Classes

For each student there will be 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week, consisting of a two-hour lecture and an one-hour tutorial. Each student should attend the scheduled lecture and one of the scheduled tutorials each week.

The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/

Students who wish to change tutorial classes must request permission from the Unit Convener. Attendance will be taken in all the tutorials and in some of the lectures. When lecture attendance is not possible, it is student's responsibility to inform the lecturer and to ensure that they listen to the recorded lectures and prepare notes accordingly. 

Please bring a calculator, lecture notes and the textbook to all tutorials. Please note that the tutorial classes will start in the first week of the session.

Students are expected to arrive on time and not leave until the class ends. Students with commitments that regularly prevent them from attending the entire lecture or tutorial are requested to discuss the situation with the lecturer or tutor. Students are expected to be quiet during lectures unless, of course, class participation is required. Mobile phones should be turned off during classes.

In addition to the time spent attending lectures and tutorials and doing assignments, each student is expected to spend a significant amount of time preparing for lectures and tutorials, updating lecture notes, reading the recommended demographic literature, learning the key definition and formulae, attempting exercises from the textbook, tutorial works, past class tests and exam papers, and revising for the final exam (7 hours per week is recommended). Students are also encouraged to follow recent development and public debates in relation to population and society in Australia and elsewhere in the media. 

Prizes

A Merit Certificate from the Macquarie University and Department of Management will be awarded to the student who demonstrates the highest proficiency in this unit.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Rowland, Donald (2003). Demographic Methods and Concepts, Oxford University Press. This book is available for purchase from the Co-op Bookshop.

or

A.H. Pollard, Farhat Yusuf and G.N. Pollard, Demographic Techniques (third edition, 1990). This text is currently out of print. However, copies of the sections relevant to this unit (Chapters 1 - 6, 8) have been placed, with the authors’ permission, at the Macquarie University Library RESERVE COLLECTION. Search for MKTG127 at https://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library/multi-search/multisearch

Other Useful Sources of Information

A list of other useful references, as well as lecture overheads and note-taking copies of a selection of the overheads, can be accessed from the MKTG127 iLearn web page (see below for details).

Technology Used and Required

Unit Web Page: Students can access MKTG127 unit materials online through Macquarie University's online learning environment, iLearn. Log into iLearn at ilearn.mq.edu.au using student ID number and myMQ Student Portal password.

Students are expected to be familiar with the use of basic office software, including word processing, spreadsheets and PowerPoint.

Lecture recordings (iLectures): Lectures will be recorded using the Echo360 Active Learning Platform and made available on iLearn. Whilst the iLectures may provide an additional resource, students are advised that no guarantees are given in relation to the availability or quality of the sound recordings or the functioning of any related websites or links to files of recordings of lectures. Students are expected to attend the lectures on a regular basis and to compile notes during the course of the lectures. Thus any failing of the iLectures will not be accepted as grounds for appeal.

People Unit

MKTG127 is a designated People unit. People units are designed to give students an understanding of what it means to live in the social world and to develop cultural or social literacy. This unit aims to contribute to the development of graduates who will be engaged with the challenges of living and working in a constantly changing contemporary society.

KickStart Package 

This unit includes a KickStart package, designed to help students get a head start with studies. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the KickStart package when it becomes available in iLearn. 

What is KickStart? KickStart is a package of resources and activities in iLearn that is specific to studying this unit. The package may include quizzes (for practice only), insights from industry experts and tips from previous students on how to succeed in the unit. Please note that the activities in the KickStart package do not count towards the final grade of the unit. 

New lectures on "The Changing Demography of Workforces in Australia and Worldwide", "International Migration and Cultural Diversity in Australia", and "The Changing Geographical Distribution of Population in Australia and Sydney" will be included. There will also be some coverage of population issues and policies in Australia and on stationary populations.

A global perspective will be introduced by including relevant literature of demographic studies and policy reports in Australia and internationally.

The sustainability of human population development is one of the key issues in demographic analysis, which will be discussed in the topics on mortality and fertility differentials in this unit. 

This unit includes materials from research conducted by Macquarie University researchers and external researchers, as indicated in the reference lists on iLearn.

Students will be provided with opportunities to conduct research on given topics and write essays based on their review of relevant literature.