The Carey Commitment

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The Responsibility of Carey

Carey is committed to providing students with:

  • A safe, diverse and inclusive learning environment.
  • Qualifications that are meaningful and recognised.
  • A quality of education characterised by excellence and innovation.
  • Assessment that is fair, meaningful and beneficial.
  • The opportunity to evaluate courses and teaching (we value student voice).
  • An environment which respects the rights of both students and members of staff.

The Responsibility of Students

As a student at Carey you are expected to:

  • Demonstrate integrity in all interactions and transactions.
  • Keep the requirements, regulations, and policies of Carey.
  • Respect the rights of your fellow students and members of staff.
  • Respect all Carey property, equipment, and facilities.
  • Be committed to your learning and to the development of Carey as a learning community.
  • Demonstrate values aligned with Carey’s special character

The Responsibility of Faculty

Members of faculty are required to follow the below standards of best practice.

Availability:
To make themselves available for student questions and comment as follows:

  • To be available following on-campus classes.
  • To be available via phone and email (at a minimum) or zoom, and to reply to messages within a maximum of three working days.
  • To be available in person and/or online during office-hours at the times notified at the commencement of the course.

Marking:
For all assessments, teaching staff must:

  • Commit to providing clear marking criteria, which is laid out in the course information, for all assessments requested of the students.
  • Aim to mark assessments within three working weeks, from the date the assessment was due. Assessments that are submitted late will be marked as soon as practicable.
  • Provide sufficient comment upon marking in order to assist the students to learn from the assessment and apply that learning to future work.

If for some reason the above cannot be met the member of faculty will ensure that students are notified.