Student Handbook - The School of Language, Linguistics and Film

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A coversheet is not needed for required coursework. Late submission will be penalised unless you have obtained permission for an extension to the deadline. Extensions must be requested before the deadline. Permission for an extension for assessed coursework can be granted ONLY by the relevant Senior Tutor (see Extensions to assessed coursework deadlines under § 4.2 EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES). If ever you have to submit coursework by post, you must send it by Special Delivery, to arrive by the deadline, and retain the proof of postage. No work will be accepted by fax or by e-mail. This is because work submitted in these ways is often illegible. Plagiarism The Queen Mary Regulations on Assessment Offences state that plagiarism is ‘presenting someone else’s work as one’s own irrespective of intention. Close paraphrasing, copying from the work of another person, including another student, using the ideas of another person, without proper acknowledgement or repeating work you have previously submitted without properly referencing yourself (known as ‘self plagiarism’) also constitute plagiarism.’ Plagiarism includes submitting the work of someone else as your own, with or without their knowledge or consent; using Essay Mills or ghost writing (getting someone else to write your coursework for you); and extensive copying from someone else’s work without proper referencing. Copying from the internet without acknowledging the source is also plagiarism. You may use brief quotes from the published or unpublished work of other persons, but you must always show that they are quotations by putting them inside quotation marks, giving the source and listing the work in the bibliography (see Writing essays under § 2.2 THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE). It is also plagiarism to summarise another person’s ideas or judgements without reference to the source. Plagiarism is not only unethical and poor academic practice, but when discovered will result in very serious consequences for you. It is very easy to spot plagiarised work, and you should be aware that as well as relying on our own expertise, we also make use of antiplagiarism software. At the very least, discovery will lead to a mark of zero for the piece of work involved. It may lead to a mark of zero for the whole module, or to a more severe penalty, such as the invalidation of all examinations taken that year. Avoid it at all costs. The best way to avoid the risk of plagiarism is first of all to make sure that when you take notes you write down full details of the source (author’s name, title of book or article, website address, notes you have made during lectures). You then list these in your essay, as references for particular points and as entries in the bibliography. Take care if you are cutting and pasting information between two documents, and ensure that references are not lost in the process. Be particularly careful with quotations and paraphrasing, and be sensible in referencing ideas – commonly held views that are generally accepted do not always require acknowledgment to particular sources. However, it is best to be safe to avoid plagiarism. To copy an author’s words without indicating that you are quoting is the most blatant form of plagiarism. But even to put someone else’s ideas into your own words, with or without indicating where the ideas come from, can count as plagiarism. You should use other people’s ideas to develop your own views. This means that you will think actively about what you are doing, and not simply amass material in an uncritical, passive way. It will help you constantly to analyse what you are reading, deciding what material is most important for your essay and your argument. 42
5.2 EXAMINATIONS PROCESS Progression In every year you register for modules to the value of 120 credits. In order to qualify to progress to the next year of study, you must satisfy the progression requirements: First Year Students You must pass at least 90 credits out of 120 credits taken to progress to your second year. The following programme regulations also apply to these specific programmes: All programmes (single and joint honours) involving a modern language (Catalan, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Portuguese and Russian) – You must pass your first year language module (e.g. FRE411 French I). If you fail to pass this module then you have failed to progress to your second year, even if you have passed 90 credits overall. All programmes (single and joint honours) involving Film Studies – you must pass FLM100 Introduction to Film Studies. If you fail to pass this module then you have failed to progress to your second year, even if you have passed 90 credits overall. Second Year Students You must pass at least 180 credits out of 240 credits taken over your first and second years. The following programme regulations also apply to these specific programmes: All programmes (single and joint honours) involving Film Studies – You must pass the second year core module FLM003 What is Cinema? If you fail to pass this module then you have failed to progress to your final year, even if you have passed 180 credits overall. All programmes (single and joint honours) involving a modern language (Catalan, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Portuguese and Russian) – You must pass the second year core language module (e.g. FRE239 French II) If you fail to pass this module then you have failed to progress to the next year of study, even if you have passed 180 credits overall. Year Abroad Students In order to progress from your Year Abroad to your final year, you must satisfactorily complete the Year Abroad Assessment. You must have submitted your assessment by the required deadline and it must not be plagiarised. You do not actually have to pass the Year Abroad Assessment to progress into final year, however a fail mark for the Year Abroad Assessment will have negative consequences for your final year degree classification. Re-sitting modules If you do not pass enough credits to progress to the next year of study, you must re-sit your failed modules at the next available opportunity. For all modules within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film the next available opportunity is in the following academic year, as the School does not offer late summer re-sits. Therefore if you fail to pass enough credits to progress into your next year of study, you must re-sit out of attendance during the following academic year. This means that you will not be enrolled as a student or attend classes during this year, but you will re-sit coursework and examinations out of attendance. The results for modules passed on a re-sit are pegged at a bare pass of 40%. The resit assessment that you will be required to undertake will be the approved synoptic reassessment for the module. This means that you will only be required to undertake part of the original assessment again (unless the original assessment was one piece of work worth 100%). Your re-sit mark is based entirely on the newly-submitted work. The synoptic re- 43
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