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Examinations and Assessment

• Exam Diets - Dates and Timetables
• University Assessment Policy (pdf document)
  NB. This document is currently being reviewed
• University Regulations for Assessment
• Appealing against an exam decision

Exam Diets - Dates and Timetables

MAy 2010 (Draft Timetables)

• Ayr Campus
• Dumfries Campus
• Hamilton Campus
• Paisley Campus

All enquiries concerning dates and times on the draft schedule should be directed to the appropriate module co-ordinator, who may request that changes are made to the draft timetable. All requests must be made by the module co-ordinator to the Exams Unit by Friday 12th March 2010. No alterations to the timetable will be accepted after that date.

The confirmed dates and times will be published no later than Friday 19th March 2010. Information on the venues for the exams will be available by Friday 2nd April 2010. Students are advised to re-check the dates and times of their exams no more than 2 weeks before the start of the examination period, as late changes are sometimes unavoidable.

Examination Clashes

If you find that two of your exams are scheduled to take place on the same day and at the same time, please contact the Examinations Unit immediately, in person on the 2nd floor of A Block (Paisley Campus), or by telephone on 0141 848 3857, or by email at examinations@uws.ac.uk, in order that alternative arrangements can be made.

All notifications of exam clashes must be received by the Exams Unit no later than Friday 23rd April 2010. It may not be possible for alternative arrangements to be made for any student who fails to inform the Exams Unit by this date.

University Regulations for Assessment

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Regulation 7 in the University’s Regulatory Framework comprises regulations for the assessment of students. An extract of these regulations is contained here and can be printed out. Your particular attention is drawn to Regulation 7.5.1 which contains a definitive statement of the University’s grading system.

7 Regulations for the Assessment of Students on Taught Programmes

Regulation 7 (pdf document)

Appealing against an examination decision

You have the right to appeal against examination panel decisions under certain circumstances after you have received official notification of your result. The University Appeals Regulations (Regulation 13) are available from the Library, Registry and Departmental Offices.

Appeals procedure

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It is important that you familiarise yourself with the University’s Appeal Procedure. Please read the Appeals Regulations carefully. A special re-read of the procedures is recommended before you sit examinations and before the Examination Panel meets.

Remember that if you find yourself in difficulty or do not understand anything in the Regulations, please ask the Students’ Association or Student Services. They will be pleased to assist you.

Every student has the right to appeal in certain circumstances against a decision of a Programme Panel. There are two grounds on which you may appeal:

• if your performance was adversely affected by illness or other factors which you were unable or unwilling, on valid grounds to divulge to a Mitigation Panel before it met
• if there was a material administrative error, or the examination was not conducted according to the Regulations.

You may not appeal on any grounds which -

• have already been considered by the Programme Panel concerned,
• could have been considered had notice of the grounds been given prior to the meeting of the Programme Panel and you have no valid reason for failing to give such notice,
• disputes the academic judgement of the Panel.

If you wish to submit an appeal this must be done within 10 days of the notification/publication of the results.

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