Assessment submission

Assessments are submitted to Turnitin as a matter of course, and if required, to a second platform to suit the medium. Instructions for submitting assessments via Turnitin are available here: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students

Late Assignment Submission

• Late submissions without an extension will receive a penalty of 5% of the total mark available for the assignment per day

• Late submission of an assignment without an extension will not be permitted after marks have been released to the rest of the class.

• Extensions will only be given in special circumstances, and can be requested by completing the Special Consideration request at ask.mq.edu.au and providing the requisite supporting documentation.

• For more information on Special Consideration, see the university website https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration

• Assignments submitted after the deadline, regardless of the reason, will be marked and returned at a date determined by the unit convenor.

Extensions cannot continue beyond the start of the following semester, and students should be aware that long extensions may impact graduation dates.

Please keep a copy of your assessments in case of misadventure.

How to apply for a late submission of an assignment

All requests for special consideration, including extensions, must be submitted via  ASK.mq.edu.au and provide suitable supporting documentation

Access to Marked Assignments

Marked assessments will, in general, be available to students within 2 to 3 weeks of submission. All marked assessments can be accessed via iLearn.

Extensions

Please note that submitting a request for Special Consideration does not guarantee an extension, and you should consider carefully before making a request. As a university student, you are expected to plan your time so that all assessments can be submitted in a timely manner. Special Consideration is for serious and unavoidable disruption, not for poor time management.

Tutorials

LING248 has six, two-hour tutorials per semester. You must enrol in a specific stream, and attend the classes you are enrolled in. Stream A begins in Week 2 (the week beginning the 5th of March), and continues in Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, and finishes in Week 12. Stream B begins in Week 3 (the week beginning the 12th of March) and continues in Week 5, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11, and finishes in Week 13.

Attendance

Students are required to attend 80% of tutorials, and a request for Special Consideration justifying your absences will need to be lodged if your attendance falls below this level. Note that tutors will keep a record of attendance at tutorials. While your physical attendance at lectures is not mandated, you are expected to listen to all lectures via the Active Learning Platform (available via iLearn) in a timely manner.

Readings and Other materials

There is no set textbook for LING248. Instead we will be using unit readings available through the university library home page http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library

Referencing for Assessments

Please note that all assessable submissions to LING248 require that version 6 of the APA referencing scheme is used. For more information on the APA v.6 Referencing Scheme, please see http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx

For answers to common questions about the APA v.6 Referencing Scheme, please see:

http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx

To be advised.

The most significant change in the 2018 offering of LING248 sees the shift from weekly, one hour tutorials to fortnightly, two hour tutorials. The 2018 assessment schedule sees the 2017 assessments expanded to include a Reflective Blog Post task due in the early stages of the semester.