Academic Support
The School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences has an excellent academic support team to assist academics in ensuring quality and integrity in our degrees.
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Curriculum Officer
The Curriculum Officer is the first point of call for any curriculum related matters. They assist with the creation and modification of curriculum (e.g. programs, fields of study, subjects), project manage curriculum changes through the university approvals process and advise on AQF requirements and university policy. The CDMS Curriculum Officer is Mary Haropoulou. Please use the Curriculum Team Request Form as a first point of contact for curriculum related matters. For more information, see the Curriculum Team Collaboration Site.
Educational Advisor
The CDMS Educational Advisor is able to assist in creating and modifying Program and Subject Learning Outcomes, mapping Program Learning Outcomes to Graduate Attributes and the using appropriate assessment types. The CDMS Educational Advisor is Marc Noakes.
Curriculum Data Management Analyst
The Curriculum Data Management Analyst assists with creating and updating curriculum information on the Web (such as handbook pages), updates all back-office systems and advises on system related rules. The CDMS Curriculum Data Management Analyst is Frances Campbell.
Governance Officer
The Governance Officer ensures that any meeting agenda items (for School or University level committees) are provided to committee members in a timely manner. To contact the Governance Officer, use the address Secretariat@westernsydney.edu.au.
School Librarian
The CDMS School Librarian is a key contact for both teaching and research. The CDMS School Librarian is Linda Thornely.
Linda can assist with finding and choosing library resources for use in teaching and research, refining your publishing strategy, gathering research metrics, accessing support for curriculum development and resourcing, directing your students to support services and resources for their learning, and more.
Please email Linda with any enquiries L.Thornely@westernsydney.edu.au. If you would like to book a meeting time with Linda please use this Book a Zoom Appointment link.
Student Misconduct Team
The Student Misconduct Team is able to assist in managing the student misconduct process (i.e. sending out misconduct letters, organising misconduct meetings). To initiate the misconduct process, send an email to CDMS-Misconduct@westernsydney.edu.au containing:
- Subject ID and name
- Student ID and name
- Assessment task/type (group/individual)
- Due date
- Weight
- Misconduct type (Plagiarism/collusion/cheating or other)
- A short description of the misconduct for each student
- Attachment of evidence
- Attachment of Learning Guide
Learning Futures
Learning Futures provide workshops to help improve teaching practices.
