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Teaching methods

Flexible teaching

All Deakin students have choices about the way they study. Flexible delivery allows students to study on campus or off campus, full time or part time, or using a mix of study modes. Students can attend lectures on campus and receive face-to-face teaching, or study from home or work without attending a campus using online course delivery.

On-campus learning

Students studying on campus at Deakin usually receive a mix of lectures and tutorials. These may be supplemented by practical classes or fieldwork. Lectures are held in state-of-the-art lecture theatres with large groups of students. Lectures typically go for 1-3 hours and may involve note-taking, demonstrations, AV presentations, etc.

Tutorials usually follow lectures and give students a chance to discuss topics in detail. Tutorial groups are usually much smaller, to allow one on one interaction between students and with lecturers. On campus students studying a full-time load can usually expect to have around 15-20 contact hours (times when you must attend the university) per week as well as study time.

Assessment may take a variety of forms, including written work and tests undertaken in class, participation in class or laboratory sessions, and final examinations each semester. Fieldwork or practical experience can also form a large part of the content and assessment of some units.

Off-campus learning

For thousands of professionals, off-campus study is fast becoming the preferred way to combine study with work or family commitments. Students studying off campus by distance education take exactly the same course as on campus students, except that instead of attending on campus classes, they receive comprehensive study materials which may include:

• study guides, reading lists, audio and video tapes
• the Deakin Learning Toolkit (a user-friendly CD-ROM which allows access to the Library catalogues and tutorials, email and the web)
• online teaching and communication between peers and staff
• audio or video conferencing with tutors and other students

For students based overseas, agreements are possible where Deakin arranges local tutors and lecturers from Australia to visit in person at least once a semester.

Please note: Due to visa regulations, international students can only undertake off-campus courses whilst offshore from Australia. Off-campus units are not available to international students studying in Australia unless it is in addition to their full-time, on-campus study mode.