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LATE SUBMISSIONS
It is a central tenet of a fair
assessment procedure that all students should be assessed under the same conditions. By
definition an essay which is submitted late without reason is not being assessed under the
same conditions as those essays submitted on time since the student has had more time to
work on the essay. In short it's a question of equity. Essays and other course work
MUST be handed in on time.
What constitutes a reason for being
late?
There are two main reasons:
Medicalyl certified illness or other
medical condition which prevents the student from completing the assignment on time.
(Please note that lecturers do have the right to contact a doctor giving a medical
certificate to confirm their authenticity.)
Bereavement of a close family member.
There are conceivably other
unpredictable reasons which may be advanced as grounds for an extension. In such cases
students seeking an extension should submit a written request in advance
to the lecturer concerned. The lecturer will in turn copy the request to the programme
board chair. Such cases will be examined on their own merits but resulting extensions may
have to be okayed by the programme board.
What happens if I'm late?
In the event that work is submitted
late the following penalties are generally applied throughout the school:
Essays handed in up to five days
later will be given a 49% maximum (i.e. an essay which might have scored 68% will
simply be marked as a 49%).
Essays handed in more than five days
after the submission deadline will not be marked, the student will score a fail and will
be asked to submit a new piece of work.
Keep copies of all
your work. Occasionally an external examiner may decide to re-examine work submitted
previously. It is therefore important that you retain copies of all your work until marks
are posted.
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