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ASSESSMENT SYSTEM The conservatoire based model of teaching and learning at NIDA provides practical learning experiences for all students as well as providing them with opportunities to apply their knowledge and professional skills in a cooperative learning environment. Hence students are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including written tasks, tutorial presentations, practical class work and workshops, individual projects and presentations as well as collaborative performance projects and productions. Students are provided with assessment feedback throughout the courses and at specified stages during the course to assist them to make satisfactory progress through the individual subjects and the overall course. Information about the assessment tasks and methods for individual subjects is provided to students at the beginning of each subject. HOW CAN A STUDENT DEFER STUDIES AT NIDA?Due to the highly competitive nature of NIDA’s admissions process, you must enrol for the year for which you have been offered a place. You cannot defer acceptance of a place, if you want to enrol in a subsequent year, you will need to apply again the following year and go through the audition/interview process again. There is no guarantee that you will be offered a place next time. A first year student who discontinues a course of study during the year and wishes to return the following year, must re-apply for admission to NIDA in the normal manner. There is no guarantee of re-admission. Application for leave of absence by continuing students must be made in writing with reasons to the Head of Course for consideration and recommendation to the Director. Approval for a leave of absence would only be granted under exceptional circumstances. In order to succeed in an application for deferment, a student must be attaining a high leave of achievement and clearly demonstrate that there are exceptional circumstances which support the request. GROUNDS FOR THE SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF A STUDENT'S ENROLMENTIn addition to cancellation of enrolment for non-payment of tuition fees, a student’s enrolment at NIDA can be suspended or cancelled on the grounds of misconduct. Misconduct is defined as: - Conduct on the part of a student which is prejudicial to the good order and government of NIDA, or which impairs the reasonable freedom of other persons to pursue their courses of instruction or professional activities at NIDA or to participate in the life of NIDA
- Any deliberate damage to property, equipment or the assets of NIDA
- Failure to abide by all the rules and regulations of NIDA as laid down in the official publications of NIDA. (This includes security, health and safety compliance and infringements such as parking in the laneway).
Where the Director of NIDA considers there is sufficient reason to believe that disciplinary action should be taken due to misconduct, the Director may impose such penalties as: - Placing a student on probation for a period not exceeding one month, during which time the student’s performance, application and attitude will remain under review by the Director
- Suspending a student for a period terminating at the end of the current academic year
- Excluding a student from NIDA.
NIDA STUDENT POLICIESStudents enrolled at NIDA are expected to be familiar with the following policy documents: Download Additional Information
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