Program Delivery
Our online learning centre, e-Communities, enables you to interact with other students, your Unit Chair and us. Through e-Communities you can:
- Discuss your materials in online forums
- Download video and audio learning resources for your unit
- Chat in realtime with other students and your Unit Chair
- View a calendar of key dates and upcoming events
- Submit your assignment
- Network with industry experts in a program-wide forum: GRAD
- Access My Resource Centre.
View a demo of e-Communities
Student Resources
Study Guide
Your Study Guide is your main resource. It comprises:
- comprehensive topic information
- topical readings and case studies
- activities and suggested answers
- assesments comprising your assignment and a sample exam.
You'll receive a recommended study schedule for each unit so you can use it to plan your study, but remember that the time required to complete tasks will depend on your knowledge, experience and commitment.
View sample pages from a study guide.
Support
Unit Chair
Each unit has a Study Guide that you work through with guidance from a Unit Chair. Your Unit Chair is an industry expert from Chifley's Faculty and they are responsible for setting and marking your assignment and exam, providing commentary on topics in the Study Guide and academic assistance for any of your questions.
Client Care
Chifley Client Care provides all the administrative support you need—responding to your enquiry within 24 hours. As a student, you will be provided with contact information should you have any administrative enquiries.
Library Services
University libraries
Library resources and services are available at most Australian universities for a fee. You can access both print and electronic resources including databases, books, journals and multimedia items.
You can also use the Inter-Library Lending and Document Delivery Service (ILDDS) which provides mail service access to material held at other Australian libraries (either loans or photocopies). In addition, library staff can assist in arrangements for students to borrow in person from other Australian academic libraries. Loan of items is only available to students located in Australia.
Contact a university library near you and ask them about library membership. To search for an appropriate university library, visit the Australian libraries gateway website at:
www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries.
Public libraries
Any person with a Public Library Membership Card can make a request to borrow items from other libraries. Reservation and/or Inter-Library loan charges may apply. Please be aware that the lending conditions are set by the supplying library.
Textbooks
Most Units have one required textbook you must have in order to study. As your Study Guide refers you to read specific pages in the textbook, it is very important that you obtain the correct edition of the textbook.
You'll need to obtain a textbook for most units in the program. Your Study Guide will direct you to read particular pages in the textbook, so it's important you obtain the textbook edition that's specified on your study materials and on the RMIT Bookshop website.
Purchasing your textbooks from RMIT Bookshop will ensure you buy the correct version and edition. We recommend you order your textbook well before the start of the study period so you receive it on time.
Benefits of the RMIT bookshop:
Access the RMIT Bookshop for online and offline ordering
RMIT Bookshop Contact details
Study Expectations
Internet and email
You must have internet and email to complete a distance learning program. Most of our units include audio and audio-visual content so you will need to have the capacity to download certain files. The unit descriptions tell you what you may be required for each unit.
Hours of study
Most participants elect to undertake one or two units each study period. A study period runs over 20 weeks, which requires up to 8 hours of study per week. A shorter study period is available in November. If you're working while completing the program, we recommend you complete one unit the first time you enrol so you can adapt to the program and understand the level of commitment involved.
Class Profile
As a Chifley student, you'll get the opportunity to collaborate with other individuals from all areas of industry and corners of the globe. Once you have completed your degree, stay in touch with your fellow alumni and continue to build on the networks you established as a student.
It's just one of the ways in which Chifley helps you remain connected with your industry.
Characteristics
| Average age |
38 |
| Female |
20% |
| International students |
29% |
| Countries represented |
36 |
Geographic origin
| Australia / New Zealand |
|
73% |
| Asia |
|
20% |
| Europe |
|
3% |
| America |
|
2% |
| Africa |
|
1% |
| Pacific Islands |
|
1% |
Undergraduate discipline
| Engineering |
|
60% |
| Science |
|
20% |
| Information Technology |
|
8% |
| Business / Commerce |
|
7% |
| Other |
|
5% |