University
Assessment Guide (Exams)
(formerly University Assessment Handbook)
Contents
SECTION 1 - Requirements for Examination Entry
SECTION 3 - Assessment and Results
SECTION 1: Requirements for Examination Entry
1.1 Examination Entry
1.2 Carried Module Resits
1.3 Change of Programme and Change of Module
1.4 Special Skills Electives
1.5 Supernumerary Modules
1.6 External Candidates
1.7 Special Requirements for Students
1.7.1 Special Consideration for Religious Commitments
1.7.2 Use of Dictionaries during Examinations
1.8 Guidelines for Assessment of Students with a Disability
1.8.1 Responsibilities and Definitions
1.8.2 Disability Services
1.8.3 Students with a long term disability
1.8.4 Students with a temporary incapacity
1.8.5 Adapted Examination Arrangements
1.8.5.1 Blind and Visually Impaired Students
1.8.5.2 Students with Dyslexia
1.8.5.3 Deaf and Hearing Impaired Students
1.8.5.4 Use of Human Aids to Communication
1.8.5.5 Use of a scribe or reader
1.8.5.6 Student with Other Disabilities
1.8.6 The Use of Word Processors during Exams
SECTION 2: Examinations
2.1 Examination Schedules
2.2 Examination Question Papers
2.2.1 Guidelines for Submission of Examination Papers
2.2.1.1 Examination Paper Format (includes Multiple Choice papers)
2.2.1.2 Diagrams
2.2.1.3 Use of Calculators during Examinations
2.2.1.4 Examination Papers Direct to Rooms
2.2.1.5 Revised Examination Papers
2.2.1.6 Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) cards
2.2.2 External Examiner’s Comments
2.2.3 Resit Examination Papers
2.2.3.1 Special Resit Papers
2.2.4 Sale of Past Examination Papers
2.3 Examination Timetables
2.3.1 Aims in Timetabling
2.3.2 Draft Timetable
2.3.3 The Timetable and The Timetable with Venues
2.4 Examination Periods
2.4.1 Times for Examination Sessions
2.5 Re-examination Period
2.5.1 Eligibility for Resit Examinations
2.5.2 Registering for Resit Examinations and Assessed Work
2.5.2.1 Resit fees
2.5.3 Students sitting ‘first attempts’ in the Semester 1 and Semester 2 Examination, and August Re-examination, Periods
2.5.4 Replacement Modules
2.6 During Exam Sessions
2.6.1 Preparation for Examination Attendance
2.6.2 Admission to the Examination Room
2.6.3 Identification in Examinations
2.6.4 Procedures and Requirements during an Examination
2.6.5 Emergencies during an Examination
2.6.6 Departure from an Examination
2.6.7 Absence from an Examination
2.6.8 Special Circumstances Examinations Room
2.6.9 Illness during an Examination
2.6.10 Late arrival to an Examination
2.6.11 Adverse Weather Conditions during Examinations
2.7 Examination Invigilation and Supervision
2.8 Collection of Examination Scripts
SECTION 3: Assessment & Results
3.1 Marking of Scripts
3.1.1 Anonymous Marking
3.1.2 Summary of Marks
3.1.3 Description of Marks
3.1.4 Re-Marking of Scripts
3.1.5 Archiving of Scripts
3.1.6 Legibility and Clarity
3.2 Late Submission of Coursework
3.3 Cheating, Plagiarism and Fraudulent or Fabricated Coursework (Link to Office of Academic Appeals and Regulations Web Site)
3.4 Approvals for Departmental Examination and Assessment Procedures
3.4.1 Meetings of Boards/Committees of Examiners
3.4.2 Considering Medical Evidence
3.4.3 Posting of Scripts to External Examiners
3.5 Processing and Return of Examination Results and Recommendations
3.5.1 Return of Marks and Classifications to Taught Student Administration
3.5.2 Release of Results in Departments
3.5.3 University Special Cases Committee (Link to Office of Academic Appeals and Regulations Web Site)
3.5.4 Referred Students Procedure (Link to Office of Academic Appeals and Regulations Web Site)
3.5.5 Students who have Exhausted the Resit Opportunities
3.5.6 Release of Results from Taught Student Administration
3.5.7 Progression Exercise
3.6 Classifying Degrees
3.6.1 Non-modular Programmes
3.6.2 Modular Programmes
3.6.2.1 Classification of BA and BSc Degrees
3.6.2.2 Exchange of Marks
3.6.2.3 Classification Sheet Requirement
3.6.2.4 Ordinary Awards with Opportunity to Resit for Honours
3.6.3 Preparation for Awards and Degree Ceremonies
3.6.4 The Award of the Aegrotat Degree
3.6.5 The Award of Posthumous Degrees
3.7 Appeals Against the Results of University Examinations and Assessments (Link to Office of Academic Appeals and Regulations Web Site)