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These School attributes, developed by academic staff members over the years, in conjunction with the requirements of professional and industry bodies, broadly support the UNSW and Faculty of Engineering graduate attributes. The School of EE&T seeks to provide an environment that fosters in our students:
You are expected to attend all lectures, tutorials, labs and quizzes in order to maximise learning. Tutorial questions should be prepared in advance of attending the tutorial classes. You must prepare well for your laboratory classes, and you should expect to be tested on this preparation by a quiz at the beginning of each lab. In addition to lecture notes, you should read relevant sections of the recommended text. Reading additional texts would further enhance your learning experience. Group learning is also encouraged.
All work submitted for marking in the School must be accompanied by an appropriate coversheet, which will include a statement about its originality. You must sign the coversheet and so agree with the statement. Unsigned work may not be marked. Unless a specific coversheet is provided in your course, use the generic coversheet, available on the School website under Forms. Please Note: This form is NOT available from the School Office. There are separate cover sheets for individual assessment and for group assessment. The GROUP form needs to be signed by all members: Unless specified otherwise in your course, all written work should be submitted through the assignment drop-box outside room G12A. It is essential that the name of the course and the name of the lecturer be clearly indicated on the coversheet. Work with an incorrectly filled-out coversheet will not be marked. If your work is unsatisfactory, you may be required to repeat it. Unsatisfactory could mean:
Resubmission is meant to help you learn as your errors are corrected. We don't want you graduating without having a good grasp of fundamentals. There may be a penalty for re-submission. This is at the discretion of the course convenor. If your work is submitted after a specified submission deadline, the work may or may not be marked, at the discretion of the course convenor. Similarly, there may or may not be a penalty, again at the discretion of the course convenor. Plagiarism and Academic Honesty It is expected that all students must at all times submit their own work for assessment. Submitting the work or ideas of someone else without clearly acknowledging the source of the quotation, piece of borrowed material or ideas, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered academic misconduct and severe penalties apply. In simple English, copying is not allowed; if you copy you will lose marks and could ultimately face expulsion. If you are ever in any doubt, consult your lecturers, tutors or the Learning Centre. The Learning Centre website has an explanation of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Please consult the Plagiarism section of their website . See also the online A-Z Guide information on Academic Misconduct Examinations are held
in June/July and in November/December each year. It is the
student's responsibility to be familiar with the rules governing
the conduct in examinations. Please note that failure
to read the timetable correctly is NOT an acceptable excuse
for missing an examination. See the online A-Z Guide information on Examinations for full details. Special Consideration Illness and Misadventure It may happen that a student performs far below their ability in an assessment or is unable to submit an assignment on time or attend an examination due to illness or misadventure. Where students have a documented medical history or instance of misadventure they should submit a Special Consideration request form at NewSouth Q. The form must be lodged within 3 working days from the date of the assessment task and it must be accompanied by certified documentation. A doctor's certificate must indicate the severity of the illness, AND ALSO the severity of the effect on the student's capacity to undertake the assessment. Please note that "headache', "feeling unwell", "nervous tension", etc are unacceptable grounds. NewSouth Q will not accept incomplete and/or undocumented applications. Special consideration may lead to the granting of an extension, additional or supplementary assessment. If you are granted additional assessment, the original assessment may be ignored at the discretion of the course convenor and the revised mark may be greater or less than the original mark See the A-Z Guide information on Special Consideration EE&T Supplementary Assessment Policy In some instances, the School of EE&T may offer supplementary assessment to a student who has clearly performed way below their previous high standard. However, the usual procedure is for a student to apply for Special Consideration. Having submitted an application to NewSouth Q does not automatically qualify a student for supplementary assessment. In the first instance, it may only be granted if the result for the final examination is a fail. The severity and the duration of the illness or misadventure are taken into consideration. The student's overall performance and academic standing in other courses are also considered. Students who consistently perform poorly will not be granted supplementary assessment.
EE&T Supplementary Examinations Only students who have
been granted special consideration for illness or misadventure
may be permitted to sit a supplementary examination. The School will publicise the dates, times and locations for supplementary examinations on the School website soon after the regular examinations. If you have applied for special consideration for a course, and have received a WC grade for that course, it is your responsibility to check your email regularly, and to be prepared to complete an examination and/or other assessment on the publicised dates. You will NOT be sent a letter or other written advice. The School Office will endeavour to email you as soon as the Assessment Committees have made the decision to allow supplementary assessment. This is usually one week prior to the supplementary examination, but it may be only 1-2 days. The supplementary examination may take a different form from the usual final examination in a course, it may include oral and/or practical components held on a day prior to the written component. You will be advised accordingly. Students are expected to be regular and punctual in attendance for all classes. Students may be excused for unavoidable reasons. Explanations of absences from classes, or application for exemption from classes should be addressed to the Registrar. These will require supporting evidence such as a medical certificate. If students attend less than eighty percent of classes they may be refused final assessment in affected courses Please see Attendance in the online A-Z Guide All students and staff of the University are governed by codes of conduct. These codes govern general behaviour and specific academic conduct. Included in the codes are matters ranging from copyright, plagiarism and examination rules to campus parking offences. Students are reminded it is expected that they will display behaviour in the precincts of the School of EE&T. This means they should respect the right of others to a quiet environment, free from loud noise and bad language Food and drink are not permitted in lecture theatres. During lectures, mobile phones should be turned off, and any behaviour which may interrupt lectures will not be tolerated. When visiting a member of staff, please do not enter their rooms without an invitation to do so. An open door is not necessarily an invitation to enter. Always knock and wait. It is expected that all students show each other respect and observe the UNSW Policies and Guidelines Related to Equity and Diversity. There are specific regulations governing conduct in the laboratories (link) in the School of EE&T. These rules are in line with the wider Occupational Health & Safety regulations of the University. You are responsible for ensuring you fully understand what behaviour is required of you as a student at all times in all situations. You can seek advice from the School Office, your course convenor, and the University Registrar through the Student Administration Department by asking at NewSouth Q. A very good place to begin is the online Student Handbook, the A-Z Guide (link). See the following headings in the guide:
See also the UNSW policy Academic Misconduct and Student Misconduct Misconduct can lead to a student being disciplined by the University, which includes fines, exclusion or even expulsion. At the end of each session students are assigned a level of academic standing. This governs whether or not you may proceed to the next level of your program. Standing is determined by the proportion of load passed (undergraduate), or cumulative number of failures (postgraduate coursework). Good academic standing means that you are passing all or most of your courses and your progress through your program is deemed satisfactory. All students commence their studies with good standing. Continued poor performance will lead to other levels. You are strongly advised to check your standing on the results summary screen on myUNSW. Academic Standing is displayed on Course/Grade History available via NewSouth Student Online. To see your Course/Grade History log on to NewSouth Student Online, select the menu option Academic Summary and then select the menu option Course/Grade History. For a full explanation of levels see Academic Standing in the A-Z Guide. The school of EE&T is committed to providing high quality programs and high standards of teaching. The School recognises that all decisions affecting a student's academic progress and standing should be fair and based on sound academic principles. If you believe you have a problem or grievance, academic or otherwise, it is best to try and resolve the issue with the staff member concerned, as soon as possible after the event. If this fails to deliver a satisfactory outcome, you should consult the course or program coordinator. If you are still dissatisfied you should see the Director of Academic Studies. The Head of School is the final authority. If you wish to approach the Head of School you should make a formal appointment and you should set out your case in writing. The University has a formal Grievance Procedure enumerating several levels of appeal. Please read this document. See also the University policy on Review of Results |
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