Group structured class participation (25%) - Students are allocated to one of four groups and each group is assigned a recent case.  Each group is required to prepare to be on-call for 45 minutes during class: group 1 will be on-call on Day 1, group 2 on Day 2 etc.  Each group is expected to prepare their answers prior to attending class, and then in the class they will have 15 minutes to prepare as a group to respond to the questions.  Pre-class preparation will take several hours and students should start preparing well in advance of the allocated day. On the day, the entire group task will be 15 minutes group discussion, during which time students will be able to discuss with the others in the group the issues arising in the decision and the responses to the questions, and then 30 minutes of the group being asked questions by the unit co-ordinator (in addition to the pre-class preparation).  Each group will be allocated around 10 questions which they are required to answer. The case and associated questions will be available to students once they are allocated into their groups. The assessor may ask other questions in addition to the pre-assigned questions.  To obtain a pass mark or greater, students must participate in the class discussion to demonstrate having read the allocated decision and prepared responses to the questions.  Students will receive an individual mark based on marking rubrics published in Canvas.

2000 word short-release assignment (25%) - the assignment will be a problem-based question, based on the topics in the Reading Guide for Days 1 and 2. The question will be released to students on Canvas at 6pm (Sydney, Australia time) on 20 April 2024, and is due at 6pm (Sydney, Australia time) on 28 April 2024. 

4000 word final assignment (50%) – the assignment will be one problem-based question dealing with management of issues that arise under a contract. It will be released to students on Canvas at 6pm (Sydney, Australia time) on 4 May 2024, and due at 6pm (Sydney, Australia time) on 25 May 2024.

Note: The lecturer might request for the submission of your pre-submitted draft versions of the assignments. Please retain the draft documents on file.

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 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.