Handbook, Policies and Procedures, Reports

The SCD Handbook is the official source of information about the SCD: our structures, key personnel, academic units, courses, campuses etc.

The SCD 2008 Handbook

• Handbook Contents
• Overview of the SCD
• Governance of the SCD
• General Academic Regulations
• Diploma programs
• Bachelor programs
• Postgraduate coursework programs
• Research Programs
• Schedule of Units, Timetables and Fees

The SCD Policy and Procedures Manual

Index of Policies and Procedures

List of Updates to Policies and Procedures

Chapter headings

Links to individual sections of the 2007 Policy and Procedures Manual are given below:

Academic Faculty Accreditation

• Introduction to Academic Faculty Accreditation
• Procedures for the Accreditation of Academic Staff
• Accreditation of Academic Staff: Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae Pro Forma for Lecturers

Academic Faculty Classification

• Introduction to Academic Faculty Classification
• Procedures for the Classification of Academic Staff
• Descriptors Levels A to E
• General Standards and Specific Duties: Levels A to E
• Curriculum Vitae pro forma for New Lecturers

Academic Prizes and Scholarships

• Introduction to Academic Prizes and Scholarships
• The Award from the New South Wales Council for Christians and Jews in Biblical Hebrew
• The Beth Blackall Prize
• The Brian Murray Prize
• The Dianne Feeney Scholarship

Academic Programme Regulations

• Introduction to Academic Programme Regulations
• Accreditation of Course Units
• Consultant's Report: Individual Course Unit Outline
• Consultant's Report: Suite of Course Unit Outlines
• Moderation Procedures: Awards and Course Units
• Moderation Procedures: Library Moderation
• Moderation Procedures: Member Institutions
• Student results Procedures

Admission

• Introduction to Admission
• Admission Procedures in General
• Admission Procedures
• SCD Application for Admission Form: All Awards
• Supplementary Application Form: Admission to the BTh(Hons)
• Supplementary Application Form: Admission to Candidature for Higher Degrees by Research: MA(Hons), MTh(Hons, PhD, DMin, ThD

Advertising Policy

Appeals

• Coursework Students
• Research Degree Candidates

Constitutional Bodies and Committees of the College

• Council
  • Audit Committee
  • Institutional Membership Committee
  • Academic Board
    • Academic Positions Classification Committee
    • Academic Standards Committee
    • Distance Education Committee
    • External Advisory Panel
    • External Moderation Panel
    • Human Research Ethics Committee
    • Libraries Committee
    • Professional Development Committee
    • Promotions Committee and Promotions Appeal Committee
    • Research Committee
    • Student Administration Committee
    • Teaching and Learning Committee

Credit

• Guidelines for the Allocation of Credit
• Guidelines for the Recognition of Prior Learning
• Portability
• Procedures for the Application for Credits
• Credit Table: Undergraduate
• Credit Table: Graduate and Postgraduate
• Credit Precedents
• Application for Credit

Ethics in Research

• Introduction to Ethics in Research
• Guidelines Ethical Review of Research Involving Human Subjects
• Ethical Clearance for Research Involving Human Subjects Application Form
• Sample Information Sheet to Participants
• Ethics Committee Procedures

Fees

• Introduction to Fees
• Fee Rules
• Payment of Fees
• Refund Policy

Flexible Delivery Policy click here

Grading Student Performance

• Introduction to Grading Student Performance
• Grading Criteria
• Guidelines for the Implementation of Grading Criteria
• Calculating Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Categorisation of Student Performance

Graduation

• Introduction to Graduation
• Graduation Procedures
• Graduation Regulations

Grievance Policies and Procedures click here

Handbook Regulations

• SCD Handbook Regulations
• Sample Handbook Table of Contents

Honours and Fellowships

• Honorary Doctorates
• Fellows of the Sydney College of Divinity

International Policy click here

Joint Degree Procedures click here

Library Policy click here

Marketing Policy Click here

Membership of the Sydney College of Divinity

• Membership Guidelines and Application Procedures
• New Member Institution Admission Regulations
• Change of Status of a Member Institution
• Special Review of a Member Institution

Professional Development Policy Click here

Promotions Policy

• Descriptors for Academic Classification of Staff: Levels A to E
• General Standard and Specific Duties: Levels A to E
• Academic Staff Promotions: Levels B to D
• Academic Staff Promotion: Level E
• Application Guidelines: Levels B to D
• Application Guidelines: Level E

Record-Keeping Policy Click here

Register of Supervisors Click here

Reports to Commonwealth and State Governments Click here

Research Active in the Sydney College of Divinity Click here

Research and Professional Activities Report

• Introduction to the Research and Professional Activities Report
• Report Proforma
• Report Proforma: Instructions and Sample
• Proforma and Evidence of Research: A1 BOOK
• Proforma and Evidence of Research: B1 CHAPTER IN A BOOK
• Proforma and Evidence of Research: C1 JOURNAL ARTICLE
• Proforma and Evidence of Research: E1 CONFERENCE PAPER

Research Awards

• Introduction to the Research Awards
• Criteria for the Examination of a BTh(Hons) thesis
• Criteria for the Examination of an MA(Hons) or MTh(Hons) thesis
• Criteria for the Examination of a PhD or ThD thesis
• Criteria for the Examination of a DMin thesis
• Examiner's Grade Sheet

Research Essays in Coursework Awards

• Introduction to Research Essays in Coursework Awards
• Research Essay Guidelines
• Research Essay Proposal Pro Forma
• Research Essay Checklist and Pathway
• Research Essay Assessment Criteria and Reporting Guidelines

Research Qualifying Essays

• Introduction to Qualifying Essay Units
• Qualifying Essay Units AZR696 and TZR696
• Qualifying Essay Guidelines
• Qualifying Essay Proposal Pro Forma
• Qualifying Essay Checklist and Pathway
• Qualifying Essay Assessment Criteria and Reporting Guidelines

Student Evaluation Policies and Procedures Click here

Student ID Coding Procedures Click here

Student Result Procedures

Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan

• Policy on Evaluation of Teaching and Learning
• Teaching and Learning Enhancement Plan 2007-2012
• Student Feedback Unit Form (SFUS)
• Student Feedback on Teaching Survey (SFTS)

The SCD 2008 Schedule of Units and Fees

For information relating to the schedule of units offered by the SCD in 2008 please follow this link.

Consultants Reports for Unit outlines

You will need access to a password for these two reports. Please contact the SCD office.

Consultants report template for single units
Consultants report template for a suite of units

Application Forms for Accreditation of Academic Staff

Application pro forma template (in .doc format), click here
Application pro forma template (in .pdf format), click here

Academic Staff Promotions

For Promotions Policy: Levels A to D promotion, click here
For Promotions Policy: Level E promotion, click here
For Promotions Policy: Promotion General Standard, click here
For Promotions Policy: SCD Descriptors, Levels A to E, click here
For Curriculum Vitae template, click here

Classification of Academic Staff

Classification pro forma template, click here
Classification pro forma sample, click here

Reports and Grievance Procedures

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