Attendance Students are expected to attend all seminars for MMCC8047. Seminars are not optional: they deliver important content through practical application and are a central component of meeting the learning outcomes in this unit. Seminars provide an environment where students can discuss ideas and learn from each other, building important networks and group work skills. In seminars, you will also have the opportunity to ask for assistance from the convenor and receive informal feedback on work in progress. Students who do not attend seminars will miss out on important unit content and learning activities, and do so at their own risk.

Independent Work Students are expected to work independently outside of scheduled seminar times when they are working on all assessments. MMCC8047 students will need to do their own reading of relevant texts outside class time. 

Assessment standards Assessment standards by which the tasks are evaluated are described in the assessment rubrics. Detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn. 

Referencing Style preferred Style for this Unit is APA. Other styles such as Harvard may be used as long as all necessary information is provided and a consistent approach is taken. 

Electronic Submissions Written assessments for this unit are to be submitted online via the 'Turnitin' software that can be accessed through the MMCC8047 iLearn website. Studnet presentations may be delivered 'live' on campus face to face in-class, or onloine via pre-recorded video. Detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.

Feedback Feedback will be given to students via the following ways:  

Whole class: Consolidated feedback on whole of class assignment performance, summarising key strengths and weaknesses from the unit convenor in class discussions and unit activities. Through the ‘announcement’ function in iLearn, if there are points of relevance to the whole class.

Individual: The ongoing opportunity to discuss assignment progress with the convenor via email or face to face student consultation. This provides a mechanism to provide feedback on progress made, prior to submission.

Formal: Text based comments attached to assignments marked in Turnitin/GradeMark. Marks are made available through the Gradebook function in iLearn.  

Late Submission Penalty ‘Please note that the University and the Faculty of Arts have launched a new assessment policy effective as of 1 July 2021. This new policy particularly affects LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS.

The Faculty policy in relation to late assessment submissions is as follows:

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests, etc.

To be very clear:

·       Unless you have applied for special consideration and had your application approved, for each day your assignment is late, 10 marks will be deducted. For example, if you submit your assignment 7 days late, 70 marks will be deducted, which means you will fail that assignment.

·       If your assignment is more than 7 days late (including weekends), you will get 0 marks for your assignment.

These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.

If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration’

Technologies Used and Required This Unit has an online presence in ilearn. You will require access to a computer and fast broadband. All MMCC8047 material will be uploaded to the MMCC8047 ilearn Unit every week. 

Readings All required reading list texts will be available via 'Unit Readings - Leganto' on the MMCC8047 ilearn page. 

PLEASE NOTE: MMCC8047 Seminars will commence in Week 2 

ALL seminars will be delivered live on campus 10 Hadenfeld Ave, Dance Studio, Room 184 

AND via zoom online. (Refer to the MQ Timetable website for further details).

A complete schedule of Seminar topics will be available on ilearn.

Seminars cover the following topics: Overview of the Unit; Defining the Creative Industries; Creativity and Cultural Production; the Creative Process; Creative case studies; Working in the Creative Industries; Artist-led initiatives and innovation; Audiences and co-creation; Leadership; Planning, Process and Practice - from initial ideas to project realisation.