Academic Policies and Guidelines

Student Services Policies

This web-page is published by the Vice-Principal and Academic Registrar and is intended to provide advice to students on all policies that affect students.

Assessment

TALQAC Review of Assessment

APC Working Group Report on Assessment Parameters and Course Loads
TALMET Review of Online Assessment
Consolidated Recommendation to Academic Board

Assessment of Non-English Speaking Background Students
Delays and Changes to Student Results
Assessment Processing - Best Practice Guide
Working Group Report on the Review of Academic Assessment 1995
CSHE Guide for Reviewing Assessment September 2005

Course and Subject Structure - General

Variations to the Academic Year
Parent Subjects/Comprising Units
Common Point Structure for Undergraduate Degrees
Concurrent Diplomas
APC Advice on Zero Credit Point Subjects
Withdrawal from Subjects in Semester Three
Semesterisation of Year-Long Subjects

Distance Education and Off-campus Teaching

TALQAC Working Group Report on Fieldwork and Placements
Protocols for Approval of Distance Education Courses
DEST Guidelines Regarding Work Experience in Industry (WEI) Subjects

Entry Pathways and Selection Requirements

Extended Undergraduate Degrees: New Student Entry Pathway
APC/SPC Combined Working Group Report on Coursework Masters Programs (The Robinson Report)

Coursework Masters Programs: Implementation Guidelines for the 'Robinson Report'
Entry Pathways to a Masters Degree: Notes for Faculties
Relation Between Certificates, Diplomas and Masters Courses (Nicholas Paper)
Relationship Between Post/Graduate Certificates, Post/Graduate Diplomas and Masters Courses (Misson Paper)

Selection for Postgraduate Coursework Program

Examinations

Review of Examinations
Code of Practice for Examinations Held Departmentally
Use of Electronic Devices in Examinations
Use of Dictionaries in Examinations
Guidelines for Alternative Examination Arrangements for Students with Disabilities

Graduate Attributes and Generic Skills

Attributes of the Advanced Diploma Graduate
Attributes of the Melbourne Graduate
Attributes of the Postgraduate Coursework Graduate
Attributes of the Research Masters Graduate
Generic Skills and Subject/Course Descriptions

Higher Degrees

Guidelines for Higher Degrees
Generic Award Regulations: Graduate Coursework Programs
Masters Level Subjects

International Students/Cultural Diversity

Issues in Learning and Teaching Asian Students

Miscellaneous

Information Access by Vision Impaired Students
Outgoing Exchange Policy

Plagiarism and Student Responsibilities

Student Expectations and Responsibilities
University Policy on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Website
TALQAC Report on Academic Honesty
Processes and Penalties for Academic Misconduct: Plagarism and Collusion September 2005

Shared Programs and Joint Degrees

APC Working Group Report on Shared Programs
Joint Badging of Coursework Degrees

Special Consideration

APC Working Group Report on Online Special Consideration and Summary
Special Consideration for Disabled Students
APC Special Consideraton Processes
Special Consideration Website

Student Awards

Information about Establishment and Approval of Student Awards - UGPC and PCPC
University List of Student Awards

Student Progress

APC Unsatisfactory Progress - Penalty of Suspension

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning Management Plan
Nine Principles for Good Teaching and Learning
Provost website