There are three components of assessment for PSY348: two tests, one held in week 7 and the other held during the end of session examination period. Both tests will have 40 multiple choice questions and 5 short answers, and each is worth 30%. The first test will assess material covered in lectures and practicals from weeks 1-6 inclusive. The final test will assess material covered in lectures and practicals from weeks 7-13 inclusive. The third component to the assessment will be EITHER a 2,500 word essay on a topic related to some aspect of changing behaviour OR a 2,500 word report based upon a self-control programme that the student will have conducted during the session. Details of both the essay topic and the self-control project will be provided in a separate document. This assessment task is to be submitted via iLearn on the  Turnitin link by 5pm on Monday 11th May and is worth 40%.

Overall grades for the unit will be determined by adding together marks for the two tests and the essay/report. Scaling may be undertaken. See the university policy on grading for more information.

It is in your interest to keep a (hard or electronic) copy of your submitted work. Firstly, to be able to produce the copy if your original goes missing, and, secondly, to be able to produce an unmarked copy in the case of requesting a re-mark. If you request a re-mark you will need to submit an unmarked copy of your work, which will be marked by a different marker, and you will receive the revised mark which may be either higher or lower than the original mark. If you wish to request a re-mark you will need to collect a Department of Psychology Application for Re-mark form from the Faculty of Human Sciences Student Office in C3A and follow its directions. You can also find a link to these forms on the PSY348 Web Page.

Requests for special consideration and appeals against grades: please refer to the Faculty of Human Sciences website http://www.humansciences.mq.edu.au/

Late Penalties

Late submission of the practical report will attract a penalty of 5% of the maximum mark for every day late (including weekend days). In other words, the assignment is worth 40%, so a penalty of 5% x 40 = 2 marks will be applied. 2 marks are subtracted from whatever the student received for the report for each day late. No work can be accepted after marked project reports are handed back to students.

Requests for extensions for assignments are granted by the Faculty of Human Sciences Undergraduate Student Centre.

Examination Policy

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://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/

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. Information about unavoidable disruption and the special consideration process is available at http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/speccond/scrules.htm

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.

Supplementary Examination in the Department of Psychology will be held on the 16th and 17th of July 2015. The format of a supplementary examination is at each unit convener’s discretion and is subject to change from the original final examination.

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 because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption.

Instructions on applying for sitting of a supplementary exam are available from thewebsite, www.psy.mq.edu.au/speccond. It is the student’s responsibility to follow the steps outlined in this website. An email will be sent to the student advising them of the outcome of their request for a supplementary exam. If a supplementary exam has been granted, it is the student’s responsibility to check the Department of Psychology Special Consideration website for information relating to the date and location of the supplementary exam. Students who are granted to sit for a supplementary exam must make themselves available to sit for the supplementary exam on the specified date. There will only be one time. It is the student’s responsibility to email Student Centre to confirm attendance at the supplementary 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.                      

Lectures

There are three hours of lectures per week, which are scheduled for Mondays 10 - 12pm and Wednesday 2 - 3pm. These lectures will be recorded via Echo360 (which captures the data projector and the lecturer’s voice) and will be available on the iLearn page following the lecture. Although there are three hours of lectures each week, some weeks there will be no lectures to allow time for you to study for the tests and or the written assignment. See Schedule for details.

Practicals

• There will be 2 hour practicals / tutorials on 5 weeks of the program in C5A316 - see Schedule to see which weeks the practicals will be running. Students are encouraged to ask and/or answer questions regarding any of the topics that arise in lectures, practicals and assessment tasks on the discussion page of iLearn.
• Classes may be subject to change so please check for the most current schedule on the University’s web site at: https://timetables.mq.edu.au/Scientia/Web/index.html
• Any change of practical class time, can be done on-line via eStudent.
• Students are expected to attend lectures and practicals (e.g. participate in discussions in small groups; conduct their own literature searches, research their own chosen topics.

While attendance is not compulsory, tutors will keep a roll each week. University policy requires that students who are absent from tutorials because of medical or other extenuating circumstances must submit a Request for Special Consideration form (and Professional Authority if reason is medical, clearly stating the reasons for the absence). The form is available outside the Psychology Office or can be downloaded from http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/Forms/APScons.pdf. This should be submitted to the Student Enquiry Services as soon as possible.

Textbook

Mazur, J.E. (2014).  Learning and Behavior (7th Ed. International Ed.).  Engelwood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Earlier versions are in the Library.  But earlier editions will suffice 

In 2015 students will be offered the choice of submitting a report based on conducting a self control programme or writing an essay based on examine how a problem behaviour could be changed using behavioural techniques. In previous offerings of this unit students submitted the report on the self-control project.