MODULES 1-3:

All students will complete the unit in the same block mode. Apart from Module 1 (which will be offered as a completely online module), Modules 2 and 3 will be offered as 2 x full day face (6 hour) on campus sessions during the mid-semester recess (see Schedule for details). See the BIOL3520 iLearn page for all the details on what is expected for each module. Each module will have at least 2 x live (or pre-recorded) Lectures that will you required to listen prior to and in preparation for each Module.

All MODULES are COMPULSORY for the unit. There will be no other opportunity to complete these Modules and if you miss them. Lectures will be a mix of live and pre-recorded. All live lectures will be recorded. Other non-lecture activities associated with the Modules  WILL NOT be recorded because it is simply not possible to do this for block mode activities, so you need to be present (online or in person) to pass the assessment tasks associated with each Module. Since the Modules and Participation mark (see below) make up more than 50% of the final grade, completion of all Modules is required to meet the learning outcomes.  Please see schedule for exact dates required for attendance. I reiterate, ALL students are expected to attend all activities across the 3 Modules. Of course, if there is genuine misadventure then students must apply for Disruption of Studies and inform the Convenor as soon as possible.

Major Essay marking criteria (Summary – Full rubric available on iLearn)

Marks for the Major Essay will be allotted for the following:

1. Scientific content, meaning how well you have researched and evaluated the evidence to support your answer written in your own words.50%
2. Logical organisation, spelling, grammar, and conciseness. Use sub-headings.20%
3. Comprehensiveness, relevance, and formatting of the references you have consulted in researching your topic and cited in the text (see Harvard Referencing Style Guide).20%
4. Relevance, effectiveness, and referencing of figures, graphs and/or tables. At least one figure, graph, or table must be included.10%.

Important note: anything not in your own words does not demonstrate researching the topic; evaluating the evidence; writing logically and grammatically; or finding references on your own. Therefore, if you copy extensively you may receive little or no credit in any or all of these areas.

LATE PENALTY: Please note that a 5% deduction to the final grade will be imposed for each full day the Major Assignment is submitted late.

 ZOOM presentation (10 mins: 6 mins talk + 4 mins questions and discussion)

DATE: The Zoom presentations will be held over two 90 min sessions from 10:00 am to 11:30 am on Friday October 30 (Week 12) and Friday November 6 (Week 13)

Posters are a time-honoured way to communicate scientific research in the academic community, and there are very few international scientific conferences that do not include poster sessions in their program. The aim of this assessment task is for each student to gain experience in producing a research poster that could be submitted to an international congress. In this case the poster will be submitted as single Lansdcape Powerpoint slide and each student will give an oral presentation (6 mins) about a research topic to the student cohort and three staff. Research posters presented online are becoming more common and provide a critically important way for early career researchers to communicate their scientific research to a wide audience of peers via a short, concise review or evaluation of the author(s) research. They also let you communicate in more detail to a smaller number of particularly interested people (everyone involved in the unit!) who are prepared to spend time absorbing the finer points of your message.

LATE PENALTY: Please note that a 5% deduction to the final grade will be imposed for each full day the Seminar is submitted late. Students who fail to attend the appointed time of their online seminar will receive a zero grade unless there has been genuine misadventure and fully reported as a disruption of studies.

All Modules are 8 hours: Made up of 2 x 1 hr Lectures and 6 hours of mixed Online and Lab activities. All Lectures are presented online LIVE via ZOOM

Module 1 is offered completely online. Modules 2-3 are offered as 2 x full day on-campus blocks during the mid-session Recess (17-18 Sept)

Student Seminar presentations will be presented and assessed via Zoom.

All written assessment tasks will be submitted and marked on Turnit-in

This unit is being run on the EXTERNAL and ONLINE SCHEDULE. There are no DAY sessions for this unit in 2020. As such I have not completed the section for Day version since it does mot exist.