The Essential has to be incorporated into the subject in ways that meet each of the elements of the Essential. The Essential also has to be clearly evident in each of the: Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) Student Learning Activities (SLAs); and Subject Assessment Tasks (SATs) See Approving an Essential in Your Subject at There will also need to be a statement in the Subject Learning Guide as to what the Essential covers, and at least a brief mention of what the Essential is about in the introductory Subject Description. The requirement for the Subject Assessment Tasks (SATS) is as follows: “An Essential within a subject should normally be assessed to include at least one major assessment task, and with Essentials-related assessment accounting for no less than 25% of the final grade.” – from the La Trobe Essentials Procedure, November 2014.
The Essential has to be incorporated into the subject in ways that meet each of the elements of the Essential. The Essential also has to be clearly evident in each of the: Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) Student Learning Activities (SLAs); and Subject Assessment Tasks (SATs) See Approving an Essential in Your Subject at There will also need to be a statement in the Subject Learning Guide as to what the Essential covers, and at least a brief mention of what the Essential is about in the introductory Subject Description. The requirement for the Subject Assessment Tasks (SATS) is as follows: “An Essential within a subject should normally be assessed to include at least one major assessment task, and with Essentials-related assessment accounting for no less than 25% of the final grade.” – from the La Trobe Essentials Procedure, November 2014.
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