ASC 09/77

University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee - Friday 28 May 2010

Code of Assessment: Waiving of Penalties for Late Submission of Coursework

Cover Sheet

Ms Helen Butcher, Clerk to the Committee

 
Brief description of the paper 

This paper identifies an issue which has arisen in the application of Code of Assessment regulations relating to the process of waiving penalties for late submission of coursework, or granting extensions.

The paper also provides the revised regulatory wording following ASC's earlier agreement that student claims for good cause cannot be retracted after an assessment result was available.

Action Requested 

ASC is invited to approve the proposed revision to the Code of Assessment (Appendix 1).

ASC is invited to consider whether there are other instances where approval of good cause could be the responsibility of Heads of School.

Recommended Person/s responsible for taking action(s) forward 

Senate Office.

Resource implications 

None identified.

Timescale for Implementation 

Revised regulations to take effect in Session 2010-11.

Equality implications 

None identified.

 

Prepared by: Karen Robertson, Senate Office