Early Feedback Task (0%): As part of our commitment to student success, this unit includes a required Early Feedback Task. This task is designed to provide students with timely insights into their understanding and engagement with the unit content. It serves as a diagnostic tool to identify areas of strength and areas needing improvement, ensuring that each student is on track for successful completion of the unit. The Early Feedback Task in this unit is a multiple-choice quiz of ten [10] questions tailored to reflect key content covered up to and including week 3 of the unit. You will have multiple attempts to complete the task. The task will be available on Canvas from 9.00AM Monday 10 March 2025 (Sydney Australia time) and must be completed by 11.59PM, Friday 14 March 2025 (Sydney Australia time).

Structured class participation (20%): Students will be assigned to be 'on call' in two separate panels in seminars 2-13. The lecturer will make these allocations in the first seminar, and will post the allocations on Canvas. The final mark for this assessment will be based on the highest mark out of the two marks received for each panel. Students who are unable to attend one of their assigned on-call panels will receive a final mark based on the other assigned panel. Students who are unable to attend both of their assigned on-call panels and obtain special consideration will be given an alternative or varied assessment task, with the format to be determined by the unit coordinator.

In-class assessment tasks (80%): Students must undertake six (6) in-class assessment tasks during the semester. The format of these tasks will differ depending on the content being assessed, but will typically be quizzes in the format of either multiple-choice questions, short answer questions and/or problem questions. The duration of each task will range from 20 to 30 minutes. The assessment tasks will be 'open book', meaning that students can bring printed or handwritten materials into the lecture room.

Students are required to genuinely attempt all six assessment tasks . The final mark for this assessment will be based on the highest four marks out of the six marks received.

The assessments will be handwritten. Each assessment will be completed during an allocated seminar as specified in the table below. Electronic devices will not be permitted. 

The schedule for the in-class assessment tasks is as follows:

1. Topics 2 and 3: week 3

2. Topics 4 -7: week 5

3. Topic 8: week 7

4. Topic 9: week 9

5. Topics 10-12: week 12

6. Topics 13-15: week 13

Use of editors or proof-readers: The use of assistance in preparing and editing assessment tasks in this unit of study is strictly prohibited. Assistance includes human and automated writing tools (not including spell checking).  

Special consideration: Successful grants of Special Consideration for more than two in-class assessments will result in a new or varied invigilated written assessment task at the discretion of the unit coordinator. Successful grants of Special Consideration for one or two in-class assessment tasks may involve alternative tasks, as appropriate.

Assessment requirements to pass a unit of study: A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.