More Information about the Assignment (Research Report)

• The research report should be submitted on TURNITIN. The submission procedure will be provided on iLearn or in a tutorial.
• Assignments will be returned to students via iLearn. 
• Late Penalties. Late submission of an assignment will attract a penalty of 5% of the maximum mark for every day that the assignment is late (including weekend days). For example, if the assignment is worth 40 marks and your assignment is submitted 2 days late, a penalty of 2x5%x40 = 4 marks will be applied and subtracted from the awarded mark for the assignment. Work submitted more than 14 days after the submission deadline will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to notify the University of a disruption to their studies and that requests for extensions for assignments must be made via the University’s Ask MQ System (as outlined in the Disruption to Studies Policy).
• All requests for extensions should be made prior to the due date for the assignment.

More Information about the End of the Semester Exam

• The University Examination period in Semester 2, 2015 is from Nov. 9^th to Nov. 27^th. 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://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam
• The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you must submit a request via the University’s Ask MQ System (as outlined in the Disruption to Studies Policy).
• 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. Students applying to sit for the supplementary examination must check the web for information. Supplementary exams are only offered to students who have completed all other assessments for the unit. 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; that is the final day of the official examination period.
• Supplementary Exams are only offered to students who have satisfactorily completed all other assessments for the unit and were unable to sit the final exam.
• 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, which is the final day of the official examination period.

Requirement to pass the unit

• A passing grade is contingent on submission of the research report and completion of the final exam. Failure to do so will automatically result in a fail grade and any subsequent pieces of work will not be assessed.
• Students must attend a minimum of 80% of tutorials in order to pass the course. If students miss two consecutive tutorials, it is the university policy that the students must submit a request via the University’s Ask MQ System (as outlined in the Disruption to Studies Policy).

Final Grade Your final grade is determined by your performance in meeting the learning outcomes for the unit. The Standard Numerical Grade (SNG) reflects the extent to which your performance matches the grade descriptors, as outlined in the Macquarie University Grading Policy. Please note that your final mark may be scaled and therefore may not necessarily be a raw sum of the marks received for the individual assessment tasks.

The lectures will be fully online via iLearn, with interactive activities, and each topic in the course will be delivered by experts in the field of cognitive science. In addition students will attend face-to-face tutorials weekly.

It is essential that students have adequate access to the internet as most of the course material and activities are accessed online in the form of:

• video interviews
• audio and video lectures
• online activities and quizzes
• online database research
• participating in online discussion forums

Access to a reasonably fast internet connection would be ideal, given the large amount of video content. Also, please note that in order to access Resources and Activities in your online unit, you will need a browser such as Firefox or Chrome. iLearn will operate on the following browsers, it is recommended that you upgrade your browser to the most recent version:

• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari
• Internet Explorer 8 or later

Topic 1: Delusions

Topic 2: Dyslexia

Topic 3: Aphasia

Topic 4: Specific language Impairment

Topic 5: Synaesthesia

Topic 6: Agnosia

Topic 7: Autism

Topic 8: Amnesia

Topic 9: Modelling Delusions Using Hypnosis

Topic 10: Hearing Voices

Topic 11: Schizophrenia