LATE SUBMISSIONS POLICY

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. 

WORD COUNTS

Unless otherwise specified, word counts include: 

• Headings
• In-text citations
• Direct quotations
• Any footnotes (if used at all)

... but do NOT INCLUDE:

• Title and administrative descriptors (such as word count, student number).
• Reference list.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Use of artificial intelligence

You may find it useful and interesting to engage with generative AI to help develop your ideas and arguments in this unit. A few warnings are in order, though, about content generated by ChatGPT or similar tools:

1.     It’s not your work, so you can’t submit it, or adapt it a bit and then submit it. This will put you in breach of the Academic Integrity Policy, and will be dealt with in accordance with that Policy. This applies to all assignments.

2.     It’s not reliable. It gets a lot of things right, but it also gets things wrong, makes up references, quotes etc

3.     It doesn’t count as research. The sources you cite should be the sources you used.

Technology used: You will require access to a computer and a good internet connection in order to participate in the unit effectively. The unit has an iLearn site where activities are set and unit materials distributed. Written tasks will be submitted via the plagiarism detection software turnitin.

Readings: Required readings are available for download from the library via Leganto. As well as the required reading, recommended additional readings for each topic might be listed on iLearn. You do not need to read these each week but they are highly recommended for a better understanding of the topics.

Lectures and tutorials: 

For face-to-face students, the lecture and tutorial are on the same day (Monday) so: 

1. all readings will need to be read before the lecture and tutorial and
2. you will need to attend the lecture in order to be able to participate meaningfully in the tutorial.

Readings and case study for the tutorial and presentations will be accessible at least one week before the relevant lecture and tutorial.

Tutorials will run from Weeks 2-12 inclusive.

In week 7, the Monday is a public holiday, so the lecture will be recorded and all students will participate in the online forum.

For distance students, 

Lecture slides will be available as a PDF by 9am on the day of the lecture.

Online discussions will be held each week from Weeks 2-12 inclusive. Case studies for presentation and discussion will be posted at least one week before the relevant Monday lecture.