Sarawak Campus

School of Business and Design

Higher Education Division

Unit of Study Outline

HET402
Multimedia Project 2
Semester 1, 2011
Version date 8 March, 2010
Revised on 22 February, 2011

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Unit of Study Outline
HET402
Unit of study code
Multimedia Project II
Unit of study name
(2011 semester 1)
Teaching Term/Semester & Year
2 to 4 hours / wk
Contact Hours (hrs/wk) or total contact
hours

Prerequisites HET213. Requires successful previous

completion of 175 CP of subjects (75 CP in the
case of J042 Bachelor of Multimedia).

Corequisites HET401 (with permission of course

coordinator).
12.5
Credit Points

Aims
• To enable the student to acquire practical experience in the development and production of a
significant Multimedia deliverable, operating in a team environment

Learning Objectives
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:

1) gain essential working-life concepts such as client focus; business etiquette and ethics; time-
management and self-management; teamwork; and most importantly, accountability to their
client or employer;

2) demonstrate that you have further developed and refined the necessary and applicable
multimedia project implementation skills and knowledge within the live-client project context;

3) acquire a sense of professionalism in project management, and apply relevant teamwork and
project management skills, such as develop own capacity and skills in incorporating aspects of
project planning and design (pre-production) for some form of deliverable, as well as creation
of professional quality project documentation and a "client presentation";

4) work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Content

The multimedia project subjects are for students in the final stage of the Bachelor of Multimedia
course. These are group projects, with each project group reporting to a Project Supervisor and
liaising with their "client". The project subjects replicate, as closely as possible, the "commercial-
world" environment into which students will move after graduating. This exposes students to
essential working-life concepts such as client focus; business etiquette and ethics; time-
management and self-management; teamwork; and most importantly, accountability to their client
or employer. The project subjects are intended to further develop and refine the skills and

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knowledge gained during the course. Typically, Multimedia Project 1 will incorporate aspects of
project planning and design (pre-production) for some form of deliverable, as well as creation of
professional quality project documentation and a "client presentation". Multimedia Project 2 will
typically incorporate the actual development and usability testing of the deliverable, some
additional documentation, a "handover to client" presentation and a deliverable handover process.

HET402 projects are normally a continuation of a project commenced in HET401. However, in

exceptional circumstances, students may commence a new project (subject to the written
agreement of the HET402 unit convenor and Bachelor of Multimedia course coordinator). The unit
convenor maintains a list of possible projects from which any new projects are to be drawn.

The ability to work effectively as part of a team is an important attribute in the multimedia industry.
Individuals’ and groups’ positive engagement with the commercial-world concepts applied
throughout Multimedia Project 1 and 2, as well as compliance with the accountability requirements
described below, will be a consideration in the assessment of projects. It is expected that wherever
possible each project group will be liaising with a client. Where necessary, and at the discretion of
the course coordinator, an external project advisor may be appointed.

The optimum group size is generally considered to be 3. Larger groups will be held to a higher
standard of work, given the workload was spread over more individuals, and will be required to
produce a significantly better project than a group of 3 to achieve the same result. Smaller groups
will have the workload spread over fewer people, which may result in a poorer quality of project
and poorer marks in general.

The fact that HET401 has a credit point weighting
significant time commitment - i.e. 12.5 hours per
expected to be high, given that the project will
member’s time in the final stage of the Bachelor
acquire new skills to complete the project.
of 12.5 credit points carries the expectation of
week of your time. The standard achieved is
involve 12.5 hours per week of each group
of Multimedia. Group members may have to

Group members will be required to:-

Attend regular supervision meetings (Note – it is each group members responsibility to ensure
they have been allocated to a supervisor. If you have not been in contact with a supervisor by
the end of week 4 you must contact the unit convener – failure to do so will result in a fail for
the unit (see accountability requirements under assessment on the following page);

Keep concise and clear notes of their meetings with their supervisor and client;

Make individual weekly progress reports (including minutes of meetings) as postings to a
Project Log Forum on Blackboard;

Maintain a personal Project Journal.

Group members are expected to be involved in various aspects of the project management,
research, design development, documentation, production, testing and presentation processes,
including, (where appropriate):

o Concept / interface design and preliminary design testing

o content creation / modification
o reservation of web domain name
o advise client on web page hosting process
o evaluation of competing technology options for project

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 o advise client on appropriate technology choices (hardware & software)
o HTML coding; scripting (client and / or server side); programming
o debugging; multiple browser testing
o relational database design
o implementation of secure transaction technology
o design / creation of logos and other graphic elements
o photography and / or scanning of images; image manipulation/optimisation
o creating storyboard for animation or video footage
o video production: shooting footage; editing; compositing; titles
o audio production: composing; recording; manipulation; editing
o 2D/3D animation
o search engine placement optimisation
o user instructions and / or user manual preparation
o usability testing (on target audience and across platform & browser options)

Key Generic Skills for this Unit of Study

You will be provided with feedback during the assessment for this unit of study on your progress in
attaining the following generic skills:

teamwork skills,

analysis skills,

problem solving skills,

communications skills,

ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and

ability to work independently

Learning and Teaching Structure

• 2 hours laboratory class discussion, presentation or workshops as appropriate
• Group project & Seminars. You should normally expect to spend, on average, twelve and a half
hours of total time (formal contact time plus independent study time) a week on a 12.5 credit
point unit.

Teaching Staff

Name Role Campus & Phone No. Email Address Consultation

Room No. Times
Michael Lee Unit of Study Sarawak 082-260691 mlee@swinburne.edu.my By appointment
Convenor G Block, G506

Blackboard Site for this Unit of Study

Important information concerning this unit of study is placed on a website on the Swinburne course
management system (Blackboard), accessible via http://blackboard.swinburne.edu.my
It is your responsibility to access on a regular basis
• the Blackboard site for your unit of study,
• the Announcements section on Blackboard, and
• any emails sent by the teaching staff to your email address via Blackboard.
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• It is your responsibility to ensure that your email address on Blackboard is set to your preferred
email address. To set your email address on Blackboard, go to this unit of study on
Blackboard, click on TOOLS > PERSONAL INFORMATION > EDIT PERSONAL
INFORMATION

Assessment
Assessment for HET402 is based on the General Project Assessment Criteria. Various penalties
may be applied, and work submitted for assessment that is not original may receive a reduced
mark (see Penalties).

Minimum requirements
To pass the unit, you must achieve at least 35% of the possible final marks for each major
Assessment Component plus an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more. If you do not achieve
at least 35% of the possible final marks for each major Requirement / Assessment Component you
will receive a maximum of 45 as your mark for the unit concerned. The major Requirements /
Assessment Components are those listed below that carry a weighting of at least 15% of the total
mark available. (Note: Penalties may apply for failure to complete Requirements or
Assessment Components - See Penalties).

Requirements and Assessment Components

Below is a summary of requirements and assessment components - each must be read in
conjunction with the relevant detailed unit Guide, available on the Unit site in Blackboard.

Requirement/Component
Important Information Due Marks
(Responsibility)
Group confirmation must be approved by the n/a
Group Confirmation End of
project supervisor. (but see
(Group) week 2.
Penalties apply for late confirmation of Group Penalties)
(See Guide A)
Project Approval If commencing a new project, groups must contact n/a
End of
(Group) the Unit Convenor for final project approval. (but see
week 3.
(See Guide A) Penalties apply for lateness. Penalties)
Accountability Based on:
Requirements • Individual Weekly Postings (minimum 10
(Individual) (See Guide A) effective) - Score can be reduced by 2% per
missed posting;
Note: Serious non-compliance • Group Meetings with Supervisor (minimum 5) -
with these accountability
score can be reduced by 3% per missed meeting;
Continuous 20%
requirements will result in a
score of less than 7/20 for this • Meeting notes
section which will lead to an • Individual Project Journals.
automatic fail in this Unit. • Verifiable details of regular contact with client
• Conduct of group members
You must contact the unit
convenor if you have no 24 hours
contact with a supervisor by Individual Contribution Summary after n/a
the end of week 4. presentn.

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 Project Brief/Outline (only applies if
Project Documentation n/a
commencing a new project ) must be submitted to End of
(Group) (but see
the Digital Drop Box for approval. week 2.
Penalties)
Penalties apply for late submission
(See Guides B2 & C2) Quality Assurance Review / Usability Testing 2pm Fri
Plan 15th April
Note: a score of less than
Penalties apply for late submission Week 7
7/20 for documentation will 20%
lead to an automatic fail in 24 hours
Final Documentation, Coversheet & Checklist
this unit after
Penalties apply for late submission
presentn.
Formal Presentation – client handover.
Formal Presentation
Penalties apply for late / non-attendance. Exam
(Group & Individual)
A score of less than 7/20 for presentation will lead period. 20%
(See Guide D)
to an automatic fail in this unit.

Final Deliverable Based on: Exam

(Group) Panel evaluation of final presentation (see * below);
period.
30%
(See Project Deliverables Assessment of Deliverable at Project Handover.
section below)

Overall Panel Based on:

Panel evaluation of final presentation (see * below); Exam
Assessment
and period.
10%
(Group & Individual) Supervisor evaluation (see ** below).

*Individual presentation bonus: Individual students who are judged by the assessors to have
made presentations at a standard above the average for all students presenting, may receive a
bonus to their overall project score (based on the difference between their individual talk scores
and the overall average individual talk scores, as judged by the assessing panel).

**Individual performance: Individual students who are judged to have contributed demonstrably
above or below the agreed "workload and task allocation" set out in their Project Documentation
may have their overall project score adjusted accordingly.

General Project Assessment Criteria

Assessment for HET401 will typically be based on individual or group execution of the key project
elements and where applicable, additional project elements listed below. All completed elements
need to be explicitly addressed in the Formal Presentation and Project Documentation, or during
the supervision meetings.

Key Project Elements

Group formation (See Guide A - Accountability Requirements)

Individual / Group Accountability Requirements (See Guide A - Accountability
Requirements)
includes:-
• Individual Project Journal
• Individual Weekly Project Progress Report postings
• Attendance at supervision meetings and satisfaction of supervisor with progress
• Minutes of meetings with supervisor and client – including action items for group members
• Satisfaction of client with consultation process and any advice and strategies proposed
• Individual Contribution Summary.
• Ethical conduct of group members

Project Documentation (see Guides B1 and C1 - Project Documentation)

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 • Project Outline/Brief.
• Project Proposal.
• Final Documentation (Project Definition, Functional / Content Specification).
• Communication summary document.

Formal Presentation (see Guide D - Formal Presentation)

User testing of concept / interface design and modifications to interface/structure etc. in
response to this preliminary testing.

Visual prototype (at least realistic looking screenshots of interface) and several key pages
or sections of deliverable so client has a good idea of final design.

Additional Project Elements

production of media elements: audio/video/graphical/animation (both quality & quantity).

development of HTML code, program, scripting elements (relative to timeline).

relational database design and development.

other documentation maintained by group (internal meeting notes etc).
The emphasis of these criteria in determining the final project assessment will vary from project to
project as some criteria will not be applicable to all projects, depending on the nature and scale of
the project and group membership and size. Within the final submission of a group project, the
contribution from each individual must be clearly identified. (see Guide A - Accountability
Requirements)
The emphasis of the HET401 project will typically be on project planning and development, in
contrast to HET402 where the focus is more towards the quality assurance processes and final
deliverables.

Group Formation
It is important in selecting group members and your preferred project to ensure your group has a
good range of skills relevant to the project you have chosen. Treat this group formation
process like a staff selection process as it becomes critical to the success of a project to have the
right skill mix, especially during the build / implement phase in HET402.
The unit convenor must approve group membership and project selection before you contact the
client. As your first choice of project cannot be guaranteed, you should aim to discuss and confirm
group membership and project preference with the unit convenor as early as possible (and have a
second preference of project in mind, in case your preferred project is no longer available). A list of
available projects is in the Unit Outline section of the unit website. Use this to identify possible
projects of interest, which appear to be manageable for the skill mix of your group. The unit
convenor may not approve a group and / or your preferred project where the group's membership /
skill mix is not considered appropriate for the project.
A discussion forum on the Unit website, at Discussion Boards > Introductions Forum:
Desperately Seeking, can be used to identify other students with similar interests in your
preferred type of project.
All students are expected to have formed a project group and notified the unit convenor before the
due date for Group Formation specified in the Unit Outline. Details of group membership (names
and Student ID) and Project should be emailed to the Unit Convenor, by the due date specified in
the Unit Outline. Once the unit convenor confirms approval of the Group / Project and advises
groups of their Supervisor’s name, groups should immediately start work on the project (see
Guides B and C) and should also contact their Supervisor (details under “Staff” in the Unit website)
to arrange their first supervision meeting.
A penalty of 1% of total subject mark per work day can be applied to students who have not
joined a group, or cannot demonstrate (via documentation, postings on blackboard, emails etc) that
they have made every attempt to form / join a group by the due date.

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Group size
Optimum group size is generally considered to be 3. Larger groups will be held to a higher
standard of work, given the workload was spread over more individuals, and will be required to
produce a more extensive project than a group of 3 to achieve the same result. Smaller groups will
have the workload spread over fewer people, which may result in a poorer quality of project and
poorer marks in general.

Project Deliverables
Project deliverables refer to the “end product” of the project, for example a website, CD ROM,
piece of software, video / audio / animated production (or any combination of these). Although
HET401 is not primarily focused on the production of deliverables, in certain situations some
tangible output may result from HET401 (eg specific requirement of the client). Development of
deliverables in HET401 may result in a small bonus adding to the final unit result.
The following extract from the HET402 Unit Outline applies only for HET402 but is included here
to signal what lies ahead.
Deliverables will need to be formally presented and demonstrated on the project handover
presentation day, normally scheduled 2-3 days after the last group’s presentation during
the assessment/exam period. The exact date will be published on the unit website when
the examination timetable is finalised. Deliverables should be installed / configured in
their final working form, and copies provided in the appropriate format (eg CD ROM, DVD,
videotape, website). Only one representative from each group need attend, but all group
members need to take responsibility to ensure that the deliverable is demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the unit convenor. Deliverables not presented and/or demonstrated on or
by the due date can result in a penalty to each of the group members of up to 5% of the
total unit mark per day.
The final project deliverables will be assessed according to the relevant criteria listed in
the Unit Outline. The following additional factors will be considered:
• Deliverables that need to be installed on servers will need to be installed by or on
this day, particularly those requiring installation external to Swinburne.
• At the project handover, instructions for the installation / setup will need to be
provided in writing, to the satisfaction of the School’s Computer Systems Officer
and / or other personnel.
• Projects involving a client will be assessed favourably relative to a similar project
without a client, in recognition of the extra effort that is involved in properly dealing
with clients. Projects that meet with the expectations of the client will normally be
rated more highly than projects where the client remains unsatisfied.
• A working product will (obviously) be rated more highly than one that does not
function as expected or required by the client. In this regard it is important that the
deliverable performs as described in the relevant documentation.
• Deliverables that have incorporated changes in response to usability testing will be
considered favourably compared to projects that have not adopted a strong user-
centred design approach.

Individual group member contribution

Where it can be shown that the contribution of group members was not equal (see Requirements
and Assessment Components above), individual group members may receive an overall project
mark that is different from the other group members. In order to help resolve any potential
disputes among group members regarding relative contribution to the project, each group
member should submit a single email (no attachments please) to their supervisor containing:
• a statement indicating the group member’s estimate of the relative contribution of each
group member to the project.
For example, “all members contributed equally” or “in my opinion, I contributed: 40%, while
Gilligan contributed 30%, and Maryanne contributed 30%)

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 • a statement from each group member describing the skills and knowledge that they
acquired and refined in the course of the semester.

The subject field of this email should read:

yoursurname yourgroupname HET401 individual contribution summary.
Note that group members are encouraged to approach their unit supervisor during the semester if
they have concerns about the group dynamics or the individual contributions of group members.
For other ways that individual group members marks may be varied, see the notes below the
assessment breakdown table, in the Requirements and Assessment Components section
above.

Penalties
Penalties may apply for:

Late formation / confirmation of group (& email advice). All students are expected to
have joined / confirmed a project group by the due date. A penalty of 1% of total unit mark
per work day can be applied to students who have not joined a group, or cannot
demonstrate (via documentation) that they have made every attempt to form / join a group.

Non-compliance with the accountability requirements detailed in Guide A, particularly
meeting attendance and record keeping:
Missed supervisor meetings can attract a penalty of 3% total unit mark per missed
meeting. Missed individual weekly progress postings can attract a penalty of 2% of the
total unit mark per missed posting.

Non submission of Project Outline / Brief. (see Guide B - Project Documentation). A
Project Outline or Brief is required to be submitted by the due date. The brief must be
approved by your project supervisor before the group is officially able to proceed with the
project. Briefs received after the due date can result in a penalty to each of the group
members of up to 5% of the total unit mark per week (or part thereof).

Late submission of Project Documentation. (see Guide B - Project Documentation). Late
documentation submission can result in a penalty of 5 marks per work day for each group
member.

Failing to adhere to deadlines for project deliverables (HET402 only). Deliverables not
presented and/or demonstrated by the due date(s) can result in a penalty to each of the
group members of up to 5% of the total unit mark per day.

Non-attendance at the Formal Presentation. (see Guide D - Formal Presentation). Non-
attendance at the Formal Presentation carries a penalty of up to 35 marks and will result in
a fail for this unit.

Late arrival, or early departure from the Formal Presentation, without satisfactory
explanation, may incur a proportionate penalty.

Unprofessional conduct during the course of any presentation may incur a proportionate
penalty.

Incorrect submission. Any project work that is not submitted according to instructions
available on the HET401/HET402 website may not be marked, or may receive a reduced
mark. Note that a cover sheet must be completed and signed by all group members.

Originality of work
Where it can be shown that some or all of the work presented or submitted for assessment –
whether in the form of documentation, formal presentation or deliverable - has been copied or
appropriated from another source, the unit panel reserves the right to decrease the marks
awarded for that work in proportion to the extent of the appropriation. Where the
appropriation is made without due acknowledgement of the source, this may amount to
plagiarism, which may result in further action being taken - see also notes on plagiarism below.

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The accountability mark of group member(s) - worth 20% of the total unit score - will almost
certainly be reduced where ideas, designs or content can be shown to have been appropriated
from sources outside the group without due acknowledgement. It is important to understand that
an accountability mark of less than 7/20 will result in a fail for this unit (independent of marks
achieved for the other assessment elements). Consequently, students are advised to be extremely
careful to avoid this possibility from eventuating. The safest strategy is to openly acknowledge all
sources of inspiration and content for the work of the group.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and using as one’s own, the thoughts, writings or other
work of someone else with the intent to deceive. Plagiarism includes:
(i) the unauthorised use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person;
(ii) the use of the whole or part of a written work including the use of paragraphs or sentences in
essays or other assessable work which are neither enclosed in quotation marks nor otherwise
properly acknowledged;
(iii) the paraphrasing of another’s work without attribution;
(iv) the use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models, without
attribution;
(v) the use of realia, that is objects, artefacts, costumes, models etc., used in teaching to relate
classroom learning to the daily life of peoples studied, without attribution."
Cases of examination or assessment irregularity will be dealt with according to the provisions of
Section 9 of the Assessment and Appeals Policy and Procedures.

Submission of work
Instructions on submission of work (particularly meeting notes) are contained in the Guides on
Accountability and Project Documentation and / or posted on the HET401/HET402 website. Please
follow these instructions carefully. Failure to do so may result in work not being assessed.

Extensions and Late Submissions

Extensions will not normally be granted, except where there is a medical condition or other serious
situation that has significantly hindered you from completing a task. Documentary evidence is
usually required.
Requests for extensions must be made to the unit convener and project supervisor in writing.
Penalties apply for late submission of work. Refer section above on Submission of Assignments.

Procedure for querying Assessment Results

If you are dissatisfied with an aspect of University assessment you should normally contact the
member of the teaching staff most directly involved with the assessed work or the relevant Unit
Convenor. You have up to ten (10) working days to initiate an informal review of an assessment
result from the date on which the result is published. This also applies to the final unit mark.
You need to be aware that it is in your own interest to commence this process as early as possible
so as to facilitate resolution in time for subsequent re-enrolment procedures. More information is
available from the Swinburne Policies and Procedures database
Go to: Student Information and Services > Assessment and Appeals and look under the
Procedure tab.

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Retention of Assessed Materials
You MUST retain all assessed material that contributes to the final grade up until such time as the
final grades are promulgated. The assessment material must, after a reasonable time, be produced
on demand for review by the school. Non-compliance with this requirement may result in loss of all
credit for the assessed material not so produced.

Publication of in-semester assignment marks.

The School of Business & Design undertakes to publish marks for work submitted during the
semester (typically assignments and lab tasks) no later than two weeks after the due date or date
of submission, whichever is greater. Note that final assignment or examination results will not
normally be published. Contact the teaching staff member responsible for your assessment, or the
unit convener if your marks have not been published in a timely manner.

Assessment & Appeals Policy (minimum required statement and link to policy
Assessment in this unit is in accordance with the guidelines set out in Procedures Relating to
Assessment and Appeals. For further information please refer to the relevant section in the
Swinburne Assessment and Appeals Procedures which can be found at More information is
available from the Swinburne Policies and Procedures database - at
http://www.swinburne.edu.my/corporate/registrar/policies/Assessment&Appeals-
HigherEducation.pdf
Go to: Student Information and Services > Assessment and Appeals and look under the Procedure tab.

General Conduct
All students are expected to respect the rights and sensibilities of their fellow students and
teaching staff. This also applies in respect of the content of work (particularly video, audio and
animation) submitted for assessment. The University has implemented anti-discrimination and
harassment policies and procedures to promote a discrimination and harassment free work and
study environment for all staff and students.
Cases of examination or assessment irregularity will be dealt with according to the provisions of
Section 9 of the Assessment and Appeals Policy and Procedures.
An irregularity is the unauthorised use or attempted use by or for any student of any means to gain
unfair advantage in any examination, test, assignment, essay, performance, exhibition, or other
work, the marks for which form part of the final assessment. It includes any action taken by a
student which would constitute an unfair advantage or fraudulent attempt to demonstrate
competency in an examination or assessment context. An irregularity includes misconduct and
plagiarism.
Misconduct includes an action by a student which is in breach of any directions issued by the
Examination Room Supervisor, printed on the examination material or notices or specified by the
Assessment and Appeals Procedures. This includes taking into an examination any unauthorised
material with the intention of using said material to obtain an unfair advantage.

Attendance requirements
Each group will be assigned one or more project supervisors. Consistent with the "commercial-
world" setting for the multimedia projects, students should regard their Supervisor as an employee
would regard their "line-manager". Project groups will be required to attend regular meetings with
their supervisor(s).

All group members are required to attend a Formal Presentation session at the end of the
semester. Each group member will be required to participate in an oral presentation and
demonstration of their project.

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Additional attendance requirements may apply depending on the nature and scope of the project,
at the discretion of the project supervisor(s) and unit convenor.
Note that penalties or Assessment Component score adjustments can apply for non-attendance at
supervisor meetings and the Final Presentation.
Check the HET401/HET402 website and your Swinburne email regularly. You are expected to
monitor Blackboard and your Swinburne email regularly to keep appraised of developments in the
multimedia project units. We may announce seminars on various aspects of multimedia project
management that may be of benefit.

Document Declaration
A standard document declaration sheet (available on the unit web site), signed by all members
needs to accompany the documentation submission

Group Work Assignments

A group project is the collective responsibility of the entire group, and if one member is temporarily
unable to contribute, the group should be able to reallocate responsibilities to keep to schedule. In
the event of longer-term illness or other serious problems involving a member of a project group, it
is the responsibility of the other members to make the project supervisor aware of the situation
straight away.
Group project reports must be submitted with the project cover sheet, signed by all members of the
group.
All group members must be satisfied that the work has been correctly submitted. Any penalties
for late submission will apply to ALL group members, not just the person who submitted.

Digital Drop Box / Assignment Submission Tools

The unit website on Blackboard contains specific directions for the submission of assessable work.
Please follow these carefully. Only work that has been submitted according to these
directions will be assessed.
You may be required to use the Digital Drop Box feature on the unit website to submit work in
electronic format. When using the digital drop box note that you should use the SEND button
(rather than the ADD) button. The system will indicate that submission was successful by
displaying a receipt of delivery.
It is recommended that you print and retain this message as proof of submission.

Discussion Forums
Each Unit Website and Course Information & Feedback Website on Blackboard contains a
Feedback Forum. Please use these forums at any time during the semester to give the unit
convenor or course coordinator feedback about any aspect of this unit or your course.
Note that critical comments are fine as long as they are constructive. Positive comments are
welcome too! "Flaming" or posting of defamatory comments is not permitted. Postings which are
possibly defamatory may be removed by the unit convener or course coordinator.

Electronic back up of work (where appropriate)

Always keep an independent backup of electronic work. This applies to work in progress as well as
submitted work. You should regularly back up electronic material onto a zip disk or CD. Do not
keep all of your assignments and other important material only on a single medium. Where
possible you should keep hardcopy records of work that has been submitted. This especially
applies to work submitted by email.

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For group work, all group members should maintain a copy of work in progress as well as the final
submission.

E-mail correspondence requirements

Students are required to include the following information at the start of the subject field for any
email sent to staff regarding HET401:
your_surname your_groupname HET401 or HET402 (separated by spaces)
followed by a brief description of the email subject (eg HET401 Smith CharityWeb request to
change meeting time).
This is necessary to help keep track of the large volume of correspondence submitted to staff.
Please note that any email sent without this information in the subject field may not be read. Be
especially careful to properly address and label emails submitted as an assessment requirement.
Please keep a copy of any emails sent as part of an assessment requirement for this unit.

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Swinburne University of Technology’s definition of plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and submitting or presenting the thoughts, writings or
other work of someone else as though it is your own work. Plagiarism includes any of the following,
without full and appropriate acknowledgment to the original source(s):
(i) The use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person;
(ii) the use, in essays or other assessable work, of the whole or part of a written work from any
source including but not limited to a book, journal, newspaper article, set of lecture notes,
current or past student’s work, any other person’s work, a website or database;
(iii) the paraphrasing of another’s work;
(iv) the use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models,
(v) The use of realia, that is objects, artefacts, costumes, models and the like.
Plagiarism also includes the preparation or production and submission or presentation of
assignments or other work in conjunction with another person or other people when that work
should be your own independent work. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is with the
knowledge or consent of the other person or people. It should be noted that Swinburne encourages
its students to talk to staff, fellow students and other people who may be able to contribute to a
student’s academic work but that where independent assignment is required, submitted or
presented work must be the student’s own.
Enabling plagiarism contributes to plagiarism and therefore will be treated as a form of plagiarism
by the University. Enabling plagiarism means allowing or otherwise assisting another student to
copy or otherwise plagiarise work by, for example, allowing access to a draft or completed
assignment or other work.

Assessment and Appeals Policy and Procedure

The information outlined in the Assessment sections above is covered in more detail in
Swinburne’s Assessment and Appeals Policy and Procedure. Students must be familiar with the
Policy and Procedure, found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.my/docs/spolicies/Assessment&Appeals-HigherEducation.pdf
The Policy and Procedure provides details about:
• Assessment issues such as the conduct of examinations, plagiarism policies and details
explaining how to apply for a review of results and other appeals, and
• Student progress issues such as unsatisfactory academic progress and early intervention
procedures, and
• Information for students with disabilities and special needs and procedures for applying for
special consideration.
Students should make themselves familiar with all aspects of the Policy and Procedure, as failure
to do so is not grounds for appeal.

Student Feedback
Swinburne seeks student feedback in a number of ways, including through periodic “Student
Feedback on Units” and “Student Feedback on Teaching” surveys, as part of the university’s
approach to quality assurance and improvement. Possible improvement based on both student
and staff feedback is considered by Unit Convenors, Unit Panels made up of relevant teaching
staff, Program Panels, Faculty Academic Committees, and the Academic Programs Quality
Committee, as appropriate.
Recent updates and improvements made to this unit of study on the basis of student feedback
include: [optional section]

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Swinburne Graduate Attributes

Swinburne graduate attributes signify that the university intends that its teaching programs assist
all its graduates to be:
• capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas;
• entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace
or community;
• effective and ethical in work and community situations;
• adaptable and able to manage change; and
• aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-
cultural, economic, natural).

Safety Standards and Conduct Requirements:

The University executes safety drills without warning. Be prepared to follow instructions from staff
and/or wardens to evacuate the building in a safe and orderly manner.
All students are expected to respect the rights and sensibilities of their fellow students and
teaching staff. This also applies in respect of the content of video and audio work submitted for
assessment. The University had implemented anti-discrimination and harassment policies and
procedures to promote a discrimination and harassment free work and study environment for all
staff and students. http://ppd.swinburne.edu.au/humres/AntiDiscrimination.htm
Safety procedures in laboratories must be followed. For your own safety, bare feet, thongs and
other open sandals are forbidden. Eating, drinking or smoking in laboratories is not allowed. A
mature, sensible attitude and a healthy respect for the equipment is always required. Juvenile, ill-
mannered or reckless behaviour will not be tolerated, and the laboratory supervisor has the right to
exclude students from the laboratory should their behaviour constitute a danger to themselves or
others. Such behaviour would result in forfeiture of all marks for that experiment. The playing of
computer games is not allowed in the computer labs.

Special Needs
If you have special needs you should advise your Faculty and the Unit of Study Convenor by the
end of the second week of the teaching period. In addition, you are recommended to notify the
Equity Office if you have not already done so.

See also the “Students with Disabilities and Special Needs” Section of the Assessment and Appeals Policy &
Procedure, at http://www.swinburne.edu.my/docs/spolicies/Assessment&Appeals-
HigherEducation.pdf

Resources and Reference Material

Refer Blackboard sites: http://blackboard.swinburne.edu.my

Consultation times

Mutually convenient times may be arranged between staff and yourself.

“I hope that you find the multimedia project subjects stimulating and enjoyable. I trust that you will be
motivated to achieve good results.” – Peter Ciszewski
If you encounter any problems with the HET401/HET402 administration, course content or
presentation, please do not hesitate to contact the teaching staff Michael Lee (Sarawak Campus
082-260691, or email to mlee@swinburne.edu.my).

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