Details for each assessment will be available via iLearn.

You are encouraged to:

• set your personal deadline earlier than the actual one
• keep backups of all your important files
• seek for assistance in the early stages rather than closer to the due date

Quizzes

Submission Method: via timed online iLearn quizzes during the registered SGTA class time.

Late Submission: Not accepted. The quizzes must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should the activity be missed due to illness or misadventure, Special Consideration may be applied.

Assignments

Submission Method: via iLearn submission links. For Assignment-3 viva, if absent during the group presentation, unless there is a special consideration approved, students will be given zero marks for the entire Assignment-3. 

Late Submission: Late submissions will be accepted but will incur a penalty unless there is an approved Special Consideration request.  A 12-hour grace period will be given after which the following deductions will be applied to the awarded assessment mark: 12 to 24 hours late = 10% deduction; for each day thereafter, an additional 10% per day or part thereof will be applied until five days beyond the due date. After this time, a mark of zero (0) will be given. For example, an assessment worth 20% is due at 5 pm on 1 January. Student A submits the assessment at 1 pm, 3 January. The assessment received a mark of 15/20. A 20% deduction is then applied to the mark of 15, resulting in the loss of three (3) marks. Student A is then awarded a final mark of 12/20.

Special Consideration

If you cannot submit on time because of illness or other circumstances, please apply for special consideration as soon as possible through https://ask.mq.edu.au/. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.

CLASSES

COMP2750 is taught via lectures and SGTA Classes.

Delivery Modes

At the time of writing this unit guide, the plan is:

• Lectures will be delivered on campus during the entire semester.
• SGTA classes will be delivered on campus during the entire semester. Please check the timetable for the specific times and types of sessions.
• All assessments will be on campus or online, depending on the assessment type:
  • Quizzes and the viva component of Assignment-3 will be on campus, at the place and time of the SGTA classes.
  • All other assessment tasks will be online.

Any changes to this plan will be announced in iLearn.

Lectures:

• Lectures are used to introduce new material, provide motivation and context for your study, guide you in what is important to learn and explain more difficult concepts.
• There are 2 hours of lectures per week

SGTA Classes​:

• Note: SGTA Classes commence in Week-2
• These are small group classes that allow you to interact with your peers and with a tutor who has a sound knowledge of the subject. This also gives you a chance to practice your technology skills.
• You will need to enrol and attend the SGTA Class that you've enrolled in.
• SGTA Classes will be providing you with practical experience in design and development processes. The content of the workshop may overlap or sometimes be ahead of the lecture content.
• If your workshop falls on a public holiday, you are expected to attend & participate in another workshop as a makeup class 
• For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Textbook

There are no required textbooks for this unit. However, every week you will be provided with lecture notes and references for further reading

UNIT WEBPAGE AND TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Websites

The web page for this unit can be found at: here

echo360

Digital recordings of lectures are available. Read instructions here.

Discussion Boards

The unit makes use of discussion boards hosted within ilearn. Please post questions of general interest there (for example, about assessment tasks), they are monitored by the unit staff but students may also provide answers. 

FEEDBACK

You have many opportunities to seek and receive feedback. The feedback that you receive also plays an important role in your learning. Make sure you read the feedback you are given, attend lectures that provide assignment feedback and compare your solution with sample solutions provided. You may also arrange to meet with your tutor or the lecturer. Consultation hours will be provided in some of the weeks. Each week, you will be given activities and problems to solve in the SGTAs. This will at times involve contributing to a group of students and presenting solutions to the class. The solutions provided will help you to understand the material in the unit and prepare you for the work in assignments. You must keep up with these problems every week. Assignments have been specially designed to deliver continuous feedback on your work.

Each week you should:

• Attend lectures, take notes, ask questions
• Attend your SGTA classes and seek feedback from your tutor on your work
• Read assigned reading material/Watch lecture recording, add to your notes and prepare questions for your lecturer or tutor
• Start working on any assignments immediately after they have been released. 

Lecture notes/videos are made available each week but these notes are intended as an outline of the lecture only and are not a substitute for your notes or reading of the other additional material.

Tentative teaching schedule, subject to change:

No changes from the prior offering