Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

1.3 For all engineering graduate diploma courses
offered by the Division of Science, Engineering and
Design, a student must complete at least fifty per
cent of the prescribed total course time for that
particular course at Swinburne.
2 Application
2.1 In applying this policy the Board will follow these
guidelines:
(a)except in extraordinary circumstances credits
are only approved at the beginning of a course
of study
(b) credits are to apply only to a specified course of
study in the Higher Education Sector of the
University
(c) a credit shall be valid for a particular course and
syllabus and only for the duration of such
course or syllabus
(d) in order to qualify for an award in the Division
of Science, Engineering and Design a student
must complete as a minimum, an equivalent
full-time year in the Division.
2.2 In order to request credit, students entering a
course will be required to do as follows:
(a)register their intention to seek admission with
advanced standing at the time of first
enrolment together with supporting
documentation.
Course requirements
Class timetables
The syllabus for each of the engineering courses may be found
in the separate sections pertaining to the various schools of the
Division of Science, Engineering and Design.
Provisional timetables for all years of engineering courses will
be displayed at enrolment. Students should note that these
timetables are provisional only and may be changed depending
on staff and facilities available. Where it is necessary to change
a timetable, details will be posted on the division or school
notice-board, as appropriate.
Some subjects in early years are offered as part-time evening
classes. However, in later years of the course part-time
students will be expected to undertake some classes during
the day. Enquiries regarding subjects available on a part-time
basis should be directed to the Head of the relevant school.
Practical work
Practical work forms a significant part of most subjects in
Engineering degree courses.
Students are expected to attend all practical work sessions (for
example, laboratory work, drawing office and field work,
excursions and site visits) and to complete all the practical
work assignments set by the lecturers responsible for a
particular subject. Assignments not submitted by the due dates
may fail to count as practical work completed.
Students should approach their lecturers to find out the details
of practical work requirements in each subject.
Examinations and assessment
Various methods are used to measure student performance in
subjects offered by the Division of Science, Engineering and
Design. These methods include the use of formal examinations;
tests held during, or at the end of, each semester; project
work; assignments; and laboratory exercises. A statement
setting out the assessment and workload requirement for each
subject is issued to students early in each semester. Each
engineering school also maintains a record of the overall work
program for students in each year group of a full-time course
for student and staff information.
Students are automatically entered as candidates for all
subjects in which they enrol. Students should therefore
carefully check their confirmation of enrolment which is posted
to them approximately four weeks after the commencement
of each semester.
Students enrolled in subjects spread over both semesters, such
as the majority of subjects in the common first-year of an
engineering degree, should note that mid-year progress reports
are displayed on divisional and school notice-boards by the
end of the first week of second semester. These reports are
not formally published results but are an indication of student
progress at mid-year.
Where a subject is completed in first semester, the assessment
result is published as soon as possible after the end of
semester.
For degree courses, with the exception of final year, the
duration of each academic semester will be thirteen weeks.
Assessment regulations
Please refer to page 213 for current assessment regulations.
Supplementary examinations
The Division of Science, Engineering and Design will operate a
limited Supplementary Examination Program designed to assist
students to achieve the standards expected in their courses. It
will be conducted during inter-semester breaks, usually during
December to February.
The Supplementary Examination Program will embrace all
undergraduate science and engineering subjects taught by the
Division of Science, Engineering and Design. Entry to the
program will be limited, will depend on overall performance
and will not be automatically available.
Eligibility
All enrolments in the Supplementary Examination Program will
be at the discretion of the Divisional Courses Committee which
will take the advice of the school responsible for the subject.
The following conditions will normally apply:
1. The student must have achieved a result of not less than
40% in a subject before consideration for a
Supplementary Examination.
2. A Supplementary Examination in laboratory and projects
components will not be available and therefore the
student must have satisfied the practical laboratory andlor
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