All work must be digitally submitted to iLearn. Assessment submission guidelines are available in iLearn and will be outlined in classes.

While media files can be sourced from others' work, patches created in Max should be original works, and any 'borrowed' code or media files should be appropriately attributed or referenced as you would in a formal written assignment. Submission of work that is primarily copied from resources outside of content provided in the unit is subject to the same Academic Integrity Policy as written works.

Assessment marks are aligned with the university's grade descriptors.

Special Consideration

If you experience serious and unavoidable difficulties when assessment tasks are due, you can consider applying for Special Consideration. Please read the information available here and, if you are eligible, apply via ask.mq.edu.au.

Late 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 written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application.

As MMCC8097 is an interactive, practice-based unit, students are expected to attend both hours of practical workshops/seminars which introduce new concepts each week and offer a space for students to put theory into practice through active learning exercises. Workshops are designed to offer students practice-based learning with realtime support, and content delivered in class will not be repeated by other means such as via email or one-on-one consultation.

Prior knowledge of Max is not a requirement, however general computer literacy skills are assumed (creating files/folders, copying files etc).

Students are required to bring headphones to class each week, and to source/create their own media (music, sound, images, video) for assignments, assessments, and demonstrations/performances. As the lab computers use shared accounts, students are encouraged to backup their work to iLearn between classes, or bring USB sticks or portable Hard Drives (not formatted as NTFS) to class to backup and store their work.

Readings and interactive exercises

This unit is computer-focussed and practical in nature. A number of interactive readings and exercises will be available in the Max Help and Documentation and the in-built Max/MSP/Jitter tutorials within Max.  Other readings and extra curricular tasks will be disseminated via iLearn.

Classes start week 2.