Course Handbook FdA Leadership and Management 2013-14
Course Handbook FdA Leadership and Management 2013-14 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
5.4 Will I have to follow a word limit?The assessment brief will contain a word limit for your work. You shouldensure that you do not submit work over the word limit as this will bepenalised.If you go beyond this limit your work will be penalised by 10% for every10% you are over the word limit.For example if an assessment requires a 1000 word report and you submit a1,200 report you will be penalised by 20% of the total possible mark.Therefore if that piece of work would have received a grade of 62%,following the application of the word count penalty, the work would onlyreceive a grade of 42%.The reason for this is that it is part of the assessment to work to the wordlimit. This develops your analytical and evaluative skills as you have to beselective as to which information you include and leave out.5.5 Assessment ReviewYour module lecturer will explain to you how the criteria have been appliedto produce your mark. If you wish to appeal the decision of an AssessmentBoard, you may do so but only under specific grounds and after your resultshave been ratified by an Assessment Board. Please note that this is not aprocedure to challenge academic judgment. If you feel you have grounds forassessment review you will need to contact the Dean of Higher Education toput forward a claim for an assessment review. Teesside University’sAssessment Regulations can be found at the link in s5.2 above.Please note : You may not appeal on the grounds of academicjudgement.5.6 How and where do I hand in an assignment?For each summative assignment a deadline for submission/presentation ofthe work will be set. Completing the work within this time period andmeeting the deadline is part of the assignment.Work must be handed in according to the instructions given by the moduletutor, which will be detailed in the module handbook. In the majority ofcases this will be via Turnitin.Only work that is ready by the agreed deadline can hope to qualify for agood grade.Page 21 of 56
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- Page 38 and 39: Appendix 1COLLEGE HE CALENDAR 2013
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5.4 Will I have to follow a word limit?The assessment brief will contain a word limit for your work. You shouldensure that you do not submit work over the word limit as this will bepenalised.If you go beyond this limit your work will be penalised by 10% for every10% you are over the word limit.For example if an assessment requires a 1000 word report <strong>and</strong> you submit a1,200 report you will be penalised by 20% of the total possible mark.Therefore if that piece of work would have received a grade of 62%,following the application of the word count penalty, the work would onlyreceive a grade of 42%.The reason for this is that it is part of the assessment to work to the wordlimit. This develops your analytical <strong>and</strong> evaluative skills as you have to beselective as to which information you include <strong>and</strong> leave out.5.5 Assessment ReviewYour module lecturer will explain to you how the criteria have been appliedto produce your mark. If you wish to appeal the decision of an AssessmentBoard, you may do so but only under specific grounds <strong>and</strong> after your resultshave been ratified by an Assessment Board. Please note that this is not aprocedure to challenge academic judgment. If you feel you have grounds forassessment review you will need to contact the Dean of Higher Education toput forward a claim for an assessment review. Teesside University’sAssessment Regulations can be found at the link in s5.2 above.Please note : You may not appeal on the grounds of academicjudgement.5.6 How <strong>and</strong> where do I h<strong>and</strong> in an assignment?For each summative assignment a deadline for submission/presentation ofthe work will be set. Completing the work within this time period <strong>and</strong>meeting the deadline is part of the assignment.Work must be h<strong>and</strong>ed in according to the instructions given by the moduletutor, which will be detailed in the module h<strong>and</strong>book. In the majority ofcases this will be via Turnitin.Only work that is ready by the agreed deadline can hope to qualify for agood grade.Page 21 of 56
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