Schedule overview
1 Purpose
To link the residential school categorisation to Assessment Items and grading calculations through the Assessment Procedure.
2 Scope
This schedule must be read in conjunction with the Assessment Procedure and is subordinate to it.
3 Schedule
3.1 Mandatory residential school
A mandatory residential school signifies that attendance is:
- compulsory, in order to pass the Course.
Students who miss the residential school due to Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances will be considered in accordance with the Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedure. If the request for consideration is approved the Student must attend the next offering of the residential school.
3.2 Highly Recommended residential school
A highly recommended residential school signifies that:
- Attendance is required for Assessment
- Non-attendance will require performance to satisfy the 50% overall pass requirement in the remaining Assessment Items for the Course.
Students who miss the residential school due to Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances will be considered in accordance with the Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedure. If the request for consideration is approved the Student must attend the next offering of the residential school.
3.3 Recommended residential school
A recommended residential school signifies that attendance:
- is not linked to formal Student Assessment but is an optional learning opportunity which may contribute to achieving optional professional accreditation requirements for some programs.
3.4 Course Specification Standard Statement Guidelines
These statements are provided to assist Students in determining what their responsibilities are in relation to attendance and usage of materials in the Course.
Table 1: Standardised Statements to be used for Course Specifications
| Residential School Information provided in Course Specifications | Mandatory | Highly Recommended | Recommended |
| Synopsis | This Course contains a mandatory residential school | This Course contains a highly recommended residential school | This Course contains a recommended residential school |
| Workload | Residential school total hours represented holistically | Residential school total hours represented holistically | Residential school total hours represented holistically |
| Secondary Hurdles | Residential school included as Secondary Hurdle | No Secondary Hurdle | No Secondary Hurdle |
| Assessment | Residential school included as an Assessment component with associated pass fail logic | Assessment component clearly linked to the residential school by way of naming or Assessment note | (No Assessment component linked to the residential school |
| Important Assessment Information #1 - Attendance Requirements | Students must attend the mandatory residential school | Students are highly recommended to attend the residential school as the residential school is linked to an Assessment or an element of Assessment preparation | Students are recommended to attend the residential school in order to [relevant information to be inserted here] |
| Important Assessment Information #2 - Requirements to complete each Assessment Item satisfactorily | Students are required to attend and achieve a certain Mark for the residential school Assessment (information provided in relevant Course Specification statement #2 - refer to Secondary Hurdle recommended statements) | No change to standard statement (To satisfactorily complete an individual Assessment Item a Student must achieve at least 50% of the Marks for that item) | No change to standard statement (To satisfactorily complete an individual Assessment Item a Student must achieve at least 50% of the Marks for that item) |
| Important Assessment Information #4 - Requirements to be awarded a passing grade in the Course | requirement to attend residential school (information provided in relevant Course Specification statement #4 - refer to Secondary Hurdle recommended statements) | no change to standard statement (To be assured of receiving a passing grade a Student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted Marks available for the Course) | no change to standard statement (To be assured of receiving a passing grade a Student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted Marks available for the Course) |
4 References
Nil.
5 Schedule Information
| Accountable Officer | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Responsible Officer | Director (Advancement of Learning and Teaching) |
| Policy Type | University Procedure |
| Policy Suite | Assessment Policy |
| Approved Date | 10/2/2020 |
| Effective Date | 10/2/2020 |
| Review Date | 26/2/2021 |
| Relevant Legislation | |
| Related Policies | |
| Related Procedures | Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedure |
| Related forms, publications and websites | |
| Definitions | Terms defined in the Definitions Dictionary |
| The process of evaluating the extent to which Students have achieved the objectives of a Course....moreThe process of evaluating the extent to which Students have achieved the objectives of a Course. An individual Assessment task as outlined in the Assessment schedule for a Course. Assessment Items may consist of Assignments or Formal Examinations and may be Formal, Informal, Formative or Summative in nature....moreAn individual Assessment task as outlined in the Assessment schedule for a Course. Assessment Items may consist of Assignments or Formal Examinations and may be Formal, Informal, Formative or Summative in nature. Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Circumstances that are generally beyond a Student's control. These circumstances have an impact on a Student's wellbeing and/or on their ability to progress in their Courses or program....moreCircumstances that are generally beyond a Student's control. These circumstances have an impact on a Student's wellbeing and/or on their ability to progress in their Courses or program. The basic unit of study and assessment for which a Student may be awarded a grade, and may accumulate credit units towards completion of a Program....moreThe basic unit of study and assessment for which a Student may be awarded a grade, and may accumulate credit units towards completion of a Program. A written specification of the objectives, content, assessment methods, and other relevant details of a Course....moreA written specification of the objectives, content, assessment methods, and other relevant details of a Course. A GPA is the sum, for all relevant Courses, of the Unit value for each Course, multiplied by the numerical value of the Grades achieved in those Courses, divided by the sum of the Unit values for all the relevant Courses....moreA GPA is the sum, for all relevant Courses, of the Unit value for each Course, multiplied by the numerical value of the Grades achieved in those Courses, divided by the sum of the Unit values for all the relevant Courses. An indication of mastery or non-mastery of an assessment task that takes the form of a numerical value....moreAn indication of mastery or non-mastery of an assessment task that takes the form of a numerical value. A Primary Hurdle requires the achievement of 50% or more of the total weighted Marks available for the Course in order to obtain a passing Final Grade for the Course....moreA Primary Hurdle requires the achievement of 50% or more of the total weighted Marks available for the Course in order to obtain a passing Final Grade for the Course. A Secondary Hurdle imposes additional specified requirements that must be met to be eligible for a passing Final Grade for the Course....moreA Secondary Hurdle imposes additional specified requirements that must be met to be eligible for a passing Final Grade for the Course. Secondary Hurdle (Proficiency) A Secondary Hurdle (Proficiency) requires the achievement of a passing standard in the Assessment of compulsory competencies. A proficiency hurdle is normally associated with an ungraded pass (P) or fail (F) skills proficiency Assessment....moreA Secondary Hurdle (Proficiency) requires the achievement of a passing standard in the Assessment of compulsory competencies. A proficiency hurdle is normally associated with an ungraded pass (P) or fail (F) skills proficiency Assessment. A Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) requires the achievement of a certain standard (a specified percentage) in supervised Assessment that is typically a Formal Examination....moreA Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) requires the achievement of a certain standard (a specified percentage) in supervised Assessment that is typically a Formal Examination. A person who is admitted to an Award Program or Non-Award Program offered by the University and is: currently enrolled in one or more Courses or study units; or not currently enrolled but is on an approved Leave of Absence or whose admission has not been cancelled....moreA person who is admitted to an Award Program or Non-Award Program offered by the University and is: currently enrolled in one or more Courses or study units; or not currently enrolled but is on an approved Leave of Absence or whose admission has not been cancelled. An Assignment or Examination offered to Students who have undertaken all the required Assessments in that Course, but have not demonstrated satisfactory levels of achievement in all of the objectives considered as essential for passing the Course....moreAn Assignment or Examination offered to Students who have undertaken all the required Assessments in that Course, but have not demonstrated satisfactory levels of achievement in all of the objectives considered as essential for passing the Course. | |
| Definitions that relate to this schedule only | |
| Keywords | Residential School, Attendance, Skills, Assessment, Accreditation |
| Record No | 17/131PL |