HANDBOOK - Wellington Institute of Technology

. Use the CITRIX link to login to WelTec's intranet (see the A-Z for details)c. Use instructions 1-3 above to print the cover sheet.Submitting Assessment And Assignment WorkYour assignment must be handed in by 11.59pm on the date specified by your Lecturer.If agreed upon by the Lecturer, all assignments may be submitted via email or Website. Theemail to which you attach your work will serve as the coversheet. In your e-copy, always askthe Lecturer to reply that the assignment was received and that the attachment arrived andcould be opened and read. If the Lecturer does not reply to you then you must contact theLecturer as soon as possible to check that they have received your assignment. If you donot do this then late penalties will apply.If you hand in, or put your assignment into the assignment box, you MUST check with yourLecturer that they have received it.Arranging for Late Submission Of AssessmentsIn case of illness, injury or exceptional circumstances you may request to make asubmission after the assessment due date by submitting a Request for Late SubmissionForm prior to the due date. On receiving your Request, your tutor may negotiate a newsubmission date/time. Where work has been handed in late without approval, lateassessment submission provisions will apply.Applying For An Extension Beyond The Course End DateIf you are prevented by illness, injury or exceptional circumstances from completing anassessment by the course end date, you may apply to the Associate Head of School for anextension to complete the assessment, provided this is not covered by the aegrotatregulations.The application is to be made in writing as soon as possible and not later than 48 hoursbefore the assessment due time and date. The application is made on the WelTec CourseExtension Form available from the Student Information Centre and the WelTec website.Where there are valid reasons, the Associate Head of School may grant an extension for aperiod of no more than three weeks after the course end date. A longer than three weeks’extension may be recommended by the Associate Head of School to the Board of Studies'Achievement Sub-Committee for approval, where there are extenuating circumstances thatjustify a longer extension.Penalty for Unarranged Late SubmissionYour assignment will be marked and then the penalties are applied to that mark.• The penalty is 10% of the achieved mark for each day the assignment is late. Yourachieved mark is the mark you would have been awarded if your assignment was not late.•Reassessment Of AssessmentsStudents who are eligible for a re-sit of a final examination can do so at the next offering ofthe course.Any reassessment including examination re-sits, will receive a maximum of 50% of theavailable marks for that assessment.Students may submit one piece of in-course assessment per course for reassessment.Assessment Results NotificationCourse assessment and final grades are reported using the Grade Key 3 method. GradeKeys are explained in Appendix 2 of the Academic Regulations.Wellington Institute of Technology - 2013 HV4490 Programme Handbook February 2013Overview and Programme Specific Information Page 16