Submitting Assessments

It’s important to complete your assessments, including examinations, on time but if you have any worries there is plenty of support.

HOW DO I SUBMIT ASSESSMENTS?

In many of your modules, you will be asked to routinely submit your assessments (with occasional exceptions) through Turnitin. It is an online service that can be accessed through your Blackboard.

Turnitin helps you and your tutors guard against plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct. Work submitted through Turnitin will normally be marked anonymously to ensure that the identity of students remains unknown to staff who mark their assessments. If that is not the case, then students will have been advised why the work is not marked anonymously.

On occasions, you might be asked to submit your work through other means, your tutor will explain the process.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM UNABLE TO SUBMIT MY ASSESSMENT ON TIME?

The late submission policy states assessed work will only be permitted for a period of 2 working days after the scheduled deadline (working days are defined as Monday to Friday) and the penalty for late submission within the allowable period will be a flat 10% of the available marks. Some Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) have approved special regulations that mean late submission is not allowed.

Any delay in completing your assessment or reassessment might impact when you receive confirmation of your results for the relevant module/level. It could also affect your ability to complete your studies, or start your next year of study, on time. In a minority of cases, it might result in a delay in the release of your student finance for your next year of study. For final year students it may impact when you can graduate.

Exceptional Circumstances

We understand that your ability to meet your deadlines can be sometimes impacted by exceptional events which are short-term in nature (i.e. lasting 1-2 weeks), unexpected and beyond your control.

In such situations, students on all taught courses are able to use the exceptional circumstances process to request a short coursework extension or postpone an examination. It is important to make your request at the time of the assessment deadline, and ensure you meet the criteria for the type of request you are making.

Temporary Learning Agreements

If you have problems likely to affect you for a longer period (several weeks or more) and they are not related to a disability, you should talk to your Personal Academic Tutor or Course Team as soon as possible. They may be able to support you with a Temporary Learning Agreement, if you meet the criteria for this option.

A Temporary Learning Agreement aims to provide you with support in completing your assessments, and this can include agreeing extensions, where necessary.

Learning Support Plans

If you have a disability, contact the Student Disability or Mental Wellbeing team. They can work with you to develop a longer-term Learning Support Plan and ensure there are reasonable adjustments in place to support you throughout your studies.

WHAT ABOUT TAKING EXAMS?

Your formal assessment and reassessment periods are available here.

Information about your specific examinations will be made available to you via your Blackboard. General information on examination procedures, special arrangements and exceptional circumstances can be found here.

WHAT IF I WAS UNWELL DURING MY EXAM?

If you have taken an examination and you don’t feel you performed to your best because of a short-term problem, you may be able to submit an Impaired Performance Exceptional Circumstance request (if you meet the criteria to do so). It would usually be if you were unwell in the examination, but it could be because of a personal problem. You may ask for another chance to take the examination at the next designated (re)assessment period for your course.

You would need to make this request within 7 days of your examination via the relevant form and provide supporting professional evidence.