Late Submission Penalties: Guidelines and Impact on Grades

Late submission of coursework

·Late submission of any item of coursework for each day or part thereof (or for hard copy submission only, working day or part thereof) for up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules at Levels 0, 4, 5, 6 submitted late (including deferred coursework, but with the exception of referred coursework), will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches or is 40. Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than 40, no lateness penalty will be applied.

·Late submission of any item of coursework for each day or part thereof (or for hard copy submission only, working day or part thereof) for up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules at Levels 0, 4, 5, 6 submitted late (including deferred coursework, but with the exception of referred coursework), will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches or is 40. Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than 40, no lateness penalty will be applied.

·Late submission of referred coursework will automatically be awarded a grade of zero (0).

·Coursework (including deferred coursework) submitted later than five days (five working days in the case of hard copy submission) after the published deadline will be awarded a grade of zero (0).

·Where genuine serious adverse circumstances apply, you may apply for an extension to the hand-in date, provided the extension is requested a reasonable period in advance of the deadline.

Please refer to your student handbook for details about the grading schemes used by the School when assessing your work. Guidance on assessment will also be given in the Module Guide.

This Assignment assesses the following module Learning Outcomes (Take these from the module DMD):

a.Knowledge and Understanding:

Successful students will typically:

·acquire detailed knowledge of the ethical standards from relevant professional bodies (such as the BCS Code of Conduct) to which a computing professional is expected to adhere;

·be aware of the wide range of International & UK Laws within which a computing professional should operate;

·understand the current computing technological, commercial and economic contexts where social, ethical and legal issues and dilemmas may arise;

·demonstrate awareness of software and content licensing practice.

b.Skills and Attributes:

Successful Students will typically:

Be able to work in a team to articulate the evaluation and application of management techniques to address the social, ethical and legal problems and commercial risks together with the

Penalties for coursework submitted late

·opportunities inherent in the use of computing technologies and the deployment of computer-based systems;

·be able to produce outputs and documentation of those outputs to demonstrate compliance with legal, ethical and professional standards;

·be able to summarize high profile cases where the meaning of social, legal and ethical issues have been elaborated in detail

You must submit ONE essay of 1500 words (+/- 10%) on the topic of your Team Presentation. This essay is to be a detailed discussion of the material presented in your Team Presentation. It must reference the case study or worked example, and include a discussion of your research methodologies.

The essay is expected to discuss the topic in greater detail than the Team Presentation. The essay should not just be a repetition of the Team Presentation. Your essay should take into account the feedback received on all your assignments to date, addressing any areas of improvement noted in this feedback.

You may also include additional material that was not included in your Team Presentation, where you think this is relevant.

You must include at least 4 references, one of which can be the lecture slides, using Harvard referencing format.

Satisfactory content, with no major factual errors. Some social, ethical, legal and commercial issues have been partially identified, but not necessarily linked to the case study. No evidence of more detail than was presented in the Team Presentation. Case study, demonstration or worked example is present, but limited in scope. Limited discussion of research methodologies, with little mention of challenges or how these were overcome.

Good content, demonstrating a grasp of the lecture material. Social, ethical, legal and commercial issues have been partially identified, and a link to the case study has been made. Reasonable evidence of further detail beyond that presented in the Team Presentation. Case study, demonstration or worked example is present and adequate in scope. Research methodologies are explained adequately, and limited explanation of challenges included.

Very good content, demonstrating a grasp of multiple lecture topics and how these link together. Social, ethical, legal and commercial issues have been partially identified, and strong link to the case study have been made. Evidence of strong research and material beyond that presented in the Team Presentation. Case study, demonstration or worked example is extensive and well-explained. Research methodologies are discussed in detail, challenges are identified and a discussion is presented of how these were overcome.

Excellent content, demonstrating a grasp of multiple lecture topics, the links between them and further material not covered in lectures. Social, ethical, legal and commercial issues have been partially identified, explained to the audience, and strong links to the case study have been made. Evidence of significant, substantive work beyond that presented in the Team Presentation. Case study, demonstration or worked example is extensive and well-explained. Research methodologies are discussed in detail, challenges are identified, a discussion of how these were overcome is present, and use of the methodologies is justified.