Unit material will be delivered in several forms

• Pre-recorded lectures for both knowledge and skills
• Supplementary videos from other sources
• Set readings

Module workshops will be delivered face-to-face on campus and in a virtual forum for online students.  In addition to explanatory videos, students will be provided with notesheets and worksheets as required.

UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS

• You should spend an average of at least 12 hours per week on this unit. This includes listening to pre-recorded lectures prior to seminar discussions and reading weekly required readings detailed in iLearn.
• Internal students are expected to attend all seminar sessions and external students are expected to contribute to on-line discussions.
• Students are required to submit all major assessment tasks in order to pass the unit.

REQUIRED READINGS

• The citations for all the required readings for this unit are available to enrolled students through the unit iLearn site, and at Macquarie University's Library EReserve site.  Electronic copies of required readings may be accessed at the EReserve site.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

• Personal PC and internet access are essential for this unit. Basic computer skills and skills in word processing are also a requirement.
• This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
• Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
• For technical support go to: http://mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/informatics/help
• For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/guides.htm

SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS

• All assessment tasks are to be submitted, marked and returned electronically.  This will only happen through the unit iLearn site. 
• Assessment tasks must be submitted either as a PDF or MS word document by the due date.
• Most assessment tasks will be subject to a 'TurnitIn' review as an automatic part of the submission process.
• The granting of extensions of up to one week are at the discretion of the unit convener.  Any requests for extensions must be made in writing before the due date for the submission of the assessment task.  Extensions beyond one week are subject to the university’s Disruptions Policy (http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html#purpose).

LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS

• If an assignment is submitted late, 5% of the available mark will be deducted for each day (including weekends) the paper is late.
• For example, if a paper is worth 20 marks, 1 mark will be deducted from the grade given for each day that it is late (i.e. a student given 15/20 who submitted 4 days late will lose 4 marks = 11/20).
• The same principle applies if an extension is granted and the assignment is submitted later than the amended date.

WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Stated word limits do not include references, bibliography, or title page.
• Word limits can generally deviate by 10% either over or under the stated figure.
• If the number of words exceeds the limit by more than 10%, then penalties will apply. These penalties are 5% of he awarded mark for every 100 words over the word limit. If a paper is 300 words over, for instance, it will lose 3 x 5% = 15% of the total mark awarded for the assignment. This percentage is taken off the total mark, i.e. if a paper was graded at a credit (65%) and was 300 words over, it would be reduced by 15 marks to a pass (50%).
• The application of this penalty is at the discretion of the course convener.

REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER

Macquarie University operates a Grade Appeal Policy in cases where students feel their work was graded inappropriately (http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html). This process involves all assignments submitted for that unit being reassessed. However, in exceptional cases students may request that a single piece

Module 1 - Introduction to the Unit and Topic: There Goes the Neighbourhood - (the Region is Changing and Aussies are not: Mind the gap!)

Module 2 – Strategic Trends in the Indo-Pacific - (How did we get here?)

Module 3 - The Promise and Peril of Simultaneous Rise (India and China in parallel)

Module 4 - the US as Offshore Balancer (What is the US role?)

Module 5 - Pivotal Powers in the Indo Pacific (The other important players)

Module 6 - Territorial Disputes and Regional Flashpoints (Where might it all go wrong?)

Module 7 - Fragile States and Regional Instability (Why the little guys matter?)

Module 8 - Australia Looks North (How have we understood ourselves in the past?)

Module 9 – A Larger Australia? (Where do we think we are headed?)

Module 10 - The Indo Pacific as a Regional Security Complex (Why the Region is difficult to predict?)

Module 11 - Multilateral Institutions in Asia (What are the institutions and what do they do?)

Module 12 - Access to Sea Lines of Communication (Why do sea lanes matter?)

Module 13 - Conclusion: Danger and Opportunity in The Indo Pacific (What is out there?)