Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1320-6222
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
The subfaculty refers, in the wider sense, to all students enrolled for degrees and graduate diplomas offered by the subfaculty, and all staff, including academic, administrative, technical and clerical.
On the Caulfield Campus, the subfaculty has the departments of Ceramic Design, Fine Art and Graphic Design, the Centre for Industrial Design and the subfaculty office. The subfaculty has two schools: the Peninsula School of Art at Frankston and the Gippsland School of Art at Churchill.
The main business of the subfaculty is delegated to the subfaculty board which normally meets five times a year. The subfaculty board comprises heads of schools, departments and centres, representatives from the academic staff of the subfaculty, student members of the subfaculty, and representatives from the Faculty of Arts.
Except in certain matters on which it has power to act, the subfaculty board makes recommendations through the Faculty of Arts faculty board to the university's Academic Board or through the Academic Board to the University Council.
The subfaculty board has standing committees which have the power to act on behalf of the board when an immediate decision is required. These committees include:
(a) the Undergraduate Studies Committee, which advises the board on matters relating to the undergraduate and honours degrees of the subfaculty;
(b) the Research and Graduate Studies Committee, which advises the board on matters relating to research and graduate programs of the subfaculty;
(c) the Occupational Health and Safety Committee, which advises the board on health and safety issues in the subfaculty;
(d) the Exclusions Committee, which advises the board on students with unsatisfactory progress.
The chief officers of the subfaculty are the head of the subfaculty, and the executive officer (who are located on the Caulfield campus). The head is a professor of the subfaculty and presides over meetings of the subfaculty, the subfaculty board and its committees (In some instances the deputy head presides on behalf of the head.) The executive officer is responsible for providing some secretariat services needed by the subfaculty, and for providing information on policy and planning matters.
+ provide high quality studio education for the professional practice of studio disciplines;
+ provide high quality education in aesthetic, historical, theoretical and contextual issues;
+ provide a sound understanding of the disciplines which underlay professional and studio practice;
+ provide a high standard of professional training and education to enable graduates to achieve successful career or practice outcomes.
2. To undertake practice/research within its disciplines, to the highest professional standards and to extend knowledge within its disciplines.
3. To research and develop knowledge about human needs in relation to the outcomes of art and design activity, and the research and practice process used to undertake them.
4. To disseminate knowledge about art and design, art and design education, research and practice to students, the art and design professions, the community, industry and government.
5. To maintain close contact with the external community, culture and commerce in respect of its disciplines.
The procedures are designed to provide for the resolution of problems and complaints quickly and efficiently through appropriate departmental and subfaculty mechanisms, while protecting the rights of students and staff. All cases of this kind will be treated as confidential. These procedures are provided for cases where the matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily through the usual more informal means.
+ the student fails for the second time to pass a subject;
+ the student fails, in the two most recent semesters during which the student was enrolled, to pass subjects amounting to one-half or more of the student's workload.
Students who are liable for exclusion will be sent a letter from the subfaculty informing them and giving them information about the course of action available to them. Students are invited to make a written submission to the Exclusions Committee of the subfaculty stating clearly the reasons they should not be excluded from the course of study. The students will be expected to appear in person before the committee. All information supplied to the committee is treated as confidential, but students may also request that information of a particularly private nature be known only to the chairperson of the committee. Students also have the option to make no case, but this normally precludes such a student from appealing to the Exclusion Appeals Committee of Academic Board against the decision by the subfaculty committee to exclude that student.
Students have two avenues of appeal against a decision to exclude by the subfaculty committee. If the student has substantial new evidence which was not available to the committee, he or she may appeal to the head of the subfaculty, who may either affirm or reverse the decision of the committee in the light of the new evidence. Students also may, under the provisions of the Monash University Statute 6.2 Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress, appeal to the Exclusion Appeals Committee of the Academic Board. Students may appeal to the university committee as an alternative to an appeal to the head of the subfaculty (ie where they have no new evidence or where they prefer to take the new evidence directly to the university committee) or in addition to an appeal to the head of the subfaculty (ie where there is no new evidence or where this appeal has been unsuccessful).
Students can seek information and advice about the exclusion process from the student advisers in the subfaculty. It is not the role of the student advisers to draft submissions for students or to act as an advocate at exclusions committee hearings. This kind of assistance should be sought from the Student Union or Monash University Counselling Services.
In special circumstances, the head of the subfaculty may exempt from the exclusion process - and permit to re-enrol - students who would otherwise be liable for exclusion, but whose unsatisfactory performance is clearly attributable to a serious, well-documented medical problem.
Students should first discuss the matter with the lecturer concerned. If this does not resolve the matter satisfactorily, the student should consult the course coordinator (where the course coordinator is not the lecturer). If the matter is still unresolved, the student should present his or her case in writing to the responsible head of department or school or director of centre. (Where the lecturer is the head of the department or school or the director of the centre, another senior member of that department or school or centre should deal with the case.) No more than fourteen days should elapse between the time the matter is raised by the student with the lecturer concerned and the completion of all stages of referral and attempted resolution within the relevant department or centre.
If the matter is not resolved within the period of fourteen days, the matter may be referred by either the student or the head of the department or school or the director of the centre to the chairperson of the Committee for Undergraduate Studies (CUGS). The referral will normally be made by the head of the department or school (or centre) who shall notify the student in writing at the time that this step has been taken. At this stage further information may be submitted to the chairperson of CUGS by either party. The chairperson of CUGS will attempt to resolve the dispute through conciliation within fourteen days of receiving the referral.
If the matter cannot be resolved by conciliation, it may be referred to an ad hoc committee of CUGS, to be known as the Student Grievance Committee, for arbitration. Material received from either party to the dispute for the consideration of the ad hoc committee shall be made available to all parties before the hearing of the appeal. No member of a department from which a dispute has arisen will be a member of the ad hoc committee. The committee shall make its determination within fourteen days and notify the student and the head of the department or school or director of centre of its decision in writing.
The student or the department or school or centre may lodge an appeal against the committee's determination which shall be heard by the head of the subfaculty.
1 Students who have a grievance in relation to administrative matters concerning the subfaculty office or officers should in the first instance discuss the matter with the executive officer. The executive officer will attempt to resolve the matter.
2 If this is not successful, students have a right to ask that the matter be reviewed by the head of the subfaculty. A recommendation for the resolution of the matter should be made within fourteen days of the submission being received.
3 If the head of the subfaculty is not able to resolve the matter it will be considered by the subfaculty's Student Grievance Committee. The committee shall finally determine the matter within fourteen days.
+ phrases and passages are used verbatim without quotation marks and without a reference to the author;
+ an author's work is paraphrased and presented without a reference;
+ other students' work is copied;
+ items of assessment are written in conjunction with other students (without prior permission of the relevant staff member);
+ a piece of work has already been submitted for assessment in another course;
+ other people's designs and images are presented as the student's own work.
Plagiarism is an attempt to obtain undeserved academic advantage. Students suspected of plagiarism will be given the opportunity to explain their plagiarism in the company of their lecturer and the course coordinator. If the course coordinator believes that plagiarism has occurred, students will normally receive no marks at all for the piece of work concerned. Cases of deliberate plagiarism will be reported to the head of the subfaculty in accordance with subfaculty policy. Serious or repeated cases may be reported to the university Discipline Committee.
In terms of assessment grades, the subfaculty applies the following grades and symbols to its subjects according to marks allocated:
Subject mark Grade 85 - 100 High Distinction (HD) 75 - 84 Distinction (D) 65 - 74 Credit (C) 50 - 64 Pass (P) 0 - 49 Fail (NN)
At Caulfield, students of the Department of Ceramic Design can major in studio ceramics or studio (hot) glass; in the Department of Fine Art they can major in painting, printmaking, sculpture or tapestry. In the Department of Graphic Design students undertake studies in graphic communication and in the Centre for Industrial Design, in industrial design. A double degree in industrial design and engineering is also available.
In the Peninsula School of Art students undertake craft studies and can major in studio ceramics, glass or gold and silver smithing. At the Gippsland School of Art students can major in ceramics, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Gippsland also offers art and design studies by distance education mode. Art and design studies on all campuses include minor sequences in drawing and history and theory of art.
+ Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design) (Honours)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Craft)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Craft) (Honours)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Honours)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) (Honours)
+ Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts)
+ Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design)
+ Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design) (Honours)
+ Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design)
+ Graduate Diploma in Ceramic Design - Caufield campus
+ Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts) - Gippsland campus
+ Master of Arts by research - all campuses
+ Master of Arts (Craft) by coursework - Peninsula campus
+ Doctor of Philosophy - all campuses
Further information and advice may be sought from the heads of schools and departments and directors of centres at Caulfield. For courses offered at Gippsland and Peninsula, please refer to the relevant section in this handbook.
Further information and advice may be sought from the heads of schools and departments and directors of centres at Caulfield, Peninsula and Gippsland in which specialised major areas of study are offered. The annual closing date for applications is 1 November of each year.
+ Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) part only
+ Graduate Diploma (Visual Arts)
For further details, please refer to the Gippsland section in this handbook.