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If you are affected by circumstances which mean you are unable to meet an original deadline for submission of work.
Extensions are only applicable to assessments that are examined by way of submitted written coursework – not including online exams. If you do not submit your work by the required deadline, you will usually be given a mark of zero.
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"I have a written assessment to submit in more than 1 working days’ time and I have become ill."
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Extenuating
Circumstances
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If you are aware before your assessment that you are unable to attend your exam or something happened during the assessment and you think it affected your performance, you can apply for Extenuating Circumstances.
Examples could include an unexpected serious health issue, family bereavement or severe disruption within your assessment.
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"I have unavoidable commitments on the day of my exam"
"I am ill and my examination is taking place in less than 1 working days’ time"
"I woke up on the morning of the exam and felt ill"
"I have started my unseen assessment and I have been taken ill"
"I was granted an extension for my assessment, but was still unable to hand my work in"
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Interruption of
Studies
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If you experience problems that impact on your ability to successfully continue on your programme, such as prolonged health issues, maternity/paternity, or the death of a close relative, you may request what is called an Interruption of Studies (IoS). This will allow you to put your programme on hold and then recommence at a later date.
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"I have been diagnosed with an illness that is going to affect my studies"
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| Fit to Sit |
Any act, or attempted act, leading to circumstances whereby a student might gain an unpermitted or unfair advantage in an assessment or in the determination of results, whether by advantaging themselves or by advantaging or disadvantaging another or others, or which might otherwise undermine the ingtegrity or reputation of the University and its examination and assessment process.
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| Academic Malpractice |
Any act, or attempted act, leading to circumstances whereby a student might gain an unpermitted or unfair advantage in an assessment or in the determination of results, whether by advantaging themselves or by advantaging or disadvantaging another or others, or which might otherwise undermine the ingtegrity or reputation of the University and its examination and assessment process.
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• Plagiarism
• Collusion
• Fabrication
• Impersonation
• Contract Cheating
• Misrepresentation
• Unauthorised Possession or Reference
• Bribery/ intimidation
• Breach of the Rubrics of Assessment
• False Attribution
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| Academic Appeal |
A student may appeal against a University decision where there is reasonable ground, supported by authoritative and objective evidence, to believe that an administrative or procedural error has affected the outcome; or that the decision was manifestly unreasonable; or there is new evidence which for good reason could not have been submitted earlier.
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"I disagree with a decision reached by the University"
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