All courses undertaken at UNSW Faculty of Law & Justice contain assessments. They are designed to help students know what they have learned (summative), as well as to give students feedback on what they need to improve (formative).

They are designed to assess student work in terms of both content and academic skills, and begin at a foundational level and become more complex.

An underlying feature of the Faculty of Law & Justice assessment tasks is that students learn problem-solving by addressing the problem from a number of different perspectives.

The kinds of assessments students undertake during a law degree include written advice to clients on hypothetical problems, exams, policy-based essays, presentations, reflective writing, mooting, internships, case notes, and class participation.

The Faculty of Law & Justice puts great value on developing effective and innovative assessments which help to build students as resilient, effective and just learners able to adapt to the varying demands of both studying and practising law.

All Law & Justice students should read and abide by the UNSW Law & Justice Assessment Procedure and Student Information document available from the Policy, Procedure and Forms page or on Moodle.

Please note: Electronic resources (e-books, digital textbooks, websites etc) cannot be accessed within invigilated examinations. Please consider this when purchasing materials for a course with an invigilated examination.
 

Students can also refer to the following UNSW policies:

• UNSW Assessment
• UNSW Examinations
• Special Consideration
• Academic Standing
• Review of Results
• Guide to UNSW Grades