Assignment Submission

Please note, the instructions below are for students enrolled as central external only, and NOT for internal or fully online students.

Complete your assignment according to the guidelines given in your Unit Outline. Make sure you keep a copy of your work, a photocopy is better than a draft. While all care is taken, the University accepts no responsibility for lost assignments. Unless your Unit Outline states otherwise, assignments may be submitted in either electronic or print format. You should employ only one submission method per assignment. If you are required to submit an audiotape, videotape, pamphlet or other material that cannot be submitted by email or fax, you will need to use a print-based submission method outlined below.

• Electronic submission
  
• Print-based submission
  
• Guidelines for assignment submission

Electronic Submission

Please note all assignments are printed double-sided unless requested otherwise. Distance Education does not have a colour printer, therefore emailed submissions are printed with black ink on white A4 size paper only. If you require your assignment to be printed in colour, you will need to submit using one of the print-based methods below. Each time you submit an assignment you must:

• Complete an electronic Assignment Submission Form for each assignment. Ensure all requested information is supplied.
• Read the Declaration section of the form carefully and refer to the website if you require more information. Type your name into the space provided to confirm that the assignment is your own work.
• Save your assignment in an approved format such as Microsoft Word®, Microsoft Excel®, Microsoft Powerpoint® or Adobe PDF®.
• Set paper size to A4, number each page and view Print Preview to check how it will print.
• Insert your name, student number and the unit title into the header of your assignment document so that this information appears on every page.
• Either FAX the assignment submission to: (+61 8) 9266 2777 ensuring all pages are numbered and include a contact phone number with the total number of pages on the cover page.
• Or create an EMAIL and attach the completed assignment submission form with the assignment before sending to: de-assignments@curtin.edu.au. Due to limits in uploading and receiving emails, you should NOT submit more than 3-4 attachments per assignment or send attachments that exceed 5MB per email. Ensure your subject line clearly identifies your name, the unit name and assignment number.
• Submit one assignment per email only.
• DO NOT mark your email as 'private', 'confidential' or 'sensitive'. Due to the nature of the inbox, emails with these settings are hidden and will be neither seen nor received by Distance Education staff.
• You will receive an automated reply email within minutes advising that your email has arrived at the Distance Education Inbox.
• A manual response will also be sent once your email has been read and attended to. You should read this response carefully as this will confirm safe receipt of your assignment, or let you know if there were issues with your submission. If you have not received this manual response within 2 business days, and have not received an email delivery failure message, you must contact Distance Education to follow up.

Print-based Submission

• Each assignment submission requires a separate, completed Assignment Submission Form. Take special care to include your Curtin student ID number and return mailing address, the full name and unit code, as well as your tutor's name.
• Read and sign the declaration to confirm that the assignment is your own work.
• Attach the completed form to the front of your assignment.
• POST the assignment(s) to:

  Distance Education
  Centre for eLearning
  Curtin University
  GPO Box U1987
  Perth WA 6845

• COURIER or HAND DELIVER to the Distance Education Office which is located within the Centre for eLearning, Building 603, 6 Sarich Way, Technology Park, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102.

Guidelines for Assignment Submission

• DO NOT send assignments directly to your tutor unless specifically instructed to in your Unit Outline.
• You must ensure your assignment is sent with enough time to reach Curtin by the due date. Distance Education staff will record the date of receipt and forward the assignment to your tutor. Due to the large volume of mail received on a daily basis, date of postage is not taken into account.
• Unless otherwise specified by the Unit Coordinator, assignments will be marked and returned to you in hard copy.
• It is your responsibility to keep a copy of all assignments submitted. A photocopy is better than an earlier draft.