The first assignment, 30% of the marks, will test your newly gained knowledge and skills on Australian Resources, Resource Geology, Australian Mining Legislation, working with indigenous communities and in sensitive ecological environments.  

Your assignment must include a cover page showing the unit code and name, student name and number, assignment number, lecturer assessing the task and university. An interesting cover picture related to the assignment work would be appreciated.  State each assignment question clearly at the beginning of each answer to give your answers context. 

For descriptive answers, ensure photographs, figures, diagrams and tables are correctly labelled and introduced within the context of the answer.  Use suitable mining terminology when required and in its correct context.

Ensure research is from reliable sources such an peer reviewed journal articles, government web sites and textbooks.  Cite all references using the CQUniversity Harvard referencing style guide. Include a list of references at the end of the assignment. 

Ensure answers contain relevant and correct information and use clear, coherent sentences and follow English language rules.

Criteria that will be explored during weekly Zoom Tutorials and forums and then assessed for this assessment task will include:

• Critical Thinking
• Ability to research and find appropriate material from the broader literature, besides supplied reference material
• Ability to organize and structure an assignment
• Readability and correct use of English grammar
• Well annotated and referenced maps, when and where appropriate
• Adequate review of peer-reviewed and published work
• Appropriate use of CQUniversity's Harvard Referencing system for correctly citing all sources of externally acquired material in-text and providing a consistent style for its end of assignment reference list
• Good use or tables and figures when deemed appropriate

An assessment rubric is to be found in the unit's Moodle site. This, along with ALC resources and technical exemplars, will provide further assessment support.

Assessment Scenario

A mining company is undertaking an operations audit to determine how they might improve their mining operations in a safe, sustainable and productive manner. You have been seconded to a Project Management Team that is assessing the operations of both surface and underground mining methods.

As a member of the Project Management Team you will be working on such things as reviewing different mining methods, identifying the limiting factors for those mining methods and evaluating the mining methods in terms of safety, sustainability and productivity.

Your assignment should address the specific requirements detailed by the Project Management Team. Your contribution will be incorporated into a larger more comprehensive report. Therefore, it is very important that your contribution meets the requirements of the writing guide specified by the company and available on the Moodle website. Should Project Management accept all or part of your contribution to the preliminary operations audit, they plan to commission a much more detailed study on the aspects raised in the preliminary report. Consequently, it is important that you reference all of your sources and provide a rationale to support any recommendations made in your contributions.

All reports should be directed to:

Mr Brendan Donnelly,

Project Manager,

New Horizon Mining Pty Ltd

Each assignment should be presented in a report format to senior management and should include an: Executive Summary, an Introduction, Report Body, Recommendations, References and Appendices. This assignment should be seen as a "stand-alone " document.

NOTE: Further support on report writing, referencing and some technical exemplars will be provided in Moodle. 

Objectives

This assessment item relates to the learning outcomes detailed in the unit profile.

Note:

Students should not directly copy the answers from the Study Guide and templates given in Moodle. They should write all of the answers out in their own words.

Marks will be deducted for poorly organised or explained solutions. Refer to the Task section in the Unit Profile regarding appropriate setting out and formatting of information.

Students are required to access information via the internet and CQUniversity library guides.

Assessment criteria for all students

20% of Assignment 2 marks are for Presentation, Layout and Referencing -  includes the general appearance of the document or assignment, attention to document detail and quality to provide an easily legible document.

80% of Assignment 2 marks are for Content - includes the accuracy and relevance of answers, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering the questions.

Further support for writing, referencing and a further breakdown of marks is given in Moodle as a marking rubric for this question. 

Weekly Zoom Tutorial sessions will be undertaken in tandem with weekly lecture topics.  Attendance at the Zoom Tutorial sessions is a requirement in this unit to explore and gain more in-depth discussions about the resource industry, it's challenges, new and emerging technologies and its social licence to operate. 

Your Reflective Practice Diary or Tutorial Workbook should capture your personal notes and data on: online ores practical exercise, ALC exercise/s, presentations from guest/industry lecturers, Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions with guest/industry lecturers, robust in-class discussions on current resource industry issues. You will need to submit a weekly Reflective Practice Diary prior to the next weekly Zoom Tutorial. It must provide an overview of the Industry/Guest lecturers presentation, Q&As and/or resource topics discussed. A template on how this process is to be conducted will be the subject of your Week 1 Zoom Tutorial.  The combined weight of these weekly Tutorials will contribute 40% towards your final mark. 

Criteria that will be assessed in diaries during the Weekly Zoom Tutorial sessions will include:

• Critical Thinking
• Ability to research and find appropriate material from the broader literature, besides supplied reference material 
• Organisation and structure of the assignment
• Readability and grammar
• Well annotated and referenced maps, when and where appropriate
• Adequate review of published work
• Appropriate use of CQUniversity's Harvard Referencing system for correctly citing all sources of externally acquired material and providing a consistent style for its end of assignment reference list
• Good use or tables and figures when deemed appropriate

An assessment rubric is to be found in the unit's Moodle site. This, along with ALC resources and technical exemplars, will provide further assessment support.