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• DP requirements include attendance requirements and a certain number of assessed tasks.
• Students must not lose their DP by careless absenteeism. If students are absent from a tutorial, a test or a laboratory session, they should submit proof of the reason for their absence. If they are ill, they may require a doctor’s certificate.
Assessment
• Previously, student work was assessed by means of semester examinations. This is now changing to a mix of end of semester exams and continuous assessment or ‘class marks’ made up of assessed tasks completed during the semester.
• If a student fails an exam with a
mark between 40-48%, the student
is usually given the chance to write
a supplementary examination for which there is an extra fee per course.
• Some modules (such as the core modules) have done away with end of semester examinations. Tests
are written under examination conditions during the semester. Those who pass the assessment do not have to sit the examination.
• Class marks in all modules are important. Students must make sure that they submit their assignments on or before the due date. Marks are deducted for late submission.
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