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Question regarding marking - if you get a HD for your hurdle assessment/s, does that automatically mean you get a HD for the whole unit ? Thanks.
No. Unless the assignment is worth 100% of your grade for the semester. If the assessment is worth 20% of your final grade and you HD it (80% lets say) you get 16% to add to your final grade (and have lost 4% off your final grade out of 100).
A hurdle is only a hurdle in that if you fail it, you (could) fail the entire unit automatically. Usually there is some leeway though. It doesn't work the opposite way though :p. If you pass it, it doesn't automatically mean you pass the entire unit.