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Assessment Regulations
At time of printing, the assessment regulations are
under review by the University's Academic Board. A
copy of the revised assessment regulations will be
available at re-enrolment in December and at
enrolment in February.
Preamble
The aims of these regulations are to safeguard academ~c
standards, to ensure that assessment relates to the objectives
and content of the courses taught, to enable students to
have reasonable redress in cases where they may feel that
an injustice has been done, and to ensure the prompt
approval and accurate documentation of all results.
The Academic Board believes that a variety of forms of
assessment should be accepted for courses at Swinburne
University of Technology to enable faculties to select those
they consider most appropriate to each course. No attempt
has been made herein to specify appropriate procedures for
the facilitation of learning, the evaluation of course content,
or determiping course objectives, methods of instruction and
assessment as these matters are the prerogative of each
faculty.
1. Definitions and interpretation
Assessment categories
The range of results which may be issued for a subject.
Award
Includes the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master
and Bachelor, and the awards of Graduate Certificate,
Graduate Diploma, Diploma and Associate Diploma
awarded by the Swinburne Council to persons who
have completed a course of study at Swinburne
University of Technology.
Awarding department
The department of Swinburne University of Technology
which has the overall responsibility for a particular
Sw~nburne award and includes a 'faculty' where that
responsibility is taken at the faculty level.
Heac! of awarding department
The person responsible for the academic leadership and
administration of the awarding department. In the case
of an award being within the responsibility of a faculty
rather than department it means the dean of that
faculty.
Awarding faculty board
The faculty board responsible for making recommendations
to the Swinburne Council for the grant of a
particular award.
Chief Examiner
The Chief Examiner is the Vice-Chancellor of
Swinburne. Responsibilities of Chief Examiner are, for
the time being, delegated to the deans of the
awarding faculties.
Course
A set of subjects the completion of which leads to the
student being eligible for the grant of an award by the
Swinburne Council.
Convener
The person designated to convene meetings of the particular
subject panel established under section four of
these regulations.
Examination
The formal testing of all students enrolled in a subject
during a period specified by the Academic Board for
the purpose of examination subject to the control of
the Registrar through his designated officer and for
which a result must be produced, published and
recorded on the student's record.
Examinations notice-board
A public notice-board on the Swinburne campus designated
by the Registrar for the purpose.
Examinations Officer
The member of staff of the Registrar's Department who
is responsible for the day-to-day administration of
examinations.
Facuky board
Includes any properly constituted sub-committee of a
faculty board authorised to approve results for a
subject.
Head of teaching department
The person who holds the position of head or chair of
the department at Swinburne University of Technology
which is responsible for the teaching of a particular
subject.
Irregularity
An irregularity is the unauthorised use or attempted
use by or for any student of any means to gain an
unfair advantage in any examination, test, assignment,
essay or other work, the marks for which form part of
the final assessment. It includes taking actions contrary
to the instructions for such examination or work; taking
into an examination any material with the intention of
using it to obtain an advantage.
Student
A person who is enrolled in any subject or subjects
offered by Swinburne University of Technology whether
formally enrolled for a course or not.
Subject
A course of study by whatever name known (including
'unit') within a particular discipline which is recorded in
a register of subjects maintained by the Registrar. A
subject has a unique code number and a title and is
recorded in the register as being taught for a number
of weeks (duration).
Subject panel
A panel of members of the academic staff of
Swinburne University of Technology established under
section four of these regulations.
Student Administration Office
Room AD109 in the Administration Building.
Teaching department
The department of Swinburne University of Technology
which has the responsibility for the teaching of a particular
subject.
Teaching faculty board
The board of the faculty within which the department
responsible for the teaching of a particular subject is
located.
2. The objectives of assessment
These regulations shall, in any question of
interpretation, be read subject to the following
objectives:
2.1 For the purpose of these regulations the main
functions of assessment are: