Bill of Student Rights
Murdoch University Guild of Students represents the students of Murdoch University and works to protect their academic rights and advocate for improved conditions of study.
The Guild believes that all students should have the right:
- to receive from the University – prior to the commencement of teaching – documentation clearly explaining course structure and requirements; unit options; and general unit objectives in their programme of enrolment as well as options available outside their programme;
- to undergo consistent, objective and anonymous forms of assessment, established only after agreement has been reached between students and staff;
- to be informed how each part of the unit, and each activity or assessment, relates to the objectives of the course;
- to have a choice of assessment options in every unit;
- to receive a reasonable extension of time to submit work where misadventure has occurred;
- to be notified in advance if at risk of failing a unit;
- to receive a full, prompt and constructive explanation of any grade or result from the assessor;
- to appeal a grade or result, without financial charge or automatic penalty, to an independent body which includes student representation;
- to have reasonable access to members of staff to discuss course related matters outside teaching hours;
- to have complete and automatic access to their own personal files and to expect these files to be confidential;
- to be free from discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, age, socio-economic background, (dis)ability, sexuality, marital status, political or religious belief, or geographical location; and to be able bring any suspected discrimination to the attention of the University without fear of retribution;
- to receive appropriate remuneration for work performed as part of an assessment that benefits another agent outside the University;
- to have free and open access to student support services including financial, educational, medical, commercial, childcare and accommodation services, necessary for the successful completion of a course of study;
- to have child friendly study areas provided at no cost;
- to have independent, proportional student representation on all administrative and decision-making bodies within the University. To have these representatives adequately resourced and be given full access to information;
- to travel to, from, and around campus free from any form of harassment or other violence;
- to have an accessible, transparent and unified appeals structure across the University;
- to expect that education, being a public good, shall be freely and readily accessible to all.