The course-wide rules for late work, extensions, academic integrity and getting help.

Policies and support#

Late work#

Work submitted late loses 5% of the available mark per day, to a maximum of five days, after which it is marked as not submitted. This applies uniformly to all three assessments; there is no separate, harsher rule for the final project. If a cut deserved more time, say so in an extension request rather than in the defence you submit late.

Extensions#

Email the convenor before the due date, not after. A short, specific reason is enough — this course does not require supporting documentation for extensions of five days or fewer. Extensions beyond five days go through the standard university process.

Use of generative AI#

You may use generative AI tools to research, outline or get feedback on a draft. You may not submit AI-generated prose, code or media as your own work in any of the three assessments, and you may not submit an AI-generated account of what you left out and why — the course’s whole premise is that this is a judgement you make yourself, so a defence written for you is a defence about nothing. If you used a tool anywhere in your process, say how in a one-line note attached to your submission; undisclosed use is treated as an academic integrity matter.

Accessibility#

Every seminar can be attended remotely on request, no explanation needed, and slide decks are posted in advance of the lecture they belong to, not after. If a set text, recording or studio material is not accessible to you in the format it was provided, tell either teacher directly — this is treated as a course design gap to fix, not an individual accommodation to argue for.

Getting help#

Marisol holds office hours weekly; Idris is reachable during and just after each seminar, or by email between them — see each person’s page under People for specifics. For anything that can’t wait until the next seminar or office hour, email — the course does not use a separate chat platform.