Guide to assessment items

Guidelines for preparing the assessment tasks as well as assessment criteria are available on iLearn. The assessment tasks are compulsory in this unit. Each assessment task has a due date and students are expected to submit their work on time.

All assessment tasks will be graded using a rubric, which outlines the criteria and standards for each grade descriptor. Rubrics for each task can be found on the unit's iLearn site.

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 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) 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 issue.   

This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor via a Special Consideration application (https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration). The Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

Word Limit Penalty

Written assessment tasks submitted that are under or over the word length by more than 10% will be penalised with a 10% penalty (of the total possible mark).

Citation and Referencing techniques Penalty

Turnitin is a 'text-matching' software which is designed to educate students regarding appropriate citation and referencing techniques. Turnitin is also used to provide MQ with confidence in the academic integrity of students work. 

All assessment tasks will be marked according to the MQ Academic Integrity Policy and the schedule of penalties.

The unit is taught as a lecture followed by a tutorial. Each of these sessions will take place in person and the lecture will also be recorded and made available on the iLearn site via Echo360. The unit website also contains additional materials that are designed to assist the student with continuous learning.

Active engagement with the website is essential to successfully complete the unit. Discussion of items not covered in class can be conducted online via a discussion forum on the unit's iLearn site.

All students are expected to prepare for and actively participate in classes. Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet and mobile devices alone are not sufficient. Preparation for classes involves preparing translations of the texts to be worked through in class and doing the background reading set. A PDF of the texts to be be studied will be made available on the unit's iLearn site, and where possible readings are made digitally available via Leganto.

Students will need to have access to B.G. Ockinga, Concise Grammar of Middle Egyptian, 3rd edition (Mainz, 2012), as well as R. O. Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian and A.H. Gardiner's Middle Egyptian Grammar, for which digital copies are available. For some texts it will also be necessary to consult A. Erman & H. Grapow, Wörterbuch der Ägyptischen Sprache, which is available via the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae online (https://thesaurus-linguae-aegyptiae.de/home) and R. Hannig, Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch (talk to the Convenor about access to this resource if you cannot consult it in the Macquarie University Library).

Transliteration keyboards that can be used in iLearn and other platforms are available on iLearn to download with instructions on how to install them. The keyboard font can be used when doing assignments and translation tests.

This unit is intended for all students, including those with mental or physical disabilities, illness, injuries, impairments, or any other condition that tends to negatively affect one’s equal access to education. If, at any point in the session, you find yourself not able to fully access the space, content, and experience of this course, you are welcome (but not required) to contact me. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are diverse and continuously changing. 

For students with accessibility requirements, I encourage you to contact Accessibility Services to ensure that we, as an institution, are supporting your learning. By making a plan through Accessibility Services, you can ensure accommodation without disclosing any information to your course convenors.

There are also a range of resources on campus that serve to support and improve student learning and wellbeing, including the Learning Skills Unit, Peer Support programs, resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, English Language support, and Student Wellbeing support and resources. Please reach out to these programs or contact me directly for further information.