The following is a summary of hints for HET607 students, and for other SAO students submitting projects to me.
Please feel free to email me gmackie@swin.edu.au if you have any questions on HET607 content or assessment. All questions about computers, CD-ROMs, Internet access, etc. should go to SAO helpdesk and ADS help
For any work submitted to me please make sure you include 1) Name 2) SAO Student number 3) Unit and class (eg. HET603B, HET604, etc)
Before reading any further please carefully read the Assessment web pages on the HET607 Blackboard site.
Note that the breakdown of marks is
The allocated percentages will be very close to if not equal to those shown above. If you are organising your time then it is important to be aware that the major contributors to your final score will be the Project (equal with) Newsgroup Contributions, then CMTs (equal with) the Essay.Please note the Minimum Pass Requirements described in the Assessment pages.
The following might be useful when you are about to submit your Best Newsgroup Contributions
Submission of Best Contributions This part of the course is worth (a large) 30% (the same as the Project) yet some submissions have been poorly presented to me. I particularly mention this because I know that many students have produced well presented Projects yet submit poor standard Best Newsgroup Contributions!
It helps me if you *clearly* state the dates, subject matter, questions submitted/answered, [and even some discussion placing the text/submission in context within the ongoing Newsgroup discussion. - though not required, a few students do this which again is helpful to the marker (ie. me!).]
For good marks you had to show that you understood a topic well; could clearly yet extensively state an answer or pose a good question (reciting from the textbook isn't enough however!). Best marks went to people who had something original to say!
Resource Lists * Astronomical Resources on the World Wide Web: A Guide to Surfing
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