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Assessment Convening What are the icons in the table header for? If any information is incorrect, please contact your Departmental Co-ordinator. This table displays a list of all courses for which you are currently recorded as Assessment Convenor. The list of courses can be shortened using the drop-down lists 'Level', 'Mode Type', 'Course', and 'Year' in the table sub-header. Timing Used to indicate which cycle of assessment the marks belong to. This will usually be 'Normal'. Normal for undergraduate students means that the initial attempt is taken prior to the Summer examination boards and any subsequent attempt is taken in the Summer vacation prior to the September resit exam board meetings. Sometimes students intermit and resit examinations in the Summer term - these will have 'Summer' in the timing column. The timing attribute is used to distinguish between resits taken in the Summer term and resits taken during the Summer Vacation. Mode Type Mode type for the marks. A course may have more than one mode type. A mode type contains a group of assessments. All courses have a 'Normal' mode type which defines the default assessments for the course. Most courses have a 'Resit' mode type which defines the resit mode(s) of assessment for the course. Sometimes courses have a 'Special' mode type which is used for students whose needs lead to them being given an alternative mode of assessment so that they are not disadvantaged. Sometimes courses have different modes of assessment for visiting students - these are defined under the V&E mode type. Candidates Displays the number of students entered for assessment on the course/mode type/timing. Clicking on the number leads to a list of the candidates showing basic anonymous details. Marks Clicking on the number in this column leads to a summary of the marks for this course. Marks for sub assessments are displayed and when all sub assessment marks are present the overall mark for each student is displayed. If there is coursework, the overall coursework mark for each candidate can be clicked, leading to a breakdown of the coursework marks for the candidate. Mode (Weight) Displays each assessment mode for the course and the weight which it contributes to the overall course mark. When the mode of assessment is coursework the number of coursework assessments is shown. Clicking on the number of assessment leads to the coursework management page. Action List Displays the next actions required for the course, or, if no action is due, displays the current status of the course marks.
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Assessment Convening

What are the icons in the table header for?

If any information is incorrect, please contact your Departmental Co-ordinator.

This table displays a list of all courses for which you are currently recorded as Assessment Convenor.

The list of courses can be shortened using the drop-down lists 'Level', 'Mode Type', 'Course', and 'Year' in the table sub-header.

Timing

Used to indicate which cycle of assessment the marks belong to. This will usually be 'Normal'. Normal for undergraduate students means that the initial attempt is taken prior to the Summer examination boards and any subsequent attempt is taken in the Summer vacation prior to the September resit exam board meetings. Sometimes students intermit and resit examinations in the Summer term - these will have 'Summer' in the timing column. The timing attribute is used to distinguish between resits taken in the Summer term and resits taken during the Summer Vacation.

Mode Type

Mode type for the marks. A course may have more than one mode type. A mode type contains a group of assessments. All courses have a 'Normal' mode type which defines the default assessments for the course. Most courses have a 'Resit' mode type which defines the resit mode(s) of assessment for the course. Sometimes courses have a 'Special' mode type which is used for students whose needs lead to them being given an alternative mode of assessment so that they are not disadvantaged. Sometimes courses have different modes of assessment for visiting students - these are defined under the V&E mode type.

Candidates

Displays the number of students entered for assessment on the course/mode type/timing. Clicking on the number leads to a list of the candidates showing basic anonymous details.

Marks

Clicking on the number in this column leads to a summary of the marks for this course. Marks for sub assessments are displayed and when all sub assessment marks are present the overall mark for each student is displayed. If there is coursework, the overall coursework mark for each candidate can be clicked, leading to a breakdown of the coursework marks for the candidate.

Mode (Weight)

Displays each assessment mode for the course and the weight which it contributes to the overall course mark. When the mode of assessment is coursework the number of coursework assessments is shown. Clicking on the number of assessment leads to the coursework management page.

Action List

Displays the next actions required for the course, or, if no action is due, displays the current status of the course marks.