The School of Social and Environmental Enquiry: Undergraduate Course Information

These are on the first floor of the building. Consult the staff directory outside the reception area for office locations or each academic's profile on the web: staff profile pages.

You sign up for tutorials and practical classes via your Student Portal using Alloc8.

Commencement of tutorials and practical classes

All tutorials and practicals begin in the second week of semester but you can sign up for them in the week before lectures commence.

The University timetable is on the web at https://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/subjects.pl

Student responsibilities

In course of your studies, you:

must make yourself aware of the guidelines for assessment

must be aware of the requirements and due dates for each of the components of assessment (including examination times)

should regularly consult your subject noticeboard/s,

ensure that you take into account the total time commitment to study in your subjects and make sure that your studies are not impeded by part-time work or other outside commitments, and

seek assistance if things go wrong.

Who to contact for assistance

You are welcome to ask your lecturer for advice on any aspects of your subject particularly if you have problems or concerns regarding the subject. If you are experiencing difficulty try to get in touch with your lecturer as soon as possible so that they can help you. Don't leave it until the last minute. You may also consult the relevant Undergraduate Coordinator.

Assessment details

At the beginning of semester, assessment details are posted on the individual subject noticeboards in the basement. Details include components of assessment, weighting of each component and due dates for assessment.

Attendance

Attendance at lectures and participation in tutorials and practicals is expected in all SSEE subjects.

A hurdle requirement is one that must be fulfilled before a student is eligible for final assessment. You should make yourself aware of any hurdle requirements in individual subjects.

Reading lists and subject readers

Reading lists and other subject hand-outs are distributed at lectures and tutorials. If you do not receive copies you should contact your tutor. Subject readers are sold at the Melbourne Uni Bookshop at the start of each semester.

Essay submission procedures

All major essays or reports submitted for assessment must have an Essay cover sheet attached and be placed in the red essay locker in the basement. Cover sheets are available from the reception office or here - Download SSEE essay cover sheet. Your essays are date stamped and given to your tutor. Please do not put essays under office doors. Always keep a copy of your work.

Essays and assignments submitted during the semester will be returned to you directly by your tutor. We strongly recommend that you provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of major pieces of work and those submitted at the end of semester.

Penalties for late submission

Individual pieces of work worth more than 10% of the total mark for the subject (eg major essays) - 3% of the total possible marks for the piece of work will be subtracted each day (or portion thereof) it is late (including weekends and holidays). No work will be accepted if it is more than seven days late.

Individual pieces of work worth 10% or less of the total mark for the subject (eg weekly lab and practical assignments) - 10% of the total possible marks for the piece of work will be subtracted for each day (or portion thereof), it is late (including weekends and holidays). Late work will not be accepted for assessment more than two days after the due date.

Requests for extensions

If you require an extension of time for work submitted for assessment, this should be arranged with your tutor well in advance of the due date. Application forms for extensions are available from the reception area or here Download SSEE extension request form. If you have been granted an extension you should still submit your work in the usual way. However, you must attach the essay extension form signed by your lecturer/tutor to your work prior to placing it in the essay locker.

Requests for special consideration

You may apply for special consideration if you think your work has been adversely affected by circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, family responsibilities or emotional disturbance. You are strongly advised to speak with your subject coordinator if you are considering applying for special consideration. Applications for for special consideration must be submitted within three days of the due date. Applications are submitted online via the following link: https://sis.unimelb.edu.au/functions/special-consid/info/SubmissionGuidelines.html

Navigating Academia

Navigating Academia provides a comprehensive guide to SSEE procedures and includes an essay writing and referencing guide Download here Navigating Academia

Faculty policy on the award of grades

The Faculty of Arts' policy on the award of grades establishes an average grade for all subjects in the Faculty and thus promotes fairness and consistency in grading across all departments. All departments are expected to mark students to a consistent Faculty-wide scale at each year level. The policy is that the 'point of central tendency' (defined as the average of marks between 1% and 100%) for each 'year cohort' in the awarding of grades in any department should be: 70% at first year, 72% at second year, and 74% at third year.

The following is the Faculty's marking scales and grade definitions:

0%-49% N: Fail, not satisfactory. Where a student fails a subject, all failed components of assessment must be double marked.

50%-64% P: Pass, satisfactory. Completion of key tasks at an adequate level of performance in argumentation, documentation and expression.

65%-69% H3: Third-class honours, competent. Good understanding of key ideas, sound analytical skills, well presented, researched and documented.

70%-74% H2B: Second-class honours level B, good. Average or better than average work with solid research, perceptive analysis, effective preparation and presentation.

75%-79% H2A: Second-class honours level A, very good. Scholarly presentation, thoroughly researched, well argued. Complex understanding of subject matter, subtle argument and analysis.

80%-100% H1: First-class honours, excellent. Superior analysis, comprehensive research, sophisticated theoretical or methodological understanding, impeccable presentation - work that is (in at least some respects) erudite, original, exciting or challenging.

University policy on plagiarism

It is University policy that cheating by students in any form is not permitted, and that work submitted for assessment purposes must be the independent work of the student concerned (or, where joint work is permitted, of the students concerned). This is in keeping with the rules made by University Council under Regulation 12.2.10 (as reprinted in the Student Diary).

Plagiarism, or copying and use of another's work without proper acknowledgment, is not permitted, nor is it permissible for anyone to allow another person to copy their work for the purposes of assessment.

Plagiarism may take several forms. Any of the following, without full acknowledgment of the debt to the original source, counts as plagiarism:

direct duplication, by copying (or allowing to be copied) another’s work, whether from a book, article, web site, another student's assignment, etc.;

paraphrasing of another's work closely, with minor changes but with the essential meaning, form and/or progression of ideas maintained;

piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole;

submitting one's own work which has already been submitted for assessment purposes in another subject;

producing assignments in conjunction with other people (e.g. another student, a tutor) which should be your own independent work.

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