Early Childhood Transitions

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

There are two pieces of assessment for this course and each assignment is weighted as stated above. The assignments are graded against the University scale. Note: satisfactory completion of each assignment to at least a C- grade is required to pass the course.

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA      Marks
A+       9      90 – 100
A        8      85 – 89
A-       7      80 – 84
B+       6      75 – 79
B        5      70 – 74
B-       4      65 – 69
C+       3      60 – 64
C        2      55 – 59
C-       1      50 – 54
D        0      40 – 49
E       -1       0 – 39

Students must attend and participate in the course sufficiently to meet the learning outcomes. Insufficient (less than 80%) attendance in a course may make the student ineligible for teaching practice.

Formal and informal evaluation will take place in accordance with the relevant Course Evaluation Policy, to provide feedback to teaching staff about the relevance and validity of what has been learned, as well as the quality of the course delivery.

Grades will be checked by another lecturer at the end of the course to ensure fairness and consistency.

Work submitted past the due date is considered late. Late work may be accepted up to one week after the due date and a grade penalty will be incurred. Late work is not eligible for resubmission. Markers reserve the right not to mark late work. FLO (D) students refer to the Assessment Guidelines for Students

• Assignments must be word processed in black ink, in Times New Roman 12 point font with at least 1.5 line spacing, printed single-sided and stapled in the corner.
• Every page must be named and numbered.
• Do not use clear file folders to present your work.
• Keep a copy of all work.
• Students are required to complete an assignment cover sheet and staple this to the front of every assignment (including resubmitted work).

Extensions are reserved for exceptional circumstances only and are not granted automatically.  A request for an extension should be made to your Course Lecturer before the due date of the piece of assessment. Requests for extensions should be emailed to the Course Lecturer at least two days prior to the due date for the assignment.  If you apply for an extension, you will be asked to supply a medical certificate or other relevant evidence of special circumstances (e.g., a letter from a counsellor). Extensions will not normally be granted because of pressure of university study, e.g., several pieces of work being due at about the same time. Students are encouraged to plan their work in a realistic manner and in advance so they can meet their assessment deadlines.

If your work meets most of the criteria required to pass, you may be given the opportunity to resubmit the assignment to bring it to a passing standard.  Only one resubmission is possible within the course. Work must be resubmitted by the date supplied by the lecturer. For the resubmitted assessment to be marked the original work and marking sheet must be attached to the resubmitted version.
A resubmitted assignment cannot be awarded more than a minimum passing grade (C-). Resubmissions are restricted to work that is originally submitted on or before the due date.  Late assignments are not normally considered for resubmission unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Students will be expected to submit their assessments via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site by 5.00pm on or before the due date. The lecturer may also ask students to submit assessment work through the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. If this option is available students will submit work through Turnitin and obtain a report, after submitting assignments for marking via the Learn site.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated. (Students who do not have broadband internet access, or who have unreliable access are advised to attend to this early in the course to prevent last minute pressures.) If you require assistance, please email ictservicedesk@canterbury.ac.nz, or phone 0800 763 676 ext 6060.