Student Attendance Monitoring
As a student, it is most important that you attend regularly all the lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions etc. that are listed in your timetable or that are communicated to you as the semester proceeds. It is only by attending all of the scheduled sessions that you will be able to learn effectively, and it is for this reason that University Regulations require students "to attend throughout each semester, including the full examination period. This means turning up on time to all designated teaching sessions, tutorials, laboratory sessions and all assessment".
To help you ensure that you make full use of the learning opportunities that are available, your department will be monitoring the attendance of students who are studying on campus, at twelve or more sessions or contact points throughout the year. Departments will also monitor at least three contact points for students who are studying or working away from Sheffield as part of their degree studies. The monitoring will be carried out using systems that have been developed by the University specifically to help departments identify and support students who are having difficulty with their study programme. Information about how individual departments will carry out attendance monitoring and how they will use this information, will normally be included in departmental Student Handbooks.