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Applications in Animal Health B (VETS90061) // Assessment
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Semester 2
Assessment
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Assessment for VETS90061 Applications in Animal Health B comprises:
- One online formative quiz (30 minutes) in Week 3 of Semester 2 – 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)
- Five intra-semester quizzes (each up to 50 minutes) due in Weeks 4, 5, 8, 11 and 12 of Semester 2, equally weighted (29% of total subject assessment)
- Two 2-hour written examinations scheduled in the Semester 2 examination period, each worth 32% (64%)
- Students must produce a 1000-word research report on one property that they visit, demonstrating their understanding and research as to how the enterprise operates and integrating concepts taught in the subject, due in week 10 of Semester 2 (7%).
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 Part B. Approved placements may be local, regional, interstate or international.
Students must complete a brief (one page) written summary of each extramural placement they visit.
To be eligible to pass the subject, a student must achieve a minimum mark of 40% in each of the two written examinations scheduled in the Semester 2 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