• Structured class participation (10%): Participation requirement employs a combination of eliciting and discussion in class and asking students to create “reaction notes” submitted at various times during the duration of the unit based on content, readings, discussion etc.

• Pre-unit reaction note (30%): Observations and comments about the readings set for Part 1 and/or Part 2 of the Unit of Study Materials). 2000 words (excluding references) reaction note should contain observations and comments about two to three texts contained in Part 1 and/or Part 2 of Unit of Study Materials. The due date will be Monday, 7 August 2023 at 5:00pm (Sydney, Australia Time). The reaction note should be sent directly to the lecturer, wojciech.sadurski@sydney.edu.au as well as via the Assignment Dropbox on Canvas. These notes are not to be anonymised as the lecturer may refer to them in his lectures. 

• Assignment (short-release) (60%):  You will be required to respond to 2 questions.  The word length for both answers should be approximately 4000 words (excluding references). The questions will refer to the texts contained in the Materials and to the discussions during the classes. They will connect with “Comments and Notes” circulated by the lecturer during the course and uploaded on Canvas. The questions will be released to student on Canvas on Monday, 16 October 2023 at 9:00am  (Sydney, Australia Time) and due on Friday, 20 October 2023 at 9:00am (Sydney, Australia Time).  

Word limit penalty: A piece of assessment which exceeds the prescribed word limit will attract a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the piece of assessment for every 100 words, or part thereof. The total word count for essay and other written assessments will exclude all footnotes and any bibliography (if required).  

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). The use of Studiosity does not breach this rule but must be acknowledged.  

Special consideration: Successful grants of Special Consideration 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.