This unit is jointly taught by academics from Philosophy (Weeks 2 to 5), Law (Weeks 6 to 9) and Computing (Weeks 10 to 13). Correspondingly there are three assessment tasks. There are also practice based tasks designed to be completed by the students in the SGTA classes. Should there be a need for clarification or help regarding assessment tasks, students should contact corresponding teaching staff. The convenor should be contacted only if the problem does not get resolved.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

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

Late submission

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. The late submission rule was changed to align with the new Faculty policy.

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. 

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows:

• Practice based tasks: NO, unless Special Consideration is granted  
• Media Presentation: YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Assignment 1: YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Assignment 2: 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.

This unit is co-badged with COMP6400, a PG unit.  It is designed to be offered on a Face-to-Face format. Apart from lectures, there are practical classes (associated with the computing related lectures -- Weeks 10 onwards) and SGTAs throughout the semester. Please consult the university timetable for venue and time.

There is no text book for the unit. Necessary resources will be provided by the teaching team on the iLearn page.

The assessment of this unit includes some writing tasks. Limited training in writing skills will be provided through regular learning and teaching activities. Students are strongly encouraged to utilise the support provided by the university, via facilities such as the Writing Centre. Details are provided under "Student Support" below.

1. Unit organization + Advice on writing essays/reports (Week 1, Abhaya Nayak and Oisin Deery)
2. Ethical aspects of AI (Weeks 2-5, Oisin Deery, Philosophy)
3. Legal aspects of AI (Weeks 6-9, Rita Matulyonite and Niloufer Selvadurai, Law)
4. Computational aspects of AI (Weeks 10-13, Abhaya Nayak, Subhas Sagar, Computing) 

Part of Week 13 may be used for unit revision.

1. Order of the modules has changed -- computing is now the last module in order to align with what is being taught in the Data Science unit that most students would be doing.
2. Number of assessment tasks has been reduced.
   1. Quizzes have been replaced by a single media presentatiion task
   2. Practice based tasks have been introduced to encourage active student participation.