Overview

There are two assignments that are summatively assessed for this module (that is, assessments that count towards your overall mark).

The practicals for the module build up into an online portfolio of work.

After practical six you should have enough knowledge to think about the main assessment.

Although we have suggestions for the main assessment projects, you are welcome to suggest your own in negotiation with us.

Details (links will appear below when the assessments are released)

Assignment details	Deadline	% of final mark	Marking Criteria
Online portfolio (1,500 words equivalent)	See your timetable	30	Word File
Independent project (2,500 words equivalent)	See your timetable	70	Word File

Submission will be via the VLE. Please go to the course VLE site and see the "Assessments" link on the left menu.

Please note that we take plagiarism and collusion extremely seriously. Coding has specific issues in this area. Please read our plagiarism and collusion guidance. It will be assumed that you understand this when you submit, so please do.

Other important info

Please note that for elements give a word limit, there is no + 10% leeway for word length. Penalties for going over length are outlined in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA).

The VLE time stamp (which will be added to your submission when you upload the electronic version of your proposal) is definitive in terms of monitoring late submissions. Please note that the assessment upload will *not* email you confirmation, so please check you've uploaded ok.

Please add a Marking Consideration 'e-sticker' if necessary when uploading your work. A Marking Consideration "e-sticker" is sent by the School Taught Student Office to all students who are known to have a Specific Learning Difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), or another disability which affects their literacy. These students qualify for marking consideration, and this 'stamp' will identify their work. Disability Services determine eligibility. If you are eligible for Marking Consideration and have not been issued with a stamp, please contact your Taught Student Office as soon as possible.

It is your responsibility to make sure you are aware of the deadline for each piece of work. For work submitted electronically, the time of the submission is logged automatically and compared to the deadline. A late penalty of 5 marks (5 percent of marks available) per 24h period or part thereof after the deadline, begin to accrue from 1 second after the deadline. If your assessed work is over 14 days late, you will receive a mark of zero.

Assessment feedback return date: We will normally return an assessment within 15 working days as stated in the Code of Practice on Assessment. We will endeavour to avoid delays but will inform you if any should arise.

Re-sit Requirements: If you fail the module, you can register to re-sit the module at the next available opportunity.

You are expected to use the University's version of the Harvard referencing style for your assignments for this module. Guidance on how to include citations within your text and how to reference different types of material using Harvard is provided here.

The above requirement is to ensure consistency across the University. However, for the taught postgraduate MSc degrees in geography, with regard to citations and referencing where there are more than two authors, please use the format (Author, et al., year) when citing a source within your main text. In the reference list, please write out all author surnames and their initials (rather than just the first author, et al. as in the guidance noted above). This is the format of Harvard which is used in journals relevant to our topic areas.

Skills@Library, Royal Literary Fund Fellow and Statistics help: Skills@Library provides academic skills teaching and e-learning support so that students and researchers can effectively find, use, apply and present the information they need. The Royal Literary Fund Fellow provides support for essay and other forms of writing. You are welcome to seek their advice; their details can be found on this webpage. Our numeracy tutor, Rachel Homer, provides help on stats and maths. You can find her contact details on this webpage.