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Assessment Policy - Criteria and Standards-Based Assessment

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	15th April 2009	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	15th December 2010	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	15th April 2009	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	4th August 2009	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Brian Stout Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching b.stout@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	Brian Stout Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching b.stout@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

- ensure consistency between the Policy, and the "Assessment Policy: Criteria and Standards-based Assessment"; and

- cover arrangements for grading UWS exchange units - i.e. units taken at other providers as part of UWS courses;

- specify explicitly in the section "Supplementary Assessment in the Final Unit of a Course" that obtaining a supplementary assessment, when the fail grade is the result of a misconduct determination, is not permitted.

- Amend references to STUVAC to state that STUVAC applies to courses taught in Autumn and Spring sessions only.

Clauses Amended

Policy: 29, 30, 35, 40

Procedure: 59