1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

permitted to re-enrol for a period of two academic years.
After that period students may re-apply for admission to
their course.
Progress Review Committee composition
Applied Science
Chair to be elected from Heads of Schools of:
Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering or
nominee
Chemical Sciences or nominee
Computer Science and Software Engineering or
nominee
Mathematical Sciences or nominee
Manager, Administration or nominee
Student Union representative
Engineering
Chair to be elected from Heads of Schools of:
Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering or
nominee
5 Civil Engineering and Building or nominee
n
(D Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering or
g nominee
n Manager, Administration or nominee
Student Union representative
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Design
Chair, Head of Swinburne School of Design or nominee
n
Head, Graphic Design or nominee
CJ Head, Industrial Design or nominee
:. Manager, Administration or nominee
(D
Student Union representative
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2. Assessment irregularity
o Cheating or plagiarism, that is the action or practice of
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taking and using as one's own, the thoughts, writings or
1. other work of someone else with the intent to deceive,
rn constitutes an irregularity as described under
Examination Description of the Swinburne Assessment
Regulations. Such an action is a major infringement of
the University's academic values. It is essential that
students understand that plagiarism or cheating shall be
considered to have occurred if:
a computer program substantially written by
someone else (either another student, a previous
student or the author of a publication) is presented
as the student's own work:
a paragraph, and even sentences, in essays which are
written by someone else are not enclosed in
quotation marks and accompanied by full reference
to source;
work of someone else is ~ara~hrased and is not
appropriately attributed and referenced;
laboratory results of someone else are used without
appropriate attribution;
laboratory results are altered with the intent to
deceive.
3. Interpretation
Nothing in these regulations shall be interpreted as
contravening the Assessment and Regulations of the
Academic Board.
Results
Students enrolled in subjects spread over both semesters
should note that mid-year progress reports are displayed on
divisional and school noticeboards by the end of the first
week of second semester. These reports are not formally
published results but are an indication of studena' progress
at mid-year.
Where a subject is completed in first semester, the
assessment result is published as soon as possible after the
end of semester.
Result categories and percentage scores
The relationship between result categories and normalised
percentage score is:
Result category
Range of scores
HD 85% - 100%
D 75 - 84
C 65 - 74
P 50 - 64
N 0- 49
It should be noted that the above table is used in
determining result categories for all students enrolled in a
subject.
Additional grades, for which percentage scores are not
applicable, may be awarded as a result of supplementary
examinations. These are:
SP Pass at supplementary assessment
SN Fail at supplementary assessment
SUP Supplementary assessment granted for this subject
Other practicalities and policies
Guidelines for part-time study
With changes in the programs of study leading to degree
qualifications, some part-time students may be unsure of the
subjects they are required to pass in order to qualify for an
award.
The following guidelines which the Divisional Board has
established should be used to determine the subject
requirements for students undertaking programs (including
conversion programs) on a part-time basis:
In general, students who have not at some time
discontinued their program without permission will
follow the program of study in operation at the time of
their initial enrolment if this program is still available in
the Higher Education Sector of the University and as
specified in the appropriate section of the Handbook for
that year.
Despite the above, students who are undertaking a
program of study which has been unduly prolonged, or