e.g. OSCE, viva, role‑play, lab/clinic sim.

Group Presentation with Creative Peer Feedback

Team or Group based, Peer-assessed

Group Presentation with Creative Peer Feedback

In small groups students prepare an oral presentation in which they draw on key disciplinary outputs to discuss a topic relevant to the course content. Additionally, students must individually provide peer feedback/reflections for two other group presentations, the form of which is to be decided by the student.

Second year
Class size of 20-40
Secure
Team or Group based, Peer-assessed
Online discussion (Participation on Internet news websites)

Assessment method

Online discussion (Participation on Internet news websites)

Designed to encourage students to participate in discipline specific real-world discussions, this assessment sees students post in the 'comments' section of online news websites, using either the originally posted article or an existing comment as stimuli. Students write a total of three comments, the best two of which are marked.

First year, Second year
Class size of 100-500
Open
Research-Led Scaffolded Assessments

Sequence

Research-Led Scaffolded Assessments

Designed as part of a research-led learning environment, this assessment is comprised two scaffolded assessments; a 30-minute oral presentation and an extended research essay (6000-8000 words). This assessment has been successfully administered as part of UQ's interdisciplinary (Law and Political Science and International Studies) Trafficking Persons Working Group.

Third year
Class size of 10-20
Open
Sequence
Participatory Media Production Project

Team or Group based

Participatory Media Production Project

This authentic assessment sees students work collaboratively in groups to engage an external participant group in the production of media output based on topical and generative themes selected by the organisation participant through processes of facilitation and discussion.

Post-graduate
Class size of 20-40
Open
Team or Group based
External Client Engagement and Report

Team or Group based, Peer-assessed, Sequence

External Client Engagement and Report

In small groups (2-4) students liaise with an external client organisation and conduct stakeholder engagement to produce a report or output that aligns with client needs. In the case of COMU7013, students design, conduct, analyse, and report on, a participatory needs and opportunity assessment relating to a simple, real-world issue.

Post-graduate
Class size of 10-20
Open
Team or Group based, Peer-assessed, Sequence
Educational Video Project

Team or Group based

Educational Video Project

Students work in pairs to create a short (3 minute) educational video for presentation during a scheduled tutorial time. Students choose for the topic of their video a real-life context that allows them to explore and teach a concept relevant to the course.

First year, Second year, Third year, Post-graduate
Class size of 20-40
Open
Team or Group based
International Field School

Assessment method

International Field School

This learning experience (and accompanying assessment) sees students travel to an oversees destination and engage in extended, experiential learning. Students are required to complete a combination of on-site assessment such as practical fieldwork, fieldwork journals and presentations, as well off-site assessment such as final research essays based on fieldwork.

Second year, Third year
Class size of 10-20
Open
Simulation and 500 word group commentary

Team or Group based, Sequence

Simulation and 500 word group commentary

Underpinned by active learning pedagogies that seek to marry theory and practice, this assessment sees students participate in a three-phase simulation exercise during the tutorial program (Weeks 9-11). Marks are allocated for participation and a 2-page group reflection to be completed after the completion of the simulation.

Second year, Third year
Class size of 10-20
Open
Team or Group based, Sequence
Writing Project: Development Process and Final Submission

Peer-assessed, Sequence

Writing Project: Development Process and Final Submission

Designed with an explicit focus on developing writing skills in first year students, this assessment adopts a design approach to a staged writing project. This assessment is divided into several scaffolded tasks that must be completed and submitted cumulatively throughout the semester.

First year
Class size of 100-500
Open
Peer-assessed, Sequence
Short Creative Writing Piece

Peer-assessed

Short Creative Writing Piece

This assessment is primarily designed to test students' compositional dexterity by focusing on emulating the selected genre. A portion of the overall mark is allocated for originality and creativity. While students must adhere to stylistic requirements they are free to write on a topic of their choosing, thus offering a personalised approach to learning.

First year
Class size of 80-100
Open
Peer-assessed