| Scope |
- Faculty of Arts on all campuses
- all ESEC representatives
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| Policy Statement |
The School ESEC Representative is a key academic advisor within each School and within the Faculty, in relation to the Education and Student Experience Committee and its sub-committees/working parties, providing academic leadership in education and ensuring the efficiency of the administrative processes to support it at a school level. The School ESEC Representative:
- Attends relevant faculty-level education committees (particularly ESEC) and is responsible for disseminating information within schools on policies and development;
- Reports to ESEC on school initiatives;
- Provides expert advice and guidance on policies and procedures to school colleagues involved in the process of course and unit development;
- Provides expert advice and guidance to their school staff, particularly new staff, on relevant faculty policies and procedures in relation to teaching and learning;
>li>Provides advice to both academics and students in grievance cases and disciplinary matters, and ensures that compliance requirements and equity, as well as administrative-related issues, are met in the process;
- Chairs/participates in the school’s education/teaching committee/meetings;
- Contributes to the development of faculty policy and teaching culture by participation in relevant committees/working parties;
- Reviews all submissions of unit proposals and amendments in their school and ensures that they meet faculty and university compliance requirements;
- Provides final sign-off on the unit offerings prior to submission to the faculty;
- In conjunction with the Head of School and School Education Committee and other relevant university bodies, works to promote curriculum review, to foster and develop new curriculum initiatives; and to monitor and improve the school’s performance in teaching and learning;
- Advises the Head of School regarding nominations for teaching awards and commendations;
- Assists the Head of School in reporting back to the faculty on unit evaluations;
- Works with school administrative staff to ensure that student services and administrative procedures work efficiently and effectively to support the school’s educational objectives;
- Subsequent to the developments and outcomes relating to strategic directions and teaching initiatives at the faculty and university levels, supports and promotes these schemes within Schools accordingly.
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| Supporting procedures |
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| Responsibility for implementation |
ESEC Representatives
Heads of Schools |
| Status |
New |
| Approval body |
Faculty Board of the Faculty of Arts
Meeting number: 2/09
Meeting date: 4 June 2009
Agenda item: 7.1
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| Endorsement Body |
Education and Student Experience Committee of the Faculty of Arts
Meeting number: 2/09
Meeting date: 6 May 2009
Agenda item: 17
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| Related Policies |
Role of the Faculty Honours Convener
Role of the Faculty GPG Convener |
| Date Effective |
20 July 2009 |
| Next Review Date |
2012 |
| Policy Owner |
Faculty of Arts |
| Policy Author |
Associate Dean (Education) |
| Contact |
Faculty of Arts Secretariat |