Appeals Procedure

Students have a right of appeal against the grade assigned for pieces of coursework, if they feel that the intellectual content of their coursework has been wrongly assessed. 

In such a case, the student is encouraged, before appeal, to discuss the matter with the person who marked the work in the first instance, or, if this is problematic, with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Niall Connolly) or the Head of Department (Rosanna Keefe).

Should the student wish to proceed with an appeal, a signed statement should be submitted that details reasons for believing that the piece of work has not been marked fairly. This statement should be submitted within 14 working days of students receiving their essay mark.

If those reasons are judged by the Director of Undergraduate Studies to make a sufficiently strong case, the work will be re-marked by a third internal marker. This mark is then final, and it should be noted, that it can be either higher or lower than the original.

It should be emphasised that these are departmental Appeals Procedures, and nothing in the above pre-empts the rights that any party may have to pursue an appeal at University level, more information about which can be found here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/complaints-and-appeals/appeals#advice