Details for each assessment will be available via iLearn.

You are encouraged to:

• set your personal deadline earlier than the actual one
• keep backups of all your important files
• seek for assistance in the early stages rather than closer to the due date

Submission

Via iLearn by the stated due date and time.

Late submission

Late work for the quizzes will not be accepted, while late work of assignments will incur 10% penalty per 24 hours from the submission time. 

If you cannot submit on time because of illness or other circumstances, please contact the unit convenor before the due date and time so that appropriate measures can be taken. After the due date and time, please apply for special consideration as soon as possible through https://ask.mq.edu.au/.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

COMP1750 is taught via lectures and practicals in the laboratory. The feedback that you receive plays a crucial role in your learning.

Lectures are used to introduce new material, give examples of the advances in business information systems and technologies and put them in a wider context.

Practicals are small group classes which give you the opportunity to interact with your peers and with a tutor who has a sound knowledge of the subject. This also gives you a chance to practice your technical skills.

You have many opportunities to seek and to receive feedback. During lectures, you are encouraged to ask the lecturer questions to clarify anything you might not be sure of. Assignments have been specially designed to deliver continuous feedback on your work.

Each week you should:

• Attend lectures, take notes, ask questions
• Attend your workshops and seek feedback from your tutor on your work
• Read assigned reading material, add to your notes and prepare questions for your lecturer or tutor
• Start working on any assignments immediately after they have been released.

Lecture notes are made available each week but these notes are intended as an outline of the lecture only and are not a substitute for your own notes or reading additional material.

Classes

Each week you should attend two hours of lecture and an hour of practical class. 

Note that practicals run for 12 weeks and commence in week 1.

Please note that you are required to submit a certain number of assignments and participate in a certain number of workshop class. Failure to do so may result in you failing the unit.

Textbook

• Recommended textbook:
  • Experiencing MIS, Global Edition (7th edition) by Kroenke and Boyle (without MyLab) (ISBN: 9781292163574 for hardcopy or ISBN: 9781292163581 for eBook)
• Alternative textbook:
  • Experiencing MIS, Global Edition (8th edition) by Kroenke and Boyle (without MyLab) (ISBN: 9781292266985 for hardcopy or ISBN: 9781292330082 for eBook)

Technology used and required

iLecture/echo

Digital recordings of lectures are available.

Software

Microsoft Excel and Access in the lab and for the assignments. Alternative access to software via AppStream.

Website

The web page for this unit can be found at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au.

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

Liaison meetings will be organized in week 7. If you have any issues to be addressed you can bring them to the meetings. You can also consult the Director of Teaching (Dr Steve Cassidy) or the Head of Department (Dr Michael Sheng). You are entitled to have your concerns raised, discussed and resolved.

Student Support Services

Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services. Details of these services can be accessed at https://students.mq.edu.au/.

Assumed knowledge

Basic computer use skills.