Submission

The tutorial exercises must be attempted and submitted during the tutorial class in which the student is officially enrolled each week. The exercises will not be made available for assessment at any other time. Each tutorial exercise assesses work that has been covered in previous lectures, with an emphasis on the most recent work. Students who attain a mark of at least 50% in each of at least 8 tutorials will be awarded the full marks available for the tutorial program. Students who attain a mark of at least 50% in fewer than 8 tutorials will lose one-eighth of the full marks available for the tutorial program for each affected tutorial.

Following a brief review by the tutors, the tutorial results will be released each week shortly after the last tutorial has concluded.

The tutorials are an important component of ECON241. In addition to providing students with weekly formal feedback on their progress, the tutorials give students a regular point of contact with their tutor and other students. Students who prepare for class each week will generally be able to finish the formal tutorial work with time to spare, providing ample opportunity to discuss the unit material with the tutor and other students. Following the release of the tutorial results each week, students are expected to review their work and raise any outstanding issues with their tutor the following week.

Extensions

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of zero for the task, except for cases in which the student is granted Special Consideration by the University. In such cases, if the relevant disruption results in the student submitting fewer than 8 tutorial exercises, for the affected tutorial the student will be awarded full marks.

What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily

Students must demonstrate satisfaction of the learning objectives assessed in each particular tutorial exercise. Students are welcome to consult reference material during the tutorial and may discuss the work with other students and the tutor. However, the responses that students submit must reflect their own ideas and work. In particular, students who submit the answers of other students, without making any contribution to the derivation of the answers, will be deemed to have violated the Academic Honesty Policy. Students must bring their Macquarie University Campus Card to each tutorial and display it in the holder provided. Failure to display a campus card may result in a student being refused access to the tutorial.

Students will be given four homework exercises each worth 5% of the final grade (20% in total). Each is due at 5pm on the Friday of the relevant week. It is intended that students will work on the homework exercises independently. The homework exercises must be submitted via the iLearn system prior to the deadline. Each exercise has a time limit of two hours. 

Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task. This penalty does not apply to cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. In such cases, a supplementary test in the form of an online quiz will be made available to affected students with a deadline set by the unit convenor.   

Students who have clearly colluded will be awarded a mark of zero, will not be permitted to resubmit, and may face further action.

The assignment will consist of a set of questions requiring short written answers. It will be based on material covered in the lectures prior to the submission deadline.

Submission

The assignment must be submitted via the relevant links in iLearn prior to the deadline. No other form of submission is acceptable. The assignment may be submitted once only. Submission instructions and information about the requirements of the assignment will be provided in class and on iLearn.

Extensions

No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply to cases in which the University grants the student Special Consideration. No submission will be accepted after the marked assignments have been returned to the students. Students who wish to submit the assignment after the deadline should contact the unit convenor so that the necessary arrangements may be made.

It is intended that students will work on the assignments independently. Students who submit an assignment that is substantially copied from another source may receive a mark of zero, and may be referred to the Faculty for further action.

The final examination is of 90 minutes duration and will be held in the official Macquarie University examination period. All students must attend the examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The examination will be closed-book and will include short answer questions that require both calculation and written responses. Details of the structure of the final examination will be provided when available during the semester.

Students who do not attend the final examination will be awarded a grade of FA (Failed Absent). The only exceptions to this are cases in which the University grants the student Special Consideration. In such cases, the affected student will be required to sit a supplementary examination at the place and time nominated by the University.