Assignment Submission All students must keep an electronic copy of all assignments (preferably as a PDF) submitted for assessment. All assignments must be submitted via Turnitin. You will be able to access the result of the Turnitin scan and be able to review your assignments in light of this result. Not everything that Turnitin picks up as comparable to other work is plagiarised. Use this process constructively to ensure you are referencing correctly and effectively. 

Late Penalties and Grading 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.

Each assignment will be marked and commented upon before it is returned to you. Feedback will include a mark, a grade, extensive in-text comments, overall comments and a detailed rubric. 

Further Guidance on Assessments  More detailed instructions, rubrics and marking criteria for all assessments, as well as some samples of assessments, will be available on iLearn.

This is a self-directed, project based unit where you are expected to work to the plan set out at the beginning of semester around a Project Brief. There are no timetabled classes for this unit, however, we will meet as a group and individually (either face-to-face or Zoom) throughout the semester. There are four scheduled meetings: we will meet in first week of semester (compulsory) and then three more times throughout the course of the semester in relation to the main steps in the project in order to discuss your progress.

Students are expected to participate in discussions during these meetings in ways which support a shared understanding of how to accomplish the required work in response to the Project Brief. Students may contact the unit convenor between meetings by email for advice or assistance.

There is no required text. Topic-related background reading will be required. A starter reading list will be provided. Direction to key data sources will be available via iLearn.

Students will make use of resources provided by Macquarie Library, Department of Geography and Planning staff, and made available via iLearn.

This unit has been redesigned since it was last offered and now has a new delivery format and new assessment tasks.