Lessons include reading the relevant chapter from the 'textbook', reading short articles, watching some videos and answering some simple questions.  

• You are expected to complete the Lesson before coming to class each week.
• There are no marks attached to the Lessons, but you must complete 10 of the 12 Lessons to pass the course.  
• The Lessons will assist you to understand the course content and complete the assessment tasks.
• The Lessons are timed based on the video and article length so if you don't complete all components of the Lesson,  iLearn will not record the Lesson as completed. 
• Lessons take between 1 hour and 2 hours to complete.  
• It is your responsibility to check the due dates for each weekly Lesson on iLearn and complete the Lessons within the designated timeframe.  

• Late submission:  Students who do not submit this task by the due date and time receive a result of zero. This penalty does not apply when an application for Special Consideration has been made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time. 

   

The literature discussed in the course includes an examination of the impact of relatively cheap projects intended to improve the lives of the poor.  This assessment involves students using the health and education component of this literature (and other appropriate literature) to design and evaluate a small policy intervention.  

There are three stages to the assessment task.  

a) Group Submission (20%) (Week 6 Monday 1 April 11:55 pm): Initial submissions from each group of students that outline a project idea and its randomised evaluation.  

• In the first class, you will be organised into a group with other classes members.  Each group will have 4-5 members.  Those students who fail to attend the first class will all be allocated to one group.
• Contributions to the group project will be recorded electronically and attendance in class recorded.  Group marks will be negatively adjusted for those students who have not satisfactorily contributed to the development of the project. 
• You must submit using the document provided, and each group must submit only one version of this document.  Failure to follow this guideline will result in the submission being awarded a mark of zero. 

b) Peer Assessment (10%) (Week 7 Wednesday 10 April 9 am): Each group has to evaluate some of the projects of their peers and present the evaluations to the class. 

• Each group will evaluate the projects using a rubric provided for the purpose.  Your group will be graded based on the quality of your evaluations.   
• Each group must submit their evaluations at the beginning of the class in week 7, i.e. the class where the evaluations will be presented. 
• The Unit Convenor and lecturer will determine the final marks for the group submissions.
• Individual contributions to the peer evaluation will be electronically recorded.    Failure to adequately contribute will result in a mark of zero being assigned for this component of the assessment.
• Failure to attend the presentation will result in the individual student receiving a mark of zero for this component of the assessment.

c) Individual Submission (30%) (Week 9 Monday 6 May 9 am): A final submission from each student based on your group’s project if it made it through the initial submission round.  If your group’s project is rejected, individuals must revise/amend the project. Part of the job of the individual student is to improve on the initial group submission in light of feedback and class discussion.  

Late submission: No extensions will be granted for each component of the assessment. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% penalty). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time. This penalty does not apply for penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time. 

When an application for special consideration has been approved, the policy allows for the provision of one additional task.  The format, time and date of this task will be determined by the Unit Convenor.

You will be provided with additional information about these tasks in class.

Watch the following video - “Defeating Poverty with Entrepreneurship” presented by Julie Colombino - discusses the role of entrepreneurship and poverty (in Haiti). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkP-fqJmLjA

Critique the presenter's views using the ideas covered in ECON336.  This assessment involves participating in an online discussion forum, where you will be on graded on your capacity to critique the views of the presenter using ideas covered in ECON336 and to respond to the critiques of others in the class.   It is expected that the discussion will focus on the ideas in the latter part of the course.

• The discussion will be open for a limited period of 6 days in the final week of teaching.
• You must collate all your posts into one document and submit this document via Turnitin.  You must include all references at the end of this document.  Failure to submit this document will result in a mark of zero for this component of the assessment.  
• You are allowed five posts.  Each post must be no more than 250 words (excluding references).
• You must reference the ideas used in each post.  

  More information will be provided in class.

Late submission: No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% penalty). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time. This penalty does not apply for penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time. 

When an application for special consideration has been approved, the policy allows for the provision of one additional task.  The format, time and date of this task will be determined by the UC.