Support with Assessments

To enable you to develop as an independent adult learner the course team have developed a strategy of assessment support for you. This strategy will encourage you to access appropriate support and develop the skills you need to be successful.  This strategy is around formative (assessment for learning) and summative (assessment for grading, pass/fail) tasks.

• Each module has academic assessment tasks within it.

• Each module will have an Assessment tab/section which will hold all the assessment information including written guidance, the marking criteria, a screencast of the assessment requirements.

• You will have a taught session within each module in which the assessment task will be introduced/discussed

• You will be encouraged to access support for academic study skills through the appropriate university student support portals.

• Each module will have a 'Frequently asked questions' section within the assessment section of the Blackboard site.

• You will be given the name of your marker for your module assessment.

• Where possible you will have the opportunity to submit work for formative feedback.

• Module teams will offer a group support session for the assignment. This could be drop-in sessions, group tutorials, or an identified seminar where the assessment can be discussed.

• You will submit your summative (must be passed) assessment for each module to Grade Centre via a link on the specific module site by the appropriate deadline

• The summative assessment dates will be available in your Assessment Statement at the start of the module

• The summative submission will be marked, and the grade and feedback will be available to you 15 working days following submission (Bank Holidays and weekends are not working days)

• All summative assessments, once marked, go through a moderation process (reviewed by a team of lecturers who are not part of the marking team for the module) to ensure that the marking has been fair and consistent.

General University guidance for assessments can be found here and here. 

The library study skills team provides support for development of study skills including: 

• Getting ready for Academic study

• Finding information

• Reading and Evaluating

• Academic writing

• Referencing

• Improving your maths

• Managing your time

• Group work and presenting

• Preparing for exams

The University Regulations on academic conduct apply to all assessments. You are reminded that to represent as your own work the work of another person without acknowledgement is defined as plagiarism and is a breach of these regulations. You will be expected to upload your final submission to both grade centre and Turnitin.  You will also be provided with a formative Turnitin submission link which will help you with the development of your assignment and to prevent academic conduct regulation breaches from occurring.

Turnitin guidance for Students:

How do I submit work to Turnitin? 

How do I access and interpret a Turnitin originality report? 

Help with Referencing

Studiosity is an online writing feedback service available via the Library gateway. You can submit draft essays and extracts of your work online, and will receive comments, feedback and suggestions from an academic writing expert within 72 hours (and usually within 24). This service is in addition to the study skills support offered as part of your course and by central skills services via the Skills Centre and the University English Scheme.