Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.
Inclusion of a defintion of "reading time" as follows:Examinations Policy
Status
Historic
Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date
9th September 2010
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
9th May 2012
The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority
Academic Senate
The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date
9th September 2010
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
10th April 2011
This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head
Jess Gleeson
Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations
j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author
Martin Derby
This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact
Radhika Bhandari
Examinations, Results and Progression Manager
2600
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.
Summary of Changes from Previous Version
- The Policy would be amended to include a definition of reading time, stating that it might be utilised for reading and writing, but that students were able to begin writing their examination answers if they chose do so. This recognised the principle that it should be up to students, not staff, to decide for themselves their own strategies for answering the examination questions.
- In communicating the arrangements for reading time to the University community, it would be emphasised that as stated in the approved Policy, ten minutes reading time was included in the duration of the examination;
- All examination papers would contain a standard form of words describing the arrangements for reading time that would apply for all examinations, and supervisors would explain the arrangements in the venue, before examinations started.
Clauses Amended
Policy: 13