UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK - Music

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NUI Maynooth <strong>Music</strong> Department Undergraduate Handbook 2009-2010 6.4.6.1. Submit two copies of the work for assessment, each with an attached Mitigating Circumstances Late Submission Coversheet, together with a letter of explanation and a date-relevant medical certificate (if appropriate) 6.4.6.2. Submit a further copy of the medical certificate to the Office for central files. 6.4.6.3. Submit all of this documentation within two weeks of the expiry of the period for which the explanation is offered. Inability to meet this requirement should be reported, in writing, to the module lecturer immediately. 6.4.6.4. Retain exact copies of all documentation submitted. Documentation will not be returned to students. 6.4.7. The Department’s Mitigating Circumstances Committee and Examination Boards will make formal decisions on the admissibility of documented mitigating circumstances. 7. Examination Deadlines 2009-2010 [Submission deadlines for continuous assessments are published in module guides and within the Department’s Submission Timeline accessible through Moodle.] Practical examinations are planned to commence on Monday 10 May 2010. Undergraduate recitals will be held on dates to be confirmed between late May and mid- June. See the separate Performance Strand Examination Policy document. Third-year composition portfolios, dissertations, and music technology final projects and editorial exercises must be submitted by Tuesday 4 May 2010. The final deadlines for work submitted with approved mitigating circumstances for assessment in 2009-2010 are as follows: • Semester 1: Monday 18 January 2010 at Noon • Semester 2: Monday 24 May 2010 at Noon • Autumn Supplemental Period: Monday 16 August 2010 at Noon 8. Autumn Supplemental Examinations Continuous assessment marks are carried forward to the Autumn. Dissertations/theses, recitals and composition/music technology portfolios presented for the first time in the Autumn Supplemental Examination Session will be capped at 40% in the absence of fully proven and approved mitigating circumstances. 9. Examination Results Following the release of summer examination results students are invited to attend a Consultation Day in the Department (provisionally set for Monday 28 June 2010) for examination feedback. It will not be possible to obtain a breakdown of results except on this designated day. 10. Past Examination Papers Examination papers from previous years are available on the NUIM Library website at http://www.nuim.ie/library You are advised that past examination papers may not provide a reliable guide to the format or content of future examinations. Programmes and modules are revised frequently, so a better guide to the kind of questions you should be able to deal with is provided by the homework exercises and class assignments. 26
NUI Maynooth <strong>Music</strong> Department Undergraduate Handbook 2009-2010 11. Marking Criteria For detailed information on the University’s examination regulations and processes see http://examinations.nuim.ie/ Degree Classes 70%–100% I (First class honours) 60%–68% II/1 (Second class honours, grade 1) 50%–58% II/2 (Second class honours, grade 2) 45%–48% III (Third class honours) 40%–43% P (Pass) 25%–38% F (Fail; an examination result in this band allows for potential compensation) 0%–23% F (Fail; an examination result in this band requires the student to resit the exam) General Points to Note: See also: • Plagiarism and Unfair Practices • Submissions Policy • Make sure that you follow the instructions in the Department’s Style Guide (see below) • Specific instructions within individual module guides must be adhered to in order to avoid penalties. • Separate guidelines are issued summarizing Performance Strand Examination Procedures. 27
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