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C) find the decision of the Examinations
Conduct Committee not proved and
cancel the penalty imposed by it upon
the student;
d) find the decision of the Examinations
Conduct Committee not proved and
allow the student to sit another
examination should an action under c)
not be sufficient to recompense the
student academically;
e) find the decision of the Assessment
Conduct Committee not proved and
allow the student to submit further
appropriate work should an action
under e) not be sufficient to
recompense the student academically
The decision of the Appeals Committee will
be by a majority vote.
9.3 Action
a) After any meeting of the Examination and
Assessment Conduct Committees, the
Academic Registrar will advise the student
within three working days of the Committee's
decision and the penalty, if any, which has
been imposed.
b) The statement must also contain the
Committee's reasons and detail relevant appeal
mechanisms.
10. Results
10.1 Result categories
10.1.1 The following assessment categories will
normally be used to record a student's
performance in a subject:
High Distinction
(HD)
Distinction 0)
Credit
(c)
Pass
(PI
Not pass
(N)
Not pass/Late withdrawal (NWD)
Not pass because of late withdrawal
(See section 5.2)
Not passlno attempt
(NA)
Not pass, did not present any work
for assessment either by examination
or other form of assessment or both.
10.1.2 Where it is not appropriate for results in a
subject to be issued through the full range
of categories authorised by these
procedures, two categories only shall be
used:
Pass
(P)
Not pass
(N)
If this provision is used a statement shall be
included in the published results to the
effect that only one category of satisfactory
achievement was awarded in the subject
concerned:
10.1.3 In courses in Engineering, the following
result, approved by Academic Board, may
be used:
Faculty pass
(FP)
In special circumstances in courses in
Engineering the following results are
applicable:
Supplementary Exam
(SUP)
Supplementary Pass
(SP)
Supplementary Fail
(SN)
10.1.4 In some courses in the Division of Business,
Humanities and Social Science, the
following result, approved by Academic
Board for use from first semester 1993,
may be used to indicate that the student
has passed the subject but may not proceed
to a stage 1, 2 or 3 subject when the
subject in which the PX is awarded is a
pre-requisite.
Terminal Pass
(PX)
10.1.5 The following interim results are applicable
in special circumstances:
Special exam (SPX) refer section 12
Deferred (DEF) refer section 10.3
Continuing (CON) refer section 10.4
Exempt (EXM) See divisional
proceduresre: Exemptions/
Advanced Standing*
'Not a result category after 1993
10.2 Processing results
10.2.1 The Subject Convener shall submit the
following to the Head of School:
a) the results recommended for each
student enrolled for the subject;
b) such statistics as are required by the
Head of School and Divisional Board;
c) a subject report signed by the Subject
Convener in a form approved by the
awarding Divisional Board, including:
certification that these procedures
have been carried out;
a statement of the assessment
procedure followed;
copies of all examinations, tests and
assignments;
copies of solutions or statements of
minimum qualities; and
an appraisal of the subject as a
whole;.
10.2.2 The Subject Convener shall ensure that a
review has been carried out of the work of
all candidates who are recommended as
having failed a subject, or whose results are
on the borderline between assessment
categories.
10.2.3 The Head of School shall recommend for
approval to the awarding Divisional Board
the results of all enrolled students
10.2.4 After the Divisional Board has approved the
results, the Divisional Manager shall
arrange for the official results to be
recorded and delivered to the Student
Administration Office.