Undergraduate Distance Education Handbook Centre for Open Education 2012
UNDERGRADUATE DISTANCE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2012
A guide to enrolment and studying by Distance Education Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this booklet, however, the information is subject to change from time to time. The University reserves the right to vary, without notice, any information relating to the provision of courses or units of study including the content, mode or time of offering of such courses or units and the withdrawal of any course or unit for whatever reason.
Please check the COE website at:
http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/index.html
Centre for Open Education Macquarie University NSW 2109
Telephone: (02) 9850 7470 Fax: (02) 9850 7480 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.coe.mq.edu.au
Photos from: Paul Wright
Printing by: Macquarie Lighthouse Press
November 2011 Contents
Welcome to Distance Education 1 What is the Centre for Open Education? 3 Your first enrolment – New students 5 Degree Requirements 6 Bachelor of Arts 6 Bachelor of Education [Early Childhood Education] 6 Bachelor of Laws 6 Bachelor of Science 6 Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) 7 How do I plan my degree and choose my units? 7 What do the credit points at those levels mean? 7 Do I really need to know about Pre-requisites? 8 How many units should I enrol in? 8 How much time do I need to commit to my studies? 8 Choosing a Major 8 People and Planet units 10 Participation and Community Engagement [PACE] Units 12 What if I change my mind about which units to study? 13 Receiving your course materials 13 First time log in to myMQ 14 eStudent 14 Your student email 14 Student IT help 14 Important Dates for 2012 15
Enrolment for continuing students How do I enrol as a continuing student? 17 Finding and enrolling in units for 2012 17 Should I transfer to the new degree structure? 18 Should I stay in my current degree? 18 Contact details for academic advice 18 Students returning after an absence 20 Introducing Session 3 20 Subject/Unit Changes via email 21 New student ID cards 21 Useful student forms 21 Fees And Charges i Do I have to pay my fees upfront? 23 Upfront payment due dates 23 What fees have I incurred and how do I pay them? 23 Commonwealth Supported Places [HECS] and Student Contributions 23 Adding/dropping units 24 Census dates 24 On- And Off-Campus Sessions Attendance 27 Parking 28 Transport 28 Accommodation 28 Assignment Submission 31 Late Assignments 31 Academic Honesty 32 Examinations 35 Examinations at Country or Interstate Centres 35 Examinations at Macquarie University 36 Unavoidable disruption 36 Services and resources for students The Library 39 Library Distance Education Services 39 iLecture Service 39 Study Skills Support 40 Numeracy Centre 40 Campus Wellbeing 40 Dean of Students 40
Faculty of Arts
Department of Ancient History Ancient History 43 Diploma and Certificate in Ancient Languages 43 Department of English English 45 Department of International Studies 47 Croatian 48 French 49
ii Modern Greek 50 German 51 Italian 52 Japanese 53 Polish 54 Russian 55 Spanish 56 Macquarie Law School Bachelor of Laws by Distance 57 Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Modern History 61 Department of Philosophy Philosophy 62 Department of Sociology Gender Studies 63 Sociology 64
FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES
Institute of Early Childhood 67 Program Advice 67 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) 69 Overview of full time study pattern for students commencing in 2012 69 Continuing BEd (ECE) students [prior to 2009] 73 Credit for previous study 75 Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) 77 Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching 79 Graduate Diploma of Advanced Studies in Early Childhood 81 Early Childhood Professional Experience 83 Department of Education Education 85
FACULTY OF SCIENCE 87
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Geology 88
iii Department of Biological Sciences Biology 89 Palaeobiology 90 Department of Environment and Geography Geography 91 Museum Studies 93
LIST OF UNITS OFFERED IN DISTANCE MODE 94 2012 List of External Units 96
iv Welcome to Distance Education
This Distance Education Undergraduate Student Handbook is provided to all new and re-enrolling distance education students. The Handbook has two main purposes. Firstly, it is provided to assist you in constructing a viable program of studies for 2012. In that regard, you should read carefully the advice provided by the Departments before selecting units from the Schedule of Distance Education units.
All students should be aware that the University’s enrolment system will reject program proposals where students lack the relevant prerequisites or corequisites, and that completion of your enrolment will be delayed if we have to attempt to contact you for alternative choices. Likewise, you need to check the compulsory on-campus session requirements of your preferred units for clashes. It is to your disadvantage if we have to later send you material for an alternative choice after your discovery of irresolvable clashes of on-campus sessions.
The second purpose of the Handbook is to provide a reference guide to the University’s policies and practices regarding distance education and contact information for staff in the Centre for Open Education and in the Faculties and Departments. You will find information about assignment submission, attendance at on-campus sessions and despatch arrangements. You will find the names of the staff in the Centre with whom you will most often come into contact, and the names of the specialist academic advisers provided by the Departments offering major programs.
To improve the accessibility of these staff we include email addresses as well as telephone numbers. All the staff of the Centre for Open Education join with me in wishing you a very successful year in 2012. We are often in communication with you by telephone, fax, letter or email, however, we also look forward to the opportunity of meeting you in person during one of the on-campus session periods or when you visit the University Campus.
Remember that you are important to us and we continue to strive to provide a quality student experience for all students we come in contact with through our programs.
Sincerely Andrew R Burrell Director, Centre for Open Education
1 2 What is the Centre for Open Education?
The Centre for Open Education provides a primary point of contact between distance education (external) students and the university. The Centre is a 'One Stop Shop' that will assist you with matters pertaining to your studies as a distance education student. Services we provide to our distance students include:
• Assisting new undergraduate students with their first enrolment • Assisting all students in external degrees with enrolment enquiries • Helping you obtain academic advice when you need it • Mailing out your Macquarie student ID card and annual update stickers to you • Receiving assignments, forwarding them for marking, and returning the marked assignments to you • Providing a sign on/registration service for students attending compulsory on campus sessions The Centre also operates a cashier service early mornings and evenings within opening hours. Staff at the Centre can issue students with parking permits and accept payment for library fines. Payment is by credit card, EFTPOS or cheque only; no cash payments accepted.
Contact us As a student studying by distance, you will find your program of study to be both challenging and rewarding. When you require assistance along the way, remember that the staff in the Centre for Open Education are here to help you. We have provided a variety of contact details below for your reference, including phone numbers, emails and our location on campus. Please contact us at any time with your queries – we’re here to help!
Our location on campus The Centre for Open Education is located on Level 1 of Building X5B. The entrance to the Centre is on the southern side of the building, adjacent to the W4 car park off Balaclava road. Please see the map in this handbook, or go to: http://www.ofm.mq.edu.au/maps_campus.htm
Mail for the Centre for Open Education should be addressed to: Centre for Open Education Building X5B Macquarie University NSW 2109
Hours of Operation During the teaching periods the Centre is open from: 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm Friday 8.00am to 11.00am Saturday
During non-teaching periods the Centre is open from: 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday
3 The Centre will not open on the Easter, Queen’s Birthday and Labour Day weekends. When the Centre is closed you may contact us by telephone. A telephone message recording service is available on this number: 02 9850 7470.
Contact details General Enquiries Ph. 02 9850 7470 61 2 9850 7470 (international) Fax: (02) 9850 7480 (within Australia) 61 2 9850 7480 (international) Email: [email protected] Online: ask.mq.edu.au
Assignments Enquiries Ph 02 9850 6823
Materials despatch Ph. 02 9850 6832 Email: [email protected]
Website www.coe.mq.edu.au/distance.html
Just Ask The University has introduced a new online service for students in order to streamline queries and requests. This service is designed to make it quicker and easier for students to find the information they need and contact the people that can help them.
Students will be able to search the extensive question and answer library or submit an online enquiry that will go to the appropriate team for response. To use the online service, please go to: https://ask.mq.edu.au
4 Your first enrolment – New students New Students
This handbook is designed to help you plan your degree and fill in your first enrolment form. New undergraduate students [and those returning after an absence] will receive enrolment forms in the mail. If you do not receive anything in the mail, please contact us for an update or to have a replacement pack sent out to you.
Please read the information provided in this handbook to help you complete the enrolment forms and then mail them back to the Centre in the envelope provided. If you need any assistance in completing your enrolment forms, or have questions about the units you would like to study, please contact us and we will help you. Once you mail your forms back to the Centre your enrolment will be processed by a member of the Distance Education Student Services team, who will contact you if there are any issues.
Once your enrolment forms have been processed by COE staff, and you have checked your Enrolment and Registration Advice, you will need to log into eStudent to check your fees. If you are paying your fees upfront, you must do so by the due date for the Session (not the census date!). You can check your enrolled units and outstanding finances via eStudent at any time.
The staff at the Centre will arrange for your student ID card to be processed, and when it is ready it will be posted out to you, and you will also begin to receive unit materials if required in hard copy from COE.
The enrolment forms you need to complete and send back to us are: • White enrolment form • Yellow Proposed Program of Study • Green Campus Card application
You will also need to fill in an online Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF). Login to eStudent at https://student1.mq.edu.au/. Select the: 'My Offer' menu. Choose item - 'Submit Commonwealth Assistance Form' and follow the instructions. This step is vital, and must be completed before your enrolment can be finalised.
On the following page you will find detailed instructions on how to plan your degree and select the units in which you wish to enrol. Once you have completed all your enrolment forms and mailed them back to the Centre for Open Education, our staff will check your enrolment details and obtain academic advice about your program. Unless you have received credit for previous studies, or have prior knowledge in a particular discipline (eg languages), you will be enrolling into units at 100-level in your first year of study, and you will be selecting units for the whole year. Please check your unit selections carefully for pre-requisites and clashing on campus sessions before you send us your enrolment forms.
Important Your enrolment cannot proceed until we have all your completed enrolment forms.
5 Degree Requirements Macquarie University undergraduate degrees and diplomas have a set number of credit points that must be completed in order for students to qualify for the award [called 'degree requirements']. These credit points will be made up of required units, which must be completed, and a list of elective units from which you can choose. The degree requirements for the distance degrees have been listed below for your convenience and are also available in the online course handbook: www.handbook.mq.edu.au.
Bachelor of Arts You will need: • Minimum number of credit points: 68 • Maximum number of credit points at 100 level: 30 • Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above: 18
Bachelor of Education [Early Childhood Education]* • Minimum number of credit points: 96 • Maximum number of credit points at 100 level: 30 • Minimum number of credit points in units offered by the Institute of Early Childhood: 81 • Minimum number of credit points in units offered by the Institute of Early Childhood at 300 level or above: 46 • Minimum number of credit points in units not offered by the Institute of Early Childhood: 12 • Minimum number of credit points in units offered anywhere in the University other than units with the prefixes ECH or ECHP: 15
Bachelor of Laws* • Minimum number of credit points: 72 • Minimum number of credit points in units with the prefix LAW: 72 • Maximum number of credit points at 100 level: 30 • Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above: 18
Bachelor of Science • Minimum number of credit points: 68 • Maximum number of credit points at 100 level: for example. 30 • Minimum number of credit points in units at 200 level or above designated in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units as science units: 34 • Minimum number of credit points in units at 300 level or above designated in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units as science units: 18
6 Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) New Students • Minimum number of credit points for the degre: 72 • Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above: 38 • Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above: 24
* Note: The Bachelor of Education [Early Childhood Education] and the Bachelor of Laws each have a more structured study path than a BA or BSc, and comprehensive examples of both are included later in this book to guide your choice of units.
How do I plan my degree and choose my units? Although it sounds counter-intuitive, you should plan your program of study by working backwards from the 300/400/500-level units which are either required, part of a major, or those in which you have an interest in as an elective unit.
Once you have chosen your units at 300/400/500 level, start working backwards through the list of units to find the pre- or co-requisite units you need to complete to ensure you can enrol in the higher level unit when the time comes. For example, to study Advanced French I (FRN 336), you must first complete FRN 227, which in turn requires FRN 226 as a pre-requisite, which then requires FRN 125. Remember to keep your particular degree requirements in mind when you are planning your program of study.
A list of units offered in external mode in 2012 can be found at the back of this book, or in the online course handbook.
What do the credit points at those levels mean?
So now you know how many credit points at each level you will need to successfully complete your chosen degree. But what are these levels? Have a look at the list of units available in external mode at the back of this book. You will notice that each unit starts with letters, followed by numbers, for example EDUC105. • The first three or four letters represent the subject area of the unit, in this case EDUC, which tells us that this is an Education unit. • The letters are followed by one digit to represent the level of the unit, for example 1 = 100 level, 2 = 200 level, 3 = 300 level, 4 = 400 level. 5 = 500 level. • EDUC105 starts with 1, so it is at 100 level. The next two digits give the unit an individual number to distinguish it from other EDUC units, for example EDUC106.
7 Do I really need to know about Pre-requisites? Yes! A pre-requisite is a unit that must be completed before you can progress to the next level. Most units at 100 level do not have pre-requisites, but need to be completed before you can progress to units at 200 level or above. For example, to enrol in EDUC262 Education: The Learner, you need to have previously completed EDUC105 Education: The Psychological Context.
A pre-requisite can also be a required number of credit points, for example, you may need to have completed 6 or more credit points before proceeding to 200 level or above. The list of units at the back of this Handbook details the pre-requisites for each unit.
How many units should I enrol in? Ideally, your program should be balanced, so that you are not working on more than two units in either Session, and your credit-point load should be approximately the same in each Session.
A part-time external student normally enrols in a program of 9–12 credit points each year, with the expectation of completing a three-year bachelor’s degree in six years. Most students appear to be able to handle such a program without difficulty.
It is unlikely that a new undergraduate distance education student would be accepted for enrolment in more than four units in the first year of enrolment. On rare occasions some new students may be given permission to study a larger program in the second half of the first year of enrolment.
How much time do I need to commit to my studies? It should be possible to complete a 12 credit point program over the course of a year with a time commitment of approximately 24 hours per week. The maximum length of time to complete a degree is 10 years of effective enrolment (which doesn't include any Sessions where you do not enrol or if you withdraw before the census date). Most of the units offered by distance at Macquarie run for half a year, starting in February/March (Session 1 units) and July/August (Session 2 units), and are worth 3 credit points.
Choosing a Major For students enrolling in a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science by Distance, you will need to include a Major in your degree. You will find that a major within a BA or BSc gives your degree a particular focus, for example, you could complete a BSc with a major in Geography, or a BA with a major in French. You may also choose Majors across interdisciplinary areas, for instance, a student completing either a BA or a BSc can take a Major in Human Geography, Geography or Museum studies by Distance.
8 A major consists of a minimum of 24 distinct credit points, including a minimum of 12 distinct credit points at 300-level in an approved combination of units, which will include a Capstone New Students unit. These units will usually but not always have the same prefix. To assist you in your enrolment and degree planning, a list of Majors available in external mode is included in the table below.
FACULTY OF ARTS Major Degree Ancient History [Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity] BA Croatian Studies BA English BA French Studies BA Gender Studies BA German Studies BA Italian Studies BA Japanese BA Modern Greek Studies BA Modern History BA Philosophy BA Polish BA Russian Studies BA Sociology BA Spanish and Latin American Studies BA
FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES Major Degree Early Childhood BA Education BA
9 FACULTY OF SCIENCE Major Degree Biology BSc Palaeobiology BSc Geology BSc Geography BA BSc Museum Studies BA BSc
People and Planet units All students commencing in 2012 [and previous Macquarie students returning after an absence] will need to complete both a designated People and a designated Planet unit during the course of their degree. Please note that some programs of study, for instance the LLB and BEd [ECE] have partial or modified requirements. You should check this Handbook for the specific requirements that apply to your chosen program.
Your People and Planet units must both be chosen from outside your Department, and one must be from outside your Faculty. Your department is either the department responsible for your qualifying major or, in the case of a named degree, the department responsible for your degree, (or the department in which you are doing most of your units if you haven’t yet chosen your major).
Students are encouraged in this way to learn about areas from outside their main area of study. A People unit is intended to help you to understand the world through learning about the challenges of modern society. A Planet unit looks at the physical environment in its fullest sense. A unit that is a required unit in your program cannot be counted as a People or Planet unit.
A list of People and Planet units available in external mode in 2012 can be found below. This information is correct at the time of printing, but please note that the information contained on the website supersedes the information in this printed Handbook. For updates, check the online Handbook at this site: http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2012/Units/PeopleAndPlanet
PEOPLE UNITS DEPARTMENT FACULTY ABST100 Introduction to Indegenous Studies ARTS Australian Indigenous Studies - Warawara AHIS140 Myth in the Ancient World Ancient History ARTS AHMG101 Greek Heroes and Heroines: International Studies ARTS From Achilles to Zorba
10 ANTH151 Human Evolution New Anthropology ARTS and Diversity Students ANTH202 Illness and Healing Anthropology ARTS Media, Music, DANC100 Dance History and Aesthetics Communication and ARTS Cultural Studies ECH113 Play and Inquiry in Institute of Early HUMAN Early Childhood Childhood SCIENCES ECH126 Early Childhood in Australia: Institute of Early HUMAN The Social Context Childhood SCIENCES ENGL108 Literature and the Political English ARTS ENVG111 Geographies Environment and SCIENCE of Global Change Geography GEN110 Foundations in Sociology ARTS Gender Studies GEOS251 Minerals, Energy Earth and Planetary SCIENCE and the Environment Sciences LEX101 Law, Institutions and People Macquarie Law School ARTS - A Global Perspective Modern History, Politics MHIS115 An Introduction and International ARTS to World History Relations PHL132 Philosophy, Philosophy ARTS Morality and Society PHL137 Critical Thinking Philosophy ARTS PHL264 Business and Philosophy ARTS Professional Ethics SOC175 Australia andGlobal Societies: Sociology ARTS An Introduction to Sociology SOC182 Economy and Society Sosiology ARTS SOC295 Work and Employment Sociology ARTS
PLANET UNITS DEPARTMENT FACULTY ACCG260 Accounting and Accounting and BUSINESS & Reporting for the Corporate Governance ECONOMICS Environment ANTH106 Drugs Across Cultures Anthropology ARTS ASTR178 Other Worlds: Physics and Astronomy SCIENCE Planets and Planetary Systems
11 BBE100 Introduction to Brain, Biological Sciences SCIENCE Behaviour and Evolution BIOL108 Human Biology Biological Sciences SCIENCE BIOL260 The Science of Sex Biological Sciences SCIENCE BIOL261 Palaeontology Biological Sciences SCIENCE CBMS123 History and Philosophy Chemistry and SCIENCE of the Molecular Sciences Biomolecular Sciences Environment and ENVE237 Natural Hazards SCIENCE Geography ENVG262 The Ecological Humanities: Environment and Australians and their SCIENCE Geography Environment Earth and Planetary GEOS112 The Planet Earth Sciences, Environment SCIENCE and Geography LEX102 Sustainability, Macquarie Law School ARTS Science and the Law Environment and MSM310 Museology of Natural History SCIENCE Geography PHL260 Bioethics and Biotechnology Philosophy ARTS SOC254 Science, Society Sociology ARTS and Environment STAT170 Introductory Statistics Statistics SCIENCE
Capstone units You will complete one Capstone unit towards the end of your degree. Capstone units are designed to prepare students for their post University careers, and have a practical application that brings together all the learning that you have completed through your major or program of study to develop problem-solving skills and prepare you for life as a graduate.
Participation and Community Engagement [PACE] Units
PACE is the third pillar of the New Curriculum: People, Planet, and Participation. The PACE initiative aims to give students experiential learning opportunities in Sydney, regional Australia and overseas. Students will have the opportunity to apply classroom learning to real world situations, develop skills that employers value, and increase their social awareness while making a contribution to partner organisations in achieving their mission.
Please visit the PACE website for more information: http://www.mq.edu.au/socialinclusion/PACE/FAQs.html
12 What if I change my mind about which units to study? New You can check your program online via eStudent, or check the ERA [Enrolment Registration Students Advice] sheet sent to you by COE. We advise that you contact us about any changes of program, and the Centre for Open Education will be more than happy to assist you with unit selection and enrolment. Check your program carefully before the last day to add or withdraw from a unit.
In your first year of enrolment the Centre staff will make the necessary changes for you and will arrange for academic approval where necessary.You will receive an updated Enrolment and Registration Advice following the completion of your request, but you can also view this information by logging in to eStudent. Please note that to add or withdraw from a unit you must notify us in writing either by mail, fax [not by phone] or email to: [email protected]
Please note that there are strict deadlines for adding and withdrawing from units.
If you intend to add a subject, you are advised to do so well in advance of advertised deadlines to ensure that academic advice and approval will be obtained before the cut off dates to add an external [Distance] unit, which are:
2 March 2012 for Session 1, or 3 August 2012 for Session 2.
If you intend to withdraw from a unit, please be aware that you should request to do so before the census dates of 31 March for Session 1 and 31 August for Session 2 to avoid academic and financial penalties. Please note that if you withdraw from a Session 1 unit, you may be automatically withdrawn from any Session 2 unit that required it as a pre- or co-requisite.
Receiving your course materials Not all of the distance education units have hardcopy course materials to be sent at the beginning of the study session. If your unit has hardcopy materials they will be sent to you before the commencement of classes. If you add a unit after the commencement of teaching, we will endeavour to send the unit materials as soon as possible, but delays can be experienced. Hardcopy course material is generally sent to students via Australia Post. If your unit has no hardcopy materials you will receive a letter from us explaining the login process to your online unit to access your study materials.
Please be sure to check the contents of your package against the despatch contents list, and contact the Centre on 02 9850 6832 or email [email protected] quickly if anything appears to be missing.
It is your responsibility to ensure your contact details are up to date on e-Student at the commencement of each semester. The Centre staff will not be held responsible for any academic
13 penalties arising because of any missed assignment or on-campus session deadlines due to late receipt of materials.
Adding a unit once the Session has started will almost certainly mean extensive delays in receiving the course materials.
First time log in to myMQ The myMQ site is found on the University's web page, and is a portal, where you can access: • eStudent • Your official student email • Online Teaching Facility [iLearn] • Library catalogue and reserve systems
For new students, please go to: https://mypassword.mq.edu.au/index.php?screen=MQInitPW eStudent eStudent is where you can: • Enrol online • Add or withdraw from units • Check your outstanding finances • View your academic record • Change information that may be outdated (e.g. address, email, phone no.) • View your results
Your student email All Macquarie students are issued with a free official university email account, which is accessed via the myMQ Student Portal. It is university policy that official university communication will only be sent to the University issued email account. As part of the enrolment process students agree to - check their official university email account weekly.
Student IT help If you need IT support to access these services online, contact IT support. web: www.sith.mq.edu.au email: [email protected] ph: 9850 HELP (9850 4357) in Sydney, or 1800 674 357 (freecall) from outside Sydney, freecall
14 Important Dates for Distance Students 2012
Session 1 Online enrolment period for session 1 begins [for continuing undergraduate 9 Jan students only]. New students will have their first enrolment completed by COE
staff during this time. Dates Important 24 Feb Payment due date for upfront HECS and full tuition fees 27 Feb Session 1 begins 2 Mar Last day to add External [Distance] Session 1 units Census date - Last day to withdraw from Session 1 units without academic or financial penalty. 31 Mar If you withdraw from Session 1 units after this date, you will still incur the financial liability for the unit. 9 - 23 Apr Recess Last day to withdraw from Session 1 units without academic penalty. 'Withdrawn' status applied and financial liability incurred unless unavoidable disruption occurred. 28 Apr If you withdraw from Session 1 units after this date, you will incur both academic and financial penalty, unless you can demonstrate that you have experienced unavoidable disruption to your studies. 12 - 29 Jun Exam period 16 Jul Exam results available online via eStudent
Session 2 27 Jul Payment due date for upfront HECS and tuition fees 30 Jul Session 2 begins 3 Aug Last day to add External [Distance] Session 2 units. Census date - Last day to withdraw from Session 2 units without academic or financial penalty. 31 Aug If you withdraw from Session 2 units after this date, you will still incur the financial liability for the unit. 17 - 28 Sept Recess Last day to withdraw from Session 2 units without academic penalty. 'Withdrawn' status applied and financial liability incurred unless unavoidable disruption occurred. 28 Sept If you withdraw from Session 2 units after this date, you will incur both academic and financial penalty, unless you can demonstrate that you have experienced unavoidable disruption to your studies. 12 Nov Exams begin 14 Dec Exam results available online via eStudent Jan 2013 Re enrolment for 2013 begins
15 16 Enrolment for continuing students How do I enrol as a continuing student? If you have already completed your first year of study and are returning for 2012, you are required to nominate your own program and enrol online using eStudent.
Instructions for logging on to eStudent can be found in this handbook or at this site: http://www.sith.mq.edu.au/estudent.html Students Continuing Enrolment via eStudent will be available from 9 January 2012. Students are encouraged to print a copy of their updated programs [Enrolment and Registration Advice] directly from eStudent and to check it carefully.
Finding and enrolling in units for 2012 You will be choosing units from the 2012 Schedule of Units to complete your enrolment online. This list of external units can be found at the back of this handbook as well as in the online handbook.
Some of the units you may have intended to enrol into when you originally planned your degree may have changed name, unit number or been deleted since you began your studies. Some units will be newly available to external students. To check the latest updates to the list of available units, please go to this website at: http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2012/RecentUpdates This online handbook page looks like this:
Choose either X1 or X2 to see only the external units offered in Sessions 1 and 2.
17 Should I transfer to the new degree structure? Continuing students have two options. They can: • continue in their current degree until the end of 2012, or • transfer to the new degree structure in 2012
The choice is up to you. A student who graduates in the current BA or BSc receives a testamur showing that they have a Bachelor of Arts, but it does not include the coherent study or specialisation. If you would like to have a major featured on your testamur when you graduate, or feel sure that you will not complete all your pre-2012 degree requirements by the end of 2012, or prefer the structure of the new degree, you should consider transferring.
Continuing students transferring to the new curriculum do not need to complete a People, Planet or PACE unit, provided that they complete their studies by the end of 2013. If you are still enrolled after this date, the program into which you are transferred may include a requirement for People and Planet units.
Should I stay in my current degree? Again, the choice is yours. Students who enrolled in or before 2009 can continue following their current degree structure. Continuing in your current degree is advisable if you are confident that you will complete by the end of 2012. Check the handbook for the year you started your degree to remind yourself of the requirements you need to complete your current degree. Archived editions of the handbook are available online at http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/2011/OtherInformation/HandbookArchive
Current students who have not completed a pre-2009 degree by the end of 2012 will be required to transfer to the new degree structure in 2013 and may find they have to complete more units than was originally needed to finish their old degree in order to meet the requirements of the new degree.
Contact details for academic advice
Academic Staff Study Area Contact Details
ph: (02) 9850 9375 Dr Lea Beness Ancient History [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8161 A/Prof Jenny Donald Biology [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7561 Dr Malcolm Choat Coptic Studies [email protected]
18 ph: (02) 9850 7040 Mr Luka Budak Croatian [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 9826 Dr Cathrine Neilsen Hewett Early Childhood [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8681 Dr John de Nobile Education [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8731 Dr Rosemary Colmer English Students [email protected] Continuing
ph: (02) 9850 7007 Dr Bert Peeters French [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7947 Dr Judy Lattas Gender Studies [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8391 A/Prof Damian Gore Geography [email protected]
ph:(02) 9850 7763 Dr Kelsie Dadd Geology [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7012 Professor Martina Möllering German [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7027 Mr Gianluca Alimeni Italian [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7064 Dr Mio Bryce Japanese [email protected] Ms Debra Ronan Law ph: (02) 9850 7906 [email protected] a/Prof Archana Parashar ph:(02) 9850 7062 [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7031 Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos Modern Greek [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8856 Dr Nicholas Baker Modern History [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8183 Dr Andrew Simpson Museum Studies [email protected]
19 ph: (02) 9850 8183 Dr Glenn Brock Palaeobiology [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8837 Administration Office Philosophy [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7014 Mr Andrzej Siedlecki Polish [email protected]
Politics & International ph: (02) 9850 8885 Dr Geoffrey Hawker Relations [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 7016 Dr Marika Kalyuga Russian [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 8078 Ms Vicki Worthington Soc and IWS. Administrator [email protected]
ph: (02) 9850 6885 Ms Jane Hanley Spanish [email protected]
Students returning after an absence Students returning after an absence will enrol in the new curriculum that began in January 2010. You will be classed as a returning former Macquarie student if youare returning from an absence from study of 12 months or more for any reason, including a return to studies after an exclusion for Minimum Rate of Progress or Unduly Long Time (Bachelor Degree Rules 12 and 13).
Introducing Session 3 Session 3 is an opportunity to accelerate your studies by taking one or two units during summer. Session 3 is intensive, running for seven weeks from early January 2012 (six weeks of teaching and one week of exams). For that reason you may take a maximum of two Session 3 units at once. For this year, enrolment is open to current Macquarie students only (i.e those who were enrolled in units in 2011).
Units offered in Session 3 have identical learning outcomes, means of assessment and prerequisite structures as their equivalents offered at other times of the academic year, though the shorter length of the session may mean that these units will be delivered using online or group sessions, as well as face-to-face teaching.
The summer months are a great time to enjoy the campus and make the most of the University’s facilities. The library, study skills support team, food and beverages facilities, disability support services, English language help, mentoring and other student services will be available.
20 The schedule of Session 3 units for 2012/2013 may be found in the online handbook from September 2012.
For more information about session 3, please visit www.mq.edu.au/session3 or call 02 9850 7470.
Subject/Unit Changes via email All changes to your enrolment can be made via eStudent and we strongly advise that you try Students this first. However, if you need our assistance with your changes, you may send your request Continuing for enrolment changes via email to: [email protected]. Remember to add your full name and student number! Call the Centre for Open Education if you are unsure or need any assistance with this process.
New Student ID cards We will issue you with one of the new Campus Cards. The new card will act just like the old one but with extra features, such as cashless transactions at various locations on and off campus. If you have more than one card at the moment, your new card will combine all your existing cards into one.
We will post your new card to the address we hold for you on record, so please take the time to make sure your personal details are correct in eStudent. Contact the Centre for Open Education if you have any questions about updating your personal details.
Useful student forms http://www.student.mq.edu.au/ses/Student%20Forms.html
21 22 Fees And Charges
Do I have to pay my fees upfront? You are required to make upfront payments to the University if you are- • a permanent resident of Australia [(non-humanitarian visa)] or • a New Zealand citizen
Payments received after the due date will incur a $200 late fee.
An Australian citizen has two choices. They can either pay their fees fully or partially upfront,
or defer unpaid fees to the Australian Taxation Office, provided they have given the University Fees & their tax file number. Charges
Any student who makes an upfront payment after the due date [including Australian Citizens] will incur a $200 late payment fee.
Upfront payment due dates For Session 1 this is 24 February 2012. For Session 2 this is 27 July 2012.
What fees have I incurred and how do I pay them? After you receive your enrolment confirmation, you should go to ‘Check ‘My Finances’ on eStudent to determine the amount you need to pay, then select a payment method and pay before the payment due date. To do so- go to eStudent [https://student1.mq.edu.au/t1tbmain.asp] and-
• Go to ‘Check my Finances’ then click ‘Outstanding debts’ • View ‘My current debts’ • View ‘My statement of outstanding charges
Commonwealth Supported Places [HECS] and Student Contributions A Commonwealth supported place (HECS place) is where the Australian government makes a contribution to the University towards the cost of that student’s education. The student is also required to make a contribution. The University sets the student contribution rates. Full details of student contribution rates for 2012 are available on the website at: http://www.mq.edu.au/unifees/ 23 If you are an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia (and have been granted a humanitarian visa) then you can defer your fees by advising the University of your tax file number. This is best done by including it in your HECS application form.
As well, any payment of $500 or more paid upfront to the University will result in a 20% discount of your fees. For example, if you paid $500 then effectively you have paid $600 worth of fees. If you intend to pay for all fees then you need only pay 80% of the amount showing in the outstanding charges. Please note that at the time of writing, the Commonwealth Government has proposed that this discount be reduced to 10%, to take effect on any payment made on or after 1 January 2012.
Even if you intend to pay your full fees, you are strongly advised to still provide your tax file number to the University.
If you are in a Commonwealth Supported place and are a New Zealand Citizen or a permanent resident of Australia (non-Humanitarian visa) then you must pay your fees to the University. You are not able to defer your fees to the Australian Taxation Office nor are you entitled to the discount.
Warning If the University identifies that you have outstanding fees, reminder emails will be sent to your University email account prior to the University’s due date. Remember to check eStudent before the beginning of each session to pay your fees before the payment due date. Please note that Tax Invoices for fees are not mailed to students. You must check eStudent and your student email account
Adding/dropping units If you add a unit(s) of study after your initial enrolment you will not receive a further invoice. The due date for the added unit becomes the same day you added that unit.
If you drop a unit(s) of study before the census date and have paid up front fees, you can request a refund. You should complete the ‘Request for Refund of Student Fees’ form available on this website: http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/undergrad/current/feescharges/
Census dates All units of study have a census date. If you must pay your fees upfront and have not done so in full by the fees due date for the unit(s) in which you are enrolled, or if you are an Australian citizen [who has not provided your Tax File Number], your enrolment in these unit(s) will be cancelled directly after the census date.
Census date for Session 1 subjects of study: 31 March Census date for full year subjects of study: 30 April Census date for Session 2 subjects of study: 31 August
24 Everything you need to know about Commonwealth supported places and HECS-HELP is set out in the booklet Information for Commonwealth Supported Students 2012.This is available on the website at: http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/undergrad/current/feescharges/csp.htm#moreinfo
Further information is also available from the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) website: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/ or a permanent resident of Australia (non- Humanitarian visa) then you must pay your fees to the University. You are not able to defer your fees to the Australian Taxation Office nor are you entitled to the discount. Fees & Charges
25 26 On- And Off-Campus Sessions
Attendance Scheduled on and off campus sessions are compulsory unless indicated with a (v)-for voluntary attendance in the list of units at the back of this book. Dates for all sessions are also listed. Failure to complete the full attendance requirements of a compulsory session will normally mean that you will be withdrawn/excluded from the unit.
On-campus sessions are generally scheduled during the University vacations, but may also be held at weekends during study periods. Also, many sessions include evening periods or field trips, so other commitments should not be made before consulting the session timetable in your unit outline.
Inability to Attend On-Campus Sessions Campus
You should notify the Centre for Open Education immediately if illness or unavoidable disruption Sessions On- / Off- prevents your attendance. Medical certificates or other documentary evidence should be forwarded to support any claim for non-attendance or possible withdrawal without academic penalty.
Cancellation or Postponement of On-Campus Sessions Very occasionally an on-campus session may have to be postponed or cancelled. If this is the case, both the Department concerned and the Centre for Open Education will contact you as early as possible so that you can adjust your travel arrangements. For this reason we ask that you be sure to keep your telephone and other contact information up to date.
Registration All students must register for compulsory on-campus attendance by signing the relevant Unit Attendance Register at the Centre for Open Education between 8.30am and 8.50am on the first morning of the session. If your on campus session is scheduled on a Sunday, then the attendance register will be available in the lecture theatre or room concerned.
Failure to register will imply non-completion of the session and may lead to your exclusion from the unit.
Because of the compulsory nature of the sessions, it is essential that you be in the relevant lecture or seminar room on time. Lecturers have expressed concern at the disruption caused by students arriving late.
27 Parking For those travelling by car, there is ready access to the University along Balaclava Road off Epping Road, or along Waterloo Road off Lane Cove Road and via an exit off the M2 Freeway from the Hills District. Parking at Macquarie University is limited and fines are strictly enforced. Students visiting the campus who do not hold parking permits are required to use ticket machines located within nominated Pay and Display car parks. A ticket to park for one day currently costs $18. You are encouraged to use public transport where possible. See this website for more details: http://www.ofm.mq.edu.au/parking.html
Transport Train services stop at Macquarie University and both State Transit Authority (STA) and private bus companies provide bus services. Please go to www.cityrail.info/timetables/ for train times, and phone 131 500 for information on Government and private bus schedules.
Accommodation Students travelling to Macquarie University from outside the Sydney metropolitan area may find the following information helpful in finding reasonably priced accommodation close to the campus.
Residential Colleges Residential colleges are run independently of Macquarie University and should be contacted directly for information on vacancies, costs, and available facilities.
Macquarie University Village 122 Culloden Road, Marsfield, NSW 2122 Ph: + 61 2 9812 6000 [email protected] www.macquarieuv.com.au
Dunmore Lang College 130-134 Herring Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113 Ph: + 61 2 9856 1000 [email protected] www.dunmorelangcollege.nsw.edu.au
Robert Menzies College 136 Herring Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113 Ph: + 61 2 9936 6000 [email protected] www.rmc.org.au
28 Hotel accommodation near the University To assist students in finding accommodation we list the addresses and telephone numbers of places reasonably close to the University. Tariffs are not given as these are always subject to change and can be checked when you telephone.
The Ranch Hotel Cnr Epping and Herring Roads, Marsfield, NSW 2122 Ph: +61 2 9887 2411 [email protected] www.theranch.com.au
Travelodge Macquarie North Ryde 81 Talavera Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113 Ph: +61 2 8874 5200 [email protected] www.travelodge.com.au/travelodge-macquarie-north-ryde-hotel/home
Stamford Grand North Ryde Campus Sessions Cnr Epping & Herring Rds, North Ryde, NSW 2113 On- / Off- ph: +61 2 9888 1077 or 1300 130 983 [email protected] www.stamford.com.au
29 30 Assignment Submission
Your unit outline will detail how your assignments should be submitted. Some units will require you to submit your assignments directly to the University's online learning facility, others will require you to send them to the Centre for Open Education, either by mail or email to [email protected].
Check your unit outline carefully for details. Please note, do not send assignments directly to teaching or general staff. If you are submitting work directly to COE, please do not email assignments to the general COE email address.
Formatting and submission guidelines for emailing your assignments to COE can be found at: http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/coeassign.html
Acknowledgement of Receiving Emailed Assignment The University’s email system will generate an automated reply when the Centre receives your assignment. If there is a problem such as: no assignment attached; not able to print the attachment; no cover sheet etc., a staff member will send you an email to your Macquarie student email account describing the problem. Submission Posting Assignments Assignment Assignments submitted by post will be stamped with the date of receipt, recorded and passed to the marker within 24 hours (usually on the day of receipt). It is not possible to use the date of posting as the date of receipt.
Assignments Delivered by Hand During office hours, assignments will be accepted over the counter at the Centre for Open Education, Level 1, Building X5B [see the map in this handbook]. Outside office hours, you may leave your assignments in the deposit box to the left of the entrance to the Centre in Building X5B.
This box is accessible at all times and is cleared at 8.30am Monday to Friday. Assignments left overnight are stamped with the previous day’s date. Please note that the box is not cleared on Saturday, so if your assignment is due on a Friday, it must be delivered to the Centre by 5pm on that day, when the box will be cleared. Monday morning clearances will carry Sunday’s date.
Late Assignments There is no guarantee that a late assignment will be marked. The unit convenor or lecturer in charge of the unit may exclude students from the unit if they fail to submit assignments on time.
31 If there is a reason why you cannot meet the due date, you are strongly advised to contact the unit convenor to explain the circumstances and see whether an extension of time for submission of the assignment is possible. If you are granted an extension, please include the written approval for late submission with your assignment. Academic Honesty To maintain good academic practice, so that you may be given credit for your own efforts, and so that your own contribution can be properly appreciated and evaluated, you must acknowledge your sources.
All students and scholars are bound by these rules because all scholarly work depends in one way or another on the work of others.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong in using the work of others as a basis for your own work, nor is it evidence of inadequacy on your part, provided you do not attempt to pass off someone else's work as your own.
If you take and use the work of another person without clearly acknowledging your source, you are falsely claiming that material as your own work and committing an act of PLAGIARISM. This is a very serious violation of good practice and an offence for which you will be penalised.
Always: • State clearly in the appropriate format where you found the material on which you have based your work, using the system of reference specified by the Department in which your assignment was set; • Acknowledge the people whose concepts, experiments, or results you have extracted, developed or summarised, even if you put these ideas into your own words; • Avoid excessive copying of passages by another author, even where the source is acknowledged. Find another form of words to show that you have thought about the material and understood it, but remember to state clearly where you found the ideas.
You will be GUILTY of PLAGIARISM if you do any of the following in an assignment, or in any piece of work which is to be assessed, without clearly acknowledging your source (s) for each quotation or piece of borrowed material: • Copy out part(s) of any document or audiovisual material, including computer-based material; • Use or extract someone else's concepts or experimental results or conclusions, even if you put them in your own words; • Copy out or take ideas from the work of another student, even if you put the borrowed material in your own words; • Submit substantially the same final version of any material as a fellow student. On occasions, you may be encouraged to prepare your work with someone else, but the final form of the assignment you hand in must be your own independent endeavour.
32 Encouraging or assisting another person to commit plagiarism is a form of improper collusion and may attract the same penalties. Please go to this site for more information on the University’s Academic Honesty Policy: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html Submission Assignment
33 34 Examinations
Each session students enrolled in a distance education program of study will receive a draft examination timetable from the Academic Program Section. You will also receive a final examination timetable.
Students undertaking their examinations at Macquarie University will also receive details regarding seat number and room location for examinations. If your examination centre is other than Macquarie University, you will receive details of your supervisor and location of your examination centre.
No information about dates and times of examinations is given over the telephone. If you do not receive a draft examination timetable, please do not leave your enquiry until the week prior to the commencement of exams. For mid-year exams please phone before 7 May 2012; for end-of-year exams, phone before 8 October 2012.
The Academic Program Section handles all formal examination arrangements. All communications relating to formal examinations, including requests for change of examination centre, should be addressed to that Section.
Enquiries to the Academic Program Section can be made by telephoning (02) 9850 7356; fax (02) 9850 7358; email: [email protected]
Any correspondence relating to serious unavoidable disruption during examinations must be forwarded directly to the Student Enquiry Service, Macquarie University, NSW 2109.
For policy on Special Consideration, please refer to www.mq.edu.au/policy/. The Application Examinations for Special Consideration form can be found at the following address: http://www.studentadmin.mq.edu.au/undergrad/currentstudents/index.html Examinations at Country or Interstate Centres If you are taking examinations at a centre other than Macquarie University, you will be given a telephone number to contact your supervisor. Unless you are asked not to phone, you should call your supervisor one week prior to your first examination to confirm your attendance.
If you are not sitting an examination(s) you must give 72 hours prior notice. Students who do not advise the supervisor of non-attendance may be charged an examination fee of $70 to cover the supervision costs. Your draft examination timetable letter will indicate the examination centre where you will be sitting for your examinations.
If your examination centre is incorrect, or you have changed address resulting in a change of examination centre, or you are in any doubt about where you should sit examinations, please contact the Academic Program Section immediately.
35 Examinations at Macquarie University All metropolitan distance education students sit for examinations at Macquarie University together with the internal students. Metropolitan distance students will be advised of their seat number and room location in writing.
Draft examination timetable is available on the Macquarie Students Page at http://students. mq.edu.au/home/ eight weeks prior the exams. The final examination timetable will be released approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examination period.
Please check your examination details carefully to avoid making mistakes and causing unnecessary distress. If you are travelling to a centre and are unfamiliar with the area, allow sufficient time to find the centre.
Occasionally a student arrives late through not knowing exactly where the examination is to be held. You are expected to do your own double check prior to each examination both as a protection against any last-minute problems and as a courtesy to your supervisor.
Students able to attend lectures at Macquarie University often include internal subjects in their program of study. All examinations for internal subjects are held at Macquarie University and students in such subjects should note this fact. No exceptions will be made.
Additionally, any country distance education student doing an internal unit will normally be examined at Macquarie University for any distance education unit. Your photo identity card (campus card) must be carried with you to each examination and must be produced upon request of the supervisor. Students who do not provide photographic proof of identity will not be permitted to sit for an examination.
Unavoidable disruption If you are prevented by serious unavoidable disruption from attending an examination you will need to complete an Application for Special Consideration form, which is available from the Student Enquiry Service (Level 1, Lincoln Building C8A) or online at http://www.studentadmin. mq.edu.au/undergrad/currentstudents/index.html. For policy on Special Consideration, please refer to www.mq.edu.au/policy/.
Please note that for an application to be valid, you must have been performing satisfactorily in the unit(s) prior to experiencing serious and unavoidable disruption. The application must be completed by the student seeking special consideration and must be submitted within five calendar days after the due date of the associated assessment task/formal examination.
Any correspondence relating to serious unavoidable disruption during examinations must be forwarded directly to the Student Enquiry Service, Macquarie University, NSW 2109. Please ensure that you attach supporting documents to your request for special consideration.
36 Students are also responsible for following up with their department to confirm whether they have been granted a supplementary, as well as checking the time, date and location of a supplementary exam. Examinations
37 38 Services and resources for students
The Library
The Library’s website www.library.mq.edu.au provides accurate up-to-date information and access to the services and facilities of the Library. Students can contact the Library and ask questions about services using the Ask a Librarian service on the website. Go to: www.library.mq.edu.au and select Ask a Librarian for email, chat or phone queries.
Library Distance Education Services Students enrolled in externally offered subjects who live outside the Sydney metropolitan area are eligible to use the Library Distance Education Service. This service provides for the borrowing and delivery of Library materials. Non-metropolitan distance education students may also make telephone enquiries to the Library Distance Education Service. ph: (02) 9850 7558 Students outside the NSW (02) area (within Australia) ph: 1800 632 743 (freecall)
Metropolitan based distance education students are expected to borrow books in person, in the same way as internal students. The preferred method of submitting requests is electronically via the Library's web page at: http://www.library.mq.edu.au/borrowing/distance-ed-students.html and select Make a Request.
Requests may also be submitted by mail and fax via the Library's web page at: www.library. Resources mq.edu.au and select Forms, then Distance Education postal and fax request form. Services & iLecture Service Previously in many distance education units, students were provided automatically with a CD of audio lectures presented to internal students in the same unit. This will no longer be offered. For reasons of access, equity or student preference the Centre for Open Education will continue to provide a physical copy (CD) of these lectures to External students who request it. Details of how to request the physical CD will be included in your first study materials pack. Lecture recordings may be available on unit web sites or via iLearn within an hour after the end of the internal lecture. Students with appropriate technology can either stream or download these recordings.
39 Study Skills Support The Study Skills Support office offers online resources and are available at this link: www.mq.edu.au/learningskills/
Numeracy Centre Assistance is available to students who need learning support in numeracy-related areas, such as introductory mathematics and statistics. For more information, telephone (02) 9850 8924. www.maths.mq.edu.au/numeracy/
Campus Wellbeing Macquarie University is committed to supporting its students and ensuring they have the opportunity to perform at their best. Sometimes students need additional support, so the Campus Wellbeing team provide access to confidential counselling, welfare and disability services for Macquarie University students. These services can be accessed by phone if you are unable to attend the campus.
For more information, please go to: http://www.campuslife.mq.edu.au/campuswellbeing
Dean of Students The Dean of Students is available to all undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students of the University who need advice about their studies and University procedures beyond that which is available at the Centre, Department or Faculty level. The Dean of Students is responsible for the resolution of complex issues, and will assist as much as possible, referring students to appropriate resources including academic advisors for specific program advice where appropriate. For appointments or advice contact Christine Pegrem, Executive Assistant, Dean of Students Office, Level 2, Lincoln Building, telephone (02) 9850-7464 or fax (02) 9850-9920 or www.deanofstudents.mq.edu.au Discrimination and harrassment At Macquarie we take all forms of discrimination and harassment seriously. The Equity and Diversity unit case manages equity related grievances, and can be contacted by phone on (02) 9850 7471 or by email at equityand [email protected] Please go to this site for more information on the University's discrimination and harassment prevention policy: www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/discrimination_harassment/policy.html
40 Freedom of Information Policy The records and decisions of Macquarie University are subject to the terms of the New South Wales Freedom of Information Act 1989. The Freedom of Information Act gives individuals: • a right to obtain access to documents held in the records of the University, • a right to request amendments of personal information held by the University if it is found to be incorrect and • a right to appeal (Internal Review, Ombudsman, ADT Appeal) against a decision not to grant access to documents or to amend personal records.
Online details of Macquarie University’s approach to Freedom of Information, including application forms, can be found at the web site www.mq.edu.au/ras/ For further information contact the Freedom of Information Officer, (02) 9850 7362, [email protected] Resources Services &
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