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes of study and short course provision. The Committee may consider items related to postgraduate research provision, for example the results of the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, if there are not other groups or committees in place to do that within the Faculty/Centre.

 Quality and Standards Responsibilities

  • To provide a forum for the discussion of student issues and to monitor the student experience, for example through consideration of the outcomes of student survey results and staff‐student committees, at all points of delivery.
  • To ensure the effective implementation of the College’s Annual Monitoring process by (i) the receipt and consideration of Department’s Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs) (ii) the preparation of an annual summary report on issues and emerging themes arising from the Committee’s consideration of the AMRs, for submission to the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee (QAEC) including for any collaborative programmes (iii) the development and ongoing oversight of an action plan to address issues arising through the annual monitoring process.
  • To identify through the annual monitoring, periodic review and other quality assurance mechanisms, good practice and innovation in learning, teaching and assessment and promote its dissemination across the Faculty and elsewhere in the College.
  • To consider on an annual basis College summaries of external examiner reports and identify and monitor actions arising from the reports at Faculty and College level.
  • To consider reports of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) on undergraduate and postgraduate taught provision and make recommendations for action as appropriate.
  • To recommend to Programmes Committee proposals for and changes to short course provision in accordance with the schedule of delegation.
  • To recommend to Programmes Committee major modifications for existing programmes of study.
  • To recommend to Programmes Committee for approval changes to the threshold and additional entry requirements for existing programmes of study.
  • To have oversight of programme specifications for taught degree programmes and course specifications for short course provision.
  • To have oversight of marking schemes and schemes for award of honours.
  • To oversee departmental arrangements for the consideration of special cases for admission and to have oversight of all special case decisions.
  • To oversee the professional skills development programme for Master’s level students.
  • To approve new student exchange partnerships and the renewal of existing student exchange partnerships and report these to QAEC.
  • Where applicable, receive minutes from the joint management boards for the Faculty’s collaborative programme.
  • To report regularly through summary reports to QAEC.
  • Where appropriate to appoint sub‐committees to carry out the above responsibilities.

To be quorate a minimum of one third of members need to be present.

Constitution and membership

Constitution
 
  • A senior representative for educational leadership for the Faculty as Chair;
  • A College Consul;
  • At least two student representatives;
  • Additional members to be determined by each Faculty

For meetings including consideration of quality and standards matters:

  • At least one representative from the Registry nominated by the Academic Registrar or Director of Academic Quality and Standards;
  • A representative from the Educational Development Unit;
  • Student representation including the ICU Deputy President Education and GSU President or Deputy President
Membership (Academic year 2018/19)
NameRole
Dr Lorraine Craig Academic Tutor and Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching (Chair)
Professor Nigel Brandon Dean
Professor Omar Matar Vice-Dean (Education)
Mr Richard Martin Faculty Operating Officer
Professor Martyn Boutelle College Consul
Dr Errikos Levis Aeronautics UG Representative
Professor Manos Drakakis Bioengineering UG Representative
Professor Klaus Hellgardt Chemical Engineering UG Representative
Professor Mike Templeton Civil and Environmental Engineering UG Representative
Dr Tony Field Computing UG Representative
Dr Lorenzo Picinali Design Engineering UG Representative
Dr Mark Sutton Earth Science and Engineering UG Representative
Dr Kristel Fobelets Electrical and Electronic Engineering UG Representative
Professor Jason Riley Materials UG Representative
Dr Michael Bluck Mechanical Engineering UG Representative
Professor Sergei Chernysenko Aeronautics PGT Representative
Dr Chiu Fan Lee Bioengineering PGT Representative
Professor Jason Hallett Chemical Engineering PGT Representative
Professor Bassam Izzuddin Civil and Environmental Engineering PGT Representative
Dr Fariba Sadri  Computing PGT Representative
Dr Leila Sheldrick / Dr Stephen Green Design Engineering PGT Representative
Professor Martin Blunt Earth Science and Engineering PGT Representative
Dr Christos-Savvas Bouganis Electrical and Electronic Engineering PGT Representative
Dr Andrew Horsfield Materials PGT Representative
Dr Ulrich Hansen Mechanical Engineering PGT Representative
Dr Elizabeth Hauke / Dr Mark Pope CLCC Representative
Dr Monika Pazio / Ms Tiffany Chiu EDU Representative
Dr Pavel Berloff Director of Ancillary Mathematics
Dr Mark Workman Director of Education, Energy Futures Lab
Dr Niall Mac Dowell Director of Education, IMSE
Mr Ashley Brooks ICU Deputy President (Education)
Poppy Oldoyd / Hayley Wong Student Representative (CGCU)
Alexandre de Saint Germain Student Representative (RSMU)
TBC Student Representative (GSU)
Dr Phil Power Head of Education and Student Experience Strategy
Ms Komal Patel Education Projects Manager
Mr Scott Tucker Registry Representative
 
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Meeting dates and deadlines

Committee dates (Academic year 2019/20)Submission deadlines (Academic year 2019/20)
25 September 2019 11 September 2019
06 November 2019 23 October 2019
27 November 2019 13 November 2019
15 January 2020 20 December 2019
26 February 2020 12 February 2020
13 May 2020 29 April 2020
 
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Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting. 

Minutes

Academic year 2018/19
 
Academic year 2017/18
 
Academic year 2016/17
 
Academic year 2015/16
 

*Minutes to be approved at the next meeting.