Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Nick Parr
Contact via Email
E4A626
Wednesday 11:05 –11:55 at Building E4A, 6th floor, room 626.
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
BUS651 or MKTG696
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will cover topics such as: the sources of demographic, labour force and economic data; the age and sex distributions of populations and workforces; the uses of methods of standardisation in the analysis of mortality and labour force data; fertility patterns and their interrelationships with workforce participation patterns; migration patterns and their effects on populations and workforces; population and workforce projections; population ageing and its workforce planning implications; and a range of case studies of the use of demographics in workforce planning. Students will have hands-on experience accessing and analysing census data at national, state and local levels using major databases.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment | 35% | No | Weeks 5, 8 and 10 |
Presentation | 15% | No | Weeks 12 and 13 |
Final Examination | 50% | No | University Examination Period |
Due: Weeks 5, 8 and 10
Weighting: 35%
In three parts A, B and C. Data analysis, interpretation, and discussion.
All three parts of the assignment must be submitted electronically via Turnitin.
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Due: Weeks 12 and 13
Weighting: 15%
Presentation. The assessment will have 3 subcomponents;
1) an assessment of the quality of each individual's contribution to the presentation (5%),
2) an assessment of the quality of the group presentation as a whole (5%),
3) an assessment of each individual's participation in class discussion over the unit (5%).
Thus 10% of the assessment will be individually-based and 5% group-based.
No extensions will be granted for presentations.
Students must present in class in the week allocated by the Convenor for their presentation. Students who do not present at the allotted time will be awarded a mark of 0, except in cases where an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
Students are required to present themselves for a final examination at the time and place specified in the university examination timetable.
Students will be allowed to bring non-programmable calculators to the final examination. No dictionaries will be allowed.
Students will also be allowed to bring one page of A4-sized notes (double-sided) (handwritten or typed) to the final examination.
CLASSES
There will be 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at:http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
If it is a requirement of this unit that students attend classes.
DELIVERY and RESOURCES
Course material is available on the learning management system (iLearn) http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
There is no required textbook for this unit. The following text is recommended:
Yusuf, Farhat, Martins, J.M. and Swanson, D (2014). Methods of Demographic Analysis. Springer:
The recommended text is available as a e-book from the Macquarie University Library.
Students are advised that there is no one single text which is followed closely. Rather for each topic a list of additional background readings will be provided to students.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
Access to a personal computer is required in order to complete tasks on iLearn. Students are advised to check their university email account at regular intervals as the Convenor will use this to convey information to students.
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE THE UNIT
To complete the unit satisfactorily, you must achieve an overall score of 50 marks or more.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as 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 ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
The coverage of population and workforce planning for countries other than Australia will be expanded and the number of case studies in workforce planning increased. The data for Australia will be updated to incorporate new data from the 2016 census.
Date | Description |
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01/08/2017 | Minor change to wording. Words "and written reports" deleted from subsection on Presentations in section on Assessment Tasks |