1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Laboratory material and practical
requirements
Students studying chemistry are expected to provide
laboratory coats, safety spectacles, practical notebooks, and
minor equipment such as spatulas. Other laboratory
equipment and a locker are provided for student use on
payment of a deposit. Lockers are allocated by the
Chemistry Laboratory Manager to whom application for a
locker must be made at the time of enrolment.
Laboratory & practical work in Applied Science
In all appropriate subjects a student must perform
satisfactorily in practical or laboratory work in order to gain
a pass. Each enrolled student must either complete
adequately the laboratory work relevant to the current year,
or obtain recognition for work previously completed at
Swinburne or elsewhere. Students seeking such recognition
should consult the lecturer in charge of the subject.
Practical work in Engineering
c Practical work forms a significant part of most subjects in
Engineering degree programs.
3 Students are expected to attend all practical work sessions
g (for example, laboratory work, drawing office and field
S work, excursions and site visits) and to complete all the
' practical work assignments set by the lecturers responsible
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e. for a particular subject. Assignments not submitted by the
2 due dates may fail to count as practical work completed.
? Students should approach their lecturers to find out the
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details of practical work requirements in each subject.
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Examinations in Design
:. Students must enter for all subjects in a particular year of
the program except where an exemption has been approved
% or electives offered.
u The form of the examination and the content of the project
2. work assessment will be determined by the panel of
examiners and moderators appointed by the School Board.
General conditions in Design
Swinburne reserves the right to retain any work executed by
students as part of their program studies. Work not
required may be claimed by the student after it has been
assessed.
The programs are not available for part-time or external study.
Mobile phones in classes
The Divisional policy for mobile phones is:
All mobile phones should be silenced in classes and
lectures;
students talking on mobile phones or permitting a
phone to ring will be asked to leave the room for the
remainder of the lecture or class.
Awarding of degree with honours -
Engineering
Each year the Pro Vice-Chancellor's Committee will
determine which graduating students should be awarded a
degree with honours.
Four categories of honours will be awarded:
Honours 1
Honours 2A
Honours 2B and
Honours 3
Account will be taken of performance over the later years of
the program. The proportion of final ranking allocated to
each year will be as follows:
5th year 40%
4th year 30%
3rd year 30%
Overall, no more than approximately forty per cent of
completing students will be awarded a degree with honours,
with approximately equal numbers in each category.
Only the first attempt at a subject will be taken into account
in determining the weighted credit point score of a student
for the purposes of the award of the degree with honours.
Each School will submit ranking lists to the Pro Vice-
Chancellor's Committee for its consideration.
Engineering feeder courses
An arrangement exists with LaTrobe University College of
Northern Victoria, Bendigo, which enables students to
undertake part of a Swinburne engineering degree program
at Bendigo. The equivalent of the first two years of the
programs in manufacturing, mechanical and electrical
engineering are currently available at Bendigo.
Students who complete these stages successfully are able to
transfer to Swinburne with full credit. There is provision for
students who commence their engineering studies at Bendigo
to undertake the two six-month industrial experience
components of their program in Bendigo.
Women in Applied Science and
Engineering
Women are still a minority in applied science and
engineering programs and the workforce. The Division of
Science, Engineering and Design actively encourages women
to choose applied science or engineering as their career and
provides them with opportunities to form networks with
other female students within the program and female
practising scientists or engineers.
Many women who become scientists or engineers enjoy the
variety of career opportunities that applied science or
engineering opens to them and aspects of the work that all
scientists and engineers share, such as:
applying science to solve problems;
working with people;