Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

• Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

Hurdle Assessments

This unit has no hurdle assessments

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

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 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is 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, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration. 

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows: 

• Assignments – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

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.

Overview

Unit topics will be discussed each week in small groups. There will be a strong focus on analysing and discussing recent advances reported in the primary literature. Students are expected to be actively involved in these discussions, which will require reading the assigned material before each SGTA session.

Communication

The web page for this unit can be found at ilearn.mq.edu.au.

Login with your MQ student ID number and password, then follow the prompts to "MOLS7052 Chemical Biology."

During semester, the MOLS7052 iLearn site will be used to communicate important information to you. It is your responsibility to regularly check the iLearn site for important announcements and updates.

We will communicate with you via your university email address or through the Announcements discussion board on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or emailed directly to the Unit Convenor from your university email address.

Office Hours

There are no formal office hours for this unit. The teaching staff are happy to receive students outside of the formal lecture, workshop and practical times, but please be aware that we are not always to be found in our offices. It is generally wise to organise an appointment in advance via email (using your university email address).

COVID Information 

For the latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus infection page on the Macquarie website: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs. Remember to check this page regularly in case the information and requirements change during semester. If there  are any changes to this unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.

Weeks 1-4: Monoclonal Antibodies (Prof. Alison Rodger)

Weeks 5-8: Biosynthesis of Natural Products (A/Prof. Andrew Piggott)

Weeks 9-12: Small Molecules in Chemical Biology (Dr Fei Liu)

There are no significant change from the previous offering.

We value student feedback to be able to continually improve the way we offer our units. As such we encourage students to provide constructive feedback via student surveys, to the teaching staff directly, or via the FSE Student Experience & Feedback link in the iLearn page