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The Board of Studies is responsible to Senate for all matters relating to the organisation of education, teaching and research in the School, including all examination matters.

Secretary to the Board : If you would like further information about the Board of Studies for the School of Management, please contact Kay Elliott (ext 6594, email K.Elliott@bath.ac.uk).

Membership 2011/12
Terms of office expire on 31st July in the year stated.

Vice Chancellor (normally invited to attend one meeting each year)
CHAIR Professor Richard Elliott (Dean)
Executive Board members (ex officio):
VICE-CHAIR: Prof Andrew Millington
Dr Nick Kinnie
Prof Michael Mayer
Prof Russ Vince
Elected members (9): With effect from: To:
Dr Sinead Carey 1 August 2009 31 July 2012
Dr Ian Colville 1 August 2011 31 July 2014
Dr Edward Kasabov 1 August 2009 31 July 2012
Dr Andreas Krause 1 August 2010 31 July 2013
Dr Eleanor Morgan 1 August 2011 31 July 2014
Dr Niall Piercy 1 August 2010 31 July 2013
Dr Rekha Rao-Nicholson 1 August 2010 31 July 2012
Dr Yun Shen 1 August 2011 31 July 2014
Ms Janet Wilson Ward 1 August 2010 31 July 2013
Members from other Faculties:
Dr Colin Lawson Humanities & Social Sciences
Dr Sally Clift Engineering & Design
Dr Gam Shermer Science
Student members:
Mr Ishan Jalan Research Student
Ms Marie Jespersen Postgraduate Student
Mr Ali Dadashzade Undergraduate Student
Sabbatical Officer:
Mr Chris Clements Vice-President Sport
Co-opted members:
The Board is entitled to co-opt up to a maximum of 5 further members:
Ms Janet Rumsey 1 August 2011 31 July 2014
Members of University Departments (in attendance):
Library:
Ms Jane Hill/ Ms Helen Rhodes


Terms of Reference
Approved by Senate 9th June 2010

The functions of Boards of Studies are prescribed by Section 20.1 of the Statutes:

20.1 There shall be a Board of Studies of each School which shall have the following functions:

  1. To advise and report to the Senate on all matters relating to the organisation of education, teaching, learning, and research in the subjects of the School, including curricula and examinations.
  2. To consider the progress of Students in the School.
  3. To appointinternal and external examiners in the subjects of the School.
  4. To recommend to the Senate any appointment of an external examiner where the aggregate term of office exceeds four consecutive years.
  5. To consider and where necessary take action on any matters which may be referred to it by the Senate.
  6. To advise and recommend to the Senate on the academic strategy of the School.
  7. To carry out any functions which may be given to or imposed on it by the Ordinances.

Minutes of Meetings

Please note that the summaries and minutes of meetings of Board of Studies for the School of Management published above exclude information which the University has declared will not be routinely published under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Further information about the Act (including the reasons why such information is exempt from publication). If you have any queries about business conducted by the Committee and cannot find reference to it in the summaries/minutes published here, please contact Kay Elliott (ext 6594, email K.Elliott@bath.ac.uk).

Procedural Rules

Standing Orders: Board of Studies Standing Orders - http://www.bath.ac.uk/orders/bos/
Appointment of Chair: The Head of School (Section 8.4 of the Statutes).
Appointment of Vice-Chair: See Standing Order 4(a).
Membership: See Ordinance 10.
Co-options: Up to five, see Ordinance 10.
Alternates: See Standing Order 1(b). For ex-officio members only - allowed at the discretion of the person nominating.
Quorum: See Section 28.1(iv) of the Statutes and Standing Order 4(b-d).
Rules for voting: See Standing Orders 9 and 10.
Minutes: Submitted to Senate.

Sub-Committees
(1) Staff/Student Liaison Committees:
Ordinance 25 states:
Each Department shall have at least one Staff/Student Liaison Committee with such constitution and terms of reference as the Board of Studies shall prescribe, provided that:
(a) the number of students shall not be less than the number of staff members.
(b) there shall not be less than six student members.
(c) the terms of reference shall include the appointment of members to serve on the Board of Studies under the provisions of Ordinance 10.1(g) (i.e. student members of the Board).
Minutes of the Staff/Student Liaison Committee may be received by the Board of Studies.
(2) Boards of Examiners.
(3) Ad hoc sub-committees may be set up for each Board of Studies as required.
Current subcommittees are: Teaching and Quality Committee, Research Committee and Student Research Committee.

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