Release Dates

• Professional Report - Preliminary Engagement: to be released no later than week 3
• Professional Report - Supplementary Engagement: to be released no later than week 7
• Proficiency Assessment: information and sample questions are to be released no later than week 6

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit, you must:

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

Late Submission Policy

• 5% penalty per day: If you submit your assessment late, 5% of the total possible marks will be deducted for each day (including weekends), up to 7 days.

  • Example 1 (out of 100): If you score 85/100 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 5 marks and receive 80/100.

  • Example 2 (out of 30): If you score 27/30 but submit 1 day late, you will lose 1.5 marks and receive 25.5/30.

• After 7 days: Submissions more than 7 days late will receive a mark of 0.

• Extensions:

  • Automatic short extension: Some assessments are eligible for automatic short extension. You can only apply for an automatic short extension before the due date.

  • Special Consideration: If you need more time due to serious issues and for any assessments that are not eligible for Short Extension, you must apply for Special Consideration.

Need help? Review the Special Consideration page HERE

Week 1

Each week you should participate in your scheduled two hour practical workshop. For details of scheduled classes consult the timetables webpage.

Note that both the lectures and practicals workshops (lab sessions) commence in week 1. The week-by-week details of the practical (lab) classes will be available from iLearn.

Also note that you must only attend the practical that you are enrolled in.

Textbook and Reading Materials

COMP2320 is a practice-oriented unit and as such the practical exercises and lecture notes make up the bulk of the learning material. Additional reading materials will be provided on iLearn as required.

Unit Websites

COMP2320 is administered via iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/).

This unit outline can be found in the university's unit guides

Lecture Recordings

Digital recordings of lectures may be available. They will be linked from iLearn.

Technologies Used and Required

COMP2320 is a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) unit. You will be expected to bring your own laptop computer (Windows or Mac) to the workshop, install and configure the required software, and incorporate secure practices into your daily work (and play!) routines. The laptop must be capable of running a CommandoVM virtual machine. At a minimum your laptop should have 120GB of free disk space, 8GB of memory, and 4 CPU cores.

General Notes

In this unit, you should do the following:

• Review recorded lecture materials.
• Participate your weekly Practical session.
• Work on any assignments that have been released.

Note that Workshops commence in week 1. Please note that you will be required to submit work every week.

Communication Methods in COMP2320 

All announcements about unit-related matters will be communicated through iLearn. It is the student's responsibility to ensure they check iLearn announcements, forums and FAQ sections regularly.

Students are encouraged to use the iLearn forums for asking questions about unit content and concepts. Where questions are about specific details in an assessment submission, this may need to be sent via the dedicated unit email address so as not to be at risk of breaching the university academic integrity policy.

Students should use the appropriate iLearn forms for contacting staff. There may be occasions where unit staff will email a student directly to their @students.mq.edu.au email address. It is the student's responsibility to ensure they check their official university email regularly for communications from the university staff.