Assessment boards
External Examiners are required to attend all relevant asessment boards:
Unit External Examiners should attend all meetings of the Unit Assessment Board at which marks are agreed.
Progression and Award External Examiners should attend all meetings of the Progression and Award Board at which decisions on students awards are agreed.
Assessment boards are generally held in June, and September. There may be a few instances where additional assessment boards are held in January/February. Below is the timetable for board meetings from January to July 2012.
Dates of boards |
Feedback
The Operation of 2 tier assessment boards
| Composition and Conduct
Academic Handbook, Section 2K - The purpose and conduct of assessment boards|
Assessment regulations
Academic Handbook, Section 2O - Assessment regulations|
Extenuating circumstances
Throughout their studies, students are required to complete and submit, or sit, a wide range of assessments. This will require students to balance workload and use time management skills to ensure that assessments are submitted to stated deadlines.
However, the University recognises that there may be serious adverse circumstances outside of a student's control that prevent them from completing assessments and that it is in their best interests that any extenuating factors should be considered when determining student results.
Southampton Solent University has therefore developed an extenuating circumstances policy to advise students how, and against what criteria, they make formal submission for consideration of their personal extenuating circumstances.
Academic Handbook, Section 2P - Extenuating circumstances|
For queries related to assessment boards, please contact the appropriate administrative officer within the Faculties.
If you are unsure of the correct person to contact, please contact:
Academic Services
Tel: +44 (0)23 8031 9978
Email: asqs.externalexaminers@solent.ac.uk|