INTRODUCTION TO THE ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS 5
1 Summary of changes for 2018/19 5
General Principles 6
2 Programme regulations 6
3 Awards of CITY involving validated and partner institutions 6
PRINCIPLES OF THE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK 7
4 Framework for Academic Awards 7
5 Definitive Programme Information 7
5.1 Programme Specifications 7
5.2 Module Specifications 7
6 Purpose of assessment 8
7 Language of assessment 8
Progression and Award 9
8 Requirements to pass a Module 9
9 Module Pass marks 9
9.1 Module Assessment Components 9
9.2 Module Failure 10
10 Requirements to Pass a Programme 10
10.1 Undergraduate/Graduate/Integrated Masters Programmes 10
10.2 Postgraduate Programmes 10
11 Participation and Attendance 10
11.1 Late Participation in an Assessment 11
11.2 Failure to Participate 11
12 Professional Training Requirements 11
13 Award and classification 11
14 Failure of a Module 13
14.1 Compensation 13
14.2 Resits 14
14.3 Multiple Failed Assessments (Resits or Partial Repeat Year) 15
14.4 Full Repeat Year 16
15 Extenuating Circumstances 17
15.1 Submission of applications 17
15.2 Extenuating Circumstances Panel 18
15.3 Assessment Board consideration of Extenuating Circumstances Recommendations 19
15.4 Students with ongoing health-related conditions or disabilities 20
16 recognition of PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) and PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (RPEL) 20
16.1 Consideration of RPL/RPEL Claims 21
16.2 Appeals 22
16.3 Oversight 22
17 Failure to Pass a Programme 22
18 Exit Awards 22
18.1 Ordinary Degrees 22
18.2 Diplomas of Higher Education and Certificates of Higher Education 23
18.3 Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates 23
19 TRANSFER PROVISIONS 23
20 Topping up to a Diploma or Degree 23
21 Re-enrolment following failure 24
22 Aegrotat Award 24
23 Posthumous Awards 24
24 Revocation of Awards 24
25 Periods of Registration 25
26 Interruption of Studies 25
27 Leaving a Programme 26
Academic Standards, Marking and Feedback 28
28 SECURITY OF ASSESSMENT 28
29 SUBMISSION OF STUDENT WORK 28
30 Marking and Moderation 28
31 Feedback on assessed work 28
32 Internal Examiners 29
33 External Examiners 29
33.1 External Examiner appointments 29
33.2 External Examiner duties 29
34 ACADeMIC MISCONDUCT 30
34.1 Identification of poor academic practice and academic misconduct 30
34.2 Preliminary Investigation 31
34.3 Academic Misconduct Panels 32
34.4 Sanctions 33
34.5 Consideration of Academic Misconduct Panel recommendations 34
34.6 Reporting and recording of Academic Misconduct cases 34
34.7 Oversight 34
Assessment Boards 35
35 The role of the Assessment Board 35
36 Membership of Assessment Boards 36
37 Assessment Board Data 36
38 quoracy 36
39 Conflict of Interest 37
40 FINAL award classification 37
41 Confidentiality 37
42 CHAIR’S ACTION 37
43 ASSESSMENT BOARD ADVISORY PANELS 38
43.1 Module Panel 38
43.2 Interim Assessment Panel 38
43.3 Preliminary Assessment Panel 39
44 consideration of assessment results for shared Programmes and Modules 39
45 STUDENTS’ RIGHT TO APPEAL 40
46 Suspension of the Assessment Regulations 40
APPENDIX 1 - Approved Programme Regulations 41
APPENDIX 1.1 CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL Programme Regulations 41
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APPENDIX 1.2 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Programme Regulations 44
APPENDIX 1.3 cITY LAW SCHOOL Programme Regulations 48
APPENDIX 1.4 SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND 50
ENGINEERING Programme Regulations 50
APPENDIX 1.5 learning enhancement and development Programme Regulations 54
APPENDIX 2 - membership of assessment boards and associated advisory PANELS 55
Assessment Boards 55
ADVISORY PANELS 55
Appendix 3 - ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT SANCTIONS 57
Appendix 4 - Record and Disclosure of Assessment Results 58
APPENDIX 5 - Glossary of Key Terms 61
APPENDIX 6 – Summary of previous updates to assessment regulations 66