Recently Approved Policies
Recently revised/new academic policies are listed on the table below, with a brief description of changes. All policies including those below can be accessed at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/. If you have any questions about these revisions/policies, please contact the Secretary to Academic Board (academicboard@une.edu.au).
Policy/Procedure | Date (Revision) approved | Explanation of changes |
| Rules for the Degrees of Doctor of Letters and Doctor of Science | 14 September 2009 | These rules replace the Policy for Awarding of Higher Doctorates at UNE. The two major changes in this revision are the centralisation of the process, which will be controlled by the Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) and the reduction in the number of degrees from 7 to 2: Doctor of Letters and Doctor of Science. The rules provide that a descriptor can be added to the title so e.g. a historian or a lawyer can be awarded the Doctor of Letters (History) or Doctor of Letters (Law) and a chemist or a medical doctor can be awarded a Doctor of Science (Chemistry) or a Doctor of Science (Medicine). |
| Student Complaints Handling and Resolution Policy | 14 September 2009 | This new policy was developed by a working party of the Teaching and Learning Committee that was tasked with the creation of a policy and related documents that would underpin a centralised system for handling appeals and complaints, ensuring compliance with the national code and ESOS Standard 8 requirements concerning appeals and complaints. |
| University Medals and Prizes Policy | 3 July 2009 | This new policy replaces the Policy on Awarding University Medals |
| English Language Requirements for Admission Policy | 3 July 2009 | The International Committee was disbanded earlier in 2009 and its teaching and learning related responsibilities were referred to the Teaching and Learning Committee. A minor change was made to the English Language Requirements for Admission Policy to transfer a delegation from the International Committee to the Teaching and Learning Committee. |
| Student Appeals Policy | 3 July 2009 | The Head of School had no authority under the previous version to investigate the potential issues and make a decision whether to uphold the current assessment results or have a replacement assessment substituted. It is important that this decision should be based upon expert advice of disciplinary colleagues, including those outside the University. The previous version did not grant the ability to seek expert advice. |
| Assessment Policy | 1 May 2009 | Inclusion of a new grade NC for those students who fail an assessment component that must be passed in order to pass the unit but whose overall mark is above 50. This amendment will take effect as part of the new Assessment Policy that will be implemented in 2010 |
| Extensions Policy | 1 May 2009 | The previous version of the policy read:1. Period of extensions allowedCandidature and ScholarshipsAll requests for extensions are considered for a three month period for full-time students, and pro-rata for part-time students, and will not be recommended by the Committee unless extenuating circumstances prevail over which students have no control. In such cases procedures outlined below in 2. (i) – (iii) must be followed. It has now been changed to read:1. Period of extensions allowedCandidature and ScholarshipsAll requests for extensions are considered for a period of three months full time equivalent candidature, and will not be recommended by the Committee unless extenuating circumstances prevail over which students have no control. In such cases procedures outlined below in 2. (i) – (iii) must be followed. |
| Peer Review Policy-rescinded | 1 May 2009 | The policy was seen to create a procedural hindrance to the process, and development of mechanisms at a lower level (ie School) was seen as a better way to support the grant application process. |
Confirmation of Candidature | 2 March 2009 | This policy has been refined following a consultative review of the existing policy and feedback from Schools. The changes made consist of editorial changes to ensure clarity of the intent and purpose of the policy and a change to the composition of the confirmation of candidature review panels to more accurately reflect the current organisational structure within Schools. |
Registration of Research Higher Degree Supervisors | 2 March 2009 | The Academic Board Higher Degree Research Committee was made aware of difficulties experienced by Schools in identifying staff who were eligible for appointment as principal supervisors under the current policy. As a result of consultation with Schools the policy has been expanded to articulate special cases/circumstances which allow Schools some flexibility in this respect. Other enhancements have also been incorporated eg linking registration with the Performance Planning and Review process and the addition of a requirement for new and inexperienced supervisors to undertake supervisory training. |
General Rules | 2 March 2009 | General Rule 31 (Submission of Assessment Tasks Other than Formal Examinations) changed from: “The submission dates for all assessment tasks other than formal examinations are subject to the Assessment Policy." To now read as follows:“The submission dates for all assessment tasks other than formal examinations must not be later than the dates specified in the Assessment Policy.” |
Assessment, Special Assessment, Examination and Assessment Procedures | 2 March 2009 and 10 December 2008 | Considerable revisions have been made to the Assessment policies by a working party of the Teaching and Learning Committee. These new versions will become effective from Semester 1, 2010. Both new and current versions can be accessed at the policy site listed above this table. |
English Language Requirements for Admission Policy | 2 March 2009 and 10 December 2008 | Amendments to this policy were approved on 10 December 2008. The addition of an implementation date to the document data and an additional clause to the Policy (given below ) was approved on 2 March 2009.Implementation Date: Refer to Clause 7 7. This Policy is to become effective as follows:7.1 With the exception of clause 3.2, first implementation to be applied to admissions in first semester 2010 7.2 as to clause 3.2, if agreement from the other members of UAC is obtained on the date agreed to by the UAC Common Assessment Procedures Committee (CAPS)
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Amendments were approved to the following policies on 10 December 2008.
Advanced Standing Policy and Procedures
English Language Requirements for Admission Policy
Special Studies Program Policy and Procedures
Professional Doctorate Rules
Joint Medical Program Rules, Policies and Procedures:
JMP Rules
JMP Rules concerning Dean of Medicine
JMP Rules Governing the Administration of Assessment Items
JMP Course / Unit Outlines Policy
JMP Student Placement Policy
JMP Essential Criteria in Course/ Unit Assessment Policy
JMP Group, Peer and Self Assessment Policy
JMP Review of Progress Procedure
JMP Special Circumstances affecting Assessment Items Procedure
JMP Appeal against a Final Result Procedure
JMP Re-marks and Moderations Procedures
JMP School Assessment Body Responsibilities (Guidelines)
JMP Course / Unit Coordinator role (Guidelines)
JMP Award of Bachelor of Medicine with Distinction Procedures
JMP ATSI Students Selection Procedure
There has also been an amendment to the
UNE Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct: Coursework Policy