Section 6 Changes
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Index 6 |
17-07-00 |
Addition of 6.1.4.16 |
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6.1.4.16 |
17-07-00 |
New page: Assessment of Skills Guidelines |
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6.1.4.5 |
10-08-00 |
Marking & Classification Conventions: Inclusion of notes re mean/weighted and median schemes from 2002 |
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6.1.6.1 |
10-08-00 |
Change to Passing and Progression Rules for Durham and UDSC |
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6.1.4.11 |
11-12-00 |
New guidelines for Providing Feedback |
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6.1.6.1 |
09-01-01 |
Further changes to .7 Passing & Progression Rules as per Calendar Regulations |
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6(A11) |
09-01-01 |
New Examination Dates for 2001 |
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6.1.4.17 |
09-01-01 |
New Sub Section re Provision of Information for Students (Examinations & Assessment) |
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Index 6 |
09-01-01 |
Revised to take into account recent updates |
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6(A11) |
12-01-01 |
Preliminary Science General Exam Board 13 June, time 9.30am not 10.15am |
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6.1.6.1 |
05-03-01 |
New Dates for 2001 |
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6(A1) |
05-03-01 |
New dates plus change to pass mark (see comment) |
Only last sheet of BoE Report Part A |
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6.1.6.1 |
10-05-01 |
Amendment to date UDSC first year exam results are published |
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6.1.4.4 |
28-06-01 |
Additional details re assessment irregularities |
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6.1.4.11 |
28-06-01 |
Amendments to University policy on disclosure of marks to students |
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6.1.4.14 |
03-07-01 |
Amendment to requirement for Medical Certificate |
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6(A21) |
03-07-01 |
Amendment to requirement for Medical Certificate |
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Whole Section |
August 2001 |
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6.1.4.6 |
16-10-01 |
Clarification of Invigilation Procedures (new 6.1.4.6(d)) |
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6.1.4.4 |
18-10-01 |
Clarified procedures for invigilation and cheating in exams and seriousness of plagiarism |
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6(A11) |
19-11-01 |
Amendments to key dates for 2002 examinations |
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6.1.4.18 |
22-11-01 |
Amendments to regulations for the use of Postgraduates as markers |
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6.3.15 |
22-11-01 |
Amendments to the requirements for the retention of student work |
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6(A18) |
10-07-02 |
Insertion of new page 2 ~ Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 |
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6(A5) |
02-08-02 |
Amended for academic year 2002/03 |
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6(A16) |
02-08-02 |
Amended for academic year 2002/03 |
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6.1.4.10 |
Nov 02 |
Anonymous Marking Scheme item 11 - last sentence DELETED ‘It is accepted ...... |
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6.1.4.4 |
Feb 03 |
Amendments to Plagiarism in Research Degrees |
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6.3.20 |
15-05-03 |
Additional details re: Use of Postgraduates as Markers (Examination/Assessment) |
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6.2.1.1 |
13-06-03 |
Additional details re: Responsibilities - Board of Examiners & Higher Degrees Advisory Groups (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.2.1 |
13-06-03 |
Amendment to University Guidelines - Membership of Boards of Examiners (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.3.1 |
13-06-03 |
Amendments to Procedures for the Conduct of Meetings - Operation of Board of Examiners Meetings (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.3.2 |
13-06-03 |
Additional details re: Quorum - Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.3.3 |
13-06-03 |
Additional details re: Formal Records of Meetings of Boards of Examiners - Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.4.1 |
13-06-03 |
Amendments to Procedure for the Appointment of Examiners - Examination/Assessment Process (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.4.5 |
13-06-03 |
Amendments to Marking Conventions - Examination/Assessment Process (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.2.4.11 |
13-06-03 |
Taken out reference to 6.1.4.11, and replaced with separate actions for Disclosure of Marks (Taught Postgraduate), as some actions are different to those at Undergraduate level |
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6.2.4.18 |
13-06-03 |
Amendment to Penalties for Overlength Assessed Work - Examination/Assessment Process (Taught Postgraduate) |
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6.6.1 |
17-06-03 |
Additional details to include Terms of Reference for the Board of Examiners for the Final Honours Examinations in Joint Honours in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
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6.1.4.4 |
01-07-03 |
Minor amendment - Examination/Assessment Process - Introduction |
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6.3.16 |
01-07-03 |
Replace current text on the Need for Medical Reports with new text and title, Student Absence and Illness |
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6.4 |
01-07-03 |
Minor amendments re: Role as Member of Board of Examiners and External Examiners' Report |
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6(A4) |
01-07-03 |
Replace Self-Certificate of Illness with a new version |
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6(A5) |
01-07-03 |
Amendments to External Examiners' Annual Report Form - Postgraduate and Undergraduate, and include additional text re: Quality and Standards in Higher Education |
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A6.08 |
01-07-03 |
Replace Form for the Request of a Medical Certificate/Report with a new version |
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6(A21) |
01-07-03 |
Add new Appendix - Mitigating Circumstances Form |
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6.3.2 |
07-07-03 |
Minor amendments to grid re: External Examiners/Moderators Appointment Packs - Undergraduate |
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6.3.3 |
07-07-03 |
Delete paragraph 5 of the Approval and Monitoring of Examination Papers - Undergraduate |
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6.1.4.6 |
07-07-03 |
Minor amendments re: Invigilation Procedures - Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate |
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6.3.12 |
07-07-03 |
Minor amendments re: Anonymous Marking Scheme for Undergraduate Formal Written Examination Papers |
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6.1.4.11 |
07-07-03 |
Minor amendments re: Disclosure of Marks and Feedback to Students - Undergraduate |
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6.1.6.1 |
07-07-03 |
Minor amendments re: The Preliminary Honours Examination Process (Durham) |
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6.3.17 |
10-07-03 |
Insert paragraph to University Policy on the Quality Assurance of Examinations and Assessment (Anonymous marking section) |
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6.1.4.4 |
04.08.03 |
Minor amendments. Correction to definition of Plagiarism |
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6.1.6.1 |
29.08.03 |
Text added to Medical Evidence and Evidence of Other Good Cause section |
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6(A13) |
29.08.03 |
Text added under paragraph 7 and information re 3rd Year of Honours Degree in Natural Sciences removed. |
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6(A7) |
09.09.03 |
Job titles amended |
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6.3.9 |
15.10.03 |
Additional text re: Dyslexic Students - ‘Standard Guidelines for the Allowance of Additional Time' |
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6.1.4.9 |
15.10.03 |
Additional text re: Concessions Procedures for Formal University Examinations - General |
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6(A11) |
20.10.03 |
Change key dates for the 2004 examinations |
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6.1.3.1 |
10.12.03 |
Minor amendment to include General Examinations Boards/Boards of Examiners for Joint Honours Programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
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6.3.5 |
10.12.03 |
Include additional text from Volume I of the Calendar re. University Guidance on Procedures in Respect of Plagiarism |
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6.1.4.6 |
10.12.03 |
Include additional text re. the Allocation of an Invigilator for Examinations |
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6.3.13 |
10.12.03 |
Delete reference to SMB's and include additional text re. Advice and Feedback to Students on Examination Marks |
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6(A5) |
10.12.03 |
Add a revised copy of the Addendum to External Examiner's Report Form |
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6 (A9) |
10.12.03 |
Remove example format of Preliminary Honours General Examination Board Marksheets to make way for a new example in April 2004 |
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6(A10) |
10.12.03 |
Remove example format of Preliminary Honours Results Lists to make way for a new example in April 2004 |
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6(A11) |
10.12.03 |
Amend key dates for assessment, and minor amendments to include Joint Honours in Arts |
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6.6.4 |
10.12.03 |
Delete flowchart and replace with a link to a new version of the flowchart in the Student Survival Guide |
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6.6.5 |
10.12.03 |
Delete flowchart and replace with a link to a new version of the flowchart in the Student Survival Guide |
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A6.12 |
12.12.03 |
Add new Appendix - Examination Concession Request Form |
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A6.13 |
12.12.03 |
Add new Appendix - Form for Changes and Additions to the Appointment of Examiners |
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6.1.1 |
21.05.04 |
Add paragraph re. Responsibilities of Subject Boards of Examiners |
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6.1.3.1 |
21.05.04 |
Delete section on Procedures for the Conduct of Meetings - Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings: Undergraduate |
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6.6 |
21.05.04 |
Add new section on Level 2 Resits for Students Failing 60 Credits |
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6.2.4.1 |
21.05.04 |
Amended hyperlink to Appendix 6(A17), which has been deleted, and has now been changed to Appendix 6(A2) |
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6(A2) |
21.05.04 |
Minor amendments to the Form for the Nomination for Appointment of External Examiners: Undergraduate - amend form to include Taught Postgraduate |
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6(A17) |
21.05.04 |
Delete section on Nomination for Appointment as External Examiner for Taught Postgraduate Level Programmes |
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6(A1) |
05.07.04 |
Minor amendments to the Board of Examiners' Report - Preliminary Honours Part B |
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6.1 |
26.07.04 |
Minor amendments to the University Guidelines on the Membership of Boards of Examiners - Absence of Internal Examiners |
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A6.01 |
26.07.04 |
Amendments to Board of Examiners Report Forms |
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6.1.6.1 |
02.08.04 |
Amendments to The Preliminary Honours Examination Process - Number 11 August/September Re-sit Examinations |
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6(A11) |
02.08.04 |
Amendments to Summary of Key Dates for the 2005 Examinations |
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6.3.8 |
02.08.04 |
Minor Amendments to The Examination/Assessment Process: Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate. |
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6.2.1.1 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to Taught Postgraduate Responsibilities. Removed Higher Degrees Advisory Group and Graduate School Committee and added Faculty Teaching and Learning Committees and Teaching and Learning Committee |
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6.2.3.1 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings: Taught Postgraduate |
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6.2.4.1 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to the Examination/Assessment Process: Taught Postgraduate - Procedures for the Appointment of Examiners |
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6.2.4.5 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to the Examination/Assessment Process: Taught Postgraduate - Marking Conventions |
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6.2.4.9 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to the Examination/Assessment Process: Taught Postgraduate - Concession Procedures for Formal University Examinations |
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6.2.4.11 |
24.08.04 |
Minor amendments to the Examination/Assessment Process: Taught Postgraduate - Disclosure of Marks and Feedback to Students |
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A6.06 |
24.08.04 |
Added an up to date example format of Preliminary Honours General Examinations Board Marksheets: Undergraduate |
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A6.07 |
24.08.04 |
Added an up to date example format of Preliminary Honours Results Lists: Undergraduate |
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6(A21) |
26.08.04 |
Amendments to Mitigating Circumstances Form |
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6.1.3.2 |
26.08.04 |
Amendments to Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings: Undergraduate Quorum |
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6.2.3.2 |
26.08.04 |
Amendments to Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings: Taught Postgraduate Quorum |
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6.3.2 |
17.09.04 |
Amendments to the Examination/Assessment Process: Undergraduate |
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6(A5) |
03.11.04 |
External Examiner's Annual Report Form amended for new Academic Year 2004/05 |
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6.4.8 |
03.11.04 |
Replaced guidelines for External Examiner's Final Report with a new version |
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6(A21) |
15.11.04 |
Mitigating Circumstances Form amended for new Academic Year 2004/05 |
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A6.04 |
13.12.04 |
Minor revision to the Self-Certification of Illness Form |
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6(A17) |
27.01.05 |
Add new appendices - External Moderator's Annual Report Form: Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate |
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6.4.7 |
27.01.05 |
Add new appendices - External Moderator's Final Overview Report: Guidelines - Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate |
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6(A13) |
31.01.05 |
Major amendments to the Terms of Reference for the Board of Examiners for the Natural Sciences Degree |
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6.3.11 |
08.02.05 |
Minor amendments to the ‘General' section of the Concessions Procedures for Formal University Examinations - additional text added |
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A6.11 |
08.02.05 |
Minor amendment to the Mitigating Circumstances Form - change of contact details for the University's Counselling Service at Queens Campus Stockton |
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6.7 |
02.03.05 |
Minor alterations to the dates of second/final combined and natural sciences and joint honours in social sciences examinations boards |
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6.2.1 |
22.04.05 |
Revision of section on Quorum, for the Operation of Boards of Examiners Meetings |
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6.5 |
22.04.05 |
Removal of section 8, ‘Transfers', in the Preliminary Honours Examination Process |
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6.5.10 |
22.04.05 |
Revision of Terms of Reference of Faculty Preliminary Honours General Examinations Boards: Undergraduate |
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Whole Section |
September 2005 |
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6.6.1 |
17.10.05 |
Revision of Appendix to include MA in Research Methods. |
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6.6.4 |
19.05.06 |
Up-dated in line with the changes to the core regulations |
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6.6.5 |
19.05.06 |
Up-dated in line with the changes to the core regulations |
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6.6.1 |
13.06.06 |
Amendments made to the Terms of Reference for the Board of Examiners for the Natural Sciences Degree |
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6(A5) |
15.06.06 |
Changes to dates on External Examiner's Annual Report Form |
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6(A17) |
15.06.06 |
Changes to dates on External Moderator's Annual Report Form |
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A6.02 |
19.07.07 |
Amendments made to External Examiner Nomination Form |
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6.5.7 |
08.10.07 |
Revisions made to section to include information on students not wishing to appear on a public University Pass/Progression List. |
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A6.19 |
08.10.07 |
New appendix added. Form to accompany 6.5.7. |
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| 6.3.3 | Oct-07 | Minor amednment made to section | |
| 6.7.1 | Nov-07 | Amendment made to show the actual examintaion period | |
| 6.7.2 | Nov-07 | Amendment made to show the actual examination period | |
| 6.5.7 | Nov-07 | Revisions made to section to incorporate information at postgraduate taught and research level. | |
| A6.19 | Nov-07 | Revisions made to form to incorporate information at postgraduate taught and research level. | |
| A6.08 | Nov-07 | Minor change made to Form for the Request of a Medical Certificate/Report Confidential | |
| A6.11 | Feb 08 | Mitigating circumstances Form - Contact change | |
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6.4.8 6.4.9 |
Feb 08 |
Inserted new section into 6.4.7 - Consideration of external examiners' reports by staff student consultative committees. Moved previous 6.4.7 to 6.4.8 and moved previous 6.4.8 to 6.4.9 |
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6.9 6.9.1 6.9.2 |
Feb 08 | Inserted new section : 6.9 The Taught Postgraduate Examination Process and sub sections 6.9.1: Responsibilities of Boards of Examiners and 6.9.2: MA Research Methods | |
| A6.11 | March 08 | Mitigating Circumstances Form - Contact details for sources of advice updated | |
| 6.2.2 | Apr 08 | Minor change to 2.Format of the Report 1.B | |
| 6.6.1 | June 08 | Amendments to the Final Honours Examination Process - insert new paragraph 12. and web-links to 6.6.10 | |
| 6.5.2 | June 08 | Minor change to reference to MEP | |
| 6.6.10 | June 08 | New document - Terms of Reference for Boards of Examiners in Combined Honours, Joint Honours and Natural Sciences | |
| A6.18 | June 08 | Revised Final Honour Examination Process: full, printable version of 6.6 to include 6.6.10 | |
| 6.4.4 | July 08 | Minor revisions to the External Examiners/Moderators: Appointment of External Examiners | |
| 6.3.3 | July 08 | Additional paragraph 5. and slight changes to working paragraph 8 to The Examination/Assessment Process | |
| A6.21 | July 08 | New Appendix added - External Examiner Re-Appointment Form | |
| Section 6 | August 08 | New section - Principles of Assessment | |
| 6.6.9 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.6.9 - Publication of results | |
| 6.3.6 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.3.6 - Cheating in Exams Procedures - Postgraduate and Undergraduate | |
| 6.5.9 | Aug 08 | Revised docuemtn 6.5.8 - August/September resit Examinations | |
| 6.3.15 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.3.15 - Retention of Assessed Work | |
| 6.3.1 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.3.1 - Procedure for the Appointment of Examiners - Undergraduate | |
| 6.4.5 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.4.5 - Role and Responsibilities of External Examiners | |
| 6.4.4 | Aug 08 | Revised document 6.4.4 - Appointment of External Examiners | |
| 6.7.2 | September 08 | Revised document 6.7.2 Summary of Key Dates for Resit Examinations 2008-09 - Undergraduate | |
| 6.8 | October 08 | Revised document 6.8 Summary of Key Dates for 2008 Postgraduate Marks Entry | |
| a6.02 | Nov-08 | Update of a6.02 - change to address for the return of forms | |
| a6.10 | Dec-08 | Faculty Overview of External Examiners Reports - revised form | |
| a6.22 | Dec-08 | Exemplar of Sections A-C of a Faculty Overview of External Examiners' Reports | |
| 6.2.4 | Jan-09 | Minor revisions 6.2.4: The consideration of mitigating circumstances by boards of examiners | |
| 6.3.13 | Jan-09 | 6.3.13:Disclosure of marks and student feedback | |
| 6.3.17 | Jan-09 | Minor revisions 6.3.17:University Policy of the Quality Assurance of Examination and Assessment | |
| 6.3.3 | Feb-09 | Minor revision 6.3.3 The Approval of Monitoring of Examination Papers | |
| 6.4.9 | March 09 | Minor revisions throughout document | |
| a6.13 | March-09 | Minor revisions throughout document | |
| a6.21 | March-09 | Minor revisions throughout document | |
| 6.3.19 | April-09 | Revised throughout | |
| 6.2.5 | May-09 | New Section 6.2.5 : University Chief Examiner | |
| 6.3.9 | December 09 | minor updates to paragraphs 1c and 2 | |
| 6.3.11 | December 09 | minor updates to title and paragraph 4 | |
| 6.3.17 | December 09 | addition to paragraph 2c of the text in brackets | |
| a6.23a | May 2010 | New appendix - External examiner's report form for examiners in the final year of their appointment | |
| 6.4.9 | May 2010 | Minor revisions | |
| 6.2.6 | May 2010 | Minor revisions | |
| 6.3.16 | May 2010 | Minor revisions | |
| a6.01 | May 2010 | Minor revisions | |
| a6.25 | May 2010 | Minor revisions | |
| a6.16 | June 2010 | Removal of Appendix a6.16 No longer required | |
| 6.3.18a | August 2010 | Replacement of 6.3.18 | |
| 6.3.18b | August 2010 | Replacement of 6.3.18 | |
| 6.3.16a | Sept. 2010 | New document 'Serious Adverse Circumstances' | |
| a6.11 | Jan 2011 | Revised document - 'Serious Adverse Circumstances form' | |
| 6.3.19 | Feb 2011 | Full revision of wording | |
| a6.26 | Feb 2011 | New appendices - Guidelines for undergraduate student handbook | |
| 6.2.2 | April 2011 | Slight revision to wording | |
| a6.23 | May 2011 | Slightly modified version | |
| a6.23a | May 2011 | Slightly modiefied version | |
| 6.6.12 | June 2011 | Slight revision to wording | |
| 6.4 | July 2011 | Revisions to 6.4.1 through to 6.4.7 | |
| 6.9.1 | July 2011 | Slight revision to wording | |
| Section 6 | Oct. 2012 |
The section of the Learning and Teaching Handbook that covers assessment and examination has been heavily revised. The changes are primarily to the structure and format of the section, rather than substantive changes to policy and procedure, but these changes are extensive. The full revised section is available at http://www.dur.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/6/ . A mapping of the old structure of Section 6 against the new structure is available at http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/academicsupport.office/committees/FEC/AH/ECAHSCUG1151.pdf |