5. SUBMISSION OF WORK

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1 5. SUBMISSION OF WORK You are required to hand in coursework by the dates specified by your tutors as detailed in the module outlines. For all deadlines for AM-coded modules, work must be submitted by 12 noon. The University s penalty scheme for late work is as follows: a late submission penalty of 10 marks will be imposed on any work that is submitted after the deadline an additional penalty of 5 marks will then be imposed on each of the subsequent 10 working days until the work is submitted NOTE: the university defines a working day in this context as a period of twenty four hours or part thereof from Monday to Friday inclusive when the university is not closed If you feel you have a good reason, such as illness, for not being able to complete the work on time. Periods of grace will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Computer failure will not be accepted as a reason for missing an assessment deadline: you are strongly advised to backup all of your work, for example on a pen drive, to ensure that you are still able to submit to a deadline in the event of a computerrelated failure. To gain an extension for AM coded modules you must contact the Director of Student Progress, Dr Sarah Graham (Tel: ; shsg1@le.ac.uk; Att 1305), at the earliest opportunity in advance of deadlines. Any piece of coursework that has not been received in time for marking normally by the beginning of examinations in each semester, Monday 16 January 2012 (Semester 1) and Monday 21 May 2012 (Semester 2) will not be accepted, will be given a mark of zero, and counted as such in calculating the total mark for the module. 24

2 Submission of Work and Passing Modules: For all First Year modules, each individual piece of assessed work must be submitted and passed in order to secure a pass for that module. For all Second and Final Year AM modules, each individual piece of assessed work must be submitted before a pass can be secured for that module. Exceptions will only be made in cases where an extension has been agreed on grounds of illness or other major circumstance. Coursework should be deposited in the essay box of the relevant department. You should submit ONE copy of each piece of work with a department cover sheet attached to the front. DEPARTMENT CODES AM American Studies EN English HA History of Art and Film HS School of Historical Studies PL Politics ESSAY BOX LOCATION 15th floor foyer 14th floor foyer 17th floor slide room 7th floor foyer (1 st year work) 6th floor foyer (2 nd / final year work) 10th floor foyer Coversheets can be found near the relevant essay boxes. Additionally, cover sheets for AM coded modules may be downloaded from the Course Information section of the American Studies Notices Blackboard site. NOTE: All students are also required to submit an electronic copy via Blackboard: described on the next page. Your work should not be handed directly to tutors, or to the American Studies Office (except for late essays which should be handed directly to the American Studies Secretary in Att 1504 or Att 1505) during office hours. The Centre will accept no responsibility for work that is not submitted in the proper fashion. The box is emptied daily and essays are date-stamped before being passed to the tutor concerned. Your name should be on the coversheet only. Please write the following on the top of the first page: (a) your candidate number; (b) the module code; and (c) the name of the module convener or seminar tutor. This is so that your work can be marked anonymously and without prejudice. You are advised to keep a copy of any essay that you might need for exam revision. 25

3 EXTENSIONS are not normally granted except in case of illness, when a doctor s certificate must be supplied. If for any other reason you request an extension you should consult the Director of Academic Progress before the submission deadline of that piece of work. If you are seeking an extension due to mitigating circumstances, please see the Centre s Mitigating Circumstances form, a copy of which has been included in the Appendix of this handbook, and follow the stipulated guidelines. If, for any reason, you have to submit work by post, please address this to: Mrs Linda Benson, American Studies Office, Attenborough 1505, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH. It is your responsibility to ensure that your work is submitted on time. For work submitted by post, that means that the envelope must be postmarked by the assignment deadline date at the latest. It is, therefore, essential when submitting work by post to send it via Recorded Delivery, which will provide proof of the date of postage. It is also advisable to keep your own copy of any work submitted. NOTE: Some modules are taught by staff outside the Centre. It is essential that you are familiar with submission procedures of each module that does not have an AM code given in module outlines. Blackboard All AM coded modules now make use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) called Blackboard. You can Login to the Blackboard site from any computer with an Internet browser, whether on or off campus: go to the University of Leicester homepage click on Blackboard from the Find it menu enter your CFS username and Password. Once you have logged in successfully, you will find the following: (1) Modules for which you are registered. Click on each individual module for further details and information. You will find a menu on the left hand side that gives you access to an array of useful documents and materials. Conveners will tailor each module to best suit their students needs, but you will normally find module guides, past exam papers, textual extracts, lecture handouts etc. You 26

4 can also send s to other students on the module via the Communication button. (2) American Studies Notices This is an increasingly important means of contact between the office, academic staff, and students. Essential information concerning your degree will be posted here, and you must check the notices regularly. These will include, for example, your examination timetables and details of meetings including those for the Year Abroad. Off-Campus Access To access your CFS account off campus you should go to: Choose whether you are on a public computer or a private computer and then enter your CFS username and password. To access the Blackboard facilities off campus go to: Enter your CFS username and password as described above. 27

5 Submission of Work via Blackboard ALL AMERICAN STUDIES STUDENTS As well as the requirement to submit one paper copy of your coursework outlined above, you are required to submit one electronic copy of each piece of coursework for all your AM coded modules. In effect, therefore, you are required to submit two copies of each piece of coursework that you produce. There are ten very simple steps to follow to allow you to do this: 1. Logon to Blackboard 2. Click on the module for which you want to submit work. 3. Click on Assignments on the left-hand side. 4. Click on the relevant coursework title (Essay 1, Essay 2, Short Essay, Group Project etc.). 5. You will be automatically directed to the turnitin.co.uk page. Click on the submit icon. 6. Fill in the required information (first name; last name; the title of your assignment). 7. Click on the Browse button to find the piece of coursework on your computer. Click on the file and press the open button. N.B. Your footnotes may not appear correctly on this screen; as long as they appeared correctly on your original copy they will have been transmitted. 8. Click on the submit button (top right-hand corner). 9. You will be shown the contents of the file you have selected. If it is the correct file, answer the Is this the paper you want to submit? question by pressing the yes, submit button. 10. You will be directed to a new screen confirming the successful submission of your coursework with a digital receipt. You will also receive an receipt confirming your submission, and the exact time at which it was submitted. N.B. It is your responsibility to keep a copy of this digital receipt. LATE PENALTIES: You must ensure that both the paper copy and the electronic copy of your assignment are submitted before the stipulated deadline. Late penalties will apply if either of the copies is not correctly submitted before the deadline. 28