Assessment Policies

Assessment submission: Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, all module assessment and required documentation (e.g Record of Activities) should be uploaded or returned via Canvas. When submitting scanned versions of handwritten documents these should be scanned into 1 pdf document.

University policy on late submission of assessed work: Late submission of assessed work after a deadline will lead to a maximum mark of 40% for work that is handed in within seven calendar days of the deadline. Assessed work submitted more than seven calendar days after a deadline will receive 0%. All assessed work that is not submitted will also receive 0%. This policy is strictly enforced.

Extensions: As a matter of University policy individual module leaders/tutors do not have the discretion to grant extensions. These can only be approved by your academic school. If you are aware in advance of a legitimate circumstances impacting your ability to meet a published submission deadline you must follow the procedures outlined by your academic school, this is usually part of the PEC process. If your ability to meet a submission deadline is due to illness or other extenuating circumstances you should again follow the PEC application procedure in your academic school.

Return of submitted work: All students will be informed by Canvas announcement when their assessment mark and feedback is available. With the exception of the module Engagement Tasks, marks and feedback will normally be available within 20 working days. Marks and feedback are available via the Grades area in Canvas. You are strongly encouraged to engage with and reflect on your written feedback and to consider how you can feed this forward into future assessment. Once you have had sufficient time to reflect on and review your feedback you are welcome to request a meeting with your module tutor for clarification or with further questions.

Good academic conduct and discipline: Newcastle University expects students to be committed to academic honesty and provides briefing and support materials to ensure that students know what is expected of them. All breaches of the University and School rules and regulations regarding assessments (including examination rules) constitute an ‘Assessment Irregularity’. Any student that has breached these rules and regulations is liable to academic penalties (including deduction of marks or the award of 0% for an assignment, examination or module) and disciplinary action. No credit will be given for plagiarised work. Disciplinary actions may range from a written warning to expulsion for serious offenders. Information on assessment irregularities, procedures and regulations can be viewed at: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/Regulations/Procedures/ The best site on good academic conduct, including correct referencing and avoiding plagiarism is: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/right-cite/

These are examples of the more common assessment irregularities: Plagiarism is the use of other’s work without proper acknowledgement. This includes using the words of others, and also concepts, data, ideas, images, and music. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge the source of an idea even if you expressed the idea in your own words. Self-plagiarism is reusing work, in whole or in part, submitted for a different assessment without indicating the original source. You may never submit the same work or part of the same work for assessment more than once and without exception.