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Quick guide to Sydney Timetable

Understand class information, icons and tools to help you manage your timetable.

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This guide covers the basic features of Sydney Timetable, including understanding how class information is displayed and interpreting the icons and symbols used. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you build your timetable.

Find your way around Sydney Timetable

Navigation bar

The navigation bar's main tabs are:

  • Dashboard - upcoming events or actions, e.g. enter your preferences
  • Preference - request your preferred class times during the preferencing period
  • Timetable - add or change class times during the review and adjust period, and view your timetable throughout the semester
  • Connections - share your timetable with your friends
  • Settings - change your timezone.

The navigation bar is on the left-hand side of your screen.

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Calendars

You'll see two different versions of your calendar, each with a different purpose.

  • On the Preference tab, use the calendar when requesting your preferred class times during the preferencing period. It is not your final timetable.
  • On the Timetable tab, use the calendar when changing class times during the review and adjust period, and viewing your timetable throughout the semester. It shows your confirmed class times.

You'll find more information about using these calendars on the dedicated pages.

The calendar is in the centre of your screen.

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Activities column

The activities column lists all your enrolled units that are timetabled in Sydney Timetable. You can use this feature to add or change:

  • preferences during the preferencing period
  • classes during the review and adjust period.

Classes and class times don't always appear in chronological order, so you may need to scroll to view all the options available.

Many of the features available in the activities column are also available via the calendar, so you can use whichever path works best for you.

The activities column is on the right-hand side of your screen.

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Understand class information

Class colours

The colours of each class are just there to help you tell the classes apart and locate them on the calendar. The colours are picked at random and don’t mean anything (so don't worry if you see a class that's shaded red). Your classmates might see different colours for the same classes.

Class colours are assigned randomly.

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Class title

Classes are displayed using a code in the following order: Unit of study – session – mode of attendance – campus location

In the example in the image:

  • Unit code = ACCT2011
  • Session = S2C (Semester 2)
  • Mode of attendance = ND (Normal day)
  • Campus location = CC (Camperdown Campus)

Be aware that campus location doesn't always mean your classes are in-person, as online classes still have a campus location.

Sydney Timetable uses the same codes as Sydney Student. If you don't know what a code means, check the following lists.

Session dates are available on the Key dates page.

Code Description
S1C Semester 1
S1CG Session 1 Early
S1CIAP Intensive March - April
S1CIFE Intensive January - February
S1CIJA Intensive January
S1CIJN Intensive May - June
S1CIMR Intensive February - March
S1CIMY Intensive April - May
S1CMBA MBA Session 1
S1CNDP Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Session 1
S1CRA Semester 1A
S1CRB Semester 1B
S1CRR1 Research Period 1
S1CRR2 Research Period 2
S1CVP1 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 1
S1CVP2 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 2
S1CVP3 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 3
S1CVP4 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 4
S1CVP5 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 5
S1CVP6 Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 6
S2C Semester 2
S2CE Semester 2 Early
S2CG Session 2 Early
S2CIAU Intensive July - August
S2CIDE Intensive November - December
S2CIJL Intensive June - July
S2CINO Intensive October - November
S2CIOC Intensive September - October
S2CISE Intensive August - September
S2CMBA MBA session 2
S2CNDP Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Session 2
S2CRA Semester 2A
S2CRB Semester 2B
S2CREA Semester 2 Early A
S2CREB Semester 2 Early B
S2CRR3 Research Period 3
S2CRR4 Research Period 4
S2CVP1 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 1
S2CVP2 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 2
S2CVP3 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 3
S2CVP4 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 4
S2CVP5 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 5
S2CVP6 Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 6

For more details about attendance, check the individual unit of study outlines. Attendance information is generally provided in the ‘Weekly schedule’ section.

Code Description
BM Block mode
CE Clinical experience
DE Distance education
DI Distance education / campus intensive
EX External
FE Field experience
ND Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
NE Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening
OL Online
PP Professional practice
SU Supervision

Read more about our campuses and clinical schools.

Code Description
RE Remote - online delivery
ZZ No information on location

On-campus locations

Code Description
BS Burren Street, Sydney
BO Dubbo
CC Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
CD Concord Clinical School
CE Central Clinical School
CF Camden, Sydney
CH Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School
CR Castlereagh Street, Sydney
CS Surry Hills, Sydney
LC Cumberland Campus (in Lidcombe), Sydney
MS Mallett Street Campus, Sydney
NE Nepean Clinical School
NO Northern Clinical School
OC Orange
RC Rozelle Campus, Sydney
SA Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School
SC Sydney Campus
SJ St James Campus, Sydney CBD
TD Taronga Dubbo
TM Taronga Mosman
WC Westmead Campus
WN Western Clinical School, Westmead

International locations

Code Description
AE United Arab Emirates
AM Amsterdam
CN China
EL England
GE Germany
HK Hong Kong
ID Indonesia
IT Italy
KT Kyoto/Tokyo
ML Malaysia
NP Nepal
NR Norway
SH Shanghai
SP Singapore

Distance education locations

Code Description
DB Distance education (via Burren Street Campus)
DC Distance education (via Camperdown Campus)
DF Distance education (via Camden Campus)
DL Distance education (via Cumberland Campus)
DM Distance education (via Mallett Street Campus)
DO Distance education (via Orange Campus)
DR Distance education (via Rozelle Campus)
DS Distance education (via Surry Hills Campus)
DW Distance education (via Westmead Campus)
DY Distance education (via Sydney Campus)

Class title is made up of unit code, session, mode of attendance and campus location.

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Activity number

The activity number helps to identify the specific class you're allocated to, as many lectures, tutorials and labs have multiple classes.

Use activity number to identify the specific class when multiple times are offered.

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Location

If you need help finding your classroom, click the class location link for more information.

If no class location is displayed, it might mean that your classes are online or that you need to check Canvas for instructions. To find out more, click on the class, then on the expand icon.

Select the location link to view details about where your class is scheduled to take place.

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Expand to show more information about location.

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Symbols, icons and buttons

Circles - overlapping

Overlapping circles mean a class is 'clashable'. Clashable classes are recorded and you can watch them later. You don't have to attend them in person provided you can complete all the requirements of the unit.

If you don't see overlapping circles, you must attend this class in person.

Overlapping circles mean attendance isn't mandatory as you can watch the recording.

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Crossed arrows

Crossed arrows mean we've manually allocated you to a class that clashes with another of your classes, and both classes have mandatory attendance requirements.

We only do this if we can't find a suitable solution for your schedule, based on your enrolled units.

You need to fix this type of clash - you could fail the mandatory attendance requirements for the unit if you don't.

Crossed arrows mean a clash between classes with mandatory attendance.

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Diagonal stripes

If a class time is shaded with diagonal stripes, it means the class is unavailable.

  • If the heart icon appears, the class is full but you can click the heart icon to join the waitlist.
  • If you don't see the heart icon, it's likely the class clashes with one of your existing classes.

Stripes mean a class is unavailable.

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Heart icon

If a class is 'Unavailable' and you see the white heart icon, it means the class is full. If you want to join the waitlist, click the heart icon.

If the heart icon is black, it means you're already on the waitlist. You can remove yourself by clicking the heart icon.

Select the white heart icon to join the waitlist if the class is full.

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Select the black heart icon to remove yourself from the waitlist.

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Squares - overlapping

Overlapping rectangles indicates a 'Multipart class' consisting of multiple components.

There are different variations of Multipart classes. It could mean you have:

  • multiple classes in the same week
  • classes in some weeks, but not other weeks
  • different room locations
  • different delivery modes, for example a wet lab one week and a dry lab the following week.

It's important to check your timetable carefully so that you understand when these classes run, the type of class, and the location. To view more detailed information, click on the class in the calendar and then select the expand icon.

When you select a multipart class, you're automatically selecting all of it's components. If the class has mandatory attendance requirements and any component clashes with another class that also requires attendance, you won't be able to allocate yourself to both classes.

Overlapping rectangles mean a class has multiple parts.

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Rectangles - two black rectangles

Two black rectangles mean multiple options for that class are available in different locations. Each different location will be listed as its own class so you'll need to select the one that suits you.

Two rectangles mean the class is offered in more than one location.

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Triangle - red

A red triangle means action is required.

  • During the preferencing period, it means you have the option to enter class preferences.
  • During the review and adjust period, it means you need to allocate yourself to a class time.

A red triangle means choose preferences or allocate to a class.

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