Attendance and Participation

Students are expected to attend all tutorials for MMCC2140. Tutorials and workshops are not optional: they deliver important content and are a central component of meeting the learning outcomes in this unit. Students who elect to not attend tutorials and/or workshops will miss out on unit content and learning activities, and do so at their own risk.

Tutorial participation in this unit is assessed and determines the Active Participation Assessment Task mark.

The purpose of tutorials is for students to discuss the weekly topics and readings to enrich their understanding. All students are required to engage in tutorial discussion. This means arriving at tutorials having completed set readings and being prepared to discuss issues arising.

The format of tutorials is based around student-led discussions and activities. Your responses to your peers will form the basis of your engagement mark.

Attendance is not the same as engagement. Students receive no marks for simply attending tutorials.

Active Participation Assessment criteria: • Engagement with the readings • Engagement with lecture material • Ability to relate key theoretical ideas to previous readings and/or independent research • Willingness to contribute to class discussion by asking relevant questions, answering other students questions, treating other students with respect and behaving appropriately (e.g. not talking whilst tutor or other students talking)

Feedback

Tutors will evaluate and keep records of your attendance and content engagement in weekly tutorials. Tutors will provide informal feedback on each tutorial's performance (as a group) in this assessment during weekly tutorials. Marks for this semester will be finalised at the end of semester.

Provision of Examples

Examples of relevant and related assessment tasks will be made available on iLearn and will be discussed in tutorials.

Assignment Grading

All assignments of this unit are aligned to the standards outlined in the Macquarie University Assessment Policy (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment). Marking rubrics for each of the assignments is available on the iLearn. Students are expected to read the rubric before working on the assignment.

Late submission

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 (including weekends) after the original submission deadline, No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments - eg online quizzes.

Delivery and Resources

MMCC2140 lectures are ONLINE ONLY. There is no physical lecture. Students are expected to engage with lectures, take notes, and to actively relate lecture content to tutorial discussions and assessments. Each week students must watch the lecture and attend a 1 hour tutorial and 1 hour workshop.

Tutorials and Practicals begin in WEEK 2. Participation in tutorial activities and in-class exercises form an integral part of MMCC2140. Students are expected to arrive punctually and actively participate in class work. A mark is allocated for in-class participation in this unit and an roll will be taken at the beginning of each class. If students arrive over 15 minutes late for a tutorial or leave early, they will be deemed absent for that class.

Required and recommended texts and/or materials: The required readings for MMCC2140 are electronically available through the library website. There is a link on iLearn to the unit readings.

Re-Marks: The Re-mark Application form is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/public/download/?id=167914

Assessment Submission: All assignments for MMCC2140 will be completed/submitted online via iLearn. Further details on submission will be explained in tutorials. The only exception is the website assignment, which needs to be submitted via your workshop accounts. This will be explained during workshops.

Examinations: There is no exam for MMCC2140.

Further resources for MMCC2140 can be accessed through iLearn: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/.

Technologies used and required: PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement.

Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.