Use of AI

Use of 'Artificial Intelligence' in your work is discouraged and only 'Open' for assistance in the Research phase: and here, you will need to state how you have used A.I. tools and specifically what tools you have employed. A.I. use becomes unacceptable in your work for this unit when it crosses the line and becomes cheating: AI must not do your work for you. For example, it is not acceptable to use AI in your research to replace real interviews (with real people) -- or to replace actual locations you have visited with invented fieldwork. Nor is it acceptable to use prompts for A.I. to 'write' the work; text produced by AI should not be inserted into your assignments. It is not acceptable to use AI to write the assignment for you.

If you use AI then you must:  

• Acknowledge at the end of your assignments that you have used it and the ways you have used it.

• In your final assignment, discuss its usage in your reflection. You can add up to a further 100 words to the existing length of the reflection, as long as those extra words are dedicated to the topic of your use of AI.

Use the following checklist before handing in any work:

1. Typed, double spaced, with wide margins. 2. Spelling checked, including proper names 3. Word count done (where required) and printed at the end of the piece. 4. Grammar correct. 5 All book, film and other titles in italics.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of other peoples' work or ideas. It is a serious academic offence and attracts severe penalties. It is your responsibility to know what plagiarism is, and how to avoid it. 

Consent Forms

When a student interviews a real person face-to-face, via Zoom or other online platform, over the telephone, via email or through any other means, they must provide that person with information about the interview and how the resulting information gathered will be used. Students should obtain written or emailed confirmation that their interview subject has understood and agreed to such uses. A standard form for this purpose can be located on iLearn (consent form). The relevant form must be completed and attached to all assignments that involve interviews.

Writing Exercises: Writing exercises and reflection on these will happen both in and out of classes during semester. It is expected students come to class to workshop draft material for these and submit these exercises to their class submission sites for discussion and reflection in class time and in the week/s specified in iLearn. This participation will be expected before the final submission date for these individual exercises. Feedback will occur in classtime and will be a combination of peer and tutor feedback in the workshop mode. The final Due date to submit these (combined) exercises is specified here only. Submit exercises in one document to the correct Turnitin submission site for this assignment task by the final due date.

Late Assessment Penalty Information

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of '0' (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-time sensitive assessment (incl. essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration

This unit offers lectures and workshop/tutorial classes. iLearn has full information and the unit may change from year to year in terms of resources and specifics.

Lectures will begin in Week 1. They will be presented in person and recorded using Echo360 or provided online via Zoom recordings. Tutorials begin in Week 2. 

See iLearn

This unit is being convened by a new Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor. The unit has been updated with significant content changes to reflect the contemporary journalism and media context.