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Academic Board Terms of Reference Policy

PURPOSE

This policy outlines the terms of reference for Global Leadership Institute (GLI) Academic Board and its subcommittees.

SCOPE
Whole Institute

POLICY

Academic Board is the principal academic governing body of GLI. Academic Board may delegate any of its powers or functions to subcommittees or advisory boards. The Chairs of each subcommittee are appointed by Academic Board on an annual basis.

Quorum
A quorum shall constitute 50% of members.

Attendance
Members are expected to attend (on campus or on Zoom) most of the scheduled meetings.

Guest Attendance

Guest staff or external experts may be invited to attend meetings to provide advice upon request. Guests to meetings have no voting rights at meetings.

Frequency of Meetings
Academic Board and its subcommittees meet at least four times per year.

Minutes of Meetings
Minutes are stored in a secure electronic repository. All members receive a digital copy of minutes.

Secretary
The Chair will appoint a secretary.

Member Induction and Training
Academic Board members maintain currency in skills, knowledge, and commitment to the objects of the Institute. The Chair of Academic Board ensures induction and training of new members, as well as professional development and training of members.

Self-Evaluation and External Moderation

Academic Board periodically conducts self-evaluations, highlighting elements of concern and recommendations for improvement. Governing Board also periodically commissions an external moderation of Academic Board to ensure appropriate, effective, and innovative operations.

ACADEMIC BOARD
Membership

External Membership
There will be between three to four persons nominated by Governing Board and chosen from persons who are not members of the staff but who are deemed by the Board (in consultation with the Chair of Academic Board and other key personnel involved in the academic environment) to be persons of standing in the academic, business or professional fields relevant to the courses offered.

Membership will be for three years (renewable). Members shall not make public statements on behalf of the Board unless directed to do so. Members must declare any actual or perceived conflict of interest.

Ex officio members

  • President
  • Academic Dean
  • Program Directors
  • Up to two academic staff representatives
  • One student representative

Chair of the Academic Board

  • The Chair of the Board shall be an external member appointed by the Chair, Governing Board
  • The Chair shall serve for a period of three years (renewable)
  • The Chair reports to the Governing Board and fosters two-way communications between the Academic Board and the Governing Board and vice versa. The Governing Board also has access to Academic Board agendas, minutes and other papers.
  • In between meetings of the Board, the Chair shall have the authority of the Board to take executive action and make decisions on behalf of the Board. Any such action taken or decision made shall be communicated in a special memorandum to Board members and be reported to the Board at the next Board meeting

Terms of reference
The functions of Academic Board are to:

  • review and recommend submission for accreditation new and existing courses with particular responsibility for:
    • the structure and requirements of each course;
    • standards of assessment of each course;
    • methods of course delivery;
    • awards being consistent with the Australian Qualifications Framework;
    • approve the awards to be offered.
  • formulate and review policies and procedures on academic matters including but not limited to admission, assessment, credit transfer, enrolment, examination, exclusion, progression and graduation
  • maintain oversight of academic and research integrity
  • determine the list of graduands and specify the award each graduand is to receive
  • approve the regulation applying to the award of any scholarships and prizes
  • monitor and ensure progress of the Learning and Teaching Plan and Research and Scholarship Plan;
  • approve and monitor benchmarks for academic quality and outcomes;
  • initiate regular review for all academic activities;
  • establish standing committees to deal with matters referred from Academic Board;
  • receive reports from such standing committees;
  • consider matters referred from the Governing Board.

SUBCOMMITTEES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
Academic Board is supported in its operation by the following subcommittees:

  • Course Advisory Committee
  • Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee
  • Examination Committee
  • Research and Scholarship Committee

Course Advisory Committee

Course Advisory Committees (CAC) provides advice to Academic Board about its existing higher education courses and potential new courses. CACs remain operational while the relevant courses are offered by Global Leadership Institute.

CAC is responsible for the following:

  • providing advice on the skills, knowledge and attributes sought by employers of Global Leadership Institute graduates from the course;
  • updating Academic Board on recent developments, trends and directions in the relevant professions and industries with respect to course development;
  • providing advice on potential for development of new related courses and renewal of the existing course;
  • assisting with the review process of the course by panel(s) established by Academic Board.

Membership
Members of a CAC will be appointed by Academic Board and will comprise:

  • a representative from Academic Board external members;
  • up to three external academic and professional representatives in the relevant field of education;
  • Academic Dean (ex officio);
  • Program Director (ex officio).

Appointment of Chair

The Chair shall be elected by all members of the CAC from the external representatives. The representative from Academic Board is not eligible for election.

Terms of office

  • appointed members have terms of office of three years and no member is to serve for more than one consecutive three-year term;
  • term limits may be waived by Academic Board in special circumstances on recommendation by CAC;
  • casual vacancies shall be filled by Academic Board and shall serve only the remaining period of the member they replace.

Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee

Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee (LTCC) is the principal advisory standing committee to Academic Board for teaching, learning and curriculum matters. It is responsible to Academic Board with respect to providing strategic advice about the quality of teaching and learning to support and ensure high academic standards are maintained.

LTCC may from time to time establish short-term working parties as required to facilitate and assist it to meet its obligations. LTCC will establish and notify Academic Board of the terms of reference for any such working groups.

The role of LTCC is to:

  • ensure that all aspects of course design meet regulated standards;
  • ensure that learning and teaching practices are of a high quality;
  • ensure regular monitoring and reporting to Academic Board on the implementation and effectiveness of teaching; and learning practices including work integrated learning opportunities;
  • provide advice to Academic Board on measures designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning within GLI;
  • advise Academic Board on the outcomes of GLI teaching practices including student participation, retention, progression and satisfaction;
  • ensure that student assessment is effective and student learning outcomes are achieved;
  • provide advice to Academic Board about admission and selection policies and procedures for courses offered by GLI along with related aspects of pathways, credit and articulation;
  • provide advice to Academic Board about the establishment, revision, discontinuation and disestablishment of courses;
  • respond to requests from Academic Board about course accreditation/reaccreditation compliance matters;
  • respond to requests from Academic Board about course reviews including recommendations about relevant appointments to review panels.

Membership
Membership of LTCC shall consist of:

  • Academic Dean (ex officio);
  • one member of Academic Board (elected by members of Academic Board);
  • Program Directors (ex officio);
  • three academic staff members (elected by academic staff of GLI);
  • one student elected by and from students of GLI.

The Chair of LTCC will be the Academic Dean. The terms of office for non ex officio members will usually be three years (renewable). LTCC may invite other persons as required to provide advice and assistance about specific agenda items being considered or when specialist expertise is required, noting that such persons will have no voting rights at meetings.

Examination Committee

Examination Committee (EC) contributes to academic quality as per the Academic Quality Assurance Policy. The responsibilities of EC are to:

  • convene at the end of each academic semester, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the examination period;
  • review academic results and interim grades for all units submitted by the respective Program Directors;
  • consider results and interim grades with respect to indicators of academic quality and integrity;
  • recommend amendments to interim grades;
  • recommend the setting of supplementary assessment in special cases;
  • endorse academic results and grades as final;
  • transmit notice of endorsement, via the EC Chair, to Academic Board for its final assent to the official release of grades;
  • report emergent matters to Academic Board that may impact on quality assurance.

Limitations

EC reports to Academic Board and does not report to any other committee of the Institute. EC does not manage academic appeals and grievances. EC does not determine the type of supplementary assessment, as this is a matter for unit and program management. EC can only recommend the setting of supplementary assessment.

Membership
The following shall constitute EC:

  • Academic Board representative as Chair;
  • Program Directors;
  • Academic staff representatives, one for each year level of a program;
  • Administrative assistant to support the functions of the Chair.

Research and Scholarship Committee

Research Committee (RSC) membership includes at least two research active academic staff and at least one external academic expert in a relevant field. The role of RSC is to:

  • foster a research and scholarship culture at the Institute;
  • build capacity for research and scholarship collaboration and inter-institutional research;
  • support research active academic staff to produce high quality published research;
  • oversee professional development and foster scholarship activities of academic staff;
  • ensure currency of Academic Staff Register;
  • measure and report to Academic Board on research and scholarship output;
  • other matters as referred by Academic Board concerning research and scholarship related issues.

RSC may appoint ad hoc specialist subcommittees as required.

RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Chair, Academic Board

External Review

Every five years, GLI will commission an independent review of Academic Board by an external expert to provide recommendations for improvement to ensure appropriate, effective, and innovative operations in GLI academic governance. Recommendations arising from the review will be discussed at Academic Board and agreed actions will be implemented.

Scope
Whole Institute

Key Stakeholder
All staff and students

Proceedure

Academic staff members of Academic Board are nominated by the Chair of Academic Board, in consultation with the Academic Dean, and the nominees submitted to Academic Board for approval and appointment.

  • External members of Academic Board are appointed as the need arises, such as when a current external member’s term expires. Chair of Academic Board will invite suggestions from the members and approach relevant candidates with the offer to serve on Academic Board.
  • The student representative to Academic Board is elected by the students. The student representative must be enrolled in a current GLI course, be able to represent the general needs of students without promoting personal agenda or bias and agree to confidentiality relating to Academic Board discussions and decisions.

Fact Box

Owner : Chair, Academic Board

Approval Body : Governing Board

Endorsement Body : Academic Board

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Associate Professor Jason Hartley

Jason Hartley is lecturer in criminology at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is a former police officer with 23 years of experience, and has trained personnel for deployment in Timor Leste, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. Jason specializes in, and has published on engagement with Muslim communities, Indigenous Polynesian approaches to rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, and Asian Organised Crime. Jason also completed a community internship in Hebron on the West Bank.

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Simone Fulcher

Simone Fulcher is the Campus Manager at Global Leadership Institute responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for the campus. Simone has previously worked in the education sector for over 5 years where she has enjoyed helping young minds realise their potential. Simone also has a history of volunteer work assisting various communities in improving their quality of life in places such as New South Wales, Guam, and Palau. Simone still enjoys volunteering, currently organising events for young adults in Southeast Queensland and helping them form connections their fields of interest.

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Professor Grant Pitman

Professor Grant Pitman is the president of the Global Leadership Institute. He has held senior leadership roles in government such as Chief Superintendent of Police and Director of Strategic Planning ICT in the Queensland Police Service;

  • Varied list of contributions to law enforcement, including disaster management, auditing and finance, organizational reform, education and human resources, and policy development
  • National, state, and regional levels of professional service, including the Ipswich Economic Forum, the Brisbane Airport Emergency Planning Committee, the National Emergency Communications Working Group, the National Police Drug and Alcohol Task Force, and the Police Education Advisory Council.

He has a Ph.D. and Master of Administration from Griffith University. He is a well-versed researcher and has published numerous articles and journals.

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Professor Kevin Tickle

Professor Kevin Tickle has extensive experience in Executive Management roles in the tertiary education sector, both public and private, over the last two decades and has been a consultant to Higher Education providers in Australia and overseas. His primary areas of interest are Leadership, Management, Information Technology, Mathematics and Statistics with expertise in the areas of probability modelling; decision support, and data analytics. He is currently a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, the Australian Computer Society and an Emeritus Professor at CQUniversity.

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Mr Des Lacy OAM

Des serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Chapter of FBI National Academy Associates, after completing 40 years in the Queensland Police Service. During his distinguished career, Des was District Officer (A/Chief Superintendent) in Charge of the Gold Coast Police District, Police Commander for the Gold Coast Indy, Super V8s, Gold Coast Marathon, and Schoolies, as well as National Rugby League and Australian Foot League events in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Des oversaw development and implementation of the Integrated Justice Information Systems, Integrated Traffic Policing Program, and Integrated Tasking and Analysis System. He served as Director of the Strategic Services Branch and Information and Communications Technology Command, as well as Chair of the District Disaster Management Group and Security Operations Coordinator for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

Des has been a member of Rotary International for 30 years, representing Rotary International in the United States and the Middle East. For his work in the Gold Coast Community Des was awarded Citizen of the Year at the 2013 Gold Coast Australia Day celebrations. Des also was one of the founding Directors for the Oxenford and Coomera Community Youth Centre that provides much needed social services to the Northern Gold Coast Community. For the past 15 years, he has also been the Chair of this not-for-profit establishment. It. For his work promoting International Law Enforcement Des was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017.

Qualifications

Graduate Diploma of Management

Graduate Certificate Business Management 

Bachelor of Business

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Katherine Weissel

Katherine is a security and risk specialist with 25 years’ experience in an Australian Police Force, leading teams and responding to emergency events, complex investigations, and counterterrorism.  She has led and managed several major crime, counterterrorism and public safety operations and investigations, and coordinated teams within police operations centres and major incident rooms.  She has delivered training across multiple Australian jurisdictions in emergency response, counterterrorism, and investigations; and specialised in cyber operations in the counterterrorism environment for a number of years.  She has also been deployed to international jurisdictions supporting complex war crimes investigations and prosecutions.  Since moving into the private sector, Katherine has provided consulting and training services in the areas of security and risk, organisational governance & investigations, and cybersecurity.  Katherine is a sessional tutor in tertiary education in criminal justice studies specialising in counterterrorism, global law, crime and justice, and cybercrime.  She has presented to state and national security, cybersecurity and governmental conferences on contemporary physical & cyber threats and risk management.  Katherine has also been involved in research teams examining government responses to terrorism and extremism, and cybersecurity policy.

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Dr Shantanu Banerjee

Dr Shantanu Banerjee is senior lecturer at Leaders Institute. With extensive experience in management, leadership, and administration across a range of contexts in India and Australia, Dr Banerjee is also currently an Industry Fellow at the University of Queensland Business School. His research focuses on socio-cultural-political contexts, particularly in the field of agribusiness and international business. His research has highlighted variations in the theme of international competitiveness by emphasising non-economic and non-market variables and on how multinational enterprises subsidiaries can pursue legitimacy pursuing non-market strategies. 

Dr Banerjee has presented his research work at esteemed international conferences such as ANZIBA and EIA and has published in scholarly journals including International Business Review and Management International Review. He graduated from the Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi (India) and the University of Queensland Business School. He has been an academic staff member at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, lecturing in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Dr Banerjee has over 15 years of extensive and varied experience as an International Business Manager dealing and negotiating with overseas clients based in the United States of America, China, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, and Germany. He is currently employed with a Federal agency of the Australian Treasury. 

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland, 2012

Master of Research, Queensland University of Technology, 2005

Master of Business, Queensland University of Technology, 2003

Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, 1986

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, 1985

 

Communities of Practice

  • Editorial Board, Academy of International Business
  • Editorial Board, European Academy of Management
  • Editorial Board, Leadership & Management Studies in Sub-Sahara Africa Conference
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
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Associate Professor Ben Arachi

BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor Ben Arachi has four decades (1977-2023) of experience in higher education leadership and teaching. During his 15 years as Unit Coordinator at Central Queensland University, he received two Excellence in Teaching Awards and was nominated for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching and the Australian Awards for University Teaching. His online learning study was published in Economics for Today (Cengage 2022).

Previously, Associate Professor Arachi  served as Vice Principal, Head of the Department of Extension and Research, and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal at Arul Anandar College, India (1992-1997). He was then Research Coordinator and Course Coordinator (1999-2008), as well as Chair of the Division of Economics (2000-2005) at HELP University, Malaysia. This included senior involvement in the application to become a University College and then a full University.

Associate Professor Arachi also has over 20 years of experience as a higher degree research supervisor, moderator, and examiner for doctoral degrees. In his five years as a Coordinator of All India Christian Higher Education, he organised numerous state-level seminars and workshops for academics in higher education in India. He has published four monographs, many research papers and articles while editing the Research AAC Journal of Economics. He has reviewed many higher education textbooks.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Madursi Kamaraj University, India, 1989

  • Master of Arts, University of Madras, 1975 (Gold Medalist)

  • Bachelor of Arts, Madursi Kamaraj University, India, 1973 (University Rank and Merit Scholarship)

  • Diploma in Applied Economics, Madursi Kamaraj University, India, 1980

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

  • Member, Academic Board, 2023-current

  • Chair, Examiners Committe, 2023-current

  • Member, Course Advisory Committee, 2022-current

AWARDS

  • Central Queensland University Student Voice Commendation. The 2021 program includes unit evaluation data from term 3, 2020 and terms 1 and 2, 2021.

  • Central Queensland University  Student Voice Commendation. The 2020 program includes unit evaluation data from term 3, 2019 and terms 1 and 2, 2020.

  • Central Queensland University Central Queensland University Platinum certificate Top rated Unit in Term 2, 2019

  • Central Queensland University Gold certificate Highly rated Unit in Term 2,2019 (ACCT20070)

  • Gold certificate Highly rated Unit in Term 2,2019 from CQU(ECON11026)

  • Charles Sturt University Excellence in Teaching Award (ECO511)

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Dr Bandula Nambukara-Gamage

Dr Bandula Nambukara-Gamage is a Senior Lecturer of Accounting and Finance at James Cook University, Brisbane campus. He currently teaches Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting, and Master of Business Administration students based on the Brisbane campus. Dr Nambukara-Gamage has previously lectured at Central Queensland University, Federation University, and Charles Darwin University.

QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor of Philosophy, University of New England, 2013

Master of Commerce

Licentiate Certificate (recognised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia)

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

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Professor Rod St Hill

Professor Rodney St Hill is the former President of Leaders Institute (2018-2020) and serves as Senior Pastor (2016-current) at IgniteLife Church Gold Coast, where he heads IgniteLife Business, an outreach to Christians in business. He is a leader in the global Business As Mission movement. He also consults on governance and executive management in higher education and business, with a particular special interest in Christian education institutions and businesses.

Previously, Professor St Hill was a long-term senior leader and Vice President Academic of Christian Heritage College, Brisbane. With the input of his colleagues and many others in his network, he developed business curriculum that embeds the ‘5 P missional business’ model – a model of production, people, planet, and profit. He was also Dean of Students, among other roles, at University of Southern Queensland (1993-2009).

QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cantebury, 1989

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons 1), University of Newcastle, 1979

EXTERNAL EXPERT REVIEWER

External Member, various course assessment panels in business, management and leadership at Alphacrucis College, Australian College of Divinity, and Avondale University College, 2014 to 2020

Member: Australian Institute of Company Directors

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

Member: Economic Society of Australia

External Expert, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), 2019-current

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Academic Board Terms of Reference Policy

PURPOSE

This policy outlines the terms of reference for Global Leadership Institute (GLI) Academic Board and its subcommittees.

SCOPE
Whole Institute

POLICY

Academic Board is the principal academic governing body of GLI. Academic Board may delegate any of its powers or functions to subcommittees or advisory boards. The Chairs of each subcommittee are appointed by Academic Board on an annual basis.

Quorum
A quorum shall constitute 50% of members.

Attendance
Members are expected to attend (on campus or on Zoom) most of the scheduled meetings.

Guest Attendance

Guest staff or external experts may be invited to attend meetings to provide advice upon request. Guests to meetings have no voting rights at meetings.

Frequency of Meetings
Academic Board and its subcommittees meet at least four times per year.

Minutes of Meetings
Minutes are stored in a secure electronic repository. All members receive a digital copy of minutes.

Secretary
The Chair will appoint a secretary.

Member Induction and Training
Academic Board members maintain currency in skills, knowledge, and commitment to the objects of the Institute. The Chair of Academic Board ensures induction and training of new members, as well as professional development and training of members.

Self-Evaluation and External Moderation

Academic Board periodically conducts self-evaluations, highlighting elements of concern and recommendations for improvement. Governing Board also periodically commissions an external moderation of Academic Board to ensure appropriate, effective, and innovative operations.

ACADEMIC BOARD
Membership

External Membership
There will be between three to four persons nominated by Governing Board and chosen from persons who are not members of the staff but who are deemed by the Board (in consultation with the Chair of Academic Board and other key personnel involved in the academic environment) to be persons of standing in the academic, business or professional fields relevant to the courses offered.

Membership will be for three years (renewable). Members shall not make public statements on behalf of the Board unless directed to do so. Members must declare any actual or perceived conflict of interest.

Ex officio members

  • President
  • Academic Dean
  • Program Directors
  • Up to two academic staff representatives
  • One student representative

Chair of the Academic Board

  • The Chair of the Board shall be an external member appointed by the Chair, Governing Board
  • The Chair shall serve for a period of three years (renewable)
  • The Chair reports to the Governing Board and fosters two-way communications between the Academic Board and the Governing Board and vice versa. The Governing Board also has access to Academic Board agendas, minutes and other papers.
  • In between meetings of the Board, the Chair shall have the authority of the Board to take executive action and make decisions on behalf of the Board. Any such action taken or decision made shall be communicated in a special memorandum to Board members and be reported to the Board at the next Board meeting

Terms of reference
The functions of Academic Board are to:

  • review and recommend submission for accreditation new and existing courses with particular responsibility for:
    • the structure and requirements of each course;
    • standards of assessment of each course;
    • methods of course delivery;
    • awards being consistent with the Australian Qualifications Framework;
    • approve the awards to be offered.
  • formulate and review policies and procedures on academic matters including but not limited to admission, assessment, credit transfer, enrolment, examination, exclusion, progression and graduation
  • maintain oversight of academic and research integrity
  • determine the list of graduands and specify the award each graduand is to receive
  • approve the regulation applying to the award of any scholarships and prizes
  • monitor and ensure progress of the Learning and Teaching Plan and Research and Scholarship Plan;
  • approve and monitor benchmarks for academic quality and outcomes;
  • initiate regular review for all academic activities;
  • establish standing committees to deal with matters referred from Academic Board;
  • receive reports from such standing committees;
  • consider matters referred from the Governing Board.

SUBCOMMITTEES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
Academic Board is supported in its operation by the following subcommittees:

  • Course Advisory Committee
  • Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee
  • Examination Committee
  • Research and Scholarship Committee

Course Advisory Committee

Course Advisory Committees (CAC) provides advice to Academic Board about its existing higher education courses and potential new courses. CACs remain operational while the relevant courses are offered by Global Leadership Institute.

CAC is responsible for the following:

  • providing advice on the skills, knowledge and attributes sought by employers of Global Leadership Institute graduates from the course;
  • updating Academic Board on recent developments, trends and directions in the relevant professions and industries with respect to course development;
  • providing advice on potential for development of new related courses and renewal of the existing course;
  • assisting with the review process of the course by panel(s) established by Academic Board.

Membership
Members of a CAC will be appointed by Academic Board and will comprise:

  • a representative from Academic Board external members;
  • up to three external academic and professional representatives in the relevant field of education;
  • Academic Dean (ex officio);
  • Program Director (ex officio).

Appointment of Chair

The Chair shall be elected by all members of the CAC from the external representatives. The representative from Academic Board is not eligible for election.

Terms of office

  • appointed members have terms of office of three years and no member is to serve for more than one consecutive three-year term;
  • term limits may be waived by Academic Board in special circumstances on recommendation by CAC;
  • casual vacancies shall be filled by Academic Board and shall serve only the remaining period of the member they replace.

Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee

Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Committee (LTCC) is the principal advisory standing committee to Academic Board for teaching, learning and curriculum matters. It is responsible to Academic Board with respect to providing strategic advice about the quality of teaching and learning to support and ensure high academic standards are maintained.

LTCC may from time to time establish short-term working parties as required to facilitate and assist it to meet its obligations. LTCC will establish and notify Academic Board of the terms of reference for any such working groups.

The role of LTCC is to:

  • ensure that all aspects of course design meet regulated standards;
  • ensure that learning and teaching practices are of a high quality;
  • ensure regular monitoring and reporting to Academic Board on the implementation and effectiveness of teaching; and learning practices including work integrated learning opportunities;
  • provide advice to Academic Board on measures designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning within GLI;
  • advise Academic Board on the outcomes of GLI teaching practices including student participation, retention, progression and satisfaction;
  • ensure that student assessment is effective and student learning outcomes are achieved;
  • provide advice to Academic Board about admission and selection policies and procedures for courses offered by GLI along with related aspects of pathways, credit and articulation;
  • provide advice to Academic Board about the establishment, revision, discontinuation and disestablishment of courses;
  • respond to requests from Academic Board about course accreditation/reaccreditation compliance matters;
  • respond to requests from Academic Board about course reviews including recommendations about relevant appointments to review panels.

Membership
Membership of LTCC shall consist of:

  • Academic Dean (ex officio);
  • one member of Academic Board (elected by members of Academic Board);
  • Program Directors (ex officio);
  • three academic staff members (elected by academic staff of GLI);
  • one student elected by and from students of GLI.

The Chair of LTCC will be the Academic Dean. The terms of office for non ex officio members will usually be three years (renewable). LTCC may invite other persons as required to provide advice and assistance about specific agenda items being considered or when specialist expertise is required, noting that such persons will have no voting rights at meetings.

Examination Committee

Examination Committee (EC) contributes to academic quality as per the Academic Quality Assurance Policy. The responsibilities of EC are to:

  • convene at the end of each academic semester, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the examination period;
  • review academic results and interim grades for all units submitted by the respective Program Directors;
  • consider results and interim grades with respect to indicators of academic quality and integrity;
  • recommend amendments to interim grades;
  • recommend the setting of supplementary assessment in special cases;
  • endorse academic results and grades as final;
  • transmit notice of endorsement, via the EC Chair, to Academic Board for its final assent to the official release of grades;
  • report emergent matters to Academic Board that may impact on quality assurance.

Limitations

EC reports to Academic Board and does not report to any other committee of the Institute. EC does not manage academic appeals and grievances. EC does not determine the type of supplementary assessment, as this is a matter for unit and program management. EC can only recommend the setting of supplementary assessment.

Membership
The following shall constitute EC:

  • Academic Board representative as Chair;
  • Program Directors;
  • Academic staff representatives, one for each year level of a program;
  • Administrative assistant to support the functions of the Chair.

Research and Scholarship Committee

Research Committee (RSC) membership includes at least two research active academic staff and at least one external academic expert in a relevant field. The role of RSC is to:

  • foster a research and scholarship culture at the Institute;
  • build capacity for research and scholarship collaboration and inter-institutional research;
  • support research active academic staff to produce high quality published research;
  • oversee professional development and foster scholarship activities of academic staff;
  • ensure currency of Academic Staff Register;
  • measure and report to Academic Board on research and scholarship output;
  • other matters as referred by Academic Board concerning research and scholarship related issues.

RSC may appoint ad hoc specialist subcommittees as required.

RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Chair, Academic Board

External Review

Every five years, GLI will commission an independent review of Academic Board by an external expert to provide recommendations for improvement to ensure appropriate, effective, and innovative operations in GLI academic governance. Recommendations arising from the review will be discussed at Academic Board and agreed actions will be implemented.

Scope
Whole Institute

Key Stakeholder
All staff and students

Proceedure

Academic staff members of Academic Board are nominated by the Chair of Academic Board, in consultation with the Academic Dean, and the nominees submitted to Academic Board for approval and appointment.

  • External members of Academic Board are appointed as the need arises, such as when a current external member’s term expires. Chair of Academic Board will invite suggestions from the members and approach relevant candidates with the offer to serve on Academic Board.
  • The student representative to Academic Board is elected by the students. The student representative must be enrolled in a current GLI course, be able to represent the general needs of students without promoting personal agenda or bias and agree to confidentiality relating to Academic Board discussions and decisions.
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