Building Resilience

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.

Assessment items will be given a mark, and final grades will be calculated and reported using the UC Common Grading Scale.
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 submit and receive a passing mark for ALL assessment items to be eligible to pass the course. Assessment procedures will follow the policies of the UC College of Education Assessment Guidelines.

Attendance is required at all sessions.

Teaching and courses will be evaluated through use of current UC evaluative surveys. In addition, students are encouraged to provide ongoing formative evaluation to course lecturers.

Late work will not be accepted for marking. Refer to http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/brochures_2013/Assessment_Guidelines.pdf

Extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances (e.g. accident, bereavement, tangi, or critical personal circumstances), and are not granted automatically. Extensions will not be granted because of pressure of university study, e.g. several pieces of work being due around the same time. The procedure for extensions is fully outlined in the College of Education Assessment Guidelines (http://www/education.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/assessment_guidelines_for_students_13).

In order to pass this course students must have passed all assessment events with a C- grade or better. Students will have the opportunity to resubmit one failed piece of assessment that originally received a mark between 40% - 49%. The resubmission will receive a maximum pass grade of 50%. Resubmissions will not apply to any examinations held during the University of Canterbury examination periods.

Aegrotat considerations:  students should refer to Regulation H of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

On Campus Assignments submitted in Hard Copy - 2013
Where to submit and collect work
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.


On Campus Assignments submitted via Learn - 2013
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.
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. If you require assistance, please email ictservicedesk@canterbury.ac.nz, or phone 366 7001 ext 6060.