REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE UNIT

To pass this unit, you must have:

• An overall mark of 50% or higher in the unit.

MAJOR ASSIGNMENT

Programming assignment that requires students to solve a real-life problem based on the contents covered during the semester. This will be due in W12 on Sunday at 11:55pm.

SKILLS LAB

Students will be assessed on the practical skills in coding covered in the first half of the semester. You will have two chances to attempt this assessment. Once during the second week of the mid sem break in a self-enrolled session, and once in your week 9 registered SGTA. Your second attempt at this assessment will be capped at 84%

MODULE QUIZ

In-class quiz/test as the summative invigilated assessment assessing contents covered during the entire session. You will have two chances to attempt this assessment. Once during week 13 in your registered SGTA, and once during the final exam period. Your second attempt at this assessment will be capped at 84%

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.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

• Skills Lab - NO
• Module Quiz - NO
• Major Assignemnt - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Need help? Review the Special Consideration page HERE

RELEASE

• Major Assignment - Specifications to be released no later than 17th May 2026.

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 http://connect.mq.edu.au/.

WEEK 1 CLASSES

• Lectures start in week 1.
• SGTA classes start in week 1.

METHODS OF COMMUNICATION

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.

Tentative schedule below, see the unit schedule on iLearn for the latest

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.