IE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

New South Wales

FACULTY OF ME,DICINE

HANDBOOK

CALENDAR 1981

Volume 9

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE NEW SOUTH WALES 2308

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J)/:AS'S IVTROJ)(!CUON

Now that the programme of medical education offered by the University of Newcastle is entering its fourth year, we can make a more balanced appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses that have been recognised during the early years of its implementation. The initial feeling of euphoria, in both stafTand students, has to some extent worn off, as was only to be expected: staff members have become more and more aware of the problems involved in designing and implementing an cducational programme with so man" innovative features, and students incrcasingly recognise that the life of those \\ho choose to participate in such a "different" programme is not as easy as they had originally anticipated. Manv substantial problems arose during 1980, but the spirit of eo II abo ration in the Faculty remains high, and frank discussions between staff and students havc effectively resolved most of the difficulties which were identified at that time. A great deal of fine tuning has been accomplished, leading to an increasing acceptability of the programme by the vast majority of the students, but without any retreat from the Faculty's ongoing commitment to certain educational principles of central importance.

Perhaps some of the problems stemmed from unrealistic expectations in at least some of the students: indeed the Faculty may have unwittingly encouraged them to believe that we had in Newcastle discovered a svstem of medical education which would mean that learning would always be a plcasl{re, and that we had found some magic formula which would provide an ann-chair ride towards the possession ofa medical degree. The reality is otherwise: the life of a medical student, whatever its virtues and excitements, has always been a difficult one, and for a variety of reasons --- some or which arc not alw<l}'s immediately obvious students at times find themselves anxious and depressed for reasons that they don't always fully understand. Even in a programme such as ours, which tries to focus much more heavily on the process of learning, and dc-emphasise to some extent the amount of colllent required, there is still inevitably a great deal to learn, and always deadlines (of one kind or another) to be met. Many aspects of clinical work, introduced in Newcastle so mueh earlier than in a traditional schooL are also likelv to generate anxiety, uncertainty and doubt in at least a proportion of the studcnts although in virtually all cases such feelings arc transitory, provided that the student docs not try to bottle them up or deny their existence, and openly faces some of the very rcal stresses involved in medical life.

Faculty members too have not been spared their own hurden of anxiety. Although the great majority of them arc experienced medical educators, anc! some of them very experienced indeed, there has been an immense challenge presented to the staff by the need to mesh educational requirements with the students' perceptions and nceds, once again (like the students) with deadlines that simply must be met if the programme is to maintain its impetus, its standards and its growing reputation. You will encounter many staff members who have elected to take a quite substantial gamble, in terms of their own career development, by accepting a position in the Newcastle team: they too arc hnman, with the usual human mixture of confidcnce and doubt, certainty and uncertainty'

Senior staff members however can, on the whole, identify a number of dimensions in which the programme has been strengthened and improved since 1978. As I have said in earlier handbooks, the first class of students has really suffered an immense number of trials and tribulations, but even for them I believe that life is growing more comfortable as we gain familiarity with the problems, and also the rewards, of a programme of this type. A key concept here is that of programme evaluation. This medical school is almost unique, at least in Australia, in trying to evaluate all the important aspects of its programme, in order to gain information which will assist in strengthening certain aspects, modifying others, and perhaps even abolishing certain unacceptable or grossly inefficient componcnts. While the views of staff members arc of course very important in such evaluations, the input from students is at least as important, if we arc to be able effectively to judge the success or failure of what we arc doing from the "consumers" standpoint.

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Some studcnh havc c.\\Jrcssed cynical views about the process of evaluation, believing that their contributions arc not treated with sufficient seriousness; they arc often distressed to find that, as lar ,h they can see. the changes they have recommended have not been adopted. or have been too long delayed. It is understandable that students can not alvv ays appreciate the complex factors which have to be taken into account in determining the hleulty's response to a critical evaluation: (i) when the level of student participation is low. Faculty can not always be sure whether the views expressed represent the opinions of it substantial majority of the students, or whether they are simply the views of a vocal minority; (ii) some of the changcs recommended by students, while they might be approved in principle by the Faculty. may not be practicable with our present resources (e.g .. the prm·ision of more tutors to enable the formation of smaller groups); (iii) some proposed changes ma\' be substantially at variance with the general educational policy of the Faculty. or they may (for examplc) take insufficient cognil.ance of the demands of those authorities which have the power to determine whether the graduates from this programme will be licensed to practice medicine.

Ihese are all real i"ltes none of them, I hope. will distract you from committing YOlIl~sclf to regular partici pation in the evaluation process; it can be boring and frustrating at times (as staff members also know). and often it is difficult to see any short term gains from such in\'olvement. But if the programme is to remain vital. not only for yourselves in subsequent years but also for your successors. then it is essential that each student is committed to responding. as fully and frankly as he or she can, to requests for the provision of eyaluative data.

All the preceding paragraphs have stressed some of the problems and difficulties that we -- stalTand students have encountered (but on the whole resolved) in recent vears. Like all of us, vou will have over the next few vears some bad days, probably some b,id weeks but vou will also find that you arc cngaged in an enterprise which contains within itself infinite fascination and challenge, an exciting but at times rather frightening responsibility, and as the course proceeds you will increasingly discover a spirit of collaboration and comradeship in this Faculty which, I have no doubt, will be one of the best memories of your Iirc~

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David Maddison,

Dean.

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CONTEN1S

Faculty of Medicine

Dean's Introduction

FaCUlty Staff

Faculty Board Constitution

Hospital and Other Clinical Facilities

Private Practices

Health Commission

Dress and Appearance

Costs

Auchmuty Library

Bache[or of Medicine Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Medical Science

Faculty Policy on Student Failure and Withdrawal

General Description of Curriculum

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV, Phase V

General Information ~ Between pages 10 & II

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE

DEAN'S lJNIT Dean Profc"or D. C. Maddison, Mil. BS. DPM(Sydney). FRACP. FRANZCP

Faculty Secretary J. M. Ilirch. BA. DipEd(Sydncy)

Administrative Assistant P F. lIill, BA. BFdStud

Faculty Office Staff Susan M. James Ann". MeCa be Karyn A. Magill

Professional Officer P. W. Woitticz

Senior Technical Officer (Electronics) G. B. Davis

Technical Officer (Electronics) P. A. \Varrcn

Technical Officer (Animal House) Sue Crewther. IlVetSc(Melbourne)

Animal House Attendant Michellc Steers

Driver/Storeman P. ~ix

Attendant D. C. Kirkland

ACADEMIC STAFF

Profes~Oi'S

T. J. C. Boulton, BSc, MD, ChB(Edinburgh), FRACI' (Paediatrics) R. L. Clancy. BSc(Med), MB. BS(Sydney), PhD(Monash). FRACP, FRACP(C) (Pathology) R. M. Clarke, MA, MD, IlChir, PhD(Cambridge) (Anatomy) G. M. Kellerman, MSc. MB, BS(Sydncy). FAACB, FRACP (Medical Biochemistry) S. R. I.eeder, BSc(Med), MB, BS, PhD(Sydncy). FRACP, MFCM(UK) (Community Medicine) Ileverley Raphael. MD. BS(Sydney), DpM(RANZCP). FRANZI'. MRC(Psych)(UK) (Psychiatry) J. S. Robinson, BSc, MB, Ileh, BAO(Belfast), DRGOG, MRCOG (Reproductive Medicine) A. J. Smith. MA, DM, BChir(Oxford). FRep (Clinical Pharmacology) S. W. White, MB, BS(Sydncy), MD(New South Wales) (Human Physiology)

Associate Professors R. D. Barry. BVSc(Sydney), PhD(ANU), MA(Cantab), ScD(Cantab) (Microbiology) S. B. Bhagwandeen, MB, ChB, MD(Natal), MRCPath(London) FRCPA(Histopatholgy) C. E. Engel. FBI'S (Medical Education)

Clinical Associate Professors J. M. Duggan. MB. BS(Sydncy), FRACP. FRCP E. Hennessy, MB, BS(Sydney), FRACS J. T. Holland. BSc(Med), MB, BS(Sydney). FRACP G. Kerridge, MB, BS(Sydney), FRCS(Edin), FRACS, FACS R. S. Nama, MB, BS(Malaya), FRACP

Fellows in Community Medicine J. Jill Gordon, Mil, BS(Sydney), FRACGP A. L. A. Reid. MB, BS(l.ondon), FRACGP J. Dickinson, MB, BS(Queensland). FCCFP

Fellows in Medicine E. R. Smith, MB, BS(Sydney), FRACP

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Fello\'''~ in Paediatrics l. S. Reid. MB. BS(Melb). !-ReS(Fdin). FRACS B. J. Springthorpe. MH. BS(Sydney). DCH(London). MRACGP. FRACP

Senior J ,ecturers R. G. Adler. MH. HS(Sydney). FRACP. MRANZCP(Child Psychiatry) S. I.. Carney. MH. BS(Melb). PhD(Melb). FRACP (Medicine) G. A. Doran. HDSc. MSc(Wcstern Australia) MACE(Anatomy) G. l. Fclelti. BSc(Ncw South Wales). BA(Australian National). PhU(Wellington)

(Medical Education) A. lI. B. Gillies. MB. PhD. ChB(Otago). FRAU' (Medicine) M. J. Hensley. MB, BS(Sydney). FRAep (Community Medicine) K. R. Mitchell. MSc. MEd, PhD(New South Wales). ABPsS. MAPsS. MACE, (Behavioural

Science in Relation to Medicine) V. Jean McPherson, MB, BS(Sydney). FRCPA(Medieine) R. L. H. Ncame. MA, MH. BChir(Cambridge), PhD(London) (Human Physiology·) N. A. Saunders, MD, BS(Syd), FRCP. FRACP (Medicine) B. S. Singh, MB, BS(Sydney). MRANZCP. FRACP (Psychiatry) R. Smith, MB. BS(Sydncy), FRACP (Medicine) G. A. Tannock, MSc(Western Australia), PhD(ANlJ) (Microbiology)

Lecturers Loris A. Chahl, MSc, PhD(Queensland) (Clinical Pharmacology) C. G. Daly, BDS(Sydney), MSc(London) (Anatomical Pathology) P. R. Dunkley, BSc, PhD(Melbourne) (Medical Biochemistry) J. W. Heath, BSc, PhD(Mclbourne) (Anatomy) A. J. Husband, BScAgr. PhD(Sydncy) (Immunology) B. W. Madsen, BPharm(Quecnsland), PhD(Sydncy) (Clinical Pharmacology) D. A. Powis, BSc, PhD(l.ondon) (Human Physiology) J. A. P. Rostas, BSe, PhD(Monash)

Clinical Lecturers C. Amey, BA, DipPsych(Clin) R. L. Bissctt, MB, BS(Mclbourne), FRACS A. E. Bray, MB, BS(Syd), MD(Western Australia), FRCS(Edin), FRACS W. J. Charlton, MB, BS(Sydncy). MRACGP A. W. Cripps, BSc(New England), PhD(Sydney) J. E. Dickeson, BSe, PhD D. A. Floate, MB, BS(London), MRCP(UK), FRACP Y. A. E. Ghabrial, MB, BCh, DipSurgery(Cairo), MChOrth(Livcrpool), FRCS(Edin) G. Harrison, MH, BS(Sydncy), FRACGP D. W. Jackson, MB, BS(Sydney), FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Eng) B. F. Jones, MB, BS(Sydney), MRACp G. A. C. Major, MB, BS(Sydney), FRACP M. Martin, MB, BS(Sydney), DCH(London) K. Ostinga, MB, BS(Sydney), FRCS, FRACS G. Rickarby, MB, BS(Melbourne), FRACGP, FRANZCP S. C. Robinson, MB, BS, DPM(London), MRCPsych H. N. Rose, MB, BS(Sydney), MRACGP N. Saltos, MB, BS(Sydney), MRCP, FRACP J. S. Taylor, MB, BS(Sydney), FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Eng), FRACS P. Trevillian, MB, BS(Sydney), FRACP H. W. Vickers, BSc, MB, BS(Queensland), DPH(Otago) T. C. Waring, BA, MSc, MAPS T. J. Woolard, MB, BS, DPH(Sydney), FACMA

Senior Tutor Monica H. Hayes, BA(Leicester), phD(CNAA) (Behavioural Science in Relation to Medicine)

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Secretarial Staff Margaret I. Bell Margaret J. Rond Elsa H. Cant Caroline A. Cranfield Lena S. Davies Margaret O'Donnell Joan P. Odgers Elinor F. Couper Elaine M. Sheehan, BA(New South Wales) Wendy I.. Smith Leonic J. Stead Shemsa Suljie

Director for Educatiunal Technulogy i\. V. Daniel, flMBI(Victoria)

Information Officer Aileen Stevenson, BA, ALAA

Professional Officer J. Falconer, BSe, PhD(Leeds)

Instructional Designers Veronica Parker, BA, DipEd Gloria Street, BA Barbara C. Wallis, BSc(Sydney), BA

Senior Technical Officer Linda E. Rogers, BSc(Harris CoiL, Virginia)

Technical Officers P . .I. Brent Vicki A. Brent Cathy Snape S. Williams

Medical Photographer B. W. Turnbull, MIMBI(NL)

Assistant Medical Photographer S. T. Melnally

Medical Artist J. H. Single

Audiovisual Officer K. Quigley

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COl1slillllioll oj'lhe Facult\· Board

The membership of the Vice-Chancellor and the full-time academic and teaching staff is provided for by the relevant by-laws and regulations. Additional members are provided for in the Faculty of Medicine as follows:

(a)

(b)

members elected hv the Senate from thc academic staff of the University other than the Facuity of Medicine, in the ratio of one sueh member for each eigl{t members of thc full-ti~le academic staff of the Faculty of Medicine asat I st January in each year, the result of such calculation to be adjusted up to the next whole number;

members elected by and from the part-time academic staff of the Faculty in the ratio of one such rcpresentative for each four full-time members of the academic staff of the Faculty as at 1st January in each year, the result of such calculation to be adjusted up to the next whole number: providcd that medical and non-medical members of that part-time staff shall be represented as closely as possible in the proportion whieh their respective numbers bear to the total number of such staff;

(c) the Librarian or his nominee;

(d) the Regional Director for the Hunter Region of the Health Commission of New South Wales;

(e) a member nominated by the Hunter Medical Association;

(I) two members nominated by the Board of Directors of The Royal Newcastle Hospital: provided that there shall be only one such nominee in 19F1;

(g) a member nominated by the Advisory Board of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital;

(b) a member nominated by the Board of Directors of the Wallsend District Hospital: provided that no such nominee shall be appointed before 1st January, 1978;

(i) not more than three other persons, whether or not members of the University, elected by the members of the Faculty Board other than those prescribed in this paragraph;

U) one postgraduate student elected by and from the postgraduate students enrolled in the Faculty;

(k) two students from each year of the Bachelor of Medicine degree course offered within the Faculty, elected by and from the students enrolled in each year of that course.

(I) one student elected by and from the candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science,

Hospitals and Other Clinical Facilities

The Royal Newcastle Hospital complex comprises a total of 870 beds distributed between four main sites, These include the main hospital (503 beds) and Belmont Hospital (108 beds), which provide a range of general and specialist services, William L yne (90 beds), the centre of the hospital's geriatric rehabilitation programme, and Rankin Park, used for chest patients.

There afe approximately 1,300,000 outpatient attendances annually, mainly for specialist clinics. The hospital also provides a domiciliary care service, involving approximately 36,000 horne visits per year.

The Newcastle Mater Misericorciiac Hospital has 30). beds, including 50 for paediatrics and 61 for obstetrics. Approximately 1900 births occur annually at this hospital.

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Wallsend fJi.llricl lIospital has approximately 200 heds following completion of recent extensions and is expected to develop a significant role in geriatric and paediatric care, and in community health and domiciliary care services.

VcwCilsllc PITchiillric Cel1lre has 151 heds and an admission rate of approximately 2000 per year. The admission pattcrn is similar to that in other State psychiatric hospitals.

Pril"lllc Praclice.1 Somc general practitioners and specialists in the Region will he making their practices available as learning resources.

flcallh Commissioll rhe Health Commission of "lew South Wales has Community Care Centres throughout the Hunter Rq;ion. These provide a wide range of services including domiciliary care. rhere arc, in addition. a number of specialist services, the Hunter Drug Advisory Service, Rcgional Mental Retardation Team, Regional Geriatric Team and Child Development linit, which will participate in thc educational activities of the University.

Drcss IIlld Appearance

In all professional settings. the general appearance and dress of students should be appropriate. This is so that the image which students present to patients and relatives facilitates communication between them, so that students are easily recognised as members of the profession by health professionals and other staff, and so that students themselves develop a sense of professional identity.

In some clinical settings (e.g. wards, clinics, etc.) it will be appropriate to wear a short white coat of approved pattern. The Faculty will make available a supply of such coats for purchase by students, who will be responsible for laundering them. These should only be worn in hospital or other professional surroundings.

In some cases it may be more appropriate not to wear a white coat (e.g. private rooms, some surgeries). Advance consultation with the person in charge of the activity will establish whether or not a white coat should he worn.

For laboratory work, protective clothing (when required) will be provided by the Faculty, and should be worn.

Student> will he expected to wear a name hadge in the clinical setting, and on some other occasions which will again be identified by consultation with the person in charge. The badge will bear the student's given name and surname only, and will be provided by the FaCUlty. In some hospitals, further identification will be necessary; this should he worn or carried at all times, and may be useful identification outside the hospital.

For obvious reasons, a hieh standard of cleanliness will be required in all clinical settings.

General tidiness and drcss should be socially acceptable and appropriate to the occasion. Students will quickly learn by experience what standards are appropriate in different circumstances, not only, for example, on the wards or in private rooms, but also in 'off duty' professional settings, e.g. hospital dining rooms.

In general, men may wear shorts with long socks and shoes. Thongs will be inadvisahle for safety reasons. No restriction will be placed on hair length, but hair should be clean and kept nnder contr()1.

Supervisors will notify students whose dress and appearance is inappropriate, and such students may be refused access to the facilities for which their turnout is deemed inappropriate.

Costs

Apart from the compulsory charges common to all undergraduate courses, there will be some additional costs.

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I he Lnivcrc,it\ of \ewcastlc Calendar consists of tile following volumes:

\'olume I,ep,islation: flit' ,·jel, 8r-I1II1's lind RegulariullS

l'ni\crsitv Bodies and Stid'f: Part I Principal Ol/i'c('ts, CUlillcil, Sellale, Hoardl

{fnd Coutrlliflees. Part 2 fiJI' I'ro("I\ors IIlId Sw/l

\' 01 \I1111: -' Handbook, Fliwl! l' o! .. 1rchircc/lire

\' olul11e 4 Handbook, fiiclIln' o! /Ins

V,)IUllle Ilandbook. !tJ('[t1tl of E('OflO!llics and CUf}l/Jlc}'ce

Volume " Handbook, [tlClllry oj' Fducarioll

Volume Handbook, tilcuhl' (~r Engineering

Volullle /\ Ilandbooi" h!l'Uin of J/llrhclllalics

\'"IUlllC 9 Handil()oh, [(mdt, oj :\fcdicille

\'olumc 10 Handbook. [,ICli/lr of Scicllce

\'olu!l1c 11 ,'11111!wl RCIJorr

:\11 lolumes, except Volume I .- Lep,isiatiun, are published annuallv.

Volume I Lcgislatilll1 is published irregularly the last issue being 1980.

All \OiUlllCS except Volumes I Staff and II Anllual Report arc available on microfiche.

Other l'lIhiicmiOils Undergraduate Prospectus

Postgraduate Prospectus

In/ormation for Students

lJniversit:. ~e\\~l

Ca/ctte

Oi)

(vi) (vi) (vi) ( vi) (vi)

(vii) (vii) (vii) (\ii) (vii) (vii)

(viii) (viii) (viii) (viii) (yiii)

(i:\)

(ix) (ix) (ix) (x) (x) (x)

(:\j)

(xiii) (xiv) (xiv) (xiv) (xiv)

(xv)

Fmohncnt of '\lew Students !{c--f:nroJrncnl ~)tl\d(~nt Cards Library·' (~;lrds

Attcnd~lncc Status Change of !\ddn:ss Change of :\amc

uf /\cadl,?lUic Penalty

COllfinnatiol1 of Lnrolrncnt LCi.lVC of ;\bscnc~ /\tit'ndancc at Cla~;~t~?i (j':nccal Conduct [\ioticcs Studcn1 ivlattcrs Generally

qn EXAlvlltNi\T[ON:.') Extunina1.ion Pcriodt;

for Exatninations Forn1;:11 Exar(jination~,

Exarnination Results FX(1iTiinations

EX<1rninatioliS

iUI\I§AHSFACTOH, Hcgulations Governing U nsatisftlctory Pcogn-;ss

Fxtension of time to Pay

(iii)

Jmlllarl'

rhursdav

9 lriday

19 Monday

20 Tuesday

21 Wednesday

22 Thursday

23 Frida)

76 Monday

27 Tuesday

28 Wednesday

29 Thursday

30 friday

31 Salurday

rdJl'II1l1T

16 Monday

23 Monday

/Ipril

11 Friday

18 Saturday

22 Wednesday

25 Saturday

'XI Monda)

JWIe

Monday

8 Monday

12 Friday

30 Tuesday

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Public Holidal' New Year's Day

Last day for retnrn of Re-Enroln]('nt Forms Contimiing Students

Final Deferred Examinations IeI'm 2

Term 3

Term 4

Tcrm 5

Professional Skills (Year 2)

Public Holiday -- Australia Day

Tcrm 6

Terms '7 & g

Term 9

Professional Skills (Year 3)

Closing date for applications for residence in Edwards Hall

First ]('rm begins Cor 3rd and 4th vear Medical students "

New Medical ,Indents attend in person to enrol and pay charges

Good Friday Easter Recess commences

Firs! If'rtli ends for 3rd year Medical students

Lectures resume

Public Holiday -- Anzac Day First Term ends for 4th year Medical students

5'-ccund 7('rll1 begins for 3rd and 4th year Medical students

Second Term begins

Public Holiday Queen's Birthday

Last day for return of ConjYrma!io/J or Enrolment forms _.

Closing date for Applications for Admission to the Bachelor of Medicine course in 19X2

(iv)

,111/1'

4 Saturday

6 Monday

II Saturday

20 Monda)

Auglls!

1 Monday

SI'[){(,lI1her

26 Saturday

?S Monday

Ouo/Jcr

lhursdav

5 Monday

10 Saturday

12 Monday

NOl'(!lIIhcr

20 Friday

!Jetemher

5 Saturday

Second li'/'lll ends for 4th year Medical students

Last day for withdrawal without academic penally from full year subjects

Second Term ends for 3rd veal' Medical students '

7hird Term begin> for 4th ycar Medical studenh

illirE! }i'rJll begins for 3rd year medical students

77Jird TerllJ ends for 4th year Mcdical students

Fourth Term begins ror 4th year Medical students

Closing date for Applications for Ad mission 19112 (Undergraduate cOUl'ses otiler than Medicine)

Public Holiday ~- Eight Hour Day

171ird 7i'rIIl ends for 3rd year Medical students

Fourth [crill hegins for 3rd year Mcdieal students

Third Term ends

hJUrth 7('rm ends for 3rd and 4th year Medical students

(v)

f)!t'o/nh'!lI (~l :VCH' SfwlenL,

Pt'r:~;OIl~; offered adIllissiOll are required 10 attend in pcr~lon at the Grear Hall ill l:llid to ('/11"01 and p,~y ch~l,rgt~S, T)etailcd illstI'UCliolt) are given in the Offer of

Lllrohnelll (?l Continuing ,)'turlenn

The UUlvcrsilY rn(lkl;~; ;taangcl(ICnh tor continuine stud~'nl\ to t~f\rol by wail. rhcrc are tWD ilIvclh'd:

the rnro/nwllf C(Hnplcting (,llrolnwl1t the cashier \vith charge:,

1. IJ1(rviug Fnro/nlf'l1t Fool/s

form with

Rc·cnrollllcni. mall'riah will be mailed to iill :;tudcms in mid·~Dcccrnbcr. Those who wish tocnrol in 1981 and \ I,'!z 0 ore 10dos() (see RegulattonsGovernirlg U !lsirl i,,[actor\' "hould complete the cnrohncnt Conn as s(Jon a,; pos:;iblc after the rclea~~e of th~ (jflflUal exarnination results, and forward it to The Secrctarv. University of ;\\:wcasilc. !\,:;.\V .. 2JO(L -

results.

stlldeN!.\' w'c duc In' 9'/alluan' 1981 except in the case of or deferred c.'(tllnination in which case the

~}eVl'n days of the release of those cXHrnin;uion

SUbJllissiun of I_~llrolinent fOfIllS (-~fter lhc due: uate \vill render the student Efibl,; to a late lodr,crnent charge of $1~L()O.

;;tudcIIts v;ho, fot' good n:aSOB, arc unable to subm:it their enrolment fOfll1S ltv the due (i<Jte. mH~' apply for an c;xtt'Ilsion of tirnc. The reqnest. with details of the reas(;n for the e~\"len~,injl nJ\lst re{~ch the ~;(:cn:;tarv bv the due date if the late 1<, to he avoided. lilt' tilat-no"cnrollllent will be accepted without the applo\'<:11 which shall be given only in exceptional circurnslances.

,)'{UriCflf Cards

bli'U/IIICfII

to COlllplete blro/melll arc relluired to

ludl"ing the form Wilh the charges payable. This 11"1'50,1. The Ca,;hicr's office is open 10" m to 12 noon and 2 pm [0

\0 Friday. 1\[ least J.l notice is 11 lIowed fro In the date of postinE to the charge:-i mu:;t be paid a late cbarge is to be avoided.

The Authority to Complete Emolmcnt form the student's identification card which is ret Ul'licd to him afte;r of charges. stlOuld be carried by students when at the University. Jt serves as that tbe sludent is enrolled iJ.nd mllst be n,-'''','nic'n

\vhcn for travel \'onces~ions, a parking pennit or to confinn

If a student lo~;cs his ;itwknt Card he ,;hould of 50 cents to the C;:-Ishicr ;;1nd prc~wl"\t l}w receipt (:.t the when ~;ecking a rcpb,ccn1ent c,trd.

1\ ~;tudent who withdraw:; completely from sludics should return the Student Card to the ~:::tlHlent /\drninistration ()ffice.

i,Una]'y Canis

c;tw!cuts should prescot their Student Card to the Library desk to be issued with their Library Bono\vf:rs '(lnL This cane which has rn(\cliine readable lettering, 01USl be presc!ltcd \vhcn horrcnving book~; horn the Library,

(vi)

Re-aillllission II/icr A hsel1ce

A person who has been enrolled previously at the Univcrsity of Newcastle, hut flOl

enrolled in 1980, i, required to lodge an Application li)t Admission if fllfther llfldergraduate enrolment is dC';ircd. Applications an: available frotll the Stlll\t;nt Administration Office and should preferably be lodged by I October 1990.

illendaflcc ,';WIl!S

Students cnrol asfilll-t illl!' or fl(/rl~time students as may be determined by the Dean of ll", Faculty.

Change (!/ A ddtess

Student" arc responsible for notifying the Student Administration Office in in their address. A Change of A ddres,\" form should be used and i,;

Administration Office.

OrallY fr O'{1

Failure to notify changes could lead to important correspondence or COllrse information not reaching the student. The University cannot accept if unicial communications fail to reach a student who has not notified iheStudent Office of a change of address.

It should be notcd that examination results, rc·cmolmem and other corresponden,"" will be mailed (0 students in Deccmber amI January. Students who will be during (he long vacation from the addrcss given to the University for correspondence make arrangemcnts to have mail forwarded to them.

Change of' Name

Students who change their name should advise the Student Administration Office. Marriage, deed pol! or naturalisation etc. certificates should be pres(;!ltcd for sightine ill order that the change (;lIn be noted on University records.

Chmir;C 0/ PrOr;tamme

Approval must be sought for any changes to the programme for which a student has enrolled. This includes adding or withdrawing SUbjects, changilJe attendance status (for example from full .. time to part .. time) or transferring to a different degree or faculty.

All proposed challecs should be entered on the Variation o/Pror;rammc form available at the Student Administration Office. Reasons for changes and where appropriate documentary evidence in the form of medical or other appropriate certificates mnst be submitted.

Withdr{J)mlll'ilhout Acadcmic Penalt)' A student is regarded as having failed in a subject if he enrols in it and does not the examination (not sitting for the examinations is regarded as not the examinations) unless withdrawal without penalty has been approved.

Application to withdraw from a subject or subjects should be made on a Variation of Proeramme form and lodged at the Student Administration Office or mailed to the Secretary.

Withdrawal will normally be approved without penalty if the application to withdraw is received by the Secretary before 6th July, 1981.

Unless the Ueall of the Faculty grants permission for withdrawal without penalty a student who withdraws after the date shown above will be deemed to have failed in the subject or snhjects.

(vii)

COl/firlllation ot f:ilroitllCI1I

In May t:ach year the University mails to all students a ('on/irmalion oj'f,'lIroimel1l form \\ hieh aiso serves as the application to sit for examinations, Thi" form Illust be checked carelully, signed and retl!rtlcd by all studt:nts (including non-degree students and postgraduate studenh not taking formal subjects) to confirm that they arc actively IJllrsuing subiects fur which the} an: enrolled and that the information 'on Universit\, records i<.; correct and COlllplctc, ~

ii/(iehledllns

Ihe Council of the \' Iliversit"

directed that stLidents who arc indebted tn the lihrary fines or parking fines may !wt

veal': a tran~cripl of acadcI111c rcc-ord: or

fraduate or be a\\arded a Diploma,

Stucicnh are requested to pay any debts incLirred without delay,

reil\'C of A !>.Ienee

;\ stucicnl who docs not wish to re-emol should apply for leave of absence, Leave 01 absence is normally granted only to those students who arc in good standing, Applications should be Sll bmilled before the end of first knn in the first veal' for which leave of aibencc is sought. Leave of absence will not be granted retrospectively,

Any student who docs not enrol for a period of two and docs not obtain leave of absence, must apply for re'admission to the when he wishes to resume his "tudics,

/ll1em/allcl' al Classes

Students arc to be regular and punctual in attendance at classes in the C(lurse or SLl bjce!s in they arc enrolled,

Where a student's attendance or progress has not been satisfactory, action may be taken under the Regulations Governing Unsatisfactory Progress,

In the case of illness or absence for some other unavoidable cause, a student may be cxcmcd for non attendance at ciasses,

Where lests or term examinations have becn missed, tiIis fact should be noted in the applicatioll,

The of

of an exemption from attendance at classes docs not carry with it any waiver General Services Charge,

(ielll'ral COli dud

In accepting membership of t he University, stndents undertake to observe the by ,laws and other requirements of the University,

Stlldents are expected to conduct themselves at all timcs in a seemly fashion, Smoking is not permitted during lectures, in examination rooms, ill Wlorial rooms or in the University Library, Gambling is forbidden,

Members of the academiG staff of the University, senior administrative officers, and other persons authorised for the purpose have authority, and it is their duty, to check and report Oll disorderly or improper conduct OCCUlTing in the University,

Notices

Official University notices are displayed on thc notice boards and students arc expected to be acquainted with the contents of those announcements which concern them,

(viii)

SwdcllI .tfiillers (jenerall,'

nle main notice board is thc display point for notices concerning enrolment malters, University rules and travel concessions, etc, Tili"

011 the path between the Union and tile I ibmry,

Test:; and assessments may be held in any subject from time to time, In the assessment of a student's progress in a university course, consideration will he given to laboratory work, tutorials and assignments and to any term or other tests conducted thronghuut the year, The results of such assessments and class work may be incorporated with those of formal written examinations,

/,'x(lmil1mion Periods

Tilllewb/es sholl'ing lili' lime (Ind 1,lacl' at which individ1lal eX(llI1inalions I"ill he hcidwill he [,osled on nOiice hoards ill Ihe ,tfedical ,)'dellees Building,

;\;1 isn,adillll of the lim(~tahlc will not umkr any drcmn~IHnce§ be i!lcccpi!,d as lUI excuse for failur{; to ilHend an cxarniuation.

Silling jiJr ExamillarioflS

Formal examinations, whert' prescrihed, are compUlsory, Students should consult the final timetable in advance to find OUl the date, time and place of tbeir examinations and should allow themselves plenty of time to get to the examination room so that they can take advantage of tbe lO minutes reading time that is allowed bcfon: the examination commences, ]:ormal examinations arc usually held in the (j reat Hall area and (ill November) the Auchmuty Sports Centre, The seal allocation list for eacb examination will be on a noticeboard outside the room,

Students can take into any examination any writing instrument, drawing instrument or calculating instrument. Logarithmic tables may not be taken in: they will be available from the supervisor if needed,

Calculators may he used. if permitted by the examiner in any examination, They must be hand held, baltery operated and non-programmable" and students should note that no concession will be granted:

(a) to a stndent who is prevented from bringing into a room a programmable calculator;

(b) to a student who lIses a calculator incorrectly: or

(c) because of battery failure,

Rules jiJl' Formal /:'xaminalions

Regulation [5 of the Examination Regulations sets down the rules for formal examinations, as follows:

(a) candidate:; shall comply with any instructions given by a supervisor relating to the conduct of the examination;

(b) before the examination begins candidates shall not read the examination paper until granted permission by the supervisor which shall be given ten minutes before the start of the examination;

calculator \vitJ he pCIlO!ttcd provided program card~ and device> are not taken into the

Ox)

(e) no candici:ltc shall entn the e'Cil1llinutioll mOlll after tlllrtv minute" from the time the cX.anlination Iw~, begun; .

(d) no eandid:lh~ shall IC(lve Ihe exarninatioll 1';,)(}lrt clurilw. the first thirl\' rninutes or tlrt: last ten rni!lUfcS of the cxarrlination: '- ~

(c') no c;,lndlda~<: slud,l r~:··cntcr the exarninatioil foonl after he has left it uniessdnring the full pennel 01 his absence he has heen lind!;!" approved ~upervision~

(0 a candidate shall not brinr, into the examination room anv Wi itten maier;al, device or aid whatsoevCl', other than such as' maY the parLiCllhu ("xanllnation: .

(g) a candidate ~)h(lll not by (tI1Y Int~ans obtain oc cndC{l\'OUf to obtain as\istancc in his \\:ork, gi Vt or (lHJeavour to give assistance IO anv or COrlHllit any breach of good order: .c

(h) a candidai,c shall not rake from the examination room book, ,drawinv paper or other mau~rial the

(i) no camEdale rna\' smoke in lhe examination room,

examinHtioll answcr to him for usc during

Any infringement of titese rules constitutes an offence again,;t discipline,

Fmminariull Reslilts

Fach ,;tudent will be ncl\'ised in Dc~ccmber ill' liIail of his annual examination rc:mlt,;,

'It'yiH ~K' give~i by ~eiepiHHw.

,'\ftn thc relc;l:;e of the annual ,:xaminatioil results a student to Iwvc a result reviewed, riwrc is H of $8,00 which is the event of all

error dlscoverccL , , mlls( be submitted on the ,1[lpropriatc form WIth the preSCribed reYlew charge by 15 January 1082,

However, it should be noted that examination results are rcleasc?d only after e<ll'eful asse;;smenl of "lUdents' and titat, amongst other things, l1mrginal failures arc reviewed before are released,

S'pecia! EWlllilil!lio/lS

When considering the examination results Faculty Roards take into consideration any Circumstances slleh as illness or personal problems which haye serious!v afl(?cted a student's work dllnng the year or during the examinations, student wh~ considers that hiS wOI'k Itas been affected in this way or who is unable to attend for anv examination and who Wishes toapply for special consideration should write to the ' tl;c ~irCl;rnstanccs and, in the case of illness, enclosing a medical certificate (see Regulation L1 (~) 01 the LXamll1atlon RegulatIOns, Calendar Volume I),

If a student is affected by illness during an examination, and wishes to ask for a Special EXamll1atlon he ~llst report to the supervisor in charge of the examination and then -make written appircatiOl1 to the Secretary ,1S soon as possible after the examination (sec Regulation 12 (3) oj the Examination Regulations, Calendar Volume 1),

/)ejhTl'd Fxaminatiof1s

Ii stndent who has no! heen judged satisfactory ill an exarnination has s~veral further opportllmties to satisfy the assessors, tlte final opportunity heing provided in late January III the pellod set down for deferred examinations,

(x)

The l; ni\'cr:~ity La\ adopted Rq:nJations Governing t Insatisfactory Progress which arc set out belo\\',

:~tl1d{-'nh \vho bCCO!11C lial)le for action under the RegHlatioll,~ will he illforrncd mail aft!,.;!" tlt(; release of tl1[; End of Year e,'~(;rnination results and \\ill bt:

procetlut'l_> {O be (ollo\\'('d if they wish 10 i,(~ho\'.,' cause'.

exciusion must be lndg"cd t()I(~tltcr with rc'"enrolrnent forms hv 1 :rida\' 0

I he I;aculty\ progre~:; rcquirerl1cnb an: set out clsc\vherc tn tlli~; volume,

GOVe!'HPng

I. (1) Tiw:w Regulation~; fifC made III accordance with the po\vcrs vc~)tcd tIl the Council undei' By·-iaw 5.1.2.

),

1,

(2) l'hcsc Regulations shall to ail students of the University except tho,,~ \vho are candidate:.; for a of rv1astcr or l)octor.

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context oc subject maUcr otherwise indicate" or

(I)

m

(3)

(4)

(1)

ConHHHtce~' n1eans the Adn1j~sions Con1mittcc of the SCllatc eonstitllt~d under ;>,3,,');

the of a in wltich a 'iludent I'; enrolled, of a Faculty in which a student is

1\ stud"llt\ enrolmcnt in a subject may be terminated by the I-\cad or the Department that subject if that student cloes not maintain a ral<, of

the I-lead of the DcpartmcilL In to tnaintain ~ati~>}facrory progress the

fnay take into cnnsidl'ration sllch fat:iors as:

attendance at lectures, tutorials, scrninar-;, laboratory work:

(b) failure to complete laboratory work;

(c) failure to complete written work or other assignments; and

(e1) failure to complete field work,

The enrolment of a sluclent in a subject shall not be terminated regulation), (!) of these Regulations unless he has been notice of the intention to consider tlte matter with particulars 011 the grounds for so doing and has also been given a reasonable opportunity to make representations either in person or in writing or both,

A student whose enrolment in a of these regulations may appeal 10 the malter.

A student whose enrolment in a is terminated under this Regulation shall be ciCClllCd to have failed the

A Facult\' Board may review the academic not lllai];tain a rak ~)f progress and may determine;

of 0, student who does satisfactory by the Faculty Board

(a) that the student be permitted (0 continue the course;

(h) that the ;;tudcnt bc permitted to continue the comse subject to snch conditions as lhe Faculty Board may decide;

(e) that the studcM be excluded from fmthcr enrolment;

(i) in the course; or (ii) in the course and any other course offered in the Faculty;

or (iii) in the :Faculty; or

(xi)

(d) if the I'aculty Board considers its powers to deal with the case are inadequate, that the case be referred to the Admissions Committee together with a recommendation for such action as the Faculty Board considers appropriate, '

(2) Before a decisioll is made under regulation 3 (I) (b) (c) Of (d) of these Regulations the student shall be given an opportunity to make representations with respect to the matter, either in person or in writing or both,

(3) A student maya ppeal against a ny decision made under regulation 3 (I) (h) or (c) of these Regulation,; to thc Admissions Committee which shall determinc the matter,

4, \Vhere the progress or a student who is enrolled in a combined course or who has previously beell excluded frolll enrolment in another course 01' Faculty is considered by the Faculty Board to bc unsalisfactor\, the Facultv Board shall refer the matter to the Admissions Committee together v;'ith a rccominendation for such action as the Faculty Board considers appropriate,

5, (I) An appeal made bv a student to the Admissions Committee pursuant to Regulation J (3) of these Regulations shall be in such form as mal' be prescribed hy the Admissiom Committee and shall be made within four'tcen (14) days from the date or posting to the student of the notification of the decision or such further period as the Admissions Committee mav accepL

(2) In hearing an appeal the Admissions Committee may t,lke into consideration any circumstances whatsoever including matters not previousl\' raised anel mav seeL slIch information as it thinks fit concerning the aeaden;ie record of the appellant and the making of the determination by the Faculty Board, Neither the Dean llorthe sub-Dean shall act as a member of the Admissions Committee on the hearing or any sllch appeal,

(3) Ille appellant and the Dean or his nominee shall have the right to be heard in person by the Ad missions Committee,

(4) The Admissions Committee may confirm the decision made bY' a Facultv Board or may substitutc for it ,my other decision which the Facuhv Board i's empowered to make pursuant to these Regulations, -

6, (I) The Admissions Committee shall consider any case referrcd to it by a FacuItY' Board and may: - "

(a) make any decision whicl! the Facultv Board itself could havc made pursuant to regulation 3 (I) (a) (h) or '(e) of these Regulations: or

(b) exclude the student from enrolment in such other subjects, courses, or Faculties as it thinks fit; <lr

(e) exclude the student frolll the University,

(2) The Committee shall not make any decision pursuant to regulation 6 (I) (b) or (c) of these Regulations unless it has first given to the student the opportunity to be heard in person by the Committee_

(3) ;\ student may appeal to the Vice-Chancellor against anydecisiol1 made bythe Admissions Committee under this Regulation, '

'I, Where there is an appeal against any decision of the Admissions Committee made under Regulation 6 of these Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor may refer the malter back to the Admissions Committee with a recommendation or shall arrange for the appeal to be heard by the Council, The Council may confirm the decision of the Admissions Committee or may substitute for it any other decision which the Admissions Committee is empowered to make pursuant to these Regulations,

X, (I) A student who has been excluded from further enrolment in a Faculty may enrol in a course in another Faculty only with the permission of the Faculty Doard of that Faculty and on such conditions as it may determine after considering any advice from the Dean of the Faculty from which the student was excluded,

(xii)

(2) ;\ student who has been excluded from further enrolment in any course, Facultv or from the University under these regulations may ,ipplv for pcrmis'sion to enrol therein again provided that in no case shall slIch n> cnrolment COIHmence before the <expiration of two academic years from the elate of the exclusion, i\ decision on such application shall be made:

(a) bv the Facultv Board, where the slllclcnt has been excluded from a single cllmsc or a si-nglc Faculty; or ,-

(b) by the Admissions Committec, in any other case,

9, (I) A \ludellt whose application to emol pursuant to Regulationg(l) or g(l)(a) or these Regulatiolls is rejected by a Faculty Board may appeal to the Admissions Committee,

(2) A studelll whose application to enrol pursuant to Regulation g (2) (b) orthese Regulations is rejected by the Admissions Committee may appeal to the Vice­ChancelioL

Enrolmcnt is completed by lodging with the Cashier the approved Alii/writ\' 10 Complete Lilrolmenl form with a reiuittancc to covcr all charges due or evidence that a sponsor will meet these charges_ New students are required to pay charges when they attend to enrol, For re-enrolling students at least 21 days notice is allowed from the date of mailing the Authority to Complete Enrolment form to the date by which cbarges must be paitL The actual elate, which is usually after mid February, will be printed on the form, A later date will be set if approval of the proposed programme has been delayed or if the student has taken Special or Deferred examinations,

( '/l(!lXes

I, (jeneral Services ChUlgc (a) SlUt/en Is Proceeding to a OCf!,ree or Diploma

Full-time students _ - , .. - , , - _ , . , , - , - . , , , , , - , , - " , , , , , " , '.

Part-time students _ - , , , , , _ . , , , - , .. , , , , , - , , - . , - , , - . , , , , - , ,

Plus Student', joining Newcastle University Union for the i'irst

$12050 PCI' annum

$115,50 Per annum

time", _, _". _, _, __ ".,' _", ___ " __ ", _, _" .. ,.' __ ., _, _ $10

(b) !Yon-f)egra Students Union charge, , , __ , , _ , , _ . , ' __ . _ , , . , , . , ' , , _ . , __ , . , . _ , , _ , , $56

The above charges mnst be paid in full by the prescribed elate,

2, I me Charges (a) Late Locigemem or Enrolment Form

Where a continuing student docs not lodge application

PCI' annuill

by Friday, 9 January, 1981 , ____ ." _""" _"". _,",' $J4 where a candidate for a special or deferred examination in January does not lodge re-enrolment application by Monday, 16 February, 1981 ______ ,,,,0<,0<,, 0<""'" $14

(b) Lare Lodgement of' Authority to Complete Enrolm('111 Furm with Cashier Where the Authority to Complete Enrolment Form together with

(il General Services Charge payable; or (ii) evidencc of sponsorship (c,g_ scholarship voucher or letter

from Sponsor); or

(xiii)

an E:-.tcnsion of Tirnc to Pav nol lodged with the Cashier by students)

or 23 198t (othcT students) Of later date a~) Inay be b~; the Secretary on the Authority to C(Hflp/ctc h,rulmcnt form ..... , , ....... ' .. , , ....... .

(c) Lall' Payrnen! (~( Charges V"thert' all cl1afee:; have not been paid by the lYtle Dale

(i) if not [nore (hall i4 (hrv~ overdue. , ........ >

(ii) if more than l~ d~!\s \l;'crdue. , . . . . . ........ , ..

Oilier ('!) under spcciRi supcr\isioll ..... . (II) FZevtcw of c}carninatitH1 results. , , . , , ........ , ... , . , {c) ;)tatt~n1ent of rnatricnlation status for non~n1crf1bcrs

lJnivr:rsitv .,. , .. ,.. . .... , ... ,., .. , ..... ,., .... , .. ", (el) AC{uJcmic statements in of six per {lllnI!1H .. " .. ,. 15c (e) Replacclflellt of studellt cards ........................... , .

J'ayJilen! q{ Charge,) Emolnwnt is cOlllpleted by lodging with the Cashier the approved Authority to Complete Ellrolrncnt l 'Of1H with a rcrnittanc{~ tocovcr aU charges due or evidence that a ~;,pon!Jor \\'il! meet these by mail is Orders should be made

at the . Post Office. Til" Cashier's Office is Building, <llld is open from lOam \() I? noon.

and /. pm to ;), pm.

S'!'lio/Ilrsilip fJulder.\' anli Sj)()n.wl'('d S!w!C/ltS

"lUdellts holding scholarships Or other fonn-; of financial assistance must lodge with the Cashier their Authoritv to Enrolment Form together with warrants ()f other evidence that charges wiil be sponsors. Sponsor, must provide a separate voucher, warrant or letter for eaclt student sponsored.

E\'1cnsiofl oj' Time 10 Pal' Charges

Students who have finalised their programme and been iSSll~d with tlwir Authoritv to Enrolment form but who, due to circumstances

the charges due, may for an extension of to pay Extension form should be and and in person at ·the Administration Office where arrangements will be for the student to be interviewed.

Retlmd ol Charges Students who notify tl1,; Student Administration Office of a complete withdrawal from their courses should also a claim form for a refund of charges. i\ refund cheque wii! be mailed to the student or, applicable, to the sponsor.

The refund will be based on the date of llotificatioll of withdrawaL as follows: Notification on or bcfore 2 March. 1981 ....... , ......... , .... 100% Notification on or before Friday, March, 198 I """"""""""" 90% NoJific3tion on or before Friday, 26 Jnne, !98! '" ..... , ............ , .. 50%

No refund will be made be/fm' 31 March /98/.

lligher Def{ree Calldidale,)'

Higher to pay the General Services and tlnion the enrolment is effective from or Second

covers the from the first of the term to the Friday of Term in the 'Where enrolment on or the first of Third Tern!, the paid will cover liability to the end of the jong vacation following the next academic year.

(xiv)

Person~; wishinJ~ to on to the carnplls arc required to obt'aill and OJ) the vchklc a (0 do so. Permit,; be obtained from the Attendant (PBtrol) Office which is off the Hall. Permit holder, must comply with the University's nil/lie lind including in approved parking areas. cOlnplying with road exceeding on the campus. If the Vice· Principal. aftcralfording the person a period of snell dl'ns in which til sllbmit a \\Tltte-D statt~nlcllt is satisfied that is in breadl of RGgulall0ns, he rna\,: (a) warn the against any further hreach; Of -

(b) a or (el the matier tl) the Vir·te-Chancdlor.

of lines \vhicl, trwy be inq)osed by the Vicc-~{}cincipal in re:~pC'.c1 of yanou:; of breach include:

in areas not set a::.ide for Parking in special snvicc areas. e.g. bays, by fire hydrants. etc ............. " .................. ,... . ........ ,.... SIO Failing to display a valid pcnnit . < , •••• ,. " $(1, Driving offences including speeding and up to X:Z:j

to when signalled to do so by an up to to information to an Attendant . , ... , . . . .. up 10

failing to the directions of an Attendant ., . . . . . . . . . up to $25

The Traffic and Parking Regulations are slaled in fnll in the Calendar, Volume 1.

(xv)

(xvi)

C/othinr; The white coats mentioned in the section on Student Dress and Appearance should he purchased by students. Coats of the approved pattern will be available on campus for purchase hy students during the first week of Term L Each student should possess two coats, total cost approximately $25.00.

Instruments The only instrument required by a student at the outset is a stethoscope.

Books Students arc recommended not to buy books until they have had the opportunity to assess the books during the course.

The Auchmuty Library

At present, medical monographs and serials form part of the general collections. Medical non-print materials, however, and facilities for their usc together with a small collection of special texts are housed in the Medical Reading Room within the Library.

Medical Readinr; Room Monday to Thursday Friday

8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. L30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Definition

Grading of Degree

Enrolment

Qualifica­tions/or Degree

Progression

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE

1. In these Requirements, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires, "the Faculty Board" means the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Medicine.

2. The degree of Bachelor of Medicine may be conferred as an ordinary degree or as a degree with honours.

3. A candidate shall enrol only as a full-time student.

4. To qualify for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine a candidate shall in normally not less than five academic years complete to the satisfaction of the Faculty Board the programme of work set out in the Schedule of these Requirements and consisting of such seminars, tutorials and lectures, written and practical work, examinations and assessments as may be prescribed by the Faculty Board.

5. Except as otherwise provided in clauses 7 and 9 of these Requirements a candidate shall complete the programme of work in consecutive terms.

6. (I) A candidate shall attempt all the assessments prescribed as summative by the Faculty Board.

(2) Summative assessment will normally be conducted in each term, except Term 1.

(3) Except in Phase 5, the results of candidates in summative assessments shall be classified as ungraded Pass or Fail. In Phase 5 results shall be classified as Honours, Pass or Fail.

11

Wilhdrawal

Leave of' Ahsence

Relaxation Clause

(4) A candidate whose result in a summative ilssess­ment is classified ilS Fail will be req uired to attempt such additional assessment as the Faculty Board shall determine.

(5) A candidate who fails in summative assessments for more than one term of a Phase will normally be recommended to the Admissions Committee for exclusion from the course under the provision of By-law 5.4.1.2.

7. (I) A candidate may withdraw from the course only by by notifying the Secretary to the University in writing and the withdrawal shall take effect from the date of receipt of such notification.

(2) Such withdrawal shall be -

(a) without failure, if the candidate's performance IS

deemed by the Faculty Board to be satisfactory; or

(b) with failure, if the candidate's performance is deemed by the Faculty Board to be unsatis­factory, in which event the Faculty Board will also normally recommend exclusion from the course.

X. A candidate who has been permitted to withdraw without failure and who subsequently wishes to resume his studies in the course:

(a) will be required to re-apply for admission to the course if the withdrawal occurred during his first year of study; or

(b) if the withdrawal occurred in a later year of study, will be permitted to re-enrol under such conditions and at such time as the Faculty Board may determine; which conditions may include success at re-assessment before re-enrolment.

9. At the completion of an academic year, a candidate whose performance is deemed by the Faculty Board to be satisfactory may be granted leave of absence under such conditions as the Faculty Board may determine; which conditions may includc success at re-assessment before re-enrolment. Such leave will not normally be granted for more than one year.

10. The Senate on the recommendation of the Faculty Board may relax any provision of these Requiremcnts in order to provide for exceptional circumstances arising in particular cases.

THE SCHEDllLE

Phases Terms Ycars

Phase I Imru£illclion II! Prohlell1 Solving Term I

----------.--------~---- Year I Term 2 Term 3

1------------1-------------------Term 4

Phase II Term 5 Year 2 Problems in Ihe Adult

Phase III Problems in Ihe Adllil

(col1linlled)

Elective I'

Phase IV

--

Term 6

i'erm 7 Term 1\ Term 9

Tcrm 10 I---

Term 11 Term 12 Term 13 ProhielJ1s or (Jr()\vlh and Agein/? __ .~_c ________ ~----_--~

Elective II' Term 14

Term 15 Phase V Term 16 lnlegrmed Practice Term 17

Term 18

Notes

Year 32

Year 42

Year 52

I. The programme of work in elective studies shall be proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board.

2. Years 3, 4 and 5 each comprise four Terms whose dates arc not the same as those of the three University Terms.

BACHFl.OR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

A one year programme leading to the award of the degree of B.Med.Sc. is available to candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine who have completed at least three years of their course. The degree provides for a period of supervised research in any of the disciplines represented in the Faculty of Medicine, or in another related to Medicine, subject to the availability of adequate supervision within the Faculty.

The programme is intended for medical students who wish to consider research as an option in their careers, rather than concentrate solely on the practice of clinical medicine, and provides a basic training in research methods.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHEtOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCh'

I. In these Requirements, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires, "the Faculty Board" means the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Medicine.

2. (I) The degree of Bachelor of Medical Science shall be conferred as an honours degree only.

(2) There shall be three classes of Honours, namely Class 1, Class II and Class III. Class II shall have two divisions, namely Division (i) and Division (ii).

3. An application for admission to candidature for the degree shall he made on the prescribed form and lodged with the Secretary to the University by the prescribed date.

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4. An applicant for admission to candidature shall have completed to a level of performance satisfactory to the Faculty Board not less than three years of the eourse leading to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine in the University of Newcastle.

5. (I) Admission to candidature shall rcquire the approval of the Faculty Board.

(2) An applicant shall not be admitted to candidature unless the Faculty Board:

(a) approves the programme of study proposed by the applicant; and

(b) is satisfied that adequate supervision and facilities arc available.

6. To qualify for admission to the degree a candidate shall in one year of fulHime enrolment complete to the satisfaction of the Faculty Board the approved programme and also such work and examinations as may be prescribed by the Faculty Board.

7. In order to provide for exceptional circumstances arising in particular cases, the Senate on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, may relax any provision of these Requirements.

Faculty Policy on Student Failure and Withdrawal

The requircments for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine constitute the formal expression of the Faculty's policy concerning students who fail to satisfy the examiners, or who wish to withdraw from the course temporarily or permanently.

These notes explain the Faculty's policy, and how it will be interpreted in practice.

Aim

The overriding aim of the policy is to encourage students to succeed, rather than to punish students for failure. This means that every assistance to succeed will be given to students who fail because of extenuating circumstances, but that, once it becomes clear that the student is incapable of success in the course, exclusion will promptly follow.

Assessment Procedure

Students will be assesscd in each part of the course identified on the Univcrsityenrolment form.

If the assessors are unable to make an academic judgement about the performance of a student in an assessment, they may require the student to undergo supplementary assessment for the purpose of resolving ambiguities and doubts. Students whose performance at an assessment is clearly unsatisfactory will not be eligible for supplementary assessment.

A student who docs not satisfy the assessors at an assessment will be expected to undertake remedial studies, and will have the opportunity to attend deferred assessment during the year. Normally a student will have two such opportunities to satisfy the assessors during the remainder of the year, together with a final opportunity which will occur in the University'S deferred examination period in January. Inability to satisfy the assessors within this framework of deferred assessment will result in a "Fail" being entered on the student's academic record for that part of the course. The consequences of this result are described below.

Student Progression

Faculty Board, through its Student Progress Committee, reviews the academic judgements made during the year by assessors in respect of each student and determines the results to be entered on the student's academic record. The Student Progress Committee considers requests for special consideration by students (see below and Examination Regulations), and, under extenuating circumstances, may determine a result of "Pass" even though a student has not satisfied the assessors.

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As students have several opportunities for assessment in each year, they arc expected to obtain Passes for all parts of the years work by the end of the Deferred Examination period held in January of the following year. However, the Student Progress Committee may permit a student to enrol for a later year and, at the same time, re-enrol in a limited part of the work of the previous year.

Students whose previously planned elective studies arc placed in jeopardy by the need for deferred assessment should consult the Chairman of the Assessment and Elective Studies Sub-Committees for advice as to an appropriate combination of elective and remedial study.

A student whose academic record docs not meet the normal requirements for progression to the next year becomes subject to the University'S Regulations Governing Unsatisfactory Progress. Under these regulations the Faculty Board may requirea special programme of study under the Dean's supervision or may exclude a student with a substantial record of failure.

Special Consideration in AssesslI1cnt

The University'S Examination Regulations recognise that inability to satisfy the assessors may be the result of health, personal or other serious extenuating circumstances. To preserve their rights under these provisions, students should note and follow the prescribed procedures.

A student whose preparation for assessment has been hindered will nevertheless be encouraged to attempt the assessment, if there is a reasonable prospect of satisfying the assessors. If not, then the normal arrangements for deferred assessment will apply.

Withdrawal

University rules concerning withdrawal are contained in the General Information Section. A student whose record contains no unredeemed "Fails" is normally permitted to discontinue without failure. However, if a student repeating any part of the course withdraws after the duc date, approval to discontinue will normally be given with failure. If such a student desires re-enrolment, hc may have to "show cause" why he may be permitted to re-enrol.

Leave or Absence

A student not wishing to re-enrol in any year may be granted leave of absence from the course on application to the Dean. Application should be made before the end of First Term in the year for which leave is sought. Leave of absence is not normally granted for more than one year and ca nnot be granted retrospectively. Leave is nOrIllal1y granted only to those students who have satisfactorily completed all requirements for the course to date.

General Description of Curriculum

The five-year undergraduate curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine is divided into four Phases and two Electives. A table is included in the Degree Requirements illustrating this.

Phase I occupies the first term, and constitutes an introduction to problem solving, to the practice of medicine, and to University life. Phase II occupies the next five terms, and consists of a more detailed, systematic examination of problems which typically present In

the adult. Phase III extends this study by a further three terms.

During the Elective terms, students will be able to study, in greater depth, a topic of their choice, subject to Faculty approval.

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Phase IV lasts three terms, and is concerned with problems in infants, children, adolescents, the aged and with cancer. The details of Phase V, in the final year, have yet to be finalised, but students will be confronted hy clinical prohlcms as they occur, and will undertake increasing clincial responsibility, perhaps as 'trainee interns',

Ohicctive,Y

The overall objectives for the undergraduate curriculum are set out in the Faculty's Working Paper V I (Undergraduate Programme Objectives), More detailed objectives for each Phase and Block will be available,

IRllrninK Methods

The major curricular emphasis will be on learning through considering and solving clinical problems, Students will be expected to acquire not only the factual knowledge and intellectual understanding which are essential for clinical decision"making, but also the skills of information gathering, decision making and implementation, not onlv in relation to problems of individual patients, but also in relation to problems o( groups or communities,

Students will usually work in groups of eight with a tutor, but smaller groups will he used when appropriate, They will be encouraged to identify their own learning needs, and to find their own individual solutions to those needs, thus progressively becoming independent learners, capable of a life"time of continuing self-education and self" evaluation, Those who encounter learning difficulties, resulting either from poor study habits or from a different educational background (e,g, insufficient knowledge of physics) will be offered help to overcome those difficulties,

Phase I ~- Term I Introduction to Problem Solving

Following a week's general introduction (0 the University and the Faculty, the major activity in Phase I will give a broad overview of the scope of medical practice, and an introduction to clinical problem"solving, through the study offour problems, designed to be representative and likely to include acute and chronic illness in people of varying ages,

Study of selected aspects of these problems will make possible the acquisition of basic information which will be some of the foundation upon which later learning can be buill. In addition, there will be instruction and practice in the skills of interviewing and communication, in preparation for meeting and talking to patients, There will also be an introduction to the lay and health professional communities of the Hunter Region,

Phase II ~ Term 2 ~ Acute Interruption of Function

The problems in Term 2 will be split into two Blocks, which arc designed so that either can be studied first. Half of the student groups will study Block 2A first and the other half 2B,

Block 2A is concerned with acute interruption of function in individuals and communities, through the study of:

a bereaved person a person who tries to commit suicide a family with multiple health and social problems and a disaster in the city of Newcastle.

In addition to the knowledge and understanding basic to the management of these problems, emphasis will be given to the community services available to help people with such problems, and further attention will be given to communications and interviewing skills,

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Block 2 B is concerned with acute interruption of function in the limbs, through the study of:

a man with a cut thigh a woman with a hroken bone a man with mllscit: weakness and sensory loss after being stabbed in the arm

a man with a cold, painful leg.

As before, in addition to the acquisitiou of basic knowledge and understanding, attention will be given to the examination of patients with problems of this type, Experience will be arranged in a casualty department seeing patients with similar problems, and in a hospital ward under the supervision of the ward sister.

Phase II Term 3 Gastrointestinal, Renal, Urological Prohlems

Block 3A will be devoted to the study of a number of problems in relation to the gastrointestinal tract, giving a broad introduction to this body system through the study of abdominal pain, altered bowel habit, etc,

Block 3 B will consider renal and urological problems, including faiiure to pass urine, blood in the urine, frequent passage of urine, pain on passing urine, and pain in the loin,

During this term there will be practice in interviewing and examining patients with these and similar problems, both in hospital and in community settings,

Phase II Term 4 ~ Cardiology and Respiratory Prohlems

Block 4,1 will be devoted to study of a number of common cardiological problems which will enable the student to evaluate and diagnose patients with cardiac disease,

Block 48 will be devoted to study of a number of common respiratory conditions which will enable the student to understand the basic mechanisms of common respiratory disorders and to diagnose and manage patients with respiratory disease,

During this term the students will continue their practice in interviewing and physical examination and will commence to take responsibility for documenting the progress of a patient's illness,

Phase II ~, Term 5 ~"~ Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Haematoiogy

Block 5A is concerned with rheumatologieal and non"traumatic orthopaedic problems,

Block 5B is concerned with a number of important haematological conditions and also provides an introduction to endocrinology,

Phase III ~,. Term 6 ~" Neurology and the Mind

This term will be a fully integrated term where the students will study neurological and psychiatric prohlems in a theoretical and practical setting,

Phase III ~ Term 7 ~ Dermatology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and Acute Emergencies

This term will alternate with Term 8 and 6 of the eight groups will spend it out of Newcastle at Tamworth, Taree or Gosford, The learning of skills in Dermatology, Eye and Ear, Nose and Throat will in many cases take place in individual practitioners' rooms, Attachments for acute emergencies will be arranged in the casualty and intensive care areas.

Phase III ~ Term 8 ~. Sexuality and Acute Emergencies

This term will alternate with Term 7 and will be done in Newcastle, Problems of sexuality and associated problems will be considered,

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Phase III ~ Term 9 ~ Chronic Failure

The term will be spent predominantly at the campus and any clinical attachment will be completely integrated into the problems.

Term 10

An elective term.

Phase IV

Students will rotate through Terms II, 12, 13 and 14. Problems in development and growth, with appropriate clinical training in hospitals and specialist's rooms, will be studied over two terms; problems of ageing, particularly oncology, will occupy a further term; and the remaining term will be for elective studies.

Phase V ~ Integrated Practice

Students will rotate through a variety of clinical attachments, certain of which will be mandatory. This activity will occupy about 20 hours/ week and will generate problems to be studied individually and discussed in groups. A "library" of problems suitable for individual study will be available which will expand the knowledge gained in the earlier years of the course. This will be structured to allow the student to perform continuing self­assessment of his knowledge and abilities.

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