ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

• Students are required to submit their written work electronically only, via the Turnitin link in the unit’s iLearn site. Do not submit essays via email.
• Return of marked work and feedback will be via the unit’s iLearn site. 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND LATE PENALTIES FOR ASSIGNMENTS

If you have a legitimate reason for being unable to submit your work on time, for which you can provide documentation, you will need to complete a Special Consideration request (which must be submitted at www.ask.mq.edu.au within 5 working days of the commencement of the disruption).

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.

UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ASSESSMENT

University Assessment Policy: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/schedule_1.html

The grade a student receives will signify their overall performance in meeting the learning outcomes of a unit of study. Grades will not be awarded by reference to the achievement of other students nor allocated to fit a predetermined distribution. In determining a grade, due weight will be given to the learning outcomes and level of a unit (ie 100, 200, 300, 800 etc). Graded units will use the following grades:

HD        High Distinction           85-100

D           Distinction                   75-84

Cr         Credit                           65-74

P           Pass                            50-64

F           Fail                               0-49

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Academic honesty is an integral part of the core values and principles contained in the Macquarie University Ethics Statement, whose fundamental principle is that all staff and students act with integrity in the creation, development, application and use of ideas and information, which means that:

• All academic work claimed as original is the work of the author making the claim.
• All academic collaborations are acknowledged.
• Academic work is not falsified in any way
• When the ideas of others are used, these ideas are acknowledged appropriately.

On the policy, procedure and penalties that will apply to breaches of the Academic Honesty Policy, see: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

STUDY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT

The resources at the following site can assist you in getting your bearings, preparing for class, and undertaking your assessment tasks: http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library/research

Learning Skills and Academic Writing Support:

The Learning Skills Unit offers assignment and study support through workshops and individual consultations, consultations by email (click on ‘Ask a Learning Adviser’, and StudyWISE, which is an online study and writing resource for students. See: http://students.mq.edu.au/support/learning_skills/.

One lecture and one class per week.Classes begin in Week 1.

The iLearn site for this unit (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au) will open in 'Week 0', one week before the commencement of lectures and class discussions in Week 1.

It is recommended that prospective students order and read the key unit texts beforehand via Booktopia Australia (https://www.booktopia.com.au) or another supplier or the publisher directly.

The three required texts are:

Heaney, Seamus and Ted Hughes (eds.). The Rattle Bag (anthology, book or ebook)

Webb, Francis. Collected Poems, edited by Toby Davidson (poetry collection, book or ebook)

Whitaker, Alison (ed.). Firefront: First Nations Poetry and Power Today (anthology, book only)

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Health and Wellbeing

Macquarie University provides a range of Student Support Services, including Medical, Counselling, Disability Support and Welfare services (ph. 9850 7497). Details of these services can accessed at: http://www.campuslife.mq.edu.au/campuswellbeing

Arts Enquiries: Arts Student Centre

Centre staff are there to smooth the way into university life; answer questions; give informed advice; provide a sympathetic ear; de-mystify university ways and procedures.