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Students seeking such reapproval should consult the lecturer in
charge of the subject.
Mentor scheme
Each flrst-year undergraduate student, whether part-tlme or
full-ttme IS allocated to a particular member of staff who IS
known as the student's mentor. These mentors are responsible
for guldance on student dlfflcultles, courses, exempt~ons and
re-enrolments
Re-enrolling students who require advice about their courses
should consult their mentors. If an old syllabus is being followed,
changes may be necessary either to complete the old
syllabus or to effect the change to a new syllabus. Students
who are in doubt about their courses should consult their
mentors before attempting to re-enrol.
Assessment of student performance
regulations
Student performance is assessed by various methods, e.g.
formal examinations, tests held during the semester, project
work, assignments and laboratory reports. A statement of the
workload requirements and the assessment program for each
subject is given to all students early in each semester.
Assessment of student performance is carried out in accordance
with the Assessment Regulations set out in the Swinburne
Institute of Technology section of the Handbook. In
addition, the Faculty of Applied Science operates, under the
following regulations, a scheme of passing by years.
1. Passing by years
1.1 General
1.1.1 Eligibility
The Applied Science Faculty Board operates a
scheme of passing by years. The scheme applies
to students enrolled for all subjects of a
standard full-time or cooperative undergraduate
course of study except that students repeating
any subject and students undertaking the final
semester of a course are not eligible.
All other students are required to pass on a
subject-by-subject basis.
1.1.2 Release of results
Results for subjects of the first year of the
degree courses are released at the end of the
second semester. All other subjects are released
on completion of the subject. Eligible first
year full-time students are assessed on the
whole year's work at the end of the second
semester. All other eligible students are assessed
on one semester's work at the end of that
semester. Work experience and similar subjects
are not part of the scheme.
1.2 The Faculty Result
1.2.1 Categories
An eligible student enrols for a Faculty Result
and is assessed on the whole of the semester's
(or year's) work and this assessment is issued
as a Faculty Result in one of the following
categories:
P Pass: where the student passes all
subjects.
FP Faculty Pass: where the student fails one
or more subjects but is considered by the
Board to merit an overall pass (see clause
1.3). Such students are not required to
repeat the failed subject(s).
N Not Pass: where the student fails one or
more subjects and is considered by the
Board not to merit an overall pass (see
clause 2). Such students are required to
repeat the failed subject(s).
The achievement of a Faculty Pass does not
alter results in individual subjects but removes
the necessity to repeat subjects not passed in
the group considered.
1.3 The Faculty Pass formula
1.3.1 Assessment categories
In submitting results, the teaching department
should report the assessment of student performance
in each subject by an aggregate score
and assessment category, as set out below:
Assessment category Aggregate score
HD 185
D 75 - 84
C 65 - 74
P 60-64
P* 50-59
N* 40-49
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