Handbook

The lectures will be delivered via videos whereby the links will be provided in Moodle. The lectures may not cover every aspect of each topic listed in the Unit Schedule as you are expected to acquire a comprehensive understanding by undertaking the prescribed and recommended reading and by completing the week-by-week tutorial activities and other in-semester assessment tasks.

The tutorials provide an opportunity for you and your peers to discuss the current topic(s) and to compare your completed assessment tasks with other students' work and/or model answers. While tutorials provide an opportunity for you to demonstrate the application of your knowledge and skills, there is also an opportunity for you to ask the staff member to clarify your understanding of the topics and associated concepts covered to date.

This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Students are encouraged to use Excel whenever possible. For the purposes of this unit, Excel is more facilitative compared to calculator.