Part-time
students are expected to proceed through their course at half the rate of
full-time students. Part-time evening classes are available on the Caulfield
campus for most courses on that campus. At the Clayton, Gippsland, Peninsula
and Monash Malaysia campuses, classes are available only during the day.
However, classes for the Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications and the
Masters in Digital Communications are held in the early evening at the Clayton
campus.
At Caulfield, the part-time evening classes normally commence at 4 pm or 6 pm.
Additionally, some provision is made in the Bachelor of Computing for
day-release study, ie lectures immediately followed by tutorials on the same
day. This mode of study is restricted to part-time students only and there are
a limited number of places available.
Part-time undergraduate students should note that they are required to attend
examinations at the same time as full-time students. In some instances, this
also applies to students in graduate programs. If in doubt, students should
check with the faculty office.
All
courses offered by the Gippsland School of Computing and Information
Technology, with the exception of research degrees, are available to students
for part-time study by off-campus distributed learning. These courses are
designed so that it is possible to complete all requirements without any
on-campus attendance. Some units offered by the School of Information
Management and Systems are also available by off-campus study -- see the school
entry. Off-campus applicants are normally required to be at least 21 years of
age.
All off-campus students in computing courses must have an IBM-compatible
personal computer with a printer, a modem, and internet access in order to
complete and electronically submit assignment work and to communicate with
lecturers and other students.
The faculty has many students based in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong completing their degrees under twinning arrangements or by distance learning. Offshore students are subject to the same university, faculty and course regulations as students based in Australia.
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