Special Consideration
What is Special Consideration?
If you have experienced circumstances that you believe have adversely affected your performance in a unit, then you may apply for Special Consideration, as described in the Handbook of Undergraduate Studies 2008(page 44). You may apply for Special Consideration for assignments as well as for the final examination.
Special Consideration for the Final Examination
To be eligible for Special Consideration for the final examination you must have:
1. satisfactorily completed all compulsory requirements of the unit
2. attached the required Forms to your request
3. provided valid documentary evidence to substantiate your circumstances
4. submitted your request in accordance with the University's RegulationsNote that you must satisfy all of these criteria for your request to be considered.
What happens if my request is approved?
Where, in the view of the Division, you request is considered valid and you are to be granted Special Consideration for the final examination, you should note the following:
1. you will normally be required to sit a Special Examination
2. your performance in the (original) final examination, if you sat it, will not be considered
3. your final grade will be based on your assignment marks and your performance in a Special ExaminationFailure to undertake a Special Examination will result in a grade of FA being recorded.
Note that in some cases, although your request may be valid, if unit requirements relating to minimum assignment marks/submissions make it impossible for your final grade to be improved by a special examination, your original grade will stand. In such cases a Special Examination will not be given.
In rare cases, the department may judge that the circumstances of your Special Consideration case are ongoing so that a supplementary examination would not be able to resolve the issue of assigning a grade to you. In these cases the department will not require you to sit a supplementary examination, but will put in place appropriate alternate arrangements for assigning a grade.
What happens if my request is not valid?
Your original grade will stand.
When will the Special Examination be held?
How will I be notified?When you request Special Consideration, you are telling us that your performance has not reflected your true ability. In advising us of these circumstances, you must hold yourself available to sit for a Special Examination, at short notice on the day and time we set. The format of a special examination is at each unit convenor's discretion.
The purpose of a special examination is to resolve the temporary difficulty caused by your illness or misadventure, and is not to give you an advantage over other students by allowing you extra time to study. We will, therefore, hold special examinations as soon as possible after the final examination, and in determining your grade, we will take into account the possibility of extra study time available to you.
The date for the end-of-year 2008 supplementary exams is the 17 Dec 2008 (Wed) .
* the examination may be in a form agreed by the individual unit convenor
The outcome of all special consideration requests will be posted on the Computing Department's web-site on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 after 3pm and on the E6A Level 1 noticeboard. It is each student's responsibility to check either site for details.
Further Information
You are expected you to read, understand and comply with these regulations.