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.
4 January 2012 - Minor amendments made to the document to reflect changes to position and unit titles and movement of responsibilities, as a result of the new leadership and management structure approved by the Board of Trustees and effective 1 January 2012. Clauses amended: 20-23, 28, 37Examinations 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
11th April 2011
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
11th December 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
11th April 2011
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
29th October 2012
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
Deirdre Lee
96787477
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
In this version of the policy, the following changes have been made:
Clause 18 (amended clause) gives Heads of School overall accountability for the preparation of examinations.
Clause 19 (new clause) provides that schools must have processes in place, endorsed by the School Academic Committee, including benchmarking, peer review, and moderation of answers, to assure the academic quality of examinations.
Clause 20 sets out for the first time the accountabilities of Unit Coordinators, Heads of Program/Course Advisors, and Associate Heads of School (Learning and Teaching), in relation to the preparation, marking and moderation of examinations.
Clause 23 recognises the role of the Associate Head of School (Learning and Teaching), or equivalent.
Clause 28 contains procedures formerly in clause 20 relating to the preparation of examination papers (now in Section 4 - Procedures).
Clause 28 e (new sub clause) provides that the University's Records Management Policy must be adhered to in relation to the retention and storage of examination papers.
Clauses Amended Policy: 18, 19, 20, 23 Procedure: 28