PSYO8971 requires the completion of at least 300 placement hours, inclusive of required supervision, documented in a Logbook. The Supervision Agreement must be completed before or at the commencement of the placement and approved by the Placement Education Lead and/or Macquarie University Staff before any placement hours can be accrued.

The MPR needs to be completed for all placements of more than 100 hours. The indicative date for the MPR and placement goals are established and approved at the commencement of the placement with the submission of the Supervision Agreement. During the MPR, your supervisor will provide ratings on your level of goal attainment for the negotiated placement goals.

The EPR is completed at the end of the placement. During the EPR, your supervisor will provide ratings on your level of goal attainment for the negotiated placement goals, provide ratings on your level of competency development across employability and psychological competency areas, comment on your response to supervision, and provide an overall rating of your performance.

At the completion of the EPR, the form needs to be signed by the student and supervisor for submission. Ensure that the total hours allocated in your logbook are the same as the total hours allocated on the completed EPR.

Your placement unit will be assessed and finalised by the Placement Education Lead and/or Macquarie University Staff with the timely submission of all required placement documentation, including Supervision Agreement, Mid-Placement Review, End-Placement Review, and Logbook.

Please refer to the ILearn site for access to all required placement forms - PSYOPL Organisational Psychology Placements All placement information 2024.

Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

All final grades are determined by a grading committee, in accordance with the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor or Placement Supervisor.

You will be awarded a final grade corresponding to the grade descriptors specified in the Assessment Procedure (clause 127 and 128).

To pass this unit, you must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the unit learning outcomes, meet any ungraded requirements, and achieve a final mark of 50 or greater.

Late Submissions

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (OF THE TOTAL POSSIBLE MARK) may be applied each day an assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded for that assessment task, even when 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 concern. 

 For example:

For any late submissions 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.

Please refer to the 2024 Placement Manual as stored on the ILearn: PSYOPL Organisational Psychology Placements All placement information 2024 for all operational and placement unit delivery, resources, and scheduling requirements. 

Assessment information, due dates, and links to the 2024 Placement Manual have been amended for this Unit Guide.

Social inclusion at Macquarie University is about giving everyone who has the potential to benefit from higher education the opportunity to study at university, participate in campus life and placements, and flourish in their chosen field. The University has made significant moves to promote an equitable, diverse and exciting campus community for the benefit of staff and students. It is your responsibility to contribute towards the development of an inclusive culture and practice in the areas of learning and teaching, research, and service orientation and delivery. As a member of the Macquarie University community, and when on placement representing Macquarie University, you must not discriminate against or harass others based on their sex, gender, race, marital status, carers' responsibilities, disability, sexual orientation, age, political conviction or religious belief. All staff and students are expected to display appropriate behaviour that is conducive to a healthy learning and work environment for everyone, including when on all placement activities.

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses. 

As part of developing professionalism, you are expected to attend all interactive sessions and learning activities. As an adult learner, we respect your decision to choose how you engage with your learning, but we would remind you that the learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit.

We equally expect that you show respect for supervisors and/or all Macquarie University staff assisting with placements by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to attend. Please arrive at all learning activities and placements on time, and if you are unavoidably detained, please communicate with the supervisors and/or all Macquarie University staff assisting with placements to inform them of your delay and take action as required. Phones and other electronic devices that produce noise and other distractions must be turned off prior to entering interactive sessions and should only be used as approved when on external placements. If you are uncomfortable participating in any specific activity, please let the relevant academic and/or placement supervisor know in a professional manner as soon as practically possible.

Please also ensure you have read and understand your responsibilities while on placements as detailed in the 2024 Field Placement Manual as stored on the ILearn: PSYOPL Organisational Psychology Placements All placement information 2024.