More information on each of the assessment tasks can be found in Assessments section of the iLearn space for this unit.

You will also find - in the Assessments section of iLearn - more detailed information for each task, along with several Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guidance documents. Please refer to these documents (especially the FAQs) before emailing academic staff with questions about your assessments.

If you have questions that are not answered in the FAQs you can also post in the General Discussion Forum on iLearn in the 'Assessment Questions' forum thread. We will add your answers to an updated FAQ as appropriate.

More information on general support for your studies is listed in this unit guide, in the Policies and Procedures section. This includes general information on Study Skills, Wiritng Support, Student Services and Special Consideration.

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The main Active Participation activities for Online-Flexible students are the weekly Discussion Forum activities in iLearn. Detailed weekly instructions are provided via iLearn, some weeks this may require some basic feildwork, so be prepared to put the time into your preparation before attempting to post online.

This year our weekly Active Participation tasks have been closely aligned with the content of lectures and the learning outcomes of both the unit and the Criminology major. This ensures that content delivery works with your needs, better building the required key skills that you will use in each assessment. It is important that you:

1. complete all of the active participation tasks;
2. read the activity instructions before listening to the lecture
3. complete any weekly readings before listening to the lecture
4. complete any activity preparation before listening to the lecture
5. complete any activity preparation before attempting the Forum Activity (for online-flexible students).

This gives you the best chance of meeting the learning objectives of the unit as a whole. 

The main student information resources for this unit can be found in iLearn. Students should familiarise themselves with the iLearn site, particularly the Assessment section and FAQs.

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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. 

To deliver this unit we invite you to engage with:

• weekly scheduled lectures (2 hours per week)
• weekly discussion boadr activities (and other active participation tasks as required) (1 hour per week)
• indepedent study and reading (4-6 hours per week)
• work towards your assessments (2-4 hours per week)

NOTE: These timea are trough estimates of weekly requirements. A full-time student should expect to work around 12 hours of work per week - per unit of study.

How to Be Good at Active Participation

Active participation varies a lot across different units of study, so you need to make sure you understand how many hours a week you should spend on your studies in ALL of the units you take, each session. Students must read the instructions for Active Participation tasks in iLearn BEFOE attending class, ideally you would read material before the lecture so you can take notes with that content in mind. This may also include other forms of study-led preparation, and the instructions will be different for each weeks activity, so make sure to check in advance every week.

Preparation often includes: reading and note-taking, bringing required notes from your readings to tutorials, engaging in online learning activities (e.g. wiki/discussion board). A rubric for marking classroom participation is used to give you a weekly grade. Using a strict marking rubric means that there are specific requirements for each task that you can plan for in advance. By doing so you take control over your learning, and have the best chance of developing a strong alignment between the weekly activities and the specific academic skills needed for the other assessments.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• demonstrate a scholarly understanding of the criminal justice system
• distinguish between personal opinion and scientifically verified evidence
• express key concepts clearly and accurately in both spoken and written format
• prepare for and engage effectively in online and classroom activities

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1. If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

• the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
• the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2. Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task throughout the teaching session as a whole. It may vary from comparable assessments in other units of study. Do not make assumptuions. Always check your dates and schedule to help with pro-active time management.

See iLearn for a full breakdown of the unit schedule