Legislative Processes and Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa/New Zealand

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

There are two assignments for this course. Each is equally weighed and graded using the university A+ to E scale. Note: satisfactory completion of each assignment to at least a C- grade is required to pass the course.

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA Value        Marks

A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

A Pass is 50 marks or over

Distance students must participate in the course via Learn to meet the learning outcomes.  Students are responsible for obtaining relevant lecture/course information via Learn. This will mean regular engagement with forums and course materials on the Learn site. Participation will enhance your understanding of issues and allow for discussion and clarification of complex issues. Online activity will ensure all students can discuss, debate and reflect. Insufficient participation in the course will jeopardise students passing the course.

Course Evaluations will be undertaken in accordance with university policy and sing the university student evaluation system.

An examiners’ meeting will be held at the end of the course to determine final grades and ensure fairness and consistency.

Assignments submitted after the due date, with no extension granted, are considered 'late'.

'Late' work may be accepted up to one week after the due date and a grade penalty will be incurred. Late work is not eligible for resubmission. Markers reserve the right not to mark late work.
Please refer to the Assessment Guidelines for students.

Assessments in this course may require practical application of course content in the participant’s teaching context.
Keep a copy of all work.
With your first assignment, please send a short note introducing yourself and your eductional and professional background.

Students are expected to plan work in advance to meet deadlines. A grace period for submission of work is built into due dates as per the schedule set out above. In exceptional circumstances, a student needing to negotiate alternative due dates must contact the upgrade co-ordinator before the due dates stated above. Such requests will not be granted automatically.

If your work meets most (but not all) of the criteria required to pass, you may be given the opportunity to resubmit an assessment to bring it to a passing standard. Resubmissions are restricted to work that is originally submitted on or before the due date. Late assignments will not be considered for resubmission. Students will have ten days from expected receipt date to complete resubmissions. The original work and marking sheet must be attached to the resubmitted version.
A resubmitted assignment that meets the requirements will be awarded a minimum passing grade. Only one resubmit is permitted for each assignment. A resubmitted assignment that does not meet the passing standard will be awarded a D.
Note: It may not be possible to allow resubmissions of the final assignment if this would compromise the ability of markers to meet deadlines for the submission of final course grades.

Students will be expected to submit their assessments via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site by 5.00pm on or before the due date. The lecturer may also ask students to submit assessment work through the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. If this option is available, students will submit work through Turnitin and obtain a report, after submitting assignments for marking via the Learn site.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated. (Students who have unreliable internet access are advised to attend to this early in the course to prevent last minute pressures). If you require assistance, please email ictservicedesk@canterbury.ac.nz, or phone 0800 763 676 ext 6060.