1. CAB Forum 5 July 2017 Professor Stephen Naylor Chair, Academic Board
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2. Agenda Academic Board Minutes summary
Key presentations from Academic Board
Academic Offerings
Policies
Q & A

3. Key features from the minutes
Vice Chancellor’s report
Chair of the Academic Board report
Chair of the Research Committee report
Chair of the Education Committee report
College on a pedestal: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre
JCU College report
JCU academic calendars and study periods – important dates 2019
Academic and student delegations register
University policy - student experience of learning and teaching (SELT) policy enhancements
Governance issues: joined-up policy
University policy – student services – academic and student delegation policy – amendments
Academic offerings
Yourjcu surveys institutional performance, uptake and response rates

4. Reports VICE CHANCELLOR’S REPORT Federal Budget 2017-18
Respect. Now. Always. initiative;
Admissions Transparency Implementation
Organisational Reporting: Division of Academic and Student Life
2017 JCU Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
CHAIRPERSON OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD – REPORT
Academic Board Expressions of interest
University Performance Indicators related to Student Satisfaction and Good Teaching analysis.
CHAIR OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Course Coordinator Essentials Workshop
PDP and Your JCU survey data
IRU Academic Calibration Update
CHAIR OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT
External Research Revenue Update
A Draft Framework for a Possible Research Pathway
Coursework Masters Degree
JCU 2017 Trial Research Internship Program

5. COLLEGE ON A PEDESTAL: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CENTRE
Professor Nakata gave a presentation on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre (ATSIC), which included the implementation of a change management programme over the last eighteen months and the identified changes and focus on recruitment of staff to improve support for student success

7. JCU COLLEGE REPORT
2016 retention improved with a 28 percent attrition rate
decline in 2017 enrolments was being investigated and there had been some good student feedback
Investigation into a holistic pathways program

8. JCU ACADEMIC CALENDARS AND STUDY PERIODS IMPORTANT DATES 2019

9. REVISED ACADEMIC AND STUDENT DELEGATIONS REGISTER
Adjustment of band levels
Identification of committees with delegations
Inclusion of some delegations that were missing or located in other documents (eg Academic Board Charter)
Articulation mapping delegations

10. STUDENT EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING AND TEACHING (SELT) POLICY ENHANCEMENTS
enhancements to the Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) Policy;
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amended Student Experience of Learning & Teaching (YourJCU) Distribution List.

11. Joined-up policy

12. Academic Offerings All minor amendments are listed in the Academic Board Minutes
Division of Tropical Environments and Societies
Division of Tropical Health and Medicine
New Courses
Bachelor of Laws (HONOURS) [Embedded]
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (Honours) [Embedded]
Bachelor of Creative Arts & Media (Honours) [End-on]
Master of Data Science
Master of Science
Graduate Certificate of Data Science
Graduate Diploma of Data Science
Foundation Program
Bachelor of Business– Marketing Major (New Availability)
Bachelor of Business – Tourism Management (New Availability)
New Courses
Graduate Certificate of Pharmaceutical Public Health
Master of Nursing
Graduate Certificate of Nursing
Graduate Diploma of Nursing

13. General Business
Yourjcu surveys institutional performance, uptake and response rates have increased to 32%
Expiration of terms of office: Deputy Chair Academic Board and 3 skill based appointments

14. Q & A
Questions
Ideas
Comments