DS just had his final mark on L6 module and the feedback completely dismisses any work he has done. Not one thing noted to be good.
He worked as a group and the other two people have been scored considerably more. One of them missed things out. To say he is devastated for all the hard work and months of slog is an understatement.
Any advice on if it can be remarked as his papers to have been marked by someone new to the university and the other two marked by the course lecturer.
This will also affect his overall degree classification as it's weighted 1/3 for L5 & 2/3 for L6.
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Remark on final module - University
ohmydays37 · 13/06/2024 07:36
poetryandwine · 13/06/2024 11:13
Thanks, OP
Did each help the others with their final pieces? Was each supposed to credit all help? Did DS receive proper credit in the write ups of the other two, and is the work described therein supposed to be part of his mark?
Sorry for the barrage of questions, just trying to understand. In my discipline students are most definitely required to credit help received. Whether one’s contributions to others’ projects count towards one’s mark should be specified in the rubric.
Failing to allocate such marks to DS is arguably an oversight (if the marks are indeed to be allocated), especially as he was marked by someone else. That’s more of a mix-up than anything else, hopefully easy to rectify.
I am afraid I can’t comment on the penalty for failing to create alternatives. It should all be in the marking rubric.
CelesteCunningham · 13/06/2024 11:22
It's hard to piece together what happened, and you're right not to share his info, my own discipline couldn't be less creative so it's a very different world.
Was it group work or did they work together on individual projects?
If he left out things that were required in the project description such as alternative drawings, then it's not possible to be marked for them. It's not so much that he's penalised, it's just that he can't gain marks for that work. So, say, the drawings are worth 20%, if he doesn't do them then he's only going to be marked out of 80, and so even if the rest of the work is at first class standard he'll only be getting a 2.2.
Like I say, hard to know what happened. An informal chat with someone on the course is probably the best place to start, but he'll need to read up on the processes and what's actually possible.
ohmydays37 · 13/06/2024 11:34
They had to work with two separate people so DS was asked to work with these individuals. DS could only be marked on what he produced for them and had no say on layout etc
I know I'm drip feeding loads but I can't fully say the course.
Worst thing is he has a disability (DSA in place) and was very ill over Christmas and got progressively worse during the first module and after getting one week extenuating extension he asked for a few more days and was told it wasn't in HIS best interest and they deducted 10 points for being 2 days late. They asked for more evidence which we got from his nurse specialist and lab report and they just ignored it.
poetryandwine · 13/06/2024 11:13
Thanks, OP
Did each help the others with their final pieces? Was each supposed to credit all help? Did DS receive proper credit in the write ups of the other two, and is the work described therein supposed to be part of his mark?
Sorry for the barrage of questions, just trying to understand. In my discipline students are most definitely required to credit help received. Whether one’s contributions to others’ projects count towards one’s mark should be specified in the rubric.
Failing to allocate such marks to DS is arguably an oversight (if the marks are indeed to be allocated), especially as he was marked by someone else. That’s more of a mix-up than anything else, hopefully easy to rectify.
I am afraid I can’t comment on the penalty for failing to create alternatives. It should all be in the marking rubric.
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ohmydays37 · 07/07/2024 19:51
DS spoke with Personal Tutor and they are not budging re mark.
DS confirmed he is on the cusp of two grades and then they discussed the previous module and being marked down 10 points due to late submission due to DS health issues declining in between EC and deadline.
PT said he needs to appeal this via admin.
Any advice on this?
YellowAsteroid · 07/07/2024 20:12
But this is pretty standard, and I suspect what most academics have advised upthread.
Academic judgement can very rarely be challenged (generally only on grounds of a procedural breach). However, an appeal - for mitigation not a remark as to the quality of the work - could be on grounds of his ill-health.
If he presents the appropriate documentation, and Examination Board can decide that his work was affected by his ill-health and recommend an adjustment to his overall grade. At my place there are grades of effect, corresponding with how many percentage points by which we can moderate the overall module mark - eg "severely affected" or "mildly affected" and so on.
ohmydays37 · 07/07/2024 19:51
DS spoke with Personal Tutor and they are not budging re mark.
DS confirmed he is on the cusp of two grades and then they discussed the previous module and being marked down 10 points due to late submission due to DS health issues declining in between EC and deadline.
PT said he needs to appeal this via admin.
Any advice on this?
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