Rules and Penalties

For each written assignment, students must:

• Submit your assessment through the assignment tool in iLearn
• Add a footer to each page of the assessment, with page numbering, your name and student number, and the unit code in the footer: Student Name , Student Number, LING3388.
• Use double-spacing between lines, and standard sized margins

Late submission and penalties

• Late submissions without an extension will receive a penalty of 3% of the total mark available for the assessment task per day including weekend days (i.e. this is 3% of the total marks possible for the task – NOT 3% of the marks the student received. For example, if the assessment task is worth 100 marks and the student is two days late their mark for the task is reduced by 6 marks.)
• Late submission of an assessment task without an extension will not be accepted at all after the date on which marked assessment tasks have been released to the rest of the class. Any student with unsubmitted work at this date will receive a mark of 0 for the assessment task.
• Extensions will only be given in special circumstances, and can be requested by completing the Special Consideration request at ask.mq.edu.au and providing the requisite supporting documentation.
• Extensions that will result in submissions after the assessment task has been returned to the class will require a separate assessment task to be completed at the unit convenor's discretion.
• For more information on Special Consideration, see the university website https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration\
• If a student fails the unit due to non-submission of an assignment or non-attendance at an exam, an FA grade will be applied in accordance with the University's Assessment Policy.
• Unit convenors have the discretion to determine whether or not students should fail a unit on the basis of lateness penalties alone if other learning outcomes of the unit have been met.

Word limits

Word limits for assessments are set deliberately and you must submit work that is of the correct length.

Include the word count at the end of your assessment e.g.,

“... which is a therefore a valid reason for including this in the treatment approach.” WORD COUNT: 1004 words

Calculate the word count electronically in MSWord by selecting/dragging the entire body of your text and then using the MSWord count tool, which is found under the Tools tab. This means that the word count will include headings, in-text citations, tables and figures.

The reference list at the end of an assessment is not included in the word count.

Students will complete approximately 50 hours on placement and attend lectures, tutorials, and seminars on campus, which will provide theoretical knowledge and background information relevant to the PACE experience. Attendance at lectures, tutorials, and seminars is expected. 

Weeks 1 - 4: Weekly lecture and weekly tutorial

Week 11: Lecture (no tutorial)

Weeks 12 - 13: Weekly seminar (no lectures)