Departmental study support

Teaching at York is done by academic experts who will introduce you to their academic subject areas, key discipline skills and concepts.  However, you are responsible for managing your time and your own general skills development. We will support you to develop your independent study skills.

Acceptable support

The module leader co-ordinates module-specific learning activities and provides academic supervision regarding the module specific content. They are responsible (with members of the module team) for marking module assessments. In addition, the module leader will be responsible for providing support for the assessment. This might be delegated to a member of the module team. Questions can also be directed to the module leader as per information communicated  during the start of the teaching.

See also Feedback on Assessment in the Assessment, Progression and Award Section of the Handbook.

The University defines academic support which is acceptable as: 

The identification and correction of errors related to: 

• Word usage (excluding specific terminology) 

• Spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, italics, abbreviations, headings, quotations, metrification, numbering, citations, referencing, tables, illustrations, footnotes and appendices 

The identification (but not correction) of issues related to: 

• Grammar and syntax 

• Clarity of expression 

• Voice and tone 

• Issues with logical sequencing and linkage between sentences and paragraphs 

• Ambiguity 

• Repetition 

For summative work, undertaking the following tasks for a student is inappropriate: 

• Adding or re-writing any of the student’s sentences or sections of work 

• Rearranging passages of text, sequences of code or sections of other material for the student 

• Reformatting the material for the student 

• Contributing additional material to the original

• Checking calculations or formulae 

• Rewriting formulae, equations or computer code 

• Re-labelling figures or diagrams 

Further information can be found in the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking & Feedback.