Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this Unit, a Student must satisfactorily attempt All Assessments and achieve a Total Mark equal to or greater than 50%. 

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration Request has been submitted and approved, a 5% Penalty (of the Total Possible Marks of an Assessment) would be applied for each day an Assessment has not been submitted, i.e., up until the 7th day (including the weekends). Subsequent to the 7th day, a Grade of ‘0’ would be awarded even if the Assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded Assessments is 11:55 PM. A 1-hour grace period would be provided to Students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of the Time-sensitive Tasks, such as scheduled Individual Presentation of Assessment 3 – Major Project and scheduled Workshop-based Tasks, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where late submissions would be accepted:

• Assessment 2 – Literature Review : Yes, Standard Late Penalty applies
• Assessment 3 – Major Project (Group-based Written Report) : Yes, Standard Late Penalty applies

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support Students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable, and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in an Assessment. If a Student experiences circumstances or events which affect their ability to complete the Assessments in this Unit on time, they should inform the Unit Convenor and subsequently submit a Special Consideration Request through AskMQ.

Lectures

Live (In-person) Lecture Sessions will be held from Weeks 1 – 6, and would provide an opportunity for Students to ask Questions pertinent to the Weekly Topic(s) and to clarify anything that they might not be sure of. Owing to the Highly Practical Nature of this Unit, the Live (In-person) Lecture Sessions encourage Students to engage in a number of Brainstorming Activities and, therefore, participation in these Sessions is of the essence and critical to Students' success within this Unit. Also, Learnings embedded in these Sessions are indispensable for both Assessment 2 – Literature Review and Assessment 3 – Major Project.

Workshops

Workshops (In-person) will be held from Weeks 7 – 13 and would offer Students an opportunity to learn, develop, and subsequently practice Concepts pertinent to the Unit's Content via Hands-on Tasks in a Lab Setting under the Supervision of the Lecturer. Workshops would also facilitate Students to discuss their respective Problems effectively with the Peers and maximize the Feedback they get on their Work.

Please note that Assessment 3 – Major Project depends, to a considerable extent, on the Learnings embedded in the Workshop Sessions. Therefore, participation in these Sessions is critical to Students' success within this Unit.

Assessments

Assessments will be made available on iLearn and would be submitted via Turnitin.

Recommended Readings

The Unit's Content has been drawn from a variety of sources, including but not limited to, Research Papers, White Papers, and Standards' Documents. Students are, therefore, highly encouraged to read the recommended respective Weekly Reading List in a bid to gain a solid understanding of the Weekly Topics.

Methods of Communication

The Unit Convenor / Lecturer will communicate with the Students via their respective Macquarie University's Email or through Announcements on iLearn. Queries may either be placed on the iLearn Discussion Board or could be sent to adnan.mahmood@mq.edu.au.

COVID Information

For latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus Infection Page on the Macquarie University's website. Remember to check this Page regularly in case the information and requirements change during Semester 1, 2024. If there are any changes to this Unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.

This particular Unit is being offered for the first time in Semester 1, 2024. Please note that the Unit Convenor highly values Student Feedback so as to continually improve the way this Unit is offered. Accordingly, please feel free to provide Constructive Feedback to the Unit Convenor.