Glossary of Terms

Admission Requirements - The specific academic qualifications, skills knowledge and other requirements that an Applicant must satisfy in order to be eligible for admission into a particular program.

Academic Award - A certificate, diploma, degree, graduate certificate or graduate diploma, including an honorary award and a double-badged award, conferred by the University at a graduation ceremony

Academic Integrity - The moral code of academia. It involves using, generating and communicating information in an ethical, honest and responsible manner

Academic Integrity Officers - Academic staff who have responsibility for managing cases of Academic Misconduct within their discipline, school or faculty.

Academic Misconduct - Behaviour that contravenes the values and principles of Academic Integrity,  and/or subverts the aims of the assessment whether intentionally or unintentionally. (For types of Academic Misconduct, refer to individual entries in this Glossary)

Academic Program - The series of courses in which a student enrols and which, when completed, will lead to conferral of a designated academic award

Academic Program Rules -
The formally approved Program requirements that students must follow in order to successfully progress through and graduate from a Program.

Academic Progress Status is the risk status given to a student to indicate their risk level in accordance with clause 2a, 2b and 2c of the Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy

Academic Work refers to the teaching, research/scholarship, the exercise of creative performance and/or professional skills and includes but is not limited to words, data, music, computer code, algorithms or computer code data, calculations, artistic and architectural works, film, video, digital or electronic media designs or ideas, interpretations, computer software, designs, sounds, images, photographs in print or electronic media.

Academic Year - The period from the start of Semester 1 to the end of the End of Year examinations, as marked on the annual Academic Year Dates website

Access Plan refers to the formal written statement prepared by Disability Support which outlines the impact of a student’s Disability and the Reasonable Adjustments that will be required by the student to enable equitable access to learning, teaching and assessment.

Admission Requirements are the specific academic qualifications, skills, knowledge, and other requirements that an Applicant must satisfy in order to be eligible for admission into a particular program.

Adjustment Factors - Additional points that may be used in combination with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) to derive a course selection rank.

Advanced Standing - Has the same meaning as ‘Credit’ for the purposes of this Policy.

Applicant is a current or prospective student who is seeking Credit towards a coursework academic Program at the University.

Agency Agreement refers to a formal document recognising the establishment of a relationship between the University and an Education Agent for student recruitment activities.

Agreement Manager refers to the University staff member responsible for the management of a specific signed agreement including liaison with both internal and external stakeholders as applicable. They may also be the Proponent Area.

Alternate Exam Arrangements - A variation to the location, time or conditions of examinations. 

Annual Agent’s Performance Review - A comprehensive assessment in which the Regional Manager evaluates an Education Agent’s performance in relation to conversion rates, enrolled student numbers, withdrawals, visa refusals, compliance and any other issues that may have arisen during the year. During the review the Regional Manager will discuss strengths and weaknesses that have been identified, and provide more training to the Education Agent if required.

Approving Officer(s) - Designated persons who are authorised to approve student loans on behalf of the Student Loan Fund.

Area - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement: School, Faculty, Division or Branch

Area Manager - Means: Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Vice Presidents; Pro Vice-Chancellors; Executive Deans; Executive Director, Human Resources; Chief Executive, External Relations (and a person acting in these positions); and Institute Directors, as defined in the University of Adelaide Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021.

Articulation Agreement is a formal agreement between the University and a third party that enables students to progress with Credit to a University Program.

Assessment Deadline means the published submission date for an assessment task.

Assessment Task includes any Work submitted for assessment including an Examination, assignment or other task.

Assumed Knowledge - Knowledge that it is assumed a student will have before commencing a Course. Teaching in the Course will proceed on the assumption that students enrolled in the Course have such knowledge.

ATAR stands for Australian Tertiary Admission Rank.  It is a ranking between 0-99.95 used as a nationally equivalent measure of a person’s relative academic ranking within their complete age cohort in the year they graduated from senior secondary school. The specific calculation used is different in each state and territory but the result is designed to be nationally equivalent. It is used by the University (either on its own or in conjunction with other selection criteria) to determine an Applicant’s Selection Rank and can be used to assess eligibility for admission.

Awards - see academic award

Balance of Probabilities is the civil standard of proof which requires that, on the weight of evidence, it is more probable than not that Academic Misconduct has occurred.

Branch - An organisational grouping within a Division

Broadening Experiences are intended to add breadth to a student’s undergraduate experience and in so doing provide a more rounded education with enhanced opportunities to achieve the University Graduate Attributes. A broadening experience may be provided by Courses that are in a different discipline to that for a Named degree or those outside the broader area of study for a Generalist degree.

Capstone Experiences are authentic activities that allow students to integrate knowledge from across the Courses in their Program enabling the demonstration of broad mastery in their discipline and the achievement of the Program Learning Outcomes. Experiences may include, but are not limited to, WBL, research projects and clinical experiences. Capstone Experiences are typically for credit and prepare the student for transition to relevant professional practice or research.

Casual Staff - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement: A person employed on an hourly basis for which a loading of 25% is paid in addition to the hourly remuneration rate appropriate to the classification of the work undertaken.

Census Date - The last day a student may withdraw from a course in which they are enrolled without incurring liability for student contributions or tuition fees.'

Cheating in Examinations - engaging in dishonest practice or breaching the rules during or in relation to Examinations, whether held in person or online. Cheating in Examinations can include, but is not limited to:

1. communicating in any way during an Examination with any person who is not an Exam Invigilator inside or outside the Examination venue;
2. giving or accepting assistance from any person who is not an Exam Invigilator whilst in the Examination venue;
3. reading, copying from or otherwise using another Student’s Work in an Examination or knowingly allowing a Student to do so;
4. possessing, referring to or having access to any material or device containing, or capable of accessing, information other than that explicitly approved by the Course Coordinator;
5. acquiring, or attempting to acquire, possess or distribute Examination materials, questions or information without approval;
6. permitting another person to attend an Examination on a Student’s behalf or attending an Examination on behalf of another Student; or
7. breaches of the examination and assessment requirements.

Child Safe Environment - A respectful and protective environment where children are safe from harm when participating in any University learning, teaching or research activities or other authorised on campus activities.

Cognate - A closely allied or related discipline or defined branch of study or learning.

Collusion - Where a Student presents Work as independent Work when it has, in fact, been produced through unpermitted cooperation with another Student or Students.

Commencing Student - Astudent who enrols in their first year of study in a program.

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) - The Commonwealth Government provides the University of Adelaide with a specified number of student places, providing the University with a financial contribution towards the costs of study. Each student holding a CSP must then pay the remainder of their study costs as part of their student contribution. See also: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).

Complaint - An expression of dissatisfaction lodged by a Student according to this policy in relation to an academic or administrative decision or determination by the University, its Education Agents, or any third party the University has an arrangement with to deliver a program or related services.

Concurrent Degrees are two programs that a domestic student has chosen to study at the same time. Individual Study Plans can facilitate the completion of Concurrent Degrees in less time than it would take to complete both Awards individually, due to the possibility of credit being granted as per the Academic Credit Arrangements Policy. When students graduate they will receive two testamurs, one for each of the completed Awards.

Conduct Counselling - Advice or instruction given to Students regarding acceptable forms and standards of conduct at the University.

Continuing Employment - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement: Continuing employment means employment without a definable end date. Continuing employment may be full-time or part-time.

Continuing Student means all students who are enrolled and are not Commencing Students.

Contract Cheating - where a Student submits completed or partially completed Work that a third party has completed for the Student, regardless of the relationship between the Student and the third party or whether the third party is paid or unpaid. Contract cheating can include:

1. purchasing a completed or partially completed Assessment Task from a commercial service to submit as original Work;
2. submitting an Assessment Task which has been completed or partially completed produced by a friend, family member, Student or staff member of the University;
3. a Student arranging for another person to sit their exam; or
4. using contact cheating services either directly or indirectly.

Copying - Where a Student submits an Assessment Task which the Student has copied from another person with or without their knowledge.

Co-requisites - Courses that must be undertaken before or at the same time as another specified Course.

Core Courses - Courses that are required for the completion of a Program and/or a Major.

Corporate Manager - Means: Executive Director; Education Transformation; Chief Financial Officer; Chief People Officer and Executive Director, Human Resources; Chief Information Officer; Executive Director, Infrastructure; University Librarian; Executive Director, Student Experience.

Course - A component of study of an academic program assigned a unit value.

Credit is the value assigned for the recognition of achievement of Prior Learning. Credit reduces the volume of new learning required to achieve a University qualification.

Credit-bearing Micro-credential means a Micro-credential that includes assessment aligned to a formal qualification level. Achievement of the learning outcomes may lead to an offer of admission to or credit towards at least one formal qualification, regardless of whether or not the offer is taken up by the learner. Credit-bearing Micro-credentials mirror and contribute to the academic standards required in the target qualification. The duration and effort required by the Credit-bearing Micro-credential Student are in keeping with the amount of credit earned in the target qualification(s).

Credit-bearing Micro-credential Student has the same meaning as Student as contained in the University’s Glossary of Terms for the purpose of a person enrolled in a Credit-bearing Micro-credential.

Credit Points recognise credit earned from Micro-credentials and are aligned to hours of learning. 1 Credit Point is equal to 10 hours of study (including contact and non-contact as appropriate). 5 Credit Points are equivalent to 1 unit of a 3-Unit University of Adelaide course.

Credit Precedent is information about prior approved Credit that can be used to inform future Credit assessments and decisions and is an indication to prospective and current students of potential credit application outcomes.

Credit Transfer Arrangements is a formal agreement between the University and a third party that provides students with agreed and consistent Credit outcomes for components of a qualification based on identified equivalence in learning outcomes.

Critical Incident means a traumatic event, or the threat of such (within or outside Australia), which causes a Student or Students extreme stress, fear or injury. Critical Incidents can include, but are not limited to:

1. death
2. attempted suicide or self-harm
3. serious injury
4. life-threatening illness
5. drug or alcohol overdose
6. severe verbal aggression
7. physical, sexual or other abuse
8. missing students
9. student arrest
10. natural disasters (including interstate or International Student home countries)

Non-life-threatening events may qualify as Critical Incidents.

CRICOS - The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students established under the ESOS Act: see CRICOS webpage.

Cross Institutional Study - Study at another institution that is concurrent with the Applicant's enrolment at the University.

Custodian of the Seal - In accordance with clause 1 of the Rule for the Use of the University Seal and for the Execution of Documents, the custodians of the Seal are the Chancellor, the Deputy Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and President and the Chair of the Finance and Infrastructure Committee.

Dedicated Units - Units which may not be presented for any other Award, that a student is required to present in order to be eligible for conferral of an Award.

Degree - An academic award of the University: degrees are offered at Bachelor, Honours, Masters and Doctoral level.

Defaulted - When a Student has breached the terms of their current or a previous student loan agreement.

Department of Education and Training - see Department of Education and Training (Commonwealth).

Digital Tools - May include programs, software, or applications used through a computer, mobile phone, Internet of Things or other information and communication technology.

Disability Support - Means the University of Adelaide’s Student Life Disability Support. 

Division - Any of the five central administrative groupings: the Division of the Vice-Chancellor and President, the Division of Academic and Student Engagement, the Division of External Engagement, the Division of Research and Innovation and the Division of University Operations.

Domestic Student - A student who is an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or who holds Permanent Residency status in Australia.

Double Degrees are undergraduate or postgraduate coursework academic programs which lead to the conferral of two University of Adelaide Awards. The Academic Program Rules for a double degree specify a program of study whereby the requirements of each degree can be satisfied in less time than is required to complete each degree separately, or in which the requirements for one or both degrees are modified so that the changed requirements of both degrees are able to be satisfied in less time than is required to complete each degree separately. A testamur is awarded for each of the two degrees.

Early Officer - A process which supports an educative approach to Academic Integrity. It halts the investigation, provides for the Student to accept that a breach has occurred and allows them to accept a mitigated outcome. Its focus is on improving the Student’s academic practice and understanding of Academic Integrity.

Education Agent – A person or organisation (in or outside Australia) who recruits overseas students and refers them to education providers. In doing so, the education agent may provide education counselling to overseas students as well as marketing and promotion services to education providers. Education agent does not refer to an education institution with whom an Australian provider has an agreement for the provision of education (that is teaching activities).

Education Agent Relationship means a relationship between the University and Education Agent whereby the Education Agent has been appointed as an authorised representative to facilitate the recruitment of students to the University.

Embedded Honours Programs - Bachelor degrees (typically 96 Units) that deliver AQF Level 8 outcomes.

Employability Skills are a set of broad, transferable abilities that help a student contribute effectively and successfully in the workplace, regardless of their chosen industry, or discipline, or eventual career. They include, but are not limited to, resilience, initiative and enterprise, emotional intelligence, digital capabilities, cultural intelligence, and skills in creative and critical thinking, planning and organisation, complex problem solving, innovation, teamwork, communication, leadership, and self-management.

Enabling Programs - Non-award programs designed to prepare potential students for undergraduate higher education by helping them to build the skills they need for university, such as literacy, numeracy and critical thinking.

End-on Honours Programs - 24 Unit Programs that follow a Bachelor degree and deliver AQF Level 8 outcomes.

Enterprise Agreement - see The University of Adelaide Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021.

Entry Level Courses - Courses in a Program that introduce students to the scholarly conventions, concepts and skills/techniques of the discipline community/field of study that are necessary to complete the Program.

ESOS Act - The Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (Cth) which regulates the delivery of education services to international students.

Examination includes any formally supervised summative assessment that requires a student to be assessed at a particular time and place irrespective of when in the semester it occurs.

Examination script - the examination paper and a student’s written responses to the examination questions in the examination booklet, either digital or paper-based.

Exam Invigilator is a person designated to supervise students sitting Examinations.

Exchange is study at an overseas University with which the University of Adelaide has a bilateral student exchange agreement, and that is concurrent with the Applicant’s enrolment in a Program offered by the University.

Extramural Activities - These include work undertaken for a Program that is not part of the formal coursework but is a requirement for completion of the Program (e.g. a professional or clinical placement).

Faculty - Any of the three academic groupings within the University, the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology.

FEE-HELP - The system established by Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth), under which the Commonwealth Government provides eligible domestic students in fee-playing places with income-contingent loans to cover some or all of their tuition fees.

Fee Offset Scholarship refers to the value of the funding provided by the Commonwealth to the University, in lieu of payment of tuition fees by HDR students enrolled in an RTP place.

Fee Paying Place means a place in a program of study offered to a domestic student who is not offered a Commonwealth-supported place or to an international student. Students in Fee-Paying Places pay full tuition fees.

Fields of Education - Classifications of Programs, Majors, Specialisations and Courses by the principal subject matter as defined by the Australian Standard Classification of Education.

Fixed Term Staff - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement: staff employed for a fixed time or a specific task or project.

Foreign Engagement Compliance Review is the University’s core mechanism for ensuring international engagement is in line with Australia’s foreign compliance regimes, and the University’s interests.

Foreign Entity, as defined in section 8 of Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 and, for the purposes of the Foreign Arrangement Scheme, it includes foreign governments as well as universities that are located in a foreign country and lack institutional autonomy.

Formal Concurrent Learning - Learning undertaken as part of Exchange, Study Abroad or Cross Institutional Study.

Formal Learning is successfully completed units of learning that took place during a structured academic Program which would have or has led to a formally recognised qualification.

Generalist Degrees are Programs offered by the University that provide broad educational experience and knowledge to prepare students for a variety of pathways and career opportunities. Generalist Degrees must include Majors to enable some specialisation.

Grade Point Average - The Grade Point Average (GPA) is a numerical index that summarises academic performance, and ranges from a minimum of zero to a maximum of 7 (scale of 0 to 7).

Graduate - A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.

Graduate Attributes - The expression of qualities, knowledges and capabilities that students are encouraged to take responsibility for developing throughout their studies at the University.

Grievance - For the purposes of the Student Complaint Resolution Policy, Grievance has the same meaning as Complaint.

GST - Goods and Services Tax: a Commonwealth Government tax levied on most goods and services, as defined in the Goods and Services Tax Act 1999 (Cth), and currently set at the rate of 10%.

Guidelines - Provide additional detail and context on aspects of a University Policy or Procedure. They may provide direction on recommended practices or processes, or illustrative examples of how policy is applied in particular circumstances, or tips for carrying out a University activity as distinct from procedures which mandate operational activities. Guidelines are subordinate to policies and are not substitutes for policies.

HECS-HELP - The HECS-HELP scheme is both a student loan and a student discount. Eligible students may access a HECS-HELP loan to pay their student contribution amount.

Health Condition - A physical or mental illness, injury or impairment.

HESA - Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth), the main piece of Commonwealth legislation governing higher education in Australia.

HESF means the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021.

Higher Degree Student - A student enrolled in an academic program leading to the conferral of a Masters or Doctoral degree.

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) - A program at Doctoral or Master level which comprises two-thirds or more of its assessable content by research. See also Research Student Handbook.

Honours Student - A student enrolled in a one-year qualification generally taken after an undergraduate degree and involves further study in a particular discipline area. In some areas, Honours is available as part of the final year of a four year undergraduate degree.

Host Organisation is the organisation in which a student undertakes a Workplace-based Learning experience. Host Organisations may be from government, business, community or not-for-profit sectors, or may be the University in some instances.

Inappropriate Use of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools - Where the use of these tools subverts the aims of assessment or gives the Student an unfair academic advantage. Inappropriate assistance can include but is not limited to:

1. submitting Work produced (or partially produced) by generative artificial intelligence as your own Work;
2. using information generated by artificial intelligence without appropriate acknowledgement or attribution;
3. the use of digital tools to submit Work which significantly misrepresents the Student’s level of competence; or
4. the use of digital tools to disguise plagiarism, collusion, copying, contract cheating or any other hebaviours of Academic Misconduct.

Incidental Fees means a fee other than Student Contribution Amounts or a Tuition Fee that is charged for a good or service related to a student’s study.

Incompatible - Courses are described as Incompatible in the Academic Program Rules if they have substantially similar content to each other.

Informal Learning is, but is not limited to, learning gained during work experience, volunteering, internships and professional learning.

Inherent Requirements - Capabilities, knowledge and skills identified by the University as being necessary to achieve the core learning outcomes of a program or to satisfy curriculum requirements.

International Sponsored Students are those students who receive a scholarship from their home government, or are receiving an Australia Awards scholarship.

International Student - A student who is not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand and who does not hold Permanent Residency status in Australia.

Internship is an experiential learning activity, with clearly identified learning outcomes, on a credit bearing course. Students are placed with a Host Organisation that provides practical experiences in a real-world setting. Internships are overseen by a member of academic staff.

Jointly Conferred Awards refers to a program delivered jointly by two or more collaborating institutions whereupon completion a student receives a single award conferred jointly by those institutions.

Last Course - The single Course in an assessment period that a Student has failed but needs to pass in order to complete their program in that assessment period.  This is identified at the time at which all final marks for Primary Examinations have been published and before results for Modified Arrangements are published.

Learning Management System (LMS) - The learning management system used by the University or partners in the delivery of programs and/or courses, such as MyUni.

Learning Outcomes - What students will know and be able to do upon successful completion of a Program or Course; they are the expression and application of the set of knowledge and skills and the application of the knowledge and skills a student has acquired and is able to demonstrate, as a result of learning.

Lectures - Scheduled teaching activities which are normally face-to-face. They include oral and audio-visual presentations as well as opportunities for interaction.

Level - This refers to the level of study of a Course. Level I, II, III, IV are the first, second, third and fourth year (where relevant) of a Bachelor Degree respectively. Level IV Courses may also be Honours Courses. Level V, VI and VII Courses indicate postgraduate coursework Courses. In most instances the first digit of the four-digit number of the catalogue number indicates the Level of the Course (e.g. 1109 is a Level I Course whilst 2092 is a Level II Course).

Majors are coherent sequences of Courses which develop depth of knowledge and expertise in a discipline in a Bachelor or Bachelor (Advanced) degree.

Major Revisions - These include, but are not limited to, revisions to a Program which may have legislative or reporting implications; may have an effect on the profile of the University; or result in a change in educational philosophy, mode of teaching, structure or content, location or language of delivery.

Material Change means an event which happens, or is likely to happen, and which:

1. would significantly affect the University’s ability to meet the Threshold Standards; or
2. would require an update to the University’s entry on the National Register of Higher Education Providers maintained by TEQSA.

Maximum Duration - The maximum amount of time permitted for a student to complete a Program and includes any periods of non-enrolment, leave of absence or approved study at other institutions for credit towards a Program.

Medical or Health Practitioner - For the purposes of the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy, a health professional (such as a medical practitioner or psychologist) that is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or a corresponding international regulatory agency.

Micro-credential means a certification of assessed learning that is additional, alternate, complementary to or a formal component of a formal qualification.

Minors - Coherent sequences of study within a discipline or sub-discipline that are smaller in size and scope than a Major.

Misrepresentation - Where a Student presents untrue information or misleading information. Misrepresentation can include but is not limited to:

1. submitting falsified, copied or improperly obtained data relating to results of laboratory Work, clinical placements, practicums, field trips or other Work as if they were genuine;
2. altering or falsifying any document or record for the purposes of gaining academic advantage including assignment submission information;
3. deliberate attempts to deceive about assessment submission times, word counts, attendance or participation in learning activities;
4. inclusion of citations to non-existent or incorrect sources; or
5. sharing
login credentials to pose as another Student or enabling another person to pose as the Student as per the IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy.

Mitigated Outcome - A penalty which has been reduced compared to the outcome that would usually be applied for a similar breach of academic integrity. A mitigated outcome is only offered during the Early Offer process. In any other determination, the AIO will determine an outcome with reference to the considerations detailed in 7.2 of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Modified Arrangement -  An alternative assessment arrangement that the University may provide.

Named Degrees - Programs that are not Generalist Degrees.

Nested Awards - Programs that lead to higher Awards with multiple entry and exit points (for example Graduate Certificate into Graduate Diploma into Master program).

Nested Micro-credential is a credit-bearing micro-credential which is designed to meet one or more of the Learning Outcomes of a three-unit Course (or larger).

Non-credit bearing Micro-credential means a Micro-credential that is not aligned to formal AQF qualification levels and does not grant credit towards coursework academic programs.

Non-Critical Incidents include but not limited to routine student welfare concerns, theft or loss of property, property damage, immigration issues or other relatively minor incidents for which the University provides support and assistance through the normal service operations such as Counselling Support, Student Affairs, and International Student Support.

Non-formal Learning - Includes successfully completed units of learning that took place through a structured program that did not lead to a formally recognised qualification.

Notifiable Event means every known fact, circumstance or event that could result in a claim being made against the University.

Offered - A Course is Offered when it has been timetabled and is available for students to enrol in.

OS-HELP - OS-HELP is a loan available to eligible students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place who want to undertake some of their study overseas.

Officer who affixed the Seal - The officer fulfilling the role of the Secretary to the University Council.

Overload means that a student is enrolled in more than a standard full-time load (for example, more than- 12 Units in a Semester).

Parallel Teaching - Any form of teaching involving both undergraduate and postgraduate students sharing a significant overlap of Level II and Level III Course content and delivery.

Partner means a legal entity separate from the University with which the University has a contractual relationship for the purposes of formalising a Third Party Arrangement.

Partner Education Provider is an entity (University or private) which delivers education study programs outside of Australia, and with whom the University has an established or proposed written agreement.

Part-time Staff - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement:Staff employed for less than the normal weekly full-time hours, for which all entitlements are paid on a pro-rata basis.

Pathway Programs - Non-award programs that are designed to build the skills and knowledge of potential students who do not otherwise meet the direct entry requirements of an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework award program.

Personal Information - Any information or opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion.

Placement is an experiential learning activity, with clearly identified learning outcomes, which is a requirement of a professionally accredited academic program at the University. Students are placed with a Host Organisation that provides practical experiences in a real-world setting. Examples include teacher practicums, clinical placements and engineering professional practice.

Plagiarism - Where Students present Work for assessment or publication that is not their own, without attribution or reference to the original source. Plagiarism is not confined to text-based or code-based content and can apply to creative works and any media including music, video, images and design Plagiarism can include:

1. copying any material from electronic or print resources without referencing the source;
2. paraphrasing sentences or whole passages without referencing the source;
3. using the ideas or concepts of others, including the structure of an existing analysis, without referencing the original Work or source; or
4. a
Student submitting Work for which they have received or intend to receive credit in the same course or other courses (self-plagiarism).

Policy - see Adelaide Policy Framework.

Policy Custodian - As defined in the Adelaide Policy Framework: The member of the Senior Executive who has overarching responsibility for developing a University Policy, obtaining the required approvals and ensuring that the policy is implemented, monitored and reviewed.

Policy Directory - On-line repository of the University's policies and procedures. The interactive website managed by the Council Secretariat to assist in policy implementation, monitoring and review.

Policy Pathway - A diagrammatic representation of the Adelaide Policy Framework.

Policy Responsible Officer - As defined in the Adelaide Policy Framework: The person who is designated as the primary point of contact for assistance with policy implementation, interpretation and review.

Poor Academic Practice - Alleged Academic Misconduct that is not extensive, blatant or does not result from an obvious lack of effort. Poor Academic Practice may be found where the conduct represents a very minor contravention of the expected academic standards for university level study in Australia (such as poor referencing or paraphrasing practice).

Postgraduate Student - A student enrolled in a postgraduate coursework or postgraduate research program.

Postgraduate Program - An academic program leading to the conferral of a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters degree or Doctoral degree.

Pre-requisites - Courses that must be successfully completed before another Course may be undertaken.

Prescribed Position - A position in which a person works, or is likely to work, with children; or a position or class of positions identified by statute from time to time. Refer to the University’s Employment Screening Procedure for further detail.

Primary Carer - Has the same meaning as section 5(1) of the Carer Recognition Act 2010 (Cth).

Primary Examination means the first sitting of an Examination.

Primary Results - The Results and Grades first made available prior to any Replacement / Additional Assessment.

Prior Learning - Learning that has taken place prior to undertaking a relevant component of a program that is either Formal Learning, Informal Learning or Non-Formal Learning.

Procedural Fairness - also called 'Natural Justice', means acting fairly in decision-making and relates to the fairness of the procedure by which a decision is made, not whether the outcome is fair. This includes the following principles:

1. A person is provided with sufficient details of any decision that may be made that may negatively affect their interests (and, if applicable, any complaint about them that may give rise to such a decision), so that they may be able to understand the basis for the same. This information should include:
   • A complaint (if any);
   • The possible decision or decisions that may have a negative impact upon a person's rights or interests;
   • The issues to be addressed; and
   • The related and credible and relevant information upon which the decision maker may seek to rely in making their decision, including any information adverse to the person. This need not include original documents nor disclose confidential sources; a summary of the information is sufficient.
2. The person complained of is given a reasonable timeframe within which to respond to the complaint.
3. All relevant parties are given a fair opportunity to present their case and to have access to a support person, where appropriate. Hearings should be appropriate to the circumstances.
4. A decision maker must:
   • Act fairly and without actual or apparent bias.
   • Consider all relevant evidence before them.
     
   • Base any decision on evidence that supports it.
5. A person who is the subject of a complaint must be informed of the decision, and the reasons for that decision.

Procedure - As defined in the program, see academic program.

Program - An approved combination of Courses and other requirements (where relevant) in which a student is enrolled which, when completed, leads to the conferral of an Award.

Program Learning Outcomes are statements that outline the minimum level that a student must achieve to graduate from that Program. Program Learning Outcomes will identify the knowledge, skills and attributes that a student will possess upon graduation and be made available in their Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

Program Minimum Units - The number of Units that a student is required to complete in order to be eligible to qualify for conferment of the Award in which the student is enrolled.

Proponent refers to the University staff member proposing a Third Party Arrangement.

Proponent Area (in the context of the Education Agent Engagement Policy) refers to the University’s business units that are responsible for management of the University’s network of Education Agents and associated student recruitment outcomes for both English, Study Abroad or award programs in a defined region or country.

Proponent Area (in the context of the Third Party Arrangements in Education Delivery Policy) refers to the University’s Division, Faculty, School, Branch, Institute or Centre in which the Proponent works.

Proposer (in the context of the Education Agent Engagement Policy) refers to the University staff member proposing the establishment, renewal or variation of an Agency Agreement.

Publicised - Information is publicised when it is disseminated in the online Course Planner or Course Outlines.

Recognition of Prior Learning/ RPL has the same meaning as ‘Credit’ for the purposes of the Academic Credit Arrangements Policy.

Recruitment is defined as the promotion and marketing of the University by the Education Agent with the goal of having students apply and enrol in a University course or program in return for a financial payment to the Education Agent.

Regional Manager is a position within a University of Adelaide business unit that is responsible for the day to day management of the University’s network of Education Agents and associated student recruitment outcomes for both English, Study Abroad or award programs in a defined region or country.

Registered Training Organisation (RTO) - A training provider registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (or a state regulator) to deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET) services.

Renewal Review (in the context of the Education Agent Engagement Policy)
A review in which the Regional Manager assesses an Education Agent’s suitability for Agency Agreement renewal. The Regional Manager will assess the Education Agent’s past performance, including compliance and their future capacity and capabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities required in the Agency Agreement.

Research Integrity - Conducting Research in a professional way by abiding the basic principles of honesty, rigour, transparency, fairness, respect, recognition, accountability and promotion as outlined in the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2018.

Research Student - see postgraduate student

Research Training Program (RTP) is the program under which the Commonwealth provides block grants to support HDR students. Students can be offered RTP scholarships for one or more of the following:

• Tuition fees offset
• Stipend for general living costs
• Ancillary research allowance

RTP scholarships are available to domestic and overseas students enrolled in an accredited HDR course. Maximum time limits apply.

Response Coordinator - The University’s Associate Director, Student Wellbeing and Access or delegate.

Responsible Officers - Those authorised to evaluate a report of Misconduct, issue a warning or conduct notice, or decide on a penalty, and have undertaken the required training and comprise:

1. Faculty Executive Deans
2. Heads of Schools
3. Faculty Business Managers
4. Manager, Student Affairs
5. Executive Director, Integrity Unit
6. Members of a Conduct Committee
7. Members of a Misconduct Tribunal
8. Any
other roles approved by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic).

Restricted Courses - Courses that are only available to students enrolled in particular Programs.

Results means a student’s course results.

Review Period - A group of University teaching periods from which results are reviewed to determine if a student is making satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy.

SACE - South Australian Certificate of Education.

SA-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay for all or part of their student services and amenities fee.

Safer Campus Community - An initiative to facilitate access to a range of services and responses to assist in student safety and to support the whole campus community to work together to support safety on University campuses. 

Safety Issue is considered anything that occurs while completing work for the University or while on University grounds, and that might cause or has caused harm to our people and/or damage to property. A safety issue can be related to anything from physical objects to particular activities, or to the behaviour of people or animals.

Scheduled and Available - The Course has been timetabled, is active in the LMS and is available for students to enrol in.

School - A sub-grouping within a Faculty.

Selection Rank - The rank used to determine an applicant’s competitiveness relative to other applicants, after all applicable adjustment factors have been added.

Self-contained Programs are Programs that consist entirely of Courses in which students from other Programs and faculties are not eligible to enrol.

SELTs - Student Experience of Learning and Teaching surveys conducted in accordance with the Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) Policy in order to guide staff and the University in making continuous improvements to courses and teaching for the benefit of students and to identify and reward excellent teaching practice.

Senior Executive - The Vice-Chancellor and President; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic); the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (External Engagement); the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research); and the Chief Operating Officer.

Service Teaching - The practice of drawing on the academic expertise of one academic unit (usually a school) to teach students in a Course that is compulsory for students in a Program owned by another academic unit. This may be expertise in a Discipline, in Discipline Contextualisation, or in an Interdisciplinary area of knowledge. Teaching of, or into, cross-listed elective courses is not regarded as Service Teaching. Single Guest Lecturing events normally are not regarded as Service Teaching.

Short-term Academic Visitor - A member of the academic staff of another tertiary institution who visits the University of Adelaide at its invitation to participate in the academic work of an area of the University, generally for a period of between one and 12 months.

Significant Commercial Activity is an undefined term used within the University of Adelaide Act 1971 (SA). For the purposes of this Policy, this term will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Note: unless it can be reasonably demonstrated otherwise, the activity by default will be defined as a Significant Commercial Activity.

Small Group Discovery Experience (SGDE) - A learning activity that places importance upon collaboration between students and researchers, and working together in small groups to make new discoveries.

Solicitation - Where a Student offers or gives money or any item or service to a University staff member or any other person to gain academic advantage for the Student or another person.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test is a test developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research designed to evaluate verbal and quantitative reasoning skills.

Specialisation is a coherent body of study focused in a particular discipline in Honours or postgraduate coursework Programs.

Specified Credit - Awarded where Prior Learning can be demonstrated to be equivalent to a University of Adelaide course.

Standard Duration - The time that a student is expected to take to complete a Program at the relevant AQF level, which is based on 24 Units in a calendar year, which the University normally considers to be a full-time load.

Structured Learning Activities include but are not limited to, lectures, tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, practicals, laboratory activities, group projects, directed research or other academic activities.

Student - A person enrolled in a University academic program.

Student Conduct Register - The central system through which all issues of student conduct are recorded.

Student Contribution Amounts means the amount in fees that domestic Commonwealth-supported students pay towards the cost of their courses.

Student Misconduct - Any behaviour that contravenes the Student Code of Conduct, or as defined in the Statutes of the University.

Student System - Student System means the core business system used for student management (the University currently uses PeopleSoft).

Student Workload - The time spent by students on Structured Learning Activities and self-directed study.

Study Abroad - Study at an overseas University with which the University of Adelaide does not have an exchange agreement, and that is concurrent with the Applicant’s enrolment in a Program offered by the University.

Study Abroad Program allows international students to study at The University Adelaide for one or two semesters where the home university does not have an exchange agreement with us, or does not have places available.

Study Plans are plans that show the courses, Pre-requisite requirements and likely pathway that a student will take through a pathway of study towards the achievement of an award.

Summer School (semester) - Courses offered in intensive mode generally over a 2-6 week period during January to February.

Support Person - a friend, family member, Peer Support Program volunteer or an Education Welfare Officer (EWO) accompanying a student. A support person is only allowed to communicate with the committee with permission from the chair except for EWOs who are permitted to answer and advocate at the meeting (by prior, documented, arrangement a support person may communicate on behalf of students with a disability). The role of a support person is not that of a legal representative and the person cannot be a legal practitioner.

Teaching Period means the portion of the academic calendar in which a University course is taught and assessed. The start and end date, census date, key enrolment dates, payment of fees, exam dates etc. of the University’s teaching periods are found on the University Critical Dates web page.

Tenurable Period - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement: see section 2.5.2 Academic Staff - Probation, Tenure and Confirmation.

Tenure - As defined in the Enterprise Agreement - see section 2.5.2.3 Confirmation of Continuing Employment for Academic Staff (Tenure).

Third Party Arrangement (TPA) means an arrangement made by the University with another party (in Australia or overseas) to deliver any aspect of its higher education services in relation to a program that leads to the award of an Australian-regulated higher education qualification.

Titleholder - A person who is not a member of academic staff and has been awarded a title by the University of Adelaide under the Titleholder - Conferral of Honorary Role Procedure.

Tuition Fees means a fee charged to cover the cost of teaching and related services, student administration and capital facilities relating to courses.

Undergraduate Program - An academic program leading to the conferral of a certificate (but not a graduate certificate), diploma (but not a graduate diploma), Bachelors degree or Honours Bachelors degree.

Undergraduate Student - A student enrolled in an undergraduate program.

Unique Content - Content that is only available within a particular Program.

Units - Numeric values assigned to an individual Course, reflective of Student Workload.

Unpermitted or Illegitimate Academic File-Sharing - The transfer and/or trading of course materials, notes, assessment tasks, answers, and responses with others, including Internet-based sites, in a manner that facilitates unfair academic advantage.

University Community means Students, Staff, Titleholders, Volunteers, Visitors and Contractors.

University IT Account Holder - Staff member, student, titleholder or visitor who has a relationship with the University of Adelaide that makes it necessary for them to access University IT facilities and online resources requiring authenticated login via a unique account provided by the University. Refer to the IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy for further information.

University IT Facilities - Any computer system, network, application, program, device or item of equipment (including all systems which provide an information processing service and the data to which they provide access) which is owned, managed, hosted or provided by the University (whether by Information Technology Services, another organisational unit within the University, or a third-party provider).

University Policy - As defined in the Adelaide Policy Framework.

University Related Activity includes but not limited to during or in connection with Students’ clinical, practicum, internship or work experience placements, or while a Student is participating in University approved study at another institution.

Unsatisfactory Academic Progress - As defined by the Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy.

Unspecified Credit is awarded where Prior Learning cannot be demonstrated to be equivalent to a University of Adelaide Course but meets the Program Learning Outcomes.

Vertically Integrated Degree Programs are a series of degree programs that are packaged and are designed to be completed sequentially for professional accreditation purposes. They usually require students to complete a Bachelor before progressing to a Masters (Extended) in the cognate discipline.

Vulnerable People - The definition of vulnerable people is adopted from the Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines 2017 to refer to individuals over 18 who may not be able to protect themselves from harm or exploitation by reason of age, illness, trauma or disability.

Winter School (semester) - Courses offered in intensive mode generally over a 2-4 week period during June to July.

Work includes but is not limited to words, data, music, computer code, algorithms or computer code data, calculations, artistic and architectural works, precedents, templates, film, video, digital or electronic media designs or ideas, interpretations, computer software, designs, sounds, images, photographs in print or electronic media.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is an umbrella term for a range of approaches and strategies that integrate theory with the practice of work within a purposefully designed curriculum. WIL can be delivered through flexible modes and models to provide equitable access for all students and may take place on or off campus. WIL activities may include internships, placements, industry projects and/or simulations.

Working with Children - Being engaged in an activity with a child where the contact would reasonably be expected as a normal part of the activity and the contact is not incidental to the activity. Working includes volunteering and other unpaid work.

Workplace-based Learning (WBL) is a type of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that occurs in a work environment, through participation in work practice and process and includes, but is not limited to internships and placements, which are experiences of variable duration where students are placed within a Host Organisation. These workplace-based WIL activities may be paid or unpaid.

Yearly Program - A program offered by the University in which progression in the program is dependent on the student successfully completing an annual examination in which a full year’s learning is assessed, including the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) programs