Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Luka Budak
Contact via luka.budak@mq.edu.au
W6A 114
Wednesdays 2.00 - 4.00 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level including CRO255
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The most significant aim of this unit is to improve students' skills in both written and spoken Croatian. Special emphasis is placed on writing and comprehension and communicative skills.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz 1 | 10% | No | 24/03/17 |
Assignment 1 | 10% | No | 29/03/17 |
Quiz 2 | 10% | No | 10/04/17 |
Assignment 2 | 10% | No | 20/04/17 |
Quiz 3 | 10% | No | 1/05/17 |
Assignment 3 | 10% | No | 10/05/17 |
Quiz 4 | 10% | No | 18/05/17 |
Assignment 4 | 10% | No | 30/05/16 |
Oral Examination | 20% | No | 30/05 - 10/06/ 2017 |
Due: 24/03/17
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 24th March 2017.
Due: 29/03/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 29th March 2017.
Due: 10/04/17
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 10th April 2017.
Due: 20/04/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 20th April 2017.
Due: 1/05/17
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 1st May 2017.
Due: 10/05/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 10th May 2017.
Due: 18/05/17
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 18th May 2017.
Due: 30/05/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 30th May 2016.
Due: 30/05 - 10/06/ 2017
Weighting: 20%
Oral examination will be held between 30th May and 10th June 2017.
a) Assessment
Assessment will be based on 4 assignments (40%), four quizzes (40%) and oral examination (20%). There will be no final written examination.
b) On-campus Session
The on-campus session will be held at Macquarie University on Saturday 15th April from 9:30 - 4:00 pm (Building W6A, Room 104). You are urged to attend if at all possible. The on-campus session will provide a tutorial on grammar, conversation and reading exercises.
The on-campus session is not compulsory but it is strongly recommended.
c) Expected Weekly Workload
(i) Reading aloud and practicing with the recorded material 2 hours
(ii) Doing the exercises in the text book and workbook 2 hours
(iii) Answering questions and writing-up the assignments 2 hours
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Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
CRO 350 is offered in the composite mode, i.e. externally and on-campus. On campus classes will be held Tuesday evenings 6 - 8 pm in W6A 104
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Assignments are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 5% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Required: Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata, Sanda Lucija Udier : Razgovarajte s NAMA! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj B1 B2 (Zagreb: FF Press) with a CD; Marica Čilaš Mikulić, M. Gulešić Machata, S. Lucija Udier: Razgovarajte s NAMA!, Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj B1 B2 (Zagreb: FF Press).
Recommended: Vinko Grubišić: Croatian Grammar (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada & HIŠAK). Željko Bujas: Croatian-English & English-Croatian Dictionary (Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus). |
Date | Description |
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27/02/2017 | Change of date. |
23/01/2017 | Removed link to old webpage in the section Required and Recommended. |