Assignment Submission

To successfully complete GEOP802 students must complete all assessment tasks. Failure to complete any single assessment task may result in failure of the unit. The final grade is based on the total mark accumulated from all four assessment tasks.

All students must keep a clean electronic copy of all assignments (preferably as a PDF) submitted for assessment.

For both internal (D1) and external (X1) students all assignments in GEOP802 must be submitted via Turnitin as part of the submission process, and the Turnitin receipt number recorded on the coversheet of each assignment. You will be able to access the result of the Turnitin scan and be able to review your assignments in light of this result. Not everything that Turnitin picks up as comparable to other work is plagiarised. Use this process constructively to ensure you are referencing correctly and effectively. Instructions for submitting assignment to Turnitin can be found at:  http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/assignments.htm

Your assignment must be submitted with a cover sheet. Please use the barcoded coversheets which can be downloaded from the web at :

http://www.arts.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/coversheet

Students must complete all the details on the cover sheet and sign the declaration regarding academic honesty that is part of the cover sheet. You must attach a copy of the email approval or medical certificates to justify any late submission.

Late Penalties and Grading

Please note that the penalty for late submission of assignments is 10% per day or part thereof, calculated from midnight on the due date listed. This penalty will be applied unless you are granted an extension by the unit convenor (Fiona Miller) and provide appropriate supporting documentation. Please talk to (or email) Fiona about any circumstances that affect your assignments before the due date.

Each assignment will be marked and commented upon before it is returned to you. The mark will be in the form of a graded letter as shown on the table below and as consistent with University policy. If you are uncertain or unhappy with any aspect of your comments or results please contact Fiona Miller as Unit Convenor to discuss these (in person or via email). Formal requests for special consideration or grading appeal should be made according to university policy and procedure (see below).

Study Modes

This unit is available in both internal and external study modes.

Internal (D1) - GEOP802 is based on a three-hour weekly class on Mondays from 11:00am - 2:00pm in room X5B 132, from Monday 01/08/16. Classes will run as a combination of both lectures and student-led seminar sessions as indicated in the class schedule. All internal students are expected to attend all classes and the roll will be taken as part of the determination of your participation mark.

External (X1) - External students will be expected to access recordings of the sessions online via iLearn. There is a weekend on-campus session, which will run on Saturday 20/08/16 (10.00am-4.00pm) in E5A 140. For external (X1) students, attendance at this session is compulsory unless you are studying GEOP802 from a remote Australian location or outside Australia, in which case you should contact the unit convenor early in the semester to discuss alternative arrangements.

Workload Expectation

GEOP802 uses a combination of lecture and seminar style classes with a number of role-play and web-based learning opportunities. It is expected that all students in the unit will both participate and contribute to classes, including completing the required readings and participating in classroom and web-based discussions. Internal students are expected to attend all classes and external students are expected to routinely access material online each week. All students are required to complete all the required assessment set for the unit.

The credit point value of a unit reflects the amount of work required in the unit. Each credit point in a half-year unit (such as GEOP802) would indicate that you should expect to spend about three hours each week on that unit (including class contact hours).  With GEOP802 being a 4 credit point unit, you should therefore expect to spend about 12 hours each week on it.  The expected hours per credit point per week is over the 15 weeks of the session - the 13 weeks of classes PLUS the two weeks of the mid-session break.  The following table is a guide for how you should allocate these hours to the various activities and tasks. . If you are unable to make this commitment to your study, then you should reconsider your decision to enrol – or reassess your priorities.

Technology Used and Required

GEOP802 provides all students with significant web-based support using iLearn, Macquarie University’s learning management system. If you need help with iLearn please refer to http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/index.htm or contact the unit convenor as soon as possible. The unit website will be maintained regularly, providing you with copies of lecture PowerPoint slides immediately before each lecture. Digital audio recordings of the lectures will be available via Echo360 linked to the unit’s iLearn site.

Significant change was made to this unit in 2012 with the appointment of a new convenor. Since 2014 a number of more up-to-date and relevant readings have been added, including from the recommended text book. More explicit reference to the assessments is incorporated into the lecture program and Assessments 2 and 3 have been modified, with an additional participation mark assessment task added. A new module on resettlement and compensation has been added this year.