Structured class participation (10%) and summary paper (10%)

Students will receive a mark out of 20 for preparing a 500-word summary answer to a specific question in the unit of study reading guide (10%) and participating in class discussion on the specific question (10%). The allocation of questions to each student will be released on the first day of classes. The written summary is due before the relevant class. This task requires students to understand the key concepts and principles of the readings in relation to the specific question allocated and assesses the student’s capacity to demonstrate critical thinking. The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator. 

Interim short-release assignment (40%)

Each participant is required to submit an interim short-release (72 hours) assignment, worth 40%. The assignment will consist of a written answer on questions covering material from Problems 1-7 in the unit of study reading guide, raising policy and technical issues as appropriate to the questions. The assignment will be released at 9:00am on 20 March 2023 and it is due by 9:00am on 23 March 2023, Sydney Australia time. The maximum length of the assignment is 2500 words, including references. Any words in excess of the word limit will not be read or marked. The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task administered by viva voce, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator, that has been designed to meet the same learning outcomes as the original assessment.

Final short-release assignment (40%)

Each participant is required to submit a final short-release assignment, worth 40%. The assignment will consist of a written answer on questions covering material from Problems 8-15 in the unit of study reading guide, raising policy and technical issues as appropriate to the questions. The assignment will be released at 9:00am on 24 April 2023 and it is due by 9:00am on 28 April 2023, Sydney Australia time. The maximum length of the assignment is 2500 words, including references. Any words in excess of the word limit will not be read or marked. The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task administered by viva voce, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator, that has been designed to meet the same learning outcomes as the original assessment.

Word limit policy: The total word count for written assessments will include all words. All material that is summarised, paraphrased or quoted from other sources in assessment submissions must be acknowledged but formal footnoting is not required. Instead, given the problem-base style of the assessment tasks, in-text short-form references should be used. The reference should be sufficient to clearly identify the source to the examiner. Here are a few examples of the style of referencing that is acceptable for these purposes: 'Sun Newspapers at [15]' or 'ITAA 97 s 104-10' or 'TR 2019/1 at [19]'.

Assessment requirement 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.