ASSESSMENT
There are four pieces of work with grades attached that are required for this unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Name |
Weighing |
Due |
| Program Proposal |
0% |
7th August, 2016 |
| Assessment Report |
20% |
15th August, 2016 |
| Program Design |
20% |
29th August, 2016 |
| Portfolio of Program |
40% |
31st October, 2016 |
| Presentation of Program |
20% |
7th November, 2016 |
What is required for these assignments?
In general good presentation, correct grammar, spelling and appropriate word choice will be expected. Express your ideas concisely and clearly, and observe any stated word limits. Please use single spacing.
Supervisor Consultation Times
The assessment pieces in this unit are to be developed independently by students. Students are to be marked on their own work. However students will be able to contact their appointed supervisor individually for guidance on specific questions at 4 x specific times during the semester. The supervisor consultation times will be provided on the unit website in the first week of the semester or as soon as students have determined their chosen area of study and have been allocated their supervisor. Note that consultation times will vary per supervisor and that supervisors will only be available at these 4 x consultation times. These meetings may be organized on campus in person or via Skype or phone. Supervisors may be emailed at other times. However, for matters of assessment equity, supervisor input to student project design is to be minimal. In this unit, students are expected to lead the consultation process. For example, students should come prepared to their consultation meetings, (perhaps send a copy of any assessment or intervention data or an agenda of what you would like to discuss with your supervisor prior to the meeting), and to lead the discussion during consultation meetings with their supervisor. Students are expected to determine the best assessment regime, program design and intervention technique for their target student or group of students with minimal guidance from their supervisor.
The following information refers to general information about assessment.
How do I submit my assignments?
You will submit your assignments through the iLearn website. Detailed instructions will be provided on the website.
You should follow the detailed instructions carefully. Marks (up to 5% of the total mark) may be deducted, for example, for failing to name submitted files correctly or failing to write your name on the assignment.
As you will be asked to submit each of your written assignments via the TURN-IT-IN SITE for SPED828 assignments, a cover sheet is not necessary for this unit.
KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Can I submit a late assignment?
Assignments received after the due date will be accepted provided they are received no later than 10 calendar days late. Note that this is a period of grace, not a new deadline, and extension requests for events after the original due date will not be considered. No assignment will be accepted after 10 days, except when an extension has been applied for before the due date and granted. After the due date (unless an extension has been granted)) a late penalty will be applied, leading to a reduction in the awarded mark. The late penalty is 5% of the total mark for each calendar day that the assignment is outstanding beyond the due date. These penalties are imposed in fairness to students who submit assignments on time.
What if my hard disc crashed, my pet Hippotamus ate my computer, etc?
Computer problems will not be accepted as reasons for extensions. You are responsible for making sure that your work is adequately backed up. Make sure that your work is regularly backed up on a USB drive or to a cloud-based backup and do not leave your submission to the last minute. Always keep your hippopotamus and your computer in separate rooms.
What if I accidentally submit a blank assignment, the Wrong Document, etc?
We can only mark what you submit. Make sure that you re-download your assignment from the location that it was submitted and verify the correct document has been submitted. No consideration will be offered if you submit the incorrect document.
How do I know if my assignment submission was successful?
Staff will NOT respond to requests to confirm that assignments have been correctly submitted. You will receive an emailed receipt on successful submission of your assignment in your student e-mail account. Make sure that this has been received and retain this receipt. No claims will be considered regarding missing assignments without this receipt. You can also re-download your assignment to double-check it was submitted (see above). Always keep a copy of your assignment.
How do I get an extension?
In extenuating circumstances, students may apply to the unit coordinator for an extension to the assignment due date. Reasons for the extension need to be documented through the disruption to studies process accessible through ask.mq.edu and supported with documentation (e.g., A Professional Authority Form).
NOTE: You should read the additional information about the conditions for disruption to studies in the "General Assessment Information" section of this unit guide.
Note that:
• It is advisable that students contact the individual supervisor via Dialogue prior to submitting their request through ask@mq.edu.au
Extensions will only be granted in receipt of the completed form submitted through askMQU, plus documentation.
Emails are not appropriate means of extension requests.
• It is essential that you plan ahead and organise your study time effectively. Poor time management is not grounds for an extension.
• Extensions are usually not granted on the due date.
What if I exceed the word limits?
Components of answers beyond the stated word limit will not be marked.
That is, answers will only be marked up to the stated word length.
How will I get feedback on my assignment?
Individual feedback will provided through the iLearn site. Assignment results will be available in GRADES.
Can I resubmit an unsatisfactory assignment?
The resubmission of unsatisfactory assignments is not permitted.
General Assessment Information
Rationale for Mode of Assessment
Assignments are designed to enable you to reflect more deeply on a particular problem or scenario and to write a considered response.
Grading Procedures
Results for assessments will be reported as grades (i.e., HD, D, Cr, P, F). Where grades are used to report results for assessment components with significant weighting, convenors may also optionally add the suffixes of + (plus) or - (minus) to the generic descriptor in order to provide additional detail.
For example:
Pass+
Pass
Pass-
In this case, a "Pass +" would indicate a performance in the upper end of the pass range, a grade of "Pass" would indicate a mid range pass and a "Pass -" would indicate performance at the lower end of the pass range. This principle is applied to all grade descriptions (i.e., HD, d, Cr, P, F)
Raw scores for all assessments will be moderated according to the University guidelines so that work judged to be of a given standard is awarded a moderated score within the following distribution: High Distinction 85-100; Distinction 75-84; Credit 65-74; Pass 50-64; Fail 0-49. For example, if it is judged that the HD standard for a particular assessment is met by work scoring 90-100, raw scores will be adjusted so that students received moderated scores between 85-100. This moderation takes into account both the stated performance standards for the assessment component and the degree of difficulty of the specific task.
Assessment Weighting
All assessment tasks must be attempted for students to be eligible for an overall passing grade in the unit. Students who do not attempt all assessment tasks will receive a maximum unit mark of 40 and an overall grade of Fail (F) for the unit.
Students are required to gain an overall pass on the unit, but do not have to pass all assessment components. If you perform poorly on one component, you may compensate for this with a better performance in the other components.
Consistent with the University assessment policy, moderated scores will be used in the calculation of final grades. The final unit score will be the weighted average of the moderated scores for the unit.
There are several components of the assessment in this unit. All components must be completed.
Marking Criteria and Performance Descriptors for Assignments
In general, markers will be looking for the following qualities in your assignments:
• Concise address of the critical points provided.
• Appropriate critical analysis and justification where needed.
• Integration of information from relevant content in the unit.
• Quality of critical analysis
• Evidence of generalization of the concepts and principles relevant content in the unit to new examples
• Evidence of a deep understanding of the range of factors which affect student behaviour and student learning.
• Evidence of a deep understanding of the principles underpinning explicit instruction and related assessment, intervention and monitoring.
• Evidence of a deep understanding of the principles underpinning functional assessment, related intervention design and monitoring.
You are encouraged to evaluate your work against these criteria.
Performance Descriptors
High Distinction
There is pervasive address of critical points in all responses and a demonstration of deep
understanding of all key principles. There are appropriate and concise justifications, descriptions
or analyses integrating relevant information. There is no evidence of consequential gaps in
understanding of basic principles and a clear ability to generalize concepts and principles to the
most difficult examples.
Distinction
There is extensive address of the critical points in all responses and a demonstration of deep
understanding of all key principles. There are appropriate and concise justifications or analyses
integrating relevant information. There is no evidence of consequential gaps in understanding of
basic principles although students may have difficulty in applying some concepts and principles
to the most difficult examples.
Credit
There is strong address of the critical points in the vast majority of responses and a deep
understanding of the majority of key principles. There are appropriate and concise justifications,
descriptions or analyses integrating relevant information. There may be a small number of
consequential gaps in understanding of basic principles. Students may have difficulty in applying
some concepts and principles to a limited number of examples.
Pass
There is solid address of the critical points in the majority of responses and a demonstration of
deep understanding of most key principles. There are appropriate and concise justifications,
descriptions and analysis integrating relevant information. Students may have difficulty in
applying some concepts and principles to some examples.
Fail
There is poor address of the critical points in the majority of responses. There is little evidence of
deep understanding of principles. Justifications, descriptions and analyses would often be
incomplete and/ or unclear. Students demonstrate a poor understanding of the majority of
concepts and principles and are only able to apply these to a minority of examples.
Resubmission
Students are required to gain an overall pass on the unit, but do not have to pass all assessment components. If you perform poorly on one component, you may compensate for this with an improved performance in the other component(s).
Resubmission of assignments is not permitted.
Disruption to studies and extensions for assignments
In extenuating circumstances, students may apply to the unit coordinator for an extension to the assignment due date . Reasons for the extension need to be documented through the disruption to study process through ask@mq.edu.au and supported (e.g., a Professional Authority Form in the case of illness) by documentation.
Extension will only be granted in receipt of the completed form submitted through askMQ, plus documentation.
Disruptions due to work commitments require a statutory declaration from a work supervisor (eg. School Principal) stating that the work commitment was not known at the time of enrolment.
University Disruption to Studies Policies and Procedures
See Policies and Procedures section of this unit guide for further details.
Appeals
Appeals against grades for individual assessment components.
If any student has concern about the marking of an assessment, they must:
1. Consult the member of staff who marked the work.
2. If there is no satisfactory resolution, an appeal should be made in writing to the unit convenor within one week of the marked assessment being returned or of results being made available. The student should explicitly state the basis of the appeal.
The unit convenor will review the marking and may, at their discretion, ask for a re-marking by a second marker. If re-marking by a second marker is judged appropriate, the final mark will normally be the average of the two marks awarded for the assessment task. Students should note that the revised mark for the task may be higher, the same, or lower than the original mark.
Please note that it is MUSEC policy to double mark all failing assessments. The decision of the unit convenor is final.
Appeals against final unit grades
See the Policies and Procedures section for details on appeals against unit grades.
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
You must read the University's policies and procedures on Academic Honesty.
More information can be found in the Policies and Procedures section of this unit guide.
Standardised Transcript Marks
Your overall unit result will be assigned a standardised numerical grade (SNG) on your University transcript. High Distinction grades are assigned a mark between 85 and 100, Distinction grades between 75 and 84, Credit grades between 65 and 74, Pass grades between 50 and 64, Pass Conceded grades between 45 and 49 and Fail grades below 45. For further information, see the Grading Policy.
Fail Grades
Entry into units in the post graduate coursework program requires a clear pass (i.e., a final unit grade of at least "c" or "P") in all previously completed SPED units. that is, you will not be granted automatic entry into units if you have failures in previously attempted SPED prefixed units. If you have failing grades on your record (1) You may be allowed to continue at the discretion of the Director of MUSEC (or nominee) with a special approval (waiver), or (2) You may be required to reattempt the relevant units until a clear pass is obtained.
Students with fail grades MUST seek academic advice before attempting to re-enrol.
Satisfactory Progress
Students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress in a course/program of study. Normally, students will be asked to show cause why their candidature should not be terminated if they fail any unit twice. Further, students may be asked to show cause if they receive more than two failures in a course/program of study.
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