Academic & Student Affairs

University Assessment Policy Principles

UK Quality Code for Higher Education

1 Assessment practice should promote effective learning

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2 The amount and timing of assessment enables effective and appropriate evaluation of students’ achievement of intended learning outcomes

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3 Appropriate and timely feedback is provided to students on assessed work in a way that promotes learning and facilitates improvement

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4 Students should be fully aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and the consequences associated with it

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5 Everyone involved in assessment of students must be competent to undertake their roles and responsibilities

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6 The principles and procedures for, and processes of, assessment should be explicit, valid and reliable

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7 Assessment should be conducted with rigour, probity and fairness and with due regard to security

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8 The procedures for marking and for moderating marks must be transparent and fair

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9 The criteria for progressing from one stage of a programme to another  and for qualifying for an award must be transparent

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10 Assessment decisions must be documented accurately and systematically and decisions of relevant assessment panels and examination boards are to be communicated as quickly as possible

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