Latest Student Notices
Message on 'Class Allocations'
MBA classes have priority use of the classrooms on the 5th floor of B-block. These executive-style classrooms have powerpoints for laptops at every seat, however, the number of seats in these rooms is limited and this makes it imperative that you allocate yourself to the class that you want to be in, before the maximum class size is reached. In most cases the maximum size for classes held on Level 5 will now be 45 students. Once the class limit is reached, you must select another class time (e.g. the day class of a core unit) or a different elective unit to enrol in. Class limits must be imposed due to health and safety regulations, but limiting class sizes will also tend to increase the quality of your classroom experience. Most classes have capacity for a few more than 45 students - these extra seats may be used to accommodate students who MUST have the particular unit in order to graduate.
General Student Notices
Please find the A-Z of general student notices below
Academic credit
Students who have completed postgraduate studies may be entitled to receive Academic Credit or Exemptions for their previous studies.
Students who have completed undergraduate studies may be entitled to receive Substitutions for their previous studies. In both cases, application forms may be obtained from the Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre on Level 1 in B Block. Please remember that incorrect, incomplete or insufficient applications will not be assessed or will be rejected. The more relevant information you can provide about your previous studies, the more likely it is that you will receive a timely reply.
Requests for credit or substitution MUST be submitted a minimum of four weeks before studies are to commence for any given teaching period.
Blackboard Sites
The web site for the Blackboard Teaching facility is http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/. Links to Blackboard sites for units in which you are enrolled are available through QUT Virtual.
If you withdraw from a unit, there is a delay in removing your access to that unit's Blackboard site. This does not indicate that the online enrolment system has not registered your withdrawal from that unit.
Please refer to Blackboard site for each unit for the following services:
- Assignment cover sheets
- Criterion Reference Assessment (CRA) sheets
- Lecture notes
- Study Guides
- Unit Outlines
- Week One documents
- Lecturer and Unit Coordinator contact details
Class Allocations
The availability of a place in a class is on a first-in, first-served basis. As class sizes are limited, allocation ensures that you can attend the class most convenient to you. Please use the Class Allocation System (CAS), which is available through your QUT Virtual personal profile, to nominate which class you will attend for each unit that you are enrolled in.
Breakout rooms
There are eight breakout rooms available for MBA students for group or individual study located on Level 4, B Block. Access into these rooms is on a first come first served basis. These rooms cannot be booked and are to be monitored by the students themselves.
Calendar of events
Check out the BGSB News and Events for all the latest student and public events.
Computer information
Please activate your QUT student email account as soon as possible. QUT's primary method of communicating with students is via email. If you do not activate your account you will not have access to important information including your statement of account, timetable and enrolment information, course and exam information, and notification of events.
If you are having any problems with your username or password, please contact the IT Helpdesk on 3138 4000 or email ithelpdesk@qut.edu.au.
Enrolment
For details of dates to add and withdraw from units and when academic and financial penalties may be applied, please refer to the Key Dates online.
Online enrolment may be used for changes to Course Completion Dates and for cancellation of enrolments. It cannot be used for Leave of Absence (this requires an L Form to be submitted to the Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre).
Your enrolment status must read as 'Enrolled' or 'Intermittent' (leave of absence). If your status is 'Inactive' you will cease to receive student email communications and may even be discontinued from the program. Fees and penalties may also apply.
It is each student's responsibility to check that the Course Completion Date listed in their personal profile is correct. This is the date that triggers the process for assessing your graduation eligibility. Please amend your Course Completion Date if necessary.
Examinations
Examinations for MBA units are held in week seven of 6TP teaching period. Unless informed otherwise by your lecturer, all exams will be located in the same room and at the same time as your lectures held in weeks 1 through 6.
Examinations for Master of Business students are either centrally timetabled and organised by the University examinations section, or arranged by lecturer and scheduled as 'School-based' assessment. Exams that are centrally coordinated will appear on the QUT Virtual examination timetable. Details of School-based exams appear on the OLT site and in the week one document. Mid-semester examinations are usually scheduled as School-based assessment.
The dates of exam blocks are for the final exams are published a year in advance and students must keep this period free to be available for exams. Further information about examinations can be found in the Postgraduate Guidelines.
If you are particularly concerned about your performance in exams extra assistance is available firstly through the teaching staff in your unit (lecturer and tutors' consultation) as well as through the Counselling Services (free for students) in X Block and Teaching and Learning Support Services (TALSS) in the library.
If you cannot attend an exam due to medical or personal reasons, complete a deferred exam application form within three days before or after the examination and submit to the Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre on Level 1 in B Block.
Examination results are normally released within three weeks after the examination period. These results will be released via your QUT Virtual personal profile.
Please note that results will not be given to students by the Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre. We are prevented from releasing results to students due to privacy and confidentiality policies.
Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre opening hours
Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Location: Level 1, B Block Gardens Point campus
Phone: 07 3138 2050
Email: bus@qut.edu.au
Fees
All BGSB courses are full-fee paying courses. Postgraduate tuition fees are payable up front by the due date each teaching period. Eligible students may apply for Commonwealth assistance to pay for the tuition fee component of the course. For more information on the government's Higher Education Loan Program visit Fee-Help.
For further information about fees for both domestic and international students enrolling in either Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Business please go to http://www.qut.edu.au/study/fees.jsp
Graduation
For graduation related enquiries please call the Student Helpline 3138 2000 or check QUT Graduations online for details of future graduation ceremonies.
Please note, if your course completion date is incorrect, you will not be eligible for graduation. Please check that your course completion date is correct and make any changes at least eight weeks before the ceremony date.
Graduation Ceremony -v- Graduand Function (for MBA and GradCertBusAdmin students only)
The 'Graduation Ceremony' is the official QUT event at which you receive your Graduation Parchment.
The 'Graduand Function' is a cocktail event designed to farewell those BGSB MBA students who are in their last teaching period. An invitation to the Graduand Function does not constitute your eligibility to graduate.
Prerequisite units
It is each student's responsibility to ensure they meet the prerequisite requirements for each unit before enrolling. If the prerequisite requirements have not been met, you will be withdrawn from these units. Requests for prerequisite waivers MUST be submitted a minimum of four weeks before studies are to commence for any given teaching period.
Student access
For 24 hour access into B Block, including the Student Common Rooms and the Computing Lab, please contact the Faculty of Business Student Enquiries Centre to have your card activated, or email bus@qut.edu.au with your student number and the cardex number on the back of your student ID card.
Please note: domestic students will not be able to collect their student ID cards from A block until their enrolment is showing on their QUT virtual profile.