There are 12 tutorials. Four out of the 12 tutorials will be assessed and counted for your final grade. The assessable tutorials are held in tutorials 3, 5, 10 and 12 and they are worth 10% (2.5% each) for your final grade. In each tutorial class, students will be given a set of exercises based on the work recently covered in lectures. The answers to the questions must be submitted prior to the end of the class. Students may attempt the exercises up to two times during the class. Students are permitted to consult reference material, and to discuss the questions with the tutor and with other students but not to copy other student's work. The tutorial questions and solutions will be published during the week following each class. Since we need to provide each enrolled student with a working computer, students are only permitted to attend the class in which they are registered. The tutorial exercises require a total of approximately 10 hours of work. Students are required to attend assessable tutorial classes. Students who do not submit an assesable tutorial exercise in class will be awarded a mark of zero for that particular exercise and will not be permitted to attempt it for credit at a later date. In cases where a student submits a satisfactory Disruption to studies application, explaining their non- attendance at a minimum of 3 tutorial classes, and if the student’s prior attendance and performance is satisfactory, the weighting of that student’s tutorial component will be adjusted accordingly.

Students must bring their Macquarie University campus card to each tutorial and display it in the holder provided. Failure to display a campus card may result in a student being refused access to the tutorial.

Students will be given four homework exercises each worth 5% of the final grade (20% in total). It is intended that students will work on the homework exercises independently. Students who have clearly colluded will be awarded a mark of zero, will not be permitted to resubmit, and may be reported to the Faculty Disciplinary Committee for further action. The homework exercises are due at 5pm on the following dates: 21/12/2015, 12/1/2016, 16/1/2016 and 23/1/2016 and must be submitted via the iLearn system. The exercises must be submitted online prior to the due date and time. Each exercise may be submitted two times prior to the deadline and each attempt has a two hour time limit. Only the final submission will be marked. Each homework exercise will require approximately 2 hours of work. A few days after the submission of a homework exercise, students will be provided with their mark via the iLearn system. Students who do not submit a homework exercise will be awarded a mark of zero for that exercise. No extensions will be granted. In cases in which a student submits a satisfactory Disruption to Studies application, which documents incapacitation for at least 3 consecutive days, and if the student has a satisfactory record of attendance and performance in the previous assessment tasks, the weighting of that student’s homework component will be adjusted accordingly.

Late homework and tutorial submissions will not be accepted. The homework task will remain accessible to students for revision, but the results of any subsequent attempts will not be used in the calculation of the grade. The only exception to this rule will be for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies has been made and approved.

The class test is on 20th January 2016 and it will be held during the lecture. The test will be in multiple-choice format and it will include all material covered in lectures and tutorials up to the date on 20th January 2016. More information about the class test will be provided in class and on iLearn. If you fail to attend the test you will be awarded a mark of zero, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies has been made and approved.

A two hour final examination for this unit will be held during the University examination period. You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The draft and final timetables will be available from http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam.

Students who do not sit for the final exam will be awarded a grade of FA (failed absent). The only exception for this rule will occur in cases where an application for Disruption to Studies has been made and approved. Students who are prevented from sitting the final exam due to illness or unavoidable disruption may wish to consider applying for Disruption to Studies. Information about unavoidable disruption and the Disruption to Studies process is available at http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies. If a supplementary examination is granted as a result of the Disruption to Studies process, the examination will be held after the conclusion of the official examination period. If the student does not attend the supplementary examination at the scheduled time, a grade of FA will be awarded

You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, the final day of the official examination period.