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.

 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 approve minor changes to existing programme curricula (including for existing collaborative provision) and short course provision in accordance with the College Academic Standards Framework and report these to the Programmes Committee.
  • To recommend for QAEC 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 formal minutes and termly 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 Head of Academic Services;
  • A representative from the Education 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 Richard Jardine College Consul
Professor Yun Xu College Consul
Dr Errikos Levis Aeronautics UG Representative
Professor Martyn Boutelle Bioengineering UG Representative
Professor Klaus Hellgardt Chemical Engineering UG Representative
Dr 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
Dr Martyn McLachlan Materials UG Representative
Dr Michael Bluck Mechanical Engineering UG Representative
Professor Sergei Chernysenko Aeronautics PGT Representative
Dr Niamh Nowlan 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
Mr Andy Brand Design Engineering PGT Representative
Professor Martin Blunt Earth Science and Engineering PGT Representative
Professor Andrew Holmes Electrical and Electronic Engineering PGT Representative
Professor Jason Riley 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 Daniel Mortlock Director of Ancillary Mathematics
Professor Graham Hughes Director of Education, Energy Futures Lab
Mr Alejandro Luy ICU Deputy President (Education)
Mr Joel Bilsdorfer Student Representative (CGCU)
Ms Amy Tall Student Representative (RSMU)
TBC Student Representative (GSU)
Dr Phil Power Education Manager, Faculty of Engineering as Secretary
Ms Komal Patel Education Projects Officer
Ms Lucy Heming Registry Representative
 
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Meeting dates and deadlines

Committee dates (Academic year 2018/19)Submission deadlines (Academic year 2018/19)
26 September 2018 12 September 2018
07 November 2018 24 October 2018
28 November 2018 14 November 2018
09 January 2019 19 December 2018
30 January 2019 16 January 2019
27 February 2019 13 February 2019
01 May 2019 17 April 2019
 
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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 2017/18
 
Academic year 2016/17
 
Academic year 2015/16
 

*Minutes to be approved at the next meeting.