Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Academic statements
Statements
1. Students automatically receive record of their academic
progress. Result Certificates are posted to each student at
the end of each semester.
2. Other statements are available, on request, at the fees
shown:
(a) List of all results and a statement indicating
completion of course if applicable. $15.00
(b) A list of all results plus a list of those
remaining to be passed for the
completion of the course. $20.00
These statements are normally produced five working days
after the request has been made.
Reports
A detailed report of (final) examination $40.00
Access to examination scripts and marks for each question is
available on request and without fee.
Enquiries regarding marks or access to scripts should be made
directly to the appropriate school or divisional office.
Awards (application to
receive qualification)
Students eligible to be admitted to a degree or to be awarded
a diploma, graduate diploma or certificate are required to
apply for the award on the form prescribed. Forms are
available from and must be lodged at the Student
Administration Office, Administration Building.
Applications for all awards close on 31 May (for students
completing their courses at the end of first semester) or
20 October (for students completing their courses in
December), of the year in which the student anticipates
completion of the academic work for the award.
Pathways: Articulation and
Credit Transfer
The Pathways Program in place at Swinburne is designed to
provide easy articulation between TAFE and Higher Education
Division courses through defined credit transfer.
Credit transfer agreements have been completed with both
Divisions in the Higher Education Sector. Articulation is possible
both from TAFE to Higher Education courses and from Higher
Education to TAFE.
Detailed information on the extent of credit transfer and
specific additional requirements which would attract maximum
credit will be contained in the divisional brochures. In addition,
a Credit Transfer Handbook for the whole University is
available from the Information Office, Student Administration
Office and within schools.
TAFE students who have completed an Associate Diploma and
who wish to apply for credit transfer to an undergraduate
degree, should submit the 'Expression of Interest - Credit
Transfer' form at or before enrolment. This form is available
from Student Administration Office.
Exemptions
For details on exemptions please see the entry in the
appropriate divisional chapter.
Swinburne Centres
Centre for Applied Colloid and
BioColloid Science
Head
Professor D.E. Mainwaring
The School of Chemical Sciences, 214 8576
The Centre was established in 1980 for the development of
applied research and contract research in applied colloid
science. It provides an opportunity through research
sponsorship and other collaboration for companies or
organisations to make use of sophisticated equipment and
applied research skills for the investigation of problems within
this field. The base area of expertise in colloid science has been
broadened to include some biochemistry. Major areas of
applied research now include integrated projects combining
diverse skills such as wastewater treatment (utilising adsorbing
colloid flotation) for the removal of toxic heavy metals, anions
and organics to biological techniques of cellular degradation
for the complete treatment of toxic organics. Combined with
more traditional areas of colloid science such as coal
pelletisation and surface structure, these and other
multidiscipline projects provide an avenue for the teaching of
colloid science at an advanced (postgraduate) level and has
resulted in the training of a large number of postgraduate
students.
The Centre also promotes the teaching of colloid science at all
levels - underqraduate and postsraduate, coursework and
research only digrees. It also'actias a contact point for visiting
members of staff from other academic institutions, companies
or government authorities, both local and overseas. Visitors
often give lectures and discuss research activities which proves
advantageous to the quality of teaching at both
undergraduate and postgraduate (particularly coursework
postgraduate) levels as an integral part of their training.
Some of the work undertaken inevitably involves the
development of equipment or processes which may be
patented, covered under secrecy agreement or be available for
publication in the international literature.
Centre for Applied Neurosciences
. .
Director
Professor R.B. Silberstein
School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical
Engineering, 214 8273
The Centre for Applied Neurosciences was established in 1985.
Its primary purpose is to facilitate research into the relationship
between human behavioural states and measured brain
activity. The Centre also undertakes contract research in areas
consistent with its primary purpose. The Centre has extensive
collaborative research links with Australian and international
research centres.