Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
David Kaplan
Contact via email
Australian Hearing Hub 3.824
Wed 2-3 PM
Lecturer
Anina Rich
Lecturer
Paul Sowman
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit forms a 2-unit sequence with COGS1005 and provides an intensive introduction to the fundamentals of modern neuroscience, with a focus on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include neuroanatomy, neural signalling, sensory processing, neural control of movement, and higher cognitive functions. Tutorials include hands-on research activities in which students will have the opportunity to act as both researchers and experimental participants. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Mid-Term Exam | 25% | No | Week 5 |
In-Class Lab Activity Sheets | 15% | No | Various weeks |
Weekly Online Quizzes | 10% | No | Weekly (before lecture) |
Final Exam | 50% | No | Formal Examination Period |
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 25%
1 hr multiple choice exam.
Assessment Type 1: Lab report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Various weeks
Weighting: 15%
Short (1-2 page), highly structured lab activity sheets. 1 activity sheet per lab. Graded on C/NC basis. Students may miss 1 lab activity without penalty.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weekly (before lecture)
Weighting: 10%
Short online multiple quizzes covering basic content completed before each class lecture. Designed to provide routine assessment and feedback. Graded on C/NC basis with 50% correct threshold for C. 10 quizzes in total; 10-20 MC questions; no make-up quizzes; students may drop 2 lowest quizzes without penalty.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Formal Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
2 hr exam, conducted during the official exam period. Combination of multiple choice and short answer questions.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Textbook
Purves D. et al. (Eds.) (2017) NEUROSCIENCE, 6th edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. The hardcover version is available for purchase through Booktopia or you can rent the digital eBook from Oxford University Press. In addition, a number of copies of the hardcover textbook will be on reserve at the Macquarie University Library.
iLearn
You will need access to the internet to access the COGS1000 iLearn page. Through iLearn you will be able to access the lecture recordings (Echo360), additional readings, and feedback and marks for the assessment tasks. Please allow time to familiarise yourself with how to access iLearn. Further information about iLearn can be found at: https://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Lectures
All lectures will be delivered online, starting in Week 1. The officially scheduled lecture time is Thursday 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Depending on the lecturer, lectures will either be pre-recorded and uploaded through Echo360 prior to the officially scheduled lecture time or the lecture will be live-streamed via Zoom/Echo360 during the officially scheduled time. The Zoom meeting link and password will be provided securely through the COGS1000 iLearn page. All lectures, regardless of initial delivery mode, will be recorded and made available for asynchronous viewing through Echo360. Lecture slides will be uploaded to iLearn just before the lecture time under the lecture link in the relevant week below.
Tutorials
Face-to-face tutorials and lab sessions are an essential part of COGS1000 and these cannot be delivered online. All students are therefore required to come to campus to participate in these sessions and complete the associated in-class assessment tasks. If you are unable to attend a lab session in person due to unavoidable reasons (quarantine, illness, etc.), you should apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Reasonable adjustments will be made for students with approved special consideration.
If you are an offshore international student or have other exceptional circumstances that prevent you from coming to campus for the entire semester, you will have the option to enrol in an online Zoom-based tutorial. If this applies to you, please send an email request directly to the unit convenor (david.kaplan@mq.edu.au). The online tutorial option is not available for students who simply prefer to study online.
Weekly online quizzes
This unit has weekly online quizzes designed to keep you on track during the fast-paced semester. Quizzes will be graded either as full credit or no credit; no partial credit will be given. To receive full credit on a quiz, you must correctly answer at least 50% of the multiple-choice questions. If you correctly answer less than 50% of the questions, you will receive no credit for that quiz. No make-up quizzes will be permitted (with the exception of officially approved Disruption to Studies requests). However, your 2 lowest quizzes will be dropped at the end of the semester.
As indicated above, quizzes must be completed online each week prior to the lecture. Each quiz will be open until 12:00 midnight Tuesday night, the night before the relevant lecture. Only quizzes completed before this deadline will be recorded. These quizzes are open book, and you may take each quiz multiple times before the deadline, but only the first submitted attempt for each quiz will be counted. You will receive feedback as to your correct and incorrect answers at the completion of each quiz. There are no quizzes during the week of the Mid-term Exam (Week 5), the mid-semester break, and the final wrap-up discussion (Week 13).
The quizzes are delivered through iLearn, so you need to have access to a reliable computer with connection to the Internet. Technical difficulties will not be accepted as a reason for special consideration.
To access the online quizzes:
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Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
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For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Date | Description |
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16/02/2021 | Modification of Resources and Delivery section to include detailed information about the availability of online tutorials for offshore international students. |
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook