Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Adding subjects
No subject may be added to a student's enrolment without the
approval of both the teaching and the awarding departments.
Students should be aware that some faculties have restrictions
on the period during which subjects can be added.
Notwithstanding any faculty rules, after 14 April 1989 (for
subjects concluding at the end of the first semester) or 1
September 1989 (for subjects concluding at the end of the
second semester) an amendment will be permitted only where
special circumstances exist and the approval of the dean of the
faculty concerned and the Registrar has been given. A fee of
$5.00 per subject will be charged. Students not enrolled in a
subject during examination period must seek approval of the
faculty concerned. A fee of $20.00 per subject added will be
charged.
Students should note that the addition of subjects may result in
a change from part-time to full-time status. In such circumstances
the amendment will only be recorded when an amount of
money being the difference between the part-time and full-time
general service fee paid has been paid. It is the responsibility of
students to ensure that they are aware of any additional fees
required and to arrange for their payment at the Cashier's
Office.
Leave of absence
Students who have enrolled in a course and who wish to apply
for a period of leave of absence may do so in writing addressed
to the Registrar. The application should clearly indicate the
circumstances on which the request is based and the length of
time for which leave is sought.
Each application is considered within the faculty concerned
under any specific faculty rules relating to leave of absence.
Students who have been granted leave of absence will be
notified in writing by the faculty concerned. Enrolment for all
subjects for the duration of the leave will be cancelled.
Students who have been granted leave of absence will be
eligible for a refund of their 1989 general service fee only if their
application is received prior to 31 March 1989. Students must
also attach copy of their enrolment receipt with their application.
Generally speaking, the Higher Education Administration
Charge is not refundable (see note under Refund of fees
above).
Amendments to personal details
A student who changes his or her name, address or place of
employment should complete an Amendment to Personal Details
form which is available from the Student Administration
Office.
Students recording a change of name will be required to
produce legal documentary evidence (e.g. marriage certificate,
statutory declaration, deed poll certificate) in addition to completing
an Amendment to Personal Details form.
Identity cards
When on campus, all enrolled students are required to carry,
and to produce on request of a member of staff, the photographic
identity card issued to them.
The card, which has a maximum life of four years, must be
presented for updatelvalidation for the forthcoming year on reenrolment.
The card includes the authorisation for borrowing from the
Swinburne Library.
A student who loses an identity card should notify the library as
soon as the loss is detected. Cardholders are, under library
rules, responsible for any transaction made on the card up to
the time of notification of the loss. A replacement card will be
issued for a fee of $5.00.
No refund of the general service fee will be made unless the
identity card is returned to Student Administration with the
notice of withdrawal from a course.
Swinburne lnstitute
Scholarships and awards
There are a number of scholarships and awards for which
students from Swinburne lnstitute of Technology might be
eligible. Details of these awards are printed annually in the first
issue for August of the Victorian Education Gazette and Teachers'
Aid. This publication may be consulted in the library.
Assessment Regulations
Preamble
The aims of these regulations are to safeguard academic
standards, to ensure that assessment relates to the objectives
and content of the courses taught, to enable students to have
reasonable redress in cases where they may feel that an
injustice has been done, and to ensure the prompt approval and
accurate documentation of all results.
The Academic Board believes that a variety of forms of
assessment should be accepted for courses at Swinburne
lnstitute of Technology to enable faculties to select those they
consider most appropriate to each course. No attempt has been
made herein to specify appropriate procedures for the facilitation
of learning, the evaluation of course content, or determining
course objectives, methods of instruction and assessment as
these matters are the prerogative of each faculty.
1. Definitions and interpretation
Assessment categories
The range of results which may be issued for a subject.
Award
Includes the degrees of Master and Bachelor, and the
awards of Graduate Diploma, Diploma and Associate
Diploma awarded by the Swinburne Council to persons
who have completed a course of study at Swinburne
lnstitute of Technology.
Awarding department
The department of Swinburne lnstitute of Technology
which has the overall responsibility for a particular Swinburne
award and includes a 'faculty' where that responsibility
is taken at the faculty level.
Head of awarding department
The person responsible for the academic leadership and
administration of the awarding department. In the case of
an award being within the responsibility of a faculty rather
than department it means the dean of that faculty.
Awarding faculty board
The faculty board responsible for making recommendations
to the Swinburne Council for the grant of a particular
award.
Chief Examiner
The Chief Examiner is the Director of Swinburne. Responsibilities
of Chief Examiner are, for the time being, delegated
to the Deans of the awarding faculties.
Course
A set of subjects the completion of which leads to the
student being eligible for the grant of an award by the
Swinburne Council.
Convener
The person designated to convene meetings of the pcirticular
subject panel established under section 4 of these
regulations.
Examination
The formal testing of all students enrolled in a subject
during a period specified by the Academic Board for the
purpose of examination subject to the control of the
Registrar through his designated officer and for which a
result must be produced, published and recorded on the
student's record.