CQUniversity Unit Profile.

For this assessment, you will collaborate in small groups of 3-4 people from your tutorial class. The task involves researching the assigned topic and crafting a presentation to deliver to your peers during the tutorial. Your tutors will finalise presentation schedules, and all group members must belong to the same tutorial.

You are encouraged to select current, useful and interesting examples that are aligned with the topic, demonstrate your presentation skills and address the assessment requirements in line with the marking criteria.

The presentation date must be approved by your campus tutor by the end of Week 3. You must attend your scheduled tutorial and complete the approval process.

Presentations are expected to take place on the designated day. In the event that a group member is absent, the remaining students are required to proceed with the presentation, and this circumstance will be considered during the evaluation process. If, for any reason, you are unable to present on the assigned day, it is imperative to promptly apply for an extension accompanied by appropriate evidence.

An application for an extension should be completed before the allocated date of the presentation, wherever possible. If an individual student in a group is granted an extension, the rest of the group will still have to present on the allocated day (unless otherwise agreed). The individual with an extension may have to present on a different topic as an individual presenter at a later date.

Please refer to the unit's Moodle website for the detailed assessment specification document.

Assessments provide the opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to achieve the required standards. Your assessment responses must be clear and easy to understand for effective evaluation. Failure to do so hinders the University's ability to ascertain your demonstrated knowledge and skills. Assessments will be graded accordingly, with the possibility of receiving zero (0) marks if clarity is lacking. In addition, all your assignments must correctly focus on the tasks specified in the assessment specification documents, or you may be given zero (0) marks with little to no feedback.

All presentations must be based on the topic and use valid sources of reference material. You must deliver the presentation on the allocated day to have your assessment marked. Submitting the file(s) alone is unacceptable as having completed the assessment requirements. You must present your presentation and submit all materials used in the presentation to receive marks.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To pass this unit, you must present and score at least five marks in this assessment. Failure to present and score the minimum marks could result in an overall Fail grade.

The marking criteria are based on the following:

• speaker/presenter’s appearance and other impressions, including behaviour during presentations;

• presentation structure and content to meet the presentation needs;

• referencing, including the use of valid references, citations and referencing style/formatting;

• coping with questions and facilitating discussion during and at the end of the presentation;

• delivery, including time management;

• visual aids, activities and handouts;

• target and audience; and

• behaviour as audience members.

Please refer to the unit's Moodle website for the detailed assessment specification document, including the marking criteria.

Academic misconduct undermines learning and growth. If your work is found to be copied or done by someone else, plagiarism penalties will be applied according to the University's policy. It is crucial to do your own work to uphold academic integrity and ensure your personal and academic well-being.

In this assessment (completed individually), you are required to develop a portfolio of written submissions with varying tasks. The compilation and submission of the written items are progressive throughout the term.

This assessment consists of the following three portfolio activities with various tasks.

Assessment 2 - Part A - Written submission (20 marks) - Due by Friday, Week 5 (11:55 pm)

Assessment 2 - Part B - Written submission (20 marks) - Due by Friday, Week 7 (11:55 pm)

Assessment 2 - Part C - Engagement evaluation (5 marks) - Ongoing

Please refer to the unit's Moodle website for the detailed assessment specification document.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Part C  will specifically focus on your attendance, active participation in tutorials, and contributions to the online discussion forum throughout the term. 

Assessments provide the opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to achieve the required standards. Your assessment responses must be clear and easy to understand for effective evaluation. Failure to do so hinders the University's ability to ascertain your demonstrated knowledge and skills. Assessments will be graded accordingly, with the possibility of receiving zero (0) marks if clarity is lacking. In addition, all your assignments must correctly focus on the tasks specified in the assessment specification documents, or you may be given zero (0) marks with little to no feedback.

Please refer to the unit's Moodle website for the detailed assessment specification documents of these activities, which include the marking criteria.

Academic misconduct undermines learning and growth. If your work is found to be copied or done by someone else, plagiarism penalties will be applied according to the University's policy. It is crucial to do your own work to uphold academic integrity and ensure your personal and academic well-being.

This assessment (completed individually) will assess your skills in critical thinking, researching information, forming an opinion, academic writing, logical ordering of ideas, supporting your arguments with quotes from literature, and ability to articulate knowledge orally. This assessment has two parts. Part A is writing a report on a given scenario. Part B is viva voce (oral interview) based on the given scenario and ethical concepts and theories.

Part A: Report (25 marks) - submission by Friday, Week 10 (11:55 pm)

In this part, you are required to complete an investigation based on a given scenario and write a structured report in accordance with professional writing principles. The scenario will be made available on the Moodle unit website.

Specifically, your report should include the following:

1. Title page: unit code and name, assessment number, report title, assessment due date, word count (actual), student name, student number, CQUniversity email address, local lecturer and unit coordinator’s names.

2. Executive summary: should include the purpose of the report, the problem, including key issues considered and how they were investigated, your findings, and an overview of your recommendations.

3. Table of Contents (ToC): should list the report topics using decimal notation. You need to include the main headings and subheadings with corresponding page numbers, using a format that makes the hierarchy of topics clear.

4. Introduction: provide a brief background description about the given scenario, including any assumptions, a concise overview of the problem you have been asked to research, the main aims/purpose of the report, the objectives to be achieved by writing the report, and how you investigated the problem. Provide an outline of the sections of the report.

5. Body of the report (use appropriate headings in the body of the report): define key terms you will use in your report that are directly related to the problem considered. Then, present your ideas on the topic and discuss the information you found in your research that was relevant to the report’s objectives. Provide an analysis of the information that you gathered. Ensure that you explore the tasks listed in the scenario.

6. Conclusion: restate the report’s purpose and summarise the key issues investigated and the related findings based on your research and analysis. Explain the significance of your findings for addressing the problem stated in the scenario and outline any limitations. State how your report has achieved its objectives and any future work to be considered.

7. Recommendations: 3 to 5 recommendations are required.

8. Reference list: a correctly cited list of references ordered alphabetically by surname of the first author, in accordance with the Harvard referencing style. You must have between 10-15 current references (2018 onwards) in your reference list. Your report must provide in-text referencing for all the references cited in the reference list.

9. Appendices if necessary.

Format the report according to the report writing guidelines discussed in the unit. Reports that do not focus on the provided scenario will be given zero (0) marks and will not be provided with any additional feedback.

Part B: Viva Voce/Oral Interview (10 marks) – In tutorial class in Weeks 11 and 12

In this part of the assessment, your comprehension of the given scenario and the ethical concepts and theories will be assessed orally. Your tutor will ask questions related to these topics, evaluating your ability to explain, apply, and draw connections.

The viva/interview sessions will occur in the tutorial class during Weeks 11 and 12. Evaluation will be conducted individually, and responses should be concise and focused. If you do not attend the viva, you will receive zero marks for this part of the assessment. So, it is your responsibility to attend the viva during the time of your scheduled tutorial. The unit coordinator will coordinate a mutually convenient time with online distance students.

Please refer to the unit's Moodle website for the detailed assessment specification documents of these activities.

Assessments provide the opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to achieve the required standards. Your assessment responses must be clear and easy to understand for effective evaluation. Failure to do so hinders the University's ability to ascertain your demonstrated knowledge and skills. Assessments will be graded accordingly, with the possibility of receiving zero (0) marks if clarity is lacking. In addition, all your assignments must correctly focus on the tasks specified in the assessment specification documents, or you may be given zero (0) marks with little to no feedback.

For Part A, the marking criteria are based on:

• correct topic as provided in the assessment specifications;

• correct style and content of executive summary;

• appropriate table of contents;

• linkage of introduction,

• discussion (body of report), conclusion and recommendations;

• addressing the problem described in the scenario;

• organisation of ideas and paragraph structure;

• using the appropriate referencing style (Harvard), including citations and formatting;

• use of valid references to support arguments and ideas;

• presentation of the report, including correct grammar, spelling and punctuation;

• keeping within the word count, and

For Part B, you will be assessed on demonstrating an understanding of the given scenario/topic, ethical concepts and theories and verbal communication skills in articulating clear responses.

For more information, including a detailed marking rubric, refer to the assessment specification document, which can be found on the Moodle unit website.

You may be required to demonstrate authorship of your report. It is advisable to retain evidence such as early drafts, annotated copies of references, and other notes you used to substantiate that you have independently written the report.

Academic misconduct undermines learning and growth. If your work is found to be copied or done by someone else, plagiarism penalties will be applied according to the University's policy. It is crucial to do your own work to uphold academic integrity and ensure your personal and academic well-being.