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10.6 Reporting Practical Work
Unless you are told to the contrary, use a traditional scheme for the layout of an experimental
report:
1. Title of Experiment
2. Object
3. Theory (if appropriate)
4. Apparatus (equipment and materials)
5. Method
6. Observations (readings)
7. Calculations (if appropriate)
8. Discussion of results
9. Conclusions
In many cases a pro forma will be available for your report. In all cases your report must
start with the following important information (or it may not be marked):
Your name and year
The name(s) of your co-worker(s)
Title and date of the experiment
Module identification
A pro forma student feedback sheet, available from the Undergraduate Office, must be
submitted with each item of coursework submitted for marking. Take care to fill in all the
data requested on the form.
10.7 Action in the case of failure
For details on University regulations and procedures in the case of failure in a module or element of
a module, please refer to the Modular Framework for Undergraduate Courses in the Handbook of
Academic Regulations 2005. You should note that, in order to be eligible for the award of an
Honours Degree, the maximum number of credits that can be attempted at Credit Levels 5 and 6 is
330 credits. Therefore, if a student fails and does not pass on reassessment (if offered) modules
that will take their number of credits at Credit Levels 5 and 6 over this limit, then they will not be
eligible for the award of the BSc (Hons) Photographic Science
10.8 Mitigating Circumstances (MC)
If illness or some unforeseen circumstances unavoidably and significantly affect your performance
in assessment (e.g. missing a coursework deadline or an exam or failing due to unrepresentative
performance), you can submit an application for Mitigating Circumstances (MCs) to be taken into
consideration. To do so, you should submit an application in writing (where possible using a
Mitigating Circumstances claim form) to the Campus Office, supported by original documentary
evidence (e.g. a medical certificate), at the earliest available opportunity. Mitigating
Circumstances Boards meet throughout the year and it is in your best interests to submit your
claim as quickly as possible, as you will receive a decision on your claim much earlier and will be
in a better position to plan your studies for the remainder of the year. The final deadline for
submission of all claims during the 2005/06 academic session is 18.00hrs on Wednesday 6 June
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