Section 2: Assessment Information

Published for 2024-25

2.1 Minimum Assessment Information for Students

1. Departments must ensure that students receive accurate and up-to-date information for each assessment task.

2. Information may be provided in a number of formats including Student Handbooks, Moodle sites and the 香港六合彩 intranet.聽

3. The information provided to students for all assessment tasks should include:

a)聽聽聽A comprehensive description of the assessment task including any rubrics.

b)聽聽聽The marking criteria against which students will be assessed.

c)聽聽聽If applicable, clear instructions on when and where a written examination, presentation, lab test or other assessment event will take place.聽

d)聽聽聽If applicable, clear instructions for collaborative or group work, including whether and how the contribution of individuals will be assessed.

e)聽聽聽If applicable, clear instructions for peer assessment and how the marks awarded by peers will be second-marked and moderated by academic staff.

f)聽聽聽If applicable, clear instructions about word counts, the inclusion of footnotes, diagrams, images, tables, figures and bibliographies etc., and any penalties that may be applied for exceeding these parameters.

g)聽聽聽Coursework submission deadlines and information about penalties for late submission.

h)聽聽聽An indication of when students can expect to receive marks and feedback on their work.

4. The following information must also be readily available to students:

a)聽聽聽The marking scale in use on the programme or module.

b)聽聽聽For written examinations, a clear link to the Exams and Assessments guidance on the Students webpages.

c)聽聽聽For coursework submissions, clear information about where and how to submit work, including details of any electronic submission methods and the technical support available.

d)聽聽聽Links to information about Reasonable Adjustments, Exam Adjustments and the support services available to students.

e)聽聽聽Links to information about when, where and how to submit a claim for Extenuating Circumstances.

f)聽聽聽Links to information about accepted referencing methods and 香港六合彩鈥檚 Student Academic Misconduct policies and penalties.

g)聽聽聽Where applicable, links to information about research ethics and integrity.

h)聽聽聽Links to information about the Consequences of Failure.

i)聽聽聽Links to information about the External Examiner process and how to access reports via Portico.

2.2 Progression and Award Rules聽

1.	All programmes must maintain an accurate record of their regulations in the Portico Progression and Award Rules Tool. This must explain any approved programme-specific regulations over and above the 香港六合彩 threshold standards set out in this Assessment Framework for Taught Programmes.

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