Assessment: Research Methods and Biostatistics
These core units are each assessed in the following way:
- All students are required to complete the unit material.
- Self-assessment occurs throughout the unit via online exercises and quizzes. These integrate into the material with the course units, and allow students to continuously monitor their progress and test understanding. Results of this self-assessment do not contribute to the overall Unit mark.
- Formal assessment occurs through two tutor-marked assignments (in the case of each unit): a mid-unit assignment, and a final assignment. Students will receive personal feedback for these assignments via Turnitin. In addition, the Research Methods unit requires your participation in the online Unit discussions. Each student is expected to contribute substantive comments to a minimum of three different discussions, one of which must be the small group discussion board activity.
- Assessment weighting. Research Methods, mid-unit assignment (35%), final assignment (60%) and discussion board activity (5%). Biostatistics, mid-unit assignment (40%) and final assignment (60%).
- The pass mark for the overall unit is 50% (40% for the PGDip).
- You may fail an assessment within the unit, but if your overall unit mark is 50% (40% for PGDip) or above you will not be required to re-sit the failed assessment(s). Should you achieve an overall mark of below 50% (40% for PGDip) then you may be required to re-sit.
- A student who fails any assessment of taught units may be permitted to re-sit the assessment on one further occasion.