Information for students

Location, contacts and inquiries

UTS Student Centres

The UTS Student Centres are both the initial and primary point of contact for all students. Students should deal with the student centres in all matters affecting their studies. This includes enrolment, exemptions, timetable matters, examination and assessment, as well as a wide range of student administration procedures.

For specific UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health information, students should contact the following UTS Student Centres.

City campus

Kuring-gai campus

Opening hours

UTS Student Centre opening hours are available at:

Faculty policies and procedures

NSW child protection legislation

Full details are provided in the NSW child protection legislation section in the University-wide general information.

Student administration matters

A range of student administration matters affect the progress of students through their studies. These are formally handled by the Student Administration Unit of the University.

The University's web enrolment system, through which students add and withdraw from subjects, allocate themselves to classes, update their contact details and access their complete study plan and subject results, may be accessed through My Student Admin at:

Enrolled students are advised to refer to this website for their current personal and enrolment details.

A range of forms for various student administration matters can be obtained at:

They can also be obtained from the UTS Student Centres. These forms include applications for:

• recognition of prior learning
• leave of absence, and
• course withdrawal.

Further information is available from the Student Administration Unit at:

Submission of assignments

All assignments must be submitted by 4pm on the due date by being:

• placed in the Kuring-gai campus assignment box outside the academic programs office on level 3, Building 5, or
• placed in the City campus assignment box on level 7, Building 10, near the Wattle Street lifts. Students are able to access this area via the lifts 7am–10pm Monday to Friday. On weekends contact UTS Security to arrange access.

All assignments must be accompanied by an assignment cover sheet, which can be downloaded from:

Do not use plastic folders or sleeves when lodging assignments.

Extensions

Applications for an extension of time for the completion of assignments must be made in writing on the appropriate form:

Extensions can only be granted by subject examiners or their nominees. Generally, an extension is only granted in the case of verifiable medical grounds or other serious matters.

Good academic practice

Students are advised to read the Advice to Students on Good Academic Practice policy available at:

Referencing procedures

To assist students with planning, researching, writing and submitting assignments, UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health has published referencing procedures in undergraduate and postgraduate style manuals. Students attempting written assignments are strongly recommended to refer to this document, which clearly outlines the expectations in regard to academic writing. This publication is available under 'Style and referencing guides' at:

Academic misconduct

Both the University and UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health view the academic conduct of students very seriously. Students must ensure that they conduct themselves in a professional manner, and observe the various rules and policies at all times.

In those instances where a student breaches academic conduct, the rules relating to academic misconduct are strictly observed. Breaches can include cheating in an examination or a class test and not acknowledging the work of others (plagiarism).

Plagiarism

Plagiarism refers to the practice of using someone else's ideas or work and presenting them as one's own without acknowledgment. Plagiarism is literary or intellectual theft. It can take a number of forms, including:

• copying the work of another student, whether that student is in the same class, from a previous year of the same course, or from another tertiary institution
• copying any section, no matter how brief, from a book, a journal article, the internet or another written source, without duly acknowledging it as a quotation
• copying any diagram, illustration or chart without duly acknowledging the source
• paraphrasing or otherwise using the ideas of another author without duly acknowledging the source, and
• presenting an assignment written by another student as your own work.

Whatever the form, plagiarism is unacceptable both academically and professionally. By plagiarising you are both stealing the work of another person and cheating by representing it as your own. Any incident of plagiarism can therefore be expected to attract severe penalties.

Students who condone plagiarism by allowing their work to be copied are also subject to disciplinary action. If students are in any doubt about plagiarism they should discuss the matter with the subject examiner or their tutor.

Note: The above provisions are drawn in part from the Faculty of Business Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of Assessed Work, February 1998.

Misconduct provisions

The provisions relating to academic misconduct are designed to ensure fairness in the process, as well as allowing such issues to be investigated effectively.

The rules relating to academic misconduct, discipline and appeals for students can be found at:

Laboratory policy

Laboratories

UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health laboratory staff are based in room KG02.3.51 and CB10.7.106 respectively, but can often be located in the laboratories situated at Kuring-gai campus in rooms 5.3.46, 5.3.49, 5.2.53, 5.2.56, 5.2.62, 5.3.56 and 5.3.60, and at City campus in rooms 10.7.100 and 10.7.104.

The laboratories also offer the following:

• equipment and posters may be borrowed for presentations or tutorials
• videos may be viewed in the laboratory area
• textbooks are available for quick referencing.

Laboratories at Kuring-gai and City campuses are made available throughout the semester for students to practice learnt procedures.

Laboratory rules and safety

Students have a duty of care to themselves and to others and must cooperate and observe the following points when in the laboratories.

• For safety reasons, a maximum of 15 students is allowed in the practice lab at a time. The faculty recognises that there may be peak times, such as prior to examinations, when more practice capacity is required. Should this occur, additional labs may be made available for practice.
• Students must comply with all laboratory safety rules while in the labs. In particular, no food, drink or children are allowed in the laboratories, and covered shoes must be worn at all times.
• All problems must be reported to the relevant technical officer.
• Should the use of the practice lab be abused in any way, UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health will review its operation.

Faculty centres and clinical professorships

UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health has three centres and 12 clinical professorships. The centres coordinate a range of international, educational, contract research, consultancy and continuing professional education activities on behalf of UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health. The clinical professorships, which are each established under the sponsorship of an industry partner, are the primary locations of UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health's research activities, particularly as they relate to practice development.

Centre for Health Services Management

Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health

Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development

Critical Care Nursing

Child and Adolescent Nursing

Health and Ageing Research

Mental Health Nursing

Midwifery

Nursing Research and Practice Development

Nursing Research and Practice Development

Tresillian Chair in Child and Family Health Nursing