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, the School of
Information Technology at the Malaysia campus and the School of Information
Technology at the South Africa 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 deputy dean, and the
faculty manager (who are located on the Caulfield campus) and six associate
deans. The dean chairs meetings of the faculty, the faculty board and its
committees (in some instances the deputy dean presides 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, the deputy dean, an associate dean or the
faculty registrar 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 relevant faculty office.
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