Additional Course Outline Information
All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Course members should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.
The three assessments are marked against assessment rubrics which are provided with each assignment in the course information booklet. Each assignment will be awarded a letter grade using the UC 11 point scale, (A+, A, A-, B+,B, B-, C+, C, C-,D, E,) . The final grade will be reported according to the UC 10 point grading system (A+, A, A-, B+,B, B-, C+, C-, D, E, ) taking account of the course weighting for each assessment in the course.
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The course co-ordinator will be responsible for ongoing and informal evaluation of the course. A written evaluation will be carried out by course participants at the completion of the course. Course participants will be asked to evaluate the course in terms of objectives, structure, timing, content, methods, tasks and assessment.
The course will be externally moderated every three years according to the moderation cycle approved by the Postgraduate Board of Studies.
Internal moderation. (Programme co-ordinator)
External moderation every three years, as per MEd moderation schedule
Work is late if it is submitted after the due date without an extension having been granted.
When assignments are submitted late (without a negotiated extension) they will not be marked and a grade of F will be awarded.
Please refer to the Assessment Guidelines for students. http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/assessment_guidelines_for_students_09.pdf
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Under exceptional circumstances (e.g., illness, accident, bereavement or critical personal circumstances) individual students may be granted an extension of the due date for an assignment.
A student who wishes to apply for an extension to the due date for any piece of assessment must apply in writing to the course co-ordinator(chris.jansen@canterbury.ac.nz) and outline the reasons why the extension is being requested. Evidence to support the application must be included (e.g., medical certificate). Applications must be made before the due date of the assignment.
The course co-ordinator will decide whether an extension will be granted. If an extension is granted, a new due date will be set and the student will be notified by email. Students must use their university email account if they are contacting the course lecturers. Emails from other accounts, e.g., web-based accounts are often caught up in the University’s spam mail. To avoid email going astray, or held up, students are advised to use their student account.
No resubmissions are granted in this course.
A student may apply for aegrotat consideration on ONE piece of assessed work that is worth 50% or less of the total course grade. Students should refer to Regulation H of the General Course and Examination Regulations and the University of Canterbury College of Education Assessment Guidelines.
Students should submit their assignments to the lecturer through the on-line course assignment drop box. Marked work will be posted back to students electronically through the online course grade book.
