ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

This task has several components. Students are required to engage with the following activities:

• PREPARATION - students will complete no more than ONE A4 PAGE OF REFLEXIVE NOTES on the reading material (listed online) every week as preparation for campus tutorials. This is to be presented to academic staff at each tutorial (SEE IMPORTANT NOTE BELOW). 
• CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION - Marked by tutors in the classroom this assesses your (a) participation in group discussion and (b) your contribution to feedback from group discussions. Qualitative judgements will be made on each students: use of appropriate materials (e.g. readings) in class, discursive engagement with the weekly topic, contribution to group small group discussions, participation in feedback and larger group discussions, asking informed questions. Extra credit may be awarded for bringing relevant materials beyond those provided to class or for exceptional performance in any of the above. Marks may also be deducted for poor performance. 
• ONLINE PARTICIPATION - You are expected to complete all online activities, such as periodic TOPIC REVIEWS in the general discussion board. All online activities MUST be completed within 7 days of the activity being posted to iLearn. Failure to meet the deadline will result in a mark of '0' for that activity.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If a student cannot attend a tutorial or hand in their preparation notes they are required to provide documentation for their absence. Once all documentation has been approved by our teaching staff (unit convenor or tutors only) you will be authorised to complete an alternative activity in the general discussion board thread entitled 'MAKE UP ACTIVITIES'. If you do not post in the correct thread for your makeup activity your post will be deleted and you will receive a mark of '0' for the task, so make sure to post in the right place and follow all of the instructions provided.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Students are expected to attend or complete a total of 75% of ALL ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES. Students who fail to acheive this threshold may be subject to review and even potential capping of the grade.

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REFLECTIVE READING NOTES

This task connects learning skills and outcomes from your classroom preparation (see Active Participation above) to your Court Report (see below).

Students will submit 3 reflections on the weekly readings throughout term.

These will follow the guidance supplied in iLearn - which in line with assesssment policy provides an outline for how to approach it and demonstrates the rubric for the assessment in more depth). Student will have the chance to draw on the informal academic feedback and peer review received in tutorial exercises to help develop thier reflective capabilities, linking reflections on readings in weekly classes to reflections on observations in the field undertaken for the court report. Developing ones reflective capabilities in both theory and empirical work in this way lays foundations for formalising analytical notes into the court report, linking key skills being developed throughout all exercises more clearly.

This task is split into 3 parts and requires three submissions via the turnitin task in iLearn. Deadlines for these tasks are listed in iLearn.

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ONLINE QUIZ

The online quiz will test some basic knowledge on the course content for the first 6 weeks of the unit. It also tests student engagement with web resources and awareness of some basics about the Australian criminal justice system required for completion of later assessments. It serves to review and consolidate previous learning techniques, strategies and writing skills that are a core of social science, sociology and criminology disciplines.

This test will be made available through i-learn from week 5 until week 7 of the term (including the semester half-term break). Students may complete the quiz at any time within this period. Failure to complete the quiz within this time will result in a mark of ‘0’ for the online quiz component. Instructions for the completion of the quiz will be provided in i-learn when the quiz is released. This focuses on discipline specific knowledge and developing a basic set of reflections at the lower order level of learning. Nonetheless it remains vital as a basis for your further study and as a commitment to continuous learning testing a narrow but important range of capabilities and learning outcomes.

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THE COURT REPORT

In observing justice in the courtroom, would you say that what you saw was the IDEAL of justice being DONE or the PROCESS of justice being MANAGED? Make reference to specific cases and contrast and compare the outcomes to support your claims.

Extended guidance on the assessment requirements will be provided in the i-Learn space. Refer to this guidance for a full breakdown of the assessment, the stages you go through and details of how to make observations, take notes, review and analyse notes and write up the report. Questions should be posted to the general discussion board before contacting academic staff.

NOTE: If not listed here the deadlines for the above tasks are listed in iLearn. Check the turnitintasks or ASSESSMENTS box in iLearn or post to the general discussion board for assistance.

Teaching

LECTURE & TUTORIALS are used in this unit. A 2 hour lecture is supported by one hour tutorials in smaller groups. Locations will be confirmed through the online system. Rooms may change depending on timetabling and enrollments so check these on the online timetable regularly for updates.

Required and recommended resources

The required texts (and weekly readings) for this unit of study are not listed in the online unit guide.

The reference for weekly readings will be posted in the iLearn system, be aware that we cannot post up large sections of the books online due to copyright restrictions so many of readings may be rotated in the library system for shorter periods of time.

Text books should be available through the Co-op bookstore on MQ campus, though stock may be limited. You can also check the second hand book store on campus or book exchanges for cheaper second-hand copies. Visit the book store for more information. Supplementary readings may be made available on iLearn and in e-reserve where possible, but your required readings each week are usually from one of the two textbooks.

Technologies Used & Required

Enrolled students on this course will need access to a computer and to the internet (both of which are available through MQU campus). Though use of a solid internet connection off campus will facilitate the ease of access to online learning materials and support.

We have reviewed the active participation requirements and amended the balance of activities, including the separation of reflective reading notes from active participation into its own distinct assessment. This allows for online submission of the reflections and more reliable marking against a formal rubric. 

We have replaced a week on crime prevention with material on restorative justice.

We have updated the student assessment guidance and simplified the rubrics for all activities

We have added a learning outcome to tie graduate capability on continuous learning into active participation more explicitly