Please note that all times in Moodle are Australian Eastern Standard Time you will need to adjust the submission times if living outside Queensland.

During the term students will be asked to complete four participation activities related to the unit content. They are:

PA1 - an email;

PA2 - online quiz;

PA3 - in class assessment of skills relating to the Report (Assessment 3);

PA4 - online quiz.

Requirements for each activity are posted on the Moodle unit website. NO EXTENSIONS can be granted for the Quizzes. If students do NOT complete each Quiz before the due date and time they will receive 0 marks. Students should ensure that they complete the quizzes well ahead of the due date and time to avoid last minute problems with technology preventing them from completing the Quizzes on time.

PA3 is an in-class supervised assessment for internal students. Students must be present in their scheduled class on the allocated day to complete and submit the assessment. Distance students will be contacted by the unit coordinator about completing the assessment at an allocated time. Late submissions will NOT be accepted for marking. Extensions will be given in EXCEPTIONAL circumstances only and MUST BE supported by evidence. Students granted an extension may have to sit an alternate assessment task.

The criteria and marks vary for each participation activity. For more information, refer to the assessment details and assessment criteria which can be found on the Moodle unit website.

All assessments must be based on valid sources and must comply with the university's referencing guidelines and academic misconduct procedures. This includes the need for self-referencing where needed. Any assessments that breach these procedures and guidelines could be subjected to academic misconduct charges.

Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 marks where relevant.

Please note that students may be required to provide proof that they completed the assessment themselves.

Internal students will form small groups within their workshops and will present a topic to their tutorial groups. Local lecturers will finalise topics and presentation schedules for internal groups.

Distance students can present individually. Distance students need to contact the Unit Coordinator before the beginning of Week 3 to discuss how they will complete their presentations.

A list of possible topic categories will be made available through the assessment specification document. Students can consider suitable topic areas from these categories. It is not essential to be restricted to this list. Students should discuss other potential topics with their local lecturer. To achieve high outcomes in this assessment, all students are encouraged to select innovative, useful and interesting topics that demonstrate their presentation skills and meet the assessment requirements and marking criteria. The topic and date of presentation must be approved by the local lecturer by the end of Week 3.

Presentations MUST proceed on the allocated day. If one person in the group is NOT present on the day, the other students MUST proceed with the presentation. This will be taken into account when marking. If a student cannot present on the allocated day, they will need to apply for an extension AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and need to supply evidence. The application for an extension should be completed BEFORE the allocated date of the presentation. 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. The individual with an extension may have to present on a different topic as an individual presenter at a later date.

The marking criteria are based on:

• speaker/presenter's appearance and other first impressions;
• 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.

For more information, refer to the assessment details and assessment criteria which can be found on the Moodle unit website.

All assessments must be based on valid sources and must comply with the university's referencing guidelines and academic misconduct procedures. Presentations that breach referencing guidelines and academic misconduct procedures could be subjected to academic misconduct charges for all members in the group.

Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 marks where relevant.

Note: students must deliver the presentation on the allocated day to have their assessment marked. Submission of the file(s) alone is not acceptable as having completed the assessment requirements. Students MUST present their assessment.

Students must create the presentation materials themselves. You may be asked to prove that you have written the presentation yourself or in a team. You should keep copies of early drafts of your presentation.

Students will be required to research a current topic in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) as provided in the Report specifications document on Moodle website, and write a formal academic report on that topic. Reports that do not focus on that topic will be given 0 marks and will not be provided with any additional feedback.

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 case study;
• organisation of ideas and paragraph structure;
• using an appropriate referencing style (APA) including citations and formatting;
• use of valid references (based on the Triple R framework) to support arguments and ideas;
• presentation of the report including grammar,
• spelling and punctuation; and
• keeping within the word count.

For more information, including a detailed marking rubric, refer to the assessment details and assessment criteria which can be found on the Moodle unit website. All assessments must be based on valid sources and must comply with the university's referencing guidelines and academic misconduct procedures. Any assessments that breach these procedures and guidelines could be subjected to academic misconduct charges.

Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 marks where relevant.

Students must write the Report themselves. You may be asked to prove that you have written the Report. You should keep evidence that you have written the Report yourself, for example, early drafts of your Report, annotated copies of references and notes of using the Triple R technique to evaluate the references.

Students will be required to develop a portfolio of resources. The compilation and submission of the portfolio items are progressive throughout the term. Each portfolio must be submitted as a separate file to the correct location on Moodle website.

The portfolio is made up of four documents which are developed and submitted in different weeks during the term. The criteria and the available marks are different for each document. For more information, refer to the assessment specifications and marking criteria which can be found on the Moodle unit website.

All assessments must be based on valid sources and must comply with the university's referencing guidelines and academic misconduct procedures. Any assessments that breach these procedures and guidelines could be subjected to academic misconduct charges.

Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 marks where relevant.

Students must write the Portfolio items themselves. You may be asked to prove that you have written the Portfolio items. You should keep evidence that you have written the Portfolio items yourself, for example, early drafts of your Portfolio items.