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.

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 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th 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 the time-sensitive task, i.e., the scheduled mid-semester test, please apply for Special Consideration. 

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

• Mid-semester quiz – NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted
• Research report – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
• Infographic – 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 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.

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.

This unit has a weekly lecture on Wednesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm. The lecture is delivered live in some weeks in 17 Wally's Walk G25 Lecture Theatre. In other weeks the lecture will be delivered online pre-recorded. See the Unit Schedule in iLearn for details. Lectures start in Week 1, which is an online pre-recorded lecture available in iLearn.

This unit also has a workshop every second week starting in Week 2. See the Unit Schedule in iLearn for details, and use the Class Finder tool in eStudent to see when and where the classes are held.

Please see the unit's iLearn site for the Unit Schedule, Assessment Tasks, Announcements and Discussion Forum, and weekly content.

Methods of Communication

We will communicate with you via your university email and through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to the unit convenor via the contact email on iLearn.

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.

To enable students more time to focus on learning, understanding and reflecting on the content of our unit we have revised the assessment structure as follows. There are now only three assessments: a mid-semester quiz, research report and infographic. Although no marks are associated with attendance, all activities provide you with key content designed to help you understand content and complete the assessments.