An assessment embedded in or aligned with real or simulated work contexts, where students apply learning through authentic tasks linked to industry, professional practice, or external stakeholders. e.g. placement, client brief, industry dataset.

Knowledge transfer: Briefing session

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Knowledge transfer: Briefing session

Students who have completed their semester abroad reflect on this experience to provide concrete advice on the Study Abroad experience in a pre-departure briefing or information session for students who are currently considering an exchange experience.

Third year
Class size of 20-40, 40-60
Secure
Infographic and Video Presentation

Business, Economics and Law

Infographic and Video Presentation

Underpinned by the principles of authentic assessment, students are required to create an infographic and accompanying video presentation. This gives students an opportunity to develop their skills with communicating economic thinking in non-technical plain language to a range of audiences using different modes.

Post-graduate
Class size of 100-500
Open
Presentation on course text with questions

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Presentation on course text with questions

In this assessment item students are asked to do a brief presentation on a character or theme from a course text. They are then asked questions (that they have not seen prior to the assessment) about the text and other course material. Both the presentation and question answers must be given in French. The task is designed to assess their comprehension of the course material and their fluency and spontaneity in French.

Third year
Class size of 20-40
Secure
Authentic assessment in Finance

Business, Economics and Law

Authentic assessment in Finance

Students are required to complete an individual assignment (20%) on conducting fundamental analysis of a listed company. This company will later be included in the team project (20%) for students to conduct extensive analysis. The team project is followed by a live Q&A session (10%) and a compulsory peer assessment evaluation. These authentic assessments use real-world data to encourage students to think critically and apply textbook-based knowledge to real-world situations.

Post-graduate
Class size of 500+
Open
Authentic assessment, problem-based learning, feed-forward approach

Business, Economics and Law

Authentic assessment, problem-based learning, feed-forward approach

In this authentic assessment students write a number of 700-word policy briefing notes. The aim is for students to critically evaluate current economic policy and provide their own policy recommendations. The assessment's innovations focus on the ability of students to connect and transfer economic theory to real-world policy problems and how students obtain feedback, which develops their skills over time.

Second year
Class size of 100-500
Open
Authentic assessment: An interactive museum exhibit

Science

Authentic assessment: An interactive museum exhibit

Concepts and skills are developed over a semester to design an interactive computer program for a hypothetical museum exhibition. By providing structure while leaving some aspects unspecified, students make creative choices and combine skill sets, and demonstrate mastery to meet the objective of inspiring patrons. Clear and relevant communication to the end-user is a top priority.

First year
Class size of 500+
Open
VIVA Vocce Examination to Test Clinical Reasoning

Science

VIVA Vocce Examination to Test Clinical Reasoning

In order to assess student preparedness for the transition to the clinical-phase of the BVSc, students are assessed by a VIVA Vocce examination at the end of their 3rd year. The VIVA examination is a one-hour examination split between a written and oral component. Exam content is highly integrated and assesses content taught from each of the five 3rd year BVSc courses taught. Students are assessed against a standard rubric for their ability to identify problems, pathologic processes that may explain these problems, diagnostics, diagnoses, therapeutics, as well as professional communication.

Third year
Class size of 100-500
Secure
Objective Assessment of Complex Skills Using OSPE Examinations

Science

Objective Assessment of Complex Skills Using OSPE Examinations

In VETS3070, we use multiple Objective Structured Practical Examinations (OSPEs) to evaluate student procedural skills. The first OSPE assesses clinical examination skills and the second OSPE examines surgical and anesthesia skills. In both examinations, complex procedures which are considered impossible to assess without significant subjectivity were dissected into discrete components that could be objectively assessed.

Third year
Class size of 100-500
Secure
Written Formulation and Case Management in Mental Health

Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Written Formulation and Case Management in Mental Health

In this summative e-delivered assessment students develop a case formulation in which they synthesise key aspects of a written vignette to provide a cohesive narrative of the reasons for the clinical presentation and vulnerability and strengths of the individual described in the vignette, adhering to strict character limits.

Post-graduate
Class size of 100-500
Secure
Stakeholder Urban Policies Role-Play Exercise

Science

Stakeholder Urban Policies Role-Play Exercise

In this role-play students learn to position themselves in the roles of different stakeholders, develop strategies for negotiation and decision-making and need to be able to identify interests, goals and power hold by each stakeholder.

Post-graduate
Class size of 80-100
Secure