Late Assessment Submission 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 non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic. 

GEOP3030 Liveable Cities is taught in internal and external modes. Students enrolled in each have different learning and teaching activities but cover the same content over the semester. Internal students attend class on Mondays from 10am (for up to 3 hours). Class is held in Building 1CC - 103 Active Learning Space room. We have a range of activities during that 3 hour block, including applying principles and policies to planning examples, field trips. guest lectures and structured learning tasks. 

Each week you are expected to:

1.  All students: Complete assigned readings available on Leganto prior to joining class for that week

2. External students: view the recorded lecture part of the learning and teaching activities each week and any associated online material (pre-recorded videos/podcasts etc) posted that week. Internal students: come to the weekly class for your learning and teaching activities.

3. Internal students: participate in class where weekly readings will be discussed and activities conducted that build knowledge and skills. External students: participate in online discussion forums and any zoom classes scheduled for drop-in conversations. 

All students: you are required to complete all assessment exercises. If you need extensions due to extenuating circumstances (as covered in university policy) make sure you apply for them through ask.mq.edu.au! 

GEOP3030 Liveable Cities uses a diverse range of digital resources, including an iLearn page where slides and audio from lectures will be posted, the Macquarie University Library for access to peer reviewed journal articles accessed via Leganto, and the Internet for news about, and discussions of, liveable cities. You will be required to have access to word processing technology and access to iLearn to complete and submit assignments.

External students are expected to participate actively in online discussion forums and keep up to date with all set lectures/tutorial activities. 

The field trip has changed from St Leonards to Sydney CBD with a greater focus on smart cities and digital place-making. We have also shifted the timing of the Portfolio assessment so that it is due in the last week of semester and the Report on a Planning Project is now due in the first half of semester.