This unit does not publish previous end-of-semester exam papers due to the assessment format which involves multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of questions which have undergone a process of development and validation to assess a wide range of concepts in this unit. Assessment quality can only be ensured by maintaining the integrity of the question bank rather than creating entirely new questions every year. 

However you will be able to practice answering the kinds of questions in the final exam during your assessable and non-assessable quizzes in iLearn throughout the semester. 

You may also refer to the peerwise website https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/at/?mq_au at which students can write their own MC questions and practice on the questions written by others to facilitate preparation for tests.

Penalties

Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays, unless an extension has been granted through special consideration. No late submissions will be accepted more than 5 days after the submission deadline, unless special consideration has been granted. No further submissions will be accepted after the marked assignments are returned and feedback is released to students.

Word count penalty: 5% of the possible mark will be deducted per 100 words over the word limit for the assessment task. An additional 99 words beyond the limit can be written without penalty.

Appeals Against Grades

Individual Assessments

1. Read over your marker's feedback

2. Wait at least 24-48 hours and reread your marker's feedback

3. If you are still not happy with your grade, contact your marker and organise a time to discuss your assignment in-person (generally, this does not result in a change in grade but an increase in clarity as to why you received the grade you did).

4. If you are not happy with the outcome of this, you will need to lodge a formal request for a remark. Remarking is done by the unit convenor and their grade will be final (i.e., if they mark you lower than your original marker, you will receive the lower grade).

Overall Grade

Detailed university policy information can be found at: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/appeals

Final Exams

Students are expected to make themselves available for the final exam, at the date and time set by the University, in line with the Assessment Policy and Procedure. Sitting the final exam is compulsory in order to be eligible to pass the unit. Any student who does not attempt the final exam will be granted a Fail Absent grade.

Extensions on Assessment Due Dates

All requests for extensions will only be granted in line with the Special Consideration Policy, and must be applied for formally via ask.mq.edu.au. PSYX2224 staff do not have the ability to grant extensions.

• If an extension is required for medical or other extenuating circumstances, students may request this in writing (via ask.mq.edu.au) with supporting documentary evidence (such as medical certificate, counsellor notes, or similar).

• If an extension is granted, the approval must be uploaded to Turnitin along with your assignment to avoid any late penalties.

Special Considerations for Exams

• You are expected to present yourself for examination as designated in the University Examination Timetable The timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the exam period and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the exam period.

• The only exception to not sitting an exam at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption; students who experience this disruption should apply for Special Consideration via ask.mq.edu.au in line with the Special Consideration Policy.

• To be eligible for special considerations, a student must notify the university of a serious and unavoidable disruption no later than five (5) working days of the assessment task date or due date. Notifications of Disruption of Studies after 5 days will still be assessed, however they are more likely to have a remedy of Withdrawal Without Academic Penalty applied if they are deemed serious and unavoidable.

• If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the special consideration process, the exam will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period.

• If you are approved to sit a supplementary final exam, you will receive an email with information from the Faculty office. Students who are granted to sit for a supplementary exam must make themselves available to sit for the supplementary exam on the specified date. There will only be one time to sit the supplementary exam.

• You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early exams for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching session, which is the final day of the official examination period.

Learning and Teaching Strategy 

• This unit is taught through a combination of online lectures and online tutorial activities.
• It is expected that students complete the lectures in a timely fashion so that you have the necessary information for each tutorial. Note that some lecture material includes activities that are required to be complete prior to tutorials. Attendance at tutorials is a requirement of this unit. Important information regarding assessment tasks will be provided in these classes as well as feedback on your progress with these tasks.
• For each lecture there is a set reading, usually from the textbook, as well as supplementary readings for more detailed information about specific aspects of this unit. See each section of the iLearn lectures for a listing of the set readings and recommended additional readings for each lecture.
• In tutorials it is expected that all students contribute to discussions in a constructive manner. The more that you participate in classes, the more you will derive benefits.
• For each tutorial topic there may be separate readings, and in other tutorials these will be the same as the lecture readings. It is expected that all students read at least one of the set readings for each tutorial topic.
• It is helpful if you keep up to date with current affairs in Australia during the semester, particularly as it relates to health issues.

Optional Test-Your-Knowledge Quizzes

• Description: For most weeks there will be an optional test-your-knowledge quiz at the end of the lecture content. These quizzes do not contribute towards your grade, but do help to test your own knowledge
• Format: Online quiz with mixed question styles
• Attempts: Unlimited attempts
• Weighting: 0% of final grade
• Due Date: Available as soon as the associated lecture is available. Quizzes will then remain open until the end of the session.

Technology

Lecture slides, tutorial content, and quizzes are all provided online. Students are expected to submit the essay as a word-processed document also submitted online. Consequently, all students will need access to a computer and internet to complete these tasks.

Textbook 

The required textbook for this unit is Dorrian et al. (2017). Health Psychology in Australia. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781316623954. Each week there will be a set reading from this textbook. 

Lectures

Lectures are provided online. They are given each week during semester and are accessed through iLearn. Please note the live in person (on campus) lecture in Week 1 and Week 13 so please allow some time for the recording to be uploaded sometime the following day. Lecture slides will be provided prior as usual.

Length of online lectures: Approximately 2 hours per week Venue: iLearn

Tutorials

Tutorial content, activities, and discussions are conducted online via the iLearn site.

Length of tutorials: Weekly, for approximately 1 hour each. Please see the weekly outline below for more detail:

Weekly Topics

Details added for Lynlee Howard-Payne

Fortnightly tutorials changed to weekly tutorials for all students.

Late penalties updated to reflect new policy.