1 Details of Module Staff .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Module Leader ................................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 ICCHS Support Team.................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Internal Contributors .................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.4 External Contributors.................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Module Content ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Outline of Syllabus ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 Aims .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3 Learning Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................ 2
3.1 Intended Knowledge Outcomes .............................................................................................................................. 2
3.2 Intended Skill Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................ 2
3.3 Graduate Skills Framework ...................................................................................................................................... 2
4 Teaching and Learning ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
4.1 Expected Workload ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
4.2 Scheduled Teaching and Learning Activities ..................................................................................................... 4
5 Attendance Requirements................................................................................................................................................... 6
6 Assignment(s) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.1 General Description(s) ................................................................................................................................................ 6
6.2 Requirement ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3 Word Count Penalty ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.4 Style and Presentation ................................................................................................................................................ 9
6.4.1 Style...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.4.2 Presentation ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.5 Submitting Assessed Work .................................................................................................................................... 10
6.5.1 Individual Electronic Submission via Turnitin ................................................................................ 10
6.5.2 Group Electronic Submission via Turnitin delete as required .................................................. 11
6.5.3 Hardcopy Submissions .............................................................................................................................. 11
6.6 Extensions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.6.1 Reasons for Extensions ............................................................................................................................. 12
6.7 Late Submissions ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
6.8 Non-Submission .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
6.9 Assessment Standards ............................................................................................................................................. 13
6.10 Returned Marks .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
6.11 Returning Marks and Feedback on Assessed Work ..................................................................................... 14
6.12 Other ICCHS Policy .................................................................................................................................................... 15

7 Activities .................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
7.1 Practicals [change to seminar or workshop as required] ......................................................................... 15
7.1.1 Practical 1: ADD TITLE as it appears in timetable ........................................................................ 15
7.1.2 Practical 2: ?? ............................................................................................................................................... 15
7.2 Study Visit(s) ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
7.2.1 Location [add location name here] ...................................................................................................... 16
7.2.2 Location [add location name here] ...................................................................................................... 16
8 Module Feedback ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
8.1 How to submit module feedback ......................................................................................................................... 16
9 Resource Lists ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
9.1 Reading ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.2 Websites ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.3 Useful Networks and Professional Groups ...................................................................................................... 17

name
International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) email
Office  : 0191.222.????
Room ???, 18 Windsor Terrace
Availability: office hour
Marianne Archbold ( marianne.archbold@ncl.ac.uk
)
G.02, 18 Windsor Terrace
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
0191 222 7914
Name Position
Name Position
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enter information from MoF
By the end of the name module, students will have developed their skills in: enter information from
MoF
In addition to the above specific skills, there is a collection of generic and transferable skills that we may expect students to demonstrate collectively throughout their programmes, this is known as the
‘Graduate Skills Framework’.
Keep your module and delete all other rows and column 1 in this table
Table 1. Graduate Skills Framework applied to [enter module name and or code0, where P = practised; A = assessed, and “-“ = does not apply to this module.
Interaction Cognitive/Intellectual Skills
Information
Literacy
Self-Management
Planning &
Organising
Personal Enterprise Communication Team Working
Application
Commercial
Acumen
ICS8001 A A P - P A A - P P P P A A P P - P - P A P P P P - A - P - - A A A
ICS8002 A A P P A A A A P P A P A P P A - P - P A P P P P - A P P - P P P P
ICS8003 A A P P A A A A P P P P P P P P - A - P P P P P P P A P P - - P P P
ICS8004 A A P P A A A A P P P P P P P P A P - P A P P P P - A P P - - P P P
ICS8005 A A P P A A A A P P P P A A P P - P - P P P P P P P A P P P P P P P
ICS8006 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A P - A - A A A A A A A A A A A A A
ICS8010 A A P P A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A A A P - P A P
ICS8012 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A - P - A A A A P P P A - P P P A A P
ICS8013 A A A P A A A P P A A A A A A A - P - A A P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ICS8014 A A A P A A A P A A A A A A A A - P - P A P P P P P P P P P P P P P
ICS8015 A A A P A A A P A P A A A A A A - P - P A P P P P P A P P P P P P P
ICS8017 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A P A P P P P P
ICS8018 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A P A P P P P P
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Cognitive/Intellectual Skills
Information
Literacy
Self-Management
Planning &
Organising
Personal Enterprise
Interaction
Communication Team Working
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Application
Commercial
Acumen
ICS8019 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A P A P P P P P
ICS8020 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A P A P P P P P
ICS8022 A A P P A A A P A P A A A A A A P P - P A P P P P P A A A A A A A P
ICS8023 A A A P P A A A A A A A A A A A A A - A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
ICS8024 A P A P A A A A P P A A A A A A - P - P A P P P P P P - P P P P A P
ICS8025 A P A P A A A A A A A A A A A A - P - A A A A A A P P - P P P P A P
ICS8035 A A P P A A A A P A A A A A A A A P - P A P P P P P A A P A A P P P
ICS8036 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A P P - A A A A A A A A A P P P P P P
ICS8098 A A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A - - - P A P P P P - A A A P P P P P
ICS8099 A A P A A A A A A A A A A A A A - P - P A - P - P P - - A - - A A P
Your PG teaching and learning experience is likely to be different from what you experienced as an UG student. We expect PG students to be able to work much more independently. You will find that you are expected to undertake more guided independent study, in addition to attending scheduled learning and teaching activities. In general, for this 20-credit module you can expect 200 hours of ‘student’ effort.
[Adjust to the credit load of the module, i.e., 40 and 400 and 60]. Students can expect to distribute their total hours per module into two or three categories:
Scheduled learning and teaching activities - encompass all activities that are formally scheduled and where students have access to a member of staff, teaching assistant or demonstrator, whether face-toface or on-line.
Guided independent study - refers to independent student activity and covers the range from reading and preparation through to situations where students are required to work in groups without staff supervision or where students are required to undertake very specific pieces of work.
Employer-based learning - refers to placements or internships in an organisation that form part of the programme, as well as to study abroad. – keep for ICS8015, ICS8017-19
Although a variety of teaching and learning strategies are employed to help students achieve their learning objectives, the majority of hours fall into the guided independent study category. See Table 2 for a summary of student contact hours by category for this module.
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Table 2. Summary of student contact hours by learning and teaching categories for student and staff total contact hours for [enter code and or module title].
Scheduled Learning and Teaching
Activities (SLTA)
Guided Independent Study (GIS)
ICS8001
ICS8002
ICS8003
ICS8004
ICS8005
ICS8006
ICS8010
ICS8012
ICS8013
ICS8014
ICS8015
ICS8017
ICS8018
ICS8019
ICS8022
ICS8023
ICS8024
ICS8025
ICS8035
ICS8036
ICS8098
ICS8099
31
23 12
19 12
25 7
23 11
5
15 10
12 10
15
7
8
25
18 14
5
60
60
20 21
60
9 10.5 4.5
31 7
29 6
31 13
30 7
11
3
1
10
7
2
3 10
8
6
12
4 14
8 16
4 9
4 12
5 14
3 12.5
10
18
2
13
40
1 6
3
77 44 33
70 48 40
68 50 40
72 48 40
65 48 40
42 48 3
37 37 3
40 34 45
66 50 30
82 50 20
30 3
220
220
220
50 50 40
10.5 50 20
66 30 50
37 50 30
64 50 40
25 50 25
260 100
421 160
70
70 10
27 7
4
3
70 10
6
30
45 5
5
200 57
200 53
200 50
200 56
200 58
200 48
200 54
200 58
200
200
9 150 200
56
59
9
520 800 60
520 800 60
520 800 60
200 71
200 50.5
200 59
200 64
200 57
200 61
400 40
600 39
Overall, you are expected to take responsibility for your own learning, while the Module Leaders is/are expected to guide, support, and facilitate the process. ICCHS has close links with the sector; with a vast range of external speakers, from all areas of the MGH world, coming in to lead lectures or practical sessions. This means that the programmes balance theory with practice and maintain an up-to-theminute relevance. At the start of a module, students can expect to be given a structure for the subject matter of the module and a clear explanation of the learning outcomes and what the students will need to do to achieve these learning outcomes.
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14:00-14:50
15:00-15:50
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11:00-11:50
12:00-12:50
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-14:50
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11:00-11:50
12:00-12:50
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-14:50
15:00-15:50
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50
12:00-12:50
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
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11:00-11:50
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
15:30-15:50
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
15:30-15:50
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Room location include key to all locations
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Week Date Time Topic Presenter/Lead Style Location
AGRB.CSLT = Clement Stephenson Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building
You are expected to attend all scheduled learning and teaching activities identified for this module and group independent study sessions. The Module Leader or the session leader will collect signatures daily during structured contact times. Attendance normally is required at all teaching/learning sessions if a student is to pass. Repeated absence will need to be explained. The ICCHS Support Team maintains the signed rosters, and the DPD may make random reviews to appraise attendance.
It is important that all students adhere to the terms of the Student Charter
( http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/assets/documents/73560_UON_Student_Charter_2012-
13.pdf
) and ensure that they are punctual and attend all timetabled sessions.
Students must submit a student notice of absence form
( http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/assets/documents/AbsenceNotice.pdf
) to sacsattendance@ncl.ac.uk
if they are ill or have other good reason for non-attendance. Pease copy the
Module Leader and your Personal Tutor into this email exchange.
You are advised to consult your Personal Tutor if there is a problem leading to long-term absence (or a pattern of shorter absences) from the University. It is your responsibility to catch-up with academic work missed during a period of absence. DO NOT assume that your absence from the programme is approved. The University reserves the right to reject requests for absence, including self-certification of sickness, if there are concerns about a student’s overall pattern of attendance. In such cases,
Unsatisfactory Progress regulations may be invoked.
(s)
A full briefing of the module assignment(s) will occur on date. Do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions about the assignment.
(s)
Give a description of the assignment(s) here. Be sure to describe the assessment using University term.
FYI – use this and the following table from the DPH to complete the table below.
Semester 1
ICS8001 Issues and Ideas (essay)
ICS8002 Management (report)
ICS8003 Communication & Interpretation (case study)
Semester 2
ICS8099 Dissertation (outline proposal)
ICS8099 Dissertation (detailed proposal)
Submission date
(12:00 pm)
Wednesday
12 December 2012
Monday
07 January 2013
Thursday
10 January 2013
Thursday
14 February 2013
Mark & Feedback date
(2:00 pm)
Friday
18 January 2013
Monday
04 February 2013
Thursday
17 January 2013
Supervisor Assigned
Friday
01 March
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ICS8004 Collections Management (report)
ICS8005 Art Curatorship 1 (professional skill assessment)
ICS8010 Interpretation and Exhibition (essay & design/creative project)
ICS8012 History (essay)
ICS8013 Archaeology (report & written exercise)
ICS8014 Natural Sciences (report)
ICS8022 Art Museum & Gallery Studies Education 1 (report)
ICS8023 Art Museum & Gallery Studies Education 2 (report)
ICS8024 Heritage Management 1 (essay)
ICS8025 Heritage Management 2 (both reports)
ICS8035 Heritage Education & Interpretation 1 (report)
ICS8036 Heritage Education & Interpretation 2 (report & written exercise)
ICS8006 Art Curatorship 2 (report & design/creative project)
ICS8012 History (design/creative project)
ICS8014 Natural Sciences (oral presentation)
ICS8023 Art Museum & Gallery Studies Education 2 (observation of
professional practice)
ICS8017 Museum Work-Based Placement (case study & written exercise)
ICS8018 Heritage Work-Based Placement (case study & written exercise)
ICS8019 Gallery Work-Based Placement (case study & written exercise)
ICS8098 Work-based Project (written exercise)
Friday
03 May 2013 date to be confirmed in
January 2013
30 working days after the last on-site placement day
April 2014
Semester 3
ICS8015 Placement (report & reflective log)
ICS8099 Dissertation (dissertation)
Monday
01 July 2013
Friday
30 August 2013
Tuesday
04 June 2013 within 20 working days of submission within 20 working days of submission within 20 working days of submission
Monday
29 July 2013
Friday
11 October 2013
FYI TABLE –MUST USE THESE TERMS TO DESCRIBE AND REFERENCE YOUR MODULES ASSIGNMENTS
AS THIS IS HOW THE MARKS WILL BE RECORDED IN NESS
ICS8001
ICS8002
ICS8003
ICS8004
ICS8005
ICS8006
ICS8010
ICS8012
ICS8013
ICS8014
ICS8015
ICS8017
ICS8018
ICS8019
ICS8022
ICS8023
ICS8024
ICS8025
50%
40%
80%
50%
80%
100%
100%
60%
100%
60%
100%
60%
100%
50%
100%
50%
50%
50%
100%
40%
40%
50%
20%
100%
20%
50%
50%
50%
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ICS8035
ICS8036
ICS8098
ICS8099
100%
40%
100%
Assessment Type
Delete or add as needed
Oral Presentation
Observation of Professional Practice
Essay
Report
Activity
Type
% of
Module
Mark
Maximum
Word
Count individual or group
Case Study
Design or Creative Project
Dissertation
Reflective Log
Written Exercise
Professional Skills Assessment
Dissertation (outline proposal)
Dissertation (detailed proposal)
100%
Submission date
(12:00 pm)
60%
Mark & Feedback date
(2:00 pm)
Provide specific requirements for each assignment.
Maximum word count: 3500 words, exclusive of the List of References and Appendices
Students should aim to keep to[re-enter the word count specifying what it includes or what is excluded]. Word counts must be identified on the coversheet; markers may conduct random checks of word counts on the electronic copy. Students will be penalised according to the following scale if the published word count is exceeded:
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Excess Words (%)
No more than 5%
More than 5% but no more than 10%
More than 10% but no more than 15%
More than 15%
Penalty marks deducted from mark awarded
1 mark
3 marks
5 marks
10 marks
In addition to the general instructions provided in your Degree Programme Handbook please adhere to the specific instruction provided here for you assignments in this module. Please remember that in the interests of fairness, the principle of anonymity is practiced in marking.
When writing a piece of work you will need to reference material written or produced by others. This procedure is called ‘citing’ or ‘quoting references’. Consistency and accuracy are important to enable readers to identify and locate the material to which you have referred. The same set of rules should be followed very time you cite a reference (e.g., in-text citation and List of References).
Complete and accurate referencing is extremely important in academic work and failure to reference properly can lead to failure of assessed work. For all ICCHS PGT written assignments, the only acceptable referencing system is The Coventry University (CU) Harvard Reference Style (author-date method). Using other systems will be considered as a failure to reference properly. The Coventry
University (CU) Harvard Reference Style is available at http://home.ched.coventry.ac.uk/caw/harvard/ .
Please adhere to the following presentation requirements adjust to your preferences:
 word processor type
 use A4 paper
 number each page
 left justify text
 margins – set to Moderate; e.g., top 2.54cm, bottom 2.54cm , right 1.91cm, and left 1.91 cm
 indent first line of new paragraphs three spaces or present information in block paragraphs with a reasonable space between paragraphs
 use one side of the paper only
 line spacing at 1.15
 use 12 point font (Arial, Times Roman, or equivalent)
 place your student number / ICCHS ID in the header of every sheet, do NOT include your name
Credit normally is given for the following elements:
 Use of English
 Spelling, grammar
 Presentation
 Style
 Structure
 In-text citations
 List of references
 General presentation
 Conformity to word limit
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6.4.2.1
Tables, graphs, figures, and illustrations can greatly enhance assignment presentation if they are used in moderation to convey relevant and useful information. Do not use several paragraphs of text to explain information that could easily be conveyed in tabular or diagrammatic form. As with the written word, make sure that tables and figures are properly referenced and include captions. Speak to the
Module Leader if you have questions about the best way to include items.
6.4.2.2
Use an appendix when you wish to include material in your assignment that is important, but not directly relevant to your main argument. An appendix might include copies of data collection forms used in the research, excerpts from diaries or transcripts from case studies, questionnaires, tests, statistical tables, and raw data. Including this material in the main body of your essay or assignment would make your work difficult to read or cluttered. This evidence should be placed in an appendix so that interested readers can consult the material if they wish. Appendices should not include photocopies of journal articles or text from references. Appendices should be lettered in the order in which they are referred to in the text. The material placed in the appendix should be referred to in the body of the assignment. Note that appendices will count in your overall word count unless explicitly stated as being exempt in the assignment brief.. If you wish to include non-text materials; e.g., audio or video tapes, discuss this with the Module Leader.
You will be required to submit an electronic copy and a hardcopy of your assessed work. Hardcopy and electronic copies must be mirror images of each other. Remember, you can run an Originality Report in
Turnitin before submitting your final version.
The steps to follow are:
 Complete a coversheet (download a copy from your module on Blackboard).
 Confirm the electronic copy includes ALL required components, including the coversheet.
 Submit final electronic copy of assignment using Turnitin.
 Print the digital receipt sent to you via email for the assignment being submitted – blackout your name to assure anonymity.
 Print an exact copy of the assignment submitted via Turnitin.
 Attach the digital receipt securely to a copy of the electronic submission of the assignment by a single staple in the top left hand corner.
 Date/stamp your coversheet using the stamp connected to the ICCHS Assessment Box, or located within the ICCHS Office.
 Submit the assignment into the ICCHS Assessment Box, or directly to a member of the ICCHS
Support Team.
You access Turnitin via your module on Blackboard. Follow these steps to submit your electronic copy, or consult the full guide available on ICCHS’ Community Blackboard.
1.
Go to the Turnitin submission point on your module on Blackboard.
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2.
Find the appropriate Turnitin assignment and click View/Complete.
3.
Browse to find your assignment file (file types supported include MS Word (.doc), WordPerfect
(.wpd), PostScript (.eps), Portable Document Format (.pdf), HTML (.htm), Rich Text (.rtf) and
Plain Text (.txt). All files submitted to Turnitin must be text based.).
4.
Click Upload.
5.
The next page shows the text you are submitting to confirm it is the correct file.
6.
When you are sure you have uploaded the correct file, click Submit.
7.
You will be sent a digital receipt via email. Print this email as confirmation of submission, as you must submit it with your hardcopy submission.
8.
You can review your submission by returning to the submission point and clicking
View/Complete again.
Remember to make sure all components of an assignment are included in your electronic submission. If you find you have forgotten something after the deadline and submit it after the deadline, then unfortunately your assignment will be considered a late submission.
For group assignments, the group needs to nominate one student to submit the group assignment. It is advisable to provide the name of the nominee to the Module Leader. Follow the steps identified above for individual electronic submissions.
Place your hardcopy in the ICCHS Assessment Box, which will be placed outside room G.02 in 18
Windsor Terrace. You must submit your work by 12:00 (noon) on [re-enter submission date].
Assignments will be collected at noon and date stamped. Assignment received at this time will be stamped as late (unless it is being submitted as an extension), see the section below regarding the consequences of a late submission. Work that is to be handed in early or happens to be late can be given to a member of the ICCHS Support Team.
It is always best for you to personally hand deliver your assessed work to Windsor Terrace and place it in the Assessment Box. Occasionally, a student finds that they are not physically in Newcastle on the due date, making physically submitting their assignment difficult. On rare occasions, an assignment can be submitted by post; however, this requires preapproval by the Module Leader. To seek such an approval email the Module Leader with your request; s/he will respond to your request copying in the ICCHS
Support Team, who will record your name on the postal submission list. The postmark on the envelope will be used as the date/time stamp for the submission, so must comply with the submission date/time published in the module handbook. Note, the times of submission should adhere to the University time zone, see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/assets/documents/qsh-assmt-assessedwork-policy.pdf
.
Students should submit summative and formative work to meet deadlines for submission. Students with a legitimate reason (see next section) for being unable to submit a piece of summative assessed work (including a dissertation) by the published deadline should first speak to their Personal Tutor.
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All applications for extensions must be submitted in accordance with the University’s Personal
Extenuating Circumstances policy and guidance ( http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/studentresources/help/ ). You need to submit your PEC applications to the ICCHS Office; note extensions are
not granted through Module Leader or Personal Tutor discretion, to encourage uniformity and equitability across Schools/Institutes and across the University. The PEC committee
After seeking advice from your Personal Tutor and an extension request is necessary, then you need to:
 Completion and submission of PEC application as soon as possible and in advance of deadline (if application is not based on an emergency absence or extension).
 Compilation of evidence to prove legitimate circumstances for extension request. Self-certification may be sufficient for a short extension but not longer submission extensions.
 Provision of evidence of grounds for a late PEC application (if applicable).
The normal maximum allowable extension is two weeks for all full-time taught postgraduate students, with proportionate allowance for part-time taught students. The length of extension granted will vary according to individual circumstances as evidenced by a PEC application. PEC Committees are authorised to approve extensions within—and in exceptional circumstances, beyond—these guidelines.
A revised submission date can fall within closure or holiday periods, as long as alternative arrangements are in place to secure recording of submission.
It should be noted that extensions will normally be granted in the following situations only:
 Debilitating personal illness supported by a medical certificate;
 Serious illness or death of a close relative;
 Participation in a University-approved scheme for which strict guidelines for extensions/extra time will be issued; or
 In the case of part-time or work-based students, unplanned and unavoidable work commitments.
Your assignment is regarded as late if it is not submitted by noon (12:00) on [enter date from above].
Late submission without good cause or an approved PEC Form will lead to a maximum mark of 50%.
The period of ‘late submission’ is for a maximum of seven (7) days following the deadline. If a PEC Form is not approved within or shortly after this period, then the mark awarded for the piece of work
will be zero.
In marking ‘late submissions’, markers are required to record the actual mark that would have been achieved had the work been submitted on time as well as the capped mark. Feedback will be given to the student in the usual way on the module feedback form. The BoE may, as is the case with resubmissions, have 'regard' to the real mark in making recommendations. This requires that both the actual and the capped mark be made available to the BoE.
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Non-submission of work will result in a mark of zero, as per the relevant University Regulations. This applies to all assessed work whether it constitutes all or part of the final mark.
When thinking about your assessment, you may find it helpful to know how the Quality Assurance
Agency for Higher Education describes the standard postgraduate degree, including an MA degree, certificate, and diploma in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland:
“Much of the study undertaken for master's degrees will have been at, or informed by, the forefront of an academic or professional discipline. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems. They will have the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative in complex and unpredictable professional environments.”
These standards inform the following marking criteria and weighting: Please adjust according to each assignment:
Add level 3 headers if you have more than one assignment that has different criteria and or level descriptors:
 Knowledge & Understanding (XX% of overall mark)
 Range of material studied
 Showing understanding
 Planning
 Argument & Critical Thinking (XX% of overall mark)
 Critical analysis
 Use of evidence
 Independent and original thought in pulling disparate ideas into a coherent whole
 Research (XX% of overall mark)
 Methodology
 Quality of evidence/data
 Execution (XX% of overall mark)
 Organisation
 Care taken in presentation and acknowledgement of sources
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 Fluency and clarity of expression
The detailed Level Descriptors for this assignment are outlined in the table below:
Insert the level descriptor table(s) for your assignment.
The final mark returned for the assessment of any module, shall be rounded to the nearest whole number before being returned to the relevant BoE. The rounding of marks shall follow the convention: decimal marks with a decimal component of 0.5 or larger shall be rounded up to the next whole number; marks with a decimal component of less than 0.5 shall be rounded down to the next whole number. Averages for determining awards shall be calculated using the same method. Note that the marks you receive on your feedback form are provisional and will not be confirmed until the BoE
meeting.
Normally, you can expect marks and comments to be returned to you within four (4) working weeks
(20 working days) of submission. However, this timing does not apply to dissertations. In the event this is not possible, you will be informed of when you can expect marks to be posted onto Blackboard.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ policy on the return of assessed work is as follows: a) The policy applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty. It refers to assessed coursework and the return of marks related to Semester 1 examinations on modules offered by Schools within the Faculty. It does not apply to dissertations, research topics, and equivalent modules. b) Exemptions to the policy can only be granted by the Head of School and only in exceptional circumstances. Where an exemption is granted, an alternative stated deadline for feedback must be given. c) The maximum length of time a Module Leader should take to return feedback to students should be four (4) term-time weeks. The marks returned in such cases may be provisional. d) Feedback should be designed so as to allow students to assess how well they are doing and what they need to do to improve performance. e) Where exceptionally there are justifiable reasons as to why feedback cannot be given in line with the policy, the Head of School is responsible for notifying students as soon as this is known and an alternative date should be given.
Your assessed work will not be returned to you. However, you will receive a provisional mark and some form of feedback, either an ICCHS Assessment Feedback Sheet, or an equivalent form produced via
Blackboard. Original work will be retained, as it may need to be moderated by an external examiner and/or inspected by the BoEs.
What students can do if feedback is not provided within the stated period?
Students should ask the Head of School, Professor Peter Stone peter.stone@ncl.ac.uk
for a satisfactory explanation. You are advised to copy your e-mail to Dr Myra Giesen, as the Degree Programme Director.
If a satisfactory explanation is not provided within seven days, then you have the right to take the
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), who will then investigate and try and ensure that feedback is provided as quickly as possible.
Module Leaders are encouraged to give you as much detail concerning each piece of work as is compatible with the University’s Regulations. In practice, this means a written report detailing strengths and weaknesses and formative assessment designed to help you improve future work.
You should also read and become familiar with 1) ICCHS PGT Policy – Moderation and Double Marking and 2) ICCHS PGT Policy – Scaling. Both documents are posted on this module’s Blackboard. Make sure these are present on your module’s Blackboard.
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The aims of this practical are...
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Prior to visiting the MGH venues, please make certain that your current mobile number and contact details are available in the main ICCHS office. We must complete risk assessment forms so please make sure we have this information. On visit days, wear clothes that are comfortable and shoes that are appropriate for walking around. Please ensure you arrive on time for all departures or we will have to leave without you! Finally, note that study venues are subject to change. If a change is required, you will be notified as soon a possible.
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Add text to reply to last year’s feedback.
At the end of this module, you will be given a questionnaire covering the design and teaching of the module. Your replies are anonymous and confidential. The matters upon which you are invited to comment concern the structure, content, and conduct of lectures, seminars and tutorials as appropriate.
We hope that as many students as possible complete these questionnaires, since they enable the
Module Leader and lecturers to improve the teaching that you and future students will receive. Please be as honest as possible in your evaluation. You also will have the chance for further feedback and comment on modules through your representatives on the Staff Student Committee and the Board of
Studies.
This list provides a fairly comprehensive introduction to many of the key books that deal with communication and interpretation in the MGH sector. You are not expected to buy or read all of these books. Choose the ones that are most appropriate to your degree programme and your interests. Most of them should be available through the university's Robinson library. If a book is checked out and you want to use it, please place a recall on it. This is the only way we can argue that the library does not have enough book to cover student demands. Additionally, if you are desperate to find a copy of an item on the list, please let add module leaders name here, as they may be able to help.
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The reading list is available at insert link to library list, e.g., https://reading.ncl.ac.uk/rl/displaylist?module=ICS8003
You can include full reading list here or only add key items not on the library reading. Either way, the library reading needs to be updated annually. So please make it is current. Please use the CU Harvard
Style Guide for referencing your list.
Add key websites that will be useful specific to the topic of the module.
Add useful networks and processional groups as you see fit related to the topic of the module.
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