Current student information
Time commitment
Students should expect to undertake at least 10 hours of study per week for each enrolled unit. More time will be required to achieve outstanding results – this amount of time will vary for each student.
Teaching
In the Faculty of Business and Law teaching is supported by lectures, tutorials and the online facilities of DSO.
A lecture is an address to a group of students on a particular subject. Lectures are usually one or two hours long, with little or no discussion or interchange between the lecturer and students. Each unit usually has two hours of lectures per week but this may vary according to the unit specifications. These details will be clearly stated in the Unit Guide. Some lectures may be recorded (iLecture) and this is at the discretion of the Unit Chair.
A tutorial is a group discussion during which a small number of students (usually no more than 30) and a member of academic staff (the tutor) discuss issues raised in lectures. Attendance and performance in tutorials may be assessed, as well as other work that is submitted to tutors. Each unit usually offers one hour of tutorials per week but this may vary according to unit specifications. You can sign up for tutorials using STAR. Also, some units have eLive particularly catering for off-campus students. These are announced on DSO where relevant.
Each unit is administered and taught by a unit team. The unit team is made up of all of the lecturers and tutors of the unit from each campus and is coordinated by a unit chair. The unit team determines the content, assembles the study materials and sets the assessment tasks for the unit. The unit team also makes arrangements for availability for students to contact a staff member if there is a query. These details will be in the Unit Guide or DSO.
The unit chair (and/or campus coordinator) enforces the rules and expectations for each unit and has ultimate responsibility for its management. It is the students' responsibility to make sure that they understand and abide by these regulations. You should also note that these may vary slightly between units, for example differing assessment, referencing etc. Make sure you are aware of the expectations applying to each unit.
