Glossary of Terms

Right to teach, discuss, research, and express opinions in academic activities without fear of retribution, subject to lawful expression.

Conduct of ethical scholarship. It means undertaking academic activities to ensure information is created and communicated with honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.

Behaviour that contradicts ethical scholarship standards. Academic misconduct has an element of dishonesty to gain an advantage.

Period during which a student is formally supported to improve their academic performance.

How authorised users of the Institute’s resources are expected to responsibly use these resources in a manner that respects academic integrity, privacy and lawful limitations.

Effects of transactions and other events are recognised when they occur (and not as cash or its equivalent is received or paid).

Fee applicable when students apply for a service offered by the Institute, such as seeking to change a course of study.

Institute’s recognition of previous study, work, and/or life experience to award credit towards a course of study.

Requires an individual who wants to engage in an act of a sexual nature with another person to actively gain express permission from the other person to participate in the activity.

Individual accused of causing or attempting to cause harm to another or accused of breaching any of the Institute’s rules.

Review of course performance conducted each year by the Academic Board based on key performance data.

Person seeking an Appeal of the decision following a formal Complaint.

Committee or position with authority (or delegated authority) to approve a policy or policy instrument.

Education or migration agent who has entered into an Agent Agreement with Amtech Institute.

Agreement between educational institutions that establishes a formal pathway for students to progress from one qualification to another.

Recognised that there are many sub-fields within AI (e.g. machine learning, AI planning, computer vision). AI is used interchangeably with the concepts and techniques around generative AI and large language model techniques.

Resource controlled by an entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow.

Students facing challenges that adversely affect successful completion of studies, including academic struggles, financial difficulties, personal crises, cultural adjustments, and health conditions.

Document that details a student’s higher education qualification, the institution where the qualification was earned, and insights into the Australian higher education system.

Australian common law, federal laws enacted by the Parliament of Australia, and laws enacted by the Parliaments of the Australian states.

National policy regulating qualifications in Australian education. It defines qualification levels across diverse sectors, offering a unified system to understand and compare different qualifications.

Individuals associated with the Institute who have been authorised to do so by the ICT services staff.

Process where a student is excused from completing certain units of study within a course based on their previous qualifications, experience, or achievements.

Systematic quality process used to evaluate and compare performance practices, processes, or performance results with comparable higher education organisations.

Type of credit recognition where a group or block of courses or units is credited towards a qualification.

Institute’s expectation that students bring their own computers for learning purposes.

Repeated and unreasonable behaviour that can be carried out in various ways (including through email and text messaging or social media channels).

Last day before a student’s enrolment is considered finalised, from which a student becomes academically and/or financially liable.

Institute compares an aspect of its operations, such as course design or outcomes, with an external comparator.

Unauthorised collaboration with others in preparing or presenting academic work.

Date on which a student commences their nominated course of study with the Institute.

Situations beyond student control impacting academic progress, including serious illness, bereavement, political upheaval, traumatic experiences, visa delays, or failed prerequisites.

Person (such as a student, staff member, or third party) who submits a formal complaint or grievance about an issue.

Thorough assessment process that examines key aspects within a unit.

Document provided to international students by the Institute to confirm the student’s admission into a designated course of study.

Institute adheres to an affirmative definition of consent, which places the onus on every individual involved in a sexual act to actively seek and ensure permission.

Outcome or impact of an event or situation, expressed qualitatively or quantitatively, being a loss, injury, disadvantage or gain.

Academic misconduct involving paying or compensating someone else to produce all or parts of an assessment.

Group of units of study leading to a qualification recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Permanent closure of a program and cessation of related academic activities.

Assessment procedure to evaluate an individual’s prior learning. It measures the similarity in content and learning achievements.

Event that causes, or is likely to cause, extreme physical and/or emotional distress to the Institute’s staff, students, or visitors.

Event where a student is permitted to submit an assessment task date later than the original assessment submission date.

Institute undertakes a self-assessment of its operations or outcomes using internal or external data or indicators.

Occurs when a person who witnesses another being threatened or harmed intervenes by directly addressing the offending party.

Act of sharing information about a sexual assault with another individual.

Individual who is an Australian Citizen, a New Zealand Citizen, a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa, or a holder of an Australian Permanent Resident visa.

Student submits the same work more than once for assessment purposes without prior approval.

Legal and moral responsibility to protect the safety and wellbeing of individuals connected to the Institute.

Introduction or application of new or significantly improved teaching methods and strategies, curriculum designs, delivery modes.

Individual who has accepted admission offer and completed enrolment requirements, or is currently enrolled in units.

One-off charge for registering for a course of study at the Institute.

Permanent expulsion from a course of study offered by the Institute.

Removal of a requirement to complete specific units of study within a course due to the award of credit for prior learning.

Decreases in economic benefits during the accounting period in the form of outflows or depletions of assets or incurrences of liabilities.

Process wherein the Institute compares an aspect of its operations with an independent organisation.

Services and resources outside the Institute that students and staff may access.

Involves creating or presenting fake data or results, including the invention of identities or impersonation.

Manipulating data or results to support a specific conclusion.

Exchanging assessment-related materials such as tasks, responses, or reports internally or through third-party platforms.

Administrative template used to seek information from relevant stakeholders to enable a decision on a specific matter.

Comprehensive, in-depth assessment of all course aspects using qualitative and quantitative indicators, conducted every five years.

Typically occurs in an education or training institution, followed by a set curriculum, and leads to certification.

Tasks undertaken during a study period intended to identify strengths and weaknesses in student knowledge and skills.

Establishes the underlying or supporting structures, systems, and processes used to support Institute activities or courses of action.

Behaviour that’s deceptive, dishonest, corrupt or unethical.

Right to hold opinions without interference and to express them within the limits of lawful expression.

Broad-based tax of 10% on most goods, services and other items sold or consumed in Australia.

Complaint or concern raised regarding the Institute’s conditions, practices, management decisions or interpersonal conflicts.

Approaches to implementing Policies or Procedures. Guidelines provide flexible ‘good practice’ recommendations and advice.

Any substance, practice, or condition present in a workplace or educational setting that could potentially cause harm.

Designated staff member responsible for operationalising policy and/or policy instruments.

Fees for goods and services provided to students that are not essential to their course.

All-embracing societal ideology that secures comparable opportunities for all people regardless of their differences.

Occurs when a person who witnesses another being threatened or harmed intervenes without directly interacting with the offending party.

Typically self-directed, experiential, and motivated by personal interest or need.

Underlying systems and structures through which the Institute holds, transmits, manages, uses, analyses, or accesses and transmits data.

Probability of loss arising out of circumstances or existing in an environment without any action to control or modify.

Legal protections granted to creators and owners of works that are the result of human intellectual creativity.

Individual who requires a student visa to study at the Institute.

Structured learning support that the Institute implements to support students deemed as being at risk.

Imposed when tuition or other fees are paid past the due date.

Right to freely express opinions and ideas, if such expression does not violate laws.

Physical and digital learning materials needed to support learning and teaching activities.

Tailored strategy implemented to support a student’s specific learning or wellbeing needs.

Permissible or authorised collaboration between students.

Present obligation of the entity arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow.

The probability, frequency or chance of an event occurring.

Act of reviewing system logs and performing analysis to detect unusual activities, unauthorised access, or alterations.

Any content or communication created by a business or organisation to promote its products, services, or brand.

Significant changes to a course or unit of study that must be reported to TEQSA as per regulatory requirements.

Various communication channels, such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines, brochures, flyers and other digital publications.

Any behaviour that violates Institute policies, ethical standards or laws.

Quality control strategy and process involving assessment review to ensure consistency, validity and fairness.

Discrete learning resource administered by the Institute that focuses on a specific topic.

Conduct violating Australian laws or Institute rules, including disturbances, discrimination, substance use, misuse of facilities, theft, unauthorized access, violence, and failure to comply with safety directives.

Address non-academic issues that may adversely affect students’ ability to meet their education.

Structured learning through an institution that does not lead to a recognised qualification.

Scheduled, compulsory on-campus program of activities conducted for all new students before the commencement of each study period.

Any information or opinion about an identified or reasonably identifiable individual.

Presenting another person’s thoughts, ideas, or words as one’s own without proper attribution or acknowledgment.

Principles and standards used to influence and determine decision-making, actions to be taken, and other affairs.

Refers to policies, frameworks, procedures, guidelines and/or forms used to support efficacious policy implementation.

Detailed and/or technical statements that outline the process to be followed within the Institute’s operations.

Used where an individual does not possess the usual minimum qualifications; assessment of their academic and professional prior learning experiences.

Secure Australian Government online system administered by the Department of Home Affairs.

Actions to check that the Institute’s standards and quality of higher education provision continue to meet higher education sector requirements.

Accommodations made by the Institute to support a student or staff member with a declared disability.

Information in any format created, received, and maintained as evidence and information by the Institute.

Process of informing the Institute about an incident that the reporting person wishes the Institute to investigate.

Exposure to loss remaining after other known risks have been countered, factored in, or eliminated through control activities.

Gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of the ordinary activities of an entity.

Chance of something happening which may impact objectives. It measures consequence (impact) and likelihood (probability).

Amount and type of risk the Institute will accept to pursue its objectives.

Outlines what constitutes an acceptable level of risk at the Institute.

Overall process of risk identification and evaluation.

Systematic management of activities involving a material degree of financial loss or other damage.

Maximum acceptable level of risk variation the Institute is willing to experience or accept to achieve specific objectives.

Involves selecting and implementing appropriate options for dealing with risk.

When a student meets the academic requirements of their enrolled course.

Activities concerned with gaining new or improved understanding, appreciation, and insights into a field of knowledge.

Reusing your own previously written work or data in a ‘new’ written product without proper attribution or acknowledgment.

Acute illness, whether physical or mental, causing sufficient distress to require treatment by a doctor or other registered health care professional.

Any deliberate behaviour inconsistent with the standards expected to maintain a continuing relationship with the Institute.

Any unwanted sexual act or behaviour perpetrated against a person without their consent.

Any unwanted or unwelcome sexual behaviour where a reasonable person would have anticipated the possibility that the person harassed would feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Encompasses sexual assault, sexual harassment; used as an umbrella term in the Institute’s policies.

Process that supports students who cannot undertake an assessment or whose assessment performance is adversely affected.

Time and stages of a student’s educational journey, from pre-enrolment to graduation.

Ability of a student to complete their chosen course of study.

Academic and non-academic services and resources provided by the Institute to support students.

Institute’s defined teaching and study period for completing units in a particular course (uses trimester system).

Assessment tasks primarily undertaken to measure a student’s overall success in achieving learning outcomes.

Assessment task offered at the end of a unit of study to eligible students with borderline grades between 40%–49%.

This plan ensures that students enrolled in a discontinued program can complete their education within the Institute or at a comparable provider.

Graduation certificate presented to graduates upon successfully completing a course of study.

Official document that outlines the grades achieved for each unit of study in which the student is enrolled.

Fees paid to the Institute to provide a course of study to a student.

Mechanisms designed to safeguard students’ tuition fees if an educational institution fails to deliver a course of study.

An incident that involves immediate threat, imminent injury, or physical, emotional, or psychological threat to students, staff, or visitors.