Lot's Wife Edition 2 2021

Lot’s Wife • Edition Two
Lot’s Wife • Edition Two
Words by Charlee Hawkes (she/her), Education (Academic Affairs) Officer 2021
Universal
Submission Time
- MSA Education
(Academic Affairs)
The MSA Education (Academic Affairs) Department is currently working
on a project to push for 11:59pm to be the universal submission time
at Monash University Clayton Campus.
It is not an uncommon student experience to have accidently handed
in assignments late due to inconsistent and erratic submission times.
We believe that a universal submission time would enable students to
focus on the assessments themselves, rather than when they are due.
With five home campuses outside Australia and more students submitting
assessments from overseas than ever before, data from the International
Student Engagement team shows that 14,775 out of 25,327
international students are studying offshore across all Monash campuses
and a universal submission time at Monash would mean that
students in different time zones could be more confident about their
deadlines.
Other campuses like the Monash Malaysia campus would have their own universal
submission time of 11:59pm rather than use Monash Clayton time. This is because for
the Monash Malaysia campus, the time translation also involves Australian daylight
savings calculations, which does not happen in Malaysia.
Significantly, a universal submission time is inclusive. It means submission deadlines
are most accessible to students who are obligated to external work commitments or
have household responsibilities.
Above all, a universal submission time is a modest and real way of making the student
experience a little simpler so students have more time to focus on what really matters:
our education.
Please reach out to us at charlee.hawkes1@monash.edu or msa.education@monash.
edu if you’d like to add your thoughts – we really do benefit from hearing from you.
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