Faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education
Department of English, Linguistics and Communication
Postgraduate Taught Programmes 2010/11
Electronic Coursework Submission Handbook
MA Translation
MA English Language
MA Language Teaching
Introduction
Students on the MA Translation, MA English Language, or the MA Language Teaching must submit
electronic coursework via the myUWE student portal. This handbook details the instructions and
guidance for electronic submission of coursework via the myUWE student portal.
To begin with, you need to make sure that you have received your UWE Student ID Letter. This
welcome letter contains your initial User ID and Password. You will need this to log on to a number of
IT services, including the University portal myUWE and voting in the Students' Union elections.
If you have not received this letter, please contact the Postgraduate Taught Programmes’
Administration to request it at HLSSPostgraduate@uwe.ac.uk.
If you face problems when logging in, or any other IT problems, please contact the ITS Support
Centre:
Email
Its.helpdesk@uwe.ac.uk
In person
room 1E07 on the Frenchay Campus
Monday - Thursday
Friday
09:00 - 16:50 hrs
09:00 - 16:20 hrs
External Telephone Number
0117 328 3612
All day, every day including Bank Holidays and University
Closure days, except for 8.00am to 8.30am ( 30 Minutes) each
weekday.
Internal Telephone Extension
123 or 83612
All day, every day including Bank Holidays and University
Closure days, except for 8.00am to 8.30am ( 30 Minutes) each
weekday.
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Table of Contents
myUWE Student Portal .......................................................................................................... 3
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
How do I access myUWE ..................................................................................................... 3
Support/ Getting Started Guidance ...................................................................................... 3
Additional Guidance ............................................................................................................. 3
Navigating the myUWE Student Portal-the Tabs ................................................................. 4
Submitting Electronic Coursework via myUWE .................................................................... 5
Specific Electronic Coursework Instructions .................................................................... 10
Acceptable Document Formats for Electronic Coursework ................................................ 10
Module Name Abbreviations .............................................................................................. 11
Assignment Cover Sheet .................................................................................................... 13
Assignment Cover Sheet Form .......................................................................................... 14
Sample Assignment ........................................................................................................... 15
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Student Portal
myUWE Student Portal
Introduction
The myUWE student portal is the University's web portal where you go to register online
(provisional registration only for postgraduate taught students during 2010/11). It is also the door to
Blackboard, UWE Live Mail, your academic records, provisional coursework marks, and
maintenance
pages
for
your
contact
information:https://my.uwe.ac.uk/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP
The myUWE portal delivers a single point of entry to a full range of University services online.
These include access to information such as academic records and personal details for students,
and photosets for teaching activities for many staff. The portal initiative is a significant one for the
University and we are committed to developing myUWE with new features.
myUWE is built on the uPortal open source framework. For further information about developments
to myUWE, take a look at Completed developments.
How do I access myUWE
From inside UWE, either follow the
link on the UWE intranet page, or type the word 'my' in
the address field in your web browser.
From outside UWE, either follow the 'Log in' link on the UWE home page and then select the
'myUWE' option, or type https://my.uwe.ac.uk into the address field in your web browser.
Support/ Getting Started Guidance
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You can contact the myUWE Support at : http://info.uwe.ac.uk/myuwe/contactform.asp;
The myUWE Guidance, Getting Started’
pages:http://info.uwe.ac.uk/myuwe/guidance/gettingStarted/default.asp
The myUWE Guidance: http://info.uwe.ac.uk/myuwe/guidance/default.asp
Additional Guidance
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Legal Issues: By logging into myUWE, you agree to a range of regulations.
Announcements: Allows certain staff to communicate information to students.
Bookmarks: You can save your favourite URLs in myUWE.
News: This channel allows access to RSS news feeds.
Zip files: How to use Zip files, what software you need, and how to download it.
Technical test: Check to see if your computer is set up for myUWE.
Looking for marks and results?: Information on what myUWE does and does not provide.
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Student Portal
Navigating the myUWE Student Portal-the Tabs
When you log into your myUWE portal, you will notice a series of Tabs at the top as the following
screen shot shows:
You can find additional tabs if you scroll down the screen, but they are not connected with the
submission of electronic coursework. As you can see from the above screen shot, each of these
tabs will have subtabs. Please click on them to view all of your records etc.
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Electronic Coursework via the myUWE Student Portal
Submitting Electronic Coursework via myUWE
In order to submit your coursework electronically or ‘upload’ it via your myUWE portal, please follow
the steps listed below:
1
Go to your myUWE portal (https://my.uwe.ac.uk/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP), and enter
your User ID and password in order to log in:
2
Once you have logged into your myUWE portal, you will arrive at the below screen, click on
the ‘Courses’ tab:
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For students registered on Distance Learning Programmes, clicking on the Courses tab,
brings up the below screen - click on the tab called ‘Coursework’:
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For students registered on standard
programmes, clicking on the Courses tab,
brings up the below screen - click on the last
subtab called ‘Coursework’:
For students registered on standard
programmes, clicking on the on the
‘Coursework’ subtab will bring up this
screen:
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For students registered on Distance Learning Programmes, clicking on the ‘Coursework’
tab will bring up this screen, which will show if the student has any coursework to upload. If
the student does not have any coursework to upload, the below screen, will say ‘you do not
have any coursework to submit’:
This link lists the guidance notes on uploading coursework, Online Coursework Submission
(http://info.uwe.ac.uk/myuwe/guidance/courses/courseSubmission.asp)
5
If you do have coursework to submit showing in the ‘Coursework’ tab, you will be
able to see a table displaying Coursework items that are available to you, i.e. you will
see the button called ‘Coursework Items’ for any coursework that you must upload
for submission.
The below screen shows is a sample of the screen you could have on your record. Click on
the ‘upload coursework’ button and follow the instructions:
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Once you have clicked on the ‘upload Coursework’ button, the following prompts will
appear:
1. Student number verification
Once you have selected the ‘Upload Coursework’ button, you will see a message
reminding you to identify your work correctly by including your UWE student number
in the top right-hand corner of your work. The reminder will include your student
number.
From here you may cancel by selecting ‘return to Coursework Items’ or carry on by
selecting ‘Continue to Upload’. Please note that if you continue to the Coursework
Submission page, your activities will be tracked from this point on and may be displayed
to University staff. This is necessary for us to be able to confirm your upload attempt in
the event of problems with your upload.
2. Coursework Submission
If you continue, you will see the ‘Coursework Submission’ page with a table displaying
the following information about the coursework item:
Title: the name of the coursework item to be uploaded.
Description: a brief description of the work to be uploaded. This can also take the form
of a set of instructions for the submission of work (e.g. please include photos with work).
Module: the code of the module that the coursework is for:
Submission Deadline: the deadline by which the coursework must be submitted.
Release date: the date from which you are able to upload the coursework online.
Closure date: the last date that this coursework item will be displayed in myUWE.
Please note this is not the Submission Deadline.
You will be able to navigate to the file for submission by using the ‘Browse’ button and
once located, upload the file by selecting the ‘Submit’ button.
Please note that by submitting coursework online you are giving your personal
certification that the content of the coursework is your own work.
After successful submission a screen confirming receipt for the submission of the work
item will be displayed
Please print this screen. You will also be sent an email to confirm successful submissionplease keep this receipt for your records.
Note: you will be able to upload your coursework more than once before 14:00 on the
deadline date; however, only the final submission will be downloaded.
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All assessed Course-Work must be anonymised and should therefore, not be sent to the module
tutor.
You must submit your work by the relevant submission date at 14:00.
All
electronically submitted coursework must be submitted via the myUWE Student
Portal, by the relevant submission date at 14:00.
UWE Students are required to read the Academic Regulations http://acreg.uwe.ac.uk/ and be aware
of all the assessment requirements. If you encounter difficulties in meeting your deadlines, please
contact the student advisers http://uwe.ac.uk/studentservices/ .
You must complete a Cover-Sheet (a copy can be found at the end of this document) and insert it as
the first page of your assignment document i.e. the cover sheet and your assignment must be
submitted as one document (unless you are submitting a database). Your assignment will be
rejected if you send the cover as a separate document.
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Coursework Instructions
Specific Electronic Coursework Instructions
The following steps must to be followed in order for your coursework to be processed as
efficiently as possible.
Failure to do so will seriously affect acceptance of your
Assignments/Coursework, and could result in your coursework being rejected.
Acceptable Document Formats for Electronic Coursework
The only acceptable Format for your assignment document will be MS Word 2007 with the file
extension ‘.docx’. However, if you do not yet possess Office 2007 (MS Word 2007), you can
send your files with the extension of ‘.doc’.
You must identify your work correctly by including your UWE student number in the
top right-hand corner of your work.
The File name of your MS Word Assignment Document
The File Name of your MS Word Assignment Document should include:
Your student ID number
The Module Name Abbreviation
Coursework Number
Therefore, the Format should be as follows
Student ID Number-Module Abbreviation Coursework number.doc
Example: 12345678-TF1.doc for the first item of coursework for French core
translation for example, and 12345678-TF2.doc for the second item of coursework for
French core translation and so forth.
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Coursework Instructions
Module Name Abbreviations
Module Abbreviations for MA Translation:
Module Code
Module Name
UPNQCR-15-M
UPLQCT-15-M
UPLQCN-15-M
UPLQCP-15-M
UPLQCQ-15-M
UPLQDF-15-M
UPLQCS-30-M
UPLQCD-30-M
UPLQCF-30-M
UPLQCH-30-M
UPLQDE-30-M
UPNQCK-30-M
UPNQCL-20-M
Introduction to Critique
Critique of Translation - Arabic
Critique of Translation - French
Critique of Translation - German
Critique of Translation - Spanish
Critique of Translation - Italian
Core Translation - Arabic
Core Translation - French
Core Translation - German
Core Translation - Spanish
Core Translation - Italian
Computer Assisted Translation (CAT)
UPNQC9-30-M
UPNQC8-30-M
UPLQD8-30-M
UPLQDX-30-M
UPNQC7-30-M
UPNQCB-60-M
Text Linguistics
Theories of Translation
German/English Translation in a Social Context
The Translator Entrepreneur
Humour and Its Translation
Dissertation
Corpus Based
(CBSTP)
Module Name Abbreviation
Specialized
Translation
IC
CA
CF
CG
CS
CI
TA
TF
TG
TS
TI
CAT
Project CBSTP
TL
TH
GETS
TENT
HM
DISS
Module Name Abbreviations for MA English Language:
Module Code
Module Name
UPLQDB-30-M
UPNQC9-30-M
UPNQDA-30-M
The Structure of English
SE
Text Linguistics
TL
Second Language Acquisition: Theories and SL
Methods
Research Methods in Linguistics
RM
The Dissertation
EDISS
UPNQCM-30-M
UPNQD9-60-M
Module Name Abbreviation
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Coursework Instructions
Module Name Abbreviations for MA Language Teaching:
Module Code
Module Name
Module Name Abbreviation
UPLQDT-30-M
UPLQDS-15-M
Language Description
Intercultural Communication and Language
Teaching
Research Methods in Linguistics
Language Teaching Methodologies
Language and Communication Project
Second Language Acquisition
Technology Enhanced Language Teaching
MA Language Teaching Dissertation
LD
ICLT
UPNQCM-30-M
UPLQDR-15-M
UPUQTJ-15-M
UPNQDA-30-M
UPLQDW-15-M
UPLQDM-60-M
RM
LTM
LCP
SL
TELT
MALTD
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Coursework Instructions
Assignment Cover Sheet
The form for this Cover sheet will be available at the end of this document.
Please note the following:
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You must copy and paste this Cover Sheet into your MS Word Document as the first page,
and then complete it before submitting the entire assignment – this has to be saved and
sent as one MS Word Document in the above mentioned format. i.e. the cover sheet and
your assignment must be submitted as one document (unless you are submitting a
database).
Your assignment will be rejected if you send the cover as a separate document from
your assignment.
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You must identify your work correctly by including your UWE student number
in the top right-hand corner of your work.
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A Footer must be included in your assignment on every page:
Please include the below mentioned information in your footer, using the following format:
[Module code] [Module title], [page x of x] for example: UPXXXX-30-M Spanish
Core Translation, page 1 of 10.
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Assignment Cover Sheet Form
UWE Student ID Number
Postgraduate Taught Distance
Department
of
English, Learning Assignment Cover
Linguistics and Communication
Sheet
Mark*
*This mark is provisional and subject to moderation and approval by
the relevant examining board
Modular Programme – Assignment Cover Sheet
Please complete the form below (in CAPITAL LETTERS) and include it with your assignment when
submitting it electronically via the Student Portal (myuwe). If you face difficulties or have any queries
with regards to submitting your coursework please contact the Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Office at MATCW@uwe.ac.uk.
Do not put your name on the assignment.
Student number (or
numbers for group work)
Title of your award
Name of module
Module Code
Assignment title
Hand-in date
You will still have to submit your coursework via the Student Portal (myUWE).
In submitting this form with your work you make the following declaration:
*I/we declare that the coursework submitted is *my/our own work and has not (either in whole or in part)
been submitted towards the award of any other qualification at UWE or elsewhere. *I/we have
attributed/referenced all sources of information used during the completion of *my/our assignment, and
*I/we are aware that failure to do so constitutes an assessment offence.
Dated:
Marker’s comments (feedback):
Individual assignments should be completed by students working alone. Students submitting individual
assignments that have been written with other students are committing an assessment offence.
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Coursework Instructions
Sample Assignment
UWE Student ID Number
Department
of
English, Postgraduate Taught Distance
Linguistics and Communication
Learning Assignment Cover
Sheet
*This mark is provisional and subject to moderation and approval by
Mark*
the relevant examining board
Modular Programme – Assignment Cover Sheet
Please complete the form below (in CAPITAL LETTERS) and include it with your assignment when
submitting it electronically via the Student Portal (myuwe). If you face difficulties or have any queries
with regards to submitting your coursework please contact the Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Office at MATCW@uwe.ac.uk.
Do not put your name on the assignment.
Student number (or
12345678
numbers for group work)
Title of your award
MA xxx
Name of module
xxxxxxxxxx
Module Code
xxxxxx-30-M
Assignment title
xxxxxxxxx
Hand-in date
e.g. 10 January 2010
You will still have to submit your coursework via the Student Portal (myUWE).
In submitting this form with your work you make the following declaration:
*I/we declare that the coursework submitted is *my/our own work and has not (either in whole or in part)
been submitted towards the award of any other qualification at UWE or elsewhere. *I/we have
attributed/referenced all sources of information used during the completion of *my/our assignment, and
*I/we are aware that failure to do so constitutes an assessment offence.
Dated:
Marker’s comments (feedback):
Individual assignments should be completed by students working alone. Students submitting individual
assignments that have been written with other students are committing an assessment offence.
[Module code] [Module title], [page x of x] for example: UPXXXX-30-M Spanish Core Translation, page x of x .
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UWE Student ID Number
Student’s assignment.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Module code] [Module title], [page x of x] for example: UPXXXX-30-M Spanish Core Translation, page x of x .
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