Attendance is required at scheduled in-class activities  to complete components of the course. Evidence shows that attending and actively engaging in class activities and readings aids academic success. We encourage you to make every effort to attend class and participate fully in all aspects of your learning. 
Online lecture material  will be available as recordings prior to class and in class time will focus on skills development, workshop activities, group work and mindfulness practice.  
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly block delivery on Mondays and Tuesday afternoons throughout March. 

This course will include some pre class reading and video viewing. In class activities will include role plays, learning and practising mindfulness and other skills as well as group work activities.

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

We strongly suggest that you complete the academic integrity module, a compulsory element of your degree programme, as soon as possible - you can access the online course and tests from Canvas, choose ACADINT.A01 or go to https://www.academicintegrity.auckland.ac.nz/Links to an external site. https://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/sites/public/files/study-skills/documents/refworks-endnote-mendeley-zotero-comparison.pdf Links to an external site.

ASSESSMENTS

There are three core assessments in this course. You must complete all components of the assessment tasks to achieve an overall pass on this course. Completion will be determined by the satisfaction of the examiners, where students must achieve at least 50% for the course and participate in all the assessments.

The self/care mindfulness reflections will be completed and submitted in class.

The test will be in person and -in class.

The group work project and reflection must be submitted electronically to Canvas , which simultaneously submits your work to Turnitin (see below). We expect your work to be handed in on time, as keeping to contract and appointments is part of social work practice: for information about requests for extensions, penalties for late work (etc), please follow this link:

http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/assignments.html.

The course uses Turnitin, a website which checks your written word alongside anything else on the internet. Turnitin provides you and us with a 'similarity score' on an originality index which tells us whether you have put things in your own words or not. The skill of academic writing is to learn from what you read but to write it in your own style. Turnitin and Canvas are linked, so when you submit your assignment to Canvas, you should be able to view your originality report (and make any changes before resubmitting if necessary).

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Some members of last year's course felt that there wasn't enough time to undertake the movie assignment. This year students can choose which way they want to present the group work component. Students also did not want to engage in another role play assignment for the assessment component, so this year there will be an in class test on assessment.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

If you have any learning needs, health issues or impairments that may affect your studies, please share this with me (and your other lecturers) as soon as possible. This can be either through face to face, email or a phone call. We are here to support you, but can't do this if we don't know what's happening. 

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.