Grading Policy

Assessment methods

Each core and optional module, excluding the Final Project, has two elements of summative assessment. These will be EITHER a combination of coursework and a written examination, weighted in the ratio 50:50 OR two coursework elements weighted 50:50 or 30:70. 
A summative assessment is designed to evaluate student learning and will count towards your final mark for a module. A formative assessment is designed to monitor student progress and will not count towards your final mark. 
The coursework element(s) may consist of multiple items, online quizzes, group work, one or more writing assignments and/or one or more programming assignments. Written examinations are unseen and is two hours in length. 
The Final Project is summatively assessed by a series of coursework submissions and an unseen, final examination lasting two hours. Coursework accounts for 80% of the final mark and the examination for 20% of the final mark. The coursework submission constitutes multiple, staged deliverables including, but not limited to: a project proposal, a preliminary report, weekly progress logs, a final report and a presentation. The project assessment and the feedback received by the student, is designed to encourage consistent, well-structured activity and progress throughout the project. The exam component consists of general questions about academic best practice, as well as specific questions about the candidate’s own project work. 
The grade awarded for each module is based on all the elements of assessment and is subject to the rules for marginal compensation. In order to pass a module a student must achieve at least 35% in each element of assessment and an overall weighted average of 40% for the module. 
If students fail a compulsory or optional module with a mark of between 35% and 39%, they may be compensated, and have credit awarded in the same way as for passed modules providing the mean average mark for the Level is 45% or above. Compensation may be applied by the Board of Examiners at the point of classification only. A maximum of 30 credits may be compensated at any given Level. 
Coursework must be submitted via this platform by the prescribed deadlines. 

Exam Entry 

Written examinations take place in September and March. 
Examinations are held at Examination centres throughout the world. 
Please find further information regarding exam entry here.

Types of assessment

The structure of assessment can take one of three types:
Type I: Coursework 50%, Written examination 50%
To pass the module you must get at least 35% in each element of summative assessment and a combined weighted average of at least 40%, subject to the application of rules for compensation
Type II: Coursework I 50%, Coursework II 50%
To pass the module you must get at least 35% in each element of summative assessment and a combined weighted average of at least 40%, subject to the application of rules for compensation
Type III: Coursework I: Initial Report 30%, Coursework II: Final Report 70%
To pass the module you must get at least 35% in each element of summative assessment and a combined weighted average of at least 40%, subject to the application of rules for compensation

Award classification

To be considered for the award of a BSc with honours students are required to have passed modules to the value of 360 credits.
A BSc with Honours will be classified according to the following scale:
Final averageClassification
70% or aboveFirst Class Honours
60% - 69%Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
50% - 59%Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
40% - 49%Third Class Honours
0 - 39%Fail
Each module is worth 15 credits and the Final Project is worth 30 credits. To calculate the final grade for the award, the marks for the modules are weighted according to credit value.
The final weighted average will be based on the marks obtained from all modules.
When calculating your final degree classification, a relative weighting of 1:3:5 will be applied to modules at Levels 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Exit Awards

If you are unable to complete your studies, or you have passed modules to a total value of less than 360 credits, you may be eligible for an 'exit award'; that is a Certificate of Higher Education in Computer Science or a Diploma of Higher Education in Computer Science.
If you have successfully completed at least 300 credits, but less than 360, including Introduction to Programming I, you may be considered for the award of a pass degree in Computer Science. However you will not be eligible for any of the specialist degree awards.
If a student has successfully completed at least 240 credits, with a minimum of 90 credits at Level 5, you may be considered for the award of a Diploma of Higher Education in Computer Science.
If you have successfully completed at least 120 credits, with a minimum of 90 credits at Level 4, you may be considered for the award of a Certificate of Higher Education in Computer Science.

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