monitoring of progress towards improving throughput. 5.Contribute to 5.1 Develop a process for 5.1 Collaborate 5.1 Align DVC to A report was prepared improving ensuring that service with faculties staffing convene by Jane Hendry. throughput by courses are responsive to and relevant resources to process; IPD Service Courses working supporting the the needs of the recipient departments to strategy. group set up and provision of programmes. negotiate guidelines developed foundations in alignment with reps from all the To inform this, IPD to between service faculties undergraduate degrees prepare a report on course provision student success rates in and needs of service courses. recipient programmes. 5.2 Request each Faculty 5.2 Collaborate 5.2 Align Deans, A report prepared by to commission a report on with the resources HODs, Jane Hendry to identify student success rates in Faculties to Course Courses that Impede ‘high risk’ courses, with ensure that conveners, Graduation (CIGs). She commentary on possible interventions IPD worked individually with explanations. are developed some faculties and to address identified parameters. problems with specific courses, Faculties presented to and integrate the T&L Comm and Prof proposals for Saalih Allie has written a resourcing into discussion document to the planning take it forward beyond and budgeting the data. . cycle for 2014 5.3. Organise a seminar on 5.3 Organise a 5.3 Organise HAESDU A/Prof Jawitz presented large class teaching to symposium on a conference on this. Some committee disseminate best practice large class on large members attended a teaching class seminar in Cape Town in teaching April. 5.4 Commission report on 5.4 Request 5.4 Multilingual A new Language Policy the possible role of Language Policy Collaborate Education and Plan were approved multilingual approaches in Committee to with Project; by Senate in 2013. facilitating student explore ways of faculties to Language learning integrating unlock multilingual barriers to Group; approaches into promoting Language mainstream Policy provision and Committee identify barriers to expanding credit bearing Afrikaans and Xhosa courses.
monitoring of progress towards improving throughput. 5.Contribute to improving throughput by supporting the provision of foundations in the undergraduate degrees 5.1 Develop a process for ensuring that service courses are responsive to the needs of the recipient programmes. To inform this, IPD to prepare a report on student success rates in service courses. 5.1 Collaborate with faculties and relevant departments to negotiate alignment between service course provision and needs of recipient programmes. 5.1 Align staffing resources to strategy. DVC to convene process; IPD A report was prepared by Jane Hendry. Service Courses working group set up and guidelines developed with reps from all faculties 5.2 Request each Faculty to commission a report on student success rates in ‘high risk’ courses, with commentary on possible explanations. 5.2 Collaborate with the Faculties to ensure that interventions are developed to address problems with specific courses, and integrate proposals for resourcing into the planning and budgeting cycle for 2014 5.2 Align resources Deans, HODs, Course conveners, IPD A report prepared by Jane Hendry to identify Courses that Impede Graduation (CIGs). She worked individually with some faculties and identified parameters. Faculties presented to the T&L Comm and Prof Saalih Allie has written a discussion document to take it forward beyond the data. . 5.3. Organise a seminar on large class teaching to disseminate best practice 5.3 Organise a symposium on large class teaching 5.3 Organise a conference on large class teaching HAESDU A/Prof Jawitz presented on this. Some committee members attended a seminar in Cape Town in April. 5.4 Commission report on the possible role of multilingual approaches in facilitating student learning 5.4 Request Language Policy Committee to explore ways of integrating multilingual approaches into mainstream provision and identify barriers to expanding credit bearing Afrikaans and Xhosa courses. 5.4 Collaborate with faculties to unlock barriers to promoting Multilingual Education Project; Language Group; Language Policy Committee A new Language Policy and Plan were approved by Senate in 2013.
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