Assessment

Assessment

Find assessments for your courses including online timed assessments and on-campus exams, plus instructions on how to submit assignments and what feedback to expect from your teachers.

Find your assessments

You can find your assessments listed in Canvas or in your course guide.

In Canvas

To find your assessments in Canvas:

  1. Log in to Canvas using your RMIT ID and password (Forgotten your password? Reset it).
  2. In the menu bar, select Courses.
  3. Select Assignments. This will show you a list of all assessment tasks for the course.
  4. Select each assigment to see more information including the due date and rubric.

Course guide

In each course guide you will find a section called Overview of assessment, which outlines the type of assessments students must undertake in the course.

Timed assessments and on-campus exams

Some higher education courses will have online timed assessments or on-campus exams scheduled during the semester assessment period. See the timed assessments and on-campus exams page for information.

How to submit your assessments

 

Submit an assessment online via Canvas

Most assessments at RMIT can be submitted online via Canvas using Turnitin software. Submissions via Canvas include an online assessment declaration.

Go to the Canvas webpage for instructions on how to submit your assessments via Canvas.

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Technical faults when submitting an online assessment

We understand that technical issues happen. If possible, take a screenshot of the fault or error message and record the time it happened. Send this information to your teacher to let them know you have had difficulty completing the assessment and then contact IT Service Connect. Your teacher will be in touch if you need to take further action.

Submit an assessment physically

Some assessments at RMIT need to be submitted physically, such as creative works or physical artefacts. Assessments submitted physically should include a completed and signed cover sheet and declaration. 

Download the assessment cover sheet (PDF, 498KB)
Need help? Download the guide (PDF, 470KB)

If an assessment for a specific course requires a different cover sheet, your School or educator will let you know.

Assessment declaration

When you submit work for assessment, you’ll be asked to agree to the following declaration.

Declaration and statement of authorship

  1. I/we have not impersonated, or allowed myself to be impersonated by, any person for the purposes of this assessment.
  2. This assessment is my/our original work and no part of it has been copied from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made.
  3. No part of this assessment has been written for me/us by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the lecturer/teacher concerned.
  4. Where this work is being submitted for individual assessment, I declare that it is my original work and that no part has been contributed by, produced by or in conjunction with another student.
  5. I/we give permission for my assessment response to be reproduced, communicated compared and archived for the purposes of detecting plagiarism.
  6. I/we give permission for a copy of my assessment to be retained by the university for review and comparison, including review by external examiners.
  7. I/we understand that:
  • Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to exclusion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentations. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited.
  • Plagiarism includes the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy my work.

I/we agree and acknowledge that:

  1. I/we have read and understood the Declaration and Statement of Authorship above.
  2. If I/we do not agree to the Declaration and Statement of Authorship in this context and a signature is not included below, the assessment outcome is not valid for assessment purposes and will not be included in my final result for this course.

You'll find more information about the penalties for plagiarism in the Student Conduct Policy.

Assessment feedback

At RMIT, teaching staff will provide you with feedback to assist in improving your performance while you study. 

You should expect to receive progressive results and feedback within 10 working days of your assessment due date and submission. You can also request feedback if you feel it has not been provided during the stated time frame, or in one of the various formats outlined below.

In any course, formal and informal feedback is provided in multiple ways. Think about how you might apply assessment feedback to further develop your learning and level of achievement.

Ways you might receive feedback

  • Class discussion and interaction – Throughout a course, there are usually opportunities for teachers and students to collaboratively discuss assessments and solutions in class or online. If you need guidance on a particular issue, then a Canvas discussion forum is a great place to ask for assistance
  • Rubrics and criteria – A rubric breaks down a set task into individual assessment criteria. Rubrics can help you take a complex assignment and break it into smaller tasks that you can check off prior to submission. Teachers will often use the rubric to structure their feedback to you by highlighting which level you achieved for each criterion. This way you can see which aspects of a task you did well on and which ones to work on. Overall, the benefits of rubrics are that they provide a clear set of goalposts for students and ensure assignments are marked consistently and fairly
  • In person (one-on-one) – Teaching staff are often available for informal discussion, so be sure to check in Canvas for your teachers’ availability for student consultations. Make the most of this opportunity to help improve relevant knowledge and skills for future assessment
  • Group feedback – Working in teams is very important in industry and so you will likely have some group assessments in your courses at RMIT. In addition to individual feedback, your teacher may provide feedback to an entire group or class. This will likely include generic discussions about the collective strengths and/or weaknesses demonstrated in the assessment

Review and appeal a final course result

If you believe there has been an error that has impacted your final course result, you can request a review (stage 1). If the review does not resolve your issue, you may submit an appeal (stage 2).

Students must seek a stage 1 review of their results before submitting a stage 2 appeal.

Stage 1 – Request a review 

Contact your course coordinator or program manager to request a review of your grade against one or more of the grounds stated in Assessment Processes 7.3. Stage 1 reviews must be requested within 5 working days of the date of publication of the result (recommended timeframe).

Stage 2 – Submit an appeal

If requesting a review does not resolve your issue, you may submit an appeal (stage 2).

More information

For more information about reviews and appeals, see Appeals and Assessment Processes, Chapter 7.

More information

On-campus exams

Find information about on-campus exams each semester.

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Results and grades

Find out when your official results are released, how to view and understand them, and where to get help if you didn’t do as well as you’d hoped.

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Extensions and special consideration

RMIT provides a number of adjustments to assessment, including extensions and special consideration. Find the adjustment for your circumstances.

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Equitable learning and disability

Additional support is available to ensure equal opportunities for students with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition, and primary carers of individuals with a disability.

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Academic integrity

Learn about academic integrity, what happens if you breach it and where to get help if you're unsure.

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RMIT Capabilities

RMIT Capabilities describe the skills, knowledge and values that you will develop through your studies.

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Assessments and results

Find out about assessment extensions, special consideration, academic integrity, academic progress, low completion rates, results and transcripts.

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