DIGC102 Digital Research Methods Subject Outline Feb 24 2010

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Autumn Session 2010

Faculty of ArtsSchool of Social Sciences, Media and Communications

Methods in Digital

Research DIGC102Subject Outline: Autumn 2010

Credit Points 6

Pre-requisites None

Face- to- Face teaching hours 3 hrs

Lecture: Tuesday 9.30am-10.30am (19.1056)

Lab 10.30 12.30 (17-104)

Lecturer Chris Moore

phone 4221 5459e-mail [email protected]

office 19.2018

consultation times by e-mail appointment

for Arts Enquiries staff contact details

Arts Central timetable

room 19.1050 assignment coversheets

MondayFriday, 8.30am5.30pm handbooks

phone 4221 5328 assignment submission

www.uow.edu.au/arts administrative [email protected] general information

NB: Arts Central is closed Tuesdays 10am-11am for a staff meeting
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Autumn Session 2010 2

Email Etiquette

Consultation with your subject coordinator and/or teachers via email

Your teachers receive many emails each day. In order to enable them to respond to your emails

appropriately and in a timely fashion, students are asked to observe basic requirements of

professional communication:

Consider what the communication is about

Is your question addressed elsewhere (eg. in this subject outline or, where applicable, on

the subjects eLearning site)?

Is it something that is better discussed in person or by telephone? This may be the case

if your query requires a lengthy response or a dialogue in order to address. If so, see

consultation times above and/or schedule an appointment.

Are you addressing your request to the most appropriate person?

Specific email title/ header to enable easy identification of subject related/ student emails Identify the subject code of the subject you are enquiring about (as your teacher may be

involved in more than one subject) in the email header. Add a brief, specific header

after the subject code where appropriate

Professional courtesy

Address your teacher appropriately by name (and formal title if you do not yet know

them).

Use full words (avoid text-speak abbreviations), correct grammar and correct spelling.

Be respectful and courteous.

Allow 3 4 working days for a response before following up. If the matter is legitimatelyurgent, you may wish to try telephoning the staff member (and leaving a voicemail

message if necessary) or inquiring at Arts Central, the Arts Faculty's Student and Staff

Service Centre: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/current/artscentral/index.html

Please ensure that you include your full name and identify your seminar or tutorial group

in your email so that your teachers know who they are communicating with and can

follow-up personally where appropriate.

A guide to eLearning Netiquette is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/student/elearning/netiquette/index.html.

The basic principles of Netiquette also apply to email communication.

Please note that replies to emails that involve confidential information will not be sent to a

non-UOW email address. In addition, teachers have the discretion not to respond to emails

sent by students from a non-UOW email account due to the potential privacy issues involved.


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DIGC102

Week Week Beginning Lecture Tutorial

Module One - Introduction and Basic Search Methodology

1 1st

March

Introduction to

Methods in Digital

Research Sources,

Knowledge and the

Researcher Identity

This module begins by exploring thedifferences between various types of

sources, online and off. It focuses on

encouraging students to be critical readers

and begins to explore the pathways to

other types of sources in order to expand

their research practices.

2 8th

MarchSearching - Google

and You

This week we continue to expand our

range of search techniques and explore

a variety of alternative search sourcesincluding user-recommendations systems

and folksonomies. The lecture will

examine our relationship to Google and

the current directions of the corporate

search engine and online advertising

services industries, with attention to the

issues of intellectual property, privacy,

censorship and surveillance.

3 15th

March

Industry Research:

Special Topic E-

Waste and the New

Media User

Defining an industry often becomes thefirst step in analysing the industry. This

week the lecture will examine the E-

waste research topic in detail and begin

to unpack the relationship between

industry and the new media user in terms

of production, consumption and cultures

of recycling, reuse and innovation.

Module Two -Brief Introduction to Ethics, Regulation and Quantitative Research

4 22nd

March

Ethics and

Regulation in

Research

This week we explore two varieties of

information regulation: censorship and

research ethics. The lecture will look to

those features of the Internet and

Computer Mediated Communication

(CMC) that complicate the regulation of

digital networked environments and will

also provide an introduction to the means

of conducting ethical research practices.

Information Search Reports are due by

Friday, March 26, by 4pm.


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5 29th

March

Social Network

Analysis and

Visualising Data

The Internet is not only an object of study,

but a source of inquiry. We survey a

variety of quantitative methodologies,

including social network analysis, the

grounded web of geo-location and the

visualisation and analysis of data. We

discuss the difference between natively

digital research methods and those

virtual research methodologies adopted

from traditional standards and practices in

the social sciences and humanities.

Blog Report Due Friday, April 2, by 4pm

via email.

2nd

AprilMID SESSION

RECESS

6 12th

AprilNo Lecture Information Search Report Presentation

during lab/tutorials this week.

Module Three - Qualitative Methodologies Online

7 19th

April

Observational

Research

Documenting the use of new media offers

a variety of challenges for the researcher.

One technique developed in the social

sciences (particularly anthropology) is

observational analysis and participant

observation. We will look at how thesecan be applied to the study of E-Waste

and users of media technologies.

8 26th

AprilInterview Methods

Interviewing has a long research tradition

with methodologies ranging from formal

and semi-formal practice to focus-group

interviews, online and off. The key to good

interview research is the preparation and

design of the questions. This lecture looks

at some of the possibilities of interviewtechniques and research that can be

conducted online or with particular users.

9 3rd

MayConversational

Analysis

The interpersonal element is central to the

experience of new media. This week we

explore the techniques of studying online

conversation. The lecture includes

discussion of where this kind of research is

successfully employed in industry and in

scholarship.


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Module Four Combining Approaches

10 10th May

Combining Research

approaches

All techniques of research especially

when trying to understand e-waste and

the user of new media have their

limitations. This lecture looks at the way

that techniques can be combined to

produce more completed analyses.

Blog Report Due Friday, May 14, by 4pm

via email.

11 17th

May

Presentation and

Reports (No

Lecture)

The group presentations will be made on

the user research that groups have been

conducting. The presentations will follow

a short lecture on the general concept of

the user that we have been able to

identify through our user research.Group Presentation of the User Research

Reports held this week.

12 24th

May

Presentations and

Reports Continued

Group Presentation of the User Research

Reportscontinued this week.

13 31st

May No Lecture

Group Presentation Dossier due this

week.

7th

June STUDY RECESS

12th

JuneEXAMS

PERIOD

28th

JuneMID YEAR RECESS

Public Holidays during session:

Friday 2nd

April Good Friday

Saturday 3rd

April Easter Saturday

Monday 5th

April Easter MondayMonday 26

thApril Anzac Day holiday

Monday 14th

JuneQueens BDay

holiday

NB: No classes are run on public holidays


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Subject Description

There are many techniques used by academic and industry researchers to investigate media and communication.

This subject maps some of the principal approaches by researchers to analyse our media forms and to break down

our communication systems of meaning. Policy studies, content analysis, audience research, surveys,

questionnaires, industry research, conversational analysis, and textual analysis are among the approaches explored

in this course. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques are investigated along with what kinds of research aredeveloping through the use of the Internet and other forms of new media.

Class Contact Details

Formal class times and locations are available from the Universitys home page Please note that tutorial timeson the timetable are provisional.

Modes of delivery: 1 hour lecture and 2 hour computer lab seminar (including lecture and workshop) once perweek.

Contact details for the subject co-ordinator can be found on the title page. Contact details for any other staff

teaching the subject will be announced in Week 1. Consultation times will be announced in Week 1.

Students should have enrolled in tutorials via SOLS before the start of session.

Those with time tabling difficulties should see the Subject Co-ordinator.

Subject Requirements

Attendance requirementsThis subject requires 100% attendance at all lectures and classes unless this is unavoidable on medical or

compassionate grounds and evidence of this is provided through SOLS. A roll will be taken each week.

Attendance that falls below the 80% requirement, irrespective of the cause, may require you to complete

additional written work to complete the subject. If in doubt, consult either the subject co-ordinator or yourtutor.

Completing the subject: Students are required to fulfil the attendance requirements, the online and classparticipation requirements and submit all assessments. Failure to meet these requirements can lead to a

technical fail in the subject.

Participation: Participation for the subject is assessed during the class and includes an online component andincludes a weekly blog post. Participation in the class includes listening, summarising and asking questions. It

also involves establishing links and face-to-face communication with your fellow students. Online participation

includes commenting on a minimum of three (3) blog posts from your peers each week. Comments should be

designed to encourage discussion. These requirements will help to develop your skills in articulating critical

ideas and reflecting on the issues addressed in the lectures and readings.

Failure to meet all these requirements can lead to a technical fail in the subject.

Textbook and Subject Reader Information

The recommended readings are not intended as an exhaustive list students should use the Library catalogue and

databases to locate additional resources.

Use of internet sources: There will be many Internet sources listed on the e-learning site of the subject related to

each week. As with all subjects in the digital communication specialisation students should become very familiar

with using these sources as much as finding and contributing relevant new sources to share with the class as aknowledge community.


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Learning Outcomes / Graduate Qualities

Students should be aware that in conjunction with the other subjects in the Digital Specialisation, DIGC102 has the

following larger objectives:

To develop new media literacy so that students can understand, engage and participate in the variousforms of new media. To move students from consumers to producers in both their approach to digital

media and in their actions.

To develop the collaborative practice of new media and digital communication in their work and in theirfuture endeavours

To make them aware of how change develops and its institutional organisation and to work to effectchange.

To realise the participatory potentials of new media forms, but also recognise the economic and culturalpowers which reform these forms of participation into consumer capitalism.

To encourage students to develop an electronic portfolio (a digital and internet presence) throughout theircareer in the digital communication specialisation to assist them into their future careers

To foster links with the program and the industry itself.

Faculty Graduate QualitiesInformed - Have a sound knowledge of an area of a disciplinary study or interdisciplinary area of study offered by

the Faculty of Arts through its majors with an understanding of its current issues, their contexts and developments

over time.

Independent Learners - Engage with new ideas and ways of thinking, enquiry and critical analysis of issues and

research through a sequence of subjects that culminates in the ability to reflect broadly on their field of study.

Acknowledge the work and ideas of others.

Problem Solvers - Take on challenges and apply the relevant skills required to respond effectively to the central

issues raised. Be flexible, thorough and innovative and aim for high standards.

Effective Communicators - Articulate ideas and convey them effectively using a variety of modes. Engage

collaboratively with people in different settings. Recognise how culture can shape communication.

Responsible - Understand how decisions can affect others, and make ethically informed choices. Appreciate andrespect diversity. Act with integrity as part of local, national, regional, global and professional communities.

The Faculty Graduate Qualities can be found on the following website:

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/current/FacultyGraduateQualities/index.html

Assessment Tasks in detail

Performance grades guide: HD-High Distinction (85-100%); D-Distinction (75-84%); C-Credit (65-74%); P-

Pass (50-64%); PC-Pass Conceded (45-49%); F-Fail (unsatisfactory completion) 0-44%. This is a general

guide as to what these grades usually indicate for written work:

High Distinction: excellent expression and argument, originality of thought, thorough critical research.

Distinction: good expression, some sophistication of argument, sound use of supporting critical material.

Credit: good text-based reading, well expressed, with critical support and accurate citation.

Pass: sound elementary analysis, average expression, basic use and citation of references.

Fail: Illogical, irrelevant to topic chosen, illiterate, no referencing.
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1: Information Search Assignment

due: Friday, March 26 Week 4 by 4pm posted to your class blog and email notification.

weighting: 15%

length: 500 words (excludes reference list)

Identify a current political, social or cultural concern on the subject of E-waste and

provide a short annotated search report with at least 10 examples from a range of

primary, secondary and tertiary sources.

Be attentive to cultural and geographical specificity and narrow your topic focus to

a well defined and briefly detailed issue (such as the environmental impact of

switching to Digital TVs, the social cost of the materials mined for use in mobile

phones, or the environmental impact of international E-Waste dumps).

Document your search methodology in brief. Investigate the issue via weblogs and

other online media sources, but also check if there are more scholarly discussionsoccurring on the issue. Your objective is to give a short summary the way the issue

has been addressed on the Internet.

Use an appropriate referencing system to provide a bibliography of the various

sources that you have used to understand this movement of information via the

Internet and the Web.

2: Information Search Presentation

due: Week 6 during lab/tutorial. Tuesday April 12.

weighting: 15%

length: 5 minutes minimum 10 minutes maximum

Students will present on their e-waste topic and report the findings from their

initial research report. This is an oral report, but should be accompanied by visual

and digital materials or handouts. Students conclude by leading a short open

discussion, and contribute to the peer assessment of each presenter via their blogs.


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3: Blog Report

due: Week 5, Friday April 2 and Week 10 Friday May 14, by 4pm.

weighting: 20%

On the Friday of Week 5 students will nominate their strongest post (from weeks 1

to 4) via email and include provide a short justification for their inclusion. Students

will also nominate the best post and comments from your peers.

Explain your nominations and include short citations but not large block quotes.

(250 words) (10% Total)

In Week 10 student will nominate their three strongest posts, and nominate the

best three posts from their peers during the session. Explain your nominations and

include short citations but not large block quotes.

(500 words) (10% Total)

4: E-waste Group Presentation

due: Presentation during and Week 11/12 Tuesday May 18, Tuesday May 25.

Group Research Dossier submitted in Week 13 Tuesday June 1, by 4pm)

weighting: 30% (15% presentation, 15% Research Project Dossier)

length:20 minute presentation, class led discussion and dossier (1500 words excluding

references)

Students will work in groups of 3-4 to produce short audio-visual presentation andreport dossier on their integrated research into a particular issue of E-waste.

Students will test different qualitative and quantitative research methods (from

statistical information and data visualisation to interviews, surveys, participant and

observational methods, etc) and work to combine their findings.

The presentation can be accompanied by visual aids, digital materials or handouts

for the other students in the class, etc, which will be submitted via the online

component of the course. Students will contribute to the group via their blogs and

should concentrate on detailing their methodology and results.

The groups can use produce video documentaries, wiki articles, or audio podcasts

to communicate the groups research.

The presentation will be accompanied by a short electronic dossier with the

groups aim, results, discussion and references.


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Week 2 - Week beginning 8th March

Lecture: Searching - Google and You

This week we continue to expand our range of search techniques and explore a variety of

alternative search sources including user-recommendations systems and folksonomies. The

lecture will examine our evolving relationship to Google, and discuss the current operations and

directions of the corporate search engine and online advertising services industry, withattention to the issues of intellectual property, privacy, censorship and surveillance.

Tutorial: A variety of search engines and search functions will be employed to get a sense of

their power and functionality. We start by comparing simple word searches and expand out to

look at how to search through blogs and other web sources. We begin to search and review

primary, secondary and tertiary sources of information on a topic. Students will discuss ways of

distinguishing between opinion and fact and commence their first blog post.

Blog Topic:With reference to this weeks readings and lecture, discuss Googles impact on the

way people use the web to find information. How might you begin to improve your own searchhabits?

Background Materials

Head, Alison J 2007 Beyond Google: How do students conduct academic research? First

Monday, vol. 12, no.8-6, [available:

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1998/1873] accessed

January 27, 2010.

Week 3 - Week beginning 15th MarchLecture: Industry Research - Special Topic E-Waste and the New Media User

Defining an industry often becomes the first step in analysing the industry. This week the lecture

will examine E-waste research topic in detail and begin to unpack the relationship between

industry and the new media user in terms of production, consumption and cultures of recycling,

reuse and innovation.

Tutorial: This week we look at academic referencing styles and practices. We will look closely at

how to find and read industry reports and seek to determine their intention. How can we gain

an objective distance from their claims?

Blog Topic: E-waste and the New Media User. Define the industry or sector for your search

assignment and begin to uncover some of the issues relating to e-waste that sector either faces

or has overcome. Think about your own personal experience and how it can be used in your

analysis of your search results.

Background Materials

Head, Elizabeth 2008, E-Waste Think Tank Review and Synthesis, Canberra Environment and

Sustainability Resource, Canberra. [Available:

http://www.ecoaction.com.au/res/File/Final%20E-Waste%20Report.pdf] accessed January 28,2010.
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online world (asking questions, getting involved etc). At the end of the observation session we

will be talking about how these techniques could be refined

Blog Topic: Briefly map out how and what observational research methodologies you might

adapt as part of your study of media users and E-Waste.

Reading

Brownlow, Charlotte, ODell Lindsay 2002, Ethical Issues for Qualitative Research in Online

Communities.DisabilityandSociety, vol. 17, no.6 ,pp.685694. [available online:

http://oro.open.ac.uk/16326/2/75B8EB19.pdf]

Week 8 - Week beginning 26th April

Lecture: Interview Methods

Interviewing has a long research tradition with methodologies ranging from formal, and semi-

formal practice to focus-group interviews, online and off. The key to good interview research isthe preparation and design of the questions. This lecture looks at some of the possibilities of

interview techniques and research that can be conducted online or with particular users.

Tutorial: In pairs you will break off into interviewers and interviewees. Identify a particular

online/new media usage and develop a series of questions and potential follow-up questions.

Conduct a fifteen minute interview. Record as much as possible and then swap roles. Discussion

will focus on development of questions and how effective the in-depth interview can be (with a

discussion of its limitations as a research technique as well as a discussion on its usefulness in

understanding the operation of new media industries).

Blog Topic: TBA

Reading:

Fontana, Andrew 2000, The interview: from structured questions to negotiated text, in Denzin,

Norman K. Handbook of qualitative research. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publications.

c2000. 1065 p. p 645-672 Digital Library Resource

Week 9 - Week beginning 3rd MayLecture: Conversational Analysis

The interpersonal element is central to the experience of new media. This week we explore the

techniques of studying online conversation. The lecture includes discussion of where this kind of

research is successfully employed in industry and in scholarship.

Tutorial: We will be looking at the kinds of conversation generated in online forums as well as

text messages. How are conversations different from their face- to face versions? What

categories can we generate to classify online conversations? The latter half of the tutorial/lab

will be studying particular handouts of online conversation and coding it in a useful way forgreater analysis and reading. Comment other locations where conversations occur (games,
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blogs) and develop how different registers are used in different online contexts. The Industry

Analysis Report is due this week.

Blog Task: What are the challenges of conversational analysis as a methodology that occur in

adapting the study of conversation to the Internet. What are some of the advantages and

opportunities afforded by the web as a medium and the Internet as a series of connected digital

networks as a means of conducting conversational analysis? What are some of the potentialsources for this kind of investigation that do not have offline equivalents?

Reading:

Moore, Robert, Ducheneaut, Nicolas, Nickell, Eric 2007, Doing Virtually Nothing: Awareness and

Accountability in Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds, Computer Supported Cooperative Work,

no.16 pp.265-305.

Week 10 - Week beginning 10th May

Lecture: Combining Research approaches

All techniques of research especially when trying to understand e-waste and the user of new

media have their limitations. This lecture looks at the way that techniques can be combined to

produce more completed analyses.

Tutorial: In groups, we will now work to combine our approaches to studying the user. Some of

this work will generate the material for presentations and reports in the following week. The

latter half of the tutorial will look at other ways to expand our research and perhaps combine it

with a more thorough study of a particular digital communication technology, regulation and

users.

REMINDER: Second Blog Reports are due Friday May 14, by 4pm

Nominate your three strongest posts via email, provide a short justification for their inclusion.

Nominate the three best posts from your peers. Explain your nominations including short

citations but not block quotes. Blog posts can be reviewed and edited at any time until the due

date.

No Blog Task or Reading this week.


Lecture: - No Lecture - Research Project Presentations held during Lab/Tutorials

Tutorial: Students will be involved in the peer assessment of presentation groups.

Blog Topic: Review one of the presentations given this week, provide constructive feedback and

conduct a peer assessment addressing your comments in line with the assessment criteria. Use

this post to reflect on your own presentation style and preparation and what might you learn

from the group chosen.


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Lecture: - No Lecture - Research Project Presentations held during Lab/Tutorials

Tutorial: Students will be involved in the peer assessment of presentation groups.

Blog Topic: Review one of the presentations given this week, provide constructive feedback and

conduct a peer assessment addressing your comments in line with the assessment criteria. Usethis post to reflect on your own presentation style and preparation and what might you learn

from the group chosen.


Lecture: No Lecture

Tutorial: The tutorial time will provide an opportunity for student to conclude their

presentation dossier and make it available online.

Codes of Practice, Rules and Guidelines

The University of Wollongong has in place codes of practice, rules and guidelines that define a range ofpolicy issues on both educational and student matters. Students must refer to the Arts Faculty Handbookor online reference which contains a range of policies on educational issues and student matters. Some ofthe policies relevant to the Arts Faculty are listed below:

Academic Grievance Policy (Coursework & Honours Students):

http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058653.htmlAcknowledgement Practice/Plagiarism: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058648.html

Code of Practice Teaching & Assessment: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058666.html

Code of Practice Honours: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058661.html

Code of Practice Students/Student Conduct: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058664.html

Code of Practice Practical Placements: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058662.html

Course Progress Policy: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058679.html

EEO Policy: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058685.html

Human Ethics Research Guidelines: http://www.uow.edu.au/research/rso/ethics/human/index.html

Intellectual Property: http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028651.html

Non-Discriminatory Language Practice & Presentation:

http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058706.htmlOccupational Health and Safety: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW016894.htmlAcademic Consideration Policy: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058721.html Student Conduct Rules and accompanying Procedures:

http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/rules/UOW060095.html

Conventions Governing Written Work

Consult the relevant School and Program on the Faculty of Arts website for the appropriate

referencing system used for this subject at

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OR

http://www.library.uow.edu.au/resourcesbytopic/UOW026631.html#electronic

Presentation

assessments must be laid out in 1.5 line spacing (minimum) or in double spacing

use A4 paper

leave a margin of no less than 4 cm

students are strongly encouraged to print on both sides of the paper

all assessments should be word processed

all assessments must be page numbered, including bibliographies or works cited (not

including coversheets or title pages).

Submission of Assignments: Wollongong Campus

To submit an assignment and for any student enquiries please go to Arts Central located in

19.1050.

Unless your tutor or lecturer asks you to do otherwise, submit all assignments by depositing

them in one of the three School slots opposite Arts Central (19.1050 in the Arts building. All

essays for ELL, LING, Japanese, French, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian & STS are to be placed in

the SELP slot.

All assignments are to be submitted by 4.00pm on the due date. Any assignments handed in

after 4.00pm will be considered late and will be stamped with the next days date.

All assignments deposited in the School slots must have a cover sheet attached. Ensure that all

sections are filled in including your tutors name, the assignment question and sign the

plagiarism declaration. Coversheets can be found above the bench opposite Arts Central. You

can also download a coversheet from the Facultys webpage at:

www.uow.edu.au/arts/coversheets/index.html - Make sure you download both pages.

PLEASE ensure that you include the name of your tutor on all work submitted to Arts Central;

if unsure consult the Subject Coordinator for clarification.

Receipts are not mandatory (you can just drop the assignment in the box if you wish), but if you

want a receipt for your assignment, please fill out the bottom section of the coversheet and ask

the person to whom you submit the piece of work to date-stamp it for you.

Students must keep a copy of all work/assignments handed in.

Assignments sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted unless by prior agreement between the

lecturer and student.


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Return of Assignments: Wollongong Campus

The Universitys Code of Practice Teaching and Assessment requires that at least one

assignment be assessed and returned before Week 9 of session.

Assignments submitted during session will be returned to you by your lecturer or tutor. ArtsCentral does not hold any assignments during session.

Assignments submitted at the end of session will be held at Arts Central until the end of Week 3

of the following session. After this time, assignments will be disposed of. Please take your

student card with you when collecting your work. During this period, assignments can be

collected: Monday-Friday between 10:30am-12.30pm and 2:30pm-4.30pm.

If you cannot collect assignments personally during the allocated hours and have confirmed

that your assignment has been marked andreturned to Arts Central, there are two options

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Print off the Alternative Assignment Collection form from

http://www.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@arts/documents/doc/uow062060.

pdf

or collect a copy from Arts Central. Complete all information on the form (especially your

signature) and pass onto a family member or friend to collect the assignments on your

behalf.

Drop off a stamped and self-addressed envelope any time to Arts Central and it will be

mailed out. Please mark your Subject Code/s on the back. Most Faculty of Arts assignments

can be sent out this way but allow enough space/postage for all your work in one envelope.

Academic Consideration

Students who miss a deadline, or fall below the minimum attendance requirements, or

otherwise find their work in the subject affected by illness or serious misadventure should lodge

a formal request for Academic Consideration via SOLS. The procedures for lodging a request are

available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW060110.html

Penalty for late submission of work:

Late work (i.e. any work required for assessment that has not been given an extension) will be

subject to a 10% penalty per day. The penalty is applied to the original mark awarded. Work

submitted after seven calendar days will not be marked and will be given a mark of 0.


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Plagiarism

Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or

cheating, abiding by the Universitys policy on plagiarism as set out in the University Handbook

under the Universitys Policy Directory and in Faculty Handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism

has led to the expulsion from the University.

For full details about the Universitys plagiarism policy see:

http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058648.html

Faculty Handbook

The Faculty issues a Handbook free of charge to all students enrolled in degrees administered by

the Faculty of Arts which can be picked up at Arts Central (19.1050). It contains information on

the structure of the Facultys degrees, the majors/specialisations/strands offered, the more

important University policies and other matters that may affect your time as a student in the

Faculty. An up-to-date version of the handbook is also available in downloadable format on the

Faculty of Arts website on the Arts Central webpage:

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/current/artscentral/UOW018544.html

Grievance Procedures

The term "academic grievance" refers to a complaint by a student concerning an act, omissionor decision by a member of staff that adversely affects a student's academic experience. Some

examples of a grievance include the following:

failure to assess work in accordance with specified criteria;

administrative error in the collating or recording of marks;

failure to address requests for Special Consideration in accordance with the Special

Consideration Policy;

failure of a member of staff to adhere to General Course Rules or requirements of a relevant

Code of Practice;

failure to adhere to Faculty assessment or examination requirements.

The University and the Faculty of Arts have formal Student Academic Grievance Policies that are

to be used only after informal approaches have been made to the relevant staff member. If the

informal approach has an unsatisfactory outcome the student should follow the procedure

outlined in the Faculty of Arts Student Grievance Form.

This form can be downloaded from the UOW website or a copy may be obtained from Arts

Central, Level 1, Building 19, Room 1050.

For more information: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/current/stgrievance


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Support Services

Both the Faculty and the University offer support services to its undergraduates.

Arts Central

Building 19 Room 1050phone: 02 4221 5328 fax: 02 4221 5341

Mon Fri: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Email:[email protected]

www.uow.edu.au/arts

Sub Dean

to make an appointment to see the Sub Dean,

contact the Sub Deans Assistant, Mark

Hutchings, at Arts Central:

Location: 19.1050Email: [email protected]

Ph: 4221 4838

Course Readers and Textbooks

UniShop Building 11

phone: 02 4221 8050 fax: 02 4221 8055

unishop.uow.edu.au

Student Administration

Student Central Building 17phone: 02 4221 3927 fax: 02 4221 4322

e-mail: [email protected]

www.uow.edu.au/student

Woolyungah Indigenous Centre Building 30

phone: 02 4221 3776 fax: 02 4221 4244

www.uow.edu.au/wic/

University Library, including the Faculty

LibrarianBuilding 16

phone: 02 4221 3545

[email protected]

Student Support Adviser

Viv McIlroy

Mon & Tues Room 67.207

Wed, Thurs, Fri Room 19.1075

Support, information and referral for all UOW

students , especially: international students

students with a disability

students on low incomes

indigenous students

Email: [email protected]

www.uow.edu.au/student/services/SSA/index.

html

Learning Assistance

Learning Resource Centre Bld 11, 209 (level3)

phone: 02 4221 3977

www.uow.edu.au/student/services/ld

Careers Service Building 11

phone: 02 4221 3325

[email protected]

Counselling Service Building 11 (level 3)

phone: 02 4221 [email protected]

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