General Submission Information

All written assessments must be submitted electronically. Please format assessments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing. Submissions must meet the required file type and formatting specifications outlined in the assessment guidelines. If you are unsure about the file format or have technical difficulties, it is your responsibility to seek assistance before the submission deadline. Students should be careful to check that they submit the correct file for an assessment as no re-submissions will be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file. It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assessments. If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to contact the unit convenor. 

Turnitin plagiarism detection software is used to check all written assessments. It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that their submitted work is in a format compatible with Turnitin software for plagiarism checking. Students can use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit. 

Word limits are strictly applied, with + or – 10% applicable. Work above the word limit will not be marked.  

Academic Integrity

Students should be aware of and apply the University policy on academic integrity (see: https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=3).

Artificial Intelligence 

https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments/ai-and-assessment

https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=394

Special Consideration / Late Penalties

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day to late submissions, up until the 7th calendar 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.

Important to note: 

• Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs) will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application.
• Students should not request an informal arrangement from their tutor, lecturer or Unit Convenor (or equivalent).
• Where an application for Special Consideration is approved and the outcome is an extension to the due date of a task, submissions that are received after the new due date will be subject to late penalties that are calculated from the new due date. This only applies where the outcome is an extension to the due date – see the Special Consideration Policy for a schedule of all possible outcomes.
• A Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

Applications must be made via Service Connect.  

University Policy on Grading

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading System and University Assessment Policy.

To attain a pass or higher grade in Professional Experience a student must obtain a satisfactory in both the Professional Experience component and a pass or higher grade in the academic component. For Professional Experience units the Professional Experience Evaluation Report is marked as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. The Macquarie Teaching Performance Assessment (MQTPA - in final WIL/PEx units) is marked as Not met, Met or Exceeds.

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed because they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit Service Connect.

Withdrawing from this Unit

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice via Service Connect before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following sessions and may impact your course progression.

Required & recommended texts

Required textbook

Dinham, J. & Chalk, B. (2022 or 2026 ). It's Arts play: Young children belonging, being and becoming through the Arts (2nd or 3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 

OR

Wright, S. (Ed.).(2026). The arts and meaning-making with children. Cambridge University Press.

Highly Recommended 

Wright, S. (Ed.). (2012). Children, Meaning-making, and the Arts (2nd ed.). Pearson. (Note: this text is now out of print but is available for online access through Leganto)

Please see Leganto (accessible via iLearn) for further recommended readings and readings associated with Assessment Tasks.

Information about the unit iLearn site

This unit has a full web presence through iLearn. Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. You will need to enter your student username and password.

Weekly access to iLearn is compulsory for all students. Important assessment information will be posted here, as will other relevant unit notices and materials. 

Various activities and materials for discussion and critical reflection are included and students enrolled in INFQ mode are especially encouraged to use this web component. Please check the iLearn unit regularly.  

Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical help. Assistance is available from IT Helpdesk: via email onehelp@mq.edu.au or Ph: 9850 4357 or 1800 67 4357. On Campus: Ground floor at 18 Wally’s Walk.

See iLearn for the schedule of tutorials, including locations and rotations of art forms.

WEEKDAY students will attend ONE 2-hour tutorial per week. [Tutorial groups will complete 3 weeks in each art form: Music/Dance, Drama, and Visual Arts.].

All classes are held at 29 Wallys Walk.

29WW Rm 145 - Drama Room (1st floor)

29WW Rm 292 - Music/Dance Room (2nd floor)

29WW Rm 282 - Visual Arts Room (2nd floor)

INFREQUENT students will attend TWO On Campus Days, with 3 x tutorials in Music/Dance, Drama, and Visual Arts on each day.

         Day 1: Saturday 15th August (9am - 4pm)

         Day 2: Saturday 26th September (9am - 4pm)

Further details about On Campus Days will be posted on iLearn.

Assessment tasks have been modified since the previous offering.

Unit materials and content have been updated.