Campus Life 12 - Handbook - Macquarie University Handbooks

Study groupsStudy groups are a great way to improveyour understanding of the lecture material.You may understand something thatanother student doesn’t, and they will beable to help you with parts of the coursewhere you aren’t so confident. They are alsoa great way to make friends in your classes.You’ll be surprised how much more youcan learn. Contact the Learning Help Deskor your mentor if you would like to join astudy group.Text booksListen out in week 1 as your lecturer willtell you which core texts you will need forthe unit. You can buy your texts on campusat the Co-op Bookshop (see page 15). Youmight need to buy course notes from theCourse Notes Bookshop (downstairs fromthe Co-op Bookshop, opposite NAB). Manystudents sell their books after they arefinished with them. You will find postersall over campus from students selling theirsecond-hand texts and notes. There are alsowebsites and a second-hand bookstore oncampus to assist in the sale and purchaseof used texts. This can be a great way tosave money, but make sure you get thecorrect edition.SessionsFrom 2012, we will have three study periodsthroughout the year: Sessions 1, 2 and 3.Sessions 1 and 2 will make up the bulkof the academic year (see page 4 for keydates). Session 3 will typically run fromDecember to January, during which youcan take a maximum of two subjects in ashorter, more intensive study period.Academic honestySome students may be tempted to submitsomeone else’s work and claim it is theirown. This is plagiarism.The University takes this very seriously andthe penalties can be severe. Departmentsuse electronic plagiarism software as wellas checking your references and researchdocumentation. Many staff members areexperts in their field and will recognise ifyou have copied someone else.There are penalties f you plagiarise, or ifyou encourage someone else to plagiarise.The University’s plagiarism policy explainsthe process followed to determine theappropriate penalty.mq.edu.au/academichonesty/n 12Campus Life