1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

In addition, a candidate may be required to undertake other
formal studies as approved by the Divisional Board.
6. Duration
The candidate may undertake the program on a full-time
or part-time basis. Excluding any periods of intermission as
set out below, the duration of candidature shall be:
6.1 for a candidate whose degree under 4.1.1 or
whose award under 4.1.2 involved less than
four years full-time study (or its pan-time
equivalent): not less than twenty-one
months and not, under normal
circumstances, more than thirty-six months
of full-time study;
6.2 for a candidate whose degree under 4.1.1 or
whose award under 4.1.2 involved not less
than four years full-time study (or its parttime
eauivalentl: not less than fifteen
months and not, under normal
circumstances, more than thirty-six months
of full-time study;
6.3 where a student undertakes the masters
degree program (or any portion thereof), by
part-time study, the maximum time shall
normally be not more than seventy-two
months.
After taking advice from the supervisor(s) and the
Head of School, the Divisional Board may grant a
period of intermission of candidature on such
conditions as the Divisional Board sees fit.
7. Supervision
For each candidate the Divisional Board shall appoint,
on the recommendation of the Head of School, and on
such terms and conditions as the Divisional Board
determines, one or two supervisors, one of whom shall
be a member of the academic staff of the University.
If the program is carried out within the University, at
least one supervisor shall be a member of the
academic staff of the School in which the program is
conducted.
Where two supervisors are appointed one shall be
designated the Coordinating Supervisor. The
Coordinating Supervisor must be a member of the
staff of the University. The Coordinating Supervisor
shall have overall responsibility for the administrative
conduct of programs. If for any reason a supervisor is
unable effectively to supervise the candidate for a
period exceeding three months, the Divisional Board
shall, on the recommendation of the Head of School,
appoint a replacement supervisor.
8. Progress
At the expiry of twelve months from the date of
admission to candidature and at such other times as
the Divisional Board may decide, the Divisional Board
requires a report on the progress of each candidate.
The report is prepared by the supervisor (or, where
there is more than one supervisor, the Coordinating
Supervisor). Prior to the preparation of the report the
supervisor (or Coordinating Supervisor) will be
required to interview the candidate. The candidate
will be given access to the report and will have the
opportunity to comment to the Divisional Board on
the supervisors assessment of progress.
Where the Divisional Board is of opinion that a
candidates progress is not, primafacie, of a
satisfactory level, a candidate may be required to show
cause why candidature should not be terminated.
Failure on the part of the candidate to demonstrate
satisfactory progress may result in the Divisional
Board terminating candidature.
9. Thesis
9.1 Three copies of the thesis shall be submitted
to the Academic Registrar. At least two of
the copies must be bound.
9.2 The thesis must be typed one and a half
spaced, in English on A4 size paper, and
conform to any other specifications
prescribed by the Divisional Board.
9.3 One copy of the thesis shall, if passed by the
Divisional Board, be lodged in the
Swinburne Library, one shall be held by the
School in which the work was done, and
one shall be returned to the candidate.
9.4 With the Divisional Board's prior approval a
candidate may submit work other than in
the form set out in 9.2 and 9.3.
10. Examination
The Divisional Board shall appoint on the
recommendation of the Head of School and the
Coordinating Supervisor, on such terms and
conditions as the Divisional Board determines, at least
two examiners in respect of each candidate's thesis.
The candidate's supervisor shall not normally be
appointed as an examiner. At least one examiner shall
be external to the University.
The name of the examiners shall not, without the
approval of the Divisional Board, be disclosed to the
candidate. Each examiner shall provide a report to the
Divisional Board on the standard of the candidate's
thesis and recommend one of the following courses of
action:
that the thesis be passed;
that the thesis be passed subject to the
inclusion of minor specified amendments;
(c) that the thesis be returned to the candidate
for major revision and re-submission within
a specified period; or
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