Preparing for Semester 1 – Discussion about supplementary assessment, hurdles and grade boundaries, and dual-badged courses

Course coordinators should think carefully about hurdles for their course and the grade cut-offs; is it better to describe a course as having partial exemption from supplementary assessment or to limit grades of 3 to only those students who can complete suitable supplementary assessment? This will have an effect on students’ GPAs and so is an important consideration. For example:

• if a student doesn’t attend X number of practicals and is not eligible for supplementary assessment, should their grade be a 3 (and the course be specified as having partial exemption from SA) or a 2;

• should the grade cut-off for a 3 be between 40% to 50% or 45% to 50% or something different; and

• if a student gets 30% on the final examination should it be possible for the student to receive a 3 or should the grade be limited to a 2?

Please come along to share your ideas on supplementary assessment, hurdles and grade boundaries, and feel free to bring along a copy of your ECP to check the wording related to these items.

Dual-badged courses should have at least 20% different assessment. Please come along to the discussion to share ideas of how to differentiate between the undergraduate and postgraduate versions of your course.

This seminar will be more of a discussion group.

Delicious treats will be provided. All welcome!