All written assessment tasks must be appropriately referenced, applying the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed). Written submissions must be submitted via Turnitin in Microsoft Word format. Further instructions and marking rubrics for assessments in the Unit will be provided on the unit's iLearn page. 

Students are advised that all assessments in this unit are 'hurdle' assessments, which means that each assessment task must be completed at a Satisfactory level (to the standard prescribed for each assessment task) in order to pass this unit as follows:

• All criteria set out in grading rubrics for Tasks 1 (Class Participation), Task 2 (Core Skills Assignment) and Task 3 (Group Project) must be ticked off as Satisfactory.

In accordance with the University Assessment Policy, students must make a "serious first attempt" at a hurdle assessment task in order to qualify for an opportunity to submit supplementary work to achieve the required standard. Their performance in the unit must also be "otherwise satisfactory". Further instructions on what constitutes a "serious first attempt" and deadlines for supplementary work will be available on the unit's iLearn page.

This unit is ungraded and will not count towards a student's LAWS WAM (Weighted Average Mark in LAWS units). Students will be awarded 'Satisfactory' or 'Fail' at the end of the unit.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty:

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted an 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. A Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

Lectures for this unit are delivered face-to-face and will be recorded on Echo360, which can be accessed via the unit iLearn page.

Tutorials will be conducted face-to-face and commence in Week 1 and conclude in Week 13. Students should consult the official Timetable for class times, dates and locations and mode of delivery at a specified time at: http://timetables.mq.edu.au Tutorials that fall on a public holiday will be rescheduled as online evening tutorials (via Zoom). 

Online content for this unit can be accessed at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

Required Textbook:

• Michelle Sanson and Thalia Anthony, Connecting with the Law (Oxford University Press, 5h ed, 2022).

Additional required and recommended reading materials will be posted at the unit’s iLearn page.

Computer and Internet access are required in order to successfully complete this unit. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement.