How to Submit your Assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 12:00 GMT on 16/01/2023. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module shell.

·     Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.

·     Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format; unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The faculty accepts MS Word and PDF documents unless otherwise advised by the module leader.

·     All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason will be subject to the University regulations on late submissions.

·    If an assessment is submitted up to 14 days late, the mark will be capped at the pass mark of 40%.

·    If an assessment is submitted beyond 14 calendar days late, the work will receive a mark of 0%.

·    The above applies to the first attempt at the assessment. If work is submitted as a reassessment of a previously failed assessment task later than the deadline, the work will be given a mark of 0%.

·    If an assessment which is marked as pass/fail rather than given a percentage mark is submitted later than the deadline, the work will be marked as a FAIL.

·     The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict.  If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the re-sit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline. You will find information about applying for extensions and deferrals here.

·     Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

·     Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism-checking websites.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have feedback returned to you on 13/02/2023 AT 17:00 (GMT). If for any reason there is a delay, you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided ONLINE. It is important that you access the feedback you receive as this will help to make improvements to your later work. You can request a meeting with your Seminar Tutor, Module Leader or Personal Tutor to discuss your feedback in more detail.

Marks will have been internally moderated only and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed their review. More information on assessment and feedback CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Academic Support and Your Well-being

Referencing is the process of acknowledging other people’s work when you have used it in your assignment or research. It allows the reader to locate your source material as quickly and easily as possible so that they can read these sources themselves and verify the validity of your arguments. Referencing provides the link between what you write and the evidence on which it is based.

You identify the sources that you have used by citing them in the text of your assignment (called citations or in-text citations) and referencing them at the end of your assignment (called the reference list or end-text citations). The reference list only includes the sources cited in your text. The main referencing guide can be found here which includes the basics of referencing and information about the good academic practice. It also has tabs for the specific referencing styles depending on whether you require Harvard style used in business or OSCOLA style used by the Law school.

The University has a wealth of support services available to students; further information can be obtained from Student Gateway, the Student Advice Centre, Library and Learning Services and, most importantly, your Personal Tutor. If you are struggling with your assessments and/or deadlines, please do seek help as soon as possible so that appropriate support and guidance can be identified and put in place for you. More information can be found on the Healthy DMU pages.