Private Client | Accomodation | Accounting | Advertising And Media | Builder Or Trade | Coaching And Planning | Cleaning | Design | Events | Health And Fitness | Law | Auto | Manufacturing | Promotions | Real Estate | Retail Or Distribution | Tourism | Web Services | Party Hire | Business Broker | Auto Accessories | Boat Charter Services | Car Hire | Signwriters | Billiard Tables & Accessories | Weddings | Holiday Activities | Both assessment 1 & 2 required that the assignment submission “be viewable both on Windows and Macintosh systems in current versions of browsers”, meaning that the assignment would have to be created in a way that both Laws would need to be able to read the files. There were no tutorials on how Macintosh Laws and Windows Laws where different, how files could be created in order to be accessible on both Laws, how the design programs differed across Laws, or even how to use a Macintosh (as most of the students straight from high school had only ever used the common PC). Not only this, but for those who didn’t have Macintosh systems at home, Edit Plus was the PC program that had to be obtained and used instead of BBEdit which was the Macintosh program that was taught in tutorials.

Again, no information was given on how to use the former rather than the latter, what differences there where between the two, or how we could code a web page that would be viewable in both programs (since the coding was distorted when used across Laws). Not knowing this difference, meant that I was not aware that I should ask for help. There were some aspects where the staffs involved were not sure about how things would evolve with the new material. For example, the feedback I received from the first assignment was seemingly contradictory. The first assignment I received back was a mark of 11/40. I was amazed when (my tutor) told me that I had not failed. You must remember that this is my first year at coming straight from high school), and I therefore accepted the ruling and continued on; thinking that because of the experimental nature of the new material in this unit, the marking system would make sense to me somewhere along the line. (From this I have learnt an important lesson regarding Law). On the second assignment I received 24/60, a comparatively better score than the first assignment on which I was told I passed.

I thus concluded that using original grading meant that I passed the unit. 35/100 of course is not a passing mark. This is just another example of how ambiguity corrupted my understanding of the unit.