Transcript Academic Policies and Good Practice

Senate
Senior Executive Group
Vice Chancellor,
Deputy-Vice Chancellors and
Provost, Deans
Senior Officers
(Executive and management)
Academic Board
VCs, DVCs, Deans,
Faculty representatives
(Quality and standards)
Faculty Boards
Research Students
PhD - A university-wide degree
– University of Sydney (Doctor of
Philosophy(PhD)) Rule 2004
– Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Resolutions
of the Academic Board
Masters by Research
– A faculty degree – see Faculty Handbook
Coursework
(Professional Doctorate, Masters by Coursework,
Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate)
2 Sources • Your Faculty Handbook or Postgraduate
Handbook (the main source of information)
• University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000
(as amended)
• http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/policies/Cwk_Rule.pdf
Intellectual Property
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Students own intellectual property created by students during their
studies but may transfer such intellectual property to others if they
perceive it in their interests to do so
•
Consult with your supervisor over jointly created IP and IP involving
third parties (eg industry partners)
•
The University owns Intellectual Property created by staff
•
Understand the agreement from the start
•
University of Sydney (Intellectual Property) Rule 2002
•
Intellectual Property Rule – A Guide
http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/policies/Intellectual_Property_Rule_Guide.pdf
Plagiarism
“presenting another person’s work as
one’s own by presenting, copying
or reproducing it without
acknowledgement of the source.”
• Student Plagiarism: coursework
http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/policies/Plagiarism.pdf
• Academic honesty in Coursework
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/policies/Academic_Honesty_Cwk.pdf
New for for Coursework Masters
• Two types
– Professional Masters
– Advanced Learning Masters
• Capstone experience
• Optional research path
Appeals
• Attempt to solve locally first
• Formal appeal to faculty
• Appeal to Student Appeals Body
Look up University of Sydney (Student
Appeals against Academic Decisions)
Rule www.sydney.edu.au/policy