STEM Principles (12128.1)

Required texts

There is no text book for this unit. All readings are available via the reading list on Canvas.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Special assessment requirements

The following two elements are required to pass the unit:

• Substantial completion of ALL assessments. Failure to submit a geniune attempt at an assessment will result in an incomplete fail (NC).
• 50% aggregate mark across all assessments.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Learner engagement

This unit contains a significant amount of online material that students are expected to engage with each week.

Students are expected to view all lecture material and complete pre-tutorial activities before attending their scheduled tutorial each week. Failure to engage with this material prior to tutorials may mean you are unable to participate in certain planned activities. Planned tutorial activities will not be modified to accommodate those students who have not completed the necessary pre-tutorial activities.

Students enrolled in the Online Asynchronous offering are expected to complete additional online activities (as indicated on Canvas) in lieu of a face-to-face tutorial.

Indicative workload:

Online lecture and pre-tutorial material: 3 hours/week x 10 weeks = 30 hours
Tutorials (face to face) or online materiel in lieu of tutorials (online asynchronous) 2 hours/week x 10 weeks = 20 hours
Readings: 2 hours/week x 10 weeks = 20 hours
Assessment preparation: 60 hours
Additional study: 20 hours

Participation requirements

As a unit of study offered in Flexible mode, attendance at scheduled sessions is not a mandatory requirement of this unit. Students who enrol in the ‘self-paced study' option (in lieu of tutorials) effectively have no tutorials to attend, and students who are enrolled in on-campus or remote tutorials may wish to re-allocate to ‘self-paced study' as the semester progresses. There is, however, a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. With this in mind, we encourage and expect students to actively participate in all module activities to enhance their learning opportunities.

Required IT skills

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline.

That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

This unit involves research-led education and/or work-integrated learning. There are active researchers delivering this unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out.

• Semester 2, 2024, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (222666)
• Semester 2, 2024, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (222645)