Case study presentation (20%): Students will present a case study drawn from one of the suggested case study topics or on a case study approved by the Lecturer. The case study presentation will discuss the particular case study by reference to the topics to be covered in the class. Case studies will be allocated by the Lecturer at least 1 week before the first class (group will be allocated via Canvas). Students must also provide a short written summary of their case study (maximum 1,000 words) by the start of the class. The summary of the case study must be emailed to the lecturer before the start of the class in which the presentation is to be made.

Students who are not present for their case study presentation must seek special consideration. Failing to present the case study may result in an Absent Fail grade.

Research essay (80%): Students will undertake a 5,500 word research essay on a topic drawn from a list of potential essay topics available on Canvas. The essay topics will be released by the start of the first class on Canvas and will be due on: 1 November 2024 at 5pm (Sydney Australia time).

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), and acknowledgements of permissible assistance from editors, automated writing tools or generative AI (where use is permitted). 

Use of editors or proof-readers: In completing unsupervised assessments, students may use editors, proof-readers, and automated writing tools (including translation software, grammar checkers, reference generators and artificial intelligence), provided that all use is acknowledged and consistent with University policies and procedures including Academic Integrity Policy. Acknowledgment must be made in writing on the front of the work submitted for assessment, or in an appropriate footnote or other reference, and state the name of the person or software.  

Special consideration: Successful grants of Special Consideration may involve alternative tasks, as appropriate.

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.