Unit guide publication deadline
Unit Guides (including for OUA cohorts) must be approved and published via iTeach at least two weeks before the scheduled start date of the unit for the session.
Role of the unit convenor in unit guide preparation
The majority of the sections in unit guides are automatically populated in iTeach directly from the MQCMS. Unit convenors are therefore responsible for adding any remaining, editable details to the unit guides in iTeach. This includes the convenor name, teaching staff assigned to the unit, and assessment due dates.
Unit guide preparation process
Once your School/Department assigns you as a unit convenor, a draft unit guide will appear in iTeach under the 'My Unit Guides' tab. You can now edit and submit the unit guide for approval and publication. Make sure that you are viewing the correct year and session. Click on 'Edit' to begin working on your unit guide. If you do not see your assigned unit, please contact your School/Department.
Convenors have different options to prepare unit guides:
- Copy a unit guide from an existing, previous session (the most common option)
- Join/combine two existing unit guides that you wish to consolidate
- Begin a new unit guide
Editing unit guides
As shown in the image above, there are 3 steps to be completed in your unit guide draft to before the draft can be submitted for approval and published.
Note: As mentioned previously, most details relating to the unit area already auto populated into your unit guide draft from the MQCMS.
Approving unit guides for publication
Once a unit guide draft is completed, convenors submit them for approval. Unit guides are approved for publication by staff members from Schools/Departments identified in iTeach as 'Approvers'. The list of Approvers is available in iTeach, under each ‘Department’ in the ‘My Department’ tab.
Changes to Assessment Policy/Procedure
Occasionally, there may be changes to assessment policies and procedures that require additional edits to be made to existing unit guides. In these instances, staff will typically be made aware of the required changes, but you are also advised to check this page for relevant updates to the unit guide process.
Late assessment submission penalty
Convenors are to be advised that the following revised Late Assessment Submission Penalty must be added to all Session 2 unit guides under the assessment table, in the text box entitled 'General Assessment Information'.
The text to be added to 'General Assessment Information' is below:
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 written reports and recordings only. 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.
Editing a published unit guide
Any substantial proposed changes to a unit can only be undertaken via MQCMS. Staff who wish to propose such changes should contact a member of the Arts L&T Team at artslandt@mq.edu.au for advice and assistance.