Faculty of Arts Late Assessment Submission Penalty  

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.   

This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

Important Note on Final Marks:

All assessment results will be moderated during the teaching session in accordance with the assessment standards and criteria stipulated in the prescribed task rubrics. The first assessment, which practices communicating research to a general audience, is marked by the Unit Convenor, Dr Kirstin Mills. The Abstract task is marked by the Discipline Lecturers for the unit and moderated by the Unit Convenor. The Research Proposal is marked by the Discipline Lecturers and another member of your Department.

Please see the FOAR7001 iLearn site for the most up to date information about each assessment (including descriptions, marking criteria and due dates).

This unit is taught through blended learning modes, involving a combination of online lectures and in person learning (via face-to-face classes or Zoom). Kirstin uses online lectures to help you consider research communication within the environment where you will most likely continue your research and writing throughout the semester (and onwards into MRes Year 2). Embedded learning activities within the lectures are designed to help you craft helpful writing habits and practices within this environment, so it is important to set time to do these before coming to the weekly live classes.

Weekly steps:

For most weeks (excluding those where students divide into department groups) students should:

1) Complete any readings set for that week.

2) Complete that week's recorded (online) lecture, including the embedded writing tasks.

3) Attend the live seminar/tutorial, where we will workshop writing and discuss the work you produced in response to the lectures.

Please see the FOAR7001 iLearn site for a schedule of lectures, tutorials, readings and learning activities.

Department-led weeks:

There will also be a four-week block where regular classes are replaced by department-led groups to cover discipline-specific approaches to research communication. Please see iLearn for more information and the schedule for these weeks.