Health Education in the Secondary School

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. For the University of Canterubry policy on "Academic Integrity", students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

In this course students are assessed against defined standards that describe progressive levels of achievement.  The final grade for the course is calculated by averaging the grades obtained for each assessment task and taking into account the weighting assigned to each piece of work.  In order to obtain on overall passing grade students are required to obtain a C- grade or above for ALL assessment tasks in the course. For these courses the following 11 point scale is used to report students’ achievement in course assignments.

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

A Pass is 50 marks or over

Students must attend 80% of sessions i.e. if a course has 10 sessions, students must attend at least eight sessions.

The Course lecturer will be responsible for ongoing and informal evaluation of the course. Course members, at the completion of the course, will carry out a written evaluation. Course members will be asked to evaluate the course in terms of objectives, structure, timing, content, methods, tasks and assessment.

Any late submissions will need to be negotiated with the lecturer. If the subsequent date agreed upon is not adhered to, a fail grade will be awarded.

Students are required to be actively involved during classroom activities, especially during group presentations.

Extensions are reserved for exceptional circumstances only and are not granted automatically. The lecturer must be contacted at least 48 hours prior to the due date of the assessment item. Applications must be supported by relevant evidence of the special circumstance e.g. medical certificate, and made in writing (e mail or letter).

Course Co-ordinators are responsible for deciding which assessments within a course are eligible for resubmission. Usual conditions are as follows:
1.Resubmissions are restricted to situations where students have achieved most, butnot all, of the learning outcomes required in an assessment task (e.g. 40-49%)
2.The grade for the resubmitted work is restricted to the minimum passing grade for that assessment (e.g. C-)
3.Students are permitted only one resubmission on any piece of assessment
4.Students are permitted only one resubmission within a course
5.Course Co-ordinators will provide clear deadlines for resubmitting the assessment, usually within seven days.
6.Resubmissions are restricted to pieces of assessment that were originally submitted on or before the due date. Late assignments are automatically excluded from a resubmission opportunity except in exceptional circumstances).

There will be no aegrotat available in this course.

On campus students assignments are to be submitted with a cover sheet to the Assignments Room in Ōrakipaoa, accessed from the back doors closest to The Collective (the USCA Cafe), by 5.00pm, or time directed by course lecturer, on or before the due date. Please use the drop boxes placed at the back entrance to Ōrakipaoa.

Pick up Arrangements: It is your responsibility to pick each assignment up from the Academic Services Team. Lecturers will not follow up on resubmits and fails. This is your responsibility. Hours of operation of the Assignments Room for pick-ups are 11am-2pm weekdays.

Where to submit and collect work: Students will be expected to submit their assessment 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. t 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. If you require assistance, please email ictservicedesk@canterbury.ac.nz, or phone 366 7001 ext 6060.