Assessment

All TILL modules involve assessment - an opportunity for students to demonstrate their learning and understanding through completing some kind of evaluated task. There are many reasons why we do this - to enable students to check and develop their understanding; to set benchmarks against which progress can be measured; to bring phases of learning to a point of completion; and to offer feedback to the tutor as to how students are responding to the module. Assessment rounds out your learning, and is one opportunity for feedback from the tutor, which will support your ongoing development and learning.

There is a wide range of assessments in TILL modules - to name just a few, essays, portfolios, reports, presentations, language tests, translation exercises, field experiments, exams....the list goes on. Guidelines about the presentation and submission of assessments is available firstly from the Student Handbook in the TILL Virtual Office, and secondarily from module handbooks and tutors of specific modules; with such a diversity of assessments, there might be some differences in the details.

However, there are also basic principles that hold sway in all circumstances; mainly around referencing, and the appropriate use of other people’s words and ideas. Again, the Virtual Office on MOLE2 is a great starting-point for learning more about this, and you’re not expected to begin your studies knowing everything you need to about referencing and plagiarism. It’s a learning process, and an integral part of becoming a university student: so engage with the resources early and often, and once you get the principles of appropriate referencing right, the details of practices will follow.

Finally, we appreciate that our students lead busy adult lives, and may sometimes benefit from a little flexibility with assessment deadlines. If something unexpected happens to make timely submission of assessment impossible, you can complete our extension request form, which will be considered by the programme director and module tutor. Work submitted late without an agreed extension will have marks deducted in penalty. If circumstances are such that assessment on more than one module is affected, either at the same time or over a longer period, you may want to complete a Special Circumstances Form. Further information about both these forms is available in the Student Handbook.