Grading and passing requirements for this unit

To pass this unit, a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).

Please refer below to the policies and procedures section for further details about grading.

Late submission policies and guidelines

The late submission policies adopted in this unit are in line with the general faculty’s policy on assessment submission deadlines, including late submissions.

All online quizzes, in-class activities, or scheduled tests and exams must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Students may apply for Special Consideration if these activities are missed due to illness or misadventure.

All other assessments must be submitted by 5:00 pm on their due date.

Assessments not submitted by the due date will receive a mark in accordance with the late submission policy as follows: 

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 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 for final exam

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the final exam, you declare yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period, and you will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with their supplementary examination's exact date and time.

Additional information

1. Participation: SGTA is a weekly event starting from week 2 and participation in SGTAs is compulsory and students attendance will be marked. Participation marks will also include students active engagement on Ilearn, and ECHO360, and whether students have paid sufficient attention to the information presented on Ilearn regarding the quiz, exam and all other assignments. The weightings for participation is 5%, and the estimated time on task (3 hours) is the time for students to get familiar with ILEARN and ECHO360, understanding where the critical information (e.g. instructions for Lab, teaching videos) are located on Ilearn, reading the FAQ (Frequently asked questions), etc. The above also includes checking and ensuring that sufficient study time has been allocated to this unit. 

2. Laboratory participation and report: There are only two laboratory sessions in this unit and they are in weeks 7 and 8 only. Only one laboratory report is required for this unit. The template for the laboratory report can be found on Ilearn. The laboratory report should be type-written. 

Marking rubrics for the Project and Laboratory report can be found on Ilearn, in the sections with headings, "Project" and " Laboratory assessment". 

3. Assignments: There are 4 SHORT assignments in this unit. The assignments should be hand-written and submitted as PDF documents on Ilearn. The deadlines for the assignments are the Friday of Week 3, 6,9, and 12. These assignments are necessary to ensure that students are up-to-date with the content delivered in this unit, which is also important to help prepare students for the quiz and final exam. 

Marking rubrics for the four assignments are explicitly stated in the assignment documents, with a clear description of what constitutes an F, P, CR, D and HD. 

4. Project: Students must watch the project introduction video (see document under the Final project section in Ilearn) and study the marking rubrics to understand the expectations and requirements of this assessment task. Essentially, students are expected to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts learned in this unit and to a simple real-world problem by clarifying the assumptions and limitations of the engineering solution. 

5. Quiz: Mid-term quiz is in week 7, and it will be given during lecture hours. 

Mechanics of Materials in SI Units, 10th Edition (Russell C. Hibbeler)

Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule.

All key learning outcomes of this unit (see learning outcomes section; ULO1 – ULO4) are designed to meet the requirements of the Engineers Australia competency standard. The table below shows how the learning outcomes are mapped to the requirements.

Engineers Australia Competency Mapping