Associate Dean, Students (Science)

The Associate Dean, Students acts with full authority on behalf of the Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Learning and Teaching).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the undergraduate academic advising process.
• Consider requests for:
• late module changes
• Faculty transfers
• variations from programme requirements
• waivers of specific academic policies or regulations.
• Oversee:
• academic intervention process, including probation and termination of studies
• Honours entry process.
• Provide Faculty contact for:
• advice and policy or regulatory development on undergraduate academic matters
• advice on academic misconduct, including penalty approval
• serious student matters related to changes of circumstances including V-coding, leave of absence and student absence.
• Facilitate development of admissions strategy on student intake numbers with respect to degree type, programme, and entrant demographics.
• Oversee communication on academic issues with prospective students and offer holders.
• Identify admissions-related issues in the curriculum design and approvals process.
• Monitor patterns of student demand at module and programme level, and feed into curriculum design process.
• Contribute to the work of the Qualifications Group within the Admissions Unit.
• Approve penalties for cases of student academic misconduct.
• Provide academic advice and oversight for the evening degree programme.
• Convene examination boards and consider student appeals for ID modules.