First Year Computer Science
Assessment, Modified Arrangements,
and Academic Honesty 2018
General Information
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Assessment
This course has 2 components:
Written examination, worth 40%
4 practical assignments, worth 15% each
You are expected to participate in all activities, attend lectures and submit your assignments on time.
Assessment
This course has 2 components:
Written examination, worth 40%
4 practical assignments, worth 15% each
You are expected to participate in all activities, attend lectures and submit your assignments on time.
Grades
If you see an RP on your transcript, it means that your mark is not currently available. If you don’t know why, you should contact your course coordinator.
Note: BCompSci Honours students will use the M11 – Honours Mark Scheme
Minimum Performance
No more than 3 assessment components can have the minimum performance hurdle.
A component with hurdle must have at least 20% weighting, and at most 60% weighting.
Different assignments cannot be grouped into a single assessment component with hurdle, with the exception of lab work, practicals or assignments that are intended for continuous assessment (mainly in 1st year courses).
Cumulative weightings for assessment components with hurdles cannot be more than 60%.
Minimum Performance
The following assessment components will attract the minimum performance hurdle.
Written examination, worth 40%
Minimum Performance
On each component with hurdle, you are required to achieve at least 40% of the marks allocated in the component.
If your mark for any component with hurdle is less than 40% of the allocated marks for that component, your overall mark will be capped at 44F.
To pass the course, you must obtain a passing mark overall and achieve at least 40% of the available marks in components with hurdles.
Courses with multiple codes
A single course may include students enrolled in different course codes (UGRD, PGRD, etc.).
The assessment requirements for students at the postgraduate level will be higher than that for undergraduates.
The different requirements may take the form of extra coursework or different exam papers.
Postgraduate students have additional requirements in some of the assignments
Late submission policy
You should hand your coursework in on time.
If you hand in your work late, your mark will be capped, based on how many days late it is.
1 day late – mark capped at 75%
2 days late – mark capped at 50%
3 days late – mark capped at 25%
more than 3 days late – no marks available
If you handed in something on time, and it is worth more than something that you handed in late, you will get the higher mark.
Hand in early!
Repeating Students
Students who repeat a course are expected to attempt all of the aspects of the course again. This includes making fresh attempts at all coursework assessment items.
You may apply to the course coordinator to have your previous work counted but this is not usually granted.
Make sure that you attend all of the lectures, do all of the work and study hard for the exam – you don’t want to get stuck repeating the same course over and over.
Modified arrangements
University of Adelaide
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Assignment extensions
Extensions will not be granted for circumstances including minor ailments; travel, employment, family, customary, sport or leisure commitments; problems with balancing workloads; normal exam stress or anxiety.
If you think your situation is exceptional, contact your course coordinator ASAP, who will then consult the Head of School.
Students who deliberately submit false or fraudulent documentation may be referred to the Student Misconduct Tribunal.
You will normally only receive an extension equivalent to the number of days covered by your documentation. Don’t expect to get an extra week because you lost a day.
Assignment extensions – Assumption of maturity
I assume I deal with adults
If you think you have a good reason for a late submission, you can submit up to 72 hours past the deadline without penalties
Caveats:
No late submissions beyond 72 hours
If you need more than 72 hours you need to justify all extensions
For example, if you were sick for two days and the submission server died on the third, you will be asked to show a medical certificate
Additional assessment
If your final result is 45-49, additional assessment (assignment, exam) is automatically granted if you completed all coursework components.
If your final result is 40-44, additional assessment may be offered subject to discretion of examiner’s meeting.
If you are capped at 44F due to failing of minimum performance criterion, additional assessment may be offered subject to discretion of examiner’s meeting.
In the case where an additional exam is granted, the better of the primary or additional exam results is used for your final grade, but the overall result for the course is capped at 50P.
You must make yourself available during the additional assessment period.
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Replacement exams
Replacement exams will not be granted for circumstances including minor ailments; travel, employment, family, customary, sport or leisure commitments; problems with balancing workloads; normal exam stress or anxiety.
Students granted a replacement exam are not eligible to sit the primary exam.
Students who sit the primary exam will not be eligible to apply for a replacement exam unless a major issue arose during the exam.
Students must make themselves available during the replacement exam period.
Emphasise that they have to make sure they are still in Adelaide during the supp period. This is the only second chance they will get, and if they are not here, and they need a supp, they will have to repeat the subject.
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Replacement exams (cont.)
Students will not be entitled to an additional assessment if they have already sat a replacement exam, i.e., no supps on supps.
Students granted a deferred replacement exam will not be eligible to sit the primary exam or the replacement exam (only under exceptional circumstances will a deferred replacement exam be granted).
The University must notify students of the outcome of their replacement exam applications within 3 business days (if you already sat the primary exam, do not bother applying for a replacement exam).
Emphasise that they have to make sure they are still in Adelaide during the supp period. This is the only second chance they will get, and if they are not here, and they need a supp, they will have to repeat the subject.
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Replacement exams (cont.)
Students who deliberately submit false or fraudulent documentation may be referred to the Student Misconduct Tribunal.
For the full policy on Modified Arrangements, see:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/3303
Emphasise that they have to make sure they are still in Adelaide during the supp period. This is the only second chance they will get, and if they are not here, and they need a supp, they will have to repeat the subject.
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Additional/Replacement exam dates
Go to the University Examinations Site for information on Additional/Replacement exams:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/
Academic honesty policies
Academic Honesty Policies
The University has strict policies prohibiting students from presenting other people’s work as their own, whether that of students or from outside the University.
You may not copy code from another student or give another student your code to copy from, unless specifically authorised to do so by a staff member.
You may not copy code from anywhere else, without permission.
If caught, you may receive zero for the assignment, zero for the course or be expelled.
We don’t give you assignment work just to keep you busy, we do it to develop your understanding and ability to apply important techniques.
If you don’t do the work yourself, you won’t be able to do it in the examination and you won’t be able to do it in the work force.
Full policy available at the university webpages.
Violations to policy
Plagiarism
Using another person’s ideas, designs, words or works without appropriate acknowledgment.
Collusion
Another person assisting in the production of an assessment submission without the express requirement, or consent, or knowledge of the assessor.
Violations to policy
Plagiarism
Using another person’s ideas, designs, words or works without appropriate acknowledgment.
Collusion
Another person assisting in the production of an assessment submission without the express requirement, or consent, or knowledge of the assessor.
1. Do not submit any work or part thereof which is not yours.
2. Do not submit any work for which you have received unfair assistance.
Example 1
I had finished my assignment, and a classmate was asking for help. Since I am a kind person, I
Gave the classmate a copy of my code (or part thereof).
Example 1
I had finished my assignment, and a classmate was asking for help. Since I am a kind person, I
Gave the classmate a copy of my code (or part thereof).
Posted my solution on an online forum for his/her reference.
Example 1
I had finished my assignment, and a classmate was asking for help. Since I am a kind person, I
Gave the classmate a copy of my code (or part thereof).
Posted my solution on an online forum for his/her reference.
Allowed the classmate to have a look at my code on paper/screen.
Example 1
I had finished my assignment, and a classmate was asking for help. Since I am a kind person, I
Gave the classmate a copy of my code (or part thereof).
Posted my solution on an online forum for his/her reference.
Allowed the classmate to have a look at my code on paper/screen.
Example 2
I had finished my assignment, and a classmate was asking for help. Since I am a kind person, I
Gave a few high-level tips to my classmate.
Discussed high-level concepts regarding the assignment with my classmate.
Example 3
My good friend/housemate/brother/twin and I are taking the same course. We have always worked together. When doing the assignment, we
Exchanged solutions to verify/compare our answers.
Example 3
My good friend/housemate/brother/twin and I are taking the same course. We have always worked together. When doing the assignment, we
Exchanged solutions to verify/compare our answers.
Divided the assignment work amongst ourselves to speed up progress.
Example 3
My good friend/housemate/brother/twin and I are taking the same course. We have always worked together. When doing the assignment, we
Exchanged solutions to verify/compare our answers.
Divided the assignment work amongst ourselves to speed up progress.
Sat side-by-side and looked at each other’s answers when doing the assignment.
Example 3
My good friend/housemate/brother/twin and I are taking the same course. We have always worked together. When doing the assignment, we
Exchanged solutions to verify/compare our answers.
Divided the assignment work amongst ourselves to speed up progress.
Sat side-by-side and looked at each other’s answers when doing the assignment.
Example 4
The assignment seems to be the same as the one given last year. I contacted my friend who took the course last year and got a copy of his solution.
Example 5
The assignment seemed to be similar to another given at a different university. So, I
Copied and submitted the model answers available at that university’s website.
Took parts of the model answers and integrated them into my solution.
Example 6
I studied at a school/college/university where doing ______________ is acceptable. So I assumed doing this at The University of Adelaide is also acceptable.
How to avoid plagiarism/collusion
If you get stuck, seek help from the lecturer, tutor or prac demonstrator rather than copying from someone else.
Starting your work early will help you to avoid getting stuck at the last minute.
When in doubt, ask your lecturer.