Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you need to:

Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50% across all assessments.

Hurdle Assessments

• There is no Hurdle Assessment in this unit.

Attendance and participation

We strongly encourage all students to actively participate in all learning activities. Regular engagement is crucial for your success in this unit, as these activities provide opportunities to deepen your understanding of the material, collaborate with peers, and receive valuable feedback from instructors, to assist in completing the unit assessments. Your active participation not only enhances your own learning experience but also contributes to a vibrant and dynamic learning environment for everyone.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams,  please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

• Career Development Plan: YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Other Assessments: NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted 

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 assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through https://connect.mq.edu.au.

Lectures starting in Week 1: We will communicate with you via email about the time and location of the lectures. On average each week we will have one lecture, which lasts around 2 hours. Currently, we do not have SGTA for this unit. 

Email: We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. If you have any questions on the logistics part of this unit or any urgent issues, you can always reach out to the unit convenors.

The following schedule is tentative. Please consult iLearn for any possible updates.

• Week 1: Welcome and Introduction to Research Resources: Familiarize students with academic resources and course expectations.
• Week 2: Foundations of Postgraduate Research: Equip students with core research skills and refine their research topic selection.
• Weeks 3–12: Researcher Sessions and Student Presentations: Each session focuses on a subfield, featuring a guest researcher followed by student-led discussions/presentations.
• Week 13:  Open discussion and catchup session.

We value student feedback to be able to continually improve the way we offer our units. As such we encourage students to provide constructive feedback via student surveys, to the teaching staff directly, or via the FSE Student Experience & Feedback link in the iLearn page. 

Student feedback from the previous offering of this unit was very positive overall, with students pleased with the clarity around assessment requirements and the level of support from teaching staff. As such, no change to the delivery of the unit is planned, however we will continue to strive to improve the level of support and the level of student engagement.