This is a group assignment for on campus students and the group should consist of not more than 2 students. Distant learning (FLEX) students can also do this assignment in group of 2 but this is likely to be difficult and therefore can do this assignment individually. If students do this assignment as a group, only one member of the group will submit the assignment online by uploading it in Moodle. The marksheet of this assignment is your coversheet and the names of the students in the group must be clearly indicated, or if you are doing individually, your name is to be written on the marksheet. The rubric on the marksheet allows you to understand how the marks are distributed for each question.

Students doing the assignment in group of 2, when completing the names in the marksheet, acknowledge that both of you would have contributed almost similar amount of time and effort and that the same mark will be awarded to both. Should one student believes he/she should get more marks than the other student, both of you must make a signed declaration of how the marks are to be divided and this pdf declaration is to be upload separately on the Moodle site.

Students are to provide answers / solutions to the 6 Questions that can be found at the end of the chapters, as indicated below, of the prescribed textbook (7^th edition). This online submission MUST BE in word document. PDF document will not be accepted.

Question 1: Chapter 1: Q15 (a) only

Question 2: Chapter 2: Q14

Question 3: Chapter 4: Q13

Question 4: Chapter 5: Q12

Question 5: Chapter 6: Q13

Question 6: Chapter 7: Q10

For calculation questions, marks will be awarded for the accuracy in the calculations, showing the right formulae to be used, the steps shown in arriving at the answers, the correct answers and any diagrams/timeline as required. Correct answers alone will give you 50% of the total mark.

For theory question, it should not be longer than 2 pages (or NOT more than 750 words) and students are to write essay type responses in your own words. Marks will be awarded for clarity of explanations and paraphrasing from other sources including the textbooks. Concise description and correctness of answers are also important together with any diagrams or figures where applicable.

Where copying from other sources results in high % similarity, marks will be deducted as shown on the marksheet. Therefore, proper use of in-text referencing is important and avoid direct quotes. Turnitin will be used to check % similarity. Do not copy the questions from the textbook as this would reflect as part of the % similarity. Under extenuating circumstances where high % similarity indicates copying from written works of other students in CQU or other universities or any other institutions world-wide, the assignment will be reviewed by academic misconduct board for appropriate actions.

25% of the marks are awarded for the four areas mentioned below and the distribution of the marks are shown in the marksheet:

1. Percentage similarity less than 20%: If percentage similarity exceeds 20%, marks will be deducted based on a progressive scale.
2. Research: If research results in additional information in your answers, marks will be awarded.
3. Use of in-text referencing: Proper referencing and a reference list are needed.
4. Overall presentation: Assignment is properly organised and set out.

The assignment will be marked out of 100 marks but will be scaled down to 30 marks. Penalty for late submission is 5% per calendar day, ie, 1.5 marks per day including Saturday and Sunday.

MarkSheet for Assignment 1 (To be submitted together with your answer as the coversheet of this assignment)

Name:_________________________ Campus:__________ Student ID_________

Name:_________________________ Campus:__________ Student ID_________

Marker’s comment, if any:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Students to note: By completing your names on this marksheet, you are acknowledging that both of you have put in approximately similar amount of time and effort and that both of you will receive the same mark.