Student Responsibilities

Be familiar with University policy and College procedures and act in accordance with those policies and procedures. It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. The student is to perform the required due diligent for their assessment grade and rectify as soon as possible upon finding any errors.

Notifications

Formal notification of assessment tasks, grading rubrics, and due dates will be posted on iLearn. Although all reasonable measures to ensure the information is accurate, The University reserves the right to make changes without notice. Each student is responsible for checking iLearn for changes and updates.

Report and Assignment Tasks

Assignment Problems will be posted on iLearn at least one week before their submission date. Assignment solutions will be posted within 7 working days after the submission date. Submissions will not be accepted once the solution is posted.

Assignment submissions and plagiarism policies

All assignments and reports must be submitted electronically through iLearn (in pdf format) in the appropriate space provided for submissions in ilearn. Submissions will undergo plagiarism checkers using the Turnitin software and any work deemed to have 30% or higher similarity score may incur an academic penalty. For more details on the policies of academic penalties relating to academic honesty, please refer to the policies and procedures section below. Submissions are expected to be either handwritten or typed in a logical layout and sequence. Markers WILL NOT grade poorly organized or illegible scans or drafts. The expected workload includes preparation of final copies and clear diagrams.

Late submissions

Late submissions or absences from tutorials and laboratories will not be accepted without prior arrangement being made at least one week before the submission date. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies.

Grading and passing requirement for unit

In order to pass the unit satisfactorily, the students need to fulfil the following criteria:

1. At least 50% marks overall

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

The unit will be graded according to the Macquarie University Grading policy. The following grades will be used according to the listed numerical range:

Final Examinations Final examinations will typically take place at the end of the semester. For further information, please refer to the Examination Timetable website on www.mq.edu.au

Primary Text: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (9th Edition in SI Units) by Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles

Supporting Texts: 1. Engineering Thermodynamics (4th Edition) by Rogers and Mayhew 2. Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics (7th Edition) by Moran, Shapiro, Boettner and Bailey