Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Three essays carry 80% of the mark between them. The remaining 20% is ten weekly checkpoints — 2% each, checked live at the start of the session it belongs to, weeks 2 through 11.
| Item | Week | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The system, up close | 7 | 20% |
| Same algorithm, different country | 11 | 20% |
| Redesign the dispatch | 12 | 40% |
| Weekly checkpoints (×10, one per week 2–11) | 2–11 | 2% each (20% total) |
| Total | 100% |
The system, up close
A close analytical essay on one specific mechanism in China's delivery platforms — the piece of the dispatch system your weekly checkpoints have been circling
Due 6 September 2027 · Weight: 20%
Same algorithm, different country
A comparative essay putting China's platform-labour arrangements next to Australia's Closing Loopholes reforms and the EU's Platform Work Directive
Due 4 October 2027 · Weight: 20%
Redesign the dispatch
The capstone — propose a dispatch and pay algorithm of your own, and defend the fairness tradeoffs it makes, informed by all three regimes studied this semester
Due 20 October 2027 · Weight: 40%