Form: April/05
Faculty of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources
Faculty of Science
Undergraduate Studies Committee
NEW UNIT OF STUDY PROPOSAL
Please return the original signed copy of this form to:
Student Liaison and Administration Manager
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
J.R.A. McMillan A 05
And an electronic copy by email or on a windows compatible disk.
Forms available from
Enquiries:
Phone: 9351 2940
Fax: 9351
2945.
Email: brassp@agric.usyd.edu.au
Proposer’s Contact Details
1. NAME:
PHONE:
FAX:
EMAIL:
Unit of Study Details for Flexsis and Handbook
2. Department/School/Unit/Program offering the unit of study:
[If shared, show proportions (%)]
3. Proposed alpha-numeric code (e.g. COMP 3001):
[Must not have been used previously]
4. Credit point value:
5. Proposed title (e.g. Human Biology):
[No more than 40 characters, including spaces]
6. Semester:
[February, July, Both]
7. Level: [Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Hons]
8. Classes: [e.g. 2 lec, 1 tut & 3 prac/wk]
9. Lecturer/s in charge: [N.B. For publication]
10. a) Formal Assessment: [e.g. One 2hr exam, 2000w
essay, tutorial papers, prac reports]
b) Out of class prescribed student workload (e.g.
exercises, assignments)
c) Other expected student workload (e.g. preparation
revision and private study)
You may find the Excel spreadsheet “Assessment
Audit.xls” (available at this intranet site) useful in
allocating assessment tasks through the unit.
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3.
11.Entry Requirements:
A) Assumed Knowledge:
P)
Prerequisite: [unit(s) of study which must be passed prior to entry]
C)
Corequisites: [unit(s) of study which must be taken within the same semester or previously completed]
N)
Prohibition: [unit(s) of study which may not be counted for credit with this unit due to substantial content
overlap (e.g. Normal/Advanced)]
Notes)
[e.g. brief information on enrolment restrictions, conditions or procedures]
12. Unit of study description for Chapter 3 of the Faculty Handbook:
13. Textbooks: [N.B. For publication in the handbook]
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14. Award course(s) in which this unit of study will be offered.
[Please cut and paste the  to the degrees in which the unit is to be offered]
Bachelor of Agricultural Economics
Bachelor of Animal Science
Bachelor of Horticultural Science
Bachelor of Land and Water Science
Bachelor of Resource Economics
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science (Table I)
The Bachelor of Science automatically includes:
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) and (Advanced Mathematics)
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor of Liberal Studies and Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International)
Bachelor of Science in Media & Communications
All BSc combined degrees
Degrees in other faculties as their resolutions allow
Note: If the unit is for inclusion into ANY OF THE FOLLOWING award courses a letter of support from the
Chair of the relevant program committee [http://www.scifac.usyd.edu.au/internal/ ] MUST be included with
this proposal. The relevant degree tables should also be checked and if amendment is required, proposed
amendments MUST also be attached.
Bachelor of Science (Bioinformatics) (Table IA)
Bachelor of Science (Environmental) (Table IB)
Bachelor of Science (Marine Science) (Table IC)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology and Genetics) (Table ID)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biotechnology) (Table IE)
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (Table IF)
Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology Only
Bachelor of Information Technology Only
Bachelor of Medical Science (Table IV)
Other/Special Limitations:
15. Is the unit to be included as part of an interdisciplinary major in the BSc or another specified major in other
degree programs? If so, which major(s) in which degrees? Attach a letter of support from the relevant
coordinator(s) [for a list of coordinators see http://www.scifac.usyd.edu.au/internal/ ].Degrees with
interdisciplinary or otherwise specified majors are the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Marine
Science), Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology and the Bachelor of Information Technology
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16. How does the unit fit into the teaching plan of your School or Department and the degrees in which it is being
offered?
Will this Unit of Study be a prerequisite for progression to any other unit to be offered in 2006 and beyond?
Y/N
If yes, describe the unit(s) which will use this new unit as a prerequisite and the major to which they contribute:
Are any of these sequential units existing Units of Study.
Y/N
If yes, please complete a Minor Change Form to alter the prerequisites for each of these units.
Unit Content and Context
17. Main reasons for introducing this new Unit of Study.
18. Please attach an informative title or a ONE line description of the content of each lecture and, where
appropriate, practicals and tutorials.
18a. Please attach a statement of which generic graduate attributes are addressed in this unit and how they are
addressed.
18b. Desirable: If you are able, please attach a list of grade descriptors for the unit.
19. Is the same or similar content covered in existing Units of Study at this university? Attach comments on this
proposal from the coordinators of these units where they exist. What benefit does the proposed unit offer
above existing options?
20. Are similar Units of Study available at other universities in the Sydney region? If so, comment.
21. What other Units of Study need to be considered to avoid timetable clashes?
22. Does this Unit of Study require students to attend practical classes, workshops or tutorials of duration of 3 or
more hours?
Y/N
If yes, how will these sessions be distributed evenly throughout the semester?
Unit Planning and Review
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23. How are you planning to review and develop this unit in addition to regular student evaluation and consultation?
24. Does the Unit of Study require the formation of an inter-departmental committee? If so, what arrangements
have been made to set up this committee and what will be its composition?
25. If this unit is introduced, is this likely to affect any professional accreditations currently in existence or being
applied for?
Y/N
If yes, please attach an explanation about what measures must be taken to ensure accreditation.
Resources
26. Will any current Unit of Study be withdrawn if this unit is introduced?
Y/N
If no, please proceed to Question 33.
If yes, please submit a MINOR CHANGE form to withdraw the unit and provide details in Questions 27-32
below.
27. Alpha-numeric code(s) of existing units to be withdrawn in 2006
28. Credit point value(s):
(e.g. COMP 3001):
29. Name(s):
30. Semester: [February, July, Both]
31. Number of students enrolled in the existing Unit of Study in 2004:
32. Number of students enrolled in the existing Unit of Study in 2005 (if known):
33. What is the anticipated enrolment in this new unit? Explain basis of estimate. What is the minimum enrolment
for viability?
34. How is this Unit of Study to be resourced? [e.g. Unit(s) of Study being replaced/not offered, special funding]
35. Are sufficient facilities available to offer this Unit of Study? If new facilities are required, how are they being
funded? [e.g. classrooms, lab space, computer facilities, fieldwork/clinical facilities]
36. If this Unit of Study is being funded by a short term grant or other such means, how will it be funded thereafter?
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37. List staff available for teaching the unit and any new positions required:
38. What impact do you anticipate on enrolments in other Units of Study? Which units do you think will be most
affected?
39. Library resources: Attach verification from your subject Librarian confirming that Library resources are
adequate for this Unit of Study and any other comments they may have. To find your subject librarian please
refer to the following web-site: http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/contacts/subjectcontacts.html
Consultation
40. Attach letters from any other parties who may reasonably have an interest in the introduction of this Unit of
Study (e.g. other departments, employers, professional bodies as relevant).
Note: Units of Study will NOT be considered until appropriate processes of consultation have occurred.
Letter
Name of person(s) consulted
Position/Dept
attached?
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Other comments, if any:
Authorisation
Head of Department/School/Unit
I have checked that this proposal is complete, that all necessary consultation has occurred and confirm that it has
my support.
Name .............................................................................
Tel: .......................
Signature .........................................................................
Date: ...........................................................
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Fax: .....................
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