| 1. Departments must ensure that students receive accurate and up-to-date information for each assessment task. |
| 2. Information may be provided in a number of formats including Student Handbooks, Moodle sites and the UCL intranet. |
| 3. The information provided to students for all assessment tasks should include: |
| a) A comprehensive description of the assessment task including any rubrics. |
| b) The marking criteria against which students will be assessed. |
| c) If applicable, clear instructions on when and where a written examination, presentation, lab test or other assessment event will take place. |
| d) If applicable, clear instructions for collaborative or group work, including whether and how the contribution of individuals will be assessed. |
| e) If applicable, clear instructions for peer assessment and how the marks awarded by peers will be second-marked and moderated by academic staff. |
| f) If applicable, clear instructions about word counts, the inclusion of footnotes, diagrams, images, tables, figures and bibliographies etc., and any penalties that may be applied for exceeding these parameters. |
| g) Coursework submission deadlines and information about penalties for late submission. |
| h) An indication of when students can expect to receive marks and feedback on their work. |
| 4. The following information must also be readily available to students: |
| a) The marking scale in use on the programme or module. |
| b) For written examinations, a clear link to the Exams and Assessments guidance on the Students webpages. |
| c) For coursework submissions, clear information about where and how to submit work, including details of any electronic submission methods and the technical support available. |
| d) Links to information about Reasonable Adjustments, Exam Adjustments and the support services available to students. |
| e) Links to information about when, where and how to submit a claim for Extenuating Circumstances. |
| f) Links to information about accepted referencing methods and UCL’s Student Academic Misconduct policies and penalties. |
| g) Where applicable, links to information about research ethics and integrity. |
| h) Links to information about the Consequences of Failure. |
| i) Links to information about the External Examiner process and how to access reports via Portico. |
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