MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Medicine Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Faculty of Medicine policies
CONTENTS
- Leave of absence and intermission
- Credit and exemptions
- Thesis/project guidelines
- Cheating
- Grievance procedures
- Unsatisfactory progress
Graduate diplomas
Under special circumstances, and with the approval of the course coordinator
and faculty, a candidate may be allowed to intermit his or her candidature for
a period of time not exceeding twelve months.
Masters degrees
Under special circumstances, and with the approval of the course coordinator
and faculty, a candidate may be allowed to intermit his or her candidature for
a period of time not normally exceeding twelve months.
Period of leave
The maximum period for which a student may intermit is two years. If a student
is unable to return after the second year, the student's candidature will be
terminated. Should such a student wish to resume the course, he or she will
have to apply formally for re-admission, seeking exemption for the work already
completed. Such exemption is not necessarily granted.
Request dates
Requests for intermission/leave of absence for semester-based coursework
components of study will not normally be considered by the faculty after the
semester dates set each year for the last date for discontinuance of a
subject.
Graduate diploma and masters degrees except 100 per cent research degrees
A candidate may, with the approval of the course coordinator and the faculty,
be granted credit for up to 25 per cent of his or her course, be that a masters
or graduate diploma. Under special circumstances only, credit may be granted
for up to 50 per cent of a candidate's course (eg where a candidate has
upgraded from a graduate diploma to masters).
No credit will be granted for work completed more than seven years prior to
admission to candidature.
Credit to be granted will normally be assessed on the basis of information
supplied by the candidate at the time of application for candidature.
Time period for revision to a thesis/project once it has been submitted and
examined
In the case of minor revisions, a candidate will normally be given no more than
three months to undertake the amendments. In the case of major revisions, a
candidate will normally be given no more than six months to revise the
thesis/project. Such candidates may be required to re-enrol.
Thesis/project extensions prior to submission
A candidate may, with the approval of the course coordinator and the faculty,
be granted an extension to a thesis/project due date of normally no more than
six months.
Students are reminded of Monash University Statute 4.1 on discipline. Part II
of this statute defines cheating as follows:
`In this statute "cheating" means seeking to obtain an unfair advantage in any
examination or in any other written or practical work to be submitted or
completed by a student for assessment. It includes the use or attempted use by
or for any student of any means to gain such unfair advantage in any
examination or in any such work where the means is contrary to the instructions
for such examination or work. Cheating also includes the taking into any
examination of any material contrary to the statutes and regulations whether or
not with the intention of using it to obtain an advantage. For the purpose of
this section, the expression "any material" shall include any bilingual
dictionary.'
It should be emphasised that plagiarism is a serious form of cheating being the
unauthorised presentation of ideas, work and writings of another person as the
apparent original scholarly work of the candidate. It is acceptable to use the
work of others as part of a thesis or other work provided it is acknowledged in
an appropriate reference and permission is obtained from the author and the
publication where a substantial volume of material is incorporated. When
candidates choose to undertake a study in collaboration with others, detailed
information about the relative contributions is necessary and course
coordinators and heads of departments should be notified.
Student grievance procedures are available within the Faculty of Medicine for
any student who believes he or she has a grievance against the faculty, and
where procedures for the resolution of that grievance are not provided for by
other means.
If a student is unable to resolve a grievance by other means, he or she should
contact the dean of medicine or the faculty manager and explain in writing the
basis of the grievance.
The details of the formal procedures relating to grievances are available from
the faculty office.
Graduate diploma and masters degrees except 100 per cent research degrees
In the case of a candidate's unsatisfactory progress, the course coordinator or
head of the relevant department, in consultation with the dean of the faculty,
may recommend one of several actions including:
+ that the candidate be allowed to repeat part of the course;
+ that the candidature be recommended for possible exclusion from the
course.
Where a candidate has been recommended for exclusion, the faculty Scholarships
and Graduate Matters Committee will review the case and determine whether the
candidate should be excluded or be allowed to repeat part of the course. The
faculty office will in writing inform the student of the procedures to be
followed including documentation required and the candidate's opportunity to
present their case before the committee. An excluded candidate may appeal to
the university's Appeals Committee.
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