Your work in ECED/X822 will be assessed in 2 ways. Full details about each assignment is provided in the Study Guide. 

When preparing your assignments, it is essential that:

• Students must retain a copy of all assignments before submission, and retain the copy until your final grade for the subject has been received;
• Unless there are exceptional circumstances, no assessment will be accepted after the date that the assessment has been returned to other students.
• If an assessment is considered to be below passing standard, another staff member on the unit will provide a second opinion. No failed assessment may be re-submitted.
• Any assignment initially graded as either a FAIL or a HIGH DISTINCTION, will be double marked by another member of the teaching team before finalization.

When submitting your assignments for marking, please follow these guidelines:

• Allow a left and right-hand margin of at least 2cm in all assignments.
• Please type all assignments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing.
• All assessments must be submitted through turnitin in .doc or .pdf format for submission.
• Ensure all assignments are successfully submitted through turnitin.

Draft Submissions & Turnitin Originality Reports

• Students may use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit.
• Students are strongly encouraged to upload a draft copy of each assessment to Turnitin at least one week prior to the due date to obtain an Originality Report.
• The Originality Report provides students with a similarity index that may indicate if plagiarism has occurred. Students will be able to make amendments to their drafts prior to their final submission on the due date.
• Generally, one Originality Report is generated every 24 hours up to the due date.

Final submissions, please note:

• Please check your assignment very carefully before you submit it for marking to ensure all components of the assignment have been completed.
• Students are responsible for checking that their submission has been successful and has been submitted by the due date and time
• Do not contact unit staff asking them to check your submission.
• Late submissions due to last minute technical difficulty may incur a lateness penalty.
• Your assignment will be marked based on what is received – any omissions will not be accepted after your submission.

Extensions and Late Penalties

Applications for extensions must be made via AskMQ at https://ask.mq.edu.au as a "Disruption to Studies" request before the submission date. Students who experience a disruption to their studies through ill-health or misadventure are able to apply for this request. Extensions can only be granted if they meet the Disruption to Studies policy and are submitted via ask.mq.edu.au. This will ensure consistency in the consideration of such requests is maintained.

In general, there should be no need for extensions except through illness or misadventure that would be categorised as unavoidable disruption according to the University definition of same, and currently available at: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration/disruption-to-studies

Late submissions without extension will receive a penalty of 5% reduction of the total possible mark for each day late (including weekends and public holidays). You are reminded that submitting even just 1 day late could be the difference between passing and failing a unit. Late penalties are applied by unit convenors or their delegates after tasks are assessed.

No assessable work will be accepted after the return/release of marked work on the same topic. If a student is still permitted to submit on the basis of unavoidable disruption, an alternative topic may be set.

Students should keep an electronic file of all assessments. Claims regarding "lost" assessments cannot be made if the file cannot be produced. It is also advisable to keep an electronic file of all drafts and the final submission on a USB untouched/unopened after submission. This can be used to demonstrate easily that the assessment has not been amended after the submission date.

Results:

An announcement will be made in iLearn when your Grades and feedback comments are available.

If you have evidence that your assignment has been incorrectly assessed against the grade descriptors you can request a remark. To request a remark, contact the Unit Convenor within 7 days of the date of return of the assignment and provide a detailed assessment of your script against the marking criteria for the task. Evidence from your assignment must be provided to support your judgments.

Please note:

• The outcome of a remark may be a higher/lower or unchanged. Grades are standards referenced and effort is NOT a criterion.

Disruption to Studies

The University recognises that students may experience events or conditions that adversely affect their academic performance. The Disruption to Studies policy applies only to serious and unavoidable matters.

Before commencing ECED/X822, please read this Unit Outline in conjunction with the Study Guide for this unit. The Unit Outline provides essential basic unit information and the Study Guide contains the full details about the unit including information about the Unit Schedule. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can understand all requirements, including attendance and workload requirements, and assessment requirements.

During the semester, staff may contact students using the following ways:

• Dialogue function on iLearn
• Official MQ Student Email Address

It is the student’s responsibility to check all electronic communication on a regular weekly basis. 

Unit Expectations  

To be eligible for a passing grade in this Unit,

• Internal Students are expected to attend at least 80% of all classes – punctuality is expected. Consistent lateness or absence will jeopardise a passing grade
• Students are required to contribute to face-to-face and online discussion as appropriate
• Students are expected to read weekly readings before completing tasks and attending weekly classes
• Students are expected to listen to recorded lectures before completing tasks and/or attending classes as appropriate
• All assessment tasks must be submitted for marking in order to complete this unit.

Withdrawing from this PG Unit

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice by writing to https://ask.mq.edu.au  before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following semesters and may impact on your progression through the degree. 

TEACHING METHODS:

Lectures are typically pre-recorded and students are expected to listen to these before coming to class on Mondays at 6-8pm, and held in X5B 039. Class time is used to unpack lecture content through discussion of key aspects by asking questions and addressing any specific issues/concerns students may have as well as sharing points of interest.

Internal students: Before attending weekly classes in Monday evenings, students are expected to:

• read the set readings for each topic
• attend/listen to weekly lectures before completing blog tasks
• complete online activities as required

OUA and External students: There is no compulsory on-campus class for this unit. You are however welcome to attend the informal on-campus class scheduled on Saturday 16 September from 10am to 1pm. Please indicate your RSVP on the iLearn site. Depending on the number of students attending the venue details will be announced closer to the date. Typically, students in previous years have always enjoyed this opportunity meet and network with peers face-to-face.

Please ensure that you have sufficient time to dedicate to your studies before attempting this unit. We are sympathetic that students often have significant family and employment related responsibilities. To be fair to our staff and to other students, however, these cannot be used to justify incomplete work or extension requests.

Web presence:

Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/

Weekly access to iLearn is compulsory for all students. Important assessment information will be posted here, as will other relevant unit notices and materials.

Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical help.

No extensions will be given for any technical issues. Allow enough time for your submissions.

Assistance is available from IT Helpdesk: phone - 1800 67 4357, or log a request at help.mq.edu.au. OneHelp is the online IT support service for both students and staff.