Committee on Teaching and Learning Quality

Terms of Reference

1. To advise and make recommendations to the Senate on policies, regulations and guidelines relating to the quality assurance of teaching, learning and assessment by taking into account the University's overall interest, to promote the quality of teaching and learning and to monitor the operation of related quality assurance processes of HKUST and HKUST (Guangzhou) in light of the "Unified HKUST, Complementary Campuses" umbrella. The discharge of these responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) maintaining oversight of and developing procedures, where appropriate, for the periodic review of undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses and programs, with external input, and monitoring their implementation;

(b) receiving and commenting on reports and action plans from Schools/ Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS)/ Hubs following external reviews of teaching and learning, including accreditation by professional bodies where appropriate, as part of assuring the quality of the University's educational provision and maintaining the academic standards of the University's awards;

(c) overseeing the development, maintenance, communication and implementation of the University's quality assurance framework.

2. To receive and evaluate annual reports from School/AIS/ Hub Boards (or the equivalents) on teaching and learning in the courses and programs of Schools AIS and Hubs, and from academic support units on their support of teaching and learning; and to establish the timetable, format and guidelines for annual reports.

3. To disseminate examples of good practice in teaching, learning and assessment; and to provide feedback and recommendations, as appropriate, to Schools/ AIS/ Hubs and academic support units based on the annual reviews of teaching and learning quality.

4. To advise on matters related to the evaluation of teaching, including, but not limited to, student evaluations of courses and instructors.

5. To advise on financial and other support for teaching development activities.

6. To submit to the Chair of the Senate no later than the 31 of July each year a written report covering the period from 1 July to 30 June on the activities of the committee and the state of teaching and learning quality during the previous academic year.

Powers

1. To co-opt such additional members as may be required, but not exceeding one-third of the formal committee membership.

2. To form any working groups as considered necessary.

Membership

Chair: Nominated by the Provost and appointed by the Chairman of the Senate

Professor Bradley A. FOREMAN 霍文彬教授

Member and Secretary: Associate Provost (Teaching & Learning), ex-officio

Professor Jimmy FUNG Chi-Hung 馮志雄教授

Members:

(a) Two faculty members to be nominated by each School, and one faculty member to be nominated by AIS respectively

Nominated by Schools:

Professor SU Haibin, 蘇海斌教授, Science
Professor WANG Yu-Hsing 王幼行教授, Engineering
Professor Jeevan JAISINGH, Business & Management
Professor Simon WONG Man-Ho 黃敏浩教授, Humanities & Social Science
Professor BAO Zhigang, 鮑志剛教授, Science
Professor Melody CHAO Manchi 周文芝教授, Business & Management

Nominated by the Dean of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies:

Professor Naubahar SHARIF, AIS

(b) One representative from the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, to be nominated by the Dean

Miss Peggy LEE, 李曉霞小姐

Professor CHOW King-Lau 周敬流教授, Acting

(d) Director or designee of the Center for Language Education, and Director or designee of the Center for Education Innovation, would be ex-officio;

Professor Melinda WHONG, Center for Language Education, ex-officio
Dr Sean MCMINN, Center for Education Innovation, ex-officio

(e) One undergraduate student representative and one postgraduate student representative, to be nominated by the University

Miss Wing-Yan WONG, Undergraduate
Miss Maria ALVINA, Postgraduate

(h) Co-opted Members:

Academic Director of Undergraduate Core Education, or nominee

Professor Sai Lok NAM 藍世樂教授

Associate Provost of Institutional Data and Research, or nominee

Dr Alison LLOYD

Academic Registrar

Mr James A. PRINCE 潘廉士先生

Term: For student members, one year, renewable
For others, two years, renewable

Information as of 7 September 2024