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Assessment irregularity
Cheating and plagiarism, that is the action or practice of
taking and using as one's own, the thoughts, writings or other
work of someone else with the intent to deceive, constitutes
an irregularity under the Swinburne Assessment Regulations.
Such an action is a major infringement of the University's
academic values. It is essential that students understand that
plagiarism or cheating shall be considered to have occurred if:
a computer program substantially written by someone
else (either another student, a previous student or the
author of a publication) is presented as the student's
own work;
paragraphs, and even sentences in essays which are
written by someone else are not enclosed in quotation
marks, and accompanied by full reference to source;
work of someone else is paraphrased, and is not
appropriately attributed and referenced.
Enrolment
Although the Swinburne calendar is divided into two teaching
semesters, engineering students need enrol only once for the
subjects they are undertaking in any one year. Where it is
necessary to change the list of subjects entered for at
enrolment a student must complete an Amendment to
Enrolment form available from Student Administration, the
Divisional office, or school offices. Students should note that
they must obtain the approval of the Head of their awarding
school before amending their enrolment.
Applicants offered a place in an engineering course will be
expected to attend for enrolment in February. Successful
applicants will be notified of enrolment times when they are
offered a place.
Continuing students in engineering courses are required to
present for enrolment during the times set aside for reenrolling
students in December. Students need to check
University notice-boards for details which are made available
towards the end of second semester. Students who do not reenrol
on the designated day and who do not make prior
arrangements with the relevant administrative officer for an
alternative time, will be liable to lose their place in the course.
Enquiries regarding courses to be followed should be directed
to the Head of the school.
For further information regarding enrolment see the section
entitled 'Enrolment regulations' in the general section of this
Handbook.
Continuing students
As quotas exist for entry into second year the following criteria
for continuance apply:
(a) all students who pass all subjects outright will be
admitted to the course of their choice
(b) those students with Supplementary Passes will be
admitted to a discipline but not necessarily that of their
choice.
Leave of absence
Students who have enrolled in a course and wish to take leave
of absence with a view to re-enrolling at the end of a
specified period should apply on a Leave ofAbsence form.
Leave of absence is granted by the Head of the school (or his/
her nominee) or the Division. Students who have been granted
leave of absence will be notified in writing by the appropriate
administrative officer. Enrolment for all subjects for the
duration of the leave will be cancelled automatically.
Full-time students should note that leave of absence is
normally not granted after the completion of first semester.
Applications submitted after first semester are considered on
their merits and student progress reports are taken into
account.
Approval and publication of results
(a) The Divisional Board policy is that all engineering
st,udents are informed of their progress as soon as
possible after any prescribed subject has been completed.
(b) These regulations are normally applied by the Courses
Committee acting as a sub- committee of the Divisional
Board.
(c) In special circumstances individual student subject
results may be deferred on medical grounds or other
reasons of hardship. The period of deferment is
determined in the light of particular circumstances.
Awarding of degree with honours
Each year the Courses Committee will determine which
graduating students should be awarded an honours degree.
Four categories of honours will be awarded, viz:
Honours 1
Honours 2A
Honours 2B and
Honours 3
Account will be taken of performance over the later years of
the course. The proportion of final rankings allocated to each
year will be as follows:
5th year 40%
4th year 30%
3rd year 30%
Overall, no more than approximately 40% of completing
students will be awarded honours degrees, with approximately
equal numbers in each category.
Only the first attempt at a subject will be taken into account in
determining the weighted credit point score of a student for
the purposes of the award of the honours degree.
Each school will submit ranking lists to the Courses Committee
for its consideration.