There will be 2 assignments (apart from one 4-Step project task) for each module.
Hand-in dates are generally the Friday before the beginning of the next module. If there is any departure from these dates they will be announced in the WebCT calendar and by email.
Assignments include questions and exercises to which the answers must be typed and submitted for marking. All assignments are expected to be printed or typed, and handed in both in hard and electronic copy by the due date.
You should also keep your own copy for future reference.If they are late assignments will be marked out of half the total mark. No hand-ins result in a zero mark
You will receive comments on the marked assignment.
Due dates for handing in are on the Programme Timetable and will also be posted on the WebCT calendar. Delays cause considerable extra effort for the teaching staff for marking and providing feedback in an unsynchronised manner.
The 4 tasks need similarly to be completed and submitted a week before the following block.
It is very much to your advantage to work as hard as you can on the assignments through the two years as these marks count for a large proportion of the total (34%). On the other hand it is also easy to squander or lose marks that are easy to obtain by handing in late (work will be marked out of 50% of the mark value) or by not handing in at all( 0% mark).
| 1. Year's homework and assignments This includes clinical, toxicology, epidemiology and biostatistical exercises and other reports related to practical visits and sessions in the week blocks. |
15% | |
| 2. 4 Step project - overall mark from marks at each step - final written report and oral presentation |
15% 4% |
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| @3. Participation and contribution to electronic learning activities (WebCT): |
15% | |
| 4. Final Examination Papers I-III 17% each: | 51% | |
| GRAND TOTAL: | 100% | |
@Students are expected to post between 12 and 40 discussion board postings per semester.
These will be marked both quantitatively (12:1, 20:2, 30:3, 40:4, extra effort:5), and
Qualitatively (score of 1 to 5).
Quantitative and qualitative scores will be added to yield a mark ex 10
and converted to a mark ex 15% of the entire course.
At each practicum block and also after each module has been completed, students will be asked to evaluate the learning experience using a special tool. The class representative will be responsible for conveying any additional information that anyone would like to contribute about the programme. This can be done on an adhoc basis and also by way of chairing a face-to-face or chat group feedback session. We welcome both negative and positive contributions from everyone whether anonymous or not, and this is an invaluable and important way of effecting rapid response to student inputs.