College Education Committee

Purpose

The College Education Committee is responsible for assisting the College Executive to develop, implement and review learning and teaching initiatives, including current course offerings and student experience initiatives, which align with and contribute to the achievement of the University’s strategic plan and College targets.

Whilst the College Education Committee does not formally report to the College Leadership Advisory Committee (CLAC), the Dean (Education) will regularly advise CLAC on CEC activities. The CEC choose to seek preliminary views and advice from CLAC on any matters within its remit.

Terms of reference

The College Education Committee will:

Contribute to setting the educational strategy and priorities for the College;
Facilitate achievement of the University’s strategic plan and College targets relating to education;
Develop a profile of courses which is viable, high quality, and meets the needs of its stakeholders including students and professional accreditation bodies;
Monitor the effective delivery of educational programs across the College;
Develop mechanisms to promote and extend excellence in teaching by College academic staff;
Develop and implement strategies to achieve load targets, including international, domestic and Indigenous student load targets;
Develop and implement strategies in internationalisation, consistent with the University Strategic plan and objectives;
Develop and monitor the College’s educational quality assurance and improvement processes;
Approve course and topic changes as outlined in the University’s policies and procedures;
Liaise with and assist where possible the work of the Student Life Project to develop and implement strategies aimed at improving student success;
Liaise with and assist where possible the work of the College Learning and Teaching Academy to support innovation and development in learning and teaching;
Exercise all other authorities delegated to it as detailed in the University’s delegations register

The College Education Committee may:

Establish sub-committees or working parties to advise it on any matters within its terms of reference; and
Delegate its powers and responsibilities to a sub-committee or any officer of the College, where the instrument (eg University policy or procedure) allows it

Quorum

50% of members to the next higher whole number

Composition	Membership
Dean (Education) (Chair) (ex-officio)	Professor Christopher Kee
Course Coordinators (ex officio)
Postgraduate Health Care Management	Associate Professor Angie Abdel-Shafei
Juris Doctor	Mr Rob Chalmers
Postgraduate Government	Dr Leoni Connah
Postgraduate Business	Associate Professor Angie Abdel-Shafei
Undergraduate Criminology	Dr Katherine McLachlan
Postgraduate Law	Associate Professor Hossein Esmaeili
Undergraduate Government	Dr Jessica Genauer
Honours Coordinator, Business, Government, Criminology	Dr Andrew Groves
Higher Degrees Research Coordinator	Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes
Undergraduate Law	Dr Samantha Kontra
Master of International Relations, Economy and Trade	Dr Zhibin Zhang
Law (Honours)	Dr Rowan Nicholson
Undergraduate Commerce	Dr Philip Palmer
Undergraduate Business	Dr Rajesh Johnsam Dr Lucy Simmonds
Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Policy	Dr Kathryn Robison-Hasani
College Academic Integrity Officer (ex-officio)	Dr Ashok Manoharan
Academic Staff member of College with expertise in internationalisation (nominated by the Dean (Education))	tba
At least two enrolled student representatives from different Teaching Programs within the College (nominated by the Dean(Education))	Swapna Kaur (MBA) Penni Timmerman (Criminology) Sima Gem (Government) Alexandra Lawson (Law)
Chair, Student Life Project Steering Committee	tba
Other members may be co-opted as required to assist the committee to fulfil its objectives and responsibilities
In attendance:
College Manager, Student Administration SErvices) or delegate	Julie Strunk (College Manager)
College Course Quality and Development Officer	Jamie Weise
PVC (Learning & Teaching Innovation) or delegate	Professor Michelle Picard
Accreditation Officer	Mark Hopps
Executive Officer for the Committee	Renee Cannon