Satisfactory Completion: Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% or above to complete this unit satisfactorily.

It is highly recommended that students participate in all the lectorials and tutorials. For external students, this means that they participate actively in the designated iLearn space. For successful language learning it is essential to develop a sustained regular pace. The lectorials, the assessment tasks and the exercises on the iLearn site are designed to assist students in acquiring these skills. Completing the homework tasks and coming prepared are a crucial element in striving to reach the goals set by this unit.

Your work will be assessed against the following criteria: 1. Accuracy of transliteration of hieroglyphic texts (Vocabulary Tests, Revision Test, Assignments, Final Translation Test) 2. Accuracy of translation (Vocabulary Tests, Revision Test, Assignments, Final Translation Test) 3. Accuracy and comprehensiveness in employing appropriate linguistic metalanguage when commenting on Hieroglyphic Egyptian and its grammar (Revision Test, Assignments, Final Translation Test)

Submission of Assessment Tasks

You are expected to submit your assessment tasks by the due date specified (for details, see iLearn).

The Vocabulary Tests, the Revision Test and the Assignments are conducted online or submitted to the appropriate dropbox in iLearn. Details are specified on iLearn. The Final Test is conducted in class - it is an open-book examination. For the online students appropriate arrangements will be announced and arranged.

For information on extensions are available under the Special Consideration Policy https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration

Late Submission Penalty - Policy

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Tasks 10% or less. No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be assigned a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Special Consideration has been made and approved well before the due date.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON FINAL MARKS: Please note the marks you receive for work during the session are indicative only. Final marks will be determined after moderation. See further the note on Results in the Policies and Procedures section below.

DELIVERY OF AHIS178

This unit is taught in lectorial mode, where the lecture and the exercises are integrated in the 3-hour block (Tues 9-12) with an additional 1-hour tutorial (Tues 1-2) for additional exercises and practice.

TIME and PLACE: for details see Timetables 2019: https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2019/Reports/List.aspx The classes begin on Tuesday February 26, 2019. It is important that students arrive on time to have the full benefit of the class.

The classes are recorded and made available through ECHO360.on iLearn, as are the relevant study materials: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ . Students are required to work with iLearn regularly. For the students enrolled in external mode, the materials will be made accessIble as soon as possible after the campus class on Tuesdays. External students are required to work through the Echo-recordings and the accompanying exercises and practice material as directed.  

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Both campus students and external students use the same iLearn site. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10. Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

• For central technical support go to:  http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/
• For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to:  https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

In this unit we will be working with

• Boyo G. Ockinga, A Concise Grammar of Middle Egyptian, 3rd edition, (Mainz am Rhein, 2012).

The various sections of this book contain all the materials you will need to successfully study Hieroglyphic Egyptian in AHIS178 (Grammar, Vocabulary, Exercises, Reading Exercises, Sign List, Indices). It is also the essential reference work for the other language units taught: AHIS279 and AHIS378 (Hieroglyphic Egyptian B and C), and beyond.

This textbook will be available in class in Week 1, or through the Australian Centre for Egyptology 28 Wallys Walk (X5B), Level 3, Museum of Ancient Cultures, +61 (0)2 9850 8848 or egypt@mq.edu.au .

 Unit Schedule AHIS178 Hieroglyphic Egyptian