PLEASE REFER TO INFORMATION ON iLEARN FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF ASSESSMENT TASKS AND MARKING CRITERIA

All assessment tasks for this unit are submitted online.

Assessment Presentation & Submission Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines when you submit each assignment:

• 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.
• It is the onus of the student to ensure that all assessments are successfully submitted through Turnitin.
• Assignment cover sheets are NOT required for this unit.

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.

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;
• Marks will be deducted if you submit your assessment late (refer to the ‘Assignment extensions and late penalties’ section below for more details);
• 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.

Final Submissions

• Students are responsible for checking that their submission has been successful and has been submitted by the due date and time.

Assignment extensions and late penalties

Applications for extensions must be made via AskMQ at https://ask.mq.edu.au as a "Special Consideration" 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 Special Consideration 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://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

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.

• Please notify the unit coordinator of your intention to request an extension (via Dialogue in iLearn), however, an extension will only be granted on receipt of the completed form submitted through ask.mq.edu.au, plus documentation.
• Emails are not appropriate means of extension requests.
• It is essential that you plan ahead and organise your study time effectively. Poor time management is not grounds for an extension

 Academic Honesty

All assignments should cite and provide full bibliographical details of all material that you have used to inform or support your ideas. Department of Educational Studies students are required to use the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th referencing procedures. Full details about how to cite and reference correctly can be found in online APA guides or Perrin (2015).

The following guide can be purchased from the Co-op Bookshop. 

Perrin, R. (2015). Pocket guide to APA style (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

Students in this unit should read this unit guide carefully at the start of semester.  It contains important information about the unit.  If anything in it is unclear, please consult the Unit Coordinator.

Relevant Documents

The information in this Unit Guide must be read in conjunction with the following documents available for download from iLearn:

• Unit outline (including weekly readings and assessment details)

Electronic Communication

During semester time, 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.

Learning and Teaching Methods

The unit is offered in both internal and external mode. Content in this unit will be delivered using a combination of live and pre-recorded lectures, required readings, individual study tasks and weekly tutorials (on campus days for external students).

The timetable for internal students is as follows:

Lecture: Wednesday 1.00pm 4 Western Rd – 320 (W5C320)

Tutorial:

Wednesday 2.00 – 3.30pm 29 Wally’s Walk – 134 (X5B134)   OR

3.30-5.00pm 29 Wally’s Walk – 134 (X5B134)

Note: tutorials will commence in Week 1

Compulsory on campus days for external students will be held on Monday 23 April and Tuesday 24 April.  

Unit Expectations 

• In order to be eligible for a passing grade, students must meet the following attendance requirements:
  • Internal students: Attend weekly tutorials – punctuality is expected.
  • External Students: Attend on-campus sessions – punctuality is expected.
• Students are required to contribute to all online and/or tutorials tasks
• Students are expected to read weekly readings before completing tasks and attending tutorials
• Students are expected to listen to weekly lectures before completing tasks and attending tutorials
• All assessment tasks must be submitted

Prescribed Text:

Little, H., Elliott, S., & Wyver, S. (2017). Outdoor learning environments: Spaces for exploration, discovery and risk-taking in the early years. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.

ECHE310 Lecture Schedule 2018