Reflections on Community Practice (9103.4)

Required texts

There is no one text set for this Unit. By third year you should be resourceful and sufficiently adept at finding your own resources – the required readings for tutorials will come from a variety of sources, will be noted on lecture/tutorial slides and can be accessed via Canvas.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Submission of assessment items

The first page of each assessment submission should, however, include the following information:

• Student ID:
• Assessment Name:
• Date of Submission:
• Word Count

Drafts will not be accepted as all assessment tasks will be fully discussed and considered in class.

Assessment items 1 and 2 must be uploaded to UCLearn Canvas, no later than 11:55pm on the date due, unless otherwise negotiated in class. 

Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible

Special assessment requirements

An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

The unit convener reserves the right to question students orally on any of their submitted work.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment will be offered to students who have failed a single unit in their final semester with a final mark between 45-49% and the unit is required for course completion. Refer to the UC Supplementary Assessment Policy

Responsibility for Understanding

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit Convener or tutor. Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that the tutor and Student Administration have their correct contact details.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items. 

Participation requirements

Regular attendance at all the lecture/workshops is expected in this on-campus unit.  Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.

Required IT skills

Proficient use of general IT skills and Canvas is required. 

In-unit costs

No specific in-unit costs are applicable. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

While no placement is involved in this unit, skills acquired will be directly related to workplace activities in your future career. Should you approach organisations or individuals for the purpose of gathering information appropriate to your assignments adherence of professional practice, principles and ethics must be observed. Participant confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items like reports or essays. 

Additional information

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (Canvas forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed. The minimum participation requirement must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation). 

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