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HUMT20013 - Coursework B

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is a component of the Master of Letters course. Students will negotiate a topic with a supervisor in the relevant discipline. The assessment will be normally not less than 5000 words or equivalent.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

Term 2 - 2017 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 100%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 3.7 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 37.5% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Personal emails from students
Feedback
Students commented favourably on the Unit Coordinator's support and guidance throughout the term.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will continue to provide attentive guidance and support to all students.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator maintained an active role in the unit forums and supported students via email, directing them to additional support as required.
Source: Personal emails from students
Feedback
Students commented favourably on the Unit Coordinator's ability to encourage student confidence and fulfilment.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will continue to support and encourage all students, and facilitate effective learning experiences.
Action Taken
unit coordinator encouraged peer networks to enhance engagement and support and encourage students towards increasing confidence around creative writing outputs.
Source: Forum comments
Feedback
Students were unaware of how to access in-text comments made through online marking.
Recommendation
Provide students with information at the start of term on how to access feedback.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Forum comments
Feedback
Students expressed dissatisfaction with timing of Zoom sessions
Recommendation
Offer Zoom sessions outside traditional working hours to enable full-time workers to attend.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Construct a literature review specific to the discipline in which the unit is being studied, that is Creative Writing, Film, History, Liberal Studies, Literature, Media Studies or Visual Culture;
  2. Present one or two essays (depending on discipline requirements) which will demonstrate the discipline knowledge, critical, analytical and written communication skills required of a unit within an AQF Level 9 course;
  3. Engage in self-management

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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