Grading and passing requirement for unit

There are three quizzes, one assignment and one design project for this unit. Quizzes will be conducted on iLearn. Assessment of the assignment is through a written report and code. Assessment of the project is through a written report, code, and oral defense. They will be due according to the given schedule. 

In order 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) and pass the hurdle requirements. 

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

Hurdle Requirements

The assignment is a hurdle. A grade of 50% or more in the assignment is required as a condition of passing this unit. If you do not pass the hurdle requirement on the first attempt, detailed feedback will be provided along with a second attempt. You must address the feedback provided sufficiently in your second attempt of the assignment. The second attempt at the hurdle assessment is graded as pass/fail. The maximum grade for a second attempt is the hurdle threshold grade.

Late submissions and Resubmissions

Resubmission of work is not allowed. 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation 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. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration. 

Detailed list of assessments where late submissions WILL be accepted but standard late penalties will apply: Assignment Report and Code, Project Report

Detailed list of assessments where late submissions WILL NOT be accepted unless Special Consideration is granted: Quizzes, Project Defense

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.  

This unit consists of a 2-hour lecture and 3-hour practical session each week on campus. Students are expected to attend both, and complete the necessary pre-work prior to attending the lecture.

You will be using the Xilinx Vivado HL Design Edition to program a Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC (on an Ultra96 development board) for your practicals and assessments. The Vivado design tools will be available on the computers in the lab but you should also install it onto your own laptop so that you can work on the assignment and project at home. You will need access to a Windows laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and ~41 GB of free hard drive space. 

Access to the Ultra96 development board will only be available during the weekly practical. Hence, it is important to attend all practicals to ensure you have sufficient time to complete the practicals and assessments. While some practical weeks are dedicated to working on the project, students must also spend sufficient time outside of class in order to complete the project. 

There is no textbook for this unit. Additional reading and learning resources will be provided through the unit's iLearn page. 

This unit covers high level synthesis, hardware/software partitioning, Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC Architecture, and PYNQ. The unit uses both C and Python languages. Hence, students are expected to be able to write a computer program prior to attempting this unit. They should also have a basic understanding of computing architecture.

The assignment has been changed to a hurdle assessment to ensure a student has attained a minimum level of competancy for the unit before the last day to withdraw without academic penalty.