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Assessment Procedures

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	7th January 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	7th January 2020	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Academic Board	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	6th September 2018	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	19th March 2020	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Head of Work Unit	Erica Wilson Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation) +61 2 66203151	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Governance Services	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

This version of the Assessment Procedures includes the following key changes:

a. requirement for two to four assessment items for a standard 12cps unit, with a least one in the

first half of the study period/session;

b. maximum weighting of 60% for any single assessment item;

c. maximum weighting of 30% for the collective component of a group assessment;

d. maximum weighting of 20% for non-invigilated or automatically computer-marked tests;

e. removal of reference to Unit Information Guides;

f. marked assessment tasks, other than examination scripts, must be returned to students who have

submitted on time within 14 days of submission and no later than 7 days before the next assessment item is

due;

g. a new late submission penalty regime (based on a model developed by the University of Leicester);

h. requirement that all exam papers and equivalent be reviewed for quality, content and accuracy by a

colleague prior to release to students; and

i. renewed emphasis on quality assurance and review, particularly where unit attrition and/or unit

fail rates are high.

Clauses Amended

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