Class Presentation – Group Exercise (20%): 4 x student group exercises with specialised scenarios based on structured set questions to be completed on each day of intensive classes. This is a group exercise and the exercise question will be posted on Canvas before the class. There will be one Group Exercise for each class (4 in total). Groups will be allocated by the Lecturer. If a student receives special consideration for this task, the best mark for the other Group Exercises will be used. 

The assessment is based on the group's performance as a whole and the same assessment mark will be given for each group member which will reflect the level of collaboration and individual effort against all the Learning Outcomes as evident during the presentation.

Your final mark will be the best mark you achieve of the Exercises you attempt in that you will have 4 opportunities to achieve the best possible mark overall. 

Discussion Board Submissions (20%): 4 x 500 words individual student Discussion Submissions on the Unit Discussion Board are due by 5.30pm (Sydney Australia time) at the conclusion of each class day (due Day 1, 2, 3 and 4 of intensive classes). Late submissions of online postings will NOT BE accepted. This is an individual exercise in posting a thoughtful comment, observation or reflection on the material covered in the lecture sessions for that day. Alternatively, you may post a thoughtful response or added comment, observation or reflection to another student’s post of their thoughtful comment, observation or reflection. The posts to the Discussion Board for each class are to be no longer than 500 words (maximum). Marks will be awarded for the discussion post(s) for each class and the best mark out of 20 will count. If a student receives special consideration the best mark for the other postings will be used. 

Guidance on what constitutes a thoughtful comment other than the marking criteria also includes a critical analysis of the key themes of the day’s topics, based and connected to the day’ s readings, on contentious matters of law/policy/and reform issues.

• The 4 Discussion Board Posts (1 per day) are based on the Exercises (presented by fellow students), the lectures and required readings for that day. The lecture/s will focus on certain key areas of the readings.
• Each post on the Discussion Board will be assessed and general feedback given the following day in class, with the highest mark being weighted to the assessment.
• The Discussion Board posts task is a continuous assessment task to allow you to demonstrate an ongoing engagement with the unit materials and with your peers’ perspectives. The posts are to be respectful and adhere to the University’s on-line etiquette, policies and guidelines.

Final assignment (60%): The assignment has a maximum word length of 4,000 words and will be based on one or more hypothetical scenarios. The assignment will be released on 12 April 6pm and due for submission on 3 May at 6pm (Sydney Australia time) and must be submitted via Canvas. If a student receives special consideration an alternative task may be granted, as appropriate.

Word limit penalty

A piece of assessment which exceeds the prescribed word limit will attract a penalty of 10% of the total marks available for the piece of assessment for every 100 words, or part thereof. The total word count for essay and other written assessments will exclude all footnotes and any bibliography (if required).

Use of editors and automated writing tools: The use of assistance in preparing and editing assessment tasks in this unit of study is strictly prohibited. Assistance includes human and automated writing tools (not including spell checking). The use of Studiosity does not breach this rule but must be acknowledged. 

Assessment requirement to pass a unit of study

A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.