Tutorials can be engaging, educational and fun if you get involved, otherwise they can be boring, drawn-out and de-motivational for you, your peers and your tutor. Tutorial discussion is at the heart of your learning experience. MAS214 regards tutorial participation as an obligation on you. Tutorials are not times for your tutor to give the lecture again. Tutorials are your time to discuss questions and issues arising from the weekly topic. The lectures and set readings are merely starting points, and you are expected to arrive at tutorials having engaged with them. Tutorial participation can be demonstrated through asking and answering questions, providing constructive commentary and analysis.

Your tutors are not mind readers – they will not know that you have understood the lecture content, readings and the relevant issues unless you demonstrate this through participation in tutorial discussion. Similarly, teaching staff will not know that you have not understood the finer points to be gleaned from the Tao of Piracy unless you acknowledge that sometimes we all need a little help.

Marking Criteria:

- Active engagement in class discussion

- Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant topic(s)

- Application of lecture materials and set readings

- Demonstrated individual research of the topic

NOTE: Your participation mark is derived from your engagement in classes across the whole semester. Missing tutorials will reduce the maximum amount of marks in which you can score. You receive no marks for attendance, only for active participation.

Feedback

Tutorial classes will receive general feedback about their performance. If necessary, individual students will be contacted if there are concerns about their performance.

Assessment Standards

Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment

In week 4 you will be required to complete an in class test during your timetabled tutorial. The test will assess your understanding of the week 4 topic. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete all set readings and attend/listen to the lecture.

You will write a response to one (1), open-ended question. The question will not be distributed in advance. You will be given 15 minutes in which to write your response and should expect to write approximately one side of A4. Quizzes will be submitted in class to your tutor.

Books, unit readers, notes, mobile phones, tablets and anything else invented between now and then that contains or can access information relevant to the set questions may not be used. This is not an open-book assessment.

Failure to sit a tutorial test will result in a mark of zero (0) for that test. If you miss the test due to a medical issue then you will be given the opportunity to sit the test at a later date providing you have followed the special consideration procedure and your application is successful. Please do not email your tutor or convenor directly with medical certificates. You must follow the special consideration procedure, which requires your application to be made within five (5) days of the disruption.

Marking Criteria:

- Demonstrated understanding of the question

- Demonstrated knowledge of lecture and reading materials

- Application of materials to set question

Submission

Tutorial test responses will be handwritten and submitted to tutors during tutorials.

Extensions

Extensions may only be granted by the unit convenor in line with university policy.

Feedback

General feedback will be given during tutorials. For specific individual feedback, please do not hesitate to contact your tutor for a consultation.

Assessment Standards

Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment

Students will individually undertake a timed multiple-choice quiz administered via iLearn. The content of the quiz will relate to lectures and readings undertaken in weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5.

This assignment should be completed in a timely fashion. The quiz will open at 9am Week 6, Monday 2nd September and close automatically at 5pm Week 6, Friday 6th September 2019. Late attempts will only be allowed if special consideration has been granted.

Assessment Standards

Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment

Students will individually undertake a timed multiple-choice quiz administered via iLearn. The content of the quiz will relate to lectures and readings undertaken in weeks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

This assignment should be completed in a timely fashion. The quiz will open at 9am Week 12, Monday 28th October and close automatically at 5pm Week 12, Friday 1st November 2019. Late attempts will only be allowed if special consideration has been granted.

Assessment Standards

Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment

Students are required to write and submit a 2000 word essay responding to ONE of the following questions:

1. Copyright has been called "an engine of free expression". How accurate is this statement?
2. One of the primary aims of copyright is to ensure society is rich with creative works. Without copyright creators would not create new works. Discuss.
3. The digital age has rendered copyright obsolete. To what extent do you agree with this and why?

Marking criteria:

- Demonstrated understanding of the essay question

- Demonstrated ability to clearly and articulately structure an argument using academic language

- Demonstrated ability to research, interpret and apply academic sources

- Relevance of sources

- Credibility of sources

- Use of sources

- Evidence of independent research

- Cited works should be referenced using an established system that requires provision of page numbers

- Clarity of expression in line with expected academic standards

- Use of relevant examples

- Meeting the required word length of 2000 words (10% either way is acceptable, but students should aim to write to 2000 words). The bibliography does not contribute towards your essay's overall word length.

Sources must include:

- At least three (3) academic books

- At least four (4) articles from peer-reviewed journals

- Essays failing to comply with the two points above will not meet the research requirement of the assignment

Clarification Discussions

Students may be called in to discuss their essay with the unit convenor if there are sections of the essay that are unclear or there are any questions concerning the authorship of the essay. As part of a clarification discussion students may be questioned on various facets of the essay including the arguments presented and the source material cited.

In the event that any clarification is required, students will be notified via an email sent to their student email account. Failure to respond to or attend a clarification discussion will result in a grade of Incomplete. Please note students cannot graduate with an unresolved Incomplete on their transcript.

Submission

Essays will be submitted electronically via iLearn. Hard copy essays will not be accepted or marked. Once submitted an essay cannot be resubmitted. If you have submitted an incorrect version or file, please contact the unit convenor and ask to have your submission deleted so you can submit the correct version or file. If this occurs after the submission date, the late penalty (see below) will be applied. All essays will be evaluated for originality by Turn It In. Please ensure you are familiar with the Academic Honesty Policy (see below).

Late Submission

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (including weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Extensions

Extensions may only be granted by the unit convenor in line with university policy.

Feedback

Students will receive individual feedback on their essays via Turn It In. If you require further feedback, please contact your tutor.

Sample Essays

Sample essays are available via iLearn. These have all been processed via Turn It In.

Academic Honesty

All assignments must comply with Macquarie University’s Academic Honesty policy: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of other people’s work. Plagiarism can occur in a number of different ways. For example: Directly copying someone else’s work in whole or in part, in large or in small chunks is plagiarism unless you enclose their words in quotation marks AND provide a reference. Changing words but keeping the sentence structure of someone else’s work is plagiarism because you are using someone else’s ideas and passing them off as your own work by not acknowledging where they originated. Copying so many words or ideas from someone else that it makes up a significant portion of your submission is plagiarism because you are using someone else’s ideas and passing them off as your own work by not acknowledging where they originated. Copying from your own previous essays is plagiarism unless you attribute the copied portions. Most instances of plagiarism can be avoided by citing your sources and using quotations marks. Remember, it’s good to cite your sources because it demonstrates that you have carried out, understood and applied your research to the assessment at hand.

Turn It In

This unit will use Turn It In. Your essay must be submitted to Turn It In in order to be assessed. Originality reports generated by Turn It In are not available to students. Once submitted, an essay cannot be resubmitted. If you submit the wrong version of your essay you should contact the unit convenor and request it be deleted so you can resubmit. If you request this after the due date, late penalties will be incurred. It is your responsibility to ensure you are submitting the correct version.

Assessment Standards

Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment