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AMSI Summer School 2010 Student Guidelines

Taking Subjects for Credit

Some universities recognise AMSI Summer School subjects and will credit your results from the Summer School towards your degree, however, not all universities will recognise Summer School results. In other cases, some university departments will recognise Summer School subjects, while other departments may not. There may also be restrictions on the amount of credit granted, with some universities only allowing one AMSI Summer School subject count towards your degree.

Different universities have different mechanisms for accrediting Summer School subjects; many will require you to enrol in a subject in your home university, and then return your Summer School mark for that subject. The Summer School provides guidelines to lecturers on assessment, and after the assessment has been completed, the Summer School returns the results to the student's home university. However, the Summer School plays no role in how these results are used, and cannot guarantee that marks will be accredited towards a degree. It is the responsibility of students to resolve this matter with their home university.

If you haven't done so already, you are strongly advised to contact your Head of Department or Honours Coordinator for guidance as to whether or not, and how, your Summer School subjects may be accredited by your home university.

For Credit (FC) and Not For Credit (NFC)

It is important that the lecturers know whether you are taking their subjects for credit, or not for credit. If you are taking a subject for credit, you must confirm your intention to do so by the start of the final week of the Summe School. Our advice is that you should take at most one subject of credit.

Subject or Subjects?

You may enrol in at most two Summer School subjects. You are welcome to sit in on other subjects, especially in week one. However, printed course materials are reserved for students who have enrolled in the particular subject. You may change your choice of subjects in the first week of the Summer School; if you do, please notify the lecturers, and the Summer School Director.

Subject Information Guides and Prerequisite Knowledge

Subject guides and information about prerequisite knowledge for each course are available on the Courses web page for each Summer School subject.

Assessment

Due to the compressed nature of the Summer School, the rhythm of assignments, and the nature of the exam, assessment might be quite different to what you are used to. Make sure you understand the assessment details in the subject or subjects that you take. Also, it is very important that you respect the assessment deadlines. The lecturers will want to give back assignments as soon as possible so that students can obtain feedback on how they are going, therefore might be very reluctant to offer extensions on assignments. Also, as lecturers are required to return overall results shortly after the conclusion of the Summer School there will be very little opportunity for alternate examination arrangements (which sometimes occurs in the normal running of university subjects). It is the particular nature of the Summer School that students are in part assessed on their ability to complete a series of demanding assessment tasks in a very short time period.

Special Consideration

Requests for special consideration should not go through the Summer School institution’s student/academic services. Instead, requests for special consideration should go directly to the Summer School Director, who will provide a copy to the lecturer. Requests must be in writing and should include documented evidence as appropriate. Any action on a special consideration request will be conducted in consultation between the lecturer and the Summer School Director.

Due to the short duration of the Summer School, special consideration requests cannot be treated entirely in the usual way. For example, a student may become ill for a fortnight and thus prevented for participating in half the Summer School. This kind of event is unfortunate, but it can't be resolved by the special consideration process. Ultimately, the Summer School has to report back to the home universities that the competencies attained are at the Australian honours level. Consequently, special consideration requests will be examined subject to the following principle:

• consideration may be given for circumstances that prevented the student showing what they had succeeded in learning; and,
• consideration won't be given for circumstances that prevented the student from learning.
  

Equity and Access

For students with disabilities, Equity and Access requests (e.g. materials in alternate forms such as large print) should go directly to the Summer School Director, who will liaise with the lecturer and with the local Equity and Access Centre to provide appropriate support. For materials to be prepared in time, applications should normally be made well in advance of the commencement of the Summer School.

Plagiarism and copying

We stress that plagiarism or copying is not acceptable and will incur penalties, which may be as severe as failure in the subject.

Complaints

Complaints by students should be addressed in writing to the Summer School Director: