1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Student Progress Review Committee before a decision is
made.
Students will be advised in writing whether their show cause
application has been accepted without interview or whether
an interview with the Student Progress Review Committee
is required.
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The Student Progress Review Committee may, when
considering a show cause application:
accept the student's show cause application and allow
the student to re-enrol without condition:
accept the student's show cause application but place
conditions upon the student's enrolment in the
following semester;
require the student to select another major course of
study;
require the student to take leave of absence for a
specified period; or
exclude the student from the course for a minimum of
two academic years.
Review of enrolment conditions
The academic record of students placed on condition will be
reviewed by the Student Progress Review Committee at the
end of the following semester and a decision made to:
permit the student to continue studying without further
condition; or
impose a further condition on the student for an
additional semester; or
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2, require the student to show cause why they should not
be excluded from the course for a minimum of two
5 academic years.
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Re-enrolment after a period of exclusion
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Students wishing to re-enrol after a period of exclusion must
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semester in which they wish to enrol to receive advice about
appropriate procedures. Students seeking re-enrolment after
a period of exclusion will normally be required to make a
written case to the Student Progress Review Committee
outlining their activities since they were excluded before
they would be permitted to re-enrol. Re-enrolment will be
subject to the normal application and selection policies and
procedures of the Division.
Appeals against decisions of the Student Progress
Review Committee
Students may appeal against any ruling made by the Student
Progress Review Committee. This provision is covered
within the University's Policies and Procedures relating to
Student Assessment and Appeal. These are contained in the
Policies and Procedures handbook.
Mobile phones in class
Students are requested, in consideration of others, to turn
mobile phones off before entering a class.
Bachelor of Applied Science
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Social Science
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Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computing)
Swinburne at Lilydale offers a Bachelor of Applied Science
course in Computing at the Lilydale campus.
General information
The course combines major studies in computing with a comajor
in another discipline or co-minor(s) in another
discipline(s).
The Computing major covers the essential material
necessary for entry to a professional career in information
technology: programming, systems analysis and design,
database, computer networks and project management. It
also includes studies in the important areas of humancomputer
interaction and artificial intelligence, as well as a
subject which considers the social, legal and ethical
implications of computing. There is an emphasis on team
project work throughout the major, which enables students
to develop technical and communication skills necessary to
ensure that they are of immediate benefit to employers after
completing the course. Some projects involve the
development of small systems for clients external to the
university. C + + is the principal programming language
used in the major. Other languages are introduced as
required.
The Bachelor of Applied Science (Computing) course":
provides a coherent, broad-based coverage of the
discipline of computing;
provides a coherent coverage of a major or minor
complementary study (such as accounting, marketing,
media studies, psychology or sociology );
prepares students for entry into the computing
urofession and eaually, for those who choose, into the
'post-graduate fieid ofcbmputing;
provides an environment in which students are exposed
to the ethical and societal issues associated with the
profession; and
prepares students to apply their knowledge to specific
constrained problems and to produce solutions,
especially working in team environments on projects.
" These statements accord with the goals set by the IEEE
Computer Society.
This course will be offered in multi-modal format. By using
computers, students will increasingly undertake parts of
their study independently. The computer will be a means of
instruction, communication and computation that can be
used at home, on campus or at one of the University's study
centres. Students are expected to provide their own desktop
or notebook PC-compatible computer, together with a
modem for communication to the University's machines