Assessment for this Unit includes:

• Preliminary Study Proposal

A maximum 1000 word preliminary proposal of a topic or question related to the theme of the International Study Tour that will form the basis of the Study Report submitted prior to the international component of the Unit.

• Final Study Proposal

A revised version of the Study Proposal, following the international component of the Unit.

• Study Tour Blog

Undertaken as a group activity primarily during but not limited to the international component of the tour, documenting, illustrating, reflecting on and communicating the learning from and experience of the study tour with a wider audience.    

• Study Report

A maximum 5000 word report documenting the study undertaken as outlined in the Study Proposal.

• Seminar Presentation

Following the study tour, participants will host a seminar for students in the project management program, academics, alumni and industry to share their insights from the tour.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ASSESSMENT

Study Commitment:

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point.  For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Attendance  Requirements:

Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90 percent of timetabled activities for a unit of study unless granted exception by the Dean or Head of School most concerned. A student may be determined to fail a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90 percent.  Please see the Resolutions of the Faculty - Faculty of Engineering - The University of Sydney for further details.

Text-matching software for Assignment Submission:

As part of the assessment process, text matching software such as Turnitin will be used to identify plagiarism and/or be used for providing feedback.

Confidential Peer Evaluation:

As part of the group contribution assessment process, collaborative & self-peer evaluation tools (e.g. SparkPlus, CATME, etc.) may be used, either on a confidential or non-confidential basis, to understand contributions and interactions amongst group members. Marks may be adjusted for an individual team member, following on from the peer evaluation process.

Canvas Marks Not Reliable:

Canvas will be used in this unit and while key assessments will be submitted via Canvas, it cannot be used to determine/ predict a students final marks in this unit because not all assessments are visible to students and group/team marks can change for each individual team member based on the peer-evaluation conducted at the end of the semester.

Recycling Assignments Not Allowed:

Recycling involves submitting (or resubmitting) your own work that has already been assessed without the permission of the lecturer of this unit, and for which you have already been given feedback. Recycling is a form of academic dishonesty and will be handled in line with the coursework policy.

Mark Moderation:

There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes.

Use of Generative AI:

At the University of Sydney, the use of generative AI for learning is permitted, however, use in assessments is prohibited unless explicitly allowed by your unit coordinator.

Your coordinator will let you know at the beginning of semester whether use of generative AI tools is permitted in their unit for assessment purposes. This means, if your unit coordinator has not addressed use of generative AI, you are not permitted to do so for the purposes of assessment.