International Law and Organisations 7021GIR – Tri 1 2021 – Nathan Campus – Mixed Mode
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- 2. Aims & Outcomes
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- 4. Learning Activities
- 5. Assessment Plan
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5. Assessment Plan
5.1 Assessment Summary
This is a summary of the assessment in the course. For detailed information on each assessment, see 5.2 Assessment Detail below.
| Assessment Task | Due Date | Weighting | Marked out of | Learning Outcomes | Maximum Extension Period |
| Exam – selected response Mid-Trimester Test |
19 Apr 21 – 23 Apr 21 | 20% | 20 marks | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | |
| Assignment – Planning Document Issues Paper Worksheet |
17 May 21 | 30% | 30 marks | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | |
| Assignment – Problem Solving Assignment Issues Paper Major Assignment |
11 Jun 21 | 50% | 50 marks | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2 |
5.2 Assessment Detail
Title: Mid-Trimester Test
Type: Exam – selected response
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Due Date:
19 Apr 21 – 23 Apr 21
Weight: 20%
Marked out of: 20
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: Online
Task Description:
The Mid-Trimester Test is an online quiz and will be available via the assessment folder on the 7021GIR [email protected] course website. The quiz is multiple choice, with 40 questions worth 0.5 marks each.
Students will choose 1 option from a number of possible answers to each question. The quiz will be available for 5 days (from 9.00am Monday 19 April to 5.00pm Friday 23 April) and have a duration of 90 minutes. There will be only 1 attempt possible after you have commenced the quiz.
Timed Test: this test has a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Timer Setting: this test will save and be submitted automatically when the time expires.
Force Completion: this test can be saved and resumed at any point until the time has expired. The timer will continue to run if you leave the test.
Due Date: this test is due by 23 April 2021 5:00:00 PM AEST. Test cannot be started past this date.
Criteria & Marking:
The online quiz is multiple choice, with 40 questions worth 0.5 marks each. Students will choose 1 option from 4 possible answers to each question.
Submission: Via the ‘Assignments’ tool in [email protected]
This assessment item:
- is a school based activity
- is an individual activity
- does not include a self assessment activity
- does not have a re-attempt provision
- is a non-proctored examination
Title: Issues Paper Worksheet
Type: Assignment – Planning Document
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Due Date:
17 May 21
Weight: 30%
Marked out of: 30
Task Description:
The Issues Paper Worksheet is a preparatory and planning activity for the Issues Paper Major Assignment. Students will be provided (via [email protected]) with a planning template where they will:
- Identify and contextualise an issue area in International Relations or International Business relevant to the course (with appropriate references)
- Identify and describe an international legal instrument that seeks to regulate this issue area (with appropriate references)
- Identify and explain the role and function of the international organisation (or related international body such as a treaty monitoring committee or court of arbitration) created to implement, monitor compliance with the treaty and/or settle disputes (with appropriate references)
This activity will be formative in developing the Issues Paper Major Assignment, which will further develop these points before making a critical assessment of the effectiveness of the treaty and IO in seeking to manage and regulate the nominated issue area. The Issues Paper Worksheet and Major Assignment will be workshopped during weekly classes after the Mid-Trimester Exam in week 6.
Criteria & Marking:
Criteria:
- Identification of appropriate issue area with context (approx. 500 wds not including refs)
- Correct identification of appropriate legal instrument/s with accurate description of its origins and main provisions (approx. 500 wds not including refs)
- Correct identification of international organisation created by the treaty (or related international body such as a treaty monitoring committee or court of arbitration) and a succinct and accurate explanation of its role and function/s (approx. 500 wdsnot including refs )
Each section will also be considered for:
- Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, following instructions.
- Appropriate sources and correct referencing.
Submission: Via the ‘Assignments’ tool in [email protected] Text Matching Tool – Safe Assign.
This assessment item:
- is a school based activity
- is an individual activity
- does not include a self assessment activity
- does not have a resubmission provision
Title: Issues Paper Major Assignment
Type: Assignment – Problem Solving Assignment
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2
Due Date:
11 Jun 21
Weight: 50%
Marked out of: 50
Task Description:
Students are required to research and write an Issues Paper of approx. 3500-4000 words. The Issues Paper is to be fully referenced with a Reference List (i.e., not a Bibliography) of only those sources directly cited in the text. Papers should be 1.5 or double-spaced in a standard font with standard formatting.
Students will first select an issue area in International Relations or International Business relevant to the course. They will identify, describe and account for the origins of an international legal instrument that seeks to regulate and/or problem-solve in this issue area. Students will then identify and explain the role and function of the international organisation or relevant international body (such as a treaty monitoring committee or court of arbitration) created to implement, monitor and/or settle disputes regarding the selected treaty.
This first part of the assignment will already have been developed by the Issues Paper Worksheet, and the revised and expanded text of this may be used in the Issues Paper Major Assignment.
Students are then required to make a critical assessment of to what extent their chosen treaty and organisation (or other international body) have been effective in regulating the issue area. This section should comprise at least half of the paper. Further information and instructions will be given in class and on the 7021GIR [email protected] website. The assignment will be workshopped in classes after the Mid-Trimester Exam in wk. 6.
Criteria & Marking:
Criteria for Marking:
- Appropriate identification and elaboration of issue area, international legal instrument, and relevant international organisation or other relevant international body
- Quality of critical assessment with appropriate coverage of relevant challenges to the effectiveness of IL in the issue area
- Quality of written expression and paper structure/organisation
- Breadth of relevant research; appropriate and quality source materials; adequate and correct citations (& reference list)
- Proper paragraphing and formatting, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation; following instructions
Submission: Via the ‘Assignments’ tool in [email protected] Text Matching Tool – Safe Assign.
This assessment item:
- is a school based activity
- is an individual activity
- does not include a self assessment activity
- does not have a resubmission provision
5.3 Late Submission
For all non-Honours Dissertation courses: An assessment item submitted after the due date, without an approved extension, will be penalised. The standard penalty is the reduction of the mark allocated to the assessment item by 5% of the total weighted mark for the assessment item, for each working day that the item is late. A working day will be defined as Monday to Friday. Assessment items submitted more than five working days after the due date will be awarded zero marks. To understand how the mark is reduced please refer to Assessment Procedures for Students.
For all Honours Dissertation courses: Enrolment in an Honours degree shall be cancelled and the candidature terminated if the candidate fails to lodge their Honours dissertation by the prescribed date including any approved extensions.
5.4 Other Assessment Information
Supplementary Assessment is not available for this course.
Final Grades
A student’s final grade for this course will be based on the aggregation and weighting of marks across assessment, any mandatory pass components and grade cut-offs. Grade cut-offs can vary, so you will need to wait for the official release of grades to be sure of your grade for this course.
- This course is a graded course (i.e 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).
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