TEACHING SPACES
UQ’s four major campuses have more than 180 teaching rooms, which
range from collaborative teaching and learning spaces, to seminar rooms
and traditional lecture theatres, to laboratories and practical training
areas that cater for specialised needs.
All are designed to give you the best possible learning experience.
Some lecture theatres have Lectopia installed, which allows lectures
to be recorded for online access; others enable video-conferencing. The
innovative Collaborative Teaching and Learning Centres (CTLC) have the latest
audiovisual teaching equipment and comprise a series of fexible spaces for
group work, teaching and printing. And the Advanced Concepts Teaching
Space (ACTS) has individual touch screens and devices for iPods and
recording mechanisms to allow students to interact directly with teachers.
All ensure that you will already be familiar with business and commercial
facilities when you graduate.
Teaching Space Management
www.uq.edu.au/teachingspace
HOWWILL I BETAUGHT
ANDGRADED?
ASSESSMENT
Assessment methods vary according to
the course.
You may have to write assignments,
undertake mid-semester and end-of-
semester examinations, participate in
individual and group projects, or prepare
research reports and laboratory practical
reports.
Individual course assessment
requirements are set out in course profles
(outlines), available online for students at the
start of semester, and are usually explained
to you in the frst lecture. How you progress
in your study depends on your academic
results, which will be considered by faculties
at the end of each semester.
UQ strongly emphasises written
expression in most forms of assessment,
but good speaking skills are also essential,
and you will develop both these skills during
your program.
You can fnd out more about the
University’s assessment processes at
Orientation (see page 38).
Academic performance is usually graded
according to a seven-point scale:
7 – High Distinction
6 – Distinction
5 – Credit
4 – Pass
3 – Fail
2 – Fail
1 – Fail
TEACHINGAND
LEARNING STYLES
At UQ we use a range of teaching
methods, including lectures, tutorials,
laboratory practicals, feldwork, group
discussions, and online modules and
workshops.
We want you to understand and apply
concepts and theories, and be able to
critically examine different arguments and
viewpoints. This means we encourage you
to actively participate in class discussions
and to ask questions.
Please express your personal viewpoints!
Many lecturers will deliberately provoke
discussion and argument to encourage
thinking and debate.
Apart from face-to-face contact, you
will need to complete assignments and
examinations: you are expected to spend as
much time – if not more – on library research
and independent study as you do attending
lectures and tutorials.
To help you adapt to what is required
at undergraduate-level study, our Student
Services team offers training throughout
the semester for enhancing your learning,
assignment writing, research, examination,
and time-management skills (see page 39).
Student Services
www.uq.edu.au/student-services
Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
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