Academic Committee
The Academic Committee provides advice to the Council on the University's academic planning activities, policies and procedures. These include:
- proposals for new or substantially modified programs;
- proposals for new organisational structures for academic activities including the creation of schools, centres, units, committees, boards and faculties;
- proposals for the development of new academic policies and procedures; and
- proposals which affect the conduct, assessment and enhancement of teaching and research.
Committee relationships (PDF 25KB)
Learning and Teaching Committee
The Learning and Teaching Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Committee. Its primary role is to encourage best practice in the area of learning and teaching. Learning and Teaching Committee makes recommendations to the Academic Committee on strategic planning, policy and quality assurance issues including: identifying emerging learning and teaching issues, strengths and priorities for improvement; developing grant award and incentive schemes; monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the Griffith Academic Plan; monitoring the University's performance against standard indicators and responding to Commonwealth government initiatives to promote and enhance learning and teaching.
- Further information is available at the Learning and Teaching Committee website.
Programs Committee
The Programs Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Committee. Its primary role is to advise the Academic Committee on issues of educational policy and practice. Programs Committee has the responsibility to assure the academic standards and quality of learning opportunities and outcomes provided by all coursework programs, both undergraduate and postgraduate, offered by the University. It considers submissions from Group Boards for all coursework programs being established, undergoing major changes or being withdrawn, for recommendation to the Academic Committee for approval.
- Further information is available at the Programs Committee website.
Research Committee
The Research Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Committee. Its primary role is to advise the Academic Committee on the University's research policies and strategies including the University's strategic research plans; the establishment and disestablishment of University Research Centres and Institutes; policies and reports related to animal and human ethics; the responsible conduct of research and processes for the evaluation of claims of misconduct in research.
- Further information is available at the Research Committee website.
Internationalisation Advisory Committee
The Internationalisation Advisory Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Committee. It provides advice on matters concerning the policy and strategy relating to international and transnational matters;on plan to achieve the aims and objectives for international activities set out by the University in policy and strategy to Griffith International; and on international issues relevant to their teaching, learning and research activities to the academic elements.
- Further information is available at the Internationalisation Advisory Committee website.
Board of Graduate Research
The Board of Graduate Research is a sub-committee of the Academic Committee. It provides advice on the University's research higher degree policies and strategies including, the University's strategic graduate research and scholarship plans; the development of research higher degree policies and procedures relating to pathways and entry requirements, candidature progress, examination processes, and graduate attributes; the development and coordination of programs relating to research education, training, and support activities provided throughout the University; the oversight of the provision of a minimum standard of resources to research higher degree students; consideration of complex student matters relating to progress, including extension and termination of candidature as recommended by relevant Dean/Deputy Dean (Research); and the development and coordination of programs relating to professional development of Dean/Deputy Deans (Research), RHD convenors and supervisors.
- Further information is available at the Board of Graduate Research website.
Educational Excellence Committee
The Educational Excellence Committee is a sub-committee of the Learning and Teaching Committee. Its work includes the provision of advice to the Learning and Teaching Committee on policies, strategies, and budgets for recognising and rewarding excellence in learning and teaching and the management of a range of recognition and reward schemes. To this end the Educational Excellence Committee will provide advice on a range of policies and projects promoting quality teaching including the Griffith Awards for Excellence in Teaching, the Faculty Learning and Teaching Citations and the Griffith Grants for Learning and Teaching as well as the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Awards, Grants and Fellowships. The Educational Excellence Committee provides also advice a range of schemes to recognise and reward student excellence including the Griffith University Excellence Expo and sporting scholarships.
- Further information is available at the Educational Excellence Committee website.
University Assessment Committee
The Assessment Committee is to advise the Academic Committee, through the Learning and Teaching Committee, on matters associated with the conduct of assessment. Within this context, the Assessment Committee is responsible for monitoring and promoting quality in assessment by: (a) identifying key issues affecting the way the University conducts its assessment responsibilities; (b) reviewing, on a cyclical basis, Griffith University’s assessment policies, guidelines and practices at the institutional level to rationalise and simplify the University’s assessment policy framework and ensure coherence between the necessary policies, procedures, guidelines and administrative practices; (c) overseeing the moderation processes that operate to ensure consistency and comparability of marking and grading across markers, campuses, and student cohorts; and (d) considering assessment matters that arise from Group and Faculty practices that require investigation at a broader institutional level.
- Further information is available at the University Assessment Committee website.