Undergraduate Teaching Committee
The Undergraduate Teaching Committee advises the Dean and the Policy and Resources Committee on undergradute teaching across the faculty.
The aims of the committee are to:
- develop strategy in undergraduate teaching, learning, recruitment, procedure and delivery and prepare policy for the dean and PRC
- ensure good practice in undergraduate teaching throughout the faculty and promote both innovation and excellence
- coordinate and develop new undergraduate courses and schemes of study and scrutinise and monitor existing course provision
- review departmental recruitment plans, monitoring recruitment to all courses, seeking and analysing market intelligence, encouraging new course developments to meet identified demand, and scrutinising all course proposals against known demand
- make proposals to the Senate and other appropriate committees for new undergraduate courses and schemes of study and for changes to existing courses and schemes
- monitor the employment of graduates of faculty courses and develop and review activities to increase employability
- coordinate quality assurance and academic audit for undergraduate courses
- advise the dean on cost effective use of teaching resources
- make recommendations about external examiners for all undergraduate schemes of study
- consider marketing and publicity issues for teaching in the Faculty
- respond to central committee consultation
- monitor and coordinate where necessary interaction with schools and colleges
- report to the PRC and plenary meeting actions taken on their behalf
- form ad-hoc sub committees as deemed appropriate by the chair
The membership of the Committee is as follows:
- associate dean for undergraduate teaching (in the chair)
- dean (ex officio)
- associate dean for postgraduate studies
- director of teaching and learning of each department in the faculty (in their absence a designated alternative will attend)
- one representative of each centre and unit in the faculty which has direct responsibility for delivering undergraduate teaching programmes
- director of combined science
- one representative of the support staff (Selected by ballot following nominations by the support staff to the dean)
- two undergraduate students, to withdraw for some reserved items
- any co-opted member as agreed by the committee
- one representative of each of the Library, the Careers Service, and the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching shall attend when business relevant to their service is under discussion
- representatives of cognate schemes of study shall be invited to attend when relevant
The Committee normally meets at least once per term. Additional meetings may be called by the Dean or the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Teaching as necessary. The Teaching Quality Support Officer shall normally be the secretary.
Current Members
- Professor Gordon Blower (Chair) - Associate Dean for Undergraduate Teaching, Faculty Of Science and Technology
- Susan Armitage, CELT
- Dr Philip Barker - Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Jenny Brine, Library
- Dr Keith Davidson - Director, Natural Sciences
- Professor Peter Fielden - Head of Department, Chemistry
- Dr Jennie Gilbert, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Dr Robert Lauder (ex officio) - Associate Dean for Undergraduate Teaching, Faculty of Health and Medicine
- Dr Andreas Mauthe, School of Computing and Communications
- Dr Edward McCann, Physics
- Professor Awais Rashid (ex officio) - Associate Dean For Postgraduate Studies, Faculty Of Science and Technology
- Dr Paul Rayson - Director of International Teaching Partnerships, Faculty Of Science and Technology
- Professor Mary Smyth (ex officio) - Dean, Faculty Of Science and Technology
- Dr Chris Squire, Engineering
- Phil Tubman, Learning Technology Group
- Dr Stefan Vogt, Psychology
- Dr Andy Wilby, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Dianne Wilkinson (Non-academic Staff Representative), Lancaster Environment Centre
- Simon Cresswell (Secretary) - Teaching Quality Support Officer, Faculty Of Science and Technology
Meetings
- 2013-2014
- Thursday 17th October, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 14th November, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 12th December, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 23rd January, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 27th February, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 20th March, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 15th May, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- Thursday 19th June, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- 2012-2013
- Thursday 18th October, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 15th November, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 13th December, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 24th January, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 28th February, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 21st March, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 23rd May, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 20th June, 14:00-17:00 (C29 Engineering)
- 2011-2012
- Thursday 15th December, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 2nd February, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 1st March, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 22nd March, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 17th May, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 14th June, 14:00-17:00
- 2010-2011
- Monday 11th October, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 9th November, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 20th January, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 1st March, 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 15th March, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 19th May, 14:00-17:00
- Monday 20th June, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 21st July, 11:00-13:00
- 2009-2010
- Monday 12th October, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 3rd November, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 24th November, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 21st January, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 11th February, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 2nd March, 14:00-17:00
- Tuesday 15th June, 14:00-17:00
- 2008-2009
- Thursday 23rd October, 15:00-17:00
- Thursday 20th November, 15:00-17:00
- Wednesday 21st January, 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 17th February, 14:00-17:00
- Thursday 30th April, 15:00-17:00
- Thursday 28th May, 15:00-17:00
- 2007-2008
- Thursday 18th October, 15:00-17:00
- Monday 19th November, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 29th January, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 26th February, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 6th May, 15:00-17:00
- Wednesday 18th June, 15:00-17:00
- 2006-2007
- Wednesday 18th October, 15:00-17:00
- Monday 20th November, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 23rd January, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 27th February, 15:00-17:00
- Tuesday 19th June, 15:00-17:00
- 2005-2006
- Wednesday 19th October, 14:00
- Thursday 24th November, 11:00
- Thursday 26th January, 14:00
- Tuesday 28th February, 14:00
- Tuesday 20th June, 14:00-16:00