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- Academic Partnerships Handbook
- Approval and Revision of Taught Modules and Programmes Handbook
- Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook
- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Setting and submission of assessments
- 3 - Examinations
- 4 - Assessing students with disabilities
- 5 - Marking
- 6 - Feedback
- 7 - Assessment, progression and awarding committees
- 8 - Progression
- 9 - Classification of awards
- 10 - Mitigation: Deadline extensions and deferrals
- 11 - Consequence of failure in assessment
- 12 - Academic conduct and practice
- 13 - Review and publication of degree outcomes
- Annex A - Examination papers and rubrics
- Annex B - Examination major incident procedures
- Annex C - Programme / discipline committee
- Annex D - Faculty assessment, progression and awarding committee
- Annex E - University assessment, progression and awarding committee
- Annex F - Mitigation
- Annex G - Scaling Guidance
- Annex H - Template for reporting on the internal review of degree classifications
- Annex I - Template for preparation of the annual external Degree Outcomes Statement
- Annex J - Generalised timeline for annual internal review of degree outcomes and preparation of external Degree Outcomes Statement
- Annex K - Sharing of Examination Papers or Questions Investigation Guidance
- Annex L - Viva Voce Process
- Credit and Qualifications Framework
- Exceptional Years Handbook
- External Examining Handbook
- Learning and Teaching Support Handbook
- Postgraduate Research Handbook
- Quality Review & Enhancement Framework
- Student Cases Handbook
- Special Provisions for Online Programmes (including those offered in partnership with Keypath Education)
- Special Provisions for Healthcare Programmes
- Special Provisions for Degree Apprenticeships
- Special Provisions for Programmes with Accreditation Licenced by the Engineering Council
Annex A - Examination papers and rubrics
Standardisation of the format and basic layout of examination papers/rubric throughout the University aids both Invigilators and Examinations Office staff in their preparations prior to and during examination sessions. The required format is also clear for students sitting examinations. The font for use in cover and body text of examination papers is Arial 12 point, where appropriate.
For camera-ready copy, please note the following:
1. The front page (rubric) should only contain information about the examination for students, invigilators and Examinations Office staff. Any requests for additional materials, e.g. photographs, graph paper or textbooks (specifying tabs if permitted), answer sheets/MCQ’s, multiple answer books must be noted on the bottom under the heading ‘Materials to be supplied’. Details of permitted calculators must also be noted, i.e. ‘Approved calculators permitted’. Please also give details of the module convenor. Please see example rubric. It is vital that this information is provided on the rubric to ensure that all requirements are met. Any requests not contained on the rubric may not be actioned.
2. The front page should state whether the paper is open, closed or restricted note*.
3. All examination papers must be submitted electronically as password protected .pdf files. Passwords are changed yearly and can be obtained from the Examinations Office. All pdf files are to be sent to i.j.morgan@exeter.ac.uk only.
4. All individual pages must be numbered and include the module code in the footer. The final page should carry the identifier ‘End of Paper’. To cut down on paper wastage all papers are printed doubled-sided, however, if you require a specific page to be single sided please insert a blank page.
Please note that only essential information should be noted on the rubric. If other instruction is required please keep it as brief as possible.
Please look at any additional information you have traditionally put on the front cover and re-assess whether this is really necessary/helpful.
Late re-submission of examination papers for minor amendments may result in your College having to incur the costs of reproduction. Please ensure that all papers have been checked thoroughly before submission to the Examinations Office**, paying particular attention to formulae, which do not always convert successfully when pdfing documents; once submitted, papers will be treated as camera-ready copy and will not be proof read by the Examinations Office. Please ensure that once the examination paper has been pdf’d that it is printed and proof read, paying particular attention to formulae, which have in the past not converted correctly. If changes need to be made to a paper once the Examinations Office has had it reproduced then these should, wherever possible, be made through the use of an erratum slip, only major changes will be considered for paper reprinting at College’s expense.
Please make sure that papers print out correctly after they have been converted to PDF files, as errors sometimes occur in the process specifically relational to formulae. If you are concerned that errors might occur then you are welcome to submit paper copies directly to the Examinations Office but these must be in addition to the pdf version.
Open note: students are allowed the use of hand written/typed notes, course hand-outs or reference books.
Closed note: no materials are permitted.
Restricted note: only specified materials permitted, which must be clearly identified on the rubric of the examination paper. Please note electronic devices such as iPads/tablets/laptops are never allowed to be used in examination halls even for open note examinations.
This proof reading by the Academics setting the papers is vital as errors found during examinations are not only detrimental to the performance of the students sitting the relevant paper but also to other students in the hall especially should the error require the use of an announcement.
