International Commercial Dispute Resolution (LAWS7028)

The Take Home Assessment must be the individual student’s own work and the following conditions apply to the written response (Response):

• Only one (1) submission of the Response can me made electronically via Turnitin in the Assessment window for submission.
• The use of AI is not permitted in this course. You are not permitted to input any course materials including the Take Home Assessment into any Generative AI or large language model or send course materials to any data trading sites or platforms used to generate summaries or translations. This is a breach of copyright and doing so will be considered misconduct.
• Students are not permitted to upload or input any course materials in any format including (transcripts, screenshots and/or recordings) into any Generative AI or large language model and are not permitted to use course materials in data trading sites or platforms that ask for summaries of course material and doing so will be considered misconduct.
• Students are not to consult with any other person in relation to the questions on the assessment. Students may consult with the Course Co-ordinator if clarification of any question is thought necessary. The Course Co-ordinator may circulate clarifications to the entire class if necessary or appropriate.
• The use of AI (e.g., ChatGPT etc) to form any part of your Responses is not permitted and will be detected. The submission of AI generated Responses or content in whole or part in any Response submitted in the Assessments in this Course fails to meet the UQ (Postgrad Coursework) graduate attributes of Influential communicators and Respectful leaders. The full requirements of the graduate attributes are located here https://itali.uq.edu.au/teaching-guidance/curriculum-design-and-review/graduate-attributes. Any AI generated content in any Response as detected by AI detection software in respect of a Response will be referred to the Law School's Academic Integrity Officer on suspicion of academic misconduct and that the penalty may include a fail grade being awarded for that piece of assessment and/or the imposition of other appropriate sanctions. 
• If AI generated content is suspected in your Response the Course Co-ordinator may require you to attend Campus, on a date and time nominated by the Course Co-ordinator sent by email to your UQ student email address, for an in person Oral Assessment of your Response before a final grade is allocated. If you do not attend on the notified date and time a final grade will not be allocated or published in respect of the Response.
• Students are required to sign a declaration that the answers submitted in their Response are their own, and that they have not consulted with any other person in relation to the assessment. Answers submitted without this declaration will not be accepted.
• Where it is established that a student has used AI in their Response or consulted with any other person in relation to the questions on the assessment, that student will be referred to the Academic Integrity Officer.
• Students are required to prepare a logical written reasoned Response (using the response template provided in the Course Site) to the Take Home Assessment questions demonstrating knowledge by identifying relevant issues, concisely stating procedure/legal rules/laws engaged ("Law"), applying the Law to the facts, developing arguments or synthesising relevant law/concepts and stating a conclusion/advice/drafting.

Format and Length

The Response must be submitted using the Response format provided in the Course Blackboard Site in the Assessment Tab. The Response must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.docx) file format electronically in Turnitin via the submission folder on the Course Blackboard Site.   

The word limit must be calculated based on the style of the Response being in the template provided in the Assessment Tab of the Course Blackboard Site and in the format Times New Roman font with line spacing of 1.5. The word limit for the Response to a Contextual Arbitral Factual Scenario is set out below:

Question 1 (750 Words)

Question 2 (750 Words)

Question 3 (750 Words).

The aggregate word limit is 2,250 words. You must keep to the maximum word limit for each Question in your Response.  Any text beyond the individual Question word limit (noted above) per Response will not be read or taken into account in awarding marks; a penalty will be applied of 1 mark per 100 words over the word limit in the Response. By way of clarification, the 2,250 aggregate word limit:

•    includes headings;
•    does not include text in the header or word count; and
•    does not include footnotes - however footnotes must be used for citation purposes only. Any narrative/contention or substantive text that appears in the footnote will not be read or taken into account in awarding your mark.

For style and referencing, students should refer to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. See item 3.4 of this course profile for further details.

You must include all of the following on the title page of your Response submitted:

•    The student’s name and number;
•    A declaration that the answers are the student’s own work and that he or she has not consulted with any other person (This is very important. Note that the form of this declaration differs from the standard declaration on the BEL Assignment Cover Sheet); and
•    The word count per response and the aggregate word count for all responses.

The Take Home Assessment will be a mixture of short answer questions, problem questions based on one or more Stimulus material or reading provided in the Assessment covering the content of Weeks 1 to 7 (inclusive).  

Students will be required to prepare a logical written reasoned response ('Response") to 3 Contextual Arbitral Scenarios demonstrating knowledge by identifying relevant issues, concisely stating procedure/legal rules/laws engaged ("Law"), applying the Law to the facts, developing arguments or synthesising relevant law/concepts and stating a conclusion/advice/drafting.

Submitting Response

• Only one (1) submission of the Response will be accepted. The Response must be submitted using the Response format provided in the Course Blackboard Site in the Assessment Tab. The Response must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.docx) file format electronically in Turnitin via the submission folder on the Course Blackboard Site. 

It is a mandatory prerequisite of this module that each student has successfully completed their Academic Integrity Module before enrolling in this course or in their first semester of enrolment. To check if you have completed it please go to your Studies Report in mySI-net. If it does not show as being completed please click the link here to complete https://web.library.uq.edu.au/library-services/it/learnuq-blackboard-help/academic-integrity-modules.

This module is offered in instructor-paced mode and prior completion of the Academic Integrity Module is part of the assessment details in this course and is published here before the scheduled start date. Successful prior completion of your Academic Integrity Module is required as part of your assessment in this course module. 

The relevant University policy requiring completion of the Academic Integrity Module and consequences of not completing it can be found here https://policies.uq.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=356&version=1  

Extracts of the policy are set out below for your reference and Section 7 relevantly provides: 

Academic Integrity Modules

Two online modules on the edX (Edge) platform that are designed to help students understand their obligations and responsibilities. Students enrolled in degree programs at UQ must complete these modules in their first semester of enrolment.

The consequences of not completing your Academic Integrity Module are set out in the policy located here https://policies.uq.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=356&version=1 which include: 

·               being stopped from enrolling in further courses, this is located in Section 3 (9) (10) and (18) of the policy;

·               not being eligible for supplementary assessment (see Section 3 (47));

·               not having the Course assessment results included in the Official Academic Transcript (see Section 3 (58)). 

For your ease of reference the full text of the relevant sections of the policy are set out below: 

Quote.

"Admission

(9)  An applicant must meet all admission requirements prior to admission and no conditional offers can be made.

(10) Students must complete both Academic Integrity Modules prior to enrolling in their third shorter form credential module.

Enrolment

(18) A person who has been expelled or refused enrolment at UQ or another tertiary educational institution, for either academic or non-academic reasons, may be refused enrolment in a shorter form credential at this University.

The successful completion of the Academic Integrity Module forms part of your assessment in this course module; is required to satisfactorily complete it and the consequence of not completing it is located in Section 3 (47) and (58) set out below: 

Assessment Dates

(47) A student who does not pass the assessment for a shorter form credential module will not be eligible for supplementary assessment.

Record of Completion 

(58) The Official Academic Transcript will provide details for all shorter form credential modules that have been satisfactorily completed (i.e. passing grades only), including the grade for each module, as well as details of all shorter form credential suites that have been satisfactorily completed."

• Unquote."

The Take Home Assessment must be the individual student’s own work and the following conditions apply to the written response (Response):

• Only one (1) submission of the Response can me made electronically via Turnitin in the Assessment window for submission.
• The use of AI is not permitted in this course. You are not permitted to input any course materials including the Take Home Assessment into any Generative AI or large language model or send course materials to any data trading sites or platforms used to generate summaries or translations. This is a breach of copyright and doing so will be considered misconduct.
• Students are not permitted to upload or input any course materials in any format including (transcripts, screenshots and/or recordings) into any Generative AI or large language model and are not permitted to use course materials in data trading sites or platforms that ask for summaries of course material and doing so will be considered misconduct.
• Students are not to consult with any other person in relation to the questions on the assessment. Students may consult with the Course Co-ordinator if clarification of any question is thought necessary. The Course Co-ordinator may circulate clarifications to the entire class if necessary or appropriate.
• The use of AI (e.g., ChatGPT etc) to form any part of your Responses is not permitted and will be detected. The submission of AI generated Responses or content in whole or part in any Response submitted in the Assessments in this Course fails to meet the UQ (Postgrad Coursework) graduate attributes set out in Section 2 Aims and Objectives (C3, C5, D2, D5 and E4) of this Course Profile. Any AI generated content in any Response as detected by AI detection software in respect of a Response will be referred to the Law School's Academic Integrity Officer on suspicion of academic misconduct and that the penalty may include a fail grade being awarded for that piece of assessment and/or the imposition of other appropriate sanctions. 
• You will be required to attend an Oral Assessment based on your submitted Response which will form part of the cumulative grade for this Assessment. The Course Co-ordinator/Law School will send to your student email your individual Oral Assessment date, time and venue when you are required to attend to complete the Oral Assessment of your written Response to complete this Assessment. You will be required to attend in person at the St Lucia Campus. Online overseas Students will undertake their Oral Assessment via Zoom or other recorded platform to be notified by the Course Coordinator. The Oral Assessment is an integral part of this one piece of summative assessment and is required to be completed before a final grade can be allocated. If you do not attend on the notified date and time a final grade will not be allocated or published in respect of the Response as you will not have completed the assessment.
• Students are required to sign a declaration that the answers submitted in their Response are their own, and that they have not consulted with any other person in relation to the assessment. Answers submitted without this declaration will not be accepted.
• Where it is established that a student has used AI in their Responses or consulted with any other person in relation to the questions on the assessment, that student will be referred to the Academic Integrity Officer.
• Students are required to prepare a logical written reasoned Response (using the response template provided in the Course Site) to the Take Home Assessment questions demonstrating knowledge by identifying relevant issues, concisely stating procedure/legal rules/laws engaged ("Law"), applying the Law to the facts, developing arguments or synthesising relevant law/concepts and stating a conclusion/advice/drafting.
• The Oral Assessment is based on your submitted Response. The format of the Oral Assessment (OA) will take place as a formal question answer session on your Response. The length of the Oral Assessment will take approximately 30-45 minutes. You may have your written Response and reference material referred to in it accessible during the OA but you will not generally have time to go researching your answers in the OA. You will be required at the commencement of the Oral Assessment to verify your identity and to physically have with you and show your photo ID (i.e., current UQ Student Card/Driver's License or Passport) for this purpose.

Format and Length

The Response must be submitted using the Response format provided in the Course Blackboard Site in the Assessment Tab. The Response must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.docx) file format electronically in Turnitin via the submission folder on the Course Blackboard Site.   

The word limit must be calculated based on the style of the Response being in the template provided in the Assessment Tab of the Course Blackboard Site and in the format Times New Roman font with line spacing of 1.5. The word limit for the Response to a Contextual Arbitral Factual Scenario is set out below:

Question 1 (1,400 Words)

Question 2 (1,700 Words)

Question 3 (1,400 Words).

The aggregate word limit is 4,500 words. You must keep to the maximum word limit for each Question in your Response.  Any text beyond the individual Question word limit (noted above) per Response will not be read or taken into account in awarding marks; a penalty will be applied of 1 mark per 100 words over the word limit in the Response. By way of clarification, the 4,500 aggregate word limit:

•    includes headings;
•    does not include text in the header or word count; and
•    does not include footnotes - however footnotes must be used for citation purposes only. Any narrative/contention or substantive text that appears in the footnote will not be read or taken into account in awarding your mark.

For style and referencing, students should refer to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. See item 3.4 of this course profile for further details.

You must include all of the following on the title page of your Response submitted:

•    The student’s name and number;
•    A declaration that the answers are the student’s own work and that he or she has not consulted with any other person (This is very important. Note that the form of this declaration differs from the standard declaration on the BEL Assignment Cover Sheet); and
•    The word count per response and the aggregate word count for all responses.

The Take Home Assessment will be a mixture of short answer questions, essay questions and/or problem questions based on one or more Stimulus material or reading provided in the Assessment covering the content of Weeks 1 to 12 (inclusive). 

Students will be required to prepare a logical written reasoned response ('Response") to the questions demonstrating knowledge by identifying relevant issues, concisely stating procedure/legal rules/laws engaged ("Law"), applying the Law to the facts, developing arguments or synthesising relevant law/concepts and stating a conclusion/advice/drafting.

Submitting Response

Only one (1) submission of the Response will be accepted. The Response must be submitted using the Response format provided in the Course Blackboard Site in the Assessment Tab. The Response must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.docx) file format electronically in Turnitin via the submission folder on the Course Blackboard Site.