The Faculty of Information Technology refers, in the wider sense, to all
students enrolled for coursework and research programs offered by the faculty,
and all staff (academic, administrative, technical and clerical). The schools
in the faculty are the School of Business Systems, the School of Information
Management and Systems, the School of Computer Science and Software
Engineering, the Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology, the
School of Multimedia Systems, the School of Network Computing and the School of
Business and Information Technology at the Malaysia campus. The faculty also
operates the Monash Information Technology Institute (MITI).
Legally, the faculty is a statutory body comprising all full-time members of
the teaching staff. The main business of the faculty is delegated to the
faculty board, a smaller body of about 52 that includes all heads of schools,
other school-based representatives, representatives of other faculties, and the
library, and representatives of graduates and students of the faculty. The
faculty board normally meets five times each year. The board has standing
committees that have the power to act on behalf of the board when an immediate
decision is required. These committees include the Education Committee, which
advises the board on matters relating to the coursework degrees and diplomas
offered by the faculty, including student workload and assessment, admission
and selection, and new course and unit offerings; the Research Committee, which
advises the board on matters relating to the graduate research programs of the
faculty, including admission, selection and maintenance of appropriate academic
standards; and the Student Progress and Exclusions Committee, which considers
cases of students who become liable for exclusion because of unsatisfactory
academic performance.
The senior officers of the faculty are the dean, the six associate deans, and
the faculty manager (who is located on the Caulfield campus). The dean chairs
meetings of the faculty, the faculty board and its committees (in some
instances the associate deans preside on behalf of the dean). The faculty
manager is responsible for providing the executive services needed by the
faculty, and providing advice on policy, planning and reporting
requirements.
Any student wishing to see the dean, an associate dean or the faculty manager
is normally able to make an appointment on request. Inquiries should be
directed to the relevant faculty office.
Students wishing to bring any relevant matters to the attention of the student
members of the faculty board should contact the faculty office at Caulfield.
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