The School has mechanisms for consulting students. (Student grievances may also be dealt with in line with the policy viewable here.)
Students have access to a Student Consultative Committee, described below. The SCC commenced in 2004 and replaced the Student-Staff Liaison Committee forum meetings held twice each semester until the end of 2003.
Initially formed with undergraduate representatives, the SCC was expanded in 2005 to include postgraduate coursework and research higher degree student representatives, and again in 2008 to include Bachelor of Multimedia Design and Master of Interaction Design students (upon their relocation from the Ipswich campus to St Lucia).
ITEE Student Consultative Committee
The role of the committee is two-way communication:
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the School consults and advises students on policy developments and changes affecting them;
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students raise concerns and make suggestions about the operation of the School as it affects them.
Membership is:
Leader of the ITEE On Campus Alumni (OCA)
Head of School of ITEE
Director of Coursework Studies
Leaders of the Engineering and IT program families
School Manager
Infrastructure Manager
Students are invited to nominate to join the Committee, and their selection is based on ensuring each year of our main Programs [(BE, BInfTech and BMultMedDes, ME, MIDes, MInfTech and MSc(CompSc)] are represented. Consideration is also given to ensure international students and female students are represented. Similarly, a representative from the Research Higher Degree student cohort is sought.
Current student representatives and their constituencies are shown here.
Meetings take place at least twice each semester, typically in Weeks 3/4 and 10. Other meetings can be arranged as the need arises. Students provide the Chair of the Committee, who ensures the orderly conduct of the meetings, and a Student Secretary, who assists the Staff Secretary to assemble items for the meeting agendas and to check the drafts of minutes. There is a formal, minuted session where items are raised, results from previous enquiries are reported, information is exchanged. This can be followed by an informal session where a more free exchange can take place. Meetings typically occur over lunchtime, with food supplied by the School.
The student population is emailed ahead of each meeting so that individuals can raise issues with their representatives. Agendas and minutes of meetings are available here.
The Head of School and/or the Student Consultative Committee (by consensus) may decide that a general meeting of students of the School should be called.