Additional Information about the Assessments

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.
• It is the onus of the student to ensure that all assessments are successfully submitted through Turnitin.
• Faculty assignment cover sheets are NOT required.

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 Considerations policy and are submitted via https://ask.mq.edu.au. This will ensure that 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, see:

https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/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. For example: a task worth 50%, the 5% late penalty would therefore be a grade reduction of 2.5 marks per day. e.g. 5% of 50 = 2.5. 2 days late = 5 mark deduction.

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.

Requesting a remark of an assessment

If you have evidence that your task has been incorrectly assessed against the grade descriptors you can request a re-mark.  To request a re-mark you need to contact the unit convenor within 7 days of the date of return of the assignment and provide a detailed assessment of your script against the task criteria. Evidence from your assignment must be provided to support your judgements.

Note: Failed assessments can not be re-submitted as they are all double-marked as a part of the moderation process.

Please note: The outcome of a re-mark may be a higher/lower or unchanged grade. Grades are standards referenced and effort is NOT a criterion.

Academic honesty

The nature of scholarly endeavour, dependent as it is on the work of others, binds all members of the University community to abide by the principles of academic honesty.

Plagiarism is a matter of particular importance. Plagiarism is defined as using the work or ideas of another person and presenting this as your own without clear acknowledgement of the source of the work or ideas. This includes, but is not limited to, any of the following acts:

• copying out part(s) of any document or audio-visual material or computer code or website content without indicating their origins;
• using or extracting another person's concepts, experimental results, or conclusions;
• summarising another person's work;
• submitting substantially the same final version of any material as another student in an assignment where there was collaborative preparatory work;
• use of others (paid or otherwise) to conceive, research or write material submitted for assessment; and
• submitting the same or substantially the same piece of work for two different tasks (self-plagiarism).

The University’s Academic Honesty Policy can be found on the Policy Central website: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html

Copyright Issues

Copyright rules apply to the use of materials taken from other sources. There are images you can use in the development of your presentation without needing to obtain copyright permission. It is essential that you obtain copyright permission for any images you obtain from other web sites or scan from books. The source of the image and an acknowledgement of permission granted must be indicated/provided in your presentation.  You, and the University, are open to prosecution if you use images taken from other sources without permission.  If you particularly need to use material from a website/book, most book publishers and sources of web pages will provide copyright permission if you contact them to ask for permission indicating the use is for educational purposes and not for profit.

University Policy on Grading

The University recognises the importance of producing grades and reports of student learning achievements that are valid, reliable and accurate representations of each student’s capabilities in relation to clearly articulated learning outcomes. Your final result for this unit will include a grade plus a standardised numerical grade (SNG). For an explanation of the policy go to Policy Central:  http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html

Criteria for awarding grades for assessment tasks

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading Policy. The following descriptive criteria are included for your information.

NOTE: Except where specified, numerical marks will NOT be awarded for individual assessment tasks. They will only be awarded with your final grade.

Appeals against grades

University regulations allow for students to appeal a unit grade if they feel they have been disadvantaged.

Grading appeals can be lodged on the following grounds:

• A clerical error occurred in the determination of a final grade.

• The Unit Guide was not in accordance with the Unit Guide Policy.
• Due regard was not paid to an illness or misadventure that had been found to be eligible for special consideration.
• The student had been disadvantaged in some way due to the conduct of an assessment task.
• The student had been disadvantaged by variation of the assessment requirements or feedback provisions laid out in the Unit Guide.
• The assessor’s judgement was not objectively applied.

This applies to semester results and not to assessment tasks. Please follow the procedure in the previous section (Re-marks)

Further information regarding the relevant policy and procedures can be found on the University's Policy Central website:

http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html

Student Support Services

Campus Wellbeing provides a range of support services. These include medical services, the disability service, counselling, welfare services and a chaplaincy. Access to information regarding the nature of the services can be found at:

students.mq.edu.au/campus_life/campus_wellbeing_support_services/

The Disability Service is one of the services provided by Campus Wellbeing. Staff from the Disability Service work with students who have a permanent or temporary disability and/or health condition to get the services they need so as to have an equal opportunity to flourish at Macquarie University.

Students can contact or register with the Disability Service at any time before or during their studies at Macquarie.

Please contact the Disability Service to learn more about the services that may be available to you to enable you to flourish in your studies.

General contact details:

Phone: 02 9850 7497

email: equity@mq.edu.au

In person: Level 2, Lincoln Building (C8A), Macquarie University

About this unit

This unit explores the educational policies and historical practices that have impacted ‘Aboriginal education’. It provides a historical overview of government policies since European invasion and addresses contemporary perspectives of racism, prejudice, social injustice and reconciliation. The unit is designed to develop students' knowledge and understanding of systemic issues impacting the delivery of Indigenous education in Australia. Invasion and colonisation, the effects of government policies, the stolen generations, and the developing relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples are explored in the context of learning and teaching in the classroom. Approaches for teaching Indigenous students are explored, along with the requirement to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures across the curriculum. The unit aims to create a learning environment where students can gain confidence in how they talk about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

EDUC388 will be delivered as an internal daytime unit. Each week, classes will include 1 hour lectures to provide information about concepts, and 2 hour workshops to provide opportunities for students to work with concepts by collaborating in groups as well as working individually. It will be supported by online resources through iLearn.

Timetable of lectures and tutorials

Lecture times and locations

Thursdays       11:00-12:00                 17 Wallys Walk – Collaborative Forum

Tutorial times and locations

Thur    12:00-14:00     (Amy)              29 Wallys Walk – 041 Faculty Tute Rm        

Thur    14:00-16:00     (Michelle)       12 Second Way - 310 Tute Rm

Thur    16:00-18:00     (Rhett)            29 Wallys Walk – 045 Faculty Tute Rm       

For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au

Graduate capabilities

In addition to the Unit-specific outcomes listed above, students work towards a demonstration of the following (ü) Graduate Capabilities:

Classes

The unit comprises a one hour lecture and two hour tutorial. In the tutorials, students will discuss issues and questions arising from the lectures and prescribed readings. They will also engage in tasks that will enable them to demonstrate their developing skills in such areas as curriculum planning and resource selection. Attendance at all lectures and tutorials is expected. There will be a supporting website for the unit providing additional readings, links and materials. Lectures will also be available through iLearn from the following website link: http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn

EDUC388 is a 3 credit point unit. This means that, as well as 3 hours of face to face contact, or equivalent, in lectures and tutorials, students are expected to engage in 6 additional hours of study (reading, revision, assignment preparation, etc.) per week.

Unit Expectations

Students are expected to read weekly readings before completing tasks and attend/listen to weekly lectures tutorials before completing tasks and attending tutorials. In order to receive a passing grade in this unit, you need to meet the following criteria:

• Have made a serious attempt at passing all pieces of work in order to pass the unit.
• In order to receive a grade of Pass, your total mark must be at least 50/100.

Note: It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assignments.  If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to make contact with the unit convenor.

Attendance

Lectures and tutorials begin in Week 3 of Semester 2.

Activities completed during weekly tutorials (internal) or on campus days (external) are essential for building the core knowledge and/or skills required to demonstrate the learning outcomes of this unit [and to meet the AITSL Graduate Teacher Standards and/or ACECQA requirements]. Attendance at all tutorials or on campus days is expected and the roll will be taken.

Students are required to attend the tutorial in which they are enrolled. Any changes to tutorial enrolments must be completed officially through e-student. Please do not contact the unit convenors requesting a change.

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration provision is to support students who have been impacted by circumstances that are unexpected, unavoidable, significantly disruptive and beyond the student’s control, and which may affect their performance in assessment. The University classifies a circumstance as serious and unavoidable if it:

• could not have reasonably been anticipated, avoided or guarded against by the student; and
• was beyond the student's control; and
• caused substantial disruption to the student's capacity for effective study and/or completion of required work; and
• occurred during an event critical study period and was at least three (3) consecutive days duration, and/or
• prevented completion of an assessment task scheduled for a specific date (e.g. final examination, in class test/quiz, in class presentation).

The following link takes you to the Special Considerations policy, which makes clear the ways in which you can apply for special consideration in times of difficulty.

https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

There are no lectures or tutorials in weeks 1 and 2.

Assessment schedule and tasks

There are two assessment tasks. Please note due dates below for all assessments.