All assignments must be submitted as soft copy before the date & time specified on iLearn. Specific instructions for how to successfully complete assessments will be provided on iLearn. Criteria and standards required for the assessment tasks will be available on iLearn. For any unapproved absences, students will receive a zero mark.

Exam must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide.

All other assessments must be submitted by 11:55 pm on their due date. Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

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 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th 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. 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 10 marks (of the entire unit) and your submission is late by 19 hours (or 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 0.5 marks (5% of 10 marks) will be deducted. If your submission is late by 24 hours (or 47 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 1 mark (10% of 10 marks) will be deducted, and so on.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows:

Lab Report Assessment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Data collection and analysis – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%.

Hurdle Assessments

There are no hurdle assessments in this unit.

Practical classes

Development of knowledge and skills requires continual practice at authentic problems in a laboratory-based setting. This unit has laboratory classes. In order to be able to complete both the Lab Report and Data Collection and Analysis assessments the you must attend the laboratory classes. If you do not attend the laboratory classes you will not be able to complete the assessments.

Participation

We strongly encourage all students to actively participate in all learning activities. Regular engagement is crucial for your success in this unit, as these activities provide opportunities to deepen your understanding of the material, collaborate with peers, and receive valuable feedback from instructors, to assist in completing the unit assessments. Your active participation not only enhances your own learning experience but also contributes to a vibrant and dynamic learning environment for everyone.

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/.

Short Extensions

For some assessment types, students are allowed to request an extra 3 calendar days to complete eligible assessments. No reason or evidence is required. This only applies to individual assessments with the Short Extension flag in CMS marked as ‘yes’. Please ensure that the unit guide specifies whether short extensions apply to any of the assessments in your unit.

Week 1

Lectures

On-line only. Please actively watch Lecture 1 and Lecture 2. Aim to watch two lectures per week in subsequent weeks, which will ensure you are covering the appropriate material that matches with Practical content.

Practical_1 (attend in-person)

Practical attendance is a requirement for collecting data to complete the assessment tasks. These classes are your only opportunity learn how to collect the required data for the successful completion of these assessments. Only attend the one class per week you are registered in.

Tuesday: 2 pm - 5 pm

Wednesday: 10 am - 1 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm

• All practicals are held in 14SCO 349/350

• Close-toed shoes, lab coats, and safety glasses must be worn in every practical unless instructed otherwise.

• Lab coats MUST be provided by students. If you do not have a lab coat you will be turned away from practical.

• We highly encourage students to bring their own safety glasses.

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.

In this offering of the unit, lectures are being delivered in an online-only mode. 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.