Assessment Submission Information

Both the field trip oral briefing report (AT1) and the workshop portfolio (AT2) will be submitted through Turnitin on the iLearn course page. Assessment task 3 - the final exam - will occur in-person in the semester 2 exam week.

Assessment Release Information

All information regarding Assessment Task 1 will be released at the start of week 5, 24/08/2026. All information regarding Assessment Task 2 will be released at the start of week 2, 3/8/2026.

Requirements to pass the unit

To pass this unit you must:

1. Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

Late assessment submission and penalties

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 the oral presentation or workshop portfolio assessment task t 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 technical concerns. 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. For example, if the assignment is worth 8 marks (of the entire unit) and your submission is late by 19 hours (or 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 0.4 marks (5% of 8 marks) will be deducted. If your submission is late by 24 hours (or 47 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 0.8 marks (10% of 8 marks) will be deducted, and so on. Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

• Assessment task 1: Yes, standard Late Penalty applies (as above) unless special consideration is granted
• Assessment task 2: Yes, standard Late Penalty applies (as above) unless special consideration is granted
• Assessment task 3: Not applicable, this is an in-person exam in exam week, please apply for special considerations if required

Special consideration for assessments

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 http://connect.mq.edu.au/.

Short Extensions

For the following listed assessments only, students are allowed to request an extra 3 calendar days to complete eligible assessments. No reason or evidence is required. After this three day period the standard late assessment penalties apply (as above). The assessments eligible are as follows:

• Assessment task 1 - Field trip oral briefing report
• Assessment task 2 - Workshop portfolio

General course delivery information

Online Learning content will be delivered in H5P format in a flipped-classroom model. All content will be available on iLearn from the Monday of each week in weeks 1-13. Please go through the content weekly before coming to the workshops.

Students are expected to participate in Workshops each week, from weeks 2-12, in person at 5WW room 428 (Plant Growth Facility) on Wednesdays (9am-12pm) or Thursdays (9-12 am or 1-4 pm). Workshop activities and participation directly contribute to Assessment Task 2 - Workshop Portfolio.

All students are expected to participate in a 2 day Field trip on the Saturday and Sunday end of Week 7: 12th and 13th September. The field trip tasks will directly contribute to Assessment Task 1 - Field Trip Oral Briefing.

Week 1 classes

Online H5P content for week 1 will be available from Monday 27th July 2026. No workshops are scheduled this week - they will commence in week 2.

Methods of communication

• For answers to general questions about the unit, the first place to seek answers is this unit guide. This includes information about assignment due dates and workshop information.
• Staff will post important updates about the course on the Announcement page on iLearn as well as via your university email
• Questions about learning content or clarification on whether you understand a concept should be posted to the Student Discussion Forum on iLearn, as these may be of interest to other students. Before posting, please check whether another student has already posted the same query.
• Questions of a personal nature should be directed to the course convener Dr Suz Everingham (suz.everingham@mq.edu.au). Please ensure that you use your student email account. Emails from personal accounts may be automatically directed to spam/junk

A detailed PDF for the unit timetable is available here.

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.