Policies
In addition to the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Resolutions, General Faculty Resolutions and the resolutions governing specific courses, there are a number of University policies that apply to you as a current student. These include:
- University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended)
- Student Code of Conduct
- Academic Honesty in Coursework
- Plagiarism: Student Coursework - Policy and Procedures
- Identifying and Supporting Students at Risk
These policies are available from the Policy Online website.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the use of ideas, methods or written words of another person or group without acknowledgement of the source, and with the intention of portraying the work of others as your own. If you summarise another person’s work without acknowledging them, or make minor alterations to a piece of text and present it without quoting the source, you are plagiarising. In the course of academic life plagiarism occurs not only when the work of acknowledged scholars is taken, but also the work of peers, particularly other students. Plagiarism is a form of theft fraud. It constitutes an academic offence.
The Academic Board policies on 'Plagiarism: Student Coursework - Policy and Procedures' and 'Academic Honesty in Coursework' can be downloaded from the Policy Online website.
Satisfactory Progress
From Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Resolutions, General Faculty Resolutions
10.3 The Faculty defines satisfactory progress as the successful completion of a minimum of 50 per cent of the units of study in which a candidate is enrolled in every semester of enrolment.
10.4 Students who do not meet this progression requirement will be notified that the Faculty wishes to see an improvement in their academic progress.
Student Support
If you do not meet progression requirements you will be issued with a warning and invited to participate in the Arts on Track support program.