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 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.
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 and Hong Kong completing their degrees by off-campus learning courses offered in collaboration with partner organisations. Offshore students are subject to the same university, faculty and course regulations as students based in Australia.
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