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E/6.8 Late assessment and extensions |
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6.8.1 Policy principles 6.8.1 Policy principlesThe University's assessment policies derive from teaching and learning objectives and are based on principles of fairness to students. Due to the differing nature of courses and course requirements, assessment tasks and requirements vary widely within and between units and faculties. Because no single approach to assessment tasks and requirements is possible, processes for late assessment and extensions are the responsibility of the faculty within which the unit is offered. Management of late assessment and extensions must adhere to principles of transparency and fairness to all students in a cohort. 6.8.2 Responsibility of faculty academic boardThe faculty academic board must publish a clear faculty policy on late assessment which specifies the consequences of late assessment. Faculty policy must also specify if and when late assessment will not be marked due to lateness. Where a faculty has specific practices for requesting extensions (eg a form, a requirement for documentation or a standard extension period routinely granted), these should also be outlined. The faculty's policy may allow for variations between disciplines or schools within a faculty. The faculty has responsibility for ensuring that this policy is published in resources accessible to students such as faculty websites. 6.8.3 Responsibility of unit coordinatorThe unit coordinator has responsibility for development of Week One Unit Information (which includes assessment information, and assessment deadlines). Except in exceptional circumstances, the Week One Unit Information must include information concerning the faculty's policy on late assessment or provide a link to other published resources outlining the faculty's policy. The unit coordinator also has responsibility for considering applications by individual students for an extension to the due date for assessment, in accordance with faculty policy. However, this responsibility may be expressly delegated to other staff such as tutors in large units or a designated member of the professional staff of the school or faculty. 6.8.4 ExtensionsIn general, extensions should only be granted where the following criteria apply:
Any extension granted by a unit coordinator must specify in writing a new due date for submission of the assessment item, during which the student can submit the work without a penalty being applied. Except where exceptional circumstances exist, the duration of any extension granted should take reasonable account of the delay experienced by the student, and permission to submit after the normal due date for the assessment without penalty should not be open-ended. Related DocumentsMOPP C/7.10 Unit outlines MOPP C/9.1 Assessment policy MOPP E/6.3 Alternative arrangements for assessment Modification History
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