Supporting graduates who:

  • are able to question, analyse, interpret, and evaluate
  • can test new and innovative ideas, understandings, approaches, and opinions.

Experienced through curriculum that supports and enables:

  • identification of problems
  • healthy consideration and debate of meaningful issues
  • creative thinking to find novel solutions and measure the impact
  • resilience and flexibility through real world engagement.
Group Performance Research Project (with individual critical reflection)

Team or Group based, Sequence

Group Performance Research Project (with individual critical reflection)

In groups, students deliver a performance piece on a topic arising from the course. Focusing on creative modalities, students develop an imaginative approach to their presentation such as a video submission, theatrical performance, role play, art exhibition, movie pitch etc. This is accompanied by an individual 500 word critical reflection.

Third year
Class size of 40-60
Open
Team or Group based, Sequence
Extended Simulation Exercise

Team or Group based, Sequence

Extended Simulation Exercise

This task sees students participate in a four week Simulation Role Play in an area specific to their discipline of study. Students work in groups to assume the role of specific stakeholders/actors within the simulation. Rather than the simulation itself, students are assessed on an Operation Plan and a Final Report.

Third year, Post-graduate
Class size of 100-500
Open
Team or Group based, Sequence
Grant Application

Assessment method

Grant Application

Informed by an embodied pedagogy, this task sees students assume disciplinary stakeholder roles attempting to secure project funds through a grant application to a specific organisation. Students design a project and craft a grant application consistent with the funder's actual requirements and formatting.

Third year
Class size of 10-20
Open
Individual Translation Exercise

Assessment method

Individual Translation Exercise

This task sees students produce a language translation from a 500-700 word source text, accompanied by a commentary (also 500-700 words) in either English or the language of study. The commentary must provide full bibliographic information and a general overview of the source text including its genre and stylistic construction.

Third year
Class size of 20-40
Open
Ethnographic Fieldwork (Supervised Placement)

Sequence

Ethnographic Fieldwork (Supervised Placement)

Students undertake a short (40 hour) placement or volunteer position to learn the methodological and practical skills required to undertake social scientific research. There may be several scaffolded assessments associated with this work-integrated learning experience; a pre-fieldwork report, a reflexive journal, a seminar presentation, and a final report.

Third year
Class size of 20-40
Open
Sequence
Historical Research Project

Team or Group based

Historical Research Project

In this major research piece, students create a historical research project (in place of a traditional essay) that can be disseminated to a wider, non-academic audience. Approximately 3500 words (or equivalent), the project can take multiple formats including a website, exhibition proposal, eBook, oral history report, travel brochure, or documentary.

Third year
Class size of 100-500
Open
Team or Group based
Critical Reflection (News Media)

Assessment method

Critical Reflection (News Media)

In this formative assessment, students select a recent news media item (print, electronic, multimedia, social media etc.) and conduct a short (500-700 word) critical reflection that draws on the foundational theoretical and disciplinary concepts from the course.

Second year, Third year, Post-graduate
Class size of 40-60
Open
Creative Production Project and Presentation

Team or Group based, Sequence

Creative Production Project and Presentation

As a class students are set a collaborative task to produce a creative item relevant to their discipline (e.g. in MUSC3020, an original Album recorded and produced by students) and attend weekly laboratory sessions focused on relevant skill acquisition. This is scaffolded with written reflections where students outline their contribution.

First year, Second year, Third year
Class size of 10-20
Secure
Team or Group based, Sequence
Group Work Journal

Team or Group based, Peer-assessed, Sequence

Group Work Journal

Collectively worth 10%, this assessment replaces tutorial participation marks. It encourages collaborative reflexivity through weekly electronic group journals and peer assessment. In small groups students craft 200-300 word responses to experiential questions, uploading to Blackboard. Suited to introductory/elective courses, this technique focuses on applying foundational disciplinary knowledge to personal experience.

First year, Second year, Third year, Post-graduate
Class size of 60-80
Secure
Team or Group based, Peer-assessed, Sequence
Condensed Problem-based Assessment

Team or Group based

Condensed Problem-based Assessment

Students are set discipline-specific problem-based exercises for completion during class. The objective is to craft a written response (1500 words) to the problem, or use group collaboration to develop and deliver a 10-15 minute presentation proposing a solution. This assessment requires active problem solving and engagement with relevant web sources.

Second year, Third year
Class size of 40-60
Secure
Team or Group based