1. Coursework & Exam Guidance

2. Basic assessment regulations
2 attempts at an assessment (first attempt and ONE resit attempt)
Pass mark is 50% (except qualifying marks –7CCSMPRO. Students need to achieve 50% in both the coursework and exam to pass the module)
Weighting of assessment differs across modules (for example coursework worth 20% of final mark, and exam worth 80% or exam worth 100%). Please see handbook for the specifics of each module
Any resit (second) attempts will be capped at 50%
Resit exams can be ‘out-of-college’ (where you do not return to attend lectures) or ‘in-college’ (where you will need to pay new tuition fees to re-attend lectures). The decision on in or out-of-college resit is made by the Assessment Sub-Board and you will be informed of this after the results have been ratified in July
Not all exams or coursework can be taken as an out-of-college resit
Students who fail the Individual Project (7CCSMPRJ) or Data Science Individual Project (7CCSMDPJ) must undertake the resit as an ‘in-college’ student, returning for the next academic year. The tuition fee for the module will be charged and the resit mark will be capped at 50%

3. Your Responsibilities
As a PGT student, you are responsible for your own learning.
You are expected to attend lectures and complete coursework on time.
You are expected to contact your personal tutor in the event that you cannot meet these responsibilities.
If you have special learning needs, health or other personal circumstances, please discuss these with your personal tutor right away. Don’t wait until you’ve missed a coursework deadline or exam!
Useful services on campus include:
Disability Services (
Health Centre (
King’s wellbeing (

4. Exam periods Exam Timetables will be available:
Period 1: Monday 9th January – Friday 13th January 2017
Period 2: Tuesday 2nd May – Friday 2nd June 2017
Period 3: Monday 7th August – Friday 18th August 2017 (this is a resit period. Not all students and modules are permitted August resits)
Exam Timetables will be available:
Period 1: Friday 25 November 2016
Period 2: Wednesday 15 March 2017
Period 3: Tuesday 25 July 2017
The full timetable will be available on the exams office web pages.
Personalised timetables available on Student Records. This will show:
the exams you are registered for
exam date
exam time
exam venue
seat number
candidate number

5. Personalised Exam Provisions (PEP)
Specific arrangements for students who have learning difficulties or medical conditions which mean adjustments need to be made when undertaking exams
Make an application to the Exams Office. Supporting evidence is required:
Deadlines for making an application for PEP:
Examination period 1: Friday 4 November 2016
Examination period 2: Friday 24 February 2017
Examination period 3: Friday 14 July 2017
Contact the Disability Advisory Service to discuss any queries relating to learning disabilities:

6. Exam instructions
Check your modules are listed on your personalised timetable.
Missing modules? See ‘View Module Registrations’ link on Student Records
If you have modules missing, report to the ‘unregistered desk’ with student ID card 30 minutes before the start of the exam
Read details on the exams office web pages (FAQs):
Read ‘Examination Information for Candidates ’ document available on the Exams Office web pages.
Read exam timetable carefully-double check dates and times
Make sure you know how to get to the venue (allow time for travel)
Take your student ID card
Seating plan-find the correct seat (seat number on Student Records)
Comply with all instructions from the exam invigilator
Remember your candidate number (available on Student Records page) and write this on all exam answer books (for example W08331). Do not write your Student number on your exam answer books
Check with lecturer if calculators are permitted. Must be from the Casio Fx-83 or Fx-85 range
Take your own calculator to the exam

7. During the exam
Do not take course notes, revision notes or books in to the exam (unless it is an open book exam. Check with lecturer if this is the case)
Mobile phones must be switched off and placed in a plastic wallet underneath your desk. It is an offence to touch or look at your phone
Do not talk or communicate with other students once you have entered the exam hall
Exam misconduct is a serious offence
Do not open the exam paper until told to do so
Do not write your student number or name on the paper or answer book to preserve anonymity
Follow the exam paper rubric i.e. answer three of the four questions, answer questions on a separate answer sheet
Allow time for reading the questions

8. Feeling unwell during an exam
Make sure you are well enough to take the exam. If you present yourself at the exam you are declaring yourself as fit to be assessed. The mark achieved in the exam will stand
Report illness during an exam to an invigilator and request an ‘Examination Irregularity Form’
You have 7 calendar days after the exam has taken place to submit an Mitigating Circumstances Form (MCF) and Examination Irregularity form to the Departmental Office
It is very difficult to have an MCF approved if you submit it after attempting the exam (if you submit the MCF after you have sat the exam you need to prove that you didn’t know you were ill)
Medical certificate/supporting evidence will be required

9. Unable to attend an exam
If you know in advance you will be unable to attend (e.g. due to illness, bereavement, adverse personal or family problems), submit a Mitigating Circumstances Form (MCF) with evidence
Submit as soon as you are aware of unforeseen mitigating circumstances
Speak to your personal tutor or your programme administrator if you are unsure what to do
An MCF needs to be submitted for late coursework too
Without this… 24 hour late submission policy for coursework. Marks capped at 50%. Work submitted after the 24 hour deadline will receive a mark of zero
If you are unwell and do not submit an MCF then you will receive an absence mark for the exam. This will count as an attempt at the exam

10. The Mitigating Circumstances Form
The form can be found in the Governance Zone website and the Departmental handbook:
Read the instructions and guidance notes before completing
You can contact the KCLSU advice service for help completing an MCF
You will need to explain why you are unable to attend the exam/submit coursework
You will need to supply supporting evidence e.g. medical certificate
Submit via or in person to your programme administrator
The form will be reviewed by the Chair of the Assessment-Sub Board
If supporting evidence is not available immediately, submit the form first and forward the supporting evidence when you have it

11. MCF outcomes
The Chair of the Assessment-Sub Board will make a decision (normally) within 7 days. This may be longer during exam periods. A decision will be returned as soon as possible.
If your MCF is accepted you will be given a replacement exam/assessment. This will be a first attempt and will not be capped
If the MCF is not accepted then you will be awarded a mark of zero for the exam/assessment
If you sit an exam and submit an MCF, marks for that examination will not be adjusted (i.e. raised) to compensate for mitigating circumstances. Make sure you are well enough to attend your exam!

12. Help and regulations
Notify the Department (personal tutor, programme administrator) as soon as possible if you have a query or concern
Visit the Take Time Out campaign web pages to help you prepare for the exam period:
If you are experiencing on-going issues please speak with your personal tutor
Common sense advice
Make sure you get enough sleep during the exam period
It is normal to feel stressed
It is normal to feel as though you have forgotten things, just before the exam
Last minute revision is of little use. We mostly test understanding rather than ability to reproduce facts
Read the instructions on the front page of your exam paper
Read the questions carefully and make sure you answer the question
Work at a steady pace

13. Exam results
Provisional results for semester 1 exams will be made available mid-March. Results will not be ratified (formal) until July
Ratified results will be viewable on Student Records once the marks have been confirmed
Resit exams may be available in August (subject to the conditions mentioned on the Departmental Handbook-