Examinations and Assessment Handbook

The handbook comes in 30 sections and outlines all the procedures to do with Examinations and Assessment in the University.  Click the links below to download a section in PDF.  If you can't find the information you're after, please contact the Exams Office.

These documents relate to the academic year 2011-2012.

1. Examination dates for 2012 (PDF - 60KB)
2. Location and dissemination of assessment information and guidance (PDF - 56KB)
3. General principles, language of assessment, student awareness of marking criteria (PDF - 52KB)
4. School & Department Examination Representatives (PDF - 28KB)
5. Nomination and appointment of external examiners (PDF - 76KB)
6. External examiners' responsibilities and reports (PDF - 24KB)
7. Question paper setting for 2012 (PDF - 608KB)
8. Confirmation of module assessment details and finalists (Forms 3A & 4) (PDF - 44KB)
9. Timetables and examination venues (PDF - 44KB)
10. Invigilators (PDF - 32KB)
11. Conduct of University Examinations (PDF - 64KB)
12. Examination and assessment arrangements for students with special needs (PDF - 32KB)
13. Examinations held in Schools or Departments (PDF - 28KB)
14. Examinations held overseas (PDF - 40KB)
15. Coursework: submission, extensions, and penalties for late submission (PDF - 92KB)
16. Dissertations for taught masters programmes (PDF - 28KB)
17. Procedures in relation to over-length coursework (PDF - 28KB)
18. Procedures for the consideration of Extenuating Circumstances
19. Academic misconduct (PDF - 120KB)
    19b. Scale of penalties (PDF - 24KB)
20. Marking and moderation of assessments (PDF - 92KB)
21. Results (PDF - 64KB)
22. Programme and Faculty Examiners meetings (PDF - 76KB)
23. Recording, documentation and publication of assessment decisions (PDF - 44KB)
24. Feedback to students (PDF - 52KB)
25. Appeals for the review of results and module marks
26. Re-assessment (PDF - 64KB)
27. Quality management and enhancement (PDF - 52KB)
28. Visiting students (PDF - 48KB)
29. Higher degrees by research: PhD, MPhil and LLM (PDF - 216KB)
30. Foundation degrees (PDF - 56KB)