LLB (HONS) IRISH LAW
COURSE WORK SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Notes for Guidance to LLB Students on the Submission of Assessed Course Work
Method of Assessment
The subject lecturer will inform students of the topic of the coursework, the date and procedure for
submission, the format of the coursework and the percentage of the final mark allocated to it.
Closing Date for Submission
1.
Students normally have at least three weeks to prepare the assessed coursework. In
exceptional circumstances, an extension of the time limit may be granted by the Head of the
Law Department. Any request for an extension should be made by the student concerned to
the Head in advance of the closing date for submission.
2.
The following penalty system applies to assessed coursework which is submitted after the
required date where no extension has been granted under para. 2:
1 day late
5%
2 days late
10%
3 days late
20%
3. After three days the coursework will not be accepted for correction. As a matter of general
practice, no mark will be credited for work submitted after the three day maximum limit or
after any extended date where an extension has been granted under para 2. However the
Board of Examiners will take into account by way of mitigation, any extenuating circumstances
such as illness or accident which may have been notified in writing, together with appropriate
medical evidence, prior to the meeting of the Board. Assignments must always be handed in on
the due date. If however there is genuine and documented evidence as to problems
encountered during the preparation period then this may be taken into account when marking
any assignment result.
A Mitigation form, obtainable from the DBS Reception, MUST be completed by students in this
position.
4.
If a candidate fails to submit coursework and has no valid excuse (supported by independent
evidence e.g. a signed original medical certificate) which the Examination Board deems valid,
that candidate will automatically fail that subject irrespective of the mark achieved in the
examination. Such a candidate will be required to re-sit the examination and resubmit an
alternative assignment in July or the following May, depending on the number of subjects
failed.
5.
Candidates must type all coursework and it must be submitted on the due date. Candidates will
not be allowed to submit a manuscript version on the due date and then later to substitute a
typed/printed out version.
Form
1.
The lecturer will normally prescribe the maximum number of words including footnotes, for any
assessed essay. Marks may be deducted if the word limit is breached.
2.
Essays must be typed. A lecturer is entitled to refuse to correct a manuscript essay. Marks will
be deducted if an essay is not typed.
3.
Candidates must write on one side of the paper only, and leave a margin on the left hand side
of each sheet.
4.
Candidates must ensure that their name is on the essay and that loose leaves are secured by
staple, treasury tag or similar means before submission to the lecturer.
5.
The essay must contain a bibliography of all books, reports and articles referred to in, or used in
the preparation of the essay. Please follow the OSCOLA rules in relation to citation and
referencing.
6.
Full references must be given, either in footnotes or in the body of the text, to all cases cited in
the essay.
7.
All quotations from, or paraphrases of, the work of any author other than the candidate must
be clearly identified and attributed, whether in the footnotes or the body of the text.
8.
Any student who attempts to pass of the work of others as his/her own in an essay may be
regarded as having committed an unfair examination practice. Heavy penalties may be
incurred for such a practice. They range from a reduction of marks for the assessed work in
question to the cancellation of the candidate’s marks in the examination as a whole and
disqualification of the candidate from any future University examination. Every candidate must
therefore avoid anything that might be regarded as plagiarism. This handbook provides
guidance on the avoidance of plagiarism.
Method of Submission
1.
Full‐time day students must submit their completed assignments to DBS Reception, no later
than 5pm (day students) on the specified submission date. Any assignment not submitted on or
before this time will automatically be considered to have been submitted one day late and 5%
will be deducted from the assignment total. There will be no exceptions unless accompanied
by a medical certificate.
2.
Evening students must submit their completed assignments no later than 6.30pm to DBS
Reception. Any assignment not submitted on or before this time will automatically be
considered to have been submitted one day late and 5% will be deducted from the assignment
total. There will be no exceptions unless accompanied by a medical certificate.
Marking of Essays
Lecturers may reveal marks achieved on coursework on the strict understanding that these are
subject to final confirmation by the external examiners. As with the examination, external
examiners look at a cross section of essays which will include a representative sample of borderlines,
fails and firsts.