S.L. 327.88 Art. 1Citation and interpretation.

(1) The title of these regulations is the University

Assessment Regulations.

(2) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears,

(a) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine; (b) words importing the feminine gender include the masculine; and (c) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

(3) (i) These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes, Regulations and Bye-laws, of the University including in particular the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards and the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards.

(ii) In case of conflict, these regulations shall be subservient to the Statutes of the University, the General Regulations for University Undergraduate awards and the General Regulations for University Postgraduate awards.

(4) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Absence” means absence for any assessment or non-submission of work for assessment;

“Assessment” means all forms of assessment that are used to award a mark and/or grade that contributes towards the award of any University qualification. The method of assessment shall be as prescribed in the Study-Unit description, and may include written supervised Examinations, oral examinations, home assignments (whether short or long essays) dissertations or theses, clinical or practical examinations, portfolios, projects, fieldwork, case studies, logbooks, continuous assessment of a placement, and any other method of assessment approved by Senate, or combinations of these, to each of which a percentage of the final mark is assigned;

“Board” means the Board of a Faculty, Institute, Centre or School that is directly responsible to Senate for offering a programme of study;

“Course” means a programme of study leading to a University award; it may consist of one programme of study or may include a number of programmes of study in particular areas of study;

“Dean” means the dean of a faculty or the director of an institute or a centre or a school or of any other academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for offering a Course or part thereof;

“Examination” means any written assessment held under supervision on a set date, at a set time and venue and except when specifically stated, does not include oral, practical, clinical, or similar, and excludes assessment of work performed over a period such as practicums and work/field placements;

“External examiner” means a senior academic who is an expert in the area of study being examined and who is not affiliated to the University;

“Faculty” means any faculty or institute or centre or school or any other academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for offering a Course or part thereof;

“Head of Department” means the head of a department or the co-ordinator of a division or a Course or an area of study, as appropriate;

“Student” means (a) all persons enrolled and participating in a Course or programme or study-unit of the University, including auditing students and any student who has temporarily suspended their studies; (b) any other person who is a candidate for any Assessment by the University; and (c) any person who has been awarded a qualification or credits for study-units by the University, as appropriate;

“Study-Unit / Unit” means a part of a programme of study carried out upon a syllabus approved by Senate, to which a specified number of ECTS credits is assigned, and which is capable of separate assessment; a Study-Unit may take the form of a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical or clinical sessions, field placements, projects, research work, dissertations, private study, or a combination of such work, or any other method of teaching;

“Study-Unit Co-ordinator” is appointed for Units taught by more than one lecturer and means the lecturer responsible for overseeing the Unit and its assessment; normally a Study-Unit Co-ordinator is the lecturer who delivers the greater part of a Unit or, when teaching is distributed amongst various lecturers, the most senior lecturer; and

“Synoptic Study-Units” means study-units, the teaching of which helps students to integrate knowledge acquired in Study-Units pursued during the Course. Whenever such Study-Units are included in a programme of study, these study-units are designated and indicated as such in their Study-Unit description and the programme of study, are compulsory, and are taught during the last year of the programme of study.

(5) Any term used in these regulations which is not defined in paragraph (4) of this regulation shall, if necessary, be taken to mean as defined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards.