Academic Advisers

For a list of available Academic Advisers, please see: http://www.studentadmin.mq.edu.au/undergrad/currentstudents/advisers.html

When checking the list, check carefully. Some advisers only assist undergraduates or postgraduates. Almost all advise in specific areas of study. Make sure to match the student status and area of study with the correct adviser before asking the student to email for an appointment.

If an adviser for the student need does not seem to be available, refer the student to their faculty administration, who will assist them in contacting the correct adviser.

Disability Access Plan website

The University Disability Access Plan website is located at:
http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/social_inclusion/our_strategies/disability_action_plan/

In addition to providing a site for the Access Plan, this webpage has a set of useful Quick Links on the right for information related to Staff and Student disability information and support services.

Supplementary Examinations

Supplementary examinations are run by the Faculty, often the Department within the Faculty.

The arrangements for each exam, including provision for leaving bags, is at the discretion of the Faculty/Department. Please refer students inquiring about any aspect of supplementary exams to the specific administration staff of the relevant department/faculty.


The overarching title for a group of departments/faculty is Centre, and a convenient listing of the various Student Enquiry contacts is available by:
Macquarie University Homepage - Student - Services & Facilities - scroll down past the alphabet listing to the groupings at the end - go to Student Enquiries and you will see the Centres, BESS etc all listed. Open the required links (down to the required department) and generally on the left you will see an option Contact Us. Select the administrative staff for phone extensions and building/room numbers.

Non-Library brochures, magazines etc in Library Foyer

Should any client inquire about leaving non-Library posters, magazines, brochures etc in the Library foyer, please advise that we cannot host such arrangements as they pose a fire hazard under the fire-engineered certification for the C3C building.

Library Business Services staff or the Service Coordinators will remove any material left without permission in the foyer.

For inquiries about adding digital content to the multi-monitor screen in the foyer, please refer all queries to Brendan Krige x6513.

Macquarie University Consultative Committee

Staff wishing to raise an issue relating to the Enterprise Agreement, employment-related policy, training and career development, workplace diversity or OHS are welcome to contact the Macquarie University Consultative Committee.

More information on the committee including a list of members can be found at the Macquarie University Consultative Committee website at http://staff.mq.edu.au/human_resources/ea/contact/consultative_committee/.

This message was approved by Tim Sprague, Director, Human Resources.

Macquarie University policies and procedures

A list of all policies and procedures relevant across campus is located at Policy Central: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/a_z.html

iLearn (replaces Blackboard)

iLearn is Macquarie's new online learning management system and provides the framework for the courses and tools available to students.

The iLearn environment enables learning, teaching, communication and collaboration. It can be used to make lecture notes, readings, quizzes, discussion forums, digital lecture recordings and other learning activites available online.

For information and training resources, have a look at Student Information on http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/

Student Login to iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/

For technical assistance (students), log a ticket in the OneHelp system at: http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/

2012 Staff Training Calendar

New courses on offer in 2012 include Influencing with Integrity, Emotional Resilience and Advanced Project Management Skills.

Please see course outlines and dates for all programs on offer. All courses can be booked through HR Online.

As always, if you are interested in undertaking a course, please see your team leader first.

Macquarie University Wiki

The official Macquarie University Wiki dashboard is located at: https://wiki.mq.edu.au/dashboard.action

Information about the Wiki (and Wikis in general) is available at: https://wiki.mq.edu.au/display/wiki/wiki+Basics and an FAQ is available at: https://wiki.mq.edu.au/display/wiki/FAQ

The Wiki is a forum for the exchange of information within the University where committees, teams and projects can collaborate in a protected environment.

You will need your OneNet login to use the Wiki.

How to get an ISBN or ISSN number for a new publication

ISBN numbers (for books):

Send an email request to the Marketing Unit – Macquarie University
Email address: macquariemarketing@mq.edu.au
Provide the following information:
Author(s)
Title
Edition (if relevant)
University unit
Contact name and extension

The Marketing Unit will then issue an ISBN and forward the relevant documentation to the client.

ISSN numbers (for journals/serials):

The Marketing Unit does not assign ISSNs for serials that Macquarie University publishes. Instead, clients publishing a new serial format publication need to contact the Australian ISSN Agency at the National Library.

The URL for the Australian ISSN Agency at the National Library is: http://www.nla.gov.au/services/issn.html

Their webpage gives the following details:

The Australian ISSN Agency was established in the National Library of Australia in 1973. The Agency has sole responsibility for ISSN allocation to serial titles published in Australia. Details of all serial titles registered by the Agency are sent to the International Centre and this data is published in ISSN Online and ISSN Compact (CD-ROM).

An application for an ISSN can be made using the online application form. (http://www.nla.gov.au/services/issn_form.html )

If you have any queries about ISSN and its use in Australia please contact:
Australian ISSN Agency
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone: (02) 6262 1213.
Operators are available between 10.00am -12.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
Fax: (02) 6273 4322
Email: issn@nla.gov.au

University smoke-free campus policy

From 1 January 2011, smoking was restricted to ten designated ‘smoking zones’ on campus.

This policy applies to all University campuses and facilities. Anyone who works, studies or visits the University is only be able to smoke in the designated areas.

Further information on the policy, and a campus map showing the designated smoking zones, can be found on the smoke-free campus website at http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/HealthAndSafety/SmokeFreeCampus/SmokeFreeCampus.html.

New Academic Honesty Policy

The University's Academic Honesty Policy, which replaced the Plagarism Policy in 2010, is available at:http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html


Scroll down to the bottom of the policy statement for links to related policies including the Ethics statement, Code of Conduct and Schedule of Penalties.

Dean of Students

The Office of the Dean of Students can be contacted at: http://www.deanofstudents.mq.edu.au/

The first point of reference for all University-related difficulties a student might experience is their Faculty. If they are studying in multiple Faculties, it is the Faculty where the issue occurred if unit-related, or the Faculty of your degree if it is more global.

However, if a student is unable to resolve issues with their tutor or the lecturer in charge of the unit, or the Faculty staff cannot resolve the issue, the next step is to seek the advice of the Dean of Students.

Contact the Dean of Students if:

-you have a problem and don't know how to proceed;
-you're not sure of your rights in a particular situation and need information about University policies or practices;
-you are experiencing academic difficulties within the University.

Macquarie University Sustainability

The webpage for Macquarie University Sustainability is located at:

http://www.mq.edu.au/sustainability/index.htm

The website is designed to explore how Macquarie University staff and students can seek to improve their own and Macquarie's sustainability performance.

Examination Invigilator for non-MU students

Can a non-Macquarie University external student access examination supervision at Macquarie University?

Yes, but with restrictions.

Refer all queries to the Academic Program Section
ext. 9222 email: apsinfo@mq.edu.au

THE LIMITATION: the service is only offered during the Macquarie University undergraduate examination period at the end of each semester. There is no such service available outside these times.

Jobs@MQ - advertised employment positions

If you are asked if there are any jobs available at Macquarie University, you can refer to the link:

http://www.mq.edu.au/about/jobs/index.html

For staff: Advise them to select: Access internally advertised jobs.

For all clients who are not current MU staff, select: Access externally selected jobs.
Select Library Jobs only by adding the keyword 'library'.

Please do not refer students asking about library jobs to the Career Development Centre to apply for any job. They must use the above site. However, the Career Development Centre - http://www.careers.mq.edu.au/home/ - provides general training and support for students searching for jobs. See their site for further information.

University OH&S documents

Recent amendments have been made to the following Health and Safety documents.

• OHS Policy


• Workplace Inspections Procedures


• Procedure for appointing Emergency Wardens

Versions of the documents can be found at - http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/HealthAndSafety/DocumentReview/docReview.html

Volunteer work in the Library

The official word is that we do not accept volunteers in the Library for a number of reasons including OHS concerns.

Advise the client of this, and refer them to the Macquarie Jobs site: http://www.mq.edu.au/jobs/index.html - for any available jobs.
Select: Access Externally Advertised Jobs

After hours - online application pathways for MU certificates and diplomas

Note that Certificates and Diplomas are classed as Undergraduate for this process.

Go to http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/
On left under Coursework Studies, click Undergraduate
See box marked Latest News (right side of screen)
Scroll through box. Closed Pathways are listed at the top. All open pathways for applications are listed underneath.
Students select their certificate or diploma and fill out the application form.

Useful for after hours assistance to students applying for certificates and diplomas as this is a different procedure to standard degree application.

Note that there is a Postgraduate link as well for information related to full postgraduate degrees.

2012 Macquarie University Handbooks

The University policy now is for students to use the online version of the handbook. This can be located at: http://handbook.mq.edu.au/2012/

The new version presents the:
reviewed postgraduate curriculum
reviewed graduate certificates and graduate diplomas
Participation units
Session 1, 2 and 3 units
improved search and left hand navigation

You can now print a Schedule of Units for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses, making it even easier for students to organise their studies.
To find out more, visit the 2012 Handbook.

If there are instances where it is impossible for a student to use the online service, a limited number of handbooks may be available through the Marketing Department.

Contact: Publications Officer Sarah Master
Ph: (02) 9850 7381
Fax: (02) 9850 7391
Email: Sarah.Masters@mq.edu.au

Sarah is responsible for the production of the Undergraduate and Postgraduate handbooks, the Calendar of Governance, the Annual Report, and various course undergraduate and postgraduate booklets. Please check on an individual basis as needed.