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ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
The table below lists the School's policies pertaining to both 'assignments' and 'examinations'. Each 'assignment' policiy is outlined on this page. The 'examination' policies are linked to other webpages within the UNE site.
Please note: All assignments will have a specified due date. It is the responsibility of external students to ensure that their assignments are received by the due date. Assignments must be submitted electronically.
| School Assignment Policies | Examination Information and Policies |
Referencing
The UNE Business School uses two standard referencing styles: APA and Chicago Author-Date. Both are Harvard referencing styles – Harvard being a generic term for any author-date referencing system.
Unless indicated otherwise, either style can be used to reference assignments.
Further information on referencing can be found at:
http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/publications/referencing.php
APA 6th referencing and examples can be found at:
http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/factsheets/apa-example.pdf
Chicago (Author-Date) referencing system and examples can be found at:
http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/students/factsheets/chicago-example.pdf
Presentation
For written essays and reports and other assessment tasks where formal guidelines are not specifically given in the assignment description (eg, audio recording, pamphlet, newsletter, policy statement, electronic poster, PowerPoint presentation, journal, text or image construction etc), assignments should comply with the following format:
- a margin of at least 4 cm on the left hand side
- double spaced in 12 point times new Roman
- A4 paper.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and using as one’s own the thoughts or writings of another without acknowledgment. You must comply with the University’s policy on Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct as described at http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/plagiarismcoursework.pdf. Your work will be checked for originality.
Your responsibilities are to:
- Read, understand and respect the policy on Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct found at the website above;
- Familiarise yourself with the conventions of referencing for your discipline(s);
- Avoid all acts which could be considered plagiarism;
- Seek assistance from appropriate sources with any academic writing areas where you are aware you need more knowledge and skills;
- Submit a separate signed and dated Plagiarism Declaration Form with every task, report, dissertation or thesis submitted for assessment or examination;
- Be aware that when you submit an assignment electronically, you are deemed to have signed the declaration.
Avoiding Plagiarism
You should refer to the following websites or to academic units for further advice and assistance:
- eSKILLS UNE Keeping Track http://www.une.edu.au/library/eskillsune/keeping/index.php
- Avoiding Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct (Coursework): Information for Students: http://www.une.edu.au/policies/pdf/plagiarismstudentinfocw.pdf
Assignment Submission
Unless otherwise directed by the unit coordinator in the unit teaching materials, students may submit assignments by electronic submission (e-submission). The University's preferred method of assignment submission is e-submission. Details of how to submit your assignments in Moodle can be found at http://moodle.une.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1528
Assignment Extensions
If you find that you cannot meet the published due date for an assignment, you must contact the unit coordinator in writing no later than the due date to request an extension. Any required supporting information, such as a medical certificate, should be provided to the unit coordinator no later than the due date.
Extensions will be granted on the basis of unavoidable or unforeseen circumstances. However, requests that relate to avoidable time management issues such as ‘heavy work commitments in other units’ or ‘leaving my run a little late’ will not be considered favourably.
Except under exceptional circumstances, the maximum possible extension that may be requested is two weeks and only one extension is possible per assignment.
Late Assignments
Assignments are deemed to be late if (i) they are not submitted (in accordance with the submission requirements outlined above) on, or before, the published due date or (ii) they are submitted after an assignment extension date that was previously negotiated with the unit coordinator.
The penalties for late submission and for non-submission are as follows:
A compulsory assignment that is submitted late (or is not submitted) will result in the grade NI (Failed Incomplete) for the unit.
A non-compulsory assignment that is submitted late (or is not submitted) will receive 0%.
Return of Assignments
The unit coordinator will endeavour to have a student’s assignment marked and either (i) available for collection by internal students, or (ii) returned to the Teaching and Learning Centre within four (4) weeks of receiving the assignment. Please note, we will return internal assignments only to their author; no student will be permitted to pick up assignments for other students.
Of course, if you receive an assignment extension you can expect the return of your work to be later than assignments submitted on time. This means that in some cases assignments may not be returned before the next assignment is due or before the exam.
Marking of Assessment Tasks
Students are advised that their assessment tasks may be marked by someone other than a member of the teaching team. If this is the case, the Head of School will approve the appointment of all casual markers, and the unit coordinator will moderate the marking process to ensure competence, fairness and consistency.
UNE Grading System
| Grade (Code) | Explanation |
| HD High Distinction 85% and above |
Excellent performance indicating complete and comprehensive understanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves all basic and higher-order intended unit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks; minimal or no errors of fact, omission and/or application present; clear and unambiguous evidence of possession of a very high level of required skills; demonstrated very high level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; very high level of competence. |
| D Distinction 75 to 84% |
Very good performance indicating reasonably complete and comprehensive understanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves all basic and most higher-order unit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks; some minor flaws; clear and unambiguous evidence of possession of a high level of required skills; demonstrated high level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; high level of competence. |
| C Credit 65 to 74% |
Good performance indicating reasonable and well-rounded understanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves all basic but only a few higher-order intended unit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the tasks; a few more serious flaws or several minor ones; clear and unambiguous evidence of possession of a reasonable level of most required skills; demonstrated reasonable level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; reasonable level of competence. |
| P Pass 50 to 64% |
Satisfactory performance indicating adequate but incomplete or less well-rounded understanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves many basic but very few or none of the higher-order intended unit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks; several serious flaws or many minor ones; clear and unambiguous evidence of possession of an adequate level of an acceptable number of required skills; demonstrated adequate level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; adequate level of competence. |
| N Fail Less than 50% |
Unsatisfactory performance indicating inadequate and insufficient understanding and/or application of the subject matter; achieves few or none of the basic and higher-order intended unit objectives and graduate attributes linked to the assessment tasks; numerous substantive errors of fact, omission and/or application present; clear and unambiguous evidence of non-possession of most or all required skills; insufficiently demonstrated level of interpretive and/or analytical ability and intellectual initiative; fails to address the specific criteria; inadequate level of competence. |
| NC Compulsory Fail |
Failed an assessment component that must be passed in order to pass the unit. This grade is used when an assessment task, such as a final examination, that must be passed in order to pass the unit (as detailed in the Unit Requirements) has not been passed (resulting in a fail in the unit), but where the overall mark is 50% or higher. |
| NI Fail Incomplete |
Did not satisfy unit requirements. One or more mandatory requirements for the completion of the unit (as detailed in the Unit Requirements) were not fulfilled. |
| S or US Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory |
In some units, the grading system is organised on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (pass/fail) basis. When this grading system is used the appropriate interpretive descriptors to apply will be those for the grade of at least Pass or Fail. |
| W Withdrawn |
The student withdrew from the unit without academic penalty. |