Assessment Criteria: Assessment at Macquarie University is standards-based, as outlined in the Assessment Policy. This means that your work will be assessed against clear criteria, and these criteria will be made available when the assessment tasks are released to you on iLearn.

Submission of Assessments: Links for the submission of the written assignments will be available on iLearn. Do not submit your written assignments via email or in hard copy without prior arrangement. Task 1: The CV component must be submitted online through Turnitin, and the LinkedIn component must be linked to the unit convenor via the LinkedIn software. Task 2: Your final examination will be administered on the fieldtrip (weather permitting). Task 3: The major report must be submitted online through Turnitin. Due dates for all assessment tasks are elsewhere in the unit schedule. If you have commitments that will significantly impact your study during the session then you must plan for this in advance as part of an effective individual study plan.

Marking of Assessments: Your written assignments will be marked through Turnitin and feedback will be noted on the assignments. Your assignment grade will be returned using the Grades Report on iLearn. We aim to return your assignments with feedback within 2-3 weeks of the date that you submit your assignment. We appreciate your patience and will advise you through iLearn when your marked assignments and feedback are available for viewing.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty: From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following university standard late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information. Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5 % penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is 2355 h. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted: In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows: Assessments 1, 3 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies · Assessment 2 (field examination) - NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials: The freely-available textbook set for this unit is; Lottermoser, B.G. 2010. Mine Wastes. Characterization, Treatment and Environmental Impacts. 3rd edition. Springer, Heidelberg, 400 pp. Other recommended readings for each week will be noted on the iLearn site.

Technology Used and Required: This unit will use iLearn and associated technology. See the Instructions on how to log in to iLearn and the iLearn quick guides for students which will help;

• Getting started - Find out how to navigate and familiarise yourself with the iLearn environment,
• Activities - Learn how to effectively complete the activities required of you in iLearn,
• Assessments and Gradebook - Find out how to submit assessments and view your grades using iLearn,
• Online study tips,
• Discussion fora - Explore the different types, and features of discussion fora in iLearn Computer-Based Learning.

Essential computer-based components of this unit include recorded lectures, practical exercises (not all weeks - refer to the unit schedule), and online discussion fora for communicating with staff and other students in this unit. If you’re unsure of how to connect to the internet or use the computer system, help can be obtained at; http://students.mq.edu.au/support/.

Announcements and General Discussion Forum: The "Announcements" and "General Discussion Forum" link on the unit's homepage are used to share unit-wide announcements and discuss important issues related to the unit. You are expected to read every posting to the discussion forum because important administrative and academic information will be posted there - it is your responsibility to stay up to date.

What is Required to Complete This Unit Satisfactorily? You must receive a unit mark of at least 50 % to pass this unit. In order to receive a Pass grade, you should spend around 11 h per week on this unit in weeks 1-7, which includes lectures, practicals, reading and assessment preparation and completion. On top of that, around 50 hours for the field work and 40 hours for the final assessment. However, grades are awarded on a demonstration of your understanding and ability, not on time or effort! Lectures provide the framework with which to focus your study of the subject and they are essential for you to engage with. You should supplement them by reading, especially from the text, but also from current journals, which contain the most up-to-date information. All lecture material is assessable. You should participate in five 2 h practicals, and a 4 h practical, held at times stipulated by the timetable. Each student should complete all practical sessions. Practicals contain material to supplement the lectures, or comprise exercises which give you skills to help with your understanding of the unit topics and the workplace. All practical material is assessable. Practicals provide greater depth to related lecture materials and will assist learning by encouraging your active participation. Important material for the practical classes may be included on iLearn: check the weekly folders. You should complete the full unit workload, and you may need to spend extra time on different parts of the unit content. Classroom and practical workload will be spread over the first half of the session, fieldwork in the mid-session break, and a major assessment in the second half of the session. Knowing this will help you manage your time effectively throughout the session and work around your other units and commitments.

In this unit we expect quality in your assignments and a level of knowledge and comprehension of unit content in the assessment tasks. Grades for each assessment task and the unit as a whole will be awarded according to the following general criteria (course rubric);

LECTURES: will be available on iLearn at the start of the week in which they are scheduled. All lectures will be online and you do not have to "attend" a lecture. However, lectures provide the framework with which to focus your study of the subject and are essential for you to engage with. You should supplement them by reading, from the textbook, and current journals, which contain the most up-to-date information. The iLearn site contains suggested readings, but please don't limit yourself to those. Lectures are available through iLearn https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login.

PRACTICALS: will be held on Wednesdays in Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, in rooms stipulated by the timetable, or laboratories or the field as the practicals require. Practicals may contain a mixture of components online, in the classroom, laboratory or field. I’ll supply more information on iLearn. Each student must attend all practical sessions. Practicals may contain material to supplement the lectures, or comprise practical exercises to give you skills to help with fieldwork or the workplace. Practicals provide greater depth to related lecture material and will assist learning by encouraging your active participation. The venue of the practical classes varies (see iLearn). Important material for the practical classes is included on iLearn. You must wear appropriate clothes for the laboratory: closed toe shoes where no part of your foot is visible (imagine dropping a rock on your foot - choose the footwear you'd like to be wearing should that happen).

FIELDWORK There is one compulsory mid-session fieldtrip for all students. This fieldwork forms an essential component of this unit. We will conduct assessments and propose remediation plans (if necessary) for contaminated sites outside of the Sydney Basin. For this, we will survey and collect soil and water samples. You will measure the elemental compositions of the soil on site, and I will measure (back at the MQU laboratories) the elemental compositions of the water, and perhaps soil mineralogy. You will then use all of this information – collected by all students, or me – to write your major report. On fieldwork, there are professional standards to adhere to for use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Personal Protective Clothing (PPC). Everyone should have sturdy footwear - no running shoes or other inadequately protective shoes (you don't need steel capped boots). You will wear hi-vis tops - either your own hi-vis shirts or a vest that I can supply. Your shirts must have a collar and long sleeves. You must wear a hat with a wide brim - no baseball caps. Either shorts or long pants are OK. Gloves will be required according to the task you are conducting (I can supply nitrile gloves). Safety glasses as required by the task you are conducting (I can supply these). In summary, no sleeves, no collar, no hat, no sturdy shoes = no work.

ASSESSMENTS There are three assessments, with percentage weightings as described above.