Examination Guidance
Guidance on:
- Take Home Assignments
- In-Person Examinations
- 3-Hour Online Timed Examinations
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1. Examination Period
1.4. Word Limit
Each assignment will have a word limit. The purpose of a word limit is to give all students a clear indication of the maximum length of a piece of assessed written work, the amount of work expected and therefore how much detail you should go into and how you should allocate time to one piece of assessed work in relation to others. Writing to set word limits is a skill required within most professions, as well as an academic skill. Word limits are set appropriate to the assessment outcomes.
Word limits will be set by module organisers on a case-by-case basis. The word limits are designed to allow you to complete the assignment within the time allowed (e.g. a single essay question over an exam originally scheduled for two hours would be around 2,000 words, two questions in two hours would be around 1,000 words each, and so on).
