Students will be required to complete two (2) online quizzes that reflect that the student has engaged with, and understood, course materials, prescribed readings/activities, and subject matter covered in the weekly tutorial classes. Students must complete BOTH quizzes, - noting that the first quiz must be completed in Week 3; and the second in Week 10.

Each quiz will be released at the beginning of the respective weeks (e.g. Week 3 quiz will be released on Monday of Week 3). When released, each quiz may be completed at anytime during that week, but MUST be completed by Friday of the Week before 8pm (e.g. Week 3 quiz must be completed by Friday of Week 3 before 8pm). Note that once you open the quiz, you only have one hour to complete it.

Each quiz will contain 20 questions. The total marks for both quizzes will make up 20% of your overall mark.

Students who miss a quiz in either of the weeks will receive a zero for that quiz, unless they satisfy the University Disruptions to Study Policy for the whole week. In such circumstances students will be required to complete an alternative assessment (most likely an alternative quiz).

NOTE: the first quiz will be based on material covered in weeks 1-3. The second quiz will be based on material covered in weeks 4-10.

Class participation will make up 10% of your overall mark. Note that class participation is not the same thing as class attendance. You will be required to attend each tutorial and participate in set activities including class discussions, seminar-styled presentations, group quizzes, mock trials, and other set work.

In the event you cannot attend a tutorial you must notify your tutor via email, as soon as possible. Extended absences of more than two tutorials must meet the criteria for Disruption to Studies. Applications for Disruptions to Studies are made online at ask.mq.edu.au in response to a serious and unavoidable event.

External students will be assessed on their participation at the compulsory on-campus session, that will hold on 18^th and 19^th September 2017. External students are required to attend both days of the on-campus session, and must undertake the readings and prepare for, and participate in, tutorial exercises. Students that fail fail to attend the on-campus session will be scored zero for class participation unless they meet the criteria for disruption to studies. 

More information on the structure of the on-campus session will be provided on a date closer to the on-campus session days, on iLearn.

Class participation will be assessed on the quality and regularity of participation, not simply its quantity and attendance. Class participation will be assessed on the following criteria:

- Preparation: this criterion requires the student to demonstrate reading and engagement with the materials, lectures and any other content provided for each week’s tutorial. Students who prepare effectively will volunteer answers to questions; respond to, and participate in, class debates; and ask questions to clarify anything not understood in the readings or lectures;

- Ability to critically discuss the material: this criterion requires the student to critically discuss the tutorial materials and contribute to class discussions in ways that assist the learning of others. Students should show ability to respond to questions, suggest counter-arguments and link readings and lecture materials to class activities, current events, and hypothetical scenarios;

- Oral expression: this criterion relates to the student’s ability to verbally express ideas about the materials in a clear, coherent, and concise manner;

- Engaging with other students: this criterion requires the student to engage with others in the class, display respect for the opinion of others; actively listen, and provide constructive feedback;

- Collaboration: this criterion requires the student to work collaboratively and productively in small groups, foster discussions, share opinions, and explore and resolve points of consensus and disagreement;

- Demonstration of skills: this criterion requires the student to demonstrate legal skills taught in the unit, including communicating in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences in relation to health related matters that raise ethical, social, legal and/or human rights issues.

Students will be given a choice between essay questions in which they must write a paper of 2000 words, that reflects understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of ‘health law and ethics’, and demonstrates an ability to draw upon various fields of inquiry, theory and practice when considering issues that exist within the field. They will be required to engage with critical legal reasoning, analysis and research to an area of health law that raise ethical, social, legal and/or human rights issues.

Word Length: 2000 words maximum. Footnotes and Bibliography are required. Markers will not read more than 2000 words. Indicate word count on the paper. Footnotes and Bibliography are excluded from the word length.

Submission: Submission is via Turnitin in iLearn. Submitted papers must be in Word document format (NOT PDF). In the absence of a successful Disruption to Studies application, essays submitted after the due date will not be marked and will receive zero marks. Avoid last minute rush or technological disappointments as these will not be entertained as reasons for late submissions. If you have applied for disruption on the due date, or are still waiting for a disruption determination on the due date, contact the unit convenor.

Format: 1.5cm spaced text, 12 point, Times New Roman font. Footnotes should be 10 point and must also be Times New Roman font. Headings and subheadings should be used where appropriate.

Referencing style: Essays must be appropriately referenced, applying the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed).  The Guide is available here – AGLC3.

Assessment: A detailed rubric on how the Research Essay will be assessed will be provided in iLearn. 

Students will be required to address the ethical and legal issues raised in two (2) hypothetical scenarios (1000 words each). The total assignment length is 2000 words. Students are expected to properly structure their answers using HIRAC – Heading, Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion.

Headings will usually be the names of the parties to each action, written in italics, with the plaintiff written first eg Lucas v Sam etc. In some instances, it may be preferable to use cause of action as your heading. DO NOT use Issue, Rule etc as your headings.

Issue relates to the facts and law that give rise to a legal problem to be answered in the hypothetical.

Rule refers to the relevant legal principles that could be applied in resolving the legal issue(s).

Application determines how the relevant legal principles that have been identified, apply to the issues raised by the hypothetical.

Conclusion is a statement of the probable outcome after the application to the rule to resolve the issue(s) raised by the hypothetical.

Word Length: 2000 words maximum (excluding footnotes). DO NOT include Bibliography. Markers will not read more than 2000 words. Indicate word count on the paper.

Submission: Submission is via Turnitin in iLearn. Submitted papers must be in Word document format (NOT PDF). In the absence of a successful Disruption to Studies application, hypotheticals submitted after the due date will not be marked and will receive zero marks. Avoid last minute rush or technological disappointments as these will not be entertained as reasons for late submissions. If you have applied for disruption on the due date, or are still waiting for a disruption determination on the due date, contact the unit convenor.

Format: 1.5cm spaced text, 12 point, Times New Roman font. Footnotes should be 10 point and must also be Times New Roman font. Headings and subheadings should be used where appropriate.

Referencing style: Hypothetical submissions must be appropriately referenced, applying the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed).  The Guide is available here – AGLC3.

Assessment: A detailed rubric on how the Hypothetical will be assessed will be provided in iLearn.