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Apart from written
examinations, part of the assessment of a module can be based on
coursework or
tests. Information can be found in the individual module descriptions
in the Module
Catalogue.
Marks
Each
student’s module mark
is determined on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is given to students
who are absent
from the examination.
- 40 is the lowest pass
mark for level 0, 1, 2, and 3 modules;
- 50 is the lowest pass
marks for level 5 modules.
In
addition, for level 0,1,2,and 3 modules, marks
from
70 to 100 are considered of class 1
from
60 to 69 are considered of class 2.1
from
50 to 59 are considered of class 2.2
from
40 to 49 are considered of class 3
Coursework
Marks
In many modules the following standard scale is used for grading
coursework. Students will be told separately if a different scale is
used for particular modules.Here is a guide for how coursework marks on
the 0 to 5 scale should be interpreted:
5 “Excellent” Substantially correct
with only minor errors and well explained.
4 “Good” Very few
significant errors, or all correct but not well explained.
3 “Satisfactory” Good
enough to pass but with significant errors, or with some significant
questions not answered.
2 “Unsatisfactory” Some
correct answers, but lots of errors, or many questions not answered.
1 “Very Unsatisfactory”
More or less all wrong, or almost all questions not answered.
0 “No Work Submitted” No
work handed in, or handed in after the deadline, see rules on late or
missed coursework below.
Missed
and Late Coursework
Unexcused late submission of coursework normally results in a deduction
of 5% for each calendar day past the submission deadline. If
coursework is not submitted by the time model solutions are distributed
or published, or by the end of fourteen calendar days after the
deadline, a grade/mark of zero is returned for the coursework.
Policy on Coursework Extensions
& Exemptions
For coursework extensions and exemptions for individual pieces of coursework counting for 15% or less of the
module mark the following applies.
- For coursework extensions of up to (and including) 2
working days, students must contact the lecturer before the submission
deadline (if at all possible). In cases of students’ medical or
personal circumstances, it is at the lecturer’s discretion to grant
such extensions without supporting evidence, unless the student
requests such extensions on more than one occasion, in which case the
student needs to submit a request as outlined in 2. If an extension to
the submission deadline is not possible, for example if model solutions
have already been distributed, lecturers are asked to make arrangements
to exclude/exempt the particular piece of coursework from the overall
assessment.
- For extensions of more than 2 working days, students must
submit a Coursework
Extension Request Form to the Maths
Taught Student Office before the submission deadline. If the request is
submitted after the deadline, the student must include an explanation
of why it was not possible to submit the request on time. The request
must normally be supported by written evidence (medical note, etc.).
For coursework extensions and exemptions for individual pieces of coursework counting for more than 15% of
the module mark, including project modules, the following
applies.
Students must submit a Coursework Extension
Request Form to the Maths Taught Student Office before the
submission deadline. If the request is submitted after the deadline,
the student must include an explanation of why it was not possible to
submit the request on time. The request must normally be supported by
written evidence (medical note, etc.).
Policy
on Solutions to Past Exam Papers
- Lecturers should provide students with information on
how solutions are expected to be presented in exams, by referring them
to solutions provided for homework problems or to model solutions
to sample exam problems.
- In order to discourage students from revising by only
working through old exam papers, the School of Maths does not
publish full solutions to all past exam papers. This is in line with
most other mathematics departments in the UK.
- Lecturers should provide students
with "CHECK-SHEETS" for at least one previous exam, consisting of short
(mostly numerical) final answers. For example, this does not include
problems requiring a proof as answer. Students should note that these
check-sheets are not full solutions, and should only be used for
checking final answers after having worked through an exam paper. In
the exam, students are expected to write down full answers and show
their work in full.
- All lecturers are encouraged to include in
their modules a session on "tackling exam questions".
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