Class Participation

Due: Ongoing

Weighting: 20% 

Tutorials start in week 2 of the semester. 

Weekly attendance at tutorial classes is compulsory.  Students must prepare in advance for the tutorials. A roll will be taken each week documenting attendance.  A student who is absent for a tutorial will be considered as not participating in that tutorial.  

Throughout this Unit, tutorial class activities (case studies, simulations and reflective activities) are based on a story called the Shanghai Story where different events occur and numerous characters are introduced.  The Shanghai Story is split into episodes so that each week a new episode together with tutorial questions will be released on iLearn.  

The main criteria upon which class participation is assessed are: students’ preparation, understanding of the materials, depth of arguments, and presentation skills (detailed explanations and a marking rubric are provided on the iLearn site of the unit).

Estimated Student Workload (outside class time)

On average, 1.5 - 2.5 hours per week from Week 2 to Week 13.

Class Test  

To take place  (Unless otherwise announced on iLearn) 13 September 2018  

Weighting: 20% 

Criteria for assessment are: students’ understanding of the materials, knowledge, and ability to analyse and evaluate issues concerning the topics covered in the unit for the test (detailed explanations of the assessment criteria are provided on the iLearn site of the unit). The test is comprised of multiple choice and true/false questions. Further information about the content of the Class Test will be posted on iLearn.  

The test is Open Book so students can bring in any paper materials except mobile phones and computers.   The Class Test is of 45 minutes duration during the scheduled lecture time on Thursday 13 September 2018. It will take place towards the end of the lecture.

The only exception to not sitting the Class Test at the designated time is if special consideration has been granted.  If a Supplementary Test is granted, the Supplementary Test time will be scheduled by the Unit Convenor. 

Feedback on the test will be provided via iLearn and/or in Lecture(s). 

Estimated Student Workload (outside class time)

On average, 2 hours per week from Week 1 to the date of the Class Test in Week 7.

Research Assignment

Due: 13 November 2018 (4:00 p.m.)

Weighting: 60% 

The final assignment is research based.  Students will not be able to rely simply on the required and/or recommended reading materials for classes and will be expected to conduct their own research. The assignment is a task for each individual student.  Collective or collaborative work is NOT ACCEPTABLE.  

The word length (for the different parts of the assignment, if any) will be stated in the Assignment Instructions posted on iLearn.

Criteria upon which the assignment is assessed are: the content, structure, presentation, and referencing (footnoting and bibliography) which demonstrate the students’ understanding of the materials, the depth of arguments and critique, the thoroughness of the legal research, and the adequacy of referencing (detailed explanations are provided on the iLearn site of this Unit).

Students must hand in/submit the assignment before 4:00 p.m. on 13 November 2018.  

How to submit your work for this assignment

There are 2 requirements. 

1. Students must submit their Assignment electronically via TURNITIN on the iLearn site of this unit before the deadline.  You CANNOT submit via TURNITIN more than once. You cannot submit after the due date. Only Turnitin records will be taken as records of submission.

2.  You are also required to submit a printed copy of your assignment to BESS by the due date. This is required because of problems experienced by students on the TURNITIN site in the past and for those who have received special consideration and cannot submit on TURNITIN by the due date.

Further information

• Originality reports are NOT made available to students to view and check their work.

  Note: Should you have questions about Turnitin or experience issues submitting through the system, you must inform your unit coordinator immediately. If the issue is technical in nature, you may also lodge a OneHelp Ticket or refer to the IT help page. It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. In the event that a student is asked to produce another copy of work submitted and is unable to do so, they may be awarded zero (0) for that particular assessment task.

In view of the time given to students to complete the Assignment, 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 – 20% penalty). For example, if the Assignment is worth 50 marks, a student is 23 hours late in submission and (before penalty) this student's mark is 30, the penalty will be a deduction of 5 marks (50 marks x 10% = 5 marks) (i.e. this student will obtain 25 marks for the Assignment).This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.

Estimated Student Workload for this Assessment Task (outside class time)

On average, 5 to 5.5 hours  per week to  13 November 2018.(Total 68.5 hours)