The institute is located on the perimeter of the central urban area of Brisbane on a site bounded by Brisbane City Gardens, the Brisbane River and Parliament House. More detailed course and subject information is contained in individual faculty handbooks published by the department.
THE QIT LOGO
QIT'S ROLE AND FUTURE
To create and maintain a legislative, political and social environment that facilitates the implementation of the QIT mission. Information systems support these programs, and the effectiveness of the programs is evaluated on an annual basis.
AUTUMN SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
MEETING DATES FOR MAJOR COMMITTEES FOR 1988
Wednesday 1, 9:30 a.m., Academic Engineering Council Thursday 2, 12:00 p.m., Buildings and Grounds Committee Monday 6, 2:15 p.m., Academic Legal Council. Monday 17, 1:00 p.m., Management Advisory Group Wednesday 19, 2:00 p.m., Academic Council for Health Science Thursday 20, 11:00 a.m., Academic Council for Information Technology Wednesday 26, 2:15 p.m., Academic Business Council.
COUNCIL, STANDING COMMITTEES AND ACADEMIC BOARDS
Members: Mr A Baxter, Mr Creyton, DrT Dixon, Mr R Dungawell, OrR D Gibson, Mr G Gore, Mr V Pullar, Mr B Waters. Dean, Faculty of Built Environment Dean, Faculty of Information Technology Dean, Faculty of Technology.
LIFE FELLOWS
THE QUEENSLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE
ACADEMIC STAFF
Division I
The Department of Information Systems was created from the Business Computing Section and the Department of Library and Information Studies from January 1, 1987. The School of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering was created from the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering and the position of new head of school will be filled during 1988.
ACADEMIC SERVICES STAFF
Teeknooloojii Daldalaa fi Odeeffannoo) P Finnimore, BSc, GradDiplibSci B Chesmond, BA, BILAASHA, BILAASHA D Best, BA, Diplib, BILAASHA (Saayinsii Fayyadamaa).
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STAFF
Equal Employment Opportunity Co-ordinator- T A Pearce, BA, DipEd Health and Safety Officer: R D Carlisle, BSc(Hons), MSc.
SECTIONS OF
THE EDUCATION ACT 1964-1987
Until the Governor in Council otherwise prescribes, the Board shall consist of-
The members of the Board, determined in accordance with this Act, shall be appointed by the Governor in Council by notification
The Council has and may exercise such powers and powers as relate to the proper performance by it of any of its functions under this Act, or as the Governor in Council may from time to time prescribe by Order in Council. In carrying out its activities and exercising its powers under this Act, the Council will take into account the needs of the State.
In the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers under this Act, the Board shall have regard to the needs of the State
Subject to this law, the Council of a college shall offer further education courses appropriate to the needs of the community. A regulation may authorize the Council to lay down rules for the implementation of all or part of the provisions and objectives of the regulation.
Where no other provision is made for the recovery or enforcement of a penalty imposed by or under the authority of a by-law, such
In the case of the Board of Advanced Education or a Council, the costs of the audit shall be borne by that Board or Council. A budget of the Board of Advanced Education and of a Council shall have no force until approved by the Board of.
For the purpose of providing temporary financial accommodation to enable the Board of Advanced Education, the Board ofTeacher
Any gift, grant, bequest or devise so received shall be credited to the trust fund established by the board or council for that purpose. In order to strengthen the financial accountability and management of advanced education, additional functions of the Board of Advanced Education under this Act shall be as follows:
BY-LAWS OF THE
QUEENSLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Serving of Notices. Any notice or other document which is authorised or required to be served on any person by any By-law or
The institute's employees and the institute's enrolled students, who are to be appointed as members of the council pursuant to this Act, are elected in accordance with the statute. If the number of candidates received by the Registrar within the period so fixed is equal to the number of persons who may be nominated, the Registrar shall declare the nominated persons elected.
Under the direction of the Director, the Registrar shall: (a) be responsible for the general administration of the Institute; The doctor reports on the: (i) mental; condition of the employee, to the Council.
Breach of Discipline, Inefficiency, Incompetence or Neglect in the Performance of Duties
The secretary of the council notifies the employee in writing of the council's decision. A frivolous or derogatory accusation against an employee of the Institute is a disciplinary violation.
Enforcement of sentences. The imposition of any fine and any order made under or pursuant to this By-law shall become
The appellate authority shall not operate to stay or suspend any such order made by the Director, unless the Director otherwise directs. The imposition of any fine and any order made under or in accordance with this Regulation shall be
In the absence of the Director his powers, functions and discretions under this By-law may be exercised by such person and for such
The Council may establish rules for the implementation of all or any of the provisions and objects of this by-law. The Council may draft Rules for the implementation of all provisions or any of the provisions of this by-law.
RULES RELATING TO STUDENT MATTERS
- Meaning of certain words. Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires-
- A person desirous of entering a course shall make application to the Registrar for admission on a form provided for this purpose,
- A person who does not have the normal entry qualifications may make application for special consideration for entry on a form
- Concurrently with an application for special consideration for entry a person shall lodge with the Registrar an application for
- Late enrolments may be accepted only if a vacancy exists in classes established on the basis of closing date enrolments, and
- When a registered student is excluded from a course due to unsatisfactory academic performance, the student shall not be
- Exemptions will not be granted in connection with or for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice course
- Whenever exemptions granted constitute 50% or more of the full course program, the Head of School or Head of Department
- Upon withdrawal from a course, or upon failure to re-enrol in a course a student who has not satisfactorily completed all subjects
- A student whose registration in a course has lapsed as a conse- quence of exclusion from the course and who wishes to re-register
Dean of the Faculty' means a member of the academic staff appointed by the Council and so appointed. Head of Department' means a member of academic staff appointed by the Council and designated as such as a senior academic member of staff in a particular department.
GENERAL EXAMINATION RULES
Part I. DEFINITIONS
A reference to 'Head of Department' in these rules shall be deemed to include a reference to 'Head of School'.
DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS
Authority to Prescribe Assessment Provisions
The registrar shall have first call at the lecture halls, seminar halls, drawing offices and other examination accommodation during the approved periods in the Central Examinations.
Appointment of Examiners
ELIGIBILITY TO UNDERTAKE ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS
DEFERRED EXAMINATIONS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
The candidate may not leave the examination room before the end of the examination period without the invigilator's permission. A person, whether a candidate or not, must not do anything that would assist any other person taking the examination to cheat or otherwise violate the purposes of the examination.
PLAGIARISM
PENAL TV FOR BREACH OF RULES 28. Penalties
Duties of Examiners
Powers and duties of the Head of the Department/School offering subjects Prior to the assessment of the results by the Academic Councils, the Head of the Department/School may approve or modify the recommended percentage or result for each candidate, provided that , before making any such change, The Head of Department/School will inform the concerned Examiner of the proposed change and will consider any comments the Examiner may wish to make. Based on the results provided by the department head/. School offering subjects shall provide the Registrar to each Academic Council. A).
Powers and Duties of an Academic Board in relation to subjects offered by the Faculty
Unless the Academic Board administering the course has decided that further assessment is desirable before issuing a final result, the student will be given an opportunity to show cause to the Registrar why the result should not be cancelled. The Academic Board administering the course in which the student is enrolled must notify the registrar of a final result no later than two weeks (or six weeks with the approval of the academic.
REVIEW OF RESULTS
Where candidates have failed to comply with the Rules in relation to a particular subject or course, whether or not they have been permitted to sit the relevant examinations, or where the Academic Council administering the course decides that further assessment is desirable prior to release of candidates final results, such results may be withheld in either a particular subject or all subjects at the discretion of the Academic Council until the candidates have met all requirements to the satisfaction of the Academic Council. In such cases, the Registrar will notify the student in writing to contact the Head of Department/School offering the subject to establish exact requirements for issuing the final result.
Subject to the general control of the Director and Council of the Institute, the Chief Librarian must-. a) Determine the procedures to be followed by Library users; The borrower is responsible for the safekeeping and return of materials borrowed by him or her from the Library. iii).
Other services (a) Workspace
Definition
Articles left unattended in the Library for more than one hour may be removed by any member of staff on duty in the Library. In the event of a Law Faculty Meeting, authorized by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, the Law Faculty Librarian or the Assistant Librarian may allow material to be removed from the Library for use in such a Meeting.
Admission, Enrolment and Examination: Council has approved the following Schedule of Charges-
Such refund will be made by the Institute on behalf of the QIT Union upon presentation of a current QIT Student Card. A student only owes one deposit, regardless of the number of courses for which he or she is registered.
CENTRAL SERVICES
Hood: Black hood with a 50 mm band of silk in the faculty color placed 50 mm from the inside of the hood. Hood: Black hood with a 25 mm band of silk in the faculty color placed 50 mm from the inside edge of the hood.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
These two systems are connected so that any terminal can connect to any of the computers in the network. Staff in the Reference Services section of the latter are each assigned the responsibility of contacting a faculty or department.
STUDENT SERVICES
It was founded with the financial assistance of the QIT Union and exists to foster social interaction within and between students and staff of the QIT community. The Club is also managed by a committee elected by members of the QIT Union executive and members of the Club.
INSTITUTE FUNCTIONS
Other publications relating to specific functions of the Institute are: - Queensland Tertiary Courses Brochure. QIT provides information on all undergraduate and part-time courses offered by the institute.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Where an applicant relies on matriculation level qualifications obtained in the State of Queensland arising from
Applicants can meet the entry requirements either by taking all courses part-time or full-time, or by a combination of results obtained from full-time and part-time study. In such cases, a notional selection point will be calculated on the basis of the applicant's best results in five different subjects and will be applied to the year in which the last exam was taken.
Actual Tertiary Entrance Scores or Notional Selection Scores assigned in accordance with the provisions of Table 1, may be
Applicants must be 21 years of age on or before 31 December of the year in which the examination leading to the last relevant result was taken.
Where an applicant relies on certificate level qualifications obtained from a college of advanced education or college of technical and
Further details and registration forms can be obtained from the Faculty of Engineering program coordinator (Telephone: 223 2174). Applicants must provide a full description of the program(s) including the purpose, structure and other information on the organizing body; duration and location of classes, seminars, workshops; outcomes obtained and perceived benefits of participation or reasons for non-completion (where appropriate).
