All the assessments in this unit align with the Faculty's and the School's Graduate Diploma of Research program. The main goal of this unit is to introduce the students to selected research areas and topics in computing, as well as discussing a few of the current open research questions across the breadth of the discipline.

Discussion

Students will attend two seminars given by research staff in the School; students will participate in discussions with the speakers and their peers regarding the presented research topics and submit a short reflective report summarising what was learned.

Critical Analysis

Students submit a literature review based on their own topic of research to demonstrate their understanding of reviewing and scoping a research project.

Presentations

Students will give two presentations of research topics: one to summarise the topic of the seminar, the second to review research methods in a topic based on their research area.

Requirement 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

Classes

A 2 hour Lecture is  delivered each week on campus. There are no other activities on campus besides the lectures.

Week 1 Classes

Note that lectures will start in week 1. 

Required and Recommended Texts 

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

Assignments

Assignments will be made available on iLearn and would submitted online via Turnitin.

Methods of Communication

We will communicate with you via your Macquarie University's Email or through Announcements on iLearn. 

Students are highly encouraged to ask questions from the Lecturer(s) in a bid to clarify anything they might not be sure of. Students are also encouraged to engage in active discussion via the General Discussion Forum on iLearn.

The following schedule is tentative. Please consult iLearn for any possible updates.

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 offerings 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.