Course Handbook FdA Leadership and Management 2013-14

• Try not to take negative feedback personally. It is given to help youimprove• Are not afraid to approach tutors and lecturers for more feedback.Asking questions can be an important part of receiving feedback – andremember, your peers can be a valuable source of information too• Use feedback to self-assess your work against the assessment criteria,where possible. This can help you to address any areas you need toimprove on.5.2 Where can I find the University’s assessment regulations?Your progression from Level 4 to Level 5, achievement at Level 5, and yourgraduation and classification, are all subject to satisfying the University’sassessment and progression regulations. These regulations are available onthe University Website:http://www.tees.ac.uk/docs/index.cfm?folder=Quality%20Handbook/D2-APREGS.docClick on ‘Student Regulations’ then ‘Academic Regulations’ where you willfind ‘Framework for assessment, Award and Progression Regulations’.5.3 What is the marking scheme?For each module, you will complete one or two assessments which maycontain a number of tasks. In addition, tutors will set ungraded or formativeassessments as part of the learning process. These formative assessmentsare important as they give you a chance to obtain feedback on yourperformance before your summative assessments. At the end of the modulea mark is awarded based on the evidence of the summative assessments.Please refer to Teesside University’s Assessment Regulations which can befound on the link in s5.2 above.Overall grades – Foundation DegreesIn order to determine the overall grade for your foundation degree, theaverage of the grades you achieved in the second year will be consideredand applied as follows:Overall Grade Percentage BorderlineDistinction 70% - 100% 68Merit 60%-69% 58Pass 40%-59%Please note that the above tables are a guide only. For more specificinformation regarding grading of modules and awards please follow the linkand instructions in s5.2Page 20 of 56