Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment. Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.

All final grades are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.

Students will be awarded a final grade plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy.

To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, attempt all assessment tasks, meet any ungraded requirements including professionalism and achieve an SNG of 50 or better.

Student Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses. As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to engage in all online modules and tutorials.

Similarly, as part of developing professionalism, students are expected to submit all work by the due date. Applications for assessment task extensions must be supported by appropriate evidence and submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Special Consideration Policy available at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration.

Late Submission

All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the Unit Convenor, may incur a deduction of 5% of the overall assessment weighting for the first day, and 5% for each subsequent day, including the actual day on which the work is received. Assessments received 5 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:

Querying Grades

Before contacting the Unit Convenor, if you are not satisfied with your mark for a piece of assessment you should carefully read the assessment criteria and the feedback provided on the completed assessment. If you believe an error has been made, you should:

1. Make careful notes that explain the specific perceived errors.
2. Outline the result you believe you should have received for each criterion, with a strong rationale – i.e. provide evidence of how you did meet the criteria outlined in the rubric. Be detailed in your explanation.
3. Email your rationale and supporting evidence to the Unit Convenor. The Unit Convenor will then investigate the issue.

Unit Organisation

This unit is run over a 13 week session. Each week there is an online module and every second week there is a 2 hour tutorial. Further information is available via the PHTY2000 iLearn site http://ilearn.mq.edu.au.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

The online modules will provide foundation knowledge and also provide discussion of concepts and ideas to further understanding of the content. Tutorials will allow for the application of the concepts from the online modules and the development of practical skills relevant to Motivational Interviewing. 

Attendance

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our programs. As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to independently complete all online modules and fully participate in all tutorial sessions. 

Online modules will be delivered asynchronously and need to be completed prior to the tutorial.  Tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances. Please note these may change throughout the semester and changes will be communicated through iLearn.

Failure to complete the online modules and participate in all tutorials, may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor or the unit convenor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent.

Textbooks & Readings

Essential

This unit does not have any textbooks that are essential for you to purchase.

Recommended

The following texts will be useful resources and available in the library. Recommendations about specific readings from these and other resources (such as research papers, books, websites and videos) will be listed on iLearn.

• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change. 3rd Edition. Guilford Press: New York, USA
• Rosengren, D. B. (2017). Building motivational interviewing skills: A practitioner workbook. Guilford Publications: New York, USA.

An online module will be made available every week.  Tutorials take place fortnightly.

This schedule is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated via iLearn.

This is the first offering for this unit.