The Mid Semester test will be held during your normal lecture times in the first hour of Week 4 (March 25, 2014).  The test will account for 10 % of the total marks used to assess your grade for the course.  Attendance at the test is compulsory.  If you fail to attend the test you will be awarded a zero mark.  Students who experience illness or unavoidable disruption and are unable to attend the test should apply for Special Consideration.

In this test you will be asked to answer a question that requires you to write a short essay and make some numerical calculations based on the material covered in the first three weeks of the course. This assessment will be used as an early low risk diagnostic of content related and generic skills.  Feedback will be provided within 14 days of the test.

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This part of the assessment involves students undertaking an individual research project.  This project will be a maximum of 2000 words (excluding tables, diagrams and reference list) and is due on Tuesday the 13th of MAY 2014. The is to be submitted in the lecture on that day. Late submission will incur a penalty of:

            1 business day late = 10% penalty

            2-5 business day late = 25% penalty

            More than 5 business day late = 100% penalty

Should you suffer illness or misadventure and are unable to submit the essay on the scheduled day please apply for Special Consideration – see the relevant section of this document.

In the evaluation of the written work the following factors will be taken into account.

• The standard displayed in English expression and sentence construction and the level attained in the written articulation of ideas
• The ability to exhibit critical analysis in the subject area.
• The ability to develop ideas in a logical or sequential fashion.

A separate document detailing the Essay topic is available on the iLearn web page for this unit.

Students will be allocated to seminar groups during the lecture in week 1. Seminars start in week 3 and run in the third hour of the weeks in which a seminar is scheduled. There will be 6-9 seminars held during the semester, with the exact number determined by the number of students enrolled.

A separate document detailing the seminar topics is available on the unit the web page.

A two hour closed book final examination for this unit will be held during Semester 1 final exam period running from 16 June to 4 July, 2014. All lecture topics are examinable.  Students are required to answer three long answer questions from a choice of five questions.

You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations.

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The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Special Consideration. The University’s policy on special consideration process is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html

If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Special Consideration process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. (Individual Faculties may wish to signal when the Faculties’ Supplementary Exams are normally scheduled.)

The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University.  The policy is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.htm