What do I need to do to be invited to an assessment event?
Any student eligible to be invited to an assessment event needs to have completed their unit by the 'Unit completed by' date for that event.
Completion of a unit is defined as submission of all assignments to the tutor for that unit, and receipt of the tutor’s feedback.
To ensure you are invited to your preferred assessment event, you will need to agree to a schedule of assignment submission dates with your tutor ahead of the key dates for that assessment event. This will allow time for you to submit your work to them for feedback, and time for your tutor to respond with their feedback and have your unit recorded as complete. With this in mind, we would advise you to allow at least 14 days from when you submit your final assignment to your tutor, and the 'Unit to be completed by' date. However, each tutor's availability will vary, so make sure you have contacted them in advance of these dates to make appropriate arrangements.
Should you complete your unit after the 'Unit completed by' date for your preferred assessment event, you will be eligible for invitation to the assessment event that follows.
What if I am invited but cannot submit?
If you've been invited for assessment, but you have extenuating circumstances which mean that you will be unable to submit your work for assessment, you could apply to defer assessment to the following assessment event. See the Student Handbook for details on deferring assessment and how to apply.
If you fail to submit work for assessment when invited to do so, and have not been granted a postponement of assessment, you will receive a fail for the unit and a mark of zero (0%). You will then be offered a re-submission opportunity at the next assessment event. Full details on re-submissions can be found in the Academic Regulations.
Each assessment event has a submission deadline; this is the date by which you must have provided the coursework that you wish to be assessed. This is usually two to three weeks after you've been invited for assessment; see the Assessment Schedule section for details.
What if I'm late with my submission?
If you submit work after the submission date but within six days, the mark that you receive at assessment is reduced by 10% for each day late the work down to 40% for undergraduate, and 50% for postgraduate but no further.
If work is submitted more than seven days past the submission deadline and/or does not include all the required assessment components, submission will be refused and you would receive a mark of 0 for that unit. See the Academic Regulations for details.