2010 Higher Education Student Guide

Student Guide

2010

Higher Education

U T S T N E D E D

Disclaimer While all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information in this publication is correct, matters covered by this publication are subject to change. Completion dates for some courses were not available at time of printing; please contact the Information Centre for further information. Charles Darwin University does not assume and hereby disclaims any express or implied liability whatsoever to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, whether these errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. Published November 2009 CRICOS Provider 00300K.

SERVICES
Services provided by the Information Centre
The Information Centre is the first port of call if you have any questions about being a student at Charles Darwin University. It is located on the ground floor of building Orange 1 on Casuarina campus, and in building 1, opposite the Library, at the Alice Springs campus. At the Information Centre, you can access information about the University's facilities, services and procedures, use the computers to access online enrolment or ask a student facilitator any questions you might have. The Information Centre provides: • • • • General information about studying at CDU Courses available Admission and enrolment information Student/staff cards Student information: o Higher education o VET o International o Timetables o Examinations o Graduations Scholarship information and administration Fee information Cashiers Careers counselling and advice Campus information and general enquiries

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Casuarina campus
Information Centre Building Orange 1 P: (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963 F: (08) 8946 6642 E: [email protected]

Alice Springs campus
Information Centre Building 1 P: (08) 8959 5311 or 1800 654 865 F: (08) 8959 5343 E: [email protected]

Palmerston campus
Building A P: (08) 8946 7800 F: (08) 8946 7822 E: [email protected]

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CONTENTS
Services ........................................................................... 1
Services provided by the Information Centre ....................................1 Activate your student account ..................................................... 13 Official CDU email addresses...................................................... 14 Enrol online ................................................................................... 14 Enrolling in 6 Steps ............................................................................. 15 What information is required in each step?............................... 15 Step 1 – Enrolment declaration............................................ 15 Step 2 – Update my email address ...................................... 15 Step 3 – Change my contact details .................................... 16 Step 4 – Update my personal statistics ............................... 16 Step 5 – Choose my payment option.................................. 16 Step 6 – Choose my units to enrol in.................................. 17 Extra information about units and enrolling .................................... 18 Overload rules ............................................................................... 18 Pre requisites ................................................................................. 18 Units not leading to an award ................................................... 18 Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) and Clinical Placement nominations - Nursing students .................................................. 18 Exemption/advanced standing/credit transfer ....................... 19 Professional assessment ............................................................... 19 Why can’t I enrol in certain units? .............................................. 19 Incoming cross-institutional students ....................................... 19 Outgoing cross-institutional students ....................................... 20 Study Abroad/exchange students................................................ 20

Welcome ........................................................................ 6 Introduction - student categories .................. 7
New students ..........................................................................................7 Continuing students ...............................................................................7 International students ............................................................................7

Orientation................................................................... 8 Enrolment ..................................................................... 9
Higher Education enrolment dates.......................................................9 Higher Education semester dates ..................................................... 10 Enrolment procedure and Unit availability ...................................... 11 Check your course study plan ..................................................... 11 Common Units ............................................................................. 11 Unit availability ............................................................................. 11 Timetables...................................................................................... 12 External units ................................................................................ 12 Learnline ........................................................................................ 13 Online enrolment ................................................................................ 13 Students unable to enrol online .................................................. 13
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Auditing students................................................................................. 21 Student ID Card .................................................................................. 21 Scholarships ......................................................................................... 22 Bonus for voluntary repayments ....................................................... 29 Tax File Number (TFN) ........................................................................ 29 CHESSN ................................................................................................ 30 What is the CHESSN used for? ................................................... 30 How and when will I be notified about my CHESSN? ............. 30 Census dates ........................................................................................ 30 What happens after each census date? ............................................. 31 Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) ........................................ 31 What happens if the CAN is incorrect? ............................................. 31 Fee exemption ..................................................................................... 32 International student fees................................................................... 32 Domestic student fees ........................................................................ 32 Categories of students and applicable fees ....................................... 32 2010 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees ............................... 33 Pre-2010 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees ........................ 33 Pre-2009 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees ........................ 34 Pre-2008 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees ........................ 34 Full Fee Paying Students ..................................................................... 34 Additional information for unit fees and student categories ........ 35 Credit transfer ............................................................................... 35 Professional assessment ............................................................... 35 Miscellaneous enrolment charges ............................................... 35 Service charge ............................................................................... 35
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Deferment and change of enrolment ...... 23
Deferment ............................................................................................ 23 What is a change of enrolment? ....................................................... 23 How do I change my enrolment? ..................................................... 24 Adding a unit – form HE102 ............................................................. 24 Withdrawing from a Unit – form HE102 ......................................... 24 Complete cancellation of course (withdrawal from a course) – form HE104....................................... 25 Intermission – form HE104 ............................................................... 25 Course transfer – form HE103........................................................... 26 Course transfer - special conditions ............................................ 26 Exemptions/advanced standing/credit transfer for previous study - form HE113 ............................................................. 27

Fees and payments ............................................... 28
HESA information ............................................................................... 28 Student contribution ranges............................................................... 28 Student Learning Entitlement ............................................................ 28 Eligibility for loans and discounts...................................................... 29 HECS debts........................................................................................... 29

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When will my fees be assessed? ........................................................ 35 Why does the University have different fee assessment start dates?............................................................................................ 36 Can I determine which fees I want to pay first?............................... 36 Methods of payment ........................................................................... 36 Online ............................................................................................ 36 BPay ............................................................................................... 36 Credit card/by phone ................................................................... 36 Payments in person ...................................................................... 37 EFTPOS .......................................................................................... 37 Cheque payments ......................................................................... 37 Refunds ................................................................................................. 37 What happens if I do not pay my fees by the census date? ........... 38 Commonwealth-supported students .......................................... 38 Non-Commonwealth supported students, holders of other permanent visas and New Zealand citizens (including full fee postgraduate students) .................................................... 39 Withdrawal before the census date – student fee implications .................................................................. 39 Withdrawal after the census date – student fee implications ....................................................................40 Remissions ........................................................................................... 40 What qualifies as special circumstances for
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the purpose of a remission? ............................................................... 40 How do I apply for a remission?........................................................ 41 When will a remission be granted? ................................................... 42 How will I know if my application for a remission is successful? .. 42

Examinations ........................................................... 43
2010 Examination dates ..................................................................... 43 Special examinations .......................................................................... 44 External examinations ........................................................................ 45 Outside Darwin/Alice Springs ..................................................... 45 Can I repeat a unit to obtain a higher grade? .................................. 46 Grades release dates ............................................................................ 47 Memorandum of Grades ................................................................... 47 Student Progression ............................................................................ 47

Graduation ................................................................ 48
2010 Graduation dates ....................................................................... 48

Support Services..................................................... 49
Faculty Academic Liaison Units.......................................................... 49 Information technology ...................................................................... 49 Service Desk ................................................................................. 49 Student computer account .......................................................... 49 Computer facilities........................................................................ 49

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Wireless access .............................................................................. 50 Misuse of computer facilities....................................................... 50 Academic support ................................................................................ 50 Indigenous Academic Support Unit ................................................ 51 How can Indigenous Academic Support help me? .................. 51 Library and Learning Precinct ......................................................... 53 Photocopying and printing ............................................................... 54 Print account quota ..................................................................... 54 Support and Equity Services ............................................................. 54 Counselling .................................................................................... 54 Disability Support ......................................................................... 54 International student support ..................................................... 54 Equity – information, assistance and support ........................... 55 Complaint resolution ................................................................... 55 Student accommodation and loans ........................................... 55 Contact Support and Equity Services ......................................... 55 Bus travel (concession fare for full-time students)........................... 57 Careers and employment ................................................................... 57 Cashier .................................................................................................. 57 Centrelink ............................................................................................. 58 Childcare ............................................................................................. 58 Charles Darwin University Sport and Fitness Unlimited ................ 58 CDU Student's Association ................................................................ 58 Hairdressing and beauty therapy....................................................... 59 Legal advice .......................................................................................... 59 Library ................................................................................................... 59 Open Universities Australia ............................................................... 59 Parking .................................................................................................. 59 Parking permits ............................................................................. 59 Pay and display parking - Casuarina and Palmerston campuses .. 59 Parking fines .................................................................................. 60 Security on campus ............................................................................. 60 Sexual harassment ............................................................................... 60

Other information ................................................ 56
Accommodation .................................................................................. 56 North Flinders International House (NFIH) ............................. 56 Accommodation register .............................................................. 56 Banking facilities.................................................................................. 56 Bicycles ................................................................................................. 56 Bookshop ............................................................................................ 56

Glossary ....................................................................... 61 Campus maps and keys ..................................... 63
Alice Springs campus........................................................................... 63 Palmerston campus ............................................................................. 64 Casuarina campus ............................................................................... 65
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WELCOME
Thank you for choosing to study at Charles Darwin University. With around 20,000 students, Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the Northern Territory's major tertiary education institution. Our students are drawn from the local area as well as from across Australia and overseas. Our diverse student body includes Indigenous and international students, school leavers and mature age people returning to study.
CDU looks beyond traditional solutions to provide flexible and exciting study opportunities. We pave the way for you to achieve your goals and gain a degree. So, if you have a commitment and a will to learn, we will help you to succeed in your chosen path of study. This guide contains information for all new and continuing higher education students, who are undertaking their study by coursework in 2010. It is important you read the guide carefully as it will take you through the processes required to complete your studies at CDU. It will answer many of the questions you have about the processes involved in university study. Further information can be found at W: www.cdu.edu.au. This guide will take you through enrolment, fees, examinations, results, graduation and support services available to you as a CDU student. At the back of this guide, you will find a glossary that will be useful if you are new to higher education and will continue to be a handy reference point throughout your academic year. Enjoy your time and your study. No matter where you are in your life, CDU will help to change your world.

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INTRODUCTION - STUDENT CATEGORIES
New students
You are a new student if you are starting an undergraduate course or postgraduate course by coursework. Your journey with CDU begins when you receive an offer from the South Australian Tertiary Admission Centre (SATAC). Once you have received an offer of a place from SATAC, you should accept the offer with SATAC. You will then receive an enrolment package or an email from CDU that includes your student Identification Number (student ID). This number is necessary for you to log into My Student Info on the university website and enrol online. This number must be quoted on all correspondence with the university.

International students
An international student is a student who is not an Australian citizen, nor a permanent resident of Australia, nor a New Zealand citizen. You may be a new student or a continuing student. An international student will have been issued a student visa granting permission to study. International students meet the entire cost of their studies through tuition fees (unless they are undertaking the exchange program. These students have their tuition fees waived). Please read this guide in conjunction with the International Student Guide.

Continuing students
You are a continuing student if you are returning to study in the same course as the previous semester, or are returning from an official intermission. If you do not advise the university of your intention to return to your course of study by the relevant census dates, you are considered to be withdrawn from the course. For example, if you do not enrol for 2010 and do not submit a form seeking a formal intermission, your activity in the course will be lapsed before the next admission period, e.g. around the end of September each year. All lapsed students will be required to re-apply for admission through SATAC at the next available admission period.
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ORIENTATION
Whether you are a first-time student, one returning to study or a re-enrolling student, orientation is a must for you. CDU recognises the importance of ensuring that all students are familiar with their campuses, course requirements and the services available. Orientation will help you to find your way around campus, provide an introduction to your course, the staff in the school and all the services available to you. Orientation will ensure that when you attend your first lectures you are well equipped to start your studies. For information on the dates and times for Orientation visit W: www.cdu.edu.au/orientation/. If you are undertaking your study externally you are welcome to participate in the on-campus orientation activities. However, if you are unable to attend orientation, you will find a range of online resources and activities to help you prepare for your university studies. And the good news is that you can do all this before the semester begins. Just go to CDU's online learning system, Learnline W: www.learnline. cdu.edu.au and explore the orientation to online learning. You will be guided through: · · · a system check to ensure that your computer is set up properly how to use the Learnline environment to maximize your learning what to do if you need help

Get switched on to Learnline now.
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Higher Education enrolment dates
Semester 1 External units: 06 March 2010 Internal units: 12 March 2010 External units: 06 March 2010 Internal units: 12 March 2010 Study Period 1^ Final date to add and/or substitute a unit (includes cross-institutional students from other universities) Semester 2 External units: 23 July 2010 Internal units: 30 July 2010 External units: 23 July 2010 Internal units: 30 July 2010 Study Period 2^ Semester 3 Summer Semester

New students Final date to enrol

Not applicable

29 November 2010

New and continuing students Final date to add and/or substitute a unit (includes cross-institutional students from other universities)

26 September 2010*

29 November 2010

Study Period 3^

Study Period 4^

05 February 2010

07 May 2010

06 August 2010

05 November 2010

* Final dates to add and/or substitute a unit for cross-institutional students from other universities and miscellaneous (non-award) students ^ OUA closing date is one week earlier than enrolling with OUA directly

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Higher Education semester dates
Semester 1 Teaching commences Census dates Easter break Semester break Teaching ends Revision Exam period 01 March 2010 31 March 2010 02-05 April 2010 05-09 April 2010 28 May 2010 31 May-05 June 2010 07-18 June 2010 Study Period 1^ Teaching commences Census date Teaching ends Exam period 01 March 2010 31 March 2010 28 May 2010 Semester 2 19 July 2010 31 August 2010 Not applicable 06-10 September 2010 15 October 2010 18-22 October 2010 25 Oct-05 Nov 2010 Study Period 2^ 31 May 2010 19 June 2010 27 August 2010 Semester 3 01 September 2010 08 October 2010 Not applicable Not applicable 17 December 2010* Not applicable Not applicable Study Period 3^ 30 August 2010 19 September 2010 26 November 2010 TBA by OUA if applicable Summer Semester 08 November 2010 10 December 2010# Not applicable 20 Dec 2010-01 Jan 2011 11 February 2011 14-18 February 2011 21-25 February 2011 Study Period 4^ 29 November 2010 10 December 2010# 25 February 2011

* Teaching end date for units with a centrally organised end of semester examination. Some units are offered in intensive mode and may start after 1 September and complete any time before 31 December 2010. # Withdrawals between 1-10 December 2010 must be submitted in writing as the online system is not available for 2010 withdrawals once enrolments for 2011 open. 10 higher eDUCation student guide 2010

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Enrolment procedure and Unit availability
Once you have accepted your offer from SATAC, you are ready to enrol for 2010. CDU encourages students to enrol online. It is an easy sixstep process and gives you instant confirmation of your enrolment. The process is described later in this section. Check your course study plan Before enrolling, please check your course study plan. This will help guide you with unit selection. Your study plan can be found at W: www. cdu.edu.au/courses and enter your course code or course title. If you wish to defer your course, refer to Page 23 of this guide. Common Units All students starting an undergraduate course are required to complete two common units in their first year of study. These units provide you with the opportunity to: • Develop contextual and cultural knowledge to apply to your course of study and your proposed profession. Issues relevant to the social, cultural and physical environment of the Northern Territory are examined. • Develop practical skills required for university study and assume responsibility for your learning, both within the university and beyond. • Develop graduate skills including: social responsibility, communication, critical thinking and flexibility. Units can be selected from the following: The core unit dealing with Regional and Cultural Issues CUC107 – Northern Perspectives And either one of the following Academic Communication Units: CUC100 Academic Literacies (Humanities/Social Sciences students) or CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology (Technology/Science/IT students) For further information about common units, visit W: www.cdu.edu.au/learnline/commonunits. Unit availability Not all units are available in all teaching periods. When you are choosing units, it is necessary to check that the units you wish to take are available in the teaching period in which you wish to study them. For example, some units may be available in Semester 1 but not available in Semester 2. The availability listing of units will determine how the university offers each unit. This listing can be accessed at W: www.cdu.edu.au/units/ undergrad.html. The listing will show teaching periods
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(eg Semester 1), mode (eg internal or external) and learning method (eg OL - supplementary material will be provided on-line through Learnline or PB – paper-based). Timetables Unit timetables are available at W: www.cdu.edu.au/studentnet/. Click the timetable link for a guide on how to use the timetable web page. If you have any problems or queries regarding the timetable, use the email link facility which will send your communication directly to the Timetabling Team. Please note that the published timetable will be subject to changes, although the university will attempt to keep these to a minimum. Changes will be updated automatically to the web and it is your responsibility to check this information periodically. If you do not have access to the web, please contact the Information Centre on 1800 061 963. External units External units offered by the university differ from internal units in the way they are delivered. Some external units are 100 per cent online, and others are offered partially online with some print-based materials. To find out specific unit delivery information for external units, visit W: www.cdu.edu.au and click on Units to search for the relevant unit code. The learning method is listed against each unit, e.g.
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• if a unit states that it is online reliant (OLR), it will advise that Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period W: www.learnline. cdu.edu.au. • If a unit states that it is print-based (PB), students will be provided with some print-based study materials. These materials will be sent to students using Australia Post. • If a unit shows both OLR and PB, the student should access Learnline on the first day of semester to start studies. Print-based materials are supplementary, and students should not wait to begin their Learnline activities until the print-based materials arrive by post. Students enrolling in external units must submit their enrolment by the dates advised (refer Higher Education enrolment dates on page 10 ) to ensure a timely dispatch of study materials. Students who are enrolled in external units and who have not received study materials by the end of the first week of semester should contact the External Student Support (ESS) team without delay. ESS provides information and assistance relating to: • Study materials • Assignment receipt and dispatch

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• Learnline • Open Universities Australia units • External / off-campus examinations Check W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/access/external, or email: [email protected] P: (08) 8946 6483, F: from overseas: +61 8 8946 6549, F: in Australia: (08) 8946 6549. Learnline Learnline is CDU's on-line learning system (www.learnline.cdu.edu.au/). Learnline is a component of many of the units offered at CDU, but how Learnline is used can vary from unit to unit. If your unit is on Learnline, your lecturer may use it for all or some of the activities listed below: • Provide important announcements about your unit. • Distribute unit information, lecture notes, study materials and other resources. • Provide a communication point where you contribute to discussions as part of your assessment, or just interact with fellow students. • Allow you to submit assignments electronically, and allow you to view your assignment grades. Text books are often required for units provided through Learnline. For help using Learnline, P: 1800 559 347 (24 hour/7 days a week service) or E: [email protected] or visit the Online Student Support Centre from the ‘For Students’ tab located at W: http://online. cdu.edu.au.

Online enrolment
Students unable to enrol on line If you are an enabling (TEP), non-award and cross-institutional student, you cannot enrol online. You will need to enrol using the 2010 Higher Education Enrolment Form. This form is available under “Forms and Guides” on the CDU website. Activate your student account You must activate your CDU computer account before you can enrol online. If you are not on campus, you can activate your student account from any computer with internet access. If you are on Casuarina campus, you can activate your student computer account using the general access computers at the Information Centre - building Orange 1, in the Library - building Red 8, the Support Desk in building Red 3 or the general purpose labs at the campus. Computers are also available at other CDU campus libraries. For instructions on how to activate your account, visit W: www.cdu.edu.au/studenet/. Under the heading
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‘My CDU’, select ‘My computer account’ and follow the instructions to activate your online services. Once you have activated your student account you can use the labs, internet, email or access Learnline (if applicable). Official CDU email addresses CDU provides two official email addresses to each student as follows: 1. Using your Student ID, the email address will be: [email protected]. Example: If your student number is 007007, then your email address will be: [email protected]. 2. Using your given name and surname, the email address will be [email protected]. Example: If your name was James Bond, then your email address will be: [email protected]. Note: If you happen to be the second James Bond at this university, then you will have a number appended to your surname. Example: [email protected]. Enrol online Online enrolment is available to new and continuing domestic and international Higher Education students enrolled in courses being undertaken by coursework. It is a good idea to have a print-out of your study plan next to you to identify the units you wish to enrol in. To access online enrolments: • log on to the University’s home page www.cdu.edu.au • select ‘Current Students’ • select ‘My Student Info’ • select ‘My enrolment for 2010’ • login to your student account and select the course you wish to enrol in • complete the 6 steps to enrol. (you must have activated your account before logging in, refer to ‘Activate your student account on page 13’)

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Enrolling in 6 Steps
New and continuing domestic students and international students * Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 # Step 4 # Step 5 * Step 6 Enrolment Declaration Update My Email Address Change My Contact Details Update My Personal Statistics Choose My Payment Option Choose Units To Enrol In What information is required in each step? Step 1 – Enrolment declaration This step is mandatory for all new and continuing students. You must complete this step by clicking on the ‘accept’ button. By doing so, you are declaring your acceptance of all the conditions listed on the enrolment declaration page. Step 2 – Update my email address All email correspondence sent to you by CDU will be sent to your official CDU email address. Please note that if you choose to use an alternate email address, it is your responsibility to ensure that emails sent by CDU are received by: • Actively monitoring the email account. • Ensuring the mail box is not full. • Ensuring that any spam filtering on the mailbox does not remove CDU mail. • Ensuring the email account is kept active by paying any required subscriptions or accessing often to keep the mailbox active. • Updating your preferred email address if it changes.

* Denotes a mandatory step for all students # Denotes a mandatory step for new students

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• Understanding CDU takes no responsibility for email that is undeliverable due to network issues or service provider outages or other circumstances out of our control. Step 3 – Change my contact details Use this step to update your current postal address and home, work and mobile phone numbers. All official correspondence will be mailed to this postal address. If you are a new student, this will show the same postal address that you supplied to SATAC. You can also use this step to check or update your current postal address. Remember, it is your responsibility to ensure that the information recorded by the University for mailing purposes is up-to-date and accurate and that you provide us with your semester address, ie the address where you will reside during semesters. The semester address must not be a PO Box number. Step 4 – Update my personal statistics Continuing students use this step to check and update the information we have recorded about your personal statistics. New students use this step to answer any questions that are unanswered. You may amend any of your existing answers as necessary except for question two (citizenship status). A change in citizenship or permanent residence status can only be done by providing Student
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Services with a certified copy of your current visa documentation. All other changes are saved by clicking on the submit button found at the bottom of this page. Step 5 – Choose my payment option New students must complete this mandatory step. This step lets you specify if you wish to pay your tuition fees upfront (in full or a part payment) or you wish to defer your tuition fees (in full or in part) to tax. Continuing students must complete the payment option form if: • you are currently paying upfront and wish to defer your fees to tax (you must enter your tax file number) • you are currently deferring your fees to tax and wish to pay them upfront. AbOUT THE PAyMENT OPTION FOrM Read each section carefully and answer appropriately. Sections 1-7 are already pre-populated with your details. If you are an Australian citizen or are eligible for a HECS-HELP supported place you must complete section 8. If you are not eligible for HECS-HELP supported place you must complete section 9.

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Section 10 and 11 must be completed by all. When all sections have been completed, save your changes by clicking on the ‘submit’ button. Your payment option will appear in the table. Note: You can only make one change online per day to your payment option. You cannot make any changes for a semester after the census date for that semester. Step 6 – Choose my units to enrol in All students, new and continuing, must check their course structure and recommended study plan. This will assist you in making correct unit selections for enrolment. Note: Nursing students need to read Clinical Teaching block (CTb) and Clinical Placement nominations, p 18 before completing this step. Once you know which units you wish to enrol in for the coming semesters, enter the unit code and click on the Search button. You will need to search and enrol for one unit at a time.

Note: If you are selecting units offered by CDU, but managed by Open University Australia (OUA) units; prefix the unit code with an L - as shown in this example (L-BLW21 COMPANY LAW). The search may return various unit offering options. You need to choose the correct teaching period, location and mode in which you wish to study the unit by clicking on ‘add’ in the action column, and then clicking on the ‘add to selection’ button. Continue this process until you have selected all your units. Once you have reached the end of the process, you must confirm by clicking the ‘confirm’ button and then ‘finalise enrolment’. You will know that you have enrolled successfully when you receive a ‘confirmed enrolment receipt’. For your own protection, you are advised to select ‘logout’ when you have finished, then close down the internet browser.

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Extra information about units and enrolling
Overload rules A normal full-time study load is 40 credit points per teaching period across one or more courses. If you wish to enrol in more than 40 credit points per study period, you must complete an Overload Enrolment application form (HE112). Units marked intensive and test subjects are exempt from this rule. Pre requisites Some units have pre-requisites. You cannot add those units to your enrolment unless you have previously received a passing grade or have been granted an exemption from that unit. Units not leading to an award Students wishing to undertake individual units that do not lead to an award are enrolled as miscellaneous students and cannot enrol online. This includes students enrolled in the Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP). Note: students in miscellaneous courses do not receive Commonwealthsupported places. Clinical Teaching block (CTb) and Clinical Placement nominations - Nursing students Before students can enrol in the units NUR109, NUR224, NUR331, NUR332 and NUR350 they must nominate CTB and placement preferences online through the university on-line preference submission process. More information on how to nominate preferences for CTBs and clinical placements is available at W: www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/health/ practicum/practicum.html. Students must successfully complete a one-week CTB before undertaking clinical placements for first, second and third years of the course. Most CTBs are held in Darwin and Alice Springs. Limited places in selected interstate CTBs are only available to residents of those states. CTBs are allocated to eligible students in the order that nominations are received. While CDU will endeavour to place students in their preferred CTB, CDU reserves the right to place students in a DTB other than those nominated. After successfully completing the CTB, students are eligible to attend a clinical placement at an appropriate health care facility. Depending on the unit, clinical placements can run from two weeks to six weeks. Students can nominate to attend a clinical placement at a health care facility in their home state. Where possible, CDU will arrange placements to begin as soon as possible after the CTB, at the nominated health care facility.

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Due to the national shortage in clinical placements, CDU cannot guarantee that students will get a placement at their nominated health care facility or that the clinical placement will occur at a specified time. Students are responsible for making all travel and accommodation arrangements and meeting all costs associated with attending CTbs and placements. Note: nominating preferences through the SPM database does not constitute enrolling in the unit. Students must enrol in the relevant unit by following the enrolment process separately. For more information about enrolling into units refer to ‘Enrol Online’ on page 14. Exemption/advanced standing/credit transfer If you wish to apply for advanced standing, which provides credit for previous studies, please refer to page 27 of this guide. Professional assessment Professional assessment is a result given for students who have enrolled in a Higher Education unit and have been assessed as meeting the requirements of the unit on the basis of their professional background. Students pay the same fee for these units as if they were enrolled and completing the unit. Why can’t I enrol in certain units? Restrictions by unit levels mean that if you are studying towards a Bachelor award, you can enrol only in units at levels 100 – 400 (unless the course offers specialist electives at level 500. If it is a level 500 unit, you will need to do a manual enrolment for this unit). Some units have pre-requisites attached and you cannot add those units to your enrolment unless you have received a passing grade previously or have been granted an exemption from that unit. Some 200, 300 or 400 level units assume you have a certain level of knowledge before studying them. ‘My Student Info’ will not stop you from enrolling into these units, but it is expected that you possess this knowledge before enrolling in the unit. Failure to have this level of knowledge may affect your studies. The university does not guarantee that any enrolment represents the shortest path to the completion of your award. Incoming cross-institutional students Students currently enrolled in a course of study leading to an award at another Australian institution, can choose to undertake approved units at CDU for credit towards their studies at their home institution.

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Students from other institutions who wish to study as an incoming cross-institutional student at CDU must complete the: • HE106 Higher Education Cross-Institutional Enrolment form; and • The relevant HECS-HELP (for eligible undergraduate students) or FEE-HELP form (for eligible postgraduate students who wish to access FEE-HELP). Cross-institutional students are subject to the rules of CDU including those relating to fees and academic progress. Students who are not eligible for either HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP at their home institution will not be eligible for either loan program at CDU. Outgoing cross-institutional students Students currently enrolled in a course of study leading to an award at CDU, can choose to undertake approved units at another Australian institution for credit towards their studies at CDU. CDU students who wish to study as an outgoing cross-institutional student must complete the: • HE110 Cross-Institutional Enrolment Approval Form for Outgoing CDU Students; and Students must also provide a copy of the unit outline(s), which you intend to complete at the host institution. This must be submitted with the above forms. Cross-institutional enrolments through another institution are subject to the host institution’s rules and regulations and it is essential that you check with the institution you are studying with for important dates, fees and payments. Study Abroad/exchange students International students enrolled at a partner university may apply for exchange at CDU. You need to apply through your home university. Undergraduate students enrolled at CDU may apply for outgoing exchange at a partner university, or may apply to study abroad at any overseas university. Exchange students maintain their enrolment at CDU and pay fees accordingly (exchange students do not pay fees at the host university). Study Abroad students take an intermission from CDU and pay tuition fees determined by the host university. Contact the Exchange/Study Abroad Officer in the International Office, Casuarina campus, for all matters relating to these programs. To be eligible for outgoing exchange, you must have: • Completed one year of full-time study (or equivalent) at CDU • A sound academic record (i.e. a grade point average of 4.5)
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• Faculty approval to obtain full credit for study undertaken at the overseas (host) university • At least one semester left to complete in the current degree program • Language proficiency as required by the host university (many host institutions conduct courses in English) • Maintain full-time enrolment at CDU during the time spent at the host university. The subject approval process is your responsibility. You should select subjects at the host institution and match them with the required units at CDU. A normal full-time load equivalent of 40 credit points is the expected load. See the CDU exchange site for further details: http:// www.cdu.edu.au/international/current/exchange-program.htm. The Exchange/Study Abroad Officer in the International Office will assist you with your application, and will provide advice and contacts on all placements: [email protected]. T: (08) 8946 6048 F: (08) 8946 6644 Building: Orange 1.2.16 Auditing students Students who wish to audit a class must receive permission from the Dean of the Faculty to attend lectures and observe.
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Student ID Card
When your enrolment has been processed and confirmed, you are entitled to a student Identification Card (photo ID). This can be obtained at the Information Centre located on the ground floor in building Orange 1, Casuarina campus, at the cashier, building A at Palmerston campus or at the Information Centre, Building 1 at Alice Springs. You will be required to show photo identification (driver’s licence or passport) before your card will be issued. External students can obtain a card by completing form GEN103 available from the Information Centre or from W: www.cdu.edu.au/ studentnet/adminforms.html. Your student card provides access to university facilities such as the library, after-hours computer labs, some discounts at the University Shop (Bookshop) and other discounts where notified by the business concerned. Student cards are issued to students free of charge. A $15 administration fee will apply when a lost card is replaced. Stolen cards can be replaced free of charge when the application is accompanied by a police incident number.

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Scholarships
The university has scholarships available to new and continuing students. The scholarships are sponsored by individuals, businesses, government, community groups and the university to assist students with the financial burden of studying. A number of scholarships offer students the opportunity to participate in paid work experience during semester breaks and graduate positions on completion of study. Scholarships provide recognition of academic excellence, financial hardship, geographical or social disadvantage and many other criteria. Application closing dates are on the scholarships’ website and all students are encouraged to apply. For more details visit W: www.cdu. edu.au/scholarships or contact the Scholarships Officer P: (08) 8946 6442, or E: [email protected].

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DEfERMENT AND ChANGE Of ENROLMENT
Deferment
Note: Students in graduate entry courses are not allowed to defer a course. Deferment is available to students who have not started their studies, with the following exceptions. Students not permitted to defer a course are those who: • • • receive an offer for a place in Semester 2 receive an offer for a place in Summer Semester receive an offer in BPHAR-Pharmacy. If you have completed at least one unit of study towards your course and would like a break from your studies, you need to apply for an Intermission, see page 25 of this guide.

What is a change of enrolment?
A change of enrolment can include one or more of the following actions: • Add or withdraw from a unit • Complete cancellation of a course • An intermission • Course transfer • Application for exemption (credit transfer/advanced standing).

Students who receive an offer for a place in Semester 1, 2010 may choose to defer starting the course for up to 12 months. If you would like to defer your study for 12 months i.e. keep your place until the following year, 2011, you should notify SATAC. Information on how to do this is at W: www.satac.edu.au. If you would like to defer your study for six months i.e. keep your place until Semester 2, 2010, you should contact the Information Centre to determine if your course allows mid-year entry. If it does, then you must accept your offer with SATAC and enrol in Semester 2, 2010 by following the recommended study plan. You need to enrol before census date for Semester 1, 2010.

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How do I change my enrolment?
You must be enrolled in 2010 before being able to make any changes to your enrolment. You may submit your change either: • on line using My Student Info • completing the relevant form - http://www.cdu.edu.au/studentnet/ adminforms.html • Email: [email protected]. Note: All requests from current or previous students via email must be accompanied by three identifying forms of information such as: date of birth, student number, full name, postal address, etc. Change of enrolment Add or withdraw from units Complete cancellation Course transfer Intermission Application for exemption Cross-institutional enrolment
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Adding a unit – form HE102
There are different deadlines for adding a unit, depending on whether you are studying the unit internally or externally. The deadline for adding a unit can be found at the Higher Education enrolment dates on page 9.

Withdrawing from a unit – form HE102
before census date The census date can be found at the Higher Education semester dates on page 10. To withdraw from a unit you should complete form HE102. If you have paid upfront and you are withdrawing before the census date and you require a refund, you will need to complete form GEN107. After census date but before the end of the teaching period If there are extenuating circumstances that were not known on or after the census date for a unit, students may apply to withdraw from a unit by completing form HE102. The Dean or delegate of the relevant faculty will determine if withdrawals should be ‘with’ (WF grade) or ‘without’ (WW grade) academic penalty. Regardless of the academic outcome, students will remain financially liable for payment of the fees.

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Paper form to use HE102 HE104 HE103 HE104 HE113 HE106 or HE110

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Students will be sent information on how they can apply for remission of HECS-HELP debt. In all cases, students will be asked to provide supporting documentation from an independent person. Note: Further information regarding remission can be found on page 40 of this guide. After the end of the teaching period Students can only withdraw from a unit up to the end date of the teaching period. After this date, a student will be issued with the final assessment grade according to the CDU Assessment Rules. End dates for teaching periods can be found at Higher Education semester dates on page 10. or academic year. A course cancellation should be submitted before the census dates for the relevant semester to ensure academic and financial penalties are not incurred. Non-attendance at classes does not automatically cancel your enrolment, nor does it cancel your HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP debts.

Intermission – form HE104
An intermission refers to the process by which a student who has been enrolled in a particular course and completed at least one unit towards their course, is granted permission to take leave from his/her studies within that course for up to one year. An intermission should be submitted before the census dates for the relevant semester to ensure academic and financial penalties are not incurred. Some benefit may be gained from discussing your situation. The Information Centre, the Academic Liaison Unit or Support & Equity can provide advice on the most appropriate person to talk to. Students who do not advise the university that they intend returning to their course of study by the relevant census dates are considered lapsed from the course. For example, if you do not re-enrol in 2010, and do not submit a form seeking a formal intermission, your activity in the course will be lapsed before the next admission period, e.g. around
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Complete cancellation of course (withdrawal from a course) – form HE104
If you want to cancel your course of study completely, you may benefit from discussing your situation. The Information Centre, the Academic Liaison Unit or Support & Equity can provide advice on the most appropriate person to talk to. Often an alternative solution other than complete cancellation can be found. If you withdraw from all units within the relevant semester/teaching period or academic year, your enrolment will become ‘discontinued’ in that course unless you make a formal request for an intermission for that semester/teaching period

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September each year. All lapsed students will be required to re-apply for admission through SATAC at the next available admission period. • Change to the newest course version (BA98 to BA22). Admission requirements for the new course need to be met by the student. The process of course transfer is not to be used for students who are seeking to study a course at a higher level than the course they are enrolled in. These students must complete an application for admission via W: www.satac.edu.au and selection takes place during the university’s offer rounds through SATAC. Course transfer - special conditions Normally, students should have completed at least 40 credit points in their current course of study before they may seek a transfer to a new course of study. This does not apply to students who are seeking a course transfer to the newest version of the course; in this case, evidence of at least 10 credit points of successful study is required. Course transfers are permitted only before a semester starts, not during a semester. Students who are not currently enrolled, and whose status is lapsed, discontinued or completed are not permitted to use the course transfer process. These students are encouraged to submit an application for admission for the proposed course of study through SATAC.

Course transfer – form HE103
A course transfer is the process whereby a student who is currently enrolled at CDU seeks to transfer to a different/new course, at the same level. This is possible only when there are places available in the course. Please note that a course transfer is not available in 2010 into: • Bachelor of Pharmacy • Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning • Master of Accounting (Professional Practice) • Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice). Students wishing to transfer from a Bachelor of Engineering to the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) must meet the conditions of transfer as described on the course website. Course transfer from other awards is not permitted into the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op). There are three distinct course transfers, e.g. • Change of award outcome (Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Science) • Change from single to double degree (Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Arts /Bachelor of Science)
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Refunds are not available for withdrawals after the relevant census date. Refunds are not automatic and must be applied for. To apply for a refund, complete form GEN107, Request for Student Refund. If approved, the refund will be processed within 30 days. Your transfer to the new course must be authorised. If you have completed any units that may be relevant to your new course, your course co-ordinator will arrange for the credit transfer to be granted at the time the course transfer is processed. International students who hold a Student Visa are required to maintain a full-time enrolment. AUSTUDY/ABSTUDY - It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that eligibility for Austudy/Abstudy is not affected if you change your enrolment in any way. cdu.edu.au/studentnet/adminforms.html. This process is not available on ‘my student info’. Your completed form, together with attached documentary evidence to support your request for exemption/credit transfer, should be submitted directly to the Information Centre either in person or by mail before the relevant census date. requests without documentary evidence will not be processed.

Exemptions/advanced standing/credit transfer for previous study - form HE113
Exemptions (also referred to as credit transfer or advanced standing) from one or more units in your current course may be applied for on the basis of completed relevant studies undertaken previously. To apply for exemption, complete an Application for Exemption Form HE113 available from the Information Centre or a copy can obtained at www.
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fEES AND pAyMENTS
After enrolling (and after fees have been assessed) you will receive an enrolment and fee advice (an official print-out of your enrolment). Check your enrolment advice thoroughly. It is your responsibility to make sure all personal details are correct and that your course title and the units you are studying have been entered correctly. All fees are due by census date of the relevant semester or study period of the unit you are studying, regardless of when the unit begins. You can make payment in person at any campus or centre, via BPay, credit card or cheque. Details about payment options are listed on page 36. • Visit W; www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/ • Visit the Tax Office W: www.ato.gov.au • E: [email protected] • Phone the Personal Tax Infoline: 13 28 61 • Phone Higher Education Loan Accounts Unit: 1300 650 225.

Student contribution ranges
What has been known as HECS places are now called Commonwealthsupported places. Higher education providers determine student contribution (or HECS) amounts for these places, within ranges set by the Australian Government.

HESA information
The information in the HESA section is consistent with the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA). However, changes may be made to any provisions at any time with the consent of both Houses of Parliament. All students are encouraged to: • Visit Going to Uni: W: www.goingtouni.gov.au • Phone the enquiry line on 1800 020 108 • Contact Student Services on P: 1800 061 963, or E: [email protected]
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Student Learning Entitlement
The Australian Government has introduced the Student Learning Entitlement (SLE). The SLE gives all Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and holders of a permanent visa access to a Commonwealthsupported place for seven years of equivalent full-time study.

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Eligibility for loans and discounts
The deferred payment arrangements and discount for up-front payments that existed under HECS until the end of 2004 still exist, but are now called HECS-HELP assistance. Australian citizens and holders of a permanent humanitarian visa are eligible for HECS-HELP. The discount for full, up-front payments or up-front payments of $500 or more has changed from 25 per cent to 20 per cent to provide more funds to support students who are not able to pay their fees up-front, while continuing to provide an incentive for students who are able to pay up-front to do so. of the payment you make. Voluntary repayments are made directly to the Australian Taxation Office. Bankruptcy rules from 1 January 2005, HELP debts and accumulated HELP debts are not provable under the Bankruptcy Act 1966. A student will have to pay them as if he or she has not been declared bankrupt. HECS debt of a student will remain provable until it becomes part of his or her accumulated HELP debt on 1 June 2006.

Tax File Number (TFN)
A student wishing to defer all or part of the fees to tax must supply a Tax File Number (TFN). A TFN is necessary if a student wants to authorise the university to defer all or part of the HECS contribution to tax and in case a student has chosen the up-front payment option but fails to make a payment by the relevant census date. It is a requirement under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 that the enrolment be cancelled after the relevant census date if a student does not provide personal TFN where required. If a student cannot provide a TFN he/she should immediately contact the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to obtain either a TFN or a certificate from the ATO to indicate that the student has applied for a TFN.
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HECS debts
From 1 June 2006, if you have an accumulated HECS debt, it will become known as an accumulated HELP debt. Any HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP debts you incur from 1 January 2005 will be added together with your HECS debt to become one accumulated HELP debt on 1 June 2006.

bonus for voluntary repayments
Students who make a voluntary repayment of $500 or more will receive a bonus of 10 per cent. This means your account will be credited with an additional 10 per cent of your payment. The bonus is 10 per cent

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This certificate from the ATO can be submitted with the enrolment as an interim measure while the application for a TFN is being processed. Note: The ATO may take up to six weeks to allocate a new TFN. The CHESSN is limited in its use to monitoring Commonwealth assistance to HE students, including the provision of data to the ATO. How and when will I be notified about my CHESSN? The CHESSN will be notified to students in the Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN), issued no later than within 28 days of the census date for relevant units. The CHESSN will not be quoted on any other correspondence to students, e.g. fees and enrolment advices or offer letters or any written correspondence on student matters. Students who withdraw from all units before their first census date will not be issued with a CAN, so will not receive notification of their CHESSN. CHESSN remains unconfirmed until the first time a student’s enrolment load and fees are reported to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), and the university will ensure that all unconfirmed CHESSNs are purged from its student management system.

CHESSN
The Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) is a unique identifier that universities must use as of 2005 in communications with the Australian Government concerning a student who: • Is enrolled in a course of study with the university; and • Has indicated that he or she is seeking Commonwealth assistance under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 for the units. The CHESSN will remain linked to the student for the remainder of his/ her academic life. What is the CHESSN used for? The CHESSN is used to manage the: • Student Learning Entitlements (SLE) • Higher Education Loan Program (HECS-HELP), and • Commonwealth Learning Scholarships.

Census dates
Census dates can be found on the Higher Education semester dates on page 10 of this guide.

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Please be aware that it is the student responsibility to: 1. Notify the university in writing of any changes to their enrolment before the census date; and 2. Complete payment of their fees, where applicable. Failure to do this will result in the university cancelling the enrolment. The CAN will include details about a student’s enrolment, as follows: personal details, CHESSN number, deferred and/or up-front fee payment details, loan fees (if applicable), discounts, total debt, and the total amount by which the student’s learning entitlement has been reduced, and EFTSL values for units.

What happens after each census date?
If you are a student who is eligible for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP assistance, and have supplied a TFN and not made a full up-front payment of the student contribution amount, then you will incur a HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP debt if you are enrolled in a unit of study after the census date. The university is required to defer your fees to tax and the ATO is advised of this debt.

What happens if the CAN is incorrect?
If the university, after issuing the CAN, believes that the information is incorrect, or has ceased to be correct, the university shall issue a new CAN to a student with the correct information. When a student believes that the information on the CAN is incorrect, the student must, within 14 days of dispatch of the CAN, ask the university (via the Information Centre) in writing for the CAN to be corrected. Verbal requests are not considered. The request must specify the particular information he/she considers to be incorrect and the reasons why it is considered incorrect. Making the request does not affect the liability of the student to pay the contribution, nor the student’s entitlement to Commonwealth assistance. The university will consider the request as soon as possible, and notify the student of its decision in writing. If the university finds that the information on the original CAN was incorrect, or ceased to be correct,
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Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN)
All students who incur a fee with the university in at least one unit of study for that semester or study period by the relevant census date for that unit, and have sought HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP for at least one unit of study will be sent a Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) no later than 28 days after the relevantcensus date. The CAN is also sent to students who occupy a Commonwealth-supported place and are paying their fees up-front.

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the university will issue a new CAN to the student with the correct information. Student records will be corrected, and data sent to DEEWR accordingly.

Domestic student fees
Domestic students are all students who meet the following citizenship conditions: • Australian citizens • New Zealand citizens • Permanent residents. Domestic students pay fees according to the units and course they choose to enrol in. The detailed fee table is available at www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html. Each unit has four fee levels depending on the category a student falls into. Categories are normally assigned at the time of enrolment.

Fee exemption
All students pay fees unless exempt from payment by the CDU Council. The Council sets all fees on an annual basis. Fees are payable by semester, or by study period for the current year unless a written contract setting the fees with the university is in place (e.g. some international students have specific contracts).

International student fees
Fees apply directly to an enrolment in a specific type of course. International students are liable for payment of full-fee course charges relevant to the year they are enrolled in. For more details of fees for international students go to www.cdu.edu/international.

Categories of students and applicable fees
The categories of students are: • 2010 • Pre 2010 • Pre 2009 • Pre-2008 • Full fee paying.

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2010 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees
Students must meet residency requirements to be considered Commonwealth-supported. Unless students are assessed to be either a Pre-2010, pre-2009 or Pre2008 student, these fees are applicable to all Commonwealth-supported students starting an undergraduate course and selected postgraduate by coursework courses in 2010. It also applies to continuing students who began before 2009 in a non-Natural and Physical Sciences (non-NPS) course of study, did not complete that course of study and, on or after 1 January 2009, transfer to a Natural and Physical Sciences (NPS) course of study. From 1 January 2010, the maximum annual student contribution amount for commencing Commonwealth-supported students undertaking education and nursing units of study will be increased from the ‘national priority’ rate to the band 1 rate. The increased maximum annual student contribution amounts affect only students who begin their course of study at a higher education provider on or after 1 January 2010. Existing students will continue under existing arrangements (pre-2010 students).

Pre-2010 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees
Students must meet residency requirements to be considered Commonwealth-supported. Unless students are assessed to be either a Pre-2008 or Pre-2009 student, these fees are applicable to all Commonwealth-supported students who began an undergraduate course and selected postgraduate by coursework programs in 2009. The reduced maximum student contribution amount for units of study in mathematics, statistics and science applies to all students who began their course of study on or after 1 January 2009, regardless of the course of study. Arrangements exist for Commonwealth-supported students who began a course of study before 1 January 2010 and had not completed that course before that date. A person is a pre-2010 student for a unit of study if the person started the course of study of which the unit forms a part before 1 January 2010 and was a Commonwealth-supported student in relation to a unit of study in that course and: a) the person had not completed the course by 31 December 2009; or
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b) in 2009 the person was undertaking an enabling course; or c) the person has completed the related course for an honours course and is undertaking the honours course of study. Students are not taken to have discontinued their enrolment if they have: • taken a leave of absence with written approval from the university; • transferred in 2008 into another course of study at the same level (i.e. undergraduate or postgraduate level) with the same provider or another provider; • enrolled in a cross-institutional program at a host provider; • enrolled in an honours course of study in 2008 after having completed the related pass course in 2007; • or in 2007, undertaken an enabling course as an exempt student and, the following year, enrolled in the course of study to which the enabling course relates as a Commonwealth-supported student.

Pre-2009 Commonwealth-Supported Student Fees
Students must meet residency requirements to be considered Commonwealth-supported. Unless students are assessed to be a Pre2008 student, these fees are applicable to all Commonwealth-supported students who began an undergraduate course and selected postgraduate by coursework programs in 2008.

Pre-2008 Commonwealth-Supported Student fees
Students who, before 1 January 2008, began a course of study as ‘contributing’ students, are to be treated as pre-2008 HECS students if they have not discontinued their enrolment in the course since that commencement or completed the requirements for the course. Pre2008 students retain this student status until 31 January 2012, after which date their fees will be the same as students starting a course in 2013.
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Full Fee Paying Students
These are students who are: • Postgraduate students who, in 2010 are starting studies in a feepaying postgraduate by coursework course • Postgraduate students who, before 2010, were enrolled as full-fee paying students in a postgraduate by coursework course • Domestic undergraduate students who are studying an undergraduate course without a Commonwealth-Supported Place

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• Students enrolling in MISC (Miscellaneous Course). NZ citizens and permanent residents (non-humanitarian visa holders) residing outside Australia while undertaking a unit of study within a course will be charged the FULL TUITION Rate (and are not eligible for any FEE-HELP Programs or a discount) - as by living overseas they are no longer considered a Commonwealth-Supported Student. charges apply as per any other unit enrolment. Approved students are issued with the grade of PA – Professional Assessment. Miscellaneous enrolment charges Students who enrol in individual units in a course that does not lead to an award will have their enrolments processed as miscellaneous enrolments and will be charged at relevant rates. Service charge A service charge will be applied for all transactions initiated by you and involving administration cost, time and/or effort, provided that the service is not a compulsory or essential component of a course or its assessment and award. The service charge is $30 in 2010.

Additional information for unit fees and student categories
For specific details on fees for each unit visit W: www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/ fees.html, E: [email protected] or P: 1800 061 963 or (08) 8946 7766. Credit transfer There is no charge for credit given through credit transfer. Professional assessment Students who, on the basis of their professional background, are seeking to be assessed as meeting the requirements of the unit, are required to enrol in the unit for which they are seeking the assessment and submit a HE113 form as soon as possible after enrolling in the unit for which they are seeking Professional Assessment (PA). Student

When will my fees be assessed?
Fees for enrolled students are assessed for individual semesters after the relevant fee assessment period has started. You can check fees using ‘my student info’ after this date, and enrolment and fee advice are sent out to all enrolled students after this date.

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Why does the university have different fee assessment start dates?
The university offers unit choices over eight teaching periods: Semester 1, 2 and 3; and Summer Semester Study periods 1, 2, 3 and 4 Students do not need to make payment of fees for all teaching periods at once, but by the relevant census dates for each teaching period. Different fee assessment dates ensure that any fee payment you make is allocated to the correct teaching period and its census date. For example, if you wish to defer your fees for summer semester, but make a minimum payment of $500 up-front to take advantage of fee discounts, your payment will be set automatically against your Summer Semester debt. If fees were assessed for all teaching periods at once, your payment would be set against any future fee debts automatically and you may not be identified as being eligible for the fee discount. For those of you who are eligible to receive a 20 per cent discount on making up-front payment of fees, it is very important that you make payment of any outstanding fees and current tuition fees at the same time to ensure all fees are cleared. Students who have an outstanding balance are not eligible to receive the discount.

Methods of payment
There are various methods by which fees can be paid, depending on the type of enrolment undertaken. Payments can be made by the following: Online Online payment can be made at W: www.payonline.cdu.edu.au bPay Biller code and reference number is printed on the enrolment and fees advice for your convenience. You may use the telephone or the Internet, to contact your financial institution to make payment from your nominated bank account to the university. You need to allow for at least three working days for this process. Credit card/by phone Credit card details can be directed to the cashier on P: (08) 8946 7191 or (08) 8946 7192. Information required is: student number,

Can I determine which fees I want to pay first?
When you make payment of any amount, your DEEWR debts will be cleared first. For example, if you owe fees from other courses (VET / Higher Education) these will be cleared before current fees.
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cardholder’s name, credit card number and expiry date of card. Visa Card, Master Card, Diners and American Express are accepted. Payments in person Cash, cheque or credit card are accepted at the cashier’s office located on the ground floor of Orange 1 at Casuarina campus, the Administration Office at Palmerston campus and building 1 at Alice Springs campus. EFTPOS These facilities are available at Casuarina, Palmerston, and Alice Springs campuses. Cheque payments Cheques sent by mail should be directed to the cashier and accompanied by a copy of the appropriate enrolment and fees advice and you should include a contact number where you can be reached during business hours. (DO NOT SEND CASH through the post). An Enrolment and Fees Advice will be posted to you after your enrolment has been processed and fees have been assessed for the relevant semester. You are encouraged to take advantage of checking your fees balance on ‘my student info’ at any time after fee assessment has taken place. Once you are enrolled and your fees have been assessed you will be sent a payment and fees advice. This is confirmation of your enrolment. The enrolment and fees advice should be checked thoroughly for accuracy. Discrepancies should be resolved through the Information Centre before making your payment. If you posted your completed enrolment form to the university and have not received your enrolment and fees advice within two weeks of the fee assessment date for the relevant semester, or if you have any queries regarding your enrolment and fees advice, please contact the Information Centre for assistance. The enrolment and fees advice serves as an invoice for the purpose of notification of fees owing. No separate fees invoices are issued. It is the responsibility of the student to advise the university in writing of any change of address. The student can also change the mailing address on-line in My Student Info to ensure accuracy of the address. Note: Non-receipt of an invoice due to an incorrect mailing address does not clear a student debt.

refunds
A student must withdraw from a unit/course by completing the form HE102 - Change of Enrolment or HE104 - Complete Cancellation Form/Intermission Form.
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Refunds are not automatic. All students must apply for a refund. An application for a refund can be made by completing the form GEN 107 Request for Student Refund and submitting to the Cashier. Your application will be considered and, subject to approval, Student Services Cashiers will process the refund to you or a third party who has paid your fees. It is essential, therefore, that you advise the university of your current postal address. The refund will be processed within 30 days of the submitted refund request form. Refunds can be processed directly into your nominated bank account through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Once the university has processed the refund, you should have access to these funds within two (2) days. Under banking regulations, if a student has made a payment with a credit card any refund must be credited to the original card. Charles Darwin University will refund to the original credit card if the initial payment was via that credit card within the previous 12 months, otherwise the refund will be processed by Bank Transfer. It may take up to seven (7) working days before the credit appears on your account due to bank processing practices. Refunds of amounts that total less than $30 will be paid in cash if no further study is being undertaken (only available from Casuarina campus). If further study is being undertaken, no payment shall be made but a credit will be carried forward.

What happens if I do not pay my fees by the census date?
Commonwealth-supported students Upon receipt of an enrolment and fees advice you should immediately check the accuracy of the information contained on this document and read the instructions on the reverse side. There are penalties for nonpayment of fees by the due date. If you are eligible for and have chosen the up-front payment option on your request for Commonwealth-support and HECS-HELP, a reminder notice will be sent 28 days before the relevant census date advising you that payment of your tuition fees is required no later than one working day before the census date. If you have not paid your student contribution by the relevant census date but have provided your TFN, your debt will be deferred to the ATO. If you have not paid and have not provided your TFN, your enrolment

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will be cancelled within two working days after the census date. You will be notified in writing. Students who have not paid all applicable non-unit related charges (i.e. non-tuition fees) will be advised that the Fees and Charges By-Laws will be applied, and that unless payment is received within 28 days, debt collection procedures may begin. The relevant sections of CDU Fees and Charges By-laws for non-payment of fees can be accessed at www. cdu.edu.au/governance/bylaws.html. Non-Commonwealth supported students, holders of other permanent visas and New Zealand citizens (including full fee postgraduate students) A reminder notice will be sent to you advising that payment is required within 28 days of the date of the ‘notice’. On the expiry of the above notice the enrolment of all students who have an outstanding debt will be cancelled and the student(s) will be advised in writing. The relevant sections of CDU Fees and Charges By-laws for non-payment of fees can be accessed at W: www.cdu.edu.au/governance/bylaws.html. Students who have not paid all applicable non-unit related charges (i.e. non-tuition fees) will be advised that the Fees and Charges By-Laws will be applied, and that unless payment is received within 28 days, debt collection procedures may begin.
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Withdrawal before the census date – student fee implications
Fee options Up-front payments of Commonwealth supported fees Implications If you have selected the full, up-front payment option in respect of your Commonwealthsupported place liability, and have made payment of fees for that unit, the university will refund those amounts to you. Up-front payment of If you have selected the full, up-front payment domestic full tuition option in respect of your liability, and have fees made payment of fees for that unit, the university will refund those amounts to you. Deferred payments If you have selected the deferred payment of fees option in respect of your liability, you will not incur a debt for the unit(s) you are withdrawing from.

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Withdrawal after the census date – student fee implications
Students who withdraw from their studies after the census date may apply to have their Student Learning Entitlements (SLE) re-credited and/ or their fees remitted in special circumstances. Fee options Up-front payments of Commonwealthsupported fees Deferred payments of fees for Commonwealthsupported Students Up-front payment of domestic full tuition fees Deferred payment of domestic full tuition fees Implications If your SLE is re-credited, then your HECS-HELP debt for that unit is taken to be remitted and the university will refund the up-front payments of your contribution amount. If your SLE is re-credited, then your HECS-HELP debt for that unit is remitted and the university will repay the Commonwealth any HECS-HELP assistance to which you were entitled. The university has the discretion to refund any up-front payments to you in accordance with the university’s own rules. If your FEE-HELP balance is re-credited, any FEE-HELP debt you acquired for that unit will be remitted and the university will repay any amounts of FEE-HELP assistance to the Commonwealth.

remissions
Students who withdraw from their studies after the census date still consume SLE for the units from which they withdraw. However, such students may apply to have their SLE re-credited in special circumstances. If a student withdraws from a unit(s) of study after the census date, the university will advise the student to apply in writing to the University for a re-credit, remission or refund, whichever is relevant to the person. A student who completes a unit and receives a fail grade is considered not to have successfully completed the unit and may, therefore, apply for a re-credit or a remission if special circumstances exist. In all cases, supporting documentation will be required. A student who has successfully completed the unit of study cannot apply for a re-credit or a remission.

What qualifies as special circumstances for the purpose of a remission?
Special circumstances include unusual circumstances which are beyond a person’s control. The university shall assess if the special circumstances have arisen due to the applicant’s action or inaction, either directly or indirectly, and for which the person is not responsible.

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It can also be circumstances that make it impractical for the person to complete the requirements for their unit of study and may include medical circumstances, for example, where a person’s medical condition has changed to such an extent that he or she is unable to continue studying or a person has experienced family/personal circumstances such as death or severe medical or financial problems within a family, such that it is unreasonable to expect a person to continue studying. Employment-related circumstances for example, where a person’s employment status or arrangements have changed so that the person is unable to continue his or her studies, and this change is beyond the person’s control. Or course-related circumstances, for example, where the provider has changed the unit it had offered and the person is disadvantaged by either not being able to complete the unit, or not being given credit towards other units or courses. A person is unable to complete the requirements for a unit, for example, if the person is unable to undertake the necessary private study required, attend sufficient lectures or tutorials and meet other compulsory attendance requirements in order to meet their course requirements; or complete the required assessable work; or sit the required examinations; or complete any other course requirements because of their inability to meet the above. Special circumstances do not include lack of knowledge or understanding of requirements under the schemes or a person’s incapacity to repay a Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) debt. Repayments are income-contingent and the person can apply for a deferral of a compulsory repayment in certain circumstances.

How do I apply for a remission?
Your application for a re-credit or a remission must be made in writing within 12 months of the withdrawal date, or, if you have not withdrawn, within 12 months of the end of the period of study in which the unit was, or was to be, undertaken. Your application needs to include any independent supporting documentation, for example, a letter from your doctor or counsellor, to support your claims. Please complete form HE107 – Application for Remission of Commonwealth-supported student fees – upfront payments and Commonwealth support students – help form which can be found at W: www.cdu.edu.au/studentnet/adminforms.html.

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When will a remission be granted?
The university will remit if it is satisfied that special circumstances apply to the student that are: • Beyond the person’s control • Do not make their full impact on the student until on, or after, the census date; and • Make it impracticable for the person to complete the requirements for the unit in the period during which the person undertook, or was to undertake, the unit.

How will I know if my application for a remission is successful?
The university will notify you of the decision and the reasons for making the decision and will also advise you of your rights for a review of the decision if you are unsatisfied with the outcome. The university will also advise DEEWR of its decisions.

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ExAMINATIONS
Final assessment for students may include a formal examination component. Exams generally are held during a central examination period, which extends for two weeks. Most units require an end-ofsemester central examination be taken. Central Examination Timetables for Higher Education will be available on line. Some units also may have mid-semester Faculty-based examinations and these will be listed on your unit outline. Draft central examination timetables will be made available to students. Please note that it is your responsibility to advise the Timetabling Team of any timetable clashes such as exams running at the same time or overlapping. Once the Final Examination Timetable is set, there will be no chance to make any further changes. Students may be required to sit more than one examination in one day. Only a break between exams of less than two hours is a reason for students to contact the Timetabling Team to request a change of exam time. As a student, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are familiar with the date, time and venue of your examinations. Non-attendance at a scheduled examination will result in a grade of FAIL being recorded. Please note: misreading the content of the central examination timetable does not constitute a valid reason to request a special examination. Be aware that your exam can be scheduled on any day during the central examination period. If you need further clarification in regards to your examinations, contact Student Services.

2010 Examination Dates
Sem 1 End of semester central exam period Special/ supplementary exam period 7-18 June 2010 6-10 Sept 2010 Sem 2 25 Oct-5 Nov 2010 21-25 Feb 2011 Sem 3 N/A Summer Semester 21-25 Feb 2011 4-8 April 2011

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Special examinations
Application for special arrangements EGT112 Application must be submitted at least 7 days before the examination If you require any special arrangement for your examination, contact Support and Equity on (08) 8946 6288 to discuss possible options. If you have a disability, you should discuss options of: • Additional reading or writing time • Special seating arrangements; or • Any other special requirements. Application for special consideration EGT111 Application must be submitted within 7 days of sitting an examination If for some reason you are unable to prepare adequately for an examination due to illness or personal circumstances, special consideration may be sought. A medical certificate and/or statutory declaration must be included with the application. If the application is approved, the lecturer of the unit from which you are seeking special consideration will take your application into account when marking your exam. If you are ill on the day of an examination and you cannot attend, you are entitled to apply for a special examination. Special examinations shall be held in the following core teaching period over a one-week period either during the mid-semester break or at the end of semester central examination period. A medical certificate must be included with the application for a special examination.

Application for special examination EGT113 Application must be submitted within 7 days of sitting an examination

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External examinations
Candidates located within 80km of Darwin or Alice Springs are expected to sit their exams at the respective CDU campuses. Outside Darwin/Alice Springs External Student Support manages the invigilation process for external/ off campus exams held in each central exam period and also the three periods a year where special/supplementary exams are undertaken. • If you live more than 80km from any CDU campus or centre, you will need to make your supervision arrangements with a nominated tertiary institution. A private invigilator may be used only if you do not have access to a local institution or organisation that can provide this service. Students undertaking an off-campus exam need to complete the examination supervision form and send it to External Students Support at least four weeks before the examination period begins. Your cooperation in ensuring exam invigilation booking arrangements are made and timely submission of forms is appreciated. If you are having any difficulties or do not understand what you need to do, contact External Student Support. If you are nervous about your exams, visit the exams section of the Study Skills website for help.
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As indicated in your unit information booklet the Examination Arrangement Form is located at W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/forms/ access/examarrangement.html and is to be submitted on-line. A separate form is required to be submitted for each exam. You may also email [email protected] for further information. F: (08) 8946 6549. Exams will not be emailed or faxed to invigilators as a last-minute resort. To ensure exam documentation arrives within appropriate timeframes, the candidate must return his/her completed form before the appropriate deadline. Any incomplete and/or late applications will not be accepted and will be forwarded automatically to your faculty for further approval/processing. Students must advise the invigilator that the exam package will be dispatched to him/her about 3 weeks before the exam period. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their invigilator 2 weeks before the exam to ensure they have the paper, the details of date, location and time. If they do not, the student must contact External Student Support as soon as possible on E: [email protected] or P: 08) 8946 6483.

ExAMINATIONS
Can I repeat a unit to obtain a higher grade?
If you are in a Commonwealth supported student or a full-fee paying postgraduate student or receiving Fee-Help, you cannot repeat a unit in the award course unless: • it is required to graduate, eg you have too many PC units, or • you need a particular unit to gain professional recognition, eg CPA registration. You may repeat a unit if you are enrolled as a miscellaneous student (non-award). You will have to pay fees depending on the discipline. The detailed fee table is available at www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html. Grading Schema indicating the grades that apply to Higher Education students is available at W: http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/ documents/AssessmentRules.

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Grades release dates
Semester 1 End of semester release dates 6 July 2010 Study Period 1 For units delivered by CDU For units delivered by Open Universities Australia 15 June 2010 3 August 2010 Semester 2 23 November 2010 Study Period 2 14 September 2010 2 November 2010 Semester 3 18 January 2011 Study Period 3 14 December 2010 1 February 2011 Summer Semester 8 March 2011 Study Period 4 N/A 3 May 2011

Note: OUA grades do not become available until nine weeks after the end of each study period. Results are available online via My Student Info (unless students have a financial encumbrance).

Memorandum of Grades
The memorandum of grades is a printed record of units and results, awarded within that semester and is available at the end of each semester. Students are encouraged to view their results on line using ‘my student info’ at www.cdu.edu.au/studentnet/. A memorandum of grades is not provided where fees remain outstanding. A replacement charge of $15 a copy of your memorandum of grades applies.

Student Progression
The monitoring of student progress is undertaken at the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2 as a proactive enabling strategy that aims for the early identification of students at risk and the implementation of flexible, practical and achievable strategies to assist students achieve their learning potential. If your performance has not been satisfactory throughout the semester you will be notified in accordance with the Higher Education Progress Rules. More information can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/documents/ProgressionRules.pdf
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GRADUATION
The University holds four graduation ceremonies a year. Two ceremonies are held in May at the Casuarina campus, one ceremony is held in October at a city venue and one graduation ceremony is held in Alice Springs in June. Students can choose to graduate from the campus of their choice. Each student who meets the requirements to graduate needs to complete a Nomination to Graduate form available at http://www. cdu.edu.au/studentnet/adminforms.html Every graduand receives an invitation to attend the ceremony and three passes to invite family and friends to join in this joyous occasion.

2010 Graduation Dates
Date Thursday 20 May 2010 Location Casuarina campus courtyard Faculty/Division Institute of Advanced Studies Faculty of Education, Health and Science Languages and Literacy Division Primary Industries and Community Services Division Faculty of Law, Business and Arts Business and Service Industries Division Trades industry Division All Faculties All VET Divisions All Faculties All VET Divisions

Friday 21 May 2010

Casuarina campus courtyard

Thursday 17 June 2010 Friday 15 Oct 2010

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SUppORT SERVICES
Faculty Academic Liaison Units
Academic Liaison Units provide advice to students particularly in relation to the design of study plans to suit the circumstances of individual students. Initial enquiries, however, should be made via the Information Centre on 1800 061 963. Law, business and Arts P: 08 8946 6031 F: 08 8946 6584 E: [email protected] Education, Health and Science P: 08 8946 7357 F: 08 8946 6151 E: [email protected] E: [email protected], P: (08) 8946 6600 for Casuarina campus, P: (08) 8959 5244 for Alice Springs campus or E: alice-helpdesk@cdu. edu.au. General access computers are available at ITMS, building Red 3, Casuarina campus and the campus libraries at Casuarina and Palmerston for the purpose of burning your student files and data to CDs. ITMS operates between 7.30am to 6pm Monday to Thursdays and 5.30pm Fridays. The ITMS Service Desk will be available for URGENT call-out support, though this phone support is restricted to major IT faults Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm and from 8am to 4pm on weekends and public holidays. Student computer account Your computer account gives you email access and access to the web. Your account also provides you with a password to allow you access to the computer workstations in the computer laboratories and campus libraries. Computer facilities Computer laboratories are available for student use on level 3 Orange 1 at Casuarina campus, building C at Palmerston and Alice Springs campuses. The laboratories are open week days between 7am and 1am at Casuarina, 7am and 11pm at Palmerston campus and varied hours at Alice Springs campus.

Information technology
Service Desk The ITMS Service Desk is your first point of contact for assistance with computers, the Internet, telephones, printers, and associated information technology equipment and services. Contact the Service Desk if you have any problems with computers, software or passwords. Access the Service Desk at W: www.cdu.edu.au/itms/contactus.html or

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Your student card should give you automatic after hours access to computer labs. For help in solving problems, simply take your student card to the enquiries counter in the Information Centre. For access at Alice Springs, please contact the Alice Springs Information Centre staff. (See also Library and Learning Precinct on page 53.) Wireless access Wireless network access is available in a number of buildings throughout CDU. This includes Casuarina, Palmerston, Alice Springs and some access in other campuses. Although helping individual students to setup their wireless connection is not supported by ITMS, documentation is available to help you configure your own notebook computer. At the beginning of each semester, ITMS also holds short workshops to assist in this process. (See also Library and Learning Precinct on page 53.) Misuse of computer facilities Students should be aware that they can be charged under the Student Conduct By-Laws if they are found to be misusing computers and, in particular, accessing pornographic material or sending emails which contain racist, sexist or other comments which contravene Federal or Territory Equal Opportunity legislation. The official CDU policy regarding Acceptable Use of computer systems can be found in the following document: http://www.cdu.edu.au/ governance/documents/10.0InformationTechnologyAcceptableUse.pdf.

Academic support
The Academic Language and Learning Support Program (ALLSP) is part of CDU’s School of Academic Language and Learning (SALL). It is a one-stop shop for students who want to improve their academic skills. It offers free workshops and one-to-one support to help students write assignments, study efficiently, and improve their written language skills. There is a strong emphasis on providing students with a supportive environment so that the significant transition many are making into the world of higher education is successful. For more information on the ALLSP programs on offer, go to W: http:// www.cdu.edu.au/allsp/ or contact the facilitator on E: ruth.warwick@ cdu.edu.au.

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Indigenous Academic Support Unit
The Indigenous Academic Support Unit (IASU) comprises a team of highly skilled and qualified Indigenous staff who provide academic support across a range of disciplines to Indigenous students studying at CDU. With Indigenous support centres located at Casuarina (Gurinbey), Palmerston (Duwun), Katherine (Yangan.garr), Alice Springs (Akaltye), Tennant Creek and Nhulunbuy, the IAS team provides a culturally safe physical and intellectual environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are encouraged to reach their full potential. This is facilitated through a range of programs designed to enhance students’ capabilities and increase their options for personal and professional development as they progress through their studies. The IAS team assists students to enrol in the course(s) of their choice and help them to plan their educational and career pathways, while providing ongoing support and advice throughout their learning journey. How can Indigenous Academic Support help me? The IAS team provides high-level support and assistance to Indigenous students studying at CDU through: • Provision of specialist orientation programs for new Indigenous students. • Assistance with enrolment applications and course information.
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• Provision of academic support and referrals for tutoring from the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS), through which individual or group tutorial assistance can be arranged. • Access to a well-appointed Indigenous student common room, computer lab, tutorial room and large undercover seating area with fans and lights at Casuarina campus. Excellent student facilities are also available at Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Nhulunbuy campuses. • Assistance with top-up printing costs for Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE) students. • Referral to support agencies and provision of information and assistance for accessing other services on campus (eg. Support & Equity Services, which also includes access to disability services). • Assistance with finding suitable accommodation for students. • Provision of information about scholarships and other opportunities that become available for students from time to time, as well as assistance with the preparation and submission of scholarship applications. • Provision of advocacy support (eg, helping to deal with study problems, scholarship payments, access to Centrelink/Abstudy, etc).

SUppORT SERVICES
• Regular visits to schools and community organisations to talk about study options and educational and career pathways available at CDU. • Preparation and broad email distribution of monthly Indigenous Academic Support newsletter. For further information Gurinbey at Casuarina campus The Indigenous Academic Support area is located at building Blue 2 and includes a range of staff offices and facilities for students. P: 8946 7413. Duwun at Palmerston campus Indigenous Academic Support at the Palmerston campus is located within Administration in building A. P: 8946 7860. Akaltye at Alice Springs campus Indigenous Academic Support at the Alice Springs campus is located in building 6, at the rear of the Uni Info Shop. P: 8959 5411. Yangan.garr at Katherine Rural campus Indigenous Academic Support is located at the Katherine campus within the Library building. P: 8973 8348. Tennant Creek campus Indigenous Academic Support is located at the Tennant Creek campus. Enquire at reception. P: 8973 8348. Nhulunbuy campus Indigenous Academic Support is located at the Nhulunbuy campus. Enquire at reception. General Enquiries Charles Darwin University Gurinbey Blue 2, Casuarina campus Casuarina NT 0909 P: F: E: W: 08 8946 7413 08 8946 6064 [email protected] www.cdu.edu.au/iasu

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Library and Learning Precinct
www.cdu.edu.au/library/ The CDU Library operates at Casuarina, Palmerston and Alice Springs campuses. Orientation sessions to help new students find their way around the Library and the various information systems are offered at the beginning of Semesters 1 and 2. Ask about these at your campus. Note that library opening hours may vary between campuses and during semester breaks. Library opening hours are listed at W: www. cdu.edu.au/library/about/hours.html. Additional useful information for new students is available at W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/LILL/ StudentWelcome.html. The Library also offers an Ask Us service, which is available to all CDU students and staff. See W: www.cdu.edu.au/ library/askus.html. Computers are available for study and research purposes at all campus libraries. The computers are imaged by ITMS and have the same software as those in the computer labs. They operate on the student network and require a computer account to log in. All campus libraries are wireless-enabled. Staff can assist with connecting your laptop to the network. Study areas are also available with power for laptop computers. Library staff provide assistance for basic use of programs such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint. For more advanced use of applications or other
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information requirements, staff are able to direct students to reference materials or online tutorials. Assistance is also provided for processes such as printing, burning a CD and scanning images. The Library also provides services for distance students. Library and Information Access Casuarina campus Building Red 8 P: (08) 8946 7016 F: (08) 8946 7022 E: [email protected] W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/ Alice Springs campus P: (08) 8959 5233 F: (08) 8959 5822 E: [email protected] W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/ about/campus.html Palmerston campus P: (08) 8946 7870 F: (08) 8946 7880 E: [email protected] W: www.cdu.edu.au/library/about/ campus.html Distance Library Services Building Red 8 Casuarina campus P: (08) 8946 7016 F: (08) 8946 7022 E: [email protected]

SUppORT SERVICES
Photocopying and printing
Print account quota Photocopiers and printers are available for student use in the libraries at all campuses. Each student is given a print account, which is linked to their student ID and their student computer account. There is a ‘Print Start’ quota credited to each enrolled student’s print account, which provides every student with a limited amount of free printing and copying. Your CDU student card enables you to access a rechargeable account. Students may buy extra credits via cash recharging units or EFTPOS terminals in the libraries at Casuarina and Palmerston. Casual photocopy cards also can be bought at either campus. Uniprint Express (www.cdu.edu.au/uniprintexpress) is responsible for providing printing and photocopying facilities at the Casuarina and Palmerston campuses. Uniprint Express is available in Casuarina Library, Palmerston Library, Casuarina Computing Labs Orange Building: 1.3, Palmerston Computing Lab PA.1, Palmerston Computing Lab PB.1, Palmerston Computing Lab PC.2 and EHS and IT Computing Labs.

Support and Equity Services
Counselling If you are experiencing difficulties that affect your academic studies and seek to achieve a more balanced life, then personal counselling enables you to improve individual well-being. The Student Facilitator Counselling is located in Support and Equity Services and is available by appointment to all students wanting to discuss any issues causing them concern in their academic and/or personal life. Disability Support The Student Facilitator Disabilities is the first point of contact for CDU students who have a disability. Our service facilitates access to all services of CDU for students with a disability, including making reasonable adjustment to address the effects of the disability on the student’s ability to undertake their study. International Student Support The International Student Facilitator provides international students with information and support upon arrival and during their studies at the university. The facilitator also assists students to resolve concerns encountered during the study time and in preparation for their return home.

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Equity – information, assistance and support It is the objective of CDU to ensure the absence of all forms of discrimination and harassment based on gender, marital status, race, age, disability, religion or sexual preference in relation to all facets of student participation at the university. Support and Equity Services assists students, who believe this may be occurring, by discussing and clarifying the situation and exploring with students their rights, responsibilities and options to resolve the matter. Complaint resolution Support and information is available through Support and Equity Services to resolve grievances and complaints either with other students, university staff or university administrative or academic complaints and appeals. To assist students in the resolution of complaints and appeals, the university has developed a student administrative complaints review process, a student academic complaint and appeals process, and conciliation/grievance procedures for complaints about discrimination and harassment. Information about these processes is available through Support and Equity Services. Support for complaint resolution is available from the Senior Advisor. Student accommodation and loans The Student Facilitator Reception maintains and updates information for students seeking off-campus accommodation, and application forms for emergency student loans. Contact Support and Equity Services Casuarina campus – Building Blue 1 Alice Springs campus – Library building P: Casuarina (08) 8946 6288 F: (08) 8946 6654 P: Alice Springs (08) 8959 5216 E: [email protected] W: www.cdu.edu.au/ses/student.support.html

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Accommodation
North Flinders International House (NFIH) Located on the Casuarina campus, NFIH provides single student accommodation with all rooms air-conditioned and fully furnished, including a desk and small refrigerator. For full details about application, fees and costs, contact NFIH: North Flinders International House P: (08) 8946 6591 F: (08) 8946 6686 E: [email protected] W: www.cdu.edu.au/nfih/ Accommodation register An accommodation register of available off-campus accommodation is located at Casuarina campus in Support and Equity, building Blue 1 and the Information Centre, building Orange 1. The register lists rooms in units and houses that are available for rent. The accommodation is usually at fairly reasonable rates in share house situations. Many of the rooms are rented fully furnished and some even include full board. It is up to you to take down the telephone number of places you consider appropriate, then contact the person and arrange to view the accommodation. Ask one of the staff in the Information Centre or Support and Equity if you need assistance to access the register.
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banking facilities
An automatic teller machine is located on the wall between the bookshop and the basketball courts. This will accept most cards. The Post Office is also an agent for the Commonwealth Bank.

bicycles
CDU welcomes cyclists on campus. If you use a bicycle you should be aware of the university’s policy for safe bicycle usage on campus. Importantly, you should be aware of speed limits and the need to park bicycles in designated bike racks. More information regarding bicycles on campus can be found at W: www.cdu.edu.au/fas/security.html#bike.

bookshop
The University Bookshop is located on the ground floor of building Red 1, Casuarina campus. It stocks text books, general and reference books, stationery, technical equipment, and CDU souvenirs. The bookshop provides a fast mail-order service for external students and has extended hours at the beginning of each semester. Normal opening hours: 8.30am – 4pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am – 6pm Wednesday. Casuarina campus – building Red 1. P: (08) 8946 6497

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Cashier
The university cashier is located within the Information Centre at Casuarina, Palmerston and Alice Springs campuses. This is where you pay your fees and any other monies you owe to the university. Cashier hours operate in line with the Information Centre. The hours are: Casuarina campus 8.30am – 4pm Mon, Tue, Thurs 8.30am – 6pm Wed 8.30am – 3pm Fri Casuarina campus – building Orange 1 P: (08) 8946 7191 F: (08) 8946 6544 E: [email protected] Alice Springs campus 8.30am – 4pm Mon – Fri Palmerston campus 8.30am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri

bus travel (concession fare for full-time students)
Concession fares are available to students presenting a valid full-time student identification card issued by an Australian education institution. Students from international universities are not eligible for a discounted fare. Please present your full-time student ID card to the bus driver to receive your concession.

Careers and employment
The Careers and Employment team can assist current students and graduates of CDU with: • career counselling • identifying potential employers • job search • writing resumes and job applications • preparing for job interviews • managing study to employment transitions Contact the Careers and Employment team at the Information Centre Orange 1.1, Casuarina campus or freecall: 1800 061 963.

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Centrelink
If you are a new student and are also a Centrelink client, you need to advise Centrelink of your enrolment. If you are a continuing student and your enrolment status has changed, you also need to advise Centrelink. For further information students should contact Centrelink: ABSTUDY – P: 132317 or for Austudy – P: 132490, or visit W: www.centrelink.gov.au. – 9pm seven days for members. Office hours: 6am – 9pm Monday – Thursday, 6am – 6pm Friday, 8.30am – 2pm Saturday and 8.30am – 12 noon Sunday. P: (08) 8946 6971 or E: [email protected] www.cdu.edu. au/sport. CDU Sport runs a number of social sporting activities on campus, ranging from soccer to sepak takraw. Keep an eye on its notice boards or website for the latest happenings. The Sports Association has 21 affiliated sporting clubs, which all students are encouraged to join. CDU Sport also looks after the CDU Australian University Games team. This is the highlight of most students’ university year with up to 7000 students competing from around Australia. Gain more information on this exciting event, P: (08) 8946 6043.

Childcare
The CDU Child Care Centre is located on Casuarina campus, at building Green 3. Hours of operation: 7:30am – 6pm Monday – Friday. For information about availability of places and fees, P: (08) 8946 6913. Many other childcare facilities are available around Darwin. Contact the Information Centre for more information or refer to the Yellow Pages.

Charles Darwin University Sport and Fitness Unlimited
Located in building Green 2, Brand Pavilion, Casuarina campus, is a modern, air-conditioned gymnasium, run by CDU Sport. Membership fees are well-priced and suitable for a student budget. A variety of group fitness classes are also scheduled. Gym hours: 6am
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CDU Students' Association
CDU recognises the valuable contribution a Students' Association makes to the overall environment of the University. During 2010 a Student Representative group will be established. The aim of such a group is to make significant contributions to promote the welfare and further interests of CDU undergraduate students, in particular to work for quality and equity in higher education. The group will also work with relevant national bodies including the National Union of Students.

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Hairdressing and beauty therapy
Hairdressing and beauty therapy are located at the Palmerston campus. Students can book to have their hair cut, styled or coloured or a beauty therapy treatment at very reasonable prices. P: 8946 7896 for appointments. There is also a hairdressing training school as part of our Alice Springs campus. P: 8959 5225 for bookings. • Investigate CDU’s offerings on the web; or • Contact your Academic Liaison Unit to explore your options. CDU does not offer any units through OUA for students enrolled in postgraduate courses or enabling courses.

Parking
All motorbike parking is free. Parking permits Parking permits can be obtained at the cashier’s office, building Orange 1, Casuarina campus or building A Palmerston campus. The cost of a parking permit is $55 a semester or $110 a year. Pay and display parking - Casuarina and Palmerston campuses In each pay and display voucher parking area there is a machine that requires you to insert the relevant coins before a voucher will be issued. The cost of voucher parking is 50c an hour, $1 for three hours, and $1.50 a day. Pay and display vouchers are required between the hours of 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday and must be displayed clearly on the dashboard of the vehicle. Failure to do so will incur a fine.

Legal advice
Darwin Community Legal Service provides free legal advice and advice sessions are held in Darwin, Palmerston and Casuarina, P: (08) 8941 3394.

Library
For information and contact details see page 53.

Open Universities Australia
Undergraduate students at CDU have an option of extending their study choices from a list of more than 200 units that are part of the Open Universities Australia program. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity:

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Parking fines Fines will be issued for parking in the wrong spot or for parking in a spot for too long. Parking fines must be paid at the cashier at either Casuarina, Palmerston or Alice Springs campuses, or alternatively by posting your payment to: The cashier, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909. card to be used by other students or friends to access university facilities. Students using such facilities without their student card will be asked to leave and you could be charged under the Student Conduct By-Laws for misuse of your student card.

Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment extends from unwelcome actions such as gestures, inappropriate or dirty jokes, persistent, unwelcome invitations, the display of offensive pictures, and implicit or explicit demands for sexual activity, through to physical contact such as patting, pinching or groping. In accordance with the university’s policy of providing a learning and work an environment that is free from sexual harassment, Sexual Harassment Guidelines have been developed. If you believe you are a victim of sexual harassment, contact Support and Equity Services, building Blue 1, Casuarina campus. P: (08) 8946 6288 or the Library building, Alice Springs P: (08) 8959 5216.

Security on campus
Students should be careful if walking around campus at night. Keep to well-lit areas and try not to walk alone. If you are concerned about your personal safety, talk to a student facilitator at Student and Equity. Be sure to report any incidents or suspicious activity to security. You can also call Security to arrange to be accompanied to your vehicle on campus after dark. Phone ahead to make these arrangements some time before you are ready to leave, P: (08) 8946 7777 or Freecall: 1800 646 501 for Casuarina campus and P: (08) 8946 7888 for Palmerston campus. Make sure you carry your student card with you at all times as you may be asked to provide identification while on campus. This is particularly relevant when using the computer laboratories as you may be asked to provide identification to a security guard. Do not allow your student
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GLOSSARy
Census dates The census date for a unit of study is the final date for each semester by which you must: • Withdraw from a unit you are enrolled in that semester • Withdraw from the course you are enrolled in for that semester • Submit forms to request either deferment or intermission from the course • Complete making payment of your fees. Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) Notice that contains information about your enrolment and usage of Commonwealth assistance. Commonwealth-supported students These are students who are eligible for a Commonwealth-supported place, eg their course is funded by the Commonwealth and they are enrolled in a unit of study that is Commonwealth-supported. This includes students who pay their HECS-HELP up-front or those seeking to defer their fees to tax and those who are receiving a Commonwealth Learning Scholarship. Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) A unique number allocated to you for Commonwealth higher education assistance (as Commonwealth-supported students and/or through HELP loans). This number stays with you throughout your studies. Commonwealth-supported place (CSP) A place in a course to which the Australian Government contributes towards the cost of tuition and where students contribute via HECSHELP towards the cost of the course. This was formerly called HECS. Cross-institutional student See page 19. DEEWr Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Domestic student A student who is an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia. EFTSL Equivalent Full-Time Student Load. 1 EFTSL = 80 credit points.
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HESA Higher Education Support Act 2003. An act relating to the funding of higher education, and for other purposes. Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) An interest-free loan program available to Australian citizens or the holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas to enable them to pay their student contributions or tuition fees. Loans are re-paid later through the taxation system once income has reached a certain level. There are two types of HELP loans – FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP. FEE-HELP - to assist eligible non-Commonwealth supported students pay their tuition fees. HECS-HELP – to assist eligible Commonwealthsupported students pay their student contributions. Discounts to eligible students are available for up front payments. Holders of other permanent visa and New Zealand citizens may have access to a Commonwealth-supported place, but are not able to access HECS-HELP and must pay their student contribution up front. Miscellaneous students Students wishing to undertake individual units that do not lead to an award. SATAC South Australian Tertiary Admission Centre. Semesters Teaching periods for Higher Education. Semester 1, Semester 2 and Semester 3, Summer Semester. Student contribution The amount that Commonwealth-supported students must pay towards their course costs. Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) All eligible Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents receive a SLE of seven years equivalent full-time study as a Commonwealth-supported student. Study periods Teaching periods usually associated with OUA units SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4.

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casuarina campus information centre P: 1800 061 963 F: 08 8946 6642 E: [email protected] postal address Charles Darwin University Darwin Nt 0909 street address Charles Darwin University Ellengowan Drive Casuarina Opening hours 8.30am Monday tuesday 8.30am Wednesday 8.30am thursday 8.30am 8.30am Friday – – – – – 4pm 4pm 6pm 4pm 3pm

alice springs campus information centre P: 1800 654 865 F: 08 8959 5343 postal address Charles Darwin University PO Box 795 alice Springs Nt 0871 street address Charles Darwin University Grevillea Drive alice Springs Opening hours 8.30am Monday tuesday 8.30am Wednesday 8.30am thursday 8.30am 8.30am Friday – – – – – 4pm 4pm 4pm 4pm 3pm
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