Policy Glossary
The Glossary is a list of terms and their standard definitions for policies and procedures. Unless separately defined or the context of the document requires otherwise then the following definitions apply to each policy or procedure.
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Academic integrity involves upholding ethical and acknowledgement standards in all aspects of academic work, including learning, teaching and research. It involves acting with the principles of honesty, fairness, trust and responsibility and requires respect for knowledge and its development. Academic integrity is foundational to the work of the whole academic community, including students, teachers, researchers, coordinators and administrators. A short course undertaken to develop skills and understanding of the norms and conventions that underpin scholarly work. Academic Integrity Modules may vary from School to School but must cover those details listed in the current Student Academic Integrity Policy (academic fraud, research misconduct, plagiarism etc). Faculty, School, Unit, Program, Discipline, or research centre. As per the Delegations of Authority Policy. An indication of the relative complexity and/or depth of achievement and the autonomy required to demonstrate that achievement. AQF level criteria describe the relative complexity and/or depth of achievement and the autonomy required to demonstrate that achievement for each AQF level. A course recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework and approved by the Delegated Authority as an award or degree offered at the University of Wollongong. An award course leads to a higher education award as detailed in the Coursework Rules and the HDR Award Rules. The last date to withdraw without financial liability and the due date for Commonwealth Supported or Commonwealth Assisted students to make an upfront payment of their student contribution amount or tuition fees or to apply for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. A subject which must be passed previously or taken concurrently with the subject for which it is prescribed. A place in a course of study for which the tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government, so that students only pay Student Contribution amounts for their units of study. An eligible domestic student whose tuition fees in a course of study are subsidised by the Australian Government. The act of officially granting an award. A core subject is a compulsory subject that must be completed in order to meet the requirements of a course, major study or minor study. The value attached to a subject that indicates study load. The process that provides students with agreed and consistent credit outcomes for components of a qualification based on identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications. A cultural gift is a voluntary donation of culturally significant property to an approved Australian public collecting institution that is accepted under the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program for taxation purposes. An assessment taken by an eligible student as a result of an approved Academic Consideration application. Deferred assessments may be in-session or end-of-session assessment tasks (including examinations) and can be administered by the Faculty or centrally. A person or body exercising powers or undertaking functions delegated by the University Council under the terms of the University of Wollongong Act 1989. All lawful delegations of University Council powers and functions are contained in the University of Wollongong Delegations of Authority Policy. A donation is a philanthropic gift. A philanthropic gift is a voluntary transfer of money, property, or other assets made by an individual, organisation, trust, foundation, or estate to the University of Wollongong without the expectation of material benefit, contractual consideration, or commercial return to the donor. Dual awards involve arrangements between two providers to deliver one or more courses of study that leads to the award of two separate qualifications, one from each institution. A dual award may involve one AQF level, or two sequential AQF levels. The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Framework is a body of legislation that provides protection for international students studying in Australia, protects and enhances Australia’s reputation for quality education, and supports the integrity of Australia’s student visa program. FEE-HELP is a loan from the Australian Government to pay all or part of your fees when you study a higher education course at an approved higher education provider. A domestic or international student studying in a non-Commonwealth supported place. A graduand is a student who has successfully completed all of the requirements of their course, but has not yet been formally conferred their award (e.g. bachelor degree). Once an award is conferred upon a graduand, they become a graduate. A graduate of the University is a person who is the recipient of a degree or diploma, or of such other award or certificate as may be prescribed by the by-laws, conferred or awarded— A grant is the award of financial assistance by a grant-making body - including a corporation, foundation, trust, or similar organisation - to support a specified activity, program, project, or purpose of the University. A grant may be considered philanthropic and treated as such for the purposes of Advancement and this policy where: Federal, state, and local government grants are not philanthropic, are not considered gifts or donations, and are therefore out of scope of this policy. HECS-HELP is a loan from the Australian Government that you can use to pay your student contribution amount. A member of academic staff who is responsible for the operation of an Honours Degree and/or the coordination of Honours Projects. A component of study within the Honours Degree that involves project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence and that is discipline specific, inter-disciplinary or joint. An institution which is not the student’s primary institution, but one where the student is completing studies that will contribute to a qualification awarded by the student’s primary institution. An assessment task that requires a minimum level of performance as a mandatory requirement in order to pass a subject. Joint awards involve a single course of study arranged and delivered jointly by two or more higher education providers that leads to the award of a single, jointly conferred, qualification. The expression of the set of knowledge, skills and the application of the knowledge and skills a person has acquired and is able to demonstrate as a result of learning. A course or Subject that is not recognised under the Australian Quality Framework (AQF) but approved by the delegated authority as a non-award course or subject offered at the University. OS-HELP is a loan from the Australian Government for students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) who want to study part of their course overseas. An allowance or payment made for each day (or part thereof). Plagiarism includes: A subject which must be completed satisfactorily before a specified other subject or subjects may be attempted. SA-HELP is a loan from the Australian Government to help you pay your higher education provider’s student services and amenities fee (SSAF). A session is a period of teaching and non-teaching weeks over which a subject is delivered. A type of scholarship to assist students with general living costs. Period of no more than six months within a course in which a student must be enrolled unless the student has been granted a deferral or a leave of absence. A self-contained unit of study identified by a unique code. The person to whom a staff member reports as their line manager. An assessment taken by an eligible student, as approved by the delegated authority, who has failed a subject and has been granted an opportunity to take an additional assessment to pass the subject in accordance with the Supplementary and Deferred Assessment Procedure. Supplementary assessment includes in-session or end-of-session examinations and non-examination assessments, and may be administered by the faculty or centrally.Return to TopA
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Cultural gifts are typically items that are recognised as having artistic, historical, scientific, or cultural value and that contribute to the preservation of Australia’s cultural heritage.
Such gifts are distinct from general gifts or benefits and may qualify for specific tax concessions under Australian income tax law when donated to an eligible recipient.Return to TopD
A donation may be unrestricted or restricted to a specified purpose approved by the University, and may take the form of:
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