Release Dates

• Assessment 1: To be released no later than 16th August
• Assessment 2: To be released no later than 20th September

The University's Academic Integrity policy will be enforced. You may assist your fellow students with general concepts, pointers to resources and useful tools or commands that are publicly available. You may not become involved in any way in helping a fellow student to find the solution to their particular task, nor may you share with them any aspect of the solution of your particular task. 

Each assessment task must be the sole work of the student turning it in. Any cheating will be handled under the University's Academic Integrity Policy.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

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

Late submission

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 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 a technical concern. The late submission rule was changed to align with the new Faculty policy.

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 

• Assessment 1 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Assessment 2 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 
• Quiz – NO, unless special consideration is granted

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 connect.mq.edu.au.

Short Extensions

All assessments are NOT eligible for an automatic short extension. 

Details for each assignment will be available via iLearn

You are encouraged to:

• Set your personal deadline earlier than the actual one
• Keep backups of all your important files
• Ensure that no-one else picks up your printouts

Generative AI Open Assessments

The use of generative AI tools is permitted for assignments in this unit when used to support learning and understanding. Students are expected to use these tools to assist with exploring ideas, improving their understanding of concepts, or obtaining feedback, rather than as a substitute for completing the assessment themselves.

Where generative AI is used:

• Any use of generative AI must be appropriately acknowledged in the report in accordance with the unit's referencing requirements.
• AI-generated images may be used for general illustrations where appropriate. However, technical content such as system schematics, flowcharts, software architecture diagrams, algorithms, and source code must be created by the student.
• All written explanations, technical discussions, analysis, and conclusions must reflect the student's own understanding.
• The submitted source code should follow the programming practices and coding style presented in the lectures. Students are expected to understand every aspect of their implementation.
• During demonstrations or presentations, students may be asked to explain their design decisions, algorithms, and source code. Assessment will consider both the submitted work and the student's ability to demonstrate their understanding of it.

Students are responsible for ensuring that all submitted work complies with the University's Academic Integrity Policy and accurately represents their own knowledge and understanding.

Classes and Delivery Time

COMP8294 consists of both lectures and workshop sessions. Lectures are held every Wednesday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (01CC 217 Groupwork Learning Space), commencing in Week 1. Workshop sessions take place onsite every Wednesday from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (04RPD 103 Cyber Networking Lab), starting in Week 2.

Lectures (In-person) are a core learning experience where we will discuss the key theoretical underpinnings and concepts to this unit. Lecture recordings will be available after each lecture in iLearn. 

Workshops (In-person) will offer students an opportunity to learn, develop, and subsequently practice concepts to the unit's content via hands-on tasks in a lab setting under the supervision of the demonstrator.

Each week you will be given several problems to work on; it is important that you keep up with these problems as doing so will help you understand the material in the unit and prepare you for the work in assignments. Workshops will also facilitate students to discuss their respective problems effectively with the peers and maximize the feedback they get on their work.

Week 1 classes: Lectures and Workshops begin in Week 1.

Required and Recommended Texts

All required and recommended readings will be provided as part of the lecture material.

Unit Web Page

The unit web page will be hosted in iLearn, where you will need to log in using your Student One ID and password. The unit will make extensive use of discussion boards also hosted in iLearn. Please post questions there, they will be monitored by the staff on the unit.

Methods of Communication

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