Class Test

Due date

% Weight

1

Week 4

10%

2

Week 10

10%

During the session, two short tests will be conducted in class time (Refer to the above table for the time and weight of each test). The tests are designed to give timely feedback as to your understanding of key topics and concepts of topics covered and to identify any particular learning challenges or areas of difficulty prior to the final examination. Students who achieve poor results in class tests should consult the teaching staff regarding strategies for improving their performance. The duration and details of each test will be advised the week prior to the test. The tests may include multiple choice questions, true/false questions, problem solving exercises and short answers to set questions.



The tests will be conducted under closed book examination conditions. You have to only sit the short test in your registered class unless prior permission received in writing from the Unit Convenor. Please note that there will be no supplementary class tests for the cases of misadventure or illness. Students need to submit adequate documentation to the Unit Convenor in the case of misadventure or illness. The Unit Convenor may increase the weighting on the final examination accordingly in particular cases.

Extensions

No extension will be granted for class tests. No supplementary test will be provided.

Penalties

Students who do not complete the class test in their registered class will be awarded a mark of zero for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.  In these cases the weighting will be transferred to the final examination.



Full details of the major assignment (assignment objectives, question materials and requirements, etc) will be posted to the unit web page (iLearn).

The assignment is due by week 8 classes (the week starting from 5 May). Any submission after your class is considered as late assignment and it will not be accepted by your lecturer. For example, if students submit the assignment after their class time, but still within the same day, they will also be penalized for late submission.



For late assignment, students must submit at Business and Economics Graduate Centre (BEGC, E4A Level 2). Late submission will be penalized at the rate of 20% of the maximum marks per day or part thereof.

You will be required to hand in your assignment to your lecturer during your registered class only. A Cover Sheet must be attached to the front of your assignment when submitted in hard copy. The cover sheet must be signed and dated and completed in FULL or your assignment will not be marked. Coversheets can be downloaded from



http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/for/new_and_current_students/undergraduate/bess



All students will be required to submit assignments electronically to Turnitin through iLearn. Turnitin is an internet database that identifies papers containing unoriginal material. When you submit your assignment to Turnitin, an Originality Report will be produced. Detailed instructions on how to register for and use of the Turnitin will be available on the unit web page (iLearn).



The Originality Report must be printed and submitted together with hard-copy assignment by the due date. Please allow 24 hours for your final originality report to be generated, if you do not allow sufficient time for this report, or this report is NOT attached, penalty may be applied for not following instructions.

If students are unable to submit the assignment on time due to illness or misadventure, students should contact the Unit Convenor as soon as possible and hand in the appropriate absence form. Please follow the submission instructions on the following link:

http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/for/new_and_current_students/undergraduate/how_do_i/absences



It is important for students to provide proof of such circumstance (eg. Medical certificate covering absence date and subsequent days until submission). No penalty will apply if the evidence provided is approved by the Unit Convenor and covers the entire period prior to submission.

All students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the policy statement on cheating and plagiarism at Macquarie University. Please seek further advice if necessary.

A separate assignment task sheet with the details of the assignment will be available on the unit web page (iLearn) prior to the mid-session break.

Extensions:

No extensions will be granted, except for cases in which an application for special considerations is received (with any supporting documentation, e.g. medical certificate attached) and approved.

Penalties:

Late submission will be penalized at the rate of 20% of the maximum marks per day or part thereof.

Independent work on in-class focus question and homework problems is fundamental to satisfying the learning objectives of this unit.

You are not expected to always have the right answers from your independent work but you are expected to make a significant attempt at assigned questions before each class. 

During the session, five of your weekly assignments (including both tutorial homework and in-class focus question) will be collected for the purpose of assessing your ongoing effort in the unit. Advance notice will NOT be given that a particular assignment is to be collected.

You should note that it is only possible for you to submit your assignment in the class in which you are enrolled and to which the assignment relates. The assignment must be submitted by you and not by an agent. If you do not attend a class and that week’s assignment is collected, the marks for that assignment will be forfeited.  

For each of these five weekly assignments, your mark will be determined using the following grading system:

  A satisfactory assignment will be graded as “S” (satisfactory) and will earn 2 marks. To receive an “S”, the student must have made a genuine attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to ALL of the questions (homework questions AND in-class focus question) in that assignment.
 
  Where the majority of the assignment’s questions have been comprehensively answered but where either (1) a small number of questions have been answered in a perfunctory manner OR (2) ONE of the questions has NOT been attempted, the assignment will receive an “I” (incomplete) grade and will earn 1 mark.
 
  Where more than one question in an assignment has not be attempted, or where the majority of questions have not be comprehensively answered, the assignment will be graded as “U” (unsatisfactory) and will earn zero marks.
 

You should note that lecturers will not be marking the tutorial homework answers for correctness. It is your responsibility to correct your assignment during the class. With this in mind, and so that your in-class corrections can be distinguished from your pre-prepared answer, it is mandatory that all weekly assignments be word-processed or typed. Handwritten assignments will NOT be accepted for grading.
 
On the front page of each weekly assignment that you submit you must include your full name and your student number.

Extensions:

No extensions will be granted for submitting the weekly assignment late. Students absent from classes for medical reasons, upon presentation of medical certificate with be granted an allowance to submit an additional weekly assignment. You are only granted allowance for missing one (out of five) assignment due to misadventure or sickness.

Penalties:

Zero for none submission in designated class (i.e. 0 mark for each collected assignment not handed in).

A three hour final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.

The University Examination period in the First Half Year 2014 is from Monday 16 June to Friday 4 July.

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.

http://exams.mq.edu.au/

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 as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of the similar format as the final examination.

To pass this unit you must pass (obtain at least 50%) in the overall performance and you must pass (obtain at least 50%) in the final examination.