Assessment

Coursework deadlines

Coursework deadlines are set at the beginning of the year and are scheduled in such a way that there are no overlapping deadlines, although you may work on multiple assignments at the same time.
The type of coursework assessment is different for each module and could constitute, for example, of writing an essay, lab report, blog post, presenting a poster or seminar presentation.

Marking period and feedback return

The marking period (time between submission date and feedback return) includes 2 weeks of marking by the markers assigned to the module, and 1 week of moderation by the module organiser. During moderation, the module organiser has sight of the original marks and reads a sample number of scripts to confirm. Any disagreements are discussed between the two markers who then generate agreed marks. Moderation is performed to assure consistency across all markers.
Feedback on coursework assignments will be made available online. You can access the feedback by going to the MyGrades tab in the Blackboard page of that specific module, and selecting the assignment. You can find more information on how to access your feedback here.

Late submission penalties for coursework

Managing your time to meet your deadlines is an important skill for success both at University and in future employment. It is important, therefore, that you do your best to hand in all work on time.

If you submit work to be marked after the deadline your mark will be reduced by 5% for each working day that the work is late after the deadline.

A working day includes working days within standard vacation times. For example, if a submission date falls on the last day before the start of the Easter vacation, penalties would start to be applied from the following working day and not from the first day following the vacation.

If you submit your work more than 5 days late, your work will not be marked and it will be given a module outcome of NC (not completed).

If you submit a piece of work late for a resit, the penalty will be applied first, then, this mark will be capped at 40 in line with the General Regulations on resits.

See the table below for examples.

Table depicting penalties for late submission of coursework

Coursework formatting

Unless otherwise specified, coursework should be prepared using for following guidelines:

Text should be formatted in 12 point ‘Times New Roman’ font.
Line spacing should be set at 1.5
All margins should be set at 2.54cm
Writing should be aligned to the left.
Page numbers should be included.
The reference list at the end should start on a new page.
Appendices (if relevant) should start on a new page.
In-text citations, end reference list and tables should be formatted using APA style

Turnitin Submissions

Turnitin

All coursework at undergraduate level is submitted via Turnitin.

Turnitin is text matching, electronic submission and feedback software. It is used in the University of Sheffield for Originality checking and as part of something called Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA).

Turnitin allows you to submit your work electronically. You can submit from any desktop or laptop computer whether on or off campus. The software can then look to see if text in the submission has any matches to text, both online and in its extensive essay bank.

It is used as an aide to plagiarism detection but it cannot detect plagiarism itself. To ascertain whether plagiarism has occurred, Turnitin's Originality Report must be interrogated by an appropriate staff member.

At the University of Sheffield, Turnitin is normally used within a Blackboard course.

NB. Students must attach a formal submission sheet to all their coursework and save their work using the approved filename (eg. module code and your registration number). Failure to submit in the School's approved format will result in an automatic one mark penalty.

MyGrades (or MyMarks)

Once your assignment has been marked, either the module organiser or the level student support officer, will let you know when your marks and feedback are available.

To find out how to access marks and feedback in Turnitin, please click here.

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