Assessment Rules

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Assessment Rules
Written Assignments – assessment rules for ALL Students
Submitting the assignment
 Late submissions will not be marked unless an approved extension has been granted through
the formal extension request process.
 All coursework must be submitted via TurnitIn only.
 Only submissions made via the specified mode will be accepted and hard copies or any other
digital form of submissions (like via email or pen drive etc.) will not be accepted.
 Please use English (UK) as your language in the submission.
 Do not put your name or contact details anywhere on your submission. You should
only put your student registration number (SRN) which will ensure your submission is recognised
in the marking process.
 You should include a completed copy of the Assignment Cover sheet. Any
submission without this completed Assignment Cover sheet may be considered invalid and not
marked.
Word count
 Assignments that exceed the word count will have all words over the maximum limit discounted
and will not be taken into consideration when assigning a grade.
 There is no 10% allowance above the word count. The limit is the word count as stated in the
assignment brief.
 You may submit work that is less than the word count but you are advised that anything
substantially short of the word count is an indication that you haven’t completed the full
requirements of the task to the depth required for a pass.
 You must specify total word count on the front page of your report.

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Tables
 Tables should be used appropriately and as a way of categorising and displaying information in
an easy to look up format.
 All text based tables should be created in word and not imported as jpegs or other file types into
the document.
 Tables presented in the body of the assignment should not include excessive amounts of text.
Diagrams & Charts
 All charts and diagrams must be labelled correctly. E.g. Figure 1, Table 1.
 Diagrams and charts can be imported as other file types and embedded into the document or
created within word.
 Students blatantly misusing charts, diagrams, tables and embedded files to avoid being detected
in the word count will be subject to investigation in accordance with the Academic Malpractice
procedure.
Referencing
 You are required to use only Harvard Referencing System in your submission. Any content which
is already published by other author(s) and is not referenced will be considered as a case of
plagiarism.
 You can find further information on Harvard Referencing in the online library on The Hub (Via
Help&Support).
 Referencing forms part of the assessment criteria and any referencing not in the Harvard
convention will be assessed as inaccurate
 All content derived from the work of others whether summarised, paraphrased must be
referenced correctly using the Harvard Referencing System. This includes diagrams, charts and
tables copied from others.
 Footnotes should not be used.
 Anything that is not referenced that is not your original work will be regarded as plagiarism.
 The School of Business and Technology has a strict policy regarding authenticity of
assessments. In proven instances of plagiarism or collusion, severe punishment will be imposed
on offenders. You are advised to read the rules and regulations regarding plagiarism and
collusion in the GARs and MOPP which are available on The Hub in the Academic registry
section (Access via Help&Support).
Appendix
 Items in the appendix of themselves do not contribute towards the final grade.
 The appendix is for look up items only to support arguments in the main body of the assignment.
 Appropriate use of an appendix that is well structured and provides relevant supporting
documentation will be assessed as part of the presentation and structure criteria within marking
guides but the content itself will not be marked.
Please note the following:
1. Submit your work in the links below. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOU ARE SUBMITTING IN THE
CORRECT LINK.
If, for any reason, you submit in the wrong link, your submission will not be marked.
2. Ensure that you submit your coursework on time. In line with University regulations, late
submissions will not be marked, you will therefore be awarded zero.
3. Please take note of your Paper ID. You will need this in any queries about your submission or your
mark.
4. Turnitin may take up to 48 hours to calculate similarity. If you upload a draft file to check similarity,
please ensure you do this more than 48 hours before the deadline, so you have time to upload a final
copy.
The coursework logged in the system at 23:59 on the due date will be marked – no exceptions.
You can also use the Test Link to check similarity.
5. You can access your feedback once results have been posted. Please go back to the link where
you submitted and click the blue pen icon.