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MART 112 Marketing Management
COURSE OUTLINE
Semester Two, 2012
MART 112 Marketing Management
Table of Contents
Paper Description and Aims ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Teaching Staff ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Course Delivery ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Expectations and Workload ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Course Materials and Course Resources .................................................................................................................... 5
Blackboard ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Lecture and Tutorial Timetable .................................................................................................................................... 6
Assessment .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Course Requirements .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Assessment Grid .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Safe Assign ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Student Learning Centre .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Class Representatives .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Dishonest Practice and Plagiarism ........................................................................................................................... 12
Concerns about the Course ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Policy on Student Internal Assessment ................................................................................................................... 13
Policy for Special Consideration in Final Exams ................................................................................................... 14
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Paper Description and Aims
An introduction to the marketing environment, customer types, buyer behaviour, market
segmentation and product, pricing, distribution and promotion issues in the context of domestic
and international product and service markets. Taking a firm centric perspective, it considers how
marketing management creates value for an organisation through the integration of market and
customer information.
Semester Two 0.15EFTS 18 points
Restrictions: MART 101, MANV 101
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this paper students should:
Have a sound managerial perspective on contemporary marketing practice.
Understand theoretical and practical marketing problems and decisions.
Appreciate the internal and external forces that influence decisions.
Understand the marketing mix and how to manage the constituent parts.
Understand industrial, consumer, product and service markets.
Understand the marketing planning process.
Be able to produce a one year marketing plan.
Teaching Staff
Paper Administrator
Name: Cathie Child
Office: CO 6.42
Email: cathie.child@otago.ac.nz
Office Hours: Please refer to Blackboard
Lecturer
Name: Dr Kirsten Robertson
Office: CO 6.29
Email: kirsten.robertson@otago.ac.nz
Office Hours: Please refer to Blackboard
Lecturer
Name: Associate Professor Ken Deans
Office: CO 6.08
Email: ken.deans@otago.ac.nz
Office Hours: Please refer to Blackboard
You should contact the Paper Administrator with any administrative enquiries about the paper, e.g.
tutorial changes, or requests for late submission of assignments.
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Lecture Day/Time: Tuesday, Wednesday 14:00 – 14:50
Room: TBA
Tutorials Day/Time: TBA
Course Delivery
Every week students must attend two 50 minute lectures and participate in one 50 minute tutorial
when scheduled.
Lectures
Each lecture is connected to chapter(s) in the recommended text; HOWEVER, attendance at the
lecture is not a substitute for reading them. The lectures for this paper are designed to supplement
and complement the textbook with the objective of contextualizing the concepts introduced by the
authors, and to facilitate your understanding of the core ideas.
A few of the PowerPoint slides that contain models used in the lectures and any additional resources
referred to will be available on BLACKBOARD. While these main slides provide the outline for the
lecture content, more detail is delivered in class. This means that the slides are not a substitute for
attendance.
Every attempt will be made to make these slides available prior to the lecture and you are
encouraged to download copies and make notes on them in class. This is much more efficient than
trying to write down or remember everything said during the lecture.
Tutorials
The tutorial program is designed to support the completion of the group assignment (see details
below).
You are allocated to a tutorial stream, which you can check on BLACKBOARD.
Tutorials are not every week so check the schedule below.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR GROUPS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE ALLOCATED DURING
THE FIRST TUTORIAL.
The tutorials will show how the frameworks and techniques identified in the lectures and readings
can be applied to your project. There will be time in each session for your group to work on (and ask
questions) about specific issues you may be facing. The content of each tutorial, any additional
resource’s recommended and any preparation required is detailed in the TUTORIAL GUIDE, which is
available on BLACKBOARD.
The course calendar (in this outline and online on Blackboard) details semester dates, lecture topics,
tutorials and assessment related scheduling information. Note that this calendar may change as
the course proceeds. Any changes will be announced at lectures and detailed on Blackboard.
Students are expected to prepare for and attend all classes to gain full benefit from the
course
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These activities should be prepared for by reviewing information detailed on Blackboard and
completing any assigned readings. Students unable to attend a lecture are expected to catch up on
missed material. Unless stated otherwise, all aspects of the course are examinable.
Expectations and Workload
In order for you to successfully complete this course, there are a number of things that you are
expected to do as a University student because much learning at this level is ‘self directed’.
While Lectures and Tutorials are not compulsory and no one will check on your attendance it is
unlikely that you will perform to the best of your ability if you don’t attend your scheduled classes.
You are also expected to do work outside the scheduled contact hours including reading and group
work on the assignment. For example the University guidelines suggest students can expect to spend
about two hours working per week, per three points, for a single semester paper, in other words this
means 9 ‐10 hours outside of class time. For example for this course this might be split as 3‐5 hours
reading / class preparation and 3‐5 hours working on the group assignment (including meetings)
each week.
You should take personal responsibility to ensure you complete all necessary preparation and the
required assignments. This includes being an active and committed group member.
In return you can expect staff involved in this paper to provide a supportive learning environment,
appropriate resources, useful (and timely) feedback, and to be responsive to any questions.
Course Materials and Course Resources
The recommended text for this course is:
Marketing (2010): Kotler, P., Brown, L., Burton, S., Deans, K., and Armstrong, G. Pearson
Education, Australia, 8th Edition.
As this course has been designed to be a comprehensive introduction to Marketing Management
the text selected is designed to be useful beyond just this paper, and provides material relevant for
many other papers you may complete as part of your marketing degree. Also extensive additional
digital resources are available on‐line (ONE KEY accessed through BlackBoard) with a code supplied
with the text.
Blackboard
Blackboard https://blackboard.otago.ac.nz/webapps/login/ provides you with access to course
materials, and class notices will be posted on Blackboard. Lecture slides will also be posted there.
Blackboard is used to email the whole class so it is important that you check your student email and
Blackboard regularly, or use PIMS to redirect your emails to your personal account. You will find
helpful links to the Library referencing page, the Student Learning Centre, and writing resources in
Blackboard.
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Lecture and Tutorial Timetable
LECTURE READING/PREPARATION
WEEK 1 1. WELCOME,INTRODUCTION & COURSE Course Outline
Tuesday 10 July OVERVIEW
Lecturer Kirsten Robertson
2. MARKETING MANAGEMENT IN CONTEXT Kotler et al (2010)
Wednesday 11 July Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 1 and 2
WEEK 2 3. THE MARKETING ENVIROMENT Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 17 July Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 5
4. BUYING BEHAVIOUR CUSTOMERS Kotler et al (2010)
Wednesday 18 July Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 7
WEEK 3 5. SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 24 July Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 4
6. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MARKETING Kotler et al (2010)
Wednesday 25 July Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 3
TUTORIAL #1 CHECK PIMS/BLACKBOARD FOR YOUR REFER TO TUTORIAL
Week Beg 23 July TUTORIAL ALLOCATION GUIDE
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW AND GROUP
FORMATION
WEEK 4 7. SEGMENTATION & TARGETING Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 31 July Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 9 part 1
8. POSITIONING & COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Kotler et al
Wednesday 1 Aug Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 9 part 2
TUTORIAL #2 IDEA SELECTION AND MARKET ASSESSMENT REFER TO TUTORIAL
Week Beg 30 July GUIDE
WEEK 5 9. MARKETING RESEARCH & DECISION SUPPORT Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 7 Aug Lecturer David Bishop Chapter 6
10. PRODUCTS, GOODS SERVICES & EXPERIENCE Kotler et al (2012)
Wednesday 8 Aug Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 10 part 1
TUTORIAL #3 SEGMENTATION, TARGETING & POSITIONING REFER TO TUTORIAL
Week Beg 6 Aug GUIDE
WEEK 6 11. MANAGING THE MARKET OFFERING Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 14 Aug Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 10
12. DEVELOPING NEW OFFERINGS Kotler et al (2010
Wednesday 15 Aug Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 11
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TUTORIAL #4
Week Beg 13 Aug
PRESENTATION SESSION 1 REFER TO TUTORIAL
GUIDE
WEEK 7 13. BRANDING & COMMUNICATION Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 21 Aug Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 10 part 2 and
Chapter 16
Wednesday 22 Aug 14. BUYER BEHAVIOUR ORGANISATIONS Kotler et al (2010)
Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 8
TUTORIAL #5
Week Beg 20 Aug
PRESENTATION SESSION 2 REFER TO TUTORIAL
GUIDE
27 Aug – 31 Aug MID SEMESTER BREAK
WEEK 8 15. MEASURING MARKETING’S PERFORMANCE Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 4 Sept Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapters 3 & 4
Wednesday 5 Sept 16. NOT FOR PROFIT MARKETING Kotler et at (2010)
Lecturer David Bishop
WEEK 9 17. ASSESSING VAULE – COSTS & PRICING Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 11 Sept Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 12
Wednesday 12 Sept
MID TERM EXAM ESSAY
DURING LECTURE
TUTORIAL #6 MARKETING PLAN REFER TO TUTORIAL
Week Beg 10 Sept GUIDE
WEEK 10 19. GUEST LECTURER Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 18 Sept
Wednesday 19 Sept 20. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Kotler et al (2010)
Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 13
WEEK 11 21. RETAILING Kotler et al (2010)
Tuesday 25 Sept Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 14
Wednesday 26 Sept 22. MARKETING AND ETHICS Kotler et al (2010)
Lecturer Kirsten Robertson Chapter 19
Friday 28 Sept
WRITTEN MARKETING PLAN REFER TO TUTORIAL
GUIDE
HANDED IN
WEEK 12 23. SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENT Kotler et al (2010)
Lecturer Ken Deans
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Tuesday 2 Oct Chapter 15
Wednesday 3 Oct 24. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Kotler et al (2010)
Lecturer Ken Deans Chapter 18
WEEK13 25.EMERGENT ISSUES & MARKETING
Tuesday 9 Oct CHALLENGES
Lecturer Ken Deans
Wednesday 10 Oct 26. COURSE REVIEW & EXAM REVISION All course material
Lecturer Kirsten Robertson and Ken Deans
University Exam Period Second Semester
Monday 15 October to Friday 10 November 2012
Assessment
All material presented is examinable (except where stated otherwise) by assignments and the final
examination. All important assessment information such as due dates and times, content,
guidelines and so on will be discussed at lectures and, where appropriate, detailed on Blackboard in
the week prior to each assessment. Students are responsible for ensuring that they are aware of this
information, keeping track of their own progress, and catching up on any missed classes.
A terms test will provide formative feedback to students on their progress to‐date (20%). It will
consist of ONE essay question. The essay question will require you to answer a random question
chosen from a bank of six questions provided, to test the knowledge and understanding of the
material covered in the first half of the course.
The group assignment will be an integrative case study that builds through the lecture/tutorial
program, and textbook readings, culminating in the production of a marketing plan. The first part
of the group assignment is an oral presentation of the marketing assessment (10%), followed by a
detailed written marketing plan in part two (20%)
The final exam will be a choice of 6 essay questions from which you must answer 3.
Details of the Department’s policy on late assignments are explained on the last page of this
outline.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
TERMS TEST (20%) INDIVIDUAL
The Mid‐Term Test will be conducted in a lecture theatre on Wednesday September 12th 2012. It
will consist of ONE essay question.
The essay question will require you to answer a random question chosen from a bank of six
questions provided.
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Further details will be provided in Tutorial One.
MARKETING PLAN (30%) GROUP
This semester, you will be part of a group that launches a new market offering. You will be assigned
to a group of 3 from within your tutorials, and each group will need to present, write, and submit a
Marketing Plan. This group project is designed to give you the opportunity to apply the concepts
introduced in the lectures and throughout the text book. Your task will focus on the launch of one
offering for the New Zealand market.
This assignment is split into 2 parts:
MARKETING PLAN PRESENTATION (10%)
DUE In tutorial #4 and tutorial #5
The first part of the assignment requires you to select a new market offering and conduct a market
analysis. This means determining the size of the potential market(s), possible competitors and
identifying environmental factors that may support or hinder your introduction. You should pay
particular attention to profiling the appropriate market segment.
Your group will present this (using POWERPOINT) in the tutorial.
MARKETING PLAN WRITTEN REPORT (20%) ‐ DUE Friday September 28TH at 12pm (midday)
Electronic version to be posted on BLACKBOARD and hardcopy to be handed in to the MART
100 level box on the 3rd floor of the Commerce building.
The final part of your assignment requires you to identify how you will market the product that you
presented for the first part of the assessment. You will work in the same group formation as you did
for your presentation. You will detail a plan of action that ensures your introduction is successful.
Your group will produce a written plan that focuses on informing your chosen key market segments
about your offering and encouraging them to purchase. Your plan includes a forecast of demand,
pricing aspects, a financial plan and a marketing budget and identifies measures of success.
Further details of the format of the plan and the suggested content will be available on
BLACKBOARD and discussed in the tutorials.
Problems with Group Work
Where a group is set and a group is experiencing difficulties, the students should approach their
tutor to try to resolve these differences. The tutor will counsel the group, or individuals in the
group, on the procedures open to them to resolve group problems (the problem should be raised
prior to the work being completed or handed in).
The procedure to be followed is:
1. Students should try to resolve the problems within the group without outside assistance.
2. Students should meet with their tutor to endeavour to resolve outstanding issues.
3. The tutor will arrange for students to meet with the course coordinator who will endeavour
to resolve the situation.
4. This procedure MUST be completed to step iii) before the assignment is submitted for
grading. Where there are still unresolved difficulties, step v) will be implemented.
5. Students will complete a 'Peer Assessment' form available from the appropriate course
coordinator (which must be submitted to the tutor or course coordinator before any grades
are released).
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Course Coordinators reserve the right to require all students to complete peer assessment forms at
any time during and/or after submission of an assessed group project. Should there be differences
in the peer assessment forms, the student(s) will be required to either submit in writing, or meet
with a group comprised of their course coordinator and lecturer(s) and others (as deemed
appropriate) to provide an explanation for the discrepancy. A differential allocation of grade may
result from this process.
Course Requirements
TERMS REQUIREMENTS
In order to pass this course, students must complete all pieces of assessment
and achieve a composite mark of at least 50% in the internal assessment.
Students must also achieve at least 50% in the final exam to pass this course.
Assessment Grid
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Exam
Total
Topic
Marketing Plan – Presentation 10%
Due Date In Tutorials, Week Beg 13th Aug and Week
Beg 20th Aug
Terms Tests ‐ Essay 20%
Due Date In the lecture Wednesday 12th of September
Marketing Plan – Report 20%
Due Date Friday 28th September 12:00 (midday)
Final Exam 50%
100%
Total
The grading scheme used at Otago is:
A+ 90‐100 C+ 60‐64
A 85‐89 C 55‐59
A‐ 80‐84 C‐ 50‐54
B+ 75‐79 D 40‐49
B 70‐74 E <40
B‐ 65‐69
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Safe Assign
Please be aware that Safe Assign may be used for assessments in this paper.
Safe Assign is a plagiarism detection tool which can report matches between sections of students
work submitted to it and material on a comprehensive database to which Safe Assign has access.
This includes material on the internet and other student’s assignments which have previously been
submitted to Safe Assign.
Assignments will need to be submitted to the Final Version Assignment folder in the Blackboard
course for this paper. You may submit your assignment to this folder only once.
You also have the option of submitting one draft assignment to the ‘Draft Safe Assignment’ folder.
If you choose to utilise this option, you will receive the report generated which contains a
percentage mark of the paper that matches other sources. Assignments submitted to the ‘Draft
Assignment’ folder will not be assessed; however the report will be available for the paper co‐
ordinator to view.
You can find further information on Safe Assign and dishonest practice at:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/blackboard/assessing‐your‐students/anti‐plagiarism‐safeassign/anti‐plagiarism/
http://www.otago.ac.nz/administration/policies/otago003145.html
Student Learning Centre
The Student Learning Centre, which is part of the Higher Education Development Centre, provides
learning support, free of charge, to ALL enrolled students. Their services include:
a workshop programme designed to help students to improve their learning strategies and their
generic skills;
individual assistance with learning issues;
on‐line study skills advice;
a student leadership programme
a student‐led peer support programme for students of all ages and backgrounds.
conversational English groups for students from a non‐English speaking background
The Centre also provides two very helpful study guides, “Guidelines for Writing and Editing” and
“Writing University Assignments” and these are available on the SLC website.
http://hedc.otago.ac.nz/hedc/sld/About‐us.html
Class Representatives
The class (or student) representative system is an avenue for encouraging communication and
consultation between staff and students. It provides you with a vehicle for communicating your
views on the teaching and delivery of the paper and provides staff with an opportunity to
communicate information and gain constructive feedback from students. It contributes to the
development of a sense of community within a department and it adds a further dimension to the
range of support services offered to students.
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Volunteers for the role of class representatives will be called early in the semester. The OUSA
invites all class representatives to a training session, conducted by OUSA, about what it means to
be a class representative and some of the possible procedures for dealing with issues that arise.
They also provide information on the services that OUSA offers and the role OUSA can play in
solving problems that may occur. The OUSA provides support to class representatives during the
semester. Departmental staff will also meet with class representatives during the semester to
discuss general issues or matters they wish to have considered.
Dishonest Practice and Plagiarism
Students should make sure that all submitted work is their own. Plagiarism is a form of dishonest
practice. Plagiarism is defined as copying or paraphrasing another’s work and presenting it as one’s
own (University of Otago Calendar 2012). In practice this means plagiarism includes any attempt in
any piece of submitted work (e.g. an assignment or test) to present as one’s own work the work of
another (whether of another student or a published authority). Any student found responsible for
plagiarism in any piece of work submitted for assessment shall be subject to the University’s
dishonest practice regulations which may result in various penalties, including forfeiture of marks
for the piece of work submitted, a zero grade for the paper, or in extreme cases exclusion from the
University. The University of Otago reserves the right to use plagiarism detection tools.
Concerns about the Course
We hope you will feel comfortable coming to talk to us if you have a concern about the course. The
Course Coordinator will be happy to discuss any concerns you may have. Alternatively, you can
report your concerns to the Class Representative who will follow up with departmental staff. If,
after making approaches via these channels, you do not feel that your concerns have been
addressed, there are University channels that may aid resolution. For further advice or more
information on these, contact the departmental administrator or head of department.
Disclaimer
While every effort is made to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate, it
is subject to change. Changes will be notified in class and via Blackboard. Students are encouraged
to check Blackboard regularly. It is the student’s responsibility to be informed.
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
Policy on Student Internal Assessment
The purpose of this document is to have a consistent policy throughout the department as well as to develop students’ time management
skills. It reflects usual practices in the business world in which neither success (here: grades) nor deadlines are negotiable.
1. Dissemination of Grades – Regarding internal assessment, class averages and distribution will be displayed graphically by letter
grade for each piece of the assessment. The letter grade only will be returned to the student on their work. At the end of the
semester, all internal assessment will be displayed by Student ID with the letter grades for each assignment. All students are
requested to check these when posted on the web‐based Blackboard – any discrepancies should be reported to the course
coordinator as soon as possible.
2. Late Assignments – Assignments received after the deadline and within 24 hours after the deadline will have 25% deducted from
the available grade for the piece of assessment (ie. a 78% becomes a 53%). Assignments received 24 hours and later than the
deadline will not be marked and there will be no grade given.
3. Extensions – Extensions will be granted only in exceptional circumstances (eg. illness with supporting medical documentary
evidence stating nature and length of impairment, family emergency, provincial or national representative activities) by the
appropriate paper administrator.
If the assignment or internal assessment tests count significantly towards the final result then a formal medical certificate is
required. As a guideline, an internal assessment component which counts for 20% of the final result would be considered
significant.
4. Tutors and lecturers are not authorised to give extensions. Only the paper administrator should be approached (consult the course
outline for the person(s) responsible).
Computer problems do not constitute an exceptional circumstance unless it is an officially notified failure of university equipment.
5. Plagiarism – Plagiarism is the dishonest use of someone else’s words, facts or ideas, without proper acknowledgement. Most
students will include other people’s ideas and information in their work and assignments ‐ such material may be either quoted or
digested and used by students. In either case, acknowledgement is essential. Note that the University of Otago Calendar under
Student Conduct Rules Part 1 Section 1 (e) states that no student shall “engage in any dishonest practice as described in regulation
5(b) of the Examinations and Assessment Regulations in connection with an examination or other method of academic work which
counts towards the attainment of a pass in any subject.”
6. Problems with group work – Where group work is set and a group is experiencing difficulties, the students should approach their
tutor to try to resolve these differences. The tutor will counsel the group, or individuals from the group, on the procedures open to
them to resolve group problems (the problem should be raised prior to the work being completed or handed in).
The procedure to be followed is:
i) students should try to resolve the problems within the group without outside assistance.
ii) students should meet with their tutor to endeavor to resolve outstanding issues.
iii) the tutor will arrange for students to meet with the paper administrator who will endeavor to resolve the situation.
This procedure MUST be completed to step iii) before the assignment is submitted for grading. Where there are still unresolved
difficulties, step iv) will be implemented.
iv) students will complete a ‘Peer Assessment’ form available from the appropriate paper administrator (which must be
submitted to the tutor or paper administrator before any grades are released).
Paper administrators reserve the right to require all students to complete peer assessment forms at any time during and/or after
submission of an assessed group project. Should there be differences in the peer assessment forms, the student(s) will be required to
either submit in writing to, or meet with a group comprised of their paper administrator and lecturer(s) and others (as deemed
appropriate) to provide an explanation for the discrepancy. A differential allocation of grade may result from this process.
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING
Policy for Special Consideration in Final Exams
*** All applications for special consideration must be dealt with through
the examinations office not the department ****
The Special Consideration provisions apply only to final examinations and only where it is clearly documented that a candidate has been
prevented from taking an examination through illness or other exceptional circumstances beyond his or her control; or has been seriously
impaired by illness or other exceptional circumstances beyond his or her control at the time of, or in the 14 day period immediately prior
to the examination itself. Where students have been affected by illness or other exceptional circumstances during the teaching period,
they are expected to have informed Heads of Departments directly at the time (not individual lecturers or tutors).
Process
You need to obtain an application form from the University Information Centre or Student Health. You can also download the Application
for Special Consideration in Final Examinations form Application for Special Consideration in Final Examinations form
If your condition persists and you find that you are still seriously impaired for a later examination, do not submit a second application
form, but contact the Examinations Office for advice (+64 3 479 8237).
No special arrangements can be made for candidates who fail to attend examinations at the correct time.
Deadline:
Five calendar days from the date of the last examination for which you are making an application for Special Consideration.
Please Note:
Applications cannot be accepted without supporting documentation such as a medical certificate.
For further information please see: Health Declaration for Special Consideration Application
Absences
1. A student may be offered an aegrotat pass providing:
(a) their grade for internal assessment is C+ or better and
(b) the internal grade they have achieved has contained a significant element of individual work as opposed to group
assignments (25% of the total grade for the paper).
2. All other cases will be offered a special examination.
3. In some cases that qualify for an aegrotat, it may be relevant to offer the student the choice of an aegrotat or a special
examination. For example aegrotats at any stage of the course can have a detrimental effect on a student’s ability to qualify for
scholarships.
4. Special examinations for Semester One 2012 will be held on (date to be arranged), in the week prior to Semester Two
commencement.
Special examinations for Semester Two 2012 will be held on (date to be arranged), two weeks after cessation of official
examination period.
Impaired Performance
1. If the student has no internal assessment there will be no adjustment to the exam mark and only an optional special will be
offered.
2. If the student has internal assessment the examination mark may be adjusted by taking account of the discrepancy between the
examination and internal marks, with particular attention to individual work for the student in comparison to that for the whole
class.
3. In all other circumstances the student will be offered the choice of accepting this mark or sitting a special examination.
4. Once a student accepts to take a special examination the original examination mark is nullified and the result of the special
examination replaces the original mark, even if it is lower. Any absence or impairment for the special examination must be
covered using the same regulations as apply for normal university examinations.
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