General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments) 

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 set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.  

For any late submissions 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.

Table 1: Penalty calculation based on submission time

Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment  

To be successful in this unit, you must:

• Read all materials in preparation for your workshops, and follow up each with further study and research on the topic;
• Start your assessment tasks well ahead of the due date;
• Read and listen to all feedback carefully, and use it in your future work; 
• Attend and engage in all timetabled learning experiences as follows:
  • Timetabled: 1 x 1 hour lecture (pre-recorded and housed on iLearn) + 1 x 1.5 hour workshop per week (you must officially enrol in and attend 1 x online or on-campus workshop each week)
  • Not timetabled: 1/2 hour of directed learning each week (you will be directed and guided by the teaching team on iLearn or in workshops to learning activities that you will have to self-manage and complete outside of classes each week)

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO NOTE that we use an activity-based teaching and learning approach in this unit. What this means is that you will need to participate fully in the workshops which will be based around the activities you will be doing. To be an effective and enjoyable learning experience you MUST PREPARE AND COMPLETE readings and tasks before your workshops.

Lectures: Lecture material is pre-recorded and available each week of the teaching semester. They are designed to be an interactive experience where you will need to contribute to the learning experience and will be required to complete activities to aid your learning. The recordings are also a valuable tool for revision purposes.

Workshops: Activity-based workshops will be held each week of the teaching semester and start in Week 1. They are designed around individual and group activities to be an interactive experience. You MUST attend only the workshop you are officially enrolled in.

iLearn Site: This provides a topic-by-topic introduction and list of resources. The MKTG1001 iLearn site presents information about the weekly topic, the required readings, lecture and workshop material including recordings, links to assessment guidelines and FAQS, etc. It is your one-stop-shop for materials and information. This should be seen as a tool with which to navigate the weekly topics, learning objectives, prescribed textbook, lecture and workshop learning activities and assessment materials.

Students who aim to pass this unit should be investing at least ten (10)  hours of independent study each week(as a minimum). Those who do less will receive limited value from the unit and, most importantly, are more likely to achieve a fail grade in the unit. Separate discussion forums are used for each of the key topic areas and individual assessment tasks. Therefore, regular, dependable Internet access is mandatory for this unit with all students expected to regularly engage with, and contribute to, the unit iLearn site.

The written assessment is to be individually completed and submitted online via the unit iLearn site. All work submitted must be your own and be appropriately referenced throughout using the Harvard style of referencing. Specific details and instructions related to the assessment in this unit are provided online via the MKGT1001 Marketing Fundamentals unit iLearn site.

Prescribed textbook(s) and other resources which you must acquire or to which you must have access:

Armstrong G, Denize S, Volkov M, Adam S, Kotler P, Ang S W, Love A, Doherty S and van Esch P, 2020, Principles of Marketing, 8th edition, Pearson Australia, Melbourne, Australia.

You will also require online access. Specifications for online access, use, communication and standards are listed in Macquarie University policies and procedures.

Recommended learning resources: The Macquarie University Library MultiSearch provides students with access to software that you may need or find useful for your study at Macquarie. The Macquarie University Library contains a wealth of information that will assist you in this unit, particularly the electronic databases which include academic peer-reviewed journals such as:

• Journal of Marketing
• Journal of Consumer Research
• Journal of Marketing Research
• Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
• European Journal of Marketing
• Journal of Strategic Marketing
• Journal of Retailing
• Journal of Service Research
• Journal of Advertising
• Journal of Marketing Management
• Journal of Consumer Psychology