Late submissions: Assessments submitted after the due date and without an approved "Special Consideration" will be penalised one mark per day late. For example, if the assessment carries a value of 30% of the total unit grade and you initially achieve a score of 20/30 (67%) but have submitted one day late, one mark will be subtracted from the initial score (ie 20 - 1 = 19 out of 30 = 63%).

Unit outline, lecture and practical materials and course notices will be distributed via iLearn. http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

iLearn is a web-based computer mediated communication package and can be accessed by most web browsers from inside or outside the University. iLearn and email will be the principle method of communication in this subject.

You must use iLearn for:

• Regularly checking subject announcements—particularly with regard to the pracs and class readings;

• Downloading course materials;

• Downloading some of the reference material;

• Using the discussion board.

Practicals will be in the lab or outdoors on campus where we will design behavioural experiments and learn how to sample and measure behaviour.

You can certainly survive this course without a textbook. However, if you wish to get the most out of the course and really use the opportunity to learn something about animal behaviour, I recommend buying Animal Behaviour (11th ed.) by Dustin Rubenstein and John Alcock, available at the Co-op bookshop on campus. There are also copies in the library that you can consult. And note that earlier editions (e.g. 10th ed.) are only by Alcock. There are many other animal behaviour books that will also be useful for this course. There are also likely to be plenty of second-hand copies for purchase online (of earlier editions). Finally, reading this book will help with the quizzes.

Assessments submitted via Turnitin will be subjected to plagiarism detection. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action.