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Migration and Development (DEVT90067) // Assessment
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Group presentation (15 minutes) and Q and A (15 minutes)
| 5 to 8 Weeks from the start of the teaching period | 30% |
Research essay (2500 words, 50%) and 10 minute oral defence of the research essay (1000 words equivalent, 20%)
| Research essay due 10 weeks after the start of teaching, oral defence due 12 weeks after the start of teaching | 70% |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Assessment hurdle requirement: All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
Late penalty requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval.
Last updated: 6 March 2026