1993 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

9.3 One copy of the thesis shall, if passed by the Faculty
Board, be lodged in the Swinburne Library, one shall
be held by the department in which the work was
done, and one shall be returned to the candidate.
9.4 With the Faculty Board's prior approval a candidate
may submit work other than in the form set out in
9.2 and 9.3.
10. Examination
The Faculty Board shall appoint on the recommendation
of the Head of Department and the Co-ordinating
Supervisor, on such terms and conditions as the Faculty
Board determines, at least two examiners in respect of
each candidate's thesis. The candidate's supervisor shall
not normally be appointed as an examiner. At least one
examiner shall be external to the University.
The name of the examiners shall not, without the
approval of the Faculty Board, be disclosed to the
candidate. Each examiner shall provide a report to the
Faculty Board on the standard of the candidate's thesis
and recommend one of the following courses of action:
(a) that the thesis be passed;
(b) that the thesis be passed subject to the inclusion
of minor specified amendments;
(c) that the thesis be returned to the candidate for major
revision and re-submission within a specified period;
or
(d) that the thesis be failed.
Each examiner should indicate whether the report is to
be made available to the candidate in whole or in part.
11. Patents and registered designs
The patent rights or right to register a design for any
device, process, chemical or the like which has been
invented or developed by a candidate for the degree of
Master by research in the course of the program being
undertaken for the degree shall, unless otherwise
determined by Council on the advice of the Faculty
Board, be the property of Swinburne University of
Technology.
12. Confidentiality
It is the Faculty Board's view that in general the public
should have access to the material contained in a
Masters thesis once the degree has been awarded.
However, the Faculty Board recognises that where a
program of research is carried out in or in conjunction
with the type of organisation referred to in 5.2 above, the
candidate, in order to pursue such a program, may be
given access by that organisation to restricted
information which the candidate or the organisation does
not wish to disclose freely. In such cases the Faculty
Board must receive, in writing, from the organisation,
notice of such materials and the reason why, in its
opinion, disclosure would be undesirable.
Where such material is involved the Faculty Board's prior
approval is obtained, the candidate may submit a thesis
in two volumes, one containing the general thesis, the
second containing only the restricted data or information.
The Faculty Board may restrict access to the second
volume for a specified period.
Where the thesis has only one volume, the Faculty
Board, on receipt of a request in writing from the
candidate and supported by a statement in writing from
the Head of Department, may order that, for a per~od
of up to three years fmm the date of that order, the copies
of the thesis forwarded to the Swinburne Library and the
department shall be made available only to researchers
or readers specifically authorised in writing by the Faculty
Board.
13. Copyright
Copyright in the thesis is the property of Swinburne
University of Technology. Those rights, or any part of
them, may be assigned by Council, on the advice of the
Faculty Board, to the candidate.
14. Regulations
~h~ Faculty Board may recommend to the Academic
Board that regulations be made under this statute
regarding the admission to candidature, reports on
candidates during the period of candidature, the
examination of candidates and related matters.
15. Change in statute
This statute may be amended from time to time by
Council on the advice of the Academic Board acting on
the recommendation of the Faculty Board. In the event
of an amendment being made subsequent to the
beginning of a student's candidature, that candidate may
elect to continue under the statute which was in effect
at the time candidature began.
Statute for the degree of Master
(by publication)
1. Definitions
1.1 General
Committee means the Higher Degrees Committee
of the Academic Board;
Council means the Council of Swinburne University
of Technology;
University means Swinburne University of
Technology;
Faculty Board means the sub-committee of the
University's Academic Board called the 'Faculty
Board' (or any authorised sub-committee thereof)
which is responsible for studies being undertaken
in the area;
Head of Department means the person appointed
Head of De~artment or elected Chair of De~artment
responsible for studies in the particular discipline.
1.2 Publication
Publication is a major published paper, a collection
of papers or a monograph. A publication must be
based on original research, investigation or develop
mental work carried out by the candidate in an industrial,
commercial, governmental, educational or
research organisation, or carried out as a member
of the staff of a college of advanced education provided
that the subject and nature of the research
work are acceptedby the University as appropriate
for examination of the award of the degree of Master.
2. Title of degree
The degree of Master may be awarded in a field of study
of any faculty of the University. Degrees shall be
designated as follows:
Master of Applied Science MAppSc
Master of Arts
MA
Master of Business MBus
Master of Engineering MEng
3. Grading of degree
The degree of Master shall be awarded in one grade only.