Assignment Submission

Taught Postgraduate Students Examinations and Assessment Assignment Submission

Assessment

There are two main forms of assessment for University's courses:  continuous assessment and examinations.

The assessment criteria may include any one or any combination of the following:  assignments (in the form of essays, questions requiring short answers, multiple choice, etc.), quizzes, tests, projects, laboratory sessions, practicum, attendance, compulsory day schools, examinations, and any other criteria.  Full details of the course assessment will be given to you by your course coordinator/course teacher, or in your course materials/course guide.

Grading Scheme

Course results are determined by an Award Committee appointed for each course and then endorsed by the School Board.

If there is a written examination for your course, your course score will be calculated from both your overall continuous assessment score and your examination score.  The course grade is mainly determined by the overall course score (CS) yet students are normally required to obtain a minimum in both overall examination score (OES) and overall continuous assessment score (OCAS) set by the University in order to obtain a Pass result.  To be awarded a particular course grade, students must meet the minimum CS set by the Award Committee.

Course Grade
Standard
Grade Point
A
Excellent
4.0
A-
Excellent
3.7
B+
Very Good
3.3
B
Very Good
3.0
B-
Good
2.7
C+
Fair
2.3
C
Pass
2.0
Fail-Resit
Fail-Resit
Fail
Fail
0.0
Pass (for designated courses only)
Benchmark Attained
Not applicable

Submission of Assignments

Assignments should be submitted by specified dates according to the instructions of the course coordinator concerned.  All assignments must be submitted electronically via the OLE, unless otherwise specified. 

If assignment is submitted late, the teacher concerned has the discretion to accept it or not, and to determine the penalty to the imposed, if any. 

Academic Honesty

The University expects that students will act at all times to uphold academic integrity which is a requisite for effective learning and sound scholarship.  We cannot accept for assessment purposes work which has been written in collaboration with others.  When you work on your assignment, you are required to work alone. You must not send in other people’s work, either in its entirety or in part, and claim it as your own.

In the same way, students are encouraged to show the results of their reading by referring to and quoting from works on the subject. However, copying from such sources without acknowledgement is plagiarism and is not acceptable. To copy deliberately from a printed work or from any other source and to claim it as your own is a form of cheating.  Cheating, or attempting to cheat, is a serious offence and will be punished.

Students must strictly observe the regulations governing continuous assessment and examinations given in the 'Assessment Regulations'.