Permanent results

An Excellent Level of Achievement. Artwork or written work demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness in research and production, competent application of materials and critical skills throughout, receptiveness to critical feedback, and a willingness to explore new ideas. Displays a high level of commitment, ability to set demanding and achievable objectives and meet those objectives with a high degree of success and originality. Demonstrates a broad awareness of current issues and practices and the ability to adapt and apply ideas to new situations. Displays independent motivation and resolution of problems with informed critical judgment.

Competent Work demonstrating potential to complete Honours work, though further development needed to do so successfully. Artwork or written work displays some evidence of initiative in research and production, a general competency in the fundamental application of materials and skills in most areas, receptivity to critical feedback, and a willingness to go beyond mere replication of content knowledge to show extended understanding of key ideas. Exhibits commitment, the ability to set reasonably clear and achievable objectives with a moderate degree of success and originality. Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of certain key concepts and practices and a genuine attempt to engage critically and creatively with the project. Some evidence of independent self-assessment.

A satisfactory level of achievement. Artwork or written work contains evidence of a reasonably accurate command of material and technical proficiency in some areas, responds to critical feedback inconsistently and in fairly direct translation. Exhibits an adequate level of commitment, the ability to set reasonable objectives and meet more than basic course requirements with limited achievement. Demonstrates an understanding of relevant concepts and practices within a defined context, attempts to present some conceptual relevance to the project brief. Some evidence of independent self-assessment.

Work not of an acceptable standard. Artwork or written work displays clear deficiencies in technical skills, little or no response to critical feedback, a lack of engagement with the course, fails to demonstrate any understanding of conceptual ideas and practices, does not satisfy most or all of the basic course requirements. Deficiencies clearly outweigh accomplishments.

Used at the end of a semester for units of study that has been approved to extend into a following semester. This will automatically flag that no final result is required until the end of the last semester of the unit of study.

Not recorded on external transcript. This is the result that obtains where a student applies to discontinue a Unit of Study by the HECS Census Date (ie, within the first four weeks of enrolment).

Recorded on transcript. This applies from the time DNF ceases to be automatically available up to the cessation of classes for the unit of study.

This result may be used when examiners have grounds (such as illness or misadventure) for seeking further information or for considering additional work from the student before confirming the final mark and passing grade.

Except in special cases approved by the Academic Board [1], this result will be converted to a normal passing mark and grade, either:

(a) by the Dean following a review of examination results pursuant to Part 4(3)(5) of these Resolutions; or

(b) automatically to the indicated mark and grade by the third week of the immediately subsequent academic session.