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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Fleur Ponton
Technical Officer
Negin Farzadian
Unit Coordinator
Kate Barry
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is offered on a pass/fail basis. This unit is a skills-based unit that aims to ensure students have the required laboratory, safety, field and practical skills that are essential for studying biology. These skills are the basis for all units offered in the Department of Biological Sciences. The unit consists of a mixture of lectures, tutorials and practicals. Students will acquire hands-on skills for working in the field and the laboratory, including the use of microscopes, data collection, analysis and graphing, aseptic techniques, skills for microbiological and molecular work, and accessing, interpreting and citing scientific literature. This unit is designed to accompany another 1000 level biology unit and the choice of unit will depend on the student's program.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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TUTORIALS and LAB-BASED PRACTICALS will be held from 9am until 5 pm during Week 2 (Saturday 07/032020 & Sunday 08/03/2020), Mid semester break (Wednesday 15/04/2020 & Thursday 16/04/2020), and Week 12 (Saturday 30/05/2020 &Sunday 31/05/2020).
AN ON-LINE PRACTICAL MUST BE COMPLETED BY OCS1, AND ALL PRE-PRAC QUIZZES MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE EACH ASSOCIATED PRAC CLASS
THIS IS A PASS/ FAIL UNIT, NO GRADES (P, CR, D, HD) ARE GIVEN
UNIT COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
To pass BIOL1610 the above requirements need to be fulfilled and an overall mark of 50/100 (50%) needs to be achieved. Failure to fulfil these requirements will lead to a Fail grade for this unit.
A "Skills Achieved" portfolio certificate will be provided through iLearn as students achieve skills during the mid-semester and final exams. A student's skills portfolio certificate can be used in support of CV building.
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1 hour tutorial classes are presented at each OCS. Tutorials are formulated around both independent and team activities that focus on problem solving and development of resource inquiry and writing skills. Students are encouraged to bring their computer to tutorials to assist with search activities or the use of spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel (TM)). There are pre-tutorial activities where students must come prepared to their class. Tutorial classes are fixed and cannot be changed once selected. Tutorial attendance and participation is compulsory and attendance will be taken during each class (this is a hurdle requirement). Due to University policy on Workplace Health and Safety, access to all laboratory classes (where the tutorials will be given) will be closed 10 minutes after the start time. Late entries will not be permitted under any circumstances.
2.5 hour practicals are presented at each OCS and in the majority of cases there is a short pre-prac activity to complete prior to entering the class. As the unit is focused on a student's handling of basic equipment in the lab/field, and development of technical and analytical skills, students will be expected to maintain an ePracbook.
Students that have a medically-assessed allergy to gloves (latex, plastics, nitrile), pollen or crustaceans, or have a disability should make staff aware in advance so that alternative equipment and activities for certain practicals can be prepared to ensure completion of the unit. Contact: biol1610@mq.edu.au and in the subject line use the flag: Confidential Prac Allergy Notification.
Due to University policy on Workplace Health and Safety, access to all laboratory classes will be closed 10 minutes after the start time. Late entries will not be permitted under any circumstances.
BIOL1610 has two practical exams (Midterm break and Week 12). Practical exams will be held in the regular practical laboratories and will cover the following:
If you require an assignment extension or miss an exam due to illness/misadventure, please submit a request for special consideration via ask.mq.edu.au. If you miss a prac for any reason, please do not submit a formal request via ask.mq, but instead email the first year teaching coordinator via biol1610@mq.edu.au to discuss your options.
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Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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02/03/2020 | More info about pre-prac quizzes aligning with OCS dates |
13/02/2020 | Staff change |