Assessment

Assessment will be based as follows:

Research Exercise (Due: Tuesday April 1; maximum length - 1,500 words )	20%
Essay Assignment (Due: Tuesday May 6; maximum length - 2,000 words )	30%
Final Examination (2 hours)	50%

All written work will be assessed in accordance with the University's grading system, viz

Qualitative descriptions of these grades are given on the inside back cover of the Unit Booklet

For assignments done during the semester "plus" and "minus" subdivisions of these letter grades will be indicated where appropriate to give you a more specific indication of your level of achievement. All returned assignments will also contain constructive feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the submitted work and you should feel free to discuss this feedback with the marker. Your final result in the unit will be recorded on your academic transcript as an overall letter grade (HD, D, Cr, P, PC or F) and a standardised numerical grade (SNG).

N.B. In order to pass the unit all the above items must be satisfactorily completed . To enable the assignments to be returned in reasonable time and to be fair to all persons doing the unit the dates for submission of the two written assignments are firm. Extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Written evidence of illness or misadventure will normally be the only grounds on which an extension will be given. Late assignments will be penalised 2 marks per day late. Keep a copy of both of your assignments.

Submission of Assignments

Internal Students
All assignments must be submitted to the appropriate assignment box for your unit. Assignment boxes are located in the reception area of the ELS Centre (Room E7A101), which is on the ground floor at the western end of building E7A. Campus maps are available at http://www.bgo.mq.edu.au/campus.htm. The Centre opens from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday.
All assignments are to be submitted by 9.00am on the date specified and must include a completed and signed coversheet stapled to the front cover. The Assignment Cover Sheet can be downloaded from the web at http://www.els.mq.edu.au (click on Assignment Cover Sheet).

External students
All assignments are to be submitted to the Centre for Open Education.

Any query about your final result should be discussed with Associate Professor McCracken. If this does not resolve the query the matter should then be discussed with the Head of Human Geography, Professor Richie Howitt.