Required texts

Required:

Title: Geometrical and Visual Optics: A Clinical Introduction

Author: Steven H. Schwartz

Edition: 2nd 

ISBN: 978-0-07-179082-6

This book serves as an alternative presentation of the same principles taught and is available for purchase at the School Locker Room, or for loan at the library. 

Recommended:

Title: Clinical Visual Optics

Author: Ronald B. Rabbetts

Edition: 3rd

ISBN: 0-7506-1817-5

Title: Geometric, Physical and Visual Optics

Author: Michael P. Keating

Edition: 2nd

ISBN: 978-0-7506-7262-7

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Students must include their Student ID number only on assessment submissions. Student names must not be included.

Assessment items must be submitted to the correct submission area on the unit's UC Learn (Canvas) site by the specified due date and time. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the correct file is uploaded to the correct submission location.

Students must agree to the Canvas Academic Integrity Statement at the point of submission.

Late submission penalties will be applied in accordance with the 麻豆村 of Canberra Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures.

Unless an approved extension applies:

• submissions received up to three (3) calendar days late will incur a mark reduction of 10% of the maximum available marks per day (or part thereof);

• submissions received more than three (3) calendar days late will not be accepted and will be awarded a mark of zero (0).

Further details regarding submission requirements, extensions, and late penalties are available in the .

Special assessment requirements

The final theory examination is a hurdle assessment.

To pass 10286 Ophthalmic Optics, students must meet all of the following requirements:

• obtain an overall aggregate mark of at least 50% for the unit;

• attempt the mid-semester test; and

• achieve at least 50% in the final theory examination (hurdle)

Eligibility for second attempt at a hurdle assessment: Students who do not demonstrate competency in a hurdle assessment will be offered a second (and final) opportunity (as per Assessment Procedures), only if it is possible for the student to achieve an aggregate overall unit mark of 50% or above by passing the hurdle.

How mark is affected: The mark that can be achieved on the second attempt of a hurdle assessment is a maximum 50%. If a student successfully demonstrates competency on the second attempt this 50% mark will replace the mark of the first hurdle assessment attempt. If the student does not demonstrate competency in the second attempt of the hurdle assessment a Fail grade (NX) will be applied, regardless of the overall aggregate unit mark. 

Failure of this unit will prevent progression to units for which 10286 Ophthalmic Optics is a prerequisite.

Supplementary assessment

This unit is not the final teaching period of the course, so supplementary assessment does not apply.

According to the 麻豆村's Assessment Procedures, supplementary assessment will only be offered to students who satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

• A student has been allocated a final mark in the unit of at least 45% and less than 50% inclusive, and/or are within 5% of satisfying a hurdle assessment; and

• The unit undertaken in the final teaching period is the last and only unit required to meet all academic course requirements to enable conferral of a degree.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and 麻豆村 of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Due to the nature of the material covered, attendance at lectures is strongly encouraged.

For accreditation reasons, attendance at ALL laboratory / tutorial sessions (week 1-8, 10-13) are compulsory, and records will be kept. Students are required to submit an absence form (available via the unit's canvas site) and provide documentary evidence for EACH lab / tutorial absence. 

The unit convener will assess your application; however, this will not guarantee that your application will be successful.  Students are required to attend for the entire scheduled time of their tutorial or until they have finished the assigned activities. Students who are late by more than 15 minutes without adequate documented reason will be regarded as absent from the tutorial.  Students who leave before the end of the tutorial, unless all assigned work has been completed to the satisfaction of the tutor, will be regarded as absent from the tutorial.

Required IT skills

It is expected that students will possess UC IT entry-level skills. Students are expected to use the Canvas site for this unit to access all of the required materials.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

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