Unit Title
[as per Student One]
Unit Code
Department of [delete as necessary] Communication & Cultural Studies /
Information Studies / Internet Studies / Film, Television and Screen Arts /
Journalism
School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts (MCCA)
Faculty of Humanities
UNIT OUTLINE
Semester 1 2011
CRICOS (Perth - 00301J) (Sydney - 02637B)
[Unit Name] Unit Outline
Essential Administrative Information
Most of the information you need below can be found at the unit webpage in the online
handbook. search at http://handbook.curtin.edu.au/unitSearch.html
Unit Title
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Unit Description
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Unit Study Package Number
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Teaching Area
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Credit Value
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Mode(s) of study
Either or both of Internal and External
Co-, Pre- and Anti-requisites
As in Student One (see unit webpage); abbreviate unit titles if
necessary for space reasons
Additional requirements
Any requirement that is not a pre-requisite (ie first aid
certificate, police clearance etc)
Core Unit status
Use this standard statement:
If you are taking this unit as a required (core) unit in your
course of study, you may be terminated from your course
of study if you fail this unit twice
Result Type
As in Student One (see unit webpage)
Either: Pass/Fail or Grade and Mark
Incidental Fees and Charges
Any INCIDENTAL fee or charge for the unit; or information on
where to find out about this fee. If in doubt::All fee
information can be obtained through the Fees Centre.
Visit http://www.fees.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm and/or by
contacting the relevant Faculty Office.
Unit Controller
Contact Details
If information isn’t available at time of printing, provide some
guidance to allow students to find out; make sure that all
appropriate contact information students might need about the
unit is here.
Unit Website
If this unit has a website you can access the unit materials via
http://oasis.curtin.edu.au
Faculty Website
http://humanities.curtin.edu.au
It is also recommended that, where the unit concerned is a graduate-level version of a unit
also running as an undergraduate unit, a clear statement be made on this page to this effect
that also outlines the differences in content, assessment or other activities which are used to
distinguish the two units.
Student Feedback
For Semester 1 and Semester 2 eVALUate is open for
student feedback in weeks 12-17.
For other study periods see
http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm
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[Unit Name] Unit Outline
We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will be
encouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (see
http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au). Recent changes to this unit in response to student feedback through
eVALUate include:
1. [insert changes here as applicable, otherwise delete.]
2.
3.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation and
policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These
include:
 the Student Charter
 the University’s Guiding Ethical Principles
 the University’s policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
 copyright principles and responsibilities
 the University’s policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities
Information is available through the University's “Student Rights and Responsibilities” web page:
http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/
These headings are recommended but not compulsory; academic
staff can develop and amend them as required to suit their
individual needs, so long as the policy requirements for information
to students are met. Please refer to the Unit Outlines Guidance
document for more information on how to arrange information
within these headings.
Staff must also include in unit outlines any material such as
departmental policies, or individual requirements on students that
they wish to rely upon in managing student learning
Introduction
Introduce the unit, stating any aims, objectives, and outlining scope
of the unit while making an initial connection with students.
Learning Outcomes
Create the basic structure of the unit, using the statements of
outcomes to make clear the key abilities and knowledges students
will learn.
Content and Activities
Give detailed information to students about the content of the unit
and their classes and/or other learning activities
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Reading and Resources
List all the texts, readings study guides and other physical
equipment/resources students will need to study successfully; refer
students to ereserve, ilectures, Blackboard or other electronic
materials.
Assessment
Make clear all requirements, both for the unit and for each
assignment so students know what is required of them to complete
the unit successfully. Think carefully about how assessment will
demonstrate learning outcomes.
Late Assessment
Students are expected to submit each assessment on or before the due deadline date. Failure to do
so will result in a 10% penalty per calendar day (eg 10% per day off the ‘total’ marks available – an
assignment worth 25 marks will lose 2.5 marks every day it is late). An assignment more than 7
days overdue will not be marked.
The Late Assessment Guidelines and Request for Extension form are available online, please
see http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/current_students/late_assessment.cfm
Supplementary information
Enrolment:
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment
through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.
Supplementary/Deferred Exams:
Supplementary and deferred examinations granted by [INSERT SCHOOL OR FACULTY NAME]
will be held [INSERT DATE/S HERE]. Notification to students will be made after the [INSERT
SCHOOL OR FACULTY HERE] Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications
Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student’s responsibility to check their OASIS account for official
Curtin correspondence on a weekly basis. If your results show that you have been awarded a
supplementary or deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.
Plagiarism Monitoring (include this section if it applies)
Some (or all) assessments in this unit will be monitored for plagiarism using Turnitin plagiarism
detection service (see http://turnitin.com). Students who do not want assignments retained in the
Turnitin database, must lodge a special request prior to the submission date. For further advice see
http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/studentsturnitin.html.
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[Unit Name] Unit Outline
Unit Study Calendar
Semester 1 2011
.
Week
Date
21 February
Module
Topic
Resources
Startup Week
1
28 February
2
7 March
3
14 March
4
21 March
5
28 March
6
4 April
7
11 April
8
18 April
9
25 April
10
2 May
11
9 May
12
16 May
13
23 May
14
30 May
Study Week
15
6 June
Examinations
16
13 June
Examinations
Tuition Free Week
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Assessment
Date
Due