f. Suppose that the contribution marks for each member are 1st draft: A receives a score of 32 from B and 24 from C; and 2nd draft: A receives a score of 32 from B and 16 from C. Then the average score of A is ((32+24)/2 + (32+16)/2)/2 = 26. In this case, the mark rewarded to A is the same as that rewarded by the marker of the report. g. Non-performing members will be removed from the group if the average peer assessment score in the first peer assessment is 8 or lower. Evicted members will submit a report on all questions of the assignment on an individual basis. The assignment questions might be changed to make them clearer and avoid confusion. Any change will be announced on iLearn, so please regularly check ilearn announcements and your emails. This report is worth 20% of your final grade.

Score: 0 - Very bad, 1 - Bad, 2 - Average, 3 - Good, 4 - Excellent. c. Members with average scores of 19 or higher will receive the mark given to the assignment report by the marker. d. A student with an average score lower than 19 will receive a downscaled mark. For example, a student with average score of 10, and the mark given to the report is 80, then the student receives a mark of (10/19)*80 = 42. e. To provide an example of how the average score is calculated, consider a group of 3 members A, B, C. In this group, A can assess B and C for their contributions in each submission; B can assess A and C for their contributions, and C can assess A and B for their contributions.

5. Peer assessment of other members’ contributions a. Group members will evaluate each others’ contributions after the submission of the milestone report in Week 8 and the final submission of the assignment in Week 10. b. For each submission, each group member assesses other members’ team work performance based on the following 8 criteria using scores 0 to 4: i. Make commitments to do task assignments ii. Complete assigned tasks on time iii. Do their fair share of work iv. Produce work of an acceptable quality v. Act in a cooperative fashion vi. Actively participate in the team vii. Help to promote a climate of trust and mutual respect viii. Handle conflicts in an open and constructive fashion

e. Address all the issues raised in the assignment. f. List all the references you have used and refer to them in the text using the Harvard referencing style. g. The maximum number of pages for the Word report is 10 pages. Reports that are not proof-read will be marked down. Grammar and sentence structure are important. Default margin spacing, 12 Arial font size and 1,5 line spacing should be used, the same as this document. h. There should be no appendices. All tables, graphs and explanations that you refer to should be embedded alongside the text that answers the question. 4. Use of iLearn Group Discussion Space a. Students should use the iLearn discussion space setup for each group. b. All group members should document their progress in the discussion space. c. Draft of assignment answers completed by individuals should be uploaded to the discussion space as proof of individual contribution. d. If there is a dispute about members’ contributions, only the evidence in the discussion space will be looked at. We do not accept evidence from social media, i.e Facebook, Wechat, MySpace, Tinder etc.

3. For final submission on Midday Monday 16 Week 10: a. You will have to submit two documents: a written Word document that answers the assignment questions and an Excel file in which you present your calculated solutions for each question in a separate sheet. b. Marks are allocated based on answers provided in the Word document only. Solutions presented in Excel but not in Word document will receive zero marks. Numerical results and graphs presented in the Word document but not supported by calculations in Excel will receive zero marks. c. Word report must be text recognizable. Reports that are not text recognizable and cannot be scanned by Turnitin will not be marked and will score zero marks. d. The assignment must be structured by using the question number in the subheadings. You do not need to repeat the question text. Answer questions in the prescribed order.

1. Each group has a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 members. All group members are equally responsible for the entire submitted assignment. Groups must be formed and registered by 12 noon Monday 11 on iLearn. 2. Each group has to submit a milestone report by Midday Friday 6 Week 8. The milestone report should contain: a. Distribution of responsibilities among group members. b. A group project journal to record all the activities that have happened since the group was formed. c. Tasks and target timeline that group members will need to adhere to before the assignment due date. d. Answers for Question 1 to 5 at a minimum. You should really try to finish all questions from 1-8 at this late stage. e. Report on any non-contributing members. Please note that non-contributing member will be advised to undertake the assignment by himself.