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Unit Code / Title

Qualification Code / Title:

Due Date :

Information for Student:

This assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given below in this document.

Should you not answer the tasks correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and gaps in knowledge. You will be entitled to one (1) resubmit in showing your competence with this unit.

If you are not sure about any aspect of this assessment, please ask for clarification from your assessor.

Please refer to the College re-submission and re-sit policy for more information.

If you have questions and other concerns that may affect your performance in the Assessment, please inform the assessor immediately.

This is an Open book assessment which you will do in your own time but complete in the time designated by your assessor. Remember, that it must be your own work and if you use other sources then you must reference these appropriately.

This is Individual Assessments. Once you have completed the assessment, please upload the softcopy of the Assessment into TKL Moodle.

Re-assessment of Result & Academic Appeal procedures:

If a student is not happy with his/ her results, that student may appeal against their grade via a written letter, clearly stating the grounds of appeal to the Chief Executive Officer. This should be submitted after completion of the subject and within fourteen days of commencement of the new term.

Re-assessment Process:

An appeal in writing is made to the Academic Manager providing reasons for re-assessment /appeal.

Academic Manager will delegate another member to review the assessment.

The student will be advised of the review result done by another assessor.

If the student is still not satisfied and further challenges the decision, then a review panel is formed comprising the lecturer/trainer in charge and the Academic Manager or if need be an external assessor.

The Institute will advise the student within 14 days from the submission date of the appeal. The decision of the panel will be deemed to be final.

If the student is still not satisfied with the result, he / she has the right to seek independent advice or follow external mediation option with nominated mediation agency.

Any student who fails a compulsory subject or appeals unsuccessfully will be required to re-enrol in that subject.

The cost of reassessment will be borne by the Institute. The external assessor will base his/her judgement based on principles of assessment. These principles require assessment to be reliable, fair, practical and valid.

Academic Appeals:

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the re-evaluation process, you have a right to appeal through academic appeals handling protocol.

To appeal a decision, the person is required to complete the TKL- Request for Appeal of a Decision form with all other supporting documents, if any. This form is available via our website. The completed Request for Appeal form is to be submitted to the Student Support Officer either in hard copy or electronically via the following contact details:

Student Support Officer, TKL College Suite 707, Level 7 159-175 Church Street, Westfield Shopping Centre, Parramatta, NSW 2150 , Email: [email protected]

The notice of appeal should be in writing addressed to the Chief Executive Officer and submitted within seven days of notification of the outcome of the re-evaluation process.

If the appeal is not lodged in the specified time, the result will stand and you must re-enrol in the unit.

In emergency circumstances, such as in cases of serious illness or injury, you must forward a medical certificate in support of a deferred appeal. The notice of appeal must be made within three working days of the concluding date shown on the medical certificate.

The decision of Chief Executive Officer will be final.

Student would then have the right to pursue the claim through an independent external body as detailed in the students’ complaint / grievance policy.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism means to take and use another person’s ideas and or manner of expressing them and to pass them off as your own by failing to give appropriate acknowledgement. This includes material sourced from the internet, RTO staff, other students, and from published and unpublished work.

Plagiarism occurs when you fail to acknowledge that the ideas or work of others are being used, which includes:

Paraphrasing and presenting work or ideas without a reference

Copying work either in whole or in part

Presenting designs, codes or images as your own work

Using phrases and passages verbatim without quotation marks or referencing the author or web page

Reproducing lecture notes without proper acknowledgement.

Collusion:

Collusion means unauthorised collaboration on assessable work (written, oral or practical) with other people. This occurs when a student presents group work as their own or as the work of someone else.

Collusion may be with another RTO student or with individuals or student’s external to the RTO. This applies to work assessed by any educational and training body in Australia or overseas.

Collusion occurs when you work without the authorisation of the teaching staff to:

Work with one or more people to prepare and produce work

Allow others to copy your work or share your answer to an assessment task

Allow someone else to write or edit your work (without rto approval)

Write or edit work for another student

Offer to complete work or seek payment for completing academic work for other students.

Both collusion and plagiarism can occur in group work. For examples of plagiarism, collusion and academic misconduct in group work please refer to the RTO’s policy on Academic integrity, plagiarism and collusion.

Plagiarism and collusion constitute cheating. Disciplinary action will be taken against students who engage in plagiarism and collusion as outlined in RTO’s policy.

Proven involvement in plagiarism or collusion may be recorded on students’ academic file and could lead to disciplinary