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 

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

• Power System Analysis and Design, Sixth Edition, by J. Duncan Glover, M. S. Sarma and T. J. Overbye (Digital or Print), (Digital version recommended).
• Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, 1st edition, by Sivanagaraju, S; Satyanarayana, S (Digital or Print), (Digital version recommended) 
  • Note! Links will be provided to specific sections of the Digital version in iLearn for each Lectorial.
  • Remark: All students are expected to have access to this textbook.
  • Support Website: https://au.cengage.com/, https://learning.oreilly.com/

LECTORIALS

• Lectorials take place twice a week (Weeks 1-7) according to 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 E-Text specific sections, brief videos and/or lecture notes are posted in iLearn each week.
  • students are expected to read these E-Text sections, try to solve any given examples, and watch any videos and/or read any posted notes 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 start from Week 1 and take place once a week (Weeks 1-6) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Students must enrol in one of the available weekly Lab sessions.
• Interactive Practicals use FESTO equipment, PowerWorld Simulator software platform and DigSilent Power Factory software platform to assist with the Lab experiments.

On-campus activities commence in Week 1. Students should contact the Unit convenor as soon as possible if they are unable to get back to campus in time.

PROJECTS

• Project activities take place once a week (Weeks 8-13) according to the Unit schedule.
• The team Project is the core component of this Unit. The Projects cover practical aspects of power system networks.
• Students are required to form teams and work on the given project topic.
  • All Project activities are performed in teams;

TECHNOLOGY

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

• PowerWorld Simulator support:
  • https://www.powerworld.com/

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

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