Requirements to Pass this Unit: To pass this unit you must attempt all assessments, and achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%.

Assessment Criteria: Assessment at Macquarie University is standards-based. This means that your work will be assessed against clear criteria, which will be made available when the assessment tasks are released to you on iLearn.

Submission of Assessments: (1) The quizzes will be administered through iLearn, under the “Assessments” tab. (2) Your written essay must be submitted online through Turnitin, using a link on iLearn under the “Assessments” tab. (3) The final examination will be administered by the University during the examination period.

The quizzes will open on Monday of the given week, at 0000 h, and will close on Friday at 1700 h. You can attempt the quizzes only once during that week. You will have 30 mins to complete the quiz and it will close automatically after that time. The written assignment is due on Friday of week 6, 01 Sep, at 1700 h.

If you have commitments that will significantly impact your study during the session then you must plan for this in advance as part of an effective individual study plan.

Marking of Assessments: Quizzes are machine marked. Your written assignments will be marked through Turnitin and feedback will be noted on the assignments. Your assignment grade will be returned using the Grades Report on iLearn. We aim to return your assignments with feedback within 2-3 weeks of the date that you submit your assignment. We appreciate your patience and will advise you through iLearn when your marked assignments and feedback are available for viewing.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty:

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 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a mark of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 2355 h. A 1 h grace period will be provided to students who experience technical concerns. For late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled exams, performance assessments, presentations, or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

Quizzes, Final examination - NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted

Written essay - 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.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials: There is no textbook set for this unit. Instead, compulsory readings will be set and released under the weekly tabs on iLearn.

Technology Used and Required: This unit uses iLearn and associated technology.

Computer-Based Learning: Essential computer-based components of this unit include recorded lectures, weekly practical exercises (not all weeks - refer to the unit schedule on iLearn), and online discussion fora for learning and communicating with staff and other students in this unit. You must read these - the content there is assessable. You can undertake this work on- or off-campus. If you’re unsure of how to connect to the internet or use the computer system, help can be obtained at http://students.mq.edu.au/support/.

Announcements and General Discussion Forum: The "Announcements" and "General Discussion Forum" links on the unit's homepage are used to make unit-wide announcements and discuss important issues related to the unit. You are expected to read every posting to the discussion forum because important administrative and academic information will be posted there. Also, material there is assessable. It is your responsibility to stay up to date.

Methods of Communication: We will communicate with you via your university email and through announcements on iLearn. General queries to the convenor can be placed on the iLearn discussion board; if your query is more specific to you, or you want more privacy, email the unit convenor or other teaching staff directly via their email (see iLearn for these communication details).

What is Required to Complete This Unit Satisfactorily? You must receive an aggregate mark of at least 50 % to pass this unit. In order to receive a Pass grade, you should spend around 11 h per week on this unit, which includes lectures, practicals, reading and assessment preparation and completion. However, keep in mind, marks are awarded on a demonstration of your understanding and ability, not on time or effort! Lectures provide the framework with which to focus your study of the subject and they are essential for you to engage with. You should supplement them by reading from current journals, which contain the most up-to-date information. All lecture material is assessable in the quizzes or final examination. The iLearn site contains compulsory readings related to the unit content, but please don't limit yourself to those. Lectures will be available by the start of the week in which they are scheduled.

You should participate in one 2 h practical held in Weeks 2-10 and Week 13, at times stipulated by the timetable. Practicals are live in the classroom, and are not recorded. Practicals consist of tasks that you have to work through individually, but teaching staff will be available to introduce the activity and help you work through it, if you need help. Each student should complete all practical sessions. These practicals contain material to supplement the lectures or comprise exercises which give you skills to help with your understanding of the unit topics and the workplace. All practical material is assessable in the quizzes or final examination, and you will need the completed practicals with you to complete the quizzes. Practicals provide greater depth to related lecture materials and will assist learning by encouraging your active participation. Important material for the practical classes is included on iLearn. Workload will be spread over the session, but may be concentrated around the time assessment tasks are due. It would help if you manage your time effectively throughout the session and work around your other units and commitments. Grades for the written assessment task and the unit as a whole will be awarded according to a general rubric (table below).

Week 1 classes: Lectures start in week 1. Workshops start in week 2. 

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.

Unit schedule: The unit schedule is under the "Unit Information" tab on iLearn.

The unit is evolving away from an online offering which was developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, the workshops will be offered in face to face mode only. However, for student convenience, the lectures will remain pre-recorded and available online, and will be released on the Sunday night starting that week. Mapping of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been undertaken for all lectures (see iLearn). All lectures have been updated and re-recorded. All workshops have been checked for currency and validity of links.