Grading and Passing Requirement for Unit

• In order to pass this Unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the Unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P, CR, D, or HD).
• For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
• If you receive special consideration for the oral presentation and demonstration of the Project, a supplementary conventional 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 oral presentation and demonstration of the Project you are declaring yourself available for a conventional exam 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 applying. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

• 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  

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows: 

Practical Assignment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

Mid-Term Quiz (Class Quiz) - NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted 

Project Assessment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

Release Dates for Assessment Activities

Instructions for assessment tasks will be made available to students by the dates below:

• Practical Assignment: To be released from Week 2 (05/08/2026)
• Project Assessment: To be released no later than Week 8 (16/09/2026)
• Mid-Term Quiz (Class Quiz): To be released no later than Week 7 (09/09/2026)

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 ask.mq.edu.au.

       UNIT WEBSITE

• The iLearn website for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/.
  • Note! All information and communications relevant to this Unit will be via the iLearn website.

       TEXTBOOK

• Design of Smart Power Grid Renewable Energy Systems, 3rd Edition, , by A. Keyhani, Wiley, 2019. (Digital ).
• Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks, 3nd edition, by Juan M. Gers, Edward J. Holmes, IET Power and Energy Series 47, 2011, (Digital).
  • Remark: All students are expected to have access to both textbooks.

      LECTORIALS

• Lectorials take place twice a week (Weeks 1-7) except for Week 1, which has only one lectorial as per the Unit schedule
  • Note! Students are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of the two weekly Lectorials.
• Lectorials are a combination of traditional lecture and tutorial teaching modes and are designed to improve student engagement.
• The Lectorials are organised in a flipped classroom fashion.

• Prior to Lectorials
  • Links to reading materials, brief videos and/or lecture notes are posted in iLearn each week.
  • Students are expected to read any posted notes or materials, try to solve any given examples, and watch any videos prior to attending the Lectorials.
• During Lectorials
  • brief discussion sessions on fundamental principles.
  • plenty of practical examples.
  • interactive problem solving involving students.

       LABORATORIES

• Practical activities take place once a week (Weeks 2-6) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Students must enrol in one of the available weekly Lab sessions.
  • Interactive Practicals use FESTO equipment, and DigSilent Power Factory software platform to assist with the Lab experiments.

COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

• Lectorials (online): Start from Week 1.
• Practicals (in-person): Start from Week 3.
• Projects: Start from Week 8.

  PROJECTS

• Project activities take place once a week (Weeks 8-13) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Teams must enrol in one of the available weekly Project sessions.
• The team Project is the core component of this Unit. The Projects cover practical aspects of smart power grids.
• Students are required to form teams and work on the given project topic.
  • Note! When forming teams, students should agree in which weekly Project session they want to enrol.
  • All Project activities are performed in teams;

   TECHNOLOGY

• The laboratory work will rely on the use of FESTO equipment, and DigSilent Power Factory software platform.
  • The software platform are available through Web browser and/or Faculty Lab PCs.
  • The Project work will rely on the use of DigSilent Power Factory software platform.
    • The software can be used on dedicated Lab PCs.

   COMMUNICATIONS

• Students are reminded the University will communicate all official notices by email to official MQ student's account. Students should read their @student.mq.edu.au email regularly or forward it to an account they check regularly.
• All announcements and other communications regarding this Unit will be via iLearn platform.

   WEB RESOURCES

• DigSilent Power Factory support:
  • https://www.digsilent.de/en/

For details, please refer to the Unit Schedule on the ELEC8202 iLearn webpage.

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. Student feedback from the previous offering of this unit was very positive overall, with students pleased with the clarity around assessment requirements and the level of support from teaching staff. As such, no change to the delivery of the unit is planned, however we will continue to strive to improve the level of support and the level of student engagement.