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Applications in Animal Health A (VETS90060) // Assessment
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Semester 1
Assessment
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- One online formative quiz (30 minutes) in Week 3 of Semester 1 – This quiz provides formative feedback only and does not contribute to the total subject mark. However, students must pass the formative quiz as a hurdle requirement of the subject (see Hurdle Requirements below).
- Two intra-semester quizzes (each up to 50 minutes) due in weeks 6 and 10 in Semester 1, equally weighted (27% of total subject assessment)
- One 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (73%)
HURDLE REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to pass the subject on aggregate mark.
It is a hurdle requirement that students pass the online formative quiz.
Students must complete two weeks of approved industry-based placements in Category A (extensive production industries), Category B (intensive production industries) or Category C (educational farms, welfare/small animal shelters and zoos) by the end of VETS90061 Applications in Animal Health B. Approved placements may be local, regional, interstate or international.
Students must complete a brief (one page) written summary of each extramural industry-placed placement they visit.
To be eligible to pass the subject, a student must achieve a minimum mark of 40% in the written examination scheduled in the Semester 1 examination period.
Students must attend a minimum of 90% of all practical classes, workshops and case studies in this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022