Twelve weekly timed and assessed quizzes will be set. These are identified as Timed Quiz 1, Timed Quiz 2, etc (abbreviated to TQ1, TQ2 etc.) Each quiz will focus on the topic due to be studied that week. The quizzes will be conducted using iLearn and students must submit their responses via iLearn.

Students must submit their answers for each quiz by the deadline stipulated in iLearn. Subject to that deadline, students will have 30 minutes from when they first open the quiz to submit all of their answers. At the end of 30 minutes the quiz is submitted automatically with whatever answers have been filled in so far. If you open the quiz after 10.30 pm on the day of the deadline then the quiz will nevertheless close at 11 pm, meaning that you will have less than 30 minutes to submit your answers.

Students will receive a mark for each of the 12 quizzes they attempt. A student's best 10 quiz marks will count towards the student's unit grade.

Each quiz will be worth two marks. Each quiz will consist of five questions as follows:

1. Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 will each present a statement. Students will be asked whether that statement is true or false. Each question will be worth one quarter of a mark. (When calculating the overall unit mark all marks will be rounded up or down to the nearest integer.)
2. Question 5 will take the form of a multiple choice question. Students will receive one mark for answering correctly.

Answers to each quiz will be released on iLearn immediately after its deadline. Where appropriate, online feedback will also be provided. Each quiz is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.

Supplemental timed quizzes

If a student does not attempt one or more weekly timed quizzes then that student will automatically be entitled to participate in one or more supplemental timed quizzes, to be held during the exam period. There is therefore no need to apply for special consideration if you miss a quiz. The supplemental timed quizzes will be identified as Quizzes STQ1 to STQ12. Each supplemental timed quiz will be worth two marks and each will consist of five questions as described above. The questions may relate to any part of the unit material. Answers must be submitted via iLearn.

In relation to each supplemental timed quiz, students will have 30 minutes from when they first open that quiz to submit all of their answers. At the end of 30 minutes that quiz is submitted automatically with whatever answers have been filled in so far. All supplemental timed quizzes must be submitted by the end of the exam period. If you open the quiz after 11.30 pm on the final day of the exam period then that quiz will nevertheless close at midnight on that day, meaning that you will have less than 30 minutes to submit your answers.

The number of supplemental timed quizzes which a student may attempt is equivalent to the number of weekly timed quizzes that student has NOT attempted. A student is taken to have 'attempted' a timed quiz (weekly or supplemental) once the student has opened it in iLearn, even if the student immediately closes it again without reading or answering the questions. Although students may attempt up to 12 supplemental timed quizzes, they are advised to complete as many weekly quizzes as possible.

Students participating in one or more supplemental timed quizzes must start with Quiz STQ1 and then work through the supplemental timed quizzes in numerical order (STQ1, STQ2, etc) until the appropriate number has been completed. So, for instance, if a student only missed Quizzes TQ3 and TQ5 (the quizzes set in Weeks 3 and 5) then that student may only attempt Quizzes STQ1 and STQ2. If that student were to also attempt any of Quizzes STQ3 to STQ12 then their performance in those quizzes would not count towards their grade.

Subject to the above, students will receive a mark for each supplemental timed quiz they attempt. A student's best 10 timed quiz marks (weekly and supplemental combined) will count towards the student's unit grade.

During the course of the unit, students will be required to collaborate with their teachers and peers towards various goals. One goal is to correctly complete seven multiple choice questions. These will be identified as Collaborative Question A (CQA) to Collaborative Question G (CQG).

As a preliminary step in the process, during the Wednesday of Weeks 1 to 7 inclusive each student will receive a multiple choice question via iLearn. The questions intended for internal students will differ from those intended for external students: students must ensure that they consider the correct questions. Each student is afforded two opportunities to submit an answer to each of the seven multiple choice questions allocated to that student. The first opportunity is referred to as Opportunity A, while the second is referred to as Opportunity B. Students may use both opportunities to submit the same answer, or their second answer may differ from their first.

Opportunity A will only be available to the student up until 11 pm on the Sunday evening of the week of the question's release. The submission of an answer at Opportunity A constitutes a timed assessment task and no late submissions will be accepted.

In the case of internal students, Opportunity B will not be available until after the student's tutorial in the following week: see iLearn for details. In the case of external students, Opportunity B will not be available to them until after the on-campus session (OCS): again, see iLearn for details.

The idea is that internal students will use Opportunity A to submit an answer of their independent devising, based on their study of the topic to hand. Students will then use classroom time (during tutorials or at the OCS) to collaborate in groups with a view to reaching a group answer to the question. Opportunity B is then a chance for the student to submit that answer as their group answer. Note, however, that students are not obliged to submit their group answer at Opportunity B. If they wish they may dissent from the group and submit their own, independent answer. 

In relation to each question, students will receive one mark if they submit the correct answer at Opportunity A. In relation to answers submitted at Opportunity B, these will be used by the student's tutor as part of determining the student's participation mark (see below).

Supplemental questions

If a student does not submit an answer to one or more questions at Opportunity A then the student will automatically be entitled to answer one or more supplemental questions, to be held during the exam period. There is therefore no need to apply for special consideration if you miss a question. That said, students are strongly advised to take advantage of Opportunity A in as many weeks as possible. 

The supplemental questions will be identified as SCQA to SCQG. Each supplemental question will be worth one mark and may relate to any part of the unit material. Answers must be submitted via iLearn by the end of the exam period: see iLearn for details.

The number of supplemental questions which a student may attempt is equivalent to the number of times that student did NOT answer at Opportunity A in relation to the weekly collaborative questions. Students answering one or more supplemental questions must start with SCQA and then work alphabetically through to SCQG until the appropriate number has been completed. So, for instance, if a student only missed Opportunity A in Weeks 3 and 5 then that student may only gain marks in relation to their answers to SCQA and SCQB.

Students will be assessed in relation to their participation in classroom and online activities. Those activities will include (but may not be limited to) answering questions in collaboration with their teachers and peers, as well as a treaty negotiation exercise. In determining the mark, tutors will first and foremost take into account their observations of the student's participation in class and online. Tutors will also consider the student's submitted answers to the collaborative questions. That said, a student's participation mark will not be tied to how many collaborative questions a student answered correctly. A full marking rubric will be available via iLearn.

Students are required to write a research paper relating to a real or hypothetical situation facing the international community. Students will be asked to advise a real or imaginary client on areas of international law relevant to that situation. In order to complete the assignment, students will need to find and consult a number of primary sources.

Students are required to write a reflective paper relating to their experiences of collaboration during the session. The paper should relate specifically to the treaty negotiation exercise and the process of answering collaborative questions, although students may also draw on other aspects of the unit. Students will be asked to reflect on the following:

1. how the rules and practices of international law assisted or impeded collaboration during the treaty negotiation exercise;

2. how those rules and practices helped or hindered in terms of achieving the aims of the state or organisation represented by the student;

3. the role that extra-legal factors played in the negotiations;

4. whether the student's personal skills in negotiation and collaboration developed during the course of the session and, if so, how;

5. how collaboration helped or hindered the student's learning.

The reflective statement must be supported throughout by evidence supporting the student's claims, as well as reflections on the relevance of your readings to the tasks at hand.

Full instructions on how to write the reflective paper will be provided via iLearn, along with a marking rubric.

There will be a final online exam. This will involve advising in relation to one or more hypothetical fact scenarios, doing so under a strict time constraint. Details of the hypothetical scenario(s) and the assessment questions will be released online via iLearn at 9 am, 14 November 2019. Students will be required to post their responses to iLearn (via Turnitin) three hours later (at noon). Guidance on how to succeed in the exam, along with the marking rubric, will be posted online at least one week prior to the exam. The exam may relate to issues covered in any part of the unit. This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.