Undergraduate Students
Assessment Grade Structure and Faculty Policy on the Award of Grades
The Institute follows the Faculty's standard grading structure for the return of results in every subject for all students.
The range of marks corresponding to grades is as follows:
| Grade | Percentage |
|---|---|
| H1 | 80-100 |
| H2A | 75-79 |
| H2B | 70-74 |
| H3 | 65-69 |
| P | 50-64 |
| N | 0-49 |
Information on the Faculty of Arts policy on the Award of Grades can be found in the relevant part of the Undergraduate Handbook.
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Assessment Details Posted on Notice boards
Assessment details are posted on the First Floor notice boards in the Sidney Myer Asia at the beginning of each semester. Each notice will include details on components of assessment and the weighting of each component; due dates for each piece of assessment, attendance or threshold requirements and student responsibilities.
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Assessment Extensions
Request for an Extension forms are available from the Asia Institute Reception and the Asia Institute website. These forms should be filled in and given to the subject coordinator before the submission date. Penalties apply to all work submitted late without an approved extension.
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Attendance to Classes and Examination
Attendance to all classes is expected. Class attendance may be taken into consideration in determining the final mark of students with borderline results. Ignorance of the subject matter of the unit or of special instructions in it resulted by unexplained absence will not be deemed a reason for extensions or a cause for special consideration.
It is the duty of students to ascertain the dates and times at which they are required to attend for examinations. Students who do not sit the prescribed examination at the published time will receive a fail for that component of the assessment. Students who are planning to be away from Melbourne should do so after the end of the University examination/assessment period. The Institute will not normally make special arrangements for students to sit examinations at times other than those published. The Institute will not accept any special requests for examinations after the final week of semester.
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Disability
The University of Melbourne provides services that accommodate the needs of people whose disability adversely effects their studies. Adjustments can be negotiated which assist such students to study and be assessed in a more equal environment. If you wish to know more about these services, please contact the Disability Liaison Unit (DLU), telephone 8344 7068 or visit the DLU website
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Environmental Health and Safety
Section 2.4.3: Student responsibility for Environment health and safety:
- Students are responsible for adopting safe work and study practices;
- must report all hazard and injuries to their supervisor or sports centre;
- must not wilfully place at risk the health or safety of any other person at the University;
- must not wilfully or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of environment, health and safety or welfare at the University;
- students are also required to comply with all University and Institute rules and procedures which relate to environment, health and safety.
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Essay Format
Essays should be typed on a computer. If access to a computer is not available, they may be neatly hand printed on one side of the page only. Both left and right margins should be at least 2 cm wide, and pages must be numbered.
Essays should have a title page with the following information:
- Name and student number
- Subject name and code
- Lecturer's/tutor's name
- Title of the essay
Standard bibliographic conventions must be adhered to, with all works referred to included in the bibliography. For more detailed information, please refer to the Asia Institute Essay Guidelines available from Reception at the Institute and from the Asia Institute website.
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Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is located in the Old Arts building, and is responsible for the administration of your degree. Contact the Student Support Centre if you want to make an appointment with a course adviser, request a points count, apply for a Leave of Absence, to change your address or if you have any general queries including course admission and selection (including Bachelor of Arts and the Diploma of Modern Languages), subject and course withdrawal and credit applications. Questions to the Faculty can be directed to Information For Students Page or telephone 8344 5235.
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Feedback after Correction of Assessment/Return of Assessment
Students are entitled to feedback about their progress, and for this reason assignments other than the final assessment (assessment conducted during the assessment period of the semester) would usually be returned within two weeks of the submission date of the piece of work.
Marked essays will be returned to you in a designated class unless your subject coordinator makes other arrangements. If you would like your final essay returned to you through mail attach it to an A4 sized, stamped, self-addressed envelope. Please also provide appropriate postage. Final essays will not be returned unless a stamped envelope is attached at the time of submission.
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Forms
- Asia Institute Essay extensions
- Chinese Prospective students
- Asia Institute Coversheet
- Asia Institute Essay guidelines
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Illness
If you are unable to attend classes or submit work by the due date due to illness or other special circumstances, please contact the subject coordinator immediately. A medical certificate is required in the case of illness. In other cases, documentary evidence may be required.
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Language and Learning Skills Unit
The Language and Learning Skills Unit (LLSU) assists students with study and organisational issues, writing issues, assessment strategies, professional skills and research involvement and issues. For further information visit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/llsu/
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Language Interviews and Placement Tests
- Information on Language Interviews and Placement Tests for Semester 1
- Information on Language Interviews and Placement Tests for Semester 2
- Chinese Prospective Student Form
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Notice Boards and Emails
Notice boards with information on timetabling, results of assessment and other matters of interest to students are located on level 1 and 2 of the Sidney Myer Asia Centre. Also, important and sometimes urgent information is often emailed to students to their University email accounts. It is student's responsibility to check these boards and email accounts frequently.
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Plagiarism
The following is an extract from the Faculty of Arts Policy on Plagiarism:
- It is University policy that cheating by students in any form is not permitted and that work submitted for assessment purposes is the independent work of the student concerned (or, where joint work is permitted, of the students concerned) and written by that student in their own words. This is in keeping with the rules made by the University Council under Statute 12.2.10(1).
- Plagiarism, or copying of another's work without proper acknowledgment, is not permitted.
- Neither is it permissible to allow another person to copy your own work for the purposes of assessment.
In any case in which a student has been involved in plagiarism, this shall be reported to the Institute's Director. If the finding is proven, a zero may be returned for that task or a fail for that subject. The matter will be reported to the Faculty of Arts.
More comprehensive plagiarism information is available as a Word Document.
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Postgraduate Studies
Opportunities for postgraduate studies exist for Honours graduates with suitable qualifications and research interests for which supervisors with appropriate skills are available. For details please contact the Institute's Graduate Programs Officer by telephone, 8344 0160, by email: mials-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au or by visiting: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/students/pgrads.html
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Scholarships
The Faculty of Arts offers a number of scholarships and prizes pertaining to language study. For further information please visit http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/scholarships/
Melbourne Abroad offers a number of scholarships opportunities for study overseas and facilitates student exchange programs. For further information visit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/exchanges/ma_program/scholarships.html
The Melbourne Scholarships Office offers new scholarships annually to students wishing to study at The University of Melbourne. For a full list of scholarships available to undergraduate students please visit http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/ugrad/
Language Specific Scholarships
Please see individual program pages for details.
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Skills
As a result of attendance at scheduled classes, participation in tutorials, timely completion of assigned reading and essays, and success in examinations, students should progressively acquire skills in the following areas:
Research: through frequent and systematic use of the library and other information sources, the definition of areas of inquiry and familiarisation with research methods;
Critical thinking and analysis: through required and recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by assessing the strength of arguments;
Thinking in theoretical and analytical terms: through lectures, tutorial discussions, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences;
Understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world: through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of Chinese culture, and by formulating arguments;
Communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations;
Written communication: through essay and assignment preparation and writing;
Public speaking and confidence in self-expression: through tutorial participation and class presentations;
Attention to detail: through close reading and textual analysis, essay preparation and writing, and examination revision;
Time management and planning: through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.
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Special Consideration
Special Consideration may be given to a student whose performance has been adversely affected to a substantial degree by illness or other cause. The Asia Institute Examination Board will take the circumstances into account and make a judgment as they see fit. Applications must be on-line via the Student Information System at:https://sis.unimelb.edu.au/. Applications must be lodged within three days of the final examination or final component of assessment. If you are experiencing difficulties and are not sure whether to apply for special consideration, discuss the matter with the Academic Liaison Officer, room 224. Students seeking extension (or delayed testing) for assessment due during the semester do not need to apply for Special Consideration instead they should apply for an extension.
Please see Assessment Extensions.
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Submission of Work
Assigned assessment must be submitted by the date and time set by the subject coordinator, and should be placed in the Essay Box located on the 2nd floor of the Sidney Myer Asia Centre unless directed otherwise by the subject coordinator. The Essay Box is cleared at 5:00pm each day. Late submission without an extension will attract penalties. Students must complete both sections of the cover sheet and attach it to the essay. Request for an essay extension forms and cover sheets are available from Reception at the Institute and from the Asia Institute website. The Institute will not accept assessment sent by mail, fax or email. Always keep a copy of your submitted assessment.
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Time Commitment to Study
Time management plays a key role in relation to successful university study. Students need to keep in mind that as well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorials and seminars a considerable addition time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject. A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. Below are estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts.
Total time commitment to study a standard 12.5-point arts subject:
First Year Level
- 30 contact hours per semester;
- 30 hours of class preparation and reading per semester;
- 36 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester;
- 96 hours total time commitment per semester
- 8 hours total time commitment per week
Second and Third Year Level
- 30 contact hours per semester;
- 36 hours of class preparation and reading per semester;
- 36 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester;
- 102 hours total time commitment per semester
- 8.5 hours total time commitment per week
Fourth Year and Postgraduate Level
- 24 contact hours per semester;
- 36 hours of class preparation and reading per semester;
- 60 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester;
- 120 hours total time commitment per semester
- 10 hours total time commitment per week
Total time commitment to study a language acquisition subject:
First, Second and Third Year Level
- 36-48 contact hours per semester;
- 36-48 hours of class preparation and reading per semester;
- 36-48 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester;
- 108-144 hours total time commitment per semester
- 9-12 hours total time commitment per week
Fourth Year and Postgraduate Level
- 24 contact hours per semester;
- 48-60 hours of class preparation and reading per semester;
- 48-60 hours of assessment-related tasks per semester;
- 120-144 hours total time commitment per semester
- 10-12 hours total time commitment per week
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Timetable
Timetable details can be found at http://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/subjects.pl
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Transition
The Arts Faculty holds seminars on study skills and transition for first year Arts students. For information on transition seminars in 2005 please visit: http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/transition/
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Tutorial Allocation
Asia Institute uses Alloc8 for all tutorial allocation. Alloc8 can be accessed via http://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/scitt.pl and is usually open to students one week before the beginning of semester. Semester 2, 2008 information can be found here.
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Undergraduate Handbook
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Webraft
http://webraft.its.unimelb.edu.au
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Who to go for assistance?
If you are experiencing problems with any aspect of your studies in Asia Institute, please contact your subject coordinator and or tutor during his/her consultation hours which will be displayed on their office doors. Alternatively, you can arrange a time that is convenient to you both. If you would rather see someone else you may see the Academic Liaison Officer in room 224, Sidney Myer Asia Centre. The Arts Faculty website also provides information for students. First year students, in particular, should look at the Faculty’s FAQs website for guidance: http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/firstyear
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Your Enrolment
Students should ensure that they are correctly enrolled, especially if they are from other faculties, or if they change their subjects. In accordance with Faculty policy, the Institute will not approve new enrolments after the first week of semester. Subject changes are made via the Student Information System (SIS) and is only open for subject changes during certain periods of the year sis.unimelb.edu.au. If you wish to change subjects during a period in which SIS is not open, please see your Home Faculty office.