Retention of Assessed Work
Undergraduate Examination Convention W73
Postgraduate Taught Examination Convention C72
Supplementary notes:
- It is suggested that any individual assessment (e.g. an essay, a set of exercises) which contributes 30% or more of the assessment for the module should be retained.
- In practice, in order to satisfy the requirements of the External Examiners and QAA, it is likely that all assessments that meet item a) above and that contribute to the final degree classification will be retained in Schools for a period of one year after the award of the degree. In most cases, this will mean that Schools will retain some material for three years - because of the Stage 2 assessments, and the need to be ready for an appeal during the year after graduation. In many cases of small individual pieces of set work e.g. 5 or 6 (or more), which in total contribute less than 30%, it is sufficient to keep a sample only of the work.
