• All assessment submissions must be done using TurnItin. No paper or emailed submissions will be accepted.  iLearn Student Guide on Assignments and Turnitin  
• 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 – e.g. quizzes, online tests

• You will need to supply appropriate documentation to your unit convenor for any missed tutorial or lack of pre-tutorial materials (if less than three consecutive days). You will need to apply for Special Consideration to cover any absences more than three consecutive days.

• MQ Policy: Academic Honesty Policy 

• MMCCS Session Re-mark Application 

Delivery of unit

This unit will be begin in WEEK 2 of the semester (i.e. on Monday 2 March 2020.) Classes will be held on Mondays, from 1-3 pm. delivered as two-hour interactive seminar, combining lecture-style material with guided inquiry, production tasks, writing workshops, small group activities and discussions.   For classroom information,  please consult the MQU Timetable  Lecture portions of the class will be video recorded for review purposes only. Workshops, discussions, or activities will not be recorded. ​PDF notes for any lectures given will be posted to iLearn after each class. See Echo block on iLearn for more information about recordings.

Attendance policy

Students are advised that although we will not take attendance in seminar, your assessments require you to be familiar with a range of scholarly techniques you probably have not encountered before. These techniques will be taught to you during seminar, which means class attendance is mandatory for those wishing to pass the unit.In addition to attendance you will be expected to be making headway on your assessment projects. To ensure this is happening, we will periodically ask you to upload written materials (class notes, brainstorming, screenshots from research) to demonstrate your engagement in this unit. This material will not be marked, but will be referenced in the case of students requesting last minute assistance, or disputing marks. 

Reading

All required readings are available online via the Leganto system, as are most of the recommended readings. Each week on iLearn, you'll also receive links to case studies discussed during lecture, or in tutorials. 

Laptop Policy

Please DO bring your own devices for use in class (laptops or tablets + mobile phones). The library has laptops and iPads available for lending if you don't have your own. http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library/facilities/computer- facilities and there are other computer labs on campus. Please also bring a pen or pencil and paper to class.  

Other Technology Matters

Students are expected to make use of everyday information technologies to complete their assignments (i.e. Personal Computers, mobile Phones, freely available editing software and online publishing platforms). As this is not a production unit, students should not contact the department's technical staff for equipment or support. Feel free to challenge yourself but work within your technical abilities.  

School Break

Students are advised that we will NOT physically meet in class the following weeks this semester:

• Week of 13 April—school break
• Week of 20 April—school break

Unit schedule will be available to students via iLearn prior to the start of classes.