The Feed 18th October 2021
Read this week's student newsletter.
Running a student group in the pandemic
Meet Joseph. Joseph is studying Telecommunications Engineering and is the President of the Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) student society.
Joseph and the rest of the EWB group had great plans for their student society. Then along came COVID. They, like everyone else across the globe, had to change plans, adapt and rethink their approach.
And they succeeded. They were so successful we asked them to share their ideas with you and Joseph’s Guide to Running a Student Group in a Pandemic was created.
It’s nearly time to enrol for 2022
Postgraduate students – you’ll be able to enrol in your 2022 Session 1 and 2 units from 20 October @9.30 (AEDT)
Undergraduate students – the date and time your enrolment opens depends on how many units you have left to complete. You’ll be able to find out what date and time it opens for you by logging into eStudent.
The Session 1 2022 timetable and class registration will be available in January. We’ll give you more information about that later.
What you need to know:
We changed the names of our attendance patterns to make it clearer for you i.e online, weekday attendance etc. You can find out more about this on our website.
Don’t wait
If you need help choosing units, if you’re thinking of applying for a course transfer or you need any kind of academic advice before you enrol, DON’T WAIT TILL FEBRUARY. Book in for academic advice now.
What exactly is Contract Cheating?
It’s when you get someone else to do your assignment, or do the bulk of it, or edit it so much that it’s no longer your work. Usually this is done by someone like a family member, classmate or “Assignment Help” company.
It’s cheating. Assignments are to test your knowledge, not someone else’s.
Staff Wellbeing Day 22 October
On Friday 22 October many of our staff will take the day off, as a Wellbeing Day. This means that some of our services will be closed, and some of your teaching activities may not happen as scheduled on 22 October.
Please check iLearn for an update if you have teaching activities scheduled on 22 October and please check the website of the MQ service you want, to see if they’re operating on 22 October. Student Connect will be open as usual.
For wellbeing support on this day, call 1800 CARE MQ (1800 2273 67), our out-of-hours support service or contact Beyond Blue, Mindspot, Qlife or Mensline.
Staff will return to business as usual on Monday 25 October.
What you need to know
Your affirmation for this week
Coming to you from our Insta competition.
The Hack Mac comp
Hack Mac is our annual cyber security competition that’s open to all MQ students. You work in pairs and can win prizes. It starts 21 October.
Last chance to give us feedback
Your Learner Experience of Unit surveys (LEUs) are closing soon. If you haven’t already, log in to iLearn and complete your LEUs.
Preparing your final assignment?
Let a WriteWISE leader help you with your writing-related questions. It’s free.
Coming up
International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating
20 October 10am online
Askmeanything session for international students
28 October 2pm – 3pm (AEDT) online
Got questions about academic writing, the assignment process or preparing for exams? Ask us!
Your career
What are teamworking skills?
Teamwork is at the top of most employers' lists of required skills for a very simple reason: most professions rely on collaboration between colleagues, and the quality of work produced greatly depends on how well the teams work together.
Perfect your Elevator Pitch drop-in session
15 Oct 12:00pm – 12:30pm (AEDT) online
Practice your elevator pitch and get useful feedback from careers staff and other students! No need to book, just drop in!