Assessment

In a 2 hour exam students are expected to answer 3 questions. There is a compulsory question dealing with either a set text or the extracts. The mark for the refferat replaces the mark for 1 question on the final paper if it is higher than marks scored during the exam. Under this system the research project might not count at all despite the fact that most students spend a great deal of time on it - I feel that in-term assessment should have been worth about 40% and the exam 60%. Students were never informed about the mark they received for the research project and therefore had no idea of how well they needed to during the exam. At the end of the course the lecturer put up a list of grades on Monday July 5th then took it down as he was not satisfied with his marking system. The amended list appeared on Thursday July 8th.