The Evidence-based Management (EBMa) course provides students enrolled in programs at RSM with competencies centered around evidence that they are expected to develop and maintain throughout their studies and ultimately translate into their working life. EBMa involves the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the best available evidence about and within business organisations for decision-making. This course equips students with fundamental knowledge about EBMa and evidence, and how it strengthens decision-making and practice in business and organisations. Students will explore evidence in organisational settings and the integration of evidence with particular decisions and actions in practice. Students will be able to translate principles of best available evidence to management practice and ethical decision-making, and as well to reflect on how to use evidence and their position to improve on their learning experience.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. describe Evidence-based practice (EBP) in management and its basic principles and its core and functional capabilities
2. formulate problems that require decision-making based on evidence-based principles and capabilities (ASK)
3. create search strategies to acquire the best available evidence relevant to a problem (ACQUIRE)
4. ascertain the methodological appropriateness, quality, and trustworthiness of evidence (APPRAISE)
5. integrate different types of relevant evidence to answer questions (AGGREGATE)
6. design and implement evidence-based interventions and solutions to a problem that take into account their social and ethical implications (APPLY)
7. evaluate feedback obtained about interventions to determine needs for further action (ASSESS)
8. generate insights and decision-making awareness through self-reflection (ASSESS).

Research-Led Teaching

Evidence-based Management education is itself research-based. The approach to learning in this course is grounded in cognitive theories of learning which best support the development of critical thinking and meta-cognitive skills. The content is based on robust research, and in turn decision-making skills are developed. Managers and leaders taking this course will be positioned to ask the right questions, think critically, and acquire the best possible information with which to make management decisions. In this course students will learn to think critically about management problems and their solutions in terms of research findings published in academic journals in addition to other sources of evidence.

To support students in developing these skills the teaching is highly interactive. The core teaching is through interactive weekly seminars, in which students will practice the skills and techniques and will have opportunities to give and receive peer-based feedback. The primary assessment mode is through interactive sessions with the marker during which a student will discuss and receive feedback on their submission.

Complementing the academic focus of the course, the convenor has several decades of industry experience using the tools and techniques of Evidence-Based Management and has framed the delivery and the assessment structure to reflect a very practical application of the course concepts that will assist students to transfer the research-led teaching into industry practice. All assessment tasks offer the opportunity for students to develop their skills in accessing and understanding research literature, and students will see benefits from these skills throughout their studies at ANU, as well as in their industry practice.

Field Trips

There are no field trips in this course.

Additional Course Costs

There are no additional class costs expected in this course.

Examination Material or equipment

There is no formal examination for this course.

Required Resources

All required resources or readings will be advised on Wattle.

Recommended Resources

Text book: The recommended reading for this course is:

Barends, E & Rousseau, D M, 2018, Evidence-based management: How to use evidence to make better organizational decisions, Kogan Page, UK.

It is available through the campus bookshop, and as well a copy of the text book will be held in the ANU library reserve & short loan collection. The ANU Library e-book copy can be found HERE. Please contact the Course Convener if you have difficulty getting access to the book.

In-session resources:

• It is highly desirable that you bring an internet-connected device (smartphone, tablet or laptop) with Microsoft Excel to each session. It will be used for information search and solution development in the class discussions.
• Microsoft Excel will be used for a number of the tools and techniques used during the course. Excel is part of Microsoft Office. ANU staff and students can download a copy of Microsoft Office for free, for use on personal devices by visiting the Microsoft Office 365 Online Portal. Please refer to HERE for details. If this isn't possible, please let the Convener know.
• Students who are unable to install or access Excel should be able to use an alternative such as OpenOffice or LibreOffice Calc or Apple Numbers or the R statistics package with JASP interface.

Staff Feedback

Feedback: Rubrics are provided for all assessment items so that students can plan their work and can identify areas for improvement. Students may receive feedback in any of the following ways:

1. Rubric-based qualitative feedback, in written or verbal form.
2. Synchronous live feedback to individual learners or consolidated for the whole class;
3. Feedback in numeric, tabular, and graphical formats, and/or comments provided by video or audio recording or in writing; feedback can be to individual learners or consolidated for the whole class;
4. Peer feedback during workshops;
5. Individual feedback can be provided to students in consultation with the teaching team by email or by appointment. If an appointment is required for a telephone, online chat, or in-person meeting, email the tutor, lecturer, or Convenor to make an appointment.

Disagreement and dispute of assessment marks and feedback: ANU has policies and procedures to be followed in respect of disagreement with assessment marks or feedback (see under EDUCATIONAL POLICIES). However, it is suggested that any disagreement with assessment marks and feedback be addressed initially by email to the Convenor, including a clear description of the area(s) of dispute.

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). Feedback can also be provided to Course Conveners and teachers via the Student Experience of Learning & Teaching (SELT) feedback program. SELT surveys are confidential and also provide the Colleges and ANU Executive with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement.

Other Information

Important: Updates and announcements for this course will be circulated via emails and/or Wattle site. Students should ensure that their official ANU email address is effective and that they have access to Wattle. Students should check their ANU email address daily during teaching periods.

Student consultation:  

• Consultation requests to students will be circulated by Course Announcements or by email.
• Every effort will be made to respond to student queries as soon as possible, and within 2 business days unless there are special circumstances. The preferred initial method of contact is email, with other forms of communications (such as in-person consultation, online consultation, chat, or phone) used by agreement.
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Course Guidance: Detailed guidance on assessment requirements, marking criteria, assessment submission standards, navigating the teaching facilities, and how to study as well as detailed course notes are all available on the Wattle page.

• Refer to the Study Guide near the top of the page for an overview of learning through this course,
• Then read, watch, or listen to the other resources it identifies for more details, including in the Getting Started block of the Wattle page.

Personal portfolio: You may benefit from a range of learning tools. Consider keeping a personal journal throughout the course to record the thoughts, issues and dilemmas that arise for you. Such a journal may be electronic or maintained in any other format that suits you; and ePortfolio tool is provided to you for the purpose and is accessed through the right-hand column of the Wattle page. The journal is used to record insights gathered from course reading and other sources, as well as for noting personal reflections as the course proceeds. Students may reflect on their skills, resources, capabilities, thinking and learning styles as well as the course content and how it relates to their previous life experiences, and consider how they will prepare themselves for working in a management role deploying the skills and knowledge gained in this course.

Submission size: A maximum submission size is specified for assessment items. The specified sizes are adequate to cover the requirements to a high standard and they encourage focused and business-like writing and presentation. Note that words, slides, pages, or time in excess of the specified maximum submission size will not be marked.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Use of AI is rapidly growing in business, in particular the use of Large Language Models, of which there are many proprietary brands. In this course students may choose to use or to not use AI tools, but in any case where AI tools are used the student must accurately cite and reference the particular tools and must also advise in an appendix how they used the tool.Guidance on how to do this appropriately is provided in the Getting Started block on the Wattle page; the ANU provides further guidance at the following link: ANU Libguide https://libguides.anu.edu.au/generative-ai Students are reminded that they may be requested to meet with the Convenor to discuss any assessment submission, including responding to questions on the content of submissions and on their understanding of the course concepts assessed by the submission.

Assessment submission standards: Detailed advice on assessment submission standards, including detailed guidance on what is counted towards submission size, is provided on the Wattle page.

Procedure for extensions: The procedure for obtaining an extension of time for an assessment item is advised in the section on LATE SUBMISSION.

Scaling: Your final mark for the course will be based on the raw marks allocated for each of your assessment items. However, your final mark might not be the same number as produced by that formula, as marks may be scaled. Any scaling applied will preserve the rank order of raw marks (ithat is, if your raw mark exceeds that of another student, then your scaled mark will exceed the scaled mark of that student), and may be either up or down.

Applicable timezone: The Australian National University is situated in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory and all references to times and dates refer to time in the Australian Capital Territory. Be aware that the Australian Capital Territory observes Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time in summer months; the effect of this is to shift the time by one hour from Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) to Australian Eastern Daylight-saving Time (AEDT). This shift is taken into account in setting times for submission of assessment items or other activities so the set time will be as specified, but AEST or AEDT will apply depending on the time of year.

Support: The University offers a number of support services for students. Information on these services is available online from http://students.anu.edu.au/studentlife/

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Topic 1: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in ManagementReading: Chapter 1
2	Topic 2: Asking questions to identify problems and solutions (andunderstanding what is required to answer different types of questions)Reading: Chapter 2	Assessment Task #1 Part A: Optional: obtain approval for own topic for Problem Definition by 23:59 on Friday.
3	Topic 3: Acquiring and appraising organisational evidenceReading: Chapter 8 & 9
4	Topic 4 The nature of scientific research: Acquiring scientific evidenceReading: Chapter 5 & 6	Assessment Task #1 Part A: Problem Definition written submission due by 23:59 on Monday, live presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday.
5	Topic 5: Appraising scientific evidenceReading: Chapter 7
6	Topic 6 Conducting a Critically Appraised Topic (CAT)Reading: Chapter 16	Assessment Task #1 Part A: Problem Definition feedback provided by 23:59 on Friday,
7	Topic 7: Acquiring and appraising evidence from professionalsReading: Chapter 3 & 4
8	Topic 8: Acquiring and appraising evidence from stakeholdersReading: Chapter 10 & 11	Assessment Task #1 Part B: CAT Report written submission due by 23:59 on Monday, live presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday.
9	Topic 9: Aggregating evidenceReading: Chapter 12
10	Topic 10: Applying evidenceReading: Chapter 13
11	Topic 11: Assessing the outcome of a decisionReading: Chapter 14
12	Topic 12: Implications for the evidence-based manager	Assessment Task #2: Action Briefing written submission due by 23:59 on Monday, live presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday.
13	NO TEACHING	Assessment Task #3:Meta-cognitive Review due by 23:59 on Thursday.

Tutorial Registration

Students should enrol in a particular weekly seminar time and should attend that seminar each week.

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Critically Appraised Topic (CAT)	45 %	*	06/05/2025	2,3,4
Action Briefing	45 %	19/05/2025	03/06/2025	2,3,5,6,7
Meta-cognitive review	10 %	29/05/2025	26/06/2025	1,8

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines , which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Integrity Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Extenuating Circumstances Application
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure
• Code of practice for teaching and learning

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the Academic Skills website. In rare cases where online submission using Turnitin software is not technically possible; or where not using Turnitin software has been justified by the Course Convener and approved by the Associate Dean (Education) on the basis of the teaching model being employed; students shall submit assessment online via ‘Wattle’ outside of Turnitin, or failing that in hard copy, or through a combination of submission methods as approved by the Associate Dean (Education). The submission method is detailed below.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Participation

This course is a foundational element of management studies and is delivered through face-to-face teaching on campus. Teaching will be through interactive seminars that include small group work and exercises that reinforce learning and guide development of assessable tasks. To gain the best and most effective results from these teaching sessions students are expected to study the weekly prescribed chapter/content and readings prior to sessions, and work on the related assessment tasks over the following weeks as well as through seminar participation. See My Timetable for details of the scheduled days and times for these teaching sessions. Resources including core content, academic research articles, and other audio, visual, or textual resources that will be made available online through Wattle.

Peer-based learning is highly effective and students will work together in groups on learning tasks during seminars. However, there are no group-based assessment tasks in this course.

Recordings of weekly seminars will be available via the Wattle page, and videos covering particular topics will be also available in the relevant week's block on the Wattle page. Watching the videos before the relevant seminar will enable students to get the best out of their learning. When students are unable to attend a week's seminar they should watch the relevant video/s and recording before attending the next seminar.

Attendance at seminars, while not compulsory, is expected in line with "Code of Practice for Teaching and Learning," Clause 2 paragraph (b). Where students will not be able to attend a seminar they should advise the Convenor and discuss an alternative way to address the impacted course content.

Examination(s)

There is no final examination in this course.

Assessment Task 1

Critically Appraised Topic (CAT)

Purpose: This is part of a series of submissions that assess a student’s capacities to forward a problem through to evidence-based decisions. This assessment item applies concepts drawn from the Ask, Acquire and Appraise phases of the EBMa process.

Description: Students individually prepare a report in two parts that defines a problem and summarises the scientific evidence on a particular question to assist in resolution of the problem.

Marking criteria: Submissions will be assessed against the Learning Outcomes shown in the ASSESSMENT SUMMARY table. Marking criteria are provided in the Brief on Wattle from a fortnight prior to the beginning of the semester.

PART A: PROBLEM DEFINITION

Requirements: Students individually describe a managerial problem including background and context, justify it with appropriate evidence, and then develop questions to focus further exploration of the problem and possible solutions. Detailed guidance for this piece of assessment is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page.

Preparation: The supplied case study will be the default topic for this assessment item. However, students may select an individual topic related to their work, and meetings with the Convenor are provided for students to discuss their proposed topic with the Convenor. Students must obtain written approval from the Convenor by the end of Week 2 if they wish to use an individual topic; this is to ensure that the student's proposed individual topic is suitable for demonstrating the learning outcomes of the course.

Format & size limit: Students present the submission live online to the marker for no more than 4 minutes, using no more than 5 slides (plus slide/s for references), and responding to questions from the marker (allow 10 minutes in total). Note that presentations will be video-recorded, in order to enable later validation and verification of assessment if required, in accordance with point 7 of the ANU Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy. Note also that, as advised in the section on "Submission size" below, words, slides, pages, or time in excess of the specified maximum submission size will not be marked.

Submission: Written submission (slides) including any extra slides for a reference list is submitted via Turnitin on the course Wattle site. presentation is in-person on campus.

Collaboration: Nil.

Weighting: 1/3rd of the mark for this assessment item; 15% of the final mark. The marking for this assessment item will be derived 50% from the written submission and 50% from the presentation.

Marking: A breakdown of the contents of this assessment task and how they are weighted is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page; marks will be allocated as advised in the rubric in the Brief.

Due date:

• written submission due by 23:59 on Monday of Week 4,
• presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday of Week 4; students will be advised of their timeslot for presentation during the previous week.

Feedback: Up to 10 working days after submission, excluding semester breaks. Students will receive qualitative feedback on their presentation in person from the marker immediately after their presentation; marking will be provided by 28 March 2025.

PART B: CAT REPORT

Requirements: Students individually prepare a business report to apply scientific evidence to a research question that has been developed in response to the previously defined management problem, including a revised version of the problem definition. Detailed guidance for this piece of assessment is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page.

Preparation: If a student proposes to change from the topic previously identified, then this must be approved in writing by the Convenor prior to submission.

Format & size limit: Students present the submission live online to the marker for no more than 8 minutes, using no more than 8 slides (plus slide/s for references), and responding to questions from the marker (allow 20 minutes in total). Note that presentations will be video-recorded, in order to enable later validation and verification of assessment if required, in accordance with point 7 of the ANU Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy. Note also that, as advised in the section on "Submission size" below, words, slides, pages, or time in excess of the specified maximum submission size will not be marked.

Submission: Written submission (slides) including any extra slides for a reference list is submitted via Turnitin on the course Wattle site. presentation is in-person on campus.

Collaboration: Nil.

Weighting: 2/3rds of the mark for this assessment item; 30% of the final mark. The marking for this assessment item will be derived 50% from the written submission and 50% from the presentation.

Marking: A breakdown of the contents of this assessment task and how they are weighted is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page; marks will be allocated as advised in the rubric in the Brief.

Due date:

• written submission due by 23:59 on Monday of Week 8,
• presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday of Week 8; students will be advised of their timeslot for presentation during the previous week.

Feedback: Up to 10 working days after submission, excluding semester breaks.

Assessment Task 2

Action Briefing

Purpose: This is part of a series of submissions that assess a student’s capacities to forward a problem through to evidence-based decisions. This assessment item applies concepts drawn from the Aggregate, Apply, and Assess phases of the EBMa process as well as integrating concepts drawn from the Ask, Acquire and Appraise phases.

Description: Students individually prepare a business report that proposes a pathway to resolve the previously defined management problem.

Marking criteria: Submissions will be assessed against the Learning Outcomes shown in the ASSESSMENT SUMMARY table. Marking criteria are provided in the Brief on Wattle from a fortnight prior to the beginning of the semester.

Requirements: The report covers aggregation of evidence, operationalisation of a response, and assessment of the effectiveness of a proposal to resolve the problem identified in previous assessment tasks. Detailed guidance for this piece of assessment is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page.

Preparation: If a student proposes to change from the topic previously identified, then this must be approved in writing by the Convenor prior to submission.

Format & size limit: Students present the submission live online to the marker for no more than 8 minutes, using no more than 8 slides (plus slide/s for references), and responding to questions from the marker (allow 20 minutes in total). Note that presentations will be video-recorded, in order to enable later validation and verification of assessment if required, in accordance with point 7 of the ANU Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy. Note also that, as advised in the section on "Submission size" below, words, slides, pages, or time in excess of the specified maximum submission size will not be marked.

Submission: Written submission (slides) including any extra slides for a reference list is submitted via Turnitin on the course Wattle site. presentation is in-person on campus.

Collaboration: Nil.

Weighting: 45% of the final mark. The marking for this assessment item will be derived 50% from the written submission and 50% from the presentation.

Marking: A breakdown of the contents of this assessment task and how they are weighted is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page; marks will be allocated as advised in the rubric in the Brief.

Due date:

• written submission due by 23:59 on Monday of Week 12.
• presentations scheduled for Tuesday-Friday of Week 12; students will be advised of their timeslot for presentation during the previous week.

Feedback: Up to 10 working days after submission, excluding semester breaks.

Assessment Task 3

Meta-cognitive review

Purpose: As part of learner-centred instruction, courses in RSM include self-reflective tasks that develop skills in critical analysis and meta-cognition (thinking about thinking). Critical analysis assists students to understand and internalise the skills and knowledge they are learning, while meta-cognitive skills help learners realise, develop and reflect on their own approach to their thinking and the learning outcomes.

Description: Students review their learning of the course concepts in their choice of format.

Marking criteria: Responses to tasks and questions will be assessed against the Learning Outcomes shown in the ASSESSMENT SUMMARY table. Marking criteria are provided in the Brief on Wattle from a fortnight prior to the beginning of the semester.

Requirements: Students individually prepare responses to a series of questions that are focused on the Learning Outcomes shown in the ASSESSMENT SUMMARY table. Detailed guidance for this piece of assessment is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page.

Format & size limits: Students may choose either of the following formats; note also that, as advised in the section on "Submission size" below, words, slides, pages, or time in excess of the specified maximum submission size will not be marked.

i) podcast : an audio recording of no more than 7 minutes.

ii) written submission: responses totalling no more than 1100 words, with no response to an individual question exceeding 500 words.

Submission:

i) podcast : via the specified link on the course Wattle site; any reference list should be uploaded via Turnitin on the course Wattle site.

ii) written submission: via Turnitin on the course Wattle site.

Collaboration: Nil.

Weighting: 10% of the final mark.

Marking: A breakdown of the contents of this assessment task and how they are weighted is provided in the Brief on the Wattle page; marks will be allocated as advised in the rubric in the Brief.

Due date: due by 23:59 on the first day of the examination period for the semester.

Feedback: Individual feedback is available from the teaching team by appointment. The mark for this assessment item will be released with the final grade results.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a core part of the ANU culture as a community of scholars. The University’s students are an integral part of that community. The academic integrity principle commits all students to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support, academic integrity, and to uphold this commitment by behaving honestly, responsibly and ethically, and with respect and fairness, in scholarly practice.

The University expects all staff and students to be familiar with the academic integrity principle, the Academic Integrity Rule 2021, the Policy: Student Academic Integrity and Procedure: Student Academic Integrity, and to uphold high standards of academic integrity to ensure the quality and value of our qualifications.

The Academic Integrity Rule 2021 is a legal document that the University uses to promote academic integrity, and manage breaches of the academic integrity principle. The Policy and Procedure support the Rule by outlining overarching principles, responsibilities and processes. The Academic Integrity Rule 2021 commences on 1 December 2021 and applies to courses commencing on or after that date, as well as to research conduct occurring on or after that date. Prior to this, the Academic Misconduct Rule 2015 applies.

 

The University commits to assisting all students to understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. All coursework students must complete the online Academic Integrity Module (Epigeum), and Higher Degree Research (HDR) students are required to complete research integrity training. The Academic Integrity website provides information about services available to assist students with their assignments, examinations and other learning activities, as well as understanding and upholding academic integrity.

Online Submission

Use of Turnitin: Unless an exemption has been approved by the Associate Dean (Education) submission must be through Turnitin.

Lodgement: You will be required to electronically sign a declaration as part of the submission of your assignment. Please keep a copy of the assignment for your records.

Identification: On all assignments you should only give your student number as identification; your name should not be included anywhere in the file.

Hardcopy Submission

For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must include the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

Late submission of an assessment task without an extension is penalised at the rate of 5% of the possible marks available per working day or part thereof. Late submission of assessment tasks is not accepted after 10 working days after the due date, or on or after the date specified in the Class Summary for the return of the assessment item. Late submission is not accepted for take-home examinations or for items where this is specified in the description of the assessment task.

All requests for Assessment Adjustment (including Requests for Extension and for Consideration of Extenuating Circumstances) should be submitted via ISIS.

Referencing Requirements

The Academic Skills website has information to assist you with your writing and assessments. The website includes information about Academic Integrity including referencing requirements for different disciplines. There is also information on Plagiarism and different ways to use source material. Any use of artificial intelligence must be properly referenced. Failure to properly cite use of Generative AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity.

Returning Assignments

All submissions will be marked and/or returned according to the timeline specified under ASSESSMENT SUMMARY.

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure. Extensions may be granted for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

Resubmission of Assignments

• Before the due date/time for submission students may re-upload their submission.
• After the due date/time students may only upload a submission if they have not already done so, and a late penalty will then apply.

Privacy Notice

The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor’s terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information.
In cases where student end users are asked to submit ‘content’ to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student’s ‘content’ in accordance with the terms of service – including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy.
If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.

Distribution of grades policy

Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes.

Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.

Support for students

The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).

• ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
• ANU Accessibility for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
• ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
• ANU Academic Skills supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
• ANU Counselling promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
• ANUSA supports and represents all ANU students