Wednesday 18th March 1998: 09:30 - Committee Room

1. MMA of 97-8/3 (already circulated)
2. Working Group Reports
   Reports from the IB Advanced group (enclosed).
3. Practicals
   WA to report on discussions with HoC's about improving student perception of practicals.
   E-mail from R.E. Hills about IB marking (enclosed).
4. Consultative Committee
   Any items arising from the Lent 1998 meeting.
5. Teaching Quality Assessment
   Report on progess
   As a by-product, some interesting statistics collated by DAG are attached for information.
6. Lecturers 1998-9
   Assignment of staff to lecture courses, classes and examining (continuation of discussion at last meeting) - papers tabled at last meeting. The following courses still need to be decided:
   IB Adv. Optics 
   IB Adv. Optics HoC 
   IB Adv. Solid State (maybe - depends on review)
   II Concepts in Physics 
   II TP2 
   III TP3 (maybe - depends on review)
   III Particle Physics (maybe)
   III Superconductivity
   III Quantum Properties ...
   III Modelling
7. Part II/III Guides
   Now these are incorporated in the Course Handbook, we will just issue a short update sheet. Draft attached for comments.
8. Termly information sheet
   Should we produce a termly summary of information to keep DoS's informed about courses, deadlines etc.?
9. Further work
   What should be the status of "further work" for students who degrade?
10. Part III Maths students taking Part III Physics Courses
    MSL to report
11. NST Review
    MSL's response to School of Physical Sciences attached for information.
12. AOB