Film/TV history Media Archaeology Project

Assessment method

Film/TV history Media Archaeology Project

How do we teach and assess research skills in the era of AI? This assignment replaces the historical research essay with a scaffolded assessment of qualitative research process. It cultivates historical curiosity; requires students to design a research project; find, present, annotate, evaluate and contextualise authentic primary sources; and draw conclusions.

Second year, Third year
Class size of 80-100
Open
Knowledge transfer: Briefing session

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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
Identity verified
Infographic and Video Presentation

Work-related

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
Work-related
Online Facebook participation

Sequence

Online Facebook participation

Throughout the semester students are asked to participate in online discussions of the course content. This task works really well for topics that have a visual component but could be used in other courses.

Second year
Class size of 80-100
Open
Sequence
Padlet Digital Reflections

Sequence

Padlet Digital Reflections

Every week of semester students are required to use Padlet to write a reflection using concepts and theories from the week's lecture, readings, and from other resources such as academic and media articles, open blogs, images, video and social media.

Second year
Class size of 40-60
Open
Sequence
Authentic assessment: An interactive museum exhibit

Work-related

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
Work-related
Presentation of Basic Mixed Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative) Research

Team or Group based

Presentation of Basic Mixed Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative) Research

In this assessment students are asked to collect and analyse some basic qualitative and quantitative data from a site of their choosing, and then present their findings. Students are asked to choose a site to collect their data (examples of sites can be provided but they can also be given freedom to choose one that is not listed in the examples). They are then asked to design a research question, collect some basic quantitative data and qualitative data that relates to the themes of the course, conduct some basic analysis (in the case of quantitative typically just some frequencies), link their findings to existing academic literature, and present their findings in their tutorial.

First year
Class size of 80-100
Hybrid
Team or Group based
Professional Experience Learning Reflection

Work-related

Professional Experience Learning Reflection

Students are asked to write a reflective essay about their project that includes a description of critical incidents, reflection of personal change, and a supporting visual element.

Post-graduate
Class size of 100-500
Open
Work-related
Design Development Supported by a Virtual Environment

Work-related, Team or Group based, Sequence

Design Development Supported by a Virtual Environment

Delivered in an active learning environment, this work-integrated learning experience and authentic assessment task requires preparation of a written and diagrammatic report. Students critically analyse a given construction detail in 4-dimensions using an interactive digital learning environment, then apply their learning to a 3-dimensional analysis and resolution of two construction details derived from a team-based schematic design completed in the previous assignment.

Third year
Class size of 80-100
Open
Work-related, Team or Group based, Sequence
Workplace Learning Portfolio

Work-related, Sequence

Workplace Learning Portfolio

In Phase 2 (the clinical years) of the MD program in the Faculty of Medicine, students collect evidence of observed practice of core clinical skills - Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX), Direct Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS) and Compulsory Observed Procedural Skills (COPS). They also lodge Clinical Participation Assessments for each clinical rotation. The overarching aims of the Workplace Learning Portfolio course are intern readiness, to be observed practicing core skills and receive feedback, and to use that feedback to continue to grow and develop.

Post-graduate
Class size of 100-500
Open
Work-related, Sequence