A written assignment (maximum 1500 words), will be due on Monday of Week 8 (30th April). Students should submit their assignment via Turnitin on the iLearn webpage for the unit. Information on the assignment will be provided in Week 1 of the lecture. ​

Penalties will be levied for late submission of the assignment and for exceeding the word limit.

• Lateness. Unless you have medical (or other) documentation verifying illness prior to the due date and covering all of the days that the assignment is late, late assignments will be penalised at the rate of 5% of the maximum assignment mark (i.e., 40/100) for every day late. That is, 2 marks will be deducted from the assignment mark for every day the assignment is late. If you have documentation supporting late submission, you must request an extension (see below) – do not simply attach medical certificates to your submitted assignment.

• Exceeding the word limit. The assignment has a strict word limit of 1500 words (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, 2.54 cm margins). Penalties for writing over the word limit will be levied: 5% of the maximum assignment mark (i.e., 40/100) for every 100 words written over the word limit. The word limit excludes the title page, tables and figures, and References pages. So, for example, if you write 100-199 words over the word limit, you will have 2 marks deducted from your assignment mark, if you write 200-299 words over the word limit, you will have 3.5 marks deducted from your assignment mark, etc.

Requests for extensions:

Ordinarily, no extensions of time for submission of written work will be granted since ample time for its preparation will have been given. If an extension is required for medical or other extenuating circumstances, students may request this in writing through ask.mq.edu.au with supporting documentary evidence (such as medical certificate, counsellor note, or similar). The staff in the Student Centre will make all decisions regarding extensions. Neither individual tutors nor the unit convenor will grant extensions. All requests for extensions must be made prior to the due date for the assignment. If an extension is granted the approval must be emailed to the Unit Chair. Failure to do so will result in a late penalty being applied as the marker will not know that an extension has been granted.

During the final exam period, students will complete a 1 hour exam, which will assess recall, understanding and application of material presented in lectures, and in tutorials, as well as any required reading associated with those lectures and tutorials. 

The PSYC201 exam will be held during the University Examination period. 

The University Examination period in Session 1 is from 11th June to 29th June, 2018.

You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching Session, which is the final day of the official examination period. You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations.

The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Disruption to Studies(formerly known as Special Consideration). Information about unavoidable disruption  is available at http://www.students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/manage_your_study_program/disruption_to_studies/. Applications for Disruption to Studies are made via ask.mq.edu.au within 5 days of the start of the disruption. If a supplementary final exam is granted as a result of the Disruption to Studies application, the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period.

Supplementary Examinations in the Department of Psychology will be held on the 12th and 13th of July, for Session One 2018. The format of the supplementary examination is at the unit convenor's discretion and is subject to change from the original final examination. Supplementary Exams are only offered to students who have satisfactorily completed all other assessments for the unit and were unable to sit the final exam because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. Students who are granted permission to sit for a supplementary exam must make themselves available to sit for the supplementary exam on the specified date; there will be no alternative supplementary exam times. 

Details about the class presentation will be given in Tutorials.