Assessment weighting
Group assignments will contribute 60% toward your final result. Individual assignments will contribute 40% towards your overall grade. Broken down as follows:
Group Assessment 1
Group documentation outlining a web-based Authoring Project for the semester. 20% Due 5PM, week 5, 14/8/06
Group Assessment 2
Development of a major web-based authoring project. 30%
Due 5 PM week 12 9/10/06
Group Assessment 3
A Group presentation to the class demonstrating the major web-based authoring project and discussing any changes to the initial concept. 10%
Due Week 13, Presentation times to be advised
Individual Assessment 1
First process diary Individual Assessment 1
Individual Process Diary including roles, tasks and hours undertaken by each student and a report detailing research on a specific technical issue or production process or aspect of theory related to the project.
20%
Due 5PM week 7 28/8/06
Individual Assessment 2
Individual process diary recording ongoing research into external sources and referencing of relevant material, and roles, tasks and hours undertaken including research, coding, content creation, media manipulation, media optimisation, etc.
20%
Due 5PM week 12 9/10/06
Assessment Policy
To pass this unit you must:
To be eligible to pass and maintain your enrolment in MMS1401 you must attend 80% of your studio sessions. If you are absent for more than two studio sessions you must supply a medical certificate or other appropriate documentation otherwise you will be excluded from the unit. If you are finding problems with this requirement please ensure you speak to your unit adviser as early as possible.
Due to the nature of group work in Studio, it is expected that all students will attend 100% of classes.
This unit, like all Monash units, is built on the assumption that you will spend twelve hours a week attending Studio and working on your assignments. PLEASE READ THIS POINT CAREFULLY – TWELVE (12) HOURS PER WEEK IS REQUIRED for success in this unit, attendance at Studio without any work outside of this allocated class time will not be sufficient. You should ensure that you can make this commitment before you embark on this subjetct
There will be one four-hour Studio each week. To get the most out of Studio you should make sure you have with you a copy of the project you are working on with you.
Responsibility for student work Students should note that they are, at all times, responsible for their work. All relevant material should be backed up on a regular basis to CD, DVD or Flash disks. The university has CD & DVD burners in the computer labs and blank CDs/DVDs may be purchased through the on campus bookstore. Loss of assignment work due to hardware failure, virus or theft will not be accepted as reasons for late or non-submission of work. Students must hold an exact copy of all work which they submit for assessment, this copy should be held until your final result for the unit is released. Assessment proceedures for a non – performing team member
If the unit assessor, or one or more team members, becomes concerned regarding the contribution of one or more members of a group then the unit assessor will determine ,using the project documentation ,examination of Visual Process diaries and discussion with the students concerned whether the student or students are making an equitable contribution to the work of the group. If it is determined that the student or students are not making an equitable Contribution to the work of the group they may be deemed to be a non-performing team member.
In the event of this determination being made the group component of their assessment will be multiplied by a factor of up to 0.5 to arrive at a raw score
Your score for the unit will be calculated by:
The final grade will be achieved by adding all the individual components General
This subject will be graded using a Norm Referencing system. Normally I
would expect approximately 5% to 10% of the class to reach the highest
standards and be awarded a High Distinction and approximately 10% to 20%
to be awarded a Distinction. Detailed assessment criteria are given to
guide your activities and to indicate where your assignment work could
be improved. Meeting the criteria to a basic level will be considered a
Pass grade. Only assignments that excel in all criteria will be awarded
Distinctions or High Distinctions. The average grade for the class will
normally be in the Pass to Credit range and will indicate that you have
met the basic requirements of the assessment task.
Assessment Feedback – Raw Scores
In assessment feedback you will be allocated a raw score that will
indicate your general level of performance against the criteria supplied
and will be used to determine the rank order of students. You will also
be given a short comment that may assist you in the completion of future
assignments by discussing the aspects of the assessment response that
were completed to a high standard and areas that may be improved. Scaling of Raw Scores
When raw scores for all assessment tasks are combined the total raw
score may be scaled. The scaling of raw scores will not effect your rank
order in relation to other students. Scaling of raw scores is intended
to provide consistency of assessment outcomes across units within the
degree and across courses within the university
Assessment Requirements
| Assessment |
Due Date |
Weighting |
| Group project documentation |
14/8/06 |
20% |
| First process diary |
28/8/06 |
20 % |
| Second process diary |
9/10/06 |
20 % |
| Major group web based project |
9/10/06 |
30 % |
| Presentation of group project |
TBA from 16/10/06 |
10 % |
| There is no exam for this subject |
Exam period (S2/06) starts on 23/10/06 |
0 % |
Assignment specifications will be made available on the MMS2401/MMS1401 website on MUSO.
Assignment Submission
Individual written Assignments will be submitted by electronic submission to the MMS1401 Muso site Group assignments will be handed in with the appropriate cover sheet correctly filled out and attached Presentations will be made in person at the designated times
Extensions and late submissions
Late submission of assignments
Assignments must be submitted by the due date. Details of the assignments submission procedure will be supplied via the unit on-line pages. Where assignments are submitted in person (eg. hard copy or disk) an Berwick FIT 'Assignment Cover Sheet' with appropriate identification and signatures must be attached. All work must be presented in an A4 plastic cover. If multiple written pages, must be stapled or bound. It is your responsibility to keep track of and manage your assignment due dates Penalties are incurred from the due date at the rate of a 10 % reduction in grade for each day (including weekends) the assignment is late. If you are having difficulty with assignment submission, please advise your Unit Adviser immediately so that any problems can be addressed.
This policy is strict because comments or guidance will be given on assignments as they are returned, and sample solutions may also be published and distributed, after assignment marking or with the returned assignment.
Extensions
It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are seldom regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions.
Requests for extensions must be made by using the standard Berwick FIT 'Extension Request',
(available from student services) at least two days before the due date. You will be asked to forward original medical certificates in cases of illness, and may be asked to provide other forms of documentation where necessary. A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.Students will be provided with a reply slip documenting the extension, a copy of which should be submitted with the assignment.
Grading of assessment
Assignments, and the unit, will be marked and allocated a grade according to the following scale:
| Grade |
Percentage/description |
| HD High Distinction - |
very high levels of achievement, demonstrated knowledge and understanding, skills in application and high standards of work encompassing all aspects of the tasks.
In the 80+% range of marks for the assignment. |
| D Distinction - |
high levels of achievement, but not of the same standards. May have a weakness in one particular aspect, or overall standards may not be quite as high.
In the 70-79% range. |
| C Credit - |
sound pass displaying good knowledge or application skills, but some weaknesses in the quality, range or demonstration of understanding.
In the 60-69% range. |
| P Pass |
acceptable standard, showing an adequate basic knowledge, understanding or skills, but with definite limitations on the extent of such understanding or application. Some parts may be incomplete.
In the 50-59% range. |
| N Not satisfactory |
failure to meet the basic requirements of the assessment.
Below 50%. |
Assignment return
We will aim to have assignment results made available to you within two weeks after assignment receipt. | 
