There has been an important change to the academic regulations that will come into force for all on-campus and UK partner students’ from this academic year – September 2010/11.

In essence, if you fail to submit any assessment for a module you will be given a Grade Point N (Fail due to non-submission) for that module and you will no longer have a guaranteed re-sit entitlement. Any further attempt entitlement will be at the discretion of the Award Board. This regulation applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate awards and at all levels. The regulation change has been incorporated into the University’s published academic regulations available on the website at the following links.

Assignments must be submitted by the due date.  The only circumstance in which assignments can be submitted late is if an extenuating circumstances form is submitted.  In these circumstances work may be submitted up to 2 weeks late only (this is not automatic).  If the extenuating circumstances are upheld, the assignment will be graded; otherwise a 0 will be awarded.

Maximum Word Length: 2500 words    

State the number of words used at the end of your assignment. You may include diagrams, figures etc. without word penalty.  A sliding scale of penalties for excess length will be imposed according to the amount by which the limit has been exceeded.

1-10% excess       no penalty

11-20%    excess       10% reduction in the mark