Mess Mapping

Assessment Type ¹: Poster Indicative Time on Task ²: 20 hours Due: 03/04/2025 Weighting: 30% Groupwork/Individual: Short extension ³: No AI assisted: No

Select a wicked problem to create a mess map. On successful completion you will be able to:

• Critique and communicate how problems and issues are identified and framed in complex systems, policies and processes.
• Apply skills, knowledge and techniques to demonstrate advanced competency in social science theories and methods.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the ethical and engagement obligations inherent to the process and function of being a social science practitioner.

Case Study Report

Assessment Type ¹: Report Indicative Time on Task ²: 40 hours Due: 09/05/2025 Weighting: 40% Groupwork/Individual: Short extension ³: No AI assisted: No

2000 word case study report.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Critique and communicate how problems and issues are identified and framed in complex systems, policies and processes.
• Apply skills, knowledge and techniques to demonstrate advanced competency in social science theories and methods.
• Analyse and evaluate processes, policies and interventions to determine the veracity of claims for benefit and impact.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the ethical and engagement obligations inherent to the process and function of being a social science practitioner.

Evaluation Framework

Assessment Type ¹: Case study/analysis Indicative Time on Task ²: 30 hours Due: 05/06/2025 Weighting: 30% Groupwork/Individual: Short extension ³: No AI assisted: No

Evaluation framework. 1500 words

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Critique and communicate how problems and issues are identified and framed in complex systems, policies and processes.
• Apply skills, knowledge and techniques to demonstrate advanced competency in social science theories and methods.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the ethical and engagement obligations inherent to the process and function of being a social science practitioner

Late 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-time 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.

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 and is subject to individual variation.

³ An automatic short extension is available for some assessments. Apply through the Service Connect Portal.

Unit Structure

There are three parts to the online-flexible offering for SSCI3001 this session:

• The Lectorial. This can be accessed via the ECHO Active Learning Program (lectorials are held on Monday evenings and the recording should be available within 24 hours). The recordings may or may not cover the full session (such as group discussions and activities), so we do not advise listening live.
• The Individual Activity. The individual activity will be available via the weekly tabs on iLearn and should take about one hour to complete.
• The Discussion Forums. Please contribute to the group discussion forums that can be accessed in the weekly tabs on iLearn.

There is no requirement, but you are welcome to attend lectorials. 

Required and recommended resources

There is no required textbook for SSCI3001. Required readings are online available via Leganto (see below).

Technology used

The following technologies are used in this unit...

Email

Make sure that you regularly check your student email for correspondence with teaching staff and unit announcements.

iLearn

Important information about the weekly schedule, course readings and assessment are all available on the course iLearn page. If you do not have access, please contact IT help. You are required to check iLearn and your student email regularly for course updates and information.

Turnitin

All written assessments need to be submitted online via Turnitin only. A link to Turnitin will be available via the Assessments tab on the iLearn page. Please contact the convenor if you cannot find it (do not leave it until the day of the assessment). There is no need to submit a hard copy of the assessment or to include a cover sheet.

Feedback will be made available online via Turnitin. It will take four forms (in no particular order): specific comments in the text of your paper; overall comments; a score on a qualitative rubric (that cannot be used to calculate your mark numerically); and a numeric score out of 100. Once you have received your assignment back, please make sure that you have access to these forms of feedback. 

ECHO Active Learning Platform

Recordings of the lectorials will be made available via the ECHO Active Learning Platform. These recordings will not necessarily cover the entire session and will become available after the session is held on Monday afternoon (typically within 24 hours). 

Leganto

Leganto is the electronic system for accessing unit readings that can be accessed via the iLearn page. Readings are allocated via topic. As well as the required readings for each topic, you will find recommended and optional readings. The required readings are available in pdf or electronic format. If you are not able to access the readings, please contact the unit convenor via email.