In order to pass this unit a student must achieve a mark equal or greater than 50 across all assessments.

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

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 time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration. 

Assessments where late submissions will be accepted 

• Project 1 and 2 – 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.

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Attendance

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.

The unit is face-to-face and will commence in week 1. The 2h long lecture on Mondays will focus delivering content from the resources below. The lecture is followed by a 2h long practical every Friday to gain hands-on circuit board design skills.

The unit will use the following books as resources:

• Fundamentals of Electronic Systems Design, Jens Lienig, Hans Bruemmer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55840-0
• Fundamentals of Layout Design for Electronic Circuits, Jens Lienig, Juergen Scheible, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39284-0

THESE BOOKS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE LIBRARY. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THEM.

• https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-55840-0.pdf
• https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-39284-0.pdf

Methods of Communication

Questions around assessment tasks should first be posted in the Peer Assisted Learning Forum to enable other students to benefit from the answers.

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.

The unit will commence in week 1 with the 2h lecture followed by the 2h practical.

Please refer to the unit's iLearn page for most up-to-date details.

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.

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: two projects and a final exam. Although no marks are associated with attendance, all activities provide you with key content designed to help you understand content and complete the assessments.