Workload

This is a 15-point paper requiring, on average, 150 hours' of work. The workload is more or less equally distributed over 12 weeks. Thus you should expect to invest just under 13 hours per week in this paper. If you work consistently each week, it will reduce the pressure you experience around any assessments. A consistent work-ethic is also more conducive to deep learning (learning that sinks in) than cram-studying.

Three of these weekly hours are devoted to attending the lecture (1hr on Mondays) and the workshop (2hrs on Tuesdays). The rest of the time is spent preparing for sessions and working on assessments.

FLEXI in this paper: 18 July - 23 September

As long as COVID regulations allow, students are strongly encouraged to attend sessions in person at the Hamilton campus. The teaching philosophy of this paper benefits most from in-person interaction with lecturers and fellows students. However, for those students who are not in Hamilton or need to self-isolate, a FLEXI option is offered. Students can join sessions online via Zoom. Whether you attend in-class or on Zoom, sessions are synchronous, meaning that you need to be present and participate during the scheduled slot ("real-time"). Although sessions are recorded, group activities cannot be recorded and much of your learning will happen during these activities.

Lectures must be attended in real-time on Mondays. The content covered is new to most students and can be quite complex. If the lecturer cannot gauge whether students understand via questions, body language, or facial expressions, it is impossible to know which elements require further explanation. Past experience has also shown that it is difficult to keep up with the pace of learning and preparation for the Tuesday workshop if students do not attend lectures on Mondays.

Workshops must be attended in real-time on Tuesdays. These sessions are designed to facilitate learning-by-doing which cannot really happen retrospectively. Some of the activities done during workshops will also count towards your paper grade without any prior notice (see Assessments). Although these sessions will also be recorded, group discussions (via breakout rooms) cannot be recorded. Therefore, you are encouraged to take notes during group discussions.

Please bring a laptop, smartphone, or tablet to class if you are attending workshops in face-2-face mode. The nature of the activities may require that you work on Moodle during the session or retrieve online information. If you do not have a device that you can bring to campus, please let the paper convenor know.

Special consideration for asynchronous attendance. If you have special circumstances that prevent you from attending lectures and/or workshops in real-time, you must apply for special consideration from the paper convenor. Every application will be reviewed in alignment with university policies.

FLEXI in this paper: 26 September - end of B Trimester

The lecturer and paper convenor, Nadia Trent, will be on maternity leave for the last four weeks of B Trimester. Special care has been taken to ensure quality learning while she is not present.

Lectures (26 Sept, 3 and 10 October): These lectures on New Zealand's port ecosystem are pre-recorded and you can watch them in your own time.

Lectures (17 October): The final lecture is a series of self-paced learning activities to help you reflect on drivers of change in the ports and shipping space.

Workshop (27 September): Your online test is scheduled during the workshop time on 27 September. You have to write the test during this time slot.

Workshops (4, 11, and 18 October): These workshops will be replaced by site visits and guest lectures that all relate to the New Zealand's port ecosystem. The site visit will not be available online and the guest lectures would be best attended in person.

PLEASE NOTE: The University has zero-tolerance for plagiarism and cheating.

"Homework Helper"sites: The use of online “homework helper” sites including, but not limited to, Chegg, NoteHall, Quizlet and Koofers is not permitted in this course. Using any such services, or having someone else complete your assignments (whether voluntarily or for a fee) is considered cheating and such cases will be referred directly to the Disciplinary Committee.

If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, please contact academic.integrity@waikato.ac.nz

This is a 15-credit paper requiring, on average, 150 hours' of work. The workload is more or less equally distributed over 12 weeks. Thus you should expect to invest just under 13 hours per week in this paper. If you work consistently each week, it will reduce the pressure you experience around any assessments. A consistent work-ethic is also more conducive to deep learning (learning that sinks in) than cram-studying.

Three of these weekly hours are devoted to attending the lecture (1hr on Mondays) and the workshop (2hrs on Tuesdays). The rest of the time is spent preparing for sessions and working on assessments.