Unit Workload

During this unit, the students will carry out four projects. Of these, they are required to submit a written report for two projects of their choice in the format of a research paper that describes the research problem addressed, the techniques used, as well as the outcomes and conclusions. Each report should be submitted by the due date and time. Students will also be required to give an oral presentation for one project that was not reported on. Please note that the time listed against each assessment task is the estimated time required to complete the task, in addition to the time spent on the project itself.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit, you must 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 mark) will be applied each day a written 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. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration. 

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows:

• Project 1-2 – Yes, standard late penalties apply.

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 ask.mq.edu.au.  

Students will undertake four guided projects over the course of the semester, each coupled with an academic advisor. Students will be expected to spend at least one full day per week on their projects, and will consult with the academic advisor in the weekly 2-hour workshops for help with problem solving. The first workshop in Week 1 will involve an introduction to the unit. The four projects will be computational in nature, so students will require access to either a laptop or desktop computer. There is no required text, and appropriate reading material will be made available by the academic advisors.

Methods of Communication

Communication will be via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. General queries regarding assessments and/or lecture/lab content should be placed on the iLearn discussion board. Queries of a more personal nature can be sent to the convenor (gayandhi.desilva@mq.edu.au) from your university email address.

Delivery of this unit will be once a week face to face laboratory-type classes of 2 hours per week.

Week 1: Overview of the unit.

Week 2 - 4: Project 1 by Gabriella Quattropani

Week 5 - 7: Project 2 by Jo Dawson

Week 8 - 10: Project 3 by Devika Kamath

Week 11 - 13: Project 4 by Gayandhi De Silva

This unit previously involved 4 project reports and 4 corresponding oral presentations as part of the assessments. This has now been modified to be 2 project reports and one presentation, to meet the new assessment principles.