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.

If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration

CLASSES

Please consult your timetable for up-to-date timetabling of lectures and tutorials. Both lectures and tutorials begin in Week One.

Tutorials:

Tutorials begin in Week One. 

Please note, you must attend the tutorial you are enrolled in. If you wish to change your tutorial time you can do so via eStudent. Your tutor/lecturer will not be able to change your tutorial enrolment. Do not turn up to a tutorial in which you are not enrolled. We cannot accept extra students into a fully enrolled tutorial.

ATTENDANCE

This unit has a one-hour live lecture and a one-hour tutorial every week. Each week, lectures are delivered live and this is recorded and available on iLearn. Each week you are expected to watch the required film available online through the Leganto link on iLearn.  Students are required to prepare for tutorials by having listened to the lecture, having viewed the film, having done the week’s readings and prepared questions and notes.

REQUIRED VIEWING

Each week there is a required film to view. These films are available online via the Leganto link on iLearn. See iLearn for more details.

REQUIRED READING

Required readings are available online through the Leganto link on ilearn. 

RECOMMENDED READING

There is a list of further recommended reading for each topic - please refer to iLearn.

TECHNOLOGIES USED AND REQUIRED

Lectures are given live and also recorded and available on iLearn. Details on readings, assessments and links to relevant material will be available on ilearn. Students are expected to regularly check iLearn and their MQ email addresses for announcements.

FEEDBACK

During the semester you will receive feedback in many forms. Sometimes this feedback will be verbal and informal and will come from your tutor such as during tutorials when you offer up ideas or questions. At times, your tutor and lecturer will also offer more general feedback about the group's progress during tutorials. At other times feedback will be more formal, in the case of written feedback on your written assessments.

You will also receive valuable feedback from your peers through the semester via online forums on ilearn and through activities and discussions during tutorials.