Attendance
Assessment
Articulation and progression
Honours
Other information

From 2003, two undergraduate courses, the Bachelor of Building in Construction Economics, and the Bachelor of Building in Construction Management, will be phased out and replaced by a single undergraduate course, which commenced in 2003: the Bachelor of Construction.

Existing students in the Bachelor of Building in Construction Economics or Bachelor of Building in Construction Management, who are unable to complete discontinued subjects in either of the old courses due to failures or leave of absence, will be encouraged to transfer to the new course, in which case their standing will be determined on the basis of the transition arrangements, the details of which are available from the Faculty Office. Should this not be possible, equivalent subjects in the new course will be allocated to replace those discontinued in the old courses.

The following regulations shall be read in conjunction with the University's Rules and Bylaw, as contained in the UTS: Calendar and online at:

www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/cal/index.html

Attendance

It is the student's responsibility to attend lectures and carry out all assignment and examination work in every subject in which he or she is enrolled.

On rare occasions, students repeating a subject may make special arrangements with the Coordinating Examiner regarding exemption from attendance at lectures for part of a course and/or credit for work previously completed. Any such arrangement must be documented, and it is the student's responsibility to obtain, in writing, clear evidence of the details of the arrangement from the Coordinating Examiner.

Checking enrolment details

It is the student's responsibility to check that his or her enrolment is correctly shown on the listings which are exhibited on the noticeboards during the first few weeks of each semester, and to notify the Faculty Office of any errors.

Withdrawal from subjects

Students are referred to the relevant University Rule regarding withdrawal from subject(s) and their program of study.

The Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning may grant approval for students to withdraw without academic penalty beyond the prescribed date.

Students having problems with the course caused by personal or work-related pressures are advised that the matter should, in the first instance, be discussed with the Director or Program.

Assessment

Final grading for progression is determined by combining the total marks for class work and for final examinations, if any. Class assignments and quizzes are therefore of great importance.

Final examinations are held at the end of the year, but some examinations may also be held at the end of Autumn semester.

Arrangements for informal examinations, conducted in class, are announced by the lecturer in each case. It is each student's responsibility to be present.

Conduct of the Examination Review Committee

The Faculty Board has determined that the following procedures govern the operation of Examination Review Committees for each course.

1. The Examination Review Committee is a subcommittee of the Faculty Board with delegated power to make decisions on behalf of the Board.
2. The Examination Review Committee may modify the assessment of any examiner, subject to the clauses below.
3. A Conceded Pass in a subject may be awarded if the following are satisfied:
1. the subject mark is in the range 45 to 49 per cent
2. the student's weighted average mark for the assessment period is 55 per cent or greater
3. only one failure is recorded for that assessment period.
4. Extenuating personal circumstances should not be taken into account in the examiners' assessments, but any such circumstances and recommendations may be brought to the attention of the Examination Review Committee.
5. Results should not be withheld unless the issue is expected to be determined within a week (e.g. by the submission of further or revised work) of the commencement of the following semester. Otherwise a failure should be recorded.
6. The Dean or Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning may amend the decisions of the Examination Review Committee in the case of obvious clerical or arithmetic errors.
7. Except as to (6), no alterations may be made to the subject assessments of the Examination Review Committee other than by the use of an official review procedure.
8. The Responsible Academic Officer may amend the progression of a student as determined by the Examination Review Committee in the light of subject reassessments.
9. All alterations made under (6) are to be reported to the Faculty Board.

Assignments

Assignments are to be handed in on or before the date and time specified in the program. Late assignments are not accepted unless accompanied by a medical certificate or the like. It is each student's responsibility to make sure that the receipt of his or her assignment is noted by the lecturer.

Lecturers may, at their discretion, accept late assignments (and exact appropriate penalties) if students make arrangements in advance.

University Medal

A student who displays exceptional merit in any of the undergraduate degree courses may be recommended for the award of the University Medal in addition to graduating with First Class Honours. Any such recommendation is submitted to the appropriate University committee for approval.

Articulation and progression

• On the recommendation of the Examination Review Committee, the Faculty Board may, in exceptional circumstances, exempt a student from the regulations relating to progression.
• The year in these regulations is defined as the program for a year shown in the current edition of the Faculty handbook.
• A student may not enrol in subjects spanning more than two consecutive years of the course.
• A student may undertake subjects totalling not more than 8 credit points from the previous year while doing a full program from the next year.
• A full-time student who is required to repeat subjects totalling more than 8 credit points may enrol in subjects from the next year which would bring the student's total program to not more than 48 credit points.
• A part-time student who is required to repeat subjects totalling more than 8 credit points may enrol in subjects of the next year which would bring the student's total program to not more than 32 credit points.
• In exceptional circumstances, course programs at variance with the above rules may be approved by the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning.

Honours

The award of Honours in undergraduate degree courses may be recommended by the Faculty Board for meritorious performance. Any such award is entirely within the discretion of the Faculty Board and numeric calculation of level of performance is only one of the matters taken into consideration.

Other information

Course queries of a general nature should be addressed to the Director of Program and Subject Coordinators. However, matters concerning a single subject should be raised, in the first instance, with the lecturer in that subject.