Participation in Online Discussion group
Each student will be assigned membership of an online discussion group at the beginning of the semester. There will be up to seven members of each group.
Using the Discussion Board in the UTSOnline section of the subject website, each student will make a written contribution on a regular basis to their group's discussion of the weekly readings and lectures. In these contributions you will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant concepts and arguments of the text(s) under discussion and to comment on them in ways that contribute positively to the discussion process
Your tutor will give oral feedback on your group's online discussion in the tutorials, and may from time to time make written contributions to the discussions. You will get an email comment and indicative grade on the development of your online discussion contributions by 30 April and a final written comment and grade from your tutor at the end of the semester.
Over the semester your contributions should accumulate to a minimum total of 2000 words. Each contribution should include a word count for that contribution plus a running total of the cumulative word count for the semester.
Assessable items: cumulative contribution of at least 2000 words per student.
Weighting: 30% of total mark (20% awarded by tutor, 10% awarded by anonymous peer assessment)
Due date: Commencing in Week 2, 1000 words to be completed by 9 April, and the balance to be completed by 31 May.
