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Student Operations, Assessment and Student Financials, are responsible for:

  • Preparation and publication of provisional and final examination timetables;
  • The conduct of all formal examinations;
  • Publication of results at the end of each semester;

 

 

Absence from an examination

Students are expected to attend examinations at the scheduled time. It is a student's responsibility to notify the Unit Convenor or the Faculty's Manager of Students and Programs as soon as possible where they are unable to attend a test or examination.

Students who experience illness, misadventure or other extraordinary cause or circumstance reasonably beyond their control and as a result are absent from an examination, may apply for special consideration. Students who fail to notify their Faculty that they are unable to attend the examination will have no grounds for appeal unless the failure to notify is reasonably beyond a student's control.

Application for special consideration forms are available from Faculty offices.

Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than 5.00pm on the third working day after the date of the examination.

An application made after the relevant date (late application), or not on the approved form, may be lodged with the Manager, Students and Programs (MSP) of the Awarding Academic Unit for evaluation by the Unit Convener. In circumstances where the Convener is satisfied that it was not possible for the application to have been made on the prescribed form or on an earlier date, the application will be evaluated. It should be anticipated, however, that late applications will not normally be considered.

Please note: Students who apply for and are granted a special examination due to illness, misadventure or other extraordinary cause or circumstance, but who subsequently do not attend due to further or continued illness or extraordinary circumstance, shall be afforded the opportunity to apply for one additional special examination only. This examination, subject to the approval of the relevant Dean, will be set in the next examination period when this unit of study is offered. If a student fails this examination, or fails to attend the examination, a fail grade will be recorded in the students' academic records.

Please note that different rules apply for TAFE external examinations

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Changes to examination timetables

A Provisional Timetable is released via My.Swinburne, approx 4-5 weeks prior to the examination period.

This timetable is subject to change, with the Final version (including exam locations) released approx 2 weeks prior to the examination period.

Students are advised to check their examination timetable via My.Swinburne prior to each scheduled exam.

 

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Conduct in examinations

Swinburne University of Technology takes exams very seriously. All irregularities or instances of examination misconduct (eg. cheating) will be investigated. Where necessary a formal Examination and Assessment Discipline Panel will be convened and penalties imposed if warranted.

 

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Contacting staff in Assessment and Student Financials

The Assessment and Student Financials office is located in Student Operations, Level 1 Swinburne Place West, 20 Wakefield Street , Hawthorn and is the central examinations office for all campuses. Phone 9214 8212 or email assessment@swin.edu.au

When available, the current examination timetable can be viewed at My.Swinburne

When available, results can be viewed at My.Swinburne

 

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Examination timetable clashes

Any student who has two examinations scheduled at the same time (for example two examinations scheduled for the same morning) must report this information in writing on the Examination Clash Notification Form

 

Examination timetable clashes must be reported by 29 April 2009

 

Higher Education Exam Clash Reporting

  Hawthorn Campus Lilydale Campus
Office Student Information Centre Higher Education Administration Officer
Location Ground Level, Swinburne Place West, Wakefield St, Hawthorn Level 1, LA Building, SUTL

 

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Examination timetable publication dates

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Formal Examinations

The examination timetable lists examinations that are administered through Student Operations and held during the formal end of semester examination period.

 

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Results

When available, results will be viewable on the My.Swinburne Portal

 

For further policy information regarding examinations and results please refer to the Policy and Procedure Database.

 

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Seat Allocations

A door list shows students names and allocated desk numbers. The door list is displayed on the door of every exam room. Students need to view the door list and sit at their allocated desk number.

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Special consideration/Special Exams

A student whose performance in an examination has been affected by illness or other serious cause may apply for special consideration. The application for special consideration form is available from and lodged at the appropriate school/faculty office. The application must be lodged not later than 5pm of the third working day after the day of the examination.

Please also refer to the information under Absence from an examination.

Special Examinations for Higher Education at Hawthorn, Prahran and Lilydale will be held:

Semester 1 Semester 2
Monday 13 July 2009
to
Friday 17 July 2009
Wednesday 16 December 2009
to
Tuesday 22 December 2009

Please note that different rules apply for TAFE external examinations set by the Office of Post-Compulsory Education, Training and Employment (OPCETE/VETASSESS). Contact your department for details.

 

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Student identity cards

Student identity cards must be brought to each examination.
If you do not have your student identity card, a current passport or current Australian drivers licence can be used for identification.

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Venues for Semester 1 2009 Exams

Most exams for students studying at Hawthorn and Prahran campuses will be scheduled at the Hawthorn Campus, Camberwell Civic Centre and St Joseph's Parish Centre. Evening exams will be held at Camberwell Civic Centre and Hawthorn campus.

Most exams for students studying at Lilydale campus will be scheduled at Lilydale campus, however, Lilydale students sudying a unit at Hawthorn can expect to sit the exam for that unit with the Hawthorn students at one of the locations detailed below.

External Exam Venues

Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements, and should allow sufficient time to travel to exam venues.

  Camberwell Civic Centre
Address 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, Refer to Melways reference 59 J2 for a map.
Location The Civic Centre is located approximately 3km from Swinburne's Hawthorn campus, and is approximately 500m south east of Camberwell Junction.
Transport and parking For detailed instructions on how to find the venue visit the Camberwell Civic Centre web site.
  St Joseph's Parish Centre
Address 30 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra, Refer to Melways reference 58 C4 for a map
Location St Joseph’s Parish Centre is located approximately 100m off Chapel St on Fitzgerald St, South Yarra.
Transport and parking For detailed instructions on how to find the venue please see enclosed PDF file.

 

Other Venues

Details to be advised.

 

On Campus Exam Venues

Hawthorn campus Lilydale campus
AS = AS Applied Sciences Building

BA = BA Business & Arts Building

EN = EN Engineering Building

EW = EW Engineering West Wing (enter via EN building)

477B = (Corner Burwood Rd & Walker St)

LA = LA Building

LC = LC Building

LD = LD Building

 

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