All assessed
work within the School, both
coursework and exams, is moderated or
double marked by internal markers;
Moderation means that a second marker with appropriate
subject knowledge reads a representative
sample of marked work from across the
marking range to ensure the marking is
fair, consistent and accurate. The
moderator may recommend some
rescaling of marks (raising or lowering
all the marks across the board or within
a specific range) to ensure fairness and
consistency.
Double marking means that a second marker reads and marks all the
work for an assessment. In the case
of any difference the two markers
meet to agree marks.
Which of
these two methods is used depends on
the type of assessment and the number of
students on a module. The final year
dissertation is always double marked.
In addition
to our internal procedures for
ensuring fairness and consistency in marking,
we also use external examiners. External
examiners are experts from another UK
university whose role includes reviewing a sample of
assessed work (both coursework and
exams) from each module. This normally
takes place at the end of the academic year.
Please note
that, to be placed in a given class or range of marks, the work need not have all the
required characteristics, AND work with some
of the characteristics of a given class will not necessarily be
located in that class.
Our full marking criteria is attached below.
To
view your marks for assessment, log-in to MySIS (your personal area of
SIS) with your usual computer log-in, where they will be listed. These
are marks are provisional and subject to change until they are agreed by
the appropriate subject examination board. MySIS will indicate whether
the results are provisional or confirmed. Guides on checking your
results on MySis are available on the Student Enquiry website (http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/students/mysis-record/provisional-results/index.html).
Additionally,
provisional marks for assignments with feedback (see below) are
available via the relevant assignment link on the QMPlus module page.
Please note that any mark shown on QMPlus is subject to change and also
does not include any late penalty deductions. Late penalty deductions
are only made after marks are loaded into MySIS and are identified by a
code of 'PL' - pass late or 'FL' - fail late.
Feedback
Feedback
is fundamentally important to improving your academic skills and the
quality of your work. Feedback is much more than written feedback on
your essays, and, depending on the module, you will get different forms
of feedback:
Individual comments on your coursework
coversheet and in the text of your coursework available via the relevant
assignment link on the QMPlus module page. Please read these
comments. Once you have read them, do discuss the comments and feedback
with your seminar tutor, the module convenor and/or your personal
advisor if you are unsure.
Seminar feedback -Feedback on the coursework during the seminar in which it is returned.
This feedback will highlight common good practice and poor mistakes. It
is important that you note this feedback and take it on board for your
future assessment. Time will be allocated for you to ask further
questions about the coursework in the seminar if anything is unclear.
One-to-one feedback
-Each of your seminar tutors, module convenors and personal advisors
has two weekly drop-in hours during term time. Use these hours to get
feedback on your work and on how you are doing!
Exam feedback
-You can request feedback on your exams. You must complete a form (see
below) and the Politics Office will then find the exam papers and pass
them on to the module convenor who will give feedback during drop-in
hours.
Help is very much available to you. You are also very
welcome to come and see us after the module has completed to discuss
your work as a way to continue to improve in your other modules.
