Assessment Structure - Graduate and Postgraduate

Coursework Units with specific Graduate and Postgraduate Assessment

Some coursework units have specific graduate and postgraduate assessment listed in the unit description, which applies for graduate and postgraduate students.

Coursework Units without specific Graduate and Postgraduate Assessment

Some level 3 coursework units, which are available to both undergraduate and graduate students, do not have specific graduate assessment listed in the unit description. In these units, the following assessment provisions apply:

As well as any learning outcomes identified for undergraduate students, graduate students will also be expected to demonstrate the capacity to research a specific topic in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner.
Unit descriptions in the unit pages specify assessment requirements for undergraduate students only. Graduate students are required to complete the equivalent of 6,000 words of assessment in all 15-point coursework units they undertake (or 4,000 words for 10-point units, and 2,000 words for 5-point units).
One assessment task in each 15-point unit must be at least 3,000 words in length.
In most units, graduate students will need to complete additional or longer tasks than those that are listed for undergraduate students.
In addition to any quantitative difference from the undergraduate students requirements for a unit, graduate students are also expected to demonstrate a qualitative difference in the work they present.
The assessment requirements for each student are recorded on a form that is signed by both the lecturer and the student. This form is available from the Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research).

Postgraduate Coursework Units (level 4)

Usually fourth level units are assessed by one single piece of work of 6,000 words (or 12,000 words for a 30-point unit).
6,000 word essays are assessed by the unit lecturer/supervisor.
Two copies of the 12,000-word research essay should be submitted. This essay is marked independently by two examiners, with the final grade being the average of the two independent marks. Written comments from both examiners will be returned to the student. For more information ?
In seminar units (CD497, etc.), students must complete an Outline for Postgraduate Reading Unit form in consultation with the supervisor of the unit, and submit it to the Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) for approval.

See description of grading structures for coursework units.

The online program Turnitin will be progressively introduced into selected units in 2012.

EndNote is a program for recording and managing quotations and references used in essays and research.

Further Information

Enquiries

Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research)