Policies - Waterford Institute of Technology

WIT Documents and Policies

file: Student Information Handbook 2011/12, PDF, 782KB Student Information Handbook 2011/12
(PDF, 782KB)

The Student Handbook gives a brief introduction to WIT with an outline of the support services that are available to students and contact details for each.

file: WIT Institutional Review Self Evaluation Report 2010, PDF, 2,338KB WIT Institutional Review Self Evaluation Report 2010
(PDF, 2,338KB - Warning: Large file!)

Quality Assurance

file: WIT Quality Manual: Academic Regulations for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes 2011-12, PDF, 1,196KB WIT Quality Manual: Academic Regulations for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes 2011-12
(PDF, 1,196KB)

The academic regulations for all taught WIT programmes, both undergraduate and postgraduate, including - regulations on admissions; deferral; programmes & assessment; student rights & responsibilities; examinations; compensation, progression & repeats; rechecks & appeals; plagiarism and awards.

file: Regulations Leaflet: Assessment and Examinations, PDF, 1,043KB Regulations Leaflet: Assessment and Examinations
(PDF, 1,043KB)

file: Regulations Leaflet: Modules, Learning Outcomes and Credits, PDF, 463KB Regulations Leaflet: Modules, Learning Outcomes and Credits
(PDF, 463KB)

file: Regulations Leaflet: Plagiarism, PDF, 903KB Regulations Leaflet: Plagiarism
(PDF, 903KB)

file: Regulations Leaflet: Registration, Deregistration and Deferral, PDF, 899KB Regulations Leaflet: Registration, Deregistration and Deferral
(PDF, 899KB)

file: Regulations Leaflet: Student Rights and Responsibilities, PDF, 407KB Regulations Leaflet: Student Rights and Responsibilities
(PDF, 407KB)

file: WIT Quality Manual: Programme Quality Assurance and Enhancement Procedures 2011, PDF, 251KB WIT Quality Manual: Programme Quality Assurance and Enhancement Procedures 2011
(PDF, 251KB)

How WIT taught programmes and modules are developed, evaluated, managed, examined and periodically reviewed.

file: WIT Quality Manual: Postgraduate Research Degrees: Revised Strategy, Regulations and Procedures 2006, PDF, 411KB WIT Quality Manual: Postgraduate Research Degrees: Revised Strategy, Regulations and Procedures 2006
(PDF, 411KB)

Regulations for WIT postgraduate research degrees including - application, selection and enrolment; training; quality assurance; complaints and ethics.

file: Regulations for Collaborative Programmes, including Transnational Programmes and Joint Awards 2011, PDF, 489KB Regulations for Collaborative Programmes, including Transnational Programmes and Joint Awards 2011
(PDF, 489KB)

This document collates and describes all the academic regulations of the Institute relating to collaborative programmes, including transnational programmes and joint awards, both undergraduate and postgraduate. This document is a supplement to the WIT Quality Manual and should be read in conjunction with the Quality Manual generally.

Forms & Templates

file: Academic Council: Terms of Reference, Code of Practice, Composition and Regulations 2010, PDF, 291KB Academic Council: Terms of Reference, Code of Practice, Composition and Regulations 2010
(PDF, 291KB)

Roles and responsibilities, composition, structures and operational procedures for the Academic Council.

Other WIT Policies

file: E-mail acceptable usage policy, PDF, 279KB E-mail acceptable usage policy
(PDF, 279KB)

file: Computer and Network Security Policy, PDF, 275KB Computer and Network Security Policy
(PDF, 275KB)

The purpose of this policy is to detail acceptable usage and responsibilities regarding computer use and network security.

Health and Safety Policy Documents
(Adobe PDF - Various Sizes)

file: Intellectual Property Policy, PDF, 625KB Intellectual Property Policy
(PDF, 625KB)

file: Completing, Granting and Presentation of Awards Policy, PDF, 223KB Completing, Granting and Presentation of Awards Policy
(PDF, 223KB)

This document sets-out the Institute’s policy on granting and presenting of undergraduate and postgraduate awards.

file: Respect & Dignity at Work Policy , PDF, 237KB Respect & Dignity at Work Policy
(PDF, 237KB)

file: Staff Handbook, PDF, 655KB Staff Handbook
(PDF, 655KB)

Strategy Documents

file: Towards a Strategic Plan 2011-2014, PDF, 223KB Towards a Strategic Plan 2011-2014
(PDF, 223KB)

A discussion document on the development of an Institutional Strategy, 2011 to 2014 for Waterford Institute of Technology

file: Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy, PDF, 262KB Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy
(PDF, 262KB)

file: Staff Training & Development Strategy & Plan 2007-10, PDF, 138KB Staff Training & Development Strategy & Plan 2007-10
(PDF, 138KB)

Please contact Neil Quinlan / nquinlan@wit.ie / +353 51 30 6127 for information regarding this page.