M1005 Food, Sport, and Family Life

General Course Infromation

Course Details

Course Staff

Course Instructor: Alex Ryan

Course Timetable

Students will be noticed when the course is open.

Instructor Biography

With over 15 years of experience in the education industy, Mr Alex Ryan is an Australian teacher who has taught in a variety of settings. He has worked in various Australian primary schools, TAFE colleges as well as international kindergartens, training institutions, colleges and universities in China. A passionate sports lover and foodie, he is currently based in internationally famous food town Shunde in Guangdong Province, China.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Have a basic knowledge of Australian culture,
2. Explain Australian sporting and food culture.
3. Have a basic understanding of contemporarily held Australian family values. activities.

Learning Resouces

This course may include additional learning materials from the instructor. You may find them attached alongside your lesson videos.

Assessment

Policy on course assessment is based on the following four principles:

1. Assessment must encourage learning activities and improve learning methods.
2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable.
4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Detail

Assessment 1: Attendance

Credit: 25

Assessment on attendance is determined by the total viewing duration in a lesson. For example, to get 25 credits, a 40-minute long lesson video requires a minimum viewing duration of 160 minutes.

Assessment 2: Assignments

Credit: 50

Task: You need to complete a total of 10 questions which come in various forms, including but not limited to cloze, multiple choice, or TRUE/FALSE questions. You will have 3 opportunities to answer each question before your final submission.

Assessment 3: Quiz

Credit: 25

Task: You need to complete a total of 20 questions that are either standalone or under reading material(s). You will not have additional opportunities before your final submission.

Submission

• Failure to submit: Failure to fufill course attendance requirements, or unable to submit an assignment or quiz on time may incur a fail grade.
• Resubmission: of an assignment or a quiz after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted. Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.
• Appealing a mark or grade: If you are dissatisfied with your mark or grade, you may request for a review from your program coordinator. There must be academic or procedural reasons for your request, so you can’t simply request a re-mark because you are disappointed with your result.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme: