Stages of the approval process |
Procedure |
When |
Contact |
1
Faculty Board |
A course proposal must first be
submitted for approval to the Faculty Board (or nominated
Faculty committee) on the appropriate forms:
new
course approval form,
or
significant
change form
|
If courses are to be entered in (or removed from) the
SATAC Guide (undergraduate), and the Undergraduate Course Guide
for next year's intake, the proposal will need to be considered
by the Faculty Board in time for submission to Academic Senate
in March. (These guides are released each July.) The Postgraduate
Course Guide is released a month later. |
Secretary of relevant Faculty Committee
(eg Courses and Curriculum Committee)
Please refer to Faculty General Manager (or nominee) for faculty-specific
procedures. |
2
Secretary Academic Senate |
Following Faculty approval forms
are submitted to the Secretary Academic Senate who
checks the documentation. Where further information is required,
the Secretary will contact the Faculty Office.
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3
Vice-Chancellor's Committee |
The Secretary Academic Senate
submits the documentation to the Vice-Chancellor's Committee,
which considers the strategic implications of the proposal. Secretary, VCC advises Secretary Academic Senate; Chair Academic Senate; Faculty; of proposals approved or otherwise at VCC.
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VCC meeting dates |
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4
Academic Senate |
If endorsed by the VCC, the course
proposal, incorporating any required alterations, is submitted
to the Academic Senate for approval in principle. |
Once approved by Academic Senate,
courses can be advertised and included in (or removed from)the SATAC Guide (for
courses that admit students through SATAC), the Undergraduate
Course Guide, the Postgraduate Course Guide and the Course Rules web site at: www.flinders.edu.au/rules. |
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5
Curriculum and Fee Approval |
Following approval by the Academic
Senate, the course is then reviewed, as required, by the Course Reference Group.
Where necessary fee matters will be considered by the Fee
Monitoring and Advisory Committee.
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Secretary Academic Senate
Secretary Fee Monitoring and Advisory Committee |
6
Faculty
Executive Dean |
The documentation, including the draft
Rule for the course, is then finalised by Faculty Executive
Dean (or nominee), taking into account recommendations from
the Course Reference Group, before submission for inclusion on the Course Rules web site at: www.flinders.edu.au/rules. |
|
Faculty Office |
7
Publications Officer |
The course
description and rule are edited for publication for inclusion on the Course Rules web site at: www.flinders.edu.au/rules. This includes approval of the Course Rule by the Vice-Chancellor
or nominee, on advice of the Director Academic and Student
Services. |
No later than the third Friday in
July, and preferably earlier. |
Marketing and Communications Officer
Ms
Vicki Kendall, Marketing & Communications Office |
8
Council |
The Secretary Academic Senate forwards
the names of new courses, changes to course names and discontinuation of courses to the Council Secretary of Council for Council
approval and recording on the Council Register of Degrees, Diplomas and Other Academic Awards. |
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Council Secretary |
