There will be an online quiz conducted weekly throughout the session from Week 3 on iLearn. This assessment task is intended to give you ongoing feedback on your progress in the unit. Online quizzes will consist of multiple choice questions only. The first two of these quizzes is to be considered as an early diagnostic test as they are before the census date.

From Week 3 and onwards, quizzes will be released weekly at 1 a.m. on Monday and closed at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of the week of the designated quiz.

Together the online quizzes will contribute 10% to your final mark in this unit. The best 8 out of all released quizzes will count towards your online quiz mark. Quizzes will be released every week from Week 3 to Week 14.

The purpose of the quizzes is to check your understanding of the unit material on a regular basis. While only the best 8 attempts count, you are STRONGLY recommended to attempt as many quizzes as possible to check on your ongoing progress in the unit, as well as to receive immediate feedback.

Please note that no extensions will be granted. Failure to complete any quiz will result in a zero mark for that quiz. As only the best 8 quizzes will be counted, you need not apply for special consideration via the Disruptions to Study Policy unless you have a serious misadventure that prevents you from attempting at least 8 quizzes. Students are advised not to apply for Disruptions to Study for missing a quiz, as only the best 8 quizzes will be counted.

If students undertake a quiz off-campus, it is their responsibility to ensure the compatibility of the software they use with that of the university. Technical failures that occur when the quizzes are done off-campus cannot be verified by the university and would usually result in the student receiving zero for that quiz. 

The university computing labs are available throughout the weekend and have lab demonstrators to assist with technical issues.

If you have a valid reason that prevents you from attempting at least 8 quizzes throughout the session please consult The Reception for advice on the Disruptions to Studies Policy.

Tutorial home-work submission will comprise 5% and participation within the tutorial via questions and answers will make up the remaining 5%. Each week, students will be required to submit one-quarter of their tutorial questions as home-work. A tutorial will generally consist of four questions, thus, one designated question each week will require submission. Submission details will be explained in your first tutorial as well as via iLearn.

The purpose of the home-work submission is to give you an incentive to attempt some of the questions prior to the tutorial in order to gain maximum benefit from the tutorial discussions.

A separate document with detailed instructions about the tutorial format and assessment will be made available on the unit web page.

The emphasis in marking the tutorial participation will be on how well you prepare for class. You will be placed in groups by your tutor to assist you with tutorial preparation. Your participation in the tutorials will allow you to practise how to apply economic theory to solve problems, to communicate your ideas to others and thereby to improve the confidence with which you undertake future economic studies.

You are expected to attend all tutorials.

However, we recognise that you may miss a couple due to other commitments. In this regard, failure to attend at least 8 tutorials and make 8 home-work submissions will be regarded as unsatisfactory and this will negatively impact on your tutorial mark.

If you miss more than 4 tutorials due to an unavoidable disruption/s, you may apply for special consideration (see the Disruption to Studies Policy below). If that application is approved the attendance and home-work submission requirement will be waived for that tutorial.

Please consult The Reception for advice on the Disruptions to Studies Policy.

The assignment will be released in the Week 3 lecture. The assignment will comprise of 4 questions. For the first of the three submissions - students will hand in answers to all 4 questions by the Week 7 in class.

Detailed instructions for submission will be available on iLearn. Late assignments that have not followed the Disruptions to Studies Policy will incur a penalty of 12.5% per 24 hours. The physical submission of the assignment in class will not be the end of the assignment submission. This is because THREE submissions of the assignment are required. The second two submissions are explained below.

In your tutorials in Week 8 and Week 9, one question (each) will be randomly selected from these four questions and you will be required to re-submit the answer to these during the tutorial. You will not have access to any resources during the tutorial. You will need to answer the given question on the day in writing within 40 minutes. You will be given one of these four questions in Week 8. You will be given another of these four questions in Week 9. This is to ensure that the intended learning outcomes have been achieved via the assignment.

If you miss your tutorial in Week 8 or Week 9, thus missing the 2nd and/or 3rd submissions of the assignment, you will receive a zero for the question required to be submitted in that tutorial. If you have a valid reason for special consideration you must apply for Disruptions to Study. If your application for Disruptions to Study is successful, you will be advised of an alternate method of submission for the 2nd and/or 3rd submissions of the assignment.

The documents that will be marked will be:

• the assignment question answered in the Week 8 tutorial,
• the assignment question answered in the Week 9 tutorial,
• the two assignment questions not answered in tutorials - that were handed in class in Week 7. (Even though you handed in the answers to 4 questions in Week 7, only the 2 questions not submitted in the Week 8 and Week 9 tutorials will be marked).

Thus, in total all 4 questions will be marked.

The purpose of the assignment is to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of basic economic concepts, the economic way of thinking and to use this knowledge to solve economic problems.

The purpose of the repeat submissions is to ensure that you indeed have attained the learning outcomes of the unit.

All students who apply for special consideration (see the Disruption to Studies Policy below) in relation to the assignment will be given an extension for their submission in discussion with the Unit Convenor.

Please consult The Reception for advice on the Disruptions to Studies Policy.

End of unit three hour written examination, to be taken during the end of session examination period. The examination will cover material drawn from all parts of the unit’s subject matter. The exam will consist of multiple choice questions and written-answer questions.

The purpose of the final exam is to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of basic economic concepts, the economic way of thinking and to use this knowledge to solve economic problems.

All students who apply for special consideration (see the Disruption to Studies Policy below) in relation to the final exam will be required to sit a supplementary examination, if the special consideration application is approved. Please note that the supplementary examination, held during the university supplementary exam period, may have a different format to the original exam. It is reasonable to point out that because students who sit the supplementary examination usually have much longer to prepare for their examination, the supplementary examination will be more difficult and marked at a higher level than the original examination.

Please consult The Reception for advice on the Disruptions to Studies Policy.