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1.8 The University will establish an appeal system
through its Divisional Boards (Higher Education)
and School Boards (TAFE), consistent with current
appeals mechanisms within the University to
ensure that student rights are protected with
respect to this matter. This mechanism should
allow any students to appeal against a Division's
or School's credit transfer decision within the
framework of the University's credit transfer policy
and principles.
1.9 All Divisions will aim to ensure that the student
load targets in terms of TAFE articulated
enrolments are achieved by the management units
consistent, in the short term, with the Pathways
agreement with the State Government and, in the
longer term, with DEET profiles plans. This will
however depend on demand from students, and
their level of performance and qualification.
1.10 The Divisions will determine the maximum credit
to be granted for their programs. In the Higher
Education Divisions. Students must undertake the
final two academic semesters (equivalent to one
academic year) of study at the University before
taking out their awards.
Note: The Universitypublishes a Credit Transfer
Guide which inlcudes further information on
credit transfer arrangements. Copies of the Guide
are available from various offices within the
University
Student Disciplinary Code
Computer and Network
Version 2.OD May 1994
Preamble
Electronic means of communication are now an intrinsic part
of Swinburne University of Technology's academic
infrastructure. In order to protect the integrity and thereby
maximise the academic utility to the Swinburne community of
the University's electronic information systems it has become
necessary to develop a student disciplinary procedure.
This disciplinary code provides a mechanism for handling
allegations against students of abuse in a fair and appropriate
manner whilst, at the same time, providing administrators with
responsible flexibility in terms of maintaining the integrity of
Swinburne's electronic information systems.
Implicit in this disciplinary code is the recognition that to
refuse, restrict or remove a student's access to the University's
electronic information systems constitutes a serious academic
penalty. As such, the disciplinary code does not assume that in
every case an allegation of abuse is necessarily mischievous.
With this in mind it has been designed to solve problems at the
most direct level and with a view to counselling a student(s), in
the first instance, on the appropriate use of Swinburne's
electronic information systems.
It should be noted that whilst the preamble has been framed
to broadly cover the University's electronic information systems
in general, the student disciplinary code that follows is, for the
present, more specific is in its scope. As such it is to be
regarded as an interim and shall apply only as a breach to the
University's Network Access and Code of Practice.
Application of computer and network
student disciplinary code
1.1 The Computer and Network Student Disciplinary
Code ('Disciplinary Code') shall be regarded as
interim and until otherwise be proclaimed by the
University shall apply only in respect of a breach
by a student of the University's Network Access
and Code of Practice Policy ('The Code of
Practice').
1.2 For the purposes of section 15 of the Network
Access and Code of Practice any reference to due
process, whether it involves a decision to refer a
breach of 'The Code of Practice' to a student
disciplinary committee or otherwise, shall be
deemed as a reference to the Disciplinary Code.
1.3 It is the responsibility of the University to ensure
that both 'The Code of Practice' and the
Disciplinary Code are widely available to students,
both in hard copy and electronic form. The
University shall ensure that 'The Code of Practice'
and the Disciplinary Code are published in the
Swinburne Handbook.
2. Counselling Procedure
2.1 If a breach of 'The Code of Practice' is detected
involving a student, the matter will be referred to
the Manager, Computer Services and Information
Technology, or nominee, who shall, in the first
instance, counsel the user(s) in a manner that
ensures the user(s) is aware of the Network Access
and Code of Practice, its purpose, the nature of
the breach, why their actions were inappropriate
and the consequences of further breaches. This
counselling session shall be regarded as a warning
and shall be delivered without prejudice to the
access rights of the user(s).
a) The Manager, Computer Services and
lnformation Technology shall ensure that a
written record of the student counselling
session is made. This record will be retained
for one year from the date counselling took
place, after which time the record will be
destroyed.
2.2 If the user(s) persists with the action for which he/
she has already been warned, or breaches 'The
Code of Practice' again the Manager, Computer
Services and lnformation Technology shall, at his/
her discretion, enact the Network Disciplinary
Procedure.
2.3 If the Manager, Computer Services and
lnformation Technology, or nominee, forms the
view that the breach for which the student has
been referred for counselling is major, s/he may, at
hidher discretion, either:
a) Proceed with the counselling procedure in
accordance with section 2.1;
or
b) In addition to counselling the student, enact
the Network Disciolinarv Procedure. The
process for initiatihq thk procedure shall,
except where otherwise stated, be in
accordance with section 3.2.