1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

2.1.1 the facilitation of learning which
includes such matters as:
a) helping to establish learning
situations appropriate to the
needs, abilities and potential of
the individual student;
b) enabling the diagnosis and
alleviation of specific learning
difficulties;
c) motivating and directing
learning experiences; and
d) developing and maintaining
skills and abilities;
2.1.2 the certification of the level of
achievement which students have
reached in subjects and/or courses at
Swinburne University of
Technology;
2.1.3 assistance with the evaluation and
review of program content and
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objectives;
2.1.4 assistance with the evaluation and
review of methods of instruction.
3. Forms of assessment
Without limiting the generality hereof, assessment of
students enrolled in a subject may be undertaken
using - any - one or more of the following:
3.1 examination at the conclusion of the subject;
3.2 formal or informal tests conducted at any
time from the commencement of the subject
to the end of the examination period;
3.3 assignment, project work, field work, essay,
report or such other activities as the subject
panel shall require.
4. Retention of assessed work
The Head of School shall arrange for the retention of all
final examination scripts and any other assessed material
which is not normally returned to students for a period of
not less than six calendar months after the publication of
results. After this material may be destroyed in
accordance with Public Records Office procedures.
5. Confidentiality
All results, and decisions associated with dealings relating to
examination/assessment irregularities, and any appeals
arising, are confidential. Where such alleged breaches or
irregularities are dismissed, all documentation shall be
destroyed.
6. Verification of documents
The uttering of forged or false documents or statements in
support of any claim under the assessment procedures shall
be deemed to be a breach of the procedures.
7. Subject panels
7.1 For each subject for which a result is
required there shall be a subject panel
(hereafter called the panel) comprising at
least two members of the academic staff of
the Higher Education teaching divisions of
Swinburne University of Technology.
7.2 The panel and Subject Convener shall be
appointed by the Head of the teaching School
not later than the end of the second week of
the semester in which teaching of the subject
commences for that particular year.
7.3 For subjects where the awarding Division is
not also the teaching Division, the Pro Vice-
Chancellor of the awarding Division, or
Head of the awarding School, may nominate
one person to each such panel.
7.4 The names of the subject panel members
shall be reported to the teaching and
awarding Divisional Boards for noting, in
the case of subjects commencing in the first
semester, no later than the April meeting of
the Divisional Boards and, in the case of
subjects commencing in the second semester,
no later than the August meeting of the
Divisional Boards.
7.5 The panel shall, subject to these procedures:
7.5.1 determine, no later than the end of
the second week of teaching, the
form or forms of assessment to be
used;
7.5.2 determine the assessment categories
to be used for the particular semester
or year;
7.5.3 ensure that each ~anel member and
each person teaching the subject is
familiar with the content and
objectives of the subject;
7.5.4 determine the minimum standards
which a student must reach or
specific work which a student must
complete in order to be notified to a
Divisional Board as a passing
candidate in the subject;
7.5.5 ensure that a written statement of
the requirements of assessment is
prepared and circulated for all
students enrolled in and attending
the subject, no later than the end of
the second week of teaching This
statement should comply with the
Guidelines for the Prtparation of a
Subject Handout and include:
Teaching Method:
the number of hours of lectures,
tutorials, laboratories, etc. per
week:attendance requirements
(if any);
workshopAaboratory/tutoriai
preparation requirements (if any);
statement of worksho~/
laboratory/tutorial safety